Syllogism



Directions (Ques. No. 1 to 30) :In each question below there are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Give Answer :
     (a)    If only conclusion I follows;                          
     (b)  If only conclusion II follows;
     (c)    If either conclusion I or II follows;           
     (d)  If neither conclusion I nor II follows;
     (e)    If both conclusion I & II follows.

1.        Statements   : No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.
            Conclusions : (I) Male athletes can play.                    (II) Some athletes can play.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

2.         Statements   : All bags are cakes. All lamps are cakes.
            Conclusions : (I) Some lamps are bags.          (II) No lamp is bag.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

3.         Statements   : All mangoes are golden in colour. No golden-coloured things are cheap.
            Conclusions : (I) All mangoes are cheap.        (II) Golden-coloured mangoes are not cheap.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

4.         Statements   : Some kings are queens. All queens are beautiful.
            Conclusions : (I) All kings are beautiful.        (II) All queens are kings.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

5.         Statements   : All good athletes win. All good athletes eat well.
            Conclusions : (I) All those who eat well are good athletes.   (II) All those who win eat well.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

6.         Statements   : All film stars are playback singers. All film directors are film stars.
            Conclusions : (I) All film directors are playback singers.       (II) Some film stars are film directors.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

7.         Statements   : All hill stations have a sun-set point. X is a hill station.
            Conclusions : (I) X has a sun-set point.  (II) Places other than hill stations do not have sun-set points.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

8.         Statements   : Some dreams are nights. Some nights are days.
            Conclusions : (I) All days are either nights or dreams.           (II) Some days are nights.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

9.         Statements   : All jungles are tigers. Some tigers are horses.
            Conclusions : (I) Some horses are jungles.                 (II) No horse is jungle.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

10.       Statements   : All poles are guns. Some boats are not poles.
            Conclusions : (I) All guns are boats.               (II) Some boats are not guns.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

11.       Statements   : Many scooters are trucks. All trucks are trains.
            Conclusions : (I) Some scooters are trains.     (II) No truck is a scooter.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

12.       Statements   : Some papers are pens. Angle is a paper.
            Conclusions : (I) Angle is not a pen.               (II) Angle is a pen.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

13.       Statements   : All birds are tall. Some tall are hens.
            Conclusions : (I) Some birds are hens.                        (II) Some hens are tall.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

14.       Statements   : Some papers are pens. Some pencils are pens.
            Conclusions : (I) Some pens are pencils.         (II) Some pens are papers.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

15.       Statements   : Some men are educated. Educated persons prefer small families.
            Conclusions : (I) All small families are educated.                 (II) Some men prefer small families.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

16.       Statements   : All educated people read newspapers. Rahul does not read newspaper.
            Conclusions : (I) Rahul is not educated.         (II) Reading newspaper is not essential to be educated.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

17.       Statements   : All pens are chalks. All chairs are chalks.
            Conclusions : (I) Some pens are chairs.                     (II) Some chalks are pens.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

18.       Statements   : Some ants are parrots. All the parrots are apples.
            Conclusions : (I) All the apples are parrots.                 (II) Some ants are apples.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

19.       ow HowStatements   : All the windows are doors. No door is a wall.
            Conclusions : (I) Some windows are walls.                (II) No wall is a door.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

20.       Statements   : All lions are tigers. All tigers are goats.
            Conclusions : (I) All lions are goats.               (II) All goats are lions.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

21.       Statements   : Some doctors are doors. All doors are table.
            Conclusions : (I) Some doctors are tables.                  (II) Some tables are doctors.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

22.       Statements   : All birds are crows. All parrots are sparrows.
            Conclusions : (I) All birds are parrots             (II) All crows are sparrows.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

23.       Statements   : All bowls are spoons. No spoon is a plate.
            Conclusions : (I) No plate is a bowl.              (II) No bowl is plate.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

24.       Statements   : Some parrots are crows. No crows is green.
            Conclusions : (I) No parrot is green               (II) No crow is brown.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

25.       Statements   : All tubes are handles. All cups are handles.
            Conclusions : (I) All cups are tubes.               (II) Some handles are not cups.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

26.       Statements   : All coins are crows. Some crows are pencils.
            Conclusions : (I) No pencil is coin.                (II) Some coins are pencils.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

27.       Statements   : All windows are boys. All boys are doors.
            Conclusions : (I) All windows are doors.  (II) Some doors are boys.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

28.       Statements   : All birds are parrots. No parrot is box.
            Conclusions : (I) All parrots are birds.            (II) No bird is box.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

29.       Statements   : Some dramatists are poets. All artists are poets.
            Conclusions : (I) Some dramatists are artists.                        (II) All poets are artists.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e

30.       Statements   : All mats are chairs. All chairs are tickets.
            Conclusions : (I) All mats are tickets.                         (II) Some tickets are mats.
(1)  a                (2)  b                (3)  c                (4)  d               (5)  e




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1
4
16
1
2
3
17
2
3
2
18
2
4
4
19
2
5
4
20
1
6
5
21
5
7
1
22
2
8
2
23
5
9
3
24
4
10
4
25
4
11
1
26
4
12
3
27
5
13
2
28
2
14
5
29
4
15
2
30
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