All rectangles are parallelograms. All parallelograms are quadrilaterals. Which conclusion logically follows?
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Analytical Reasoning question asks: All rectangles are parallelograms. All parallelograms are quadrilaterals. Which conclusion logically follows? The correct choice is B. All rectangles are quadrilaterals.. Read the options below, commit to one, then use the explanation to see why that choice holds and why the others do not.
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- A. No rectangles are quadrilaterals.
Why not A: “No rectangles are quadrilaterals.” does not fit this question. The answer is All rectangles are quadrilaterals..
- B. All rectangles are quadrilaterals. ✓
- C. Some parallelograms are rectangles.
Why not C: “Some parallelograms are rectangles.” does not fit this question. The answer is All rectangles are quadrilaterals..
- D. All quadrilaterals are rectangles.
Why not D: “All quadrilaterals are rectangles.” does not fit this question. The answer is All rectangles are quadrilaterals..
Correct answer
B. All rectangles are quadrilaterals.
Explanation
All rectangles are quadrilaterals. (option B) is the accepted answer to “All rectangles are parallelograms. All parallelograms are quadrilaterals. Which conclusion logically follows”. Option A (No rectangles are quadrilaterals.) does not fit this question. Option C (Some parallelograms are rectangles.) does not fit this question. Option D (All quadrilaterals are rectangles.) does not fit this question. For this Analytical Reasoning question, the accepted answer is All rectangles are quadrilaterals..
Source: Analytical Reasoning Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, logical reasoning, analytical reasoning, aptitude, NTS
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