SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 91

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 09 Feb 2022 - Shift 2 • Reasoning • Q91

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:

Some parks are hospitals.

Some hospitals are schools.

Some schools are colleges.

Conclusions:

I. Some parks are colleges.

II. All hospitals are schools.

III. No, Park is a college.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3, i.e., either conclusion I or III follows. 

Conclusions:

I. Some parks are colleges → Either follow (Not given a direct relation between both, so maybe it's possible.)

II. All hospitals are schools →  Does not follow (Some hospitals are schools, it is true, but all hospitals are schools, can't say.)

III. No, Park is a college →  Or follow (Not given a direct relation between both, so maybe it's possible.)