SSC CHSL 2023 PYQ — Question 90

SSC CHSL - 04 Aug 2023 - Shift 1 • Reasoning • Q90

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion's logically follow's from the given statements.
Statements: Some editors are journalists. All journalists are writers. No writer is a reporter.
Conclusion (I): Some writers are editors.
Conclusion (II): No reporter is a journalist.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Both conclusions I and II follow.

Conclusion:

(I): Some writers are editors → Follow (This conclusion follows as some editors are journalists and all journalists are writers so it's definite that some writers are editors.)

(II): No reporter is a journalist → Follow (This conclusion also follows as all journalists are writers and no writer is a reporter, so that means no reporter is a journalist )