कुछ क्रिकेट खिलाड़ी, टेनिस खिलाड़ी हैं। सभी टेनिस खिलाड़ी, हॉकी खिलाड़ी हैं। निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा निश्चित रूप से सही है ?

The correct answer is (D) Some cricket players are hockey players.

Syllogistic logic derivation:

• Premise 1: Some cricket players are tennis players (I-type: $\text{Cricket}\cap \text{Tennis}\mathrm{\ne }\mathrm{\varnothing }$$\text{Cricket}$ $\cap$ $\text{Tennis}$ $\neq$ $\emptyset$).
• Premise 2: All tennis players are hockey players (A-type: $\text{Tennis}\subseteq \text{Hockey}$$\text{Tennis}$ $\subseteq$ $\text{Hockey}$).
• Combining Premises: Since all tennis players belong to the hockey player set, the subset of cricket players who play tennis must necessarily also be hockey players.
• Conclusion: Some cricket players are hockey players is definitively and universally true.