Syllogism Questions and Answers Part-1

1. Statements : Some dogs are cows. Some cows are cats.

Conclusions :
I. All dogs being cats is a possibility.
II. Some cats are dogs.
a) If only (I) conclusion follows
b) If only (II) conclusion follows
c) If either conclusion (I) or (II) follows
d) If neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

Answer: a

2. Statements : No mat is fan. Some fans are cars. All cars are shirts.

Conclusions :
I. All mats are cars.
II. All shirts are cars.
III. Some shirts are fans.
IV. No shirt is a mat.
a) Only either II or IV and III follow
b) Only I and II follow
c) Only IV follow
d) Only III follow

Answer: d

3. Statements : Some clips are copies. Some copies are magazines. No magazines is a dictionary

Conclusions :
I. No copies are dictionary.
II. Some copies are dictionary.
III. Some copies are not dictionary.
IV. No clips are magazines.
a) Only III follows
b) Only either I or II or III follows
c) Only I follows
d) Only either I or II follows

Answer: b

4. Statements : Some headphones are earphones. All earphones are telephones. No telephones are television.

Conclusions :
I. No earphones are television.
II. Some headphones are not television.
III. Some headphones are telephones.
IV. Some telephones are not television.
a) All follow
b) Only I, II & III follow
c) Only II, III & IV follow
d) Only I, III & IV follow

Answer: a

5. Statements : All tourists are politicians. Some tourists are leaders. Some politicians are ministers.

Conclusions :
I. Some leaders are ministers.
II. All leaders are politicians.
III. Some ministers are not politicians.
IV. Some politicians are not tourists.
a) None follows
b) All follow
c) Only I & II follow
d) Only II & III follow

Answer: a

6. Statements : Some Poets are poems. No poem is song.

Conclusions :
I. Some Poems are not songs.
II. Some songs are poems.
a) Only I conclusion follows
b) Only II conclusion follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Neither I nor II follows

Answer: a

7. Statement : All the harmoniums are instruments. All instruments are flutes.

Conclusion :
I. All the flutes are instruments.
II. All the harmoniums are flutes.
a) Only I conclusion follows.
b) Only II conclusion follows.
c) Either I or II follows.
d) Neither I nor II follows.

Answer: b

8. Statement : Some pearls are jewels. Some Jewels are ornaments.

Conclusion :
I. Some jewels are pearls.
II. Some ornaments are jewels.
a) Only Conclusion I follows.
b) Only Conclusion I follows.
c) Either I or II follows
d) Both I and II follows.

Answer: d

9. Statement : Some kings are queens. All the queens are beautiful.

Conclusion :
I. All the kings are beautiful
II. All the queens are kings.
a) Only Conclusion I follows.
b) Only Conclusion I follows.
c) Either I or II follows
d) Neither I or II follows

Answer: d

10. Statement : Some papers are pens. All the pencils are pens.

Conclusion :
I. Some pens are pearls.
II. Some pens are papers.
a) Only Conclusion I follows.
b) Only Conclusion II follows.
c) Either I or II follows
d) Neither I or II follows

Answer: b