SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 198

SSC Stenographer - 11/12/2024 (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM) • Reasoning • Q198

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to consider the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions logically follow/s from the given statements.
Statements:
Some nouns are pronouns.
All pronouns are adjectives.
No adjective is an adverb.
Conclusions:
(I): No pronoun is an adverb.
(II): At least some nouns are adverbs.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Only conclusion (I) follows.


Conclusions:

(I): No pronoun is an adverb. - Follows (because All pronouns are adjectives and No adjective is an adverb. So, No pronoun is an adverb too)

(II): At least some nouns are adverbs. - Does not follow (because there is no direct relation between nouns and adverbs so it can be possible but not definite)