Syllogism - Attendants and Nurses

CAT 1991 Slot 1 · VARC · Medium · Logical Reasoning

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Choose the set in which the statements are logically related.

A. No attendants are qualified. B. Some nurses are qualified. C. Some nurses are not qualified. D. All nurses are attendants. E. All attendants are qualified. F. Some attendants are qualified.

  1. A.

    ABF

  2. B.

    CDF

  3. C.

    BDF

  4. D.

    BDE

Answer

C

Explanation

If 'Some nurses are qualified' (B) and 'All nurses are attendants' (D), then it logically follows that 'Some attendants are qualified' (F). Thus, BDF forms a valid syllogism.

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