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Given statements:
1. All human beings need education.
2. All teachers need training.
3. Education is provided by the teachers.
4. X is a teacher.
5. X needs training.
6. Students are future of a nation.
The set of statements is: 
 

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When identifying the correct set of statements, focus on thematic consistency and logical implication. If two statements imply the third, you’ve likely found the correct grouping.
Updated On: Jul 15, 2026
  • 1, 2, 5
  • 2, 3, 4
  • 2, 4, 5
  • 4, 5, 6
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The Correct Option is C

Approach Solution - 1

We need the three statements that together read as one full argument, a general rule, a specific case, and the conclusion that must follow from them.

  1. 2, 4, 5: "All teachers need training" is the rule, "X is a teacher" places X under that rule, and "X needs training" is exactly what must follow. Nothing is missing and nothing is extra.
  2. 1, 2, 5: statement 1 is about human beings needing education, a separate idea that never links to X or training.
  3. 2, 3, 4: statement 3 talks about who provides education, not about training, so it cannot connect to statement 5's idea of training.
  4. 4, 5, 6: statement 6 about students and nations has no bearing on X being a teacher who needs training.

Only the rule-case-conclusion chain in 2, 4, 5 is complete, so the correct answer is 2, 4, 5.

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Approach Solution -2

Six statements are given, but only three of them combine into one valid inference; the other three, statements 1, 3, and 6, are distractors that never connect to the training-and-X idea. Let's check each option for how many of these distractors it drags in.

  1. 1, 2, 5: statement 1, about human beings needing education, is a distractor with no link to training; its presence breaks this set.
  2. 2, 3, 4: statement 3, about who provides education, is a distractor here since it talks about provision of education, not training, so it doesn't connect to statement 5's idea.
  3. 2, 4, 5: uses none of the distractor statements 1, 3, or 6, only the three that revolve around teachers needing training, X being a teacher, and X therefore needing training.
  4. 4, 5, 6: statement 6, about students and nations, is a distractor with no mention of teachers, training, or X, and its presence breaks this set.

Since option C is the only one built entirely from 2, 4, and 5 with no distractor statement involved, the correct answer is 2, 4, 5.

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