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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 97

SSC MTS - 20 July 2022 - Shift 2 • Reasoning • Q97

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

The Crosses, the village (1) ______ Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as they had passed the blacksmith’s hut, (2)
______ last in the village, they realised that the wind was much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks
left by the sledge-runners were immediately (3) ______ by snow and the road was only (4) ______ by the fact that it was higher than the
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rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields and the line where sky and earth met could not be (5) ______.

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it
appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
I. All M are Q.
II. No L is Q.
Conclusions:
I. No M is L.
II. Some L are not M.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e Both conclusions I and II follow

From the given statements, the venn diagram will be:

Conclusions:
I. No M is L :- TRUE
II. Some L are not M:- TRUE

Both conclusions I and II follow.

Hence,  option 2 is the correct option.