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Three statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some cooks are poets.
All poets are priests.
Some priests are doctors.

Conclusions:

I. Some cooks are priests.
II. Some priests are cooks.
III. All doctors are priests.
IV. Some doctors are priests.

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SSC CGL 2023 (Tier-II) Paper 1 Previous Year Paper (26-Oct-2023) (Shift-1)
The correct answer is

Only conclusions I, II and IV follow

The given statements are:

- Some cooks are poets.
- All poets are priests.
- Some priests are doctors.

From these, the conclusions can be drawn as:

- Conclusion I (Some cooks are priests): This is valid, as some cooks are poets and all poets are priests.

- Conclusion II (Some priests are cooks): This is valid for the same reason as Conclusion I.

- Conclusion III (All doctors are priests): This is incorrect, as not all priests are necessarily doctors.

- Conclusion IV (Some doctors are priests): This is valid as some priests are doctors, so some doctors could indeed be priests.

Therefore, only conclusions I, II, and IV follow.

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