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Syllogism Questions and Answers Part-2

Directions to solve : In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts


1. Statements:
(A) Some apples are fruits.
(B) All vegetables are fruits.
(C) All fruits are vegetables.
Conclusions:
I. Some apples are vegetables.
II. All vegetables are fruits.
III.All fruits are apples.
IV. All vegetables are apples.
a) Only I and II follow.
b) Only II follows.
c) Only I and IV follow.
d) Only II and IV follow.

Answer: a

2. Statements:
(A) Some cars are four wheelers.
(B) All four wheelers are vehicles.
(C) Some vehicles are SUVs.
Conclusions:
I. Some SUVs are four wheelers.
II. Some vehicles are four wheelers.
III. Some vehicles are cars.
IV. Some SUVs are cars.
a) All follow
b) Only II & III follow
c) Only III follows
d) Either III or IV follows

Answer: b

3. Statements:
(A) All principals are men.
(B) Some women are principals.
(C) All humans are women.
Conclusions:
I. All humans are men.
II. Some humans are principals.
III. Some men are principals.
IV. All women are men.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II follows
c) Only I and III follow
d) Only III follows

Answer: d

4. Statements:
(A) Most architects are writers.
(B) No writer is a driver.
(C) All drivers are architects.
Conclusions:
I. Some writers are architects.
II. All architects are drivers.
III. No driver is a writer.
IV. Some drivers are writers.
a) Only I follows
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only I and III follow
d) Either III or IV follows

Answer: c

5. Statements:
(A) All registers are books.
(B) All books are written materials.
(C) All written materials are novels.
Conclusions:
I. All books are novels.
II. All written materials are registers.
III. All registers are novels.
IV. All novels are books.
a) Only I and II follow
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only I and III follow
d) All follow

Answer: c

6.Statements:
(A) Some cats are animals.
(B) Some animals are mammals.
(C) Some mammals are earthlings.
Conclusions:
I. Some earthlings are cats.
II. Some mammals are cats.
III. Some earthlings are animals.
IV. Some cats are earthlings.
a) None follow.
b) All follow
c) Only I and II follow
d) Only II and IV follow

Answer: a

7. Statements:
(A) No apple is mango.
(B) All mangoes are fruits.
(C) All fruits are vegetarian.
Conclusions:
I. No fruit is apple.
II. No vegetarian is apple.
III. Some vegetarians are mango.
IV. Some vegetarians are apples.
a) None follows
b) All follow
c) Either II or IV and III follow
d) Either II or III and I follow

Answer: c

8.Statements:
(A) All pens are pencils.
(B) Some pencils are markers.
(C) All markers are ball points.
Conclusions:
I. Some markers are pens.
II. Some ball points are pencils.
III. Some ball points are pens.
IV. Some pencils are pens.
a) None follows
b) Only I and III follows
c) All follows
d) Only II and IV follows

Answer: d

9. Statements:
(A) Some dogs are cats.
(B) Some cats are hounds.
(C) Some hounds are animals.
Conclusions:
I. Some animals are dogs.
II. Some hounds are dogs.
III. Some animals are cats.
IV. No animals are cats.
a) None follows
b) Only III follows
c) Only either I or IV and III follows
d) Only either I or IV and II follows

Answer: a

10. Statements:
(A) All leaves are fruits.
(B) No fruit is vegetable.
(C) All vegetables are panthers.
Conclusions:
I. Some fruits are leaves.
II. All fruits are leaves.
III. Some panthers are vegetables.
IV. All panthers are vegetables.
a) Only II and IV follow
b) Only either I or II follow
c) Only either III or IV follows
d) None of these

Answer: d

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