GATE 2019 BT – Question 2

General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning, Deduction and Analogy · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Some students were not involved in the strike. If this is true, which conclusions are logically necessary?

1. Some who were involved in the strike were students.
2. No student was involved in the strike.
3. At least one student was involved in the strike.
4. Some who were not involved in the strike were students.

1 and 2
3
4
2 and 3

Practise this question in The GATE Grind →

Show answer and explanation

Correct answer: (C) 4

Explanation

The premise asserts the existence of at least one person who is a student and is not a strike participant. Reversing the order of these two properties gives conclusion 4. It does not tell us whether any other students participated, so neither participation nor universal nonparticipation follows. Only 4 is necessary, C.

More Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning, Deduction and Analogy questions

GATE 2019 BT Q4 – Arrange 10,7,5,4,2 from left to right so that no two odd or even numbers are adjacent, the…
GATE 2019 CY Q6 – Prisoners may make one statement. A true statement leads to hanging and a false one to…
GATE 2019 CY Q10 – M and N have four children P,Q,R,S. Only P and R are married, and they have children X and…
GATE 2019 MT Q2 – Some students were not involved in the strike. If this is true, which conclusions are…
GATE 2019 MT Q4 – Arrange 10,7,5,4,2 from left to right so that no two odd or even numbers are adjacent, the…
GATE 2020 PI Q7 – Find the missing element in the six-pointed figure.

All Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning, Deduction and Analogy questions →