Syllogism Questions and Answers

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

11. Statements : All the pencils are pens. All the pens are inks.

Conclusions :
I. All the pencils are inks.
II. Some inks are pencils.
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Both (I) and (II) follow

Answer: d

12. Statements : Some dogs are bats. Some bats are cats.

Conclusions :
I. Some dogs are cats.
II. Some cats are dogs.
a)Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Both (I) and (II) follow

Answer: d

13. Statements : All the trucks are flies. Some scooters are flies.

Conclusions :
I. All the trucks are scooters.
II. Some scooters are trucks.
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Both (I) and (II) follow

Answer: d

14. Statements : All buildings are chalks. No chalk is toffee.

Conclusions :
I. No building is toffee
II. All chalks are buildings
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Both (I) and (II) follow

Answer: a

15. Statements : All cars are cats. All fans are cats.

Conclusions :
I. All cars are fans.
II. Some fans are cars.
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Neither (I) nor (II) follows

Answer: d

16. Statements : Some papers are pens. All the pencils are pens.

Conclusions :
I. Some pens are pencils.
II. Some pens are papers.
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Both (I) and (II) follow

Answer: d

17. Statements : All the actors are girls. All the girls are beautiful.

Conclusions :
I. All the actors are beautiful.
II. Some girls are actors.
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Both (I) and (II) follow

Answer: d

18. Statements : All the windows are doors. No door is a wall.

Conclusions :
I. Some windows are walls.
II. No wall is a door.
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Both (I) and (II) follow

Answer: b

19. Statements : All cups are books. All books are shirts.

Conclusions :
I. Some cups are not shirts.
II. Some shirts are cups.
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Both (I) and (II) follow

Answer: b

20. Statements : Some cows are crows. Some crows are elephants.

Conclusions :
I. Some cows are elephants.
II. All crows are elephants.
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Neither (I) nor (II) follows

Answer: d

21. Statements : No door is dog. All the dogs are cats.

Conclusions :
I. No door is cat.
II. No cat is door.
III. Some cats are dogs.
IV. All the cats are dogs.
a) Only (II) and (IV)
b) Only (I) and (III)
c) Only (III) and (IV)
d) Only (III)

Answer: d

22. Statements : All green are blue. All blue are white.

Conclusions :
I. Some blue are green.
II. Some white are green.
III. Some green are not white.
IV. All white are blue.
a) Only (I) and (II)
b) Only (I) and (III)
c) Only (I) and (IV)
d) Only (II) and (IV)

Answer: a

23. Statements : All men are vertebrates. Some mammals are vertebrates.

Conclusions :
I. All men are mammals.
II. All mammals are men.
III. Some vertebrates are mammals.
IV. All vertebrates are men.
a) Only (IV)
b) Only (II)
c) Only (III)
d) Only (I)

Answer: c

24. Statements : All the phones are scales. All the scales are calculators.

Conclusions :
I. All the calculators are scales.
II. All the phones are calculators
III. All the scales are phones.
IV. Some calculators are phones.
a) Only (I) and (IV)
b) Only (III) and (IV)
c) Only (II) and (IV)
d) Only (I) and (II)

Answer: c

25. Statements : Some tables are T.V. Some T.V. are radios.

Conclusions :
I. Some tables are radios.
II. Some radios are tables.
III. All the radios are T.V.
IV. All the T.V. are tables.
a) Only (II) and (IV)
b) Only (I) and (III)
c) Only (IV)
d) None of the four.

Answer: d

26. Statement : Some raises are promotions.
All promotions are hikes
All hikes are advance

Conclusion :
I. Some hikes are raises.
II. Some advances are not promotion.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Both I and II follows

Answer: d

27. Statements : All fans are lamps. Some lamps are birds.

Conclusions :
I. Some birds are fan.
II. All fan being birds is a possibility.
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: b

28. Statements : Some pens are pencils. No pencil is sharpener.

Conclusions :
I. Some pens being sharpeners is a possibility.
II. Some sharpeners are pencils.
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

29. Statements : Some cats are mouse. Some cows are cat.

Conclusions :
I. Some cows are mouse.
II. All cows being mouse is a possibility.
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: b

30. Statements : All the ties are shirts. Some pants are shirts.

Conclusions :
I. Some ties are pants.
II. No ties is a pants.
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: c

31. Statement : Some hens are cows. All the cows are horses.

Conclusion :
I. Some horses are hens.
II. Some hens are horses.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Both I and II follows.

Answer: d

32. Statement : Some dogs are bats. Some bats are cats.

Conclusion :
I. Some dogs are cats.
II. Some cats are dogs.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Neither I or II follows

Answer: d

33. Statement : All the pencils are pens. All the pens are Inks.

Conclusion :
I.All the pencils are inks.
II. Some inks are pencils.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Both I and II follows.

Answer: d

34. Statement : Some cows are crows. Some crows are elephants.

Conclusion :
I.Some cows are elephants.
II. All crows are elephant.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Neither I or II follows

Answer: d

35. Statement : All the poets are goats. Some goats are trees.

Conclusion :
I.Some poets are trees.
II. Some trees are goats
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Either I or II follows
d) Neither I or II follows

Answer: b

36. Statements : Some pots are keys. Some keys are locks. All keys are rings.

Conclusions :
I. Some pots are locks.
II. Some pots are not locks.
III. Some pots are rings.
IV. Some pots are not rings.
a) Only either III or IV follow
b) Only either I or II follows
c) Only either I or II & III follow
d) None follow

Answer: c

37. Statements : Some actors are singers. All the singers are dancers.

Conclusions :
I. Some actors are dancers.
II. No singer is actor.
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Neither (I) nor (II) follows

Answer: a

38. Statements : All the harmoniums are instruments. All the instruments are flutes.

Conclusions :
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

39.Statements : Some mangoes are yellow. Some tixo are mangoes.

Conclusions :
I. Some mangoes are green.
II. Tixo is a yellow.
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Neither (I) nor (II) follows

Answer: d

40. Statements : Some ants are parrots. All the parrots are apples.

Conclusions :
I. All the apples are parrots.
II. Some ants are apples.
a) Only (I) conclusion follows
b) Only (II) conclusion follows
c) Either (I) or (II) follows
d) Neither (I) nor (II) follows

Answer: b