SSC Stenographer 2022 PYQ — Question 200

SSC Stenographer - 18 Nov 2022 - Shift 2 • Reasoning • Q200

Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
No file is a folder.
Some files are PDFs.
All files are Excel sheets.

Conclusions:
I. Some PDFs are folders.
II. Some Excel sheets are folders.
III. Some PDFs are Excel sheets.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Only conclusion III follows

The possible Venn diagram is:

Conclusions:

1. Some PDFs are folders: False (It is possible but not definite, as no direct relationship between the two is given).

II. Some Excel sheets are folders: false (It is not possible, as no direct relationship between the two is given).

III. Some PDFs are Excel sheets: True (As all files are Excel sheets and some files are PDFs, some PDFs are Excel sheets is true).

Hence, only conclusion III follows is the correct answer.