Syllogism
- Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the statements to be true, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s).Statements: Some cats are dogs. All dogs are rats.Conclusions: I. Some cats are rats. II. All rats are dogs. Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows The cats that are dogs are also rats, so some cats are rats (I fo... 1
- Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the statements to be true, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s).Statements: No bat is a ball. Some balls are wickets.Conclusions: I. Some wickets are not bats. II. No wicket… Answer: C. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (C) Only conclusion I follows The wickets that are balls can never be bats, so some wickets are... 1
- Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the statements to be true, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s).Statements: Some pens are pencils. No pencil is an eraser.Conclusions: I. Some pens are not erasers. II. Some… Answer: D. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (D) Only conclusion I follows The pens that are pencils can never be erasers, so some pens are... 1
- Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming the statements to be true, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s).Statements: All roses are flowers. No flower is a stone.Conclusions: I. No rose is a stone. II. Some flowers… Answer: B. Both conclusions I and II follow Answer: (B) Both conclusions I and II follow Roses lie entirely inside flowers, and flowers have... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: All chairs are tables. Some tab… Answer: B. Only conclusion II follows Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows Chairs and desks are linked only through 'some tables are desks... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: Some phones are radios. No radi… Answer: C. Both conclusions I and II follow Answer: (C) Both conclusions I and II follow The phones that are radios are not cameras, so I fo... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: No coin is a note. Some notes a… Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows The notes that are cheques are drafts, so some drafts are notes:... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: All roses are lilies. Some lili… Answer: C. Both conclusions I and II follow Answer: (C) Both conclusions I and II follow I: roses may lie in the part of lilies that are not... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: All keys are locks. No lock is… Answer: D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows Answer: (D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows Every key is a lock and no lock is a door, so... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: All pens are books. Some books… Answer: B. Only conclusion II follows Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows Pens lie inside books, and only some books are bags, so pens an... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: No cup is a plate. All plates a… Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows All plates are bowls and no plate is a cup, so the bowls that are... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: Some doctors are teachers. All… Answer: C. Both conclusions I and II follow Answer: (C) Both conclusions I and II follow The doctors who are teachers are writers, so I foll... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: All rivers are lakes. No lake i… Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows The seas that are ponds cannot be lakes (no lake is a pond), henc... 1
- In the following question, the statements are followed by two conclusions. Take the statements to be true even if they seem to differ from commonly known facts, and decide which conclusions logically follow.Statements: Some apples are mangoes. Some m… Answer: D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows Answer: (D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows Apples and kiwis are linked only through 'som... 1
- Read the statements and decide which conclusion(s) logically follow.Statements: Some flowers are red. All red things are beautiful.Conclusions: I. Some flowers are beautiful. II. All beautiful things are flowers. Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows The flowers that are red are also beautiful, so I follows. Nothin... 1
- Read the statements and decide which conclusion(s) logically follow.Statements: All teachers are graduates. All graduates are voters.Conclusions: I. All teachers are voters. II. Some voters are teachers. Answer: C. Both I and II follow Answer: (C) Both I and II follow All teachers → graduates → voters, so I follows. 'All teachers are voters'... 1
- Read the statements and decide which conclusion(s) logically follow.Statements: All pens are books. Some books are bags.Conclusions: I. Some pens are bags. II. Some bags are books. Answer: B. Only conclusion II follows Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows II follows: 'Some books are bags' converts to 'Some bags are bo... 1
- Read the statements and decide which conclusion(s) logically follow.Statements: No cat is a dog. All dogs are animals.Conclusions: I. Some animals are not cats. II. No animal is a cat. Answer: A. Only conclusion I follows Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows All dogs are animals and no dog is a cat, so the animals that are... 1