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Reasoning question from Sub Inspector exam, 2022 by JKSSB

Instruction: Below mentioned are statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
All lions are cats.
All cats are hunters.
Conclusions:
I) All hunters are lions
II) Some hunters are lions
III) All lions are hunters

Last updated Jun 23, 2026
Correct Answer: Option D — Both II and III follow
To solve syllogism problems accurately, it is best to use a Venn Diagram to visualize the relationship between the sets.

Logical Breakdown
1. "All lions are cats"
This means the set of "Lions" is entirely contained within the set of "Cats."

2. "All cats are hunters"
This means the set of "Cats" is entirely contained within the set of "Hunters."

Evaluating the Conclusions
Conclusion I: All hunters are lions.
False. Looking at the diagram, the "Hunters" circle is the largest. While all lions are hunters, there is a large area of the "Hunters" circle that exists outside the "Lions" circle. We cannot say all hunters are lions.

Conclusion II: Some hunters are lions.
True. Since all lions are inside the hunter category, that specific portion of hunters consists of lions. In logic, "All" implies "Some"; if all lions are hunters, it is certain that at least some hunters are lions.

Conclusion III: All lions are hunters.
True. If A (Lions) is inside B (Cats), and B is inside C (Hunters), then A is automatically inside C. This is a transitive relationship
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