HPSC HCS 2021 · Question 127 of 177

Statements: No beggar is poor. Some rich are beggar. All classes are poor. Conclusion: I All rich being poor is a possibility. II. All beggars being classes is a possibility.

Syllogisms

AOnly conclusion I follows.
BOnly conclusion II follows.
CEither conclusion I or II follows
DNeither conclusion I nor II followsCorrect

Answer: D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Explanation

Since no beggar is poor and some rich are beggars, those rich cannot be poor; since all classes are poor and no beggar is poor, no beggar can be a class. Neither possibility holds.

Source: HPSC HCS (Ex.Br.) Prelims Paper-II (CSAT) held 12-Sep-2021 (prepp.in compilation); answers per official HPSC answer key

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