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GATE 2021 BM – Question 8

General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning, Deduction and Analogy · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Some football players play cricket. All cricket players play hockey. Which statement follows?

  1. No football player plays hockey
  2. Some football players play hockey
  3. All football players play hockey
  4. All hockey players play football

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Correct answer: (B) Some football players play hockey

Explanation

The existing football players who also play cricket belong to the hockey-playing set because all cricket players play hockey. Thus at least some football players play hockey, B. The premises do not put all football players in cricket or all hockey players in football.

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