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Syllogism Questions and Answers Part-1

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


1. Statements:
(A) All cats are dogs.
(B) All dogs are brown.
Conclusions:
I. All cats are brown.
II. All brown are dogs.
a) if only conclusion I follows
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows.
d) if neither I nor II follows

Answer: a

2. Statements:
(A) All computers are pentiums.
(B) Some pentiums are machines.
Conclusions:
I. Some computers are machines.
II. Some machines are computers.
a) if only conclusion I follows
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows.
d) if neither I nor II follows

Answer: d

3. Statements:
(A) Some apples are fruit.
(B) Some fruits are sour.
Conclusions:
I. Some apples are sour.
II. Some sours are fruit.
a) if only conclusion I follows
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows.
d) if neither I nor II follows

Answer: c

4. Statements:
(A) Some rods are sticks.
(B) Some scales are rods.
Conclusions:
I. Some sticks are rods.
II. Some scales are sticks.
a) if only conclusion I follows
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows.
d) if neither I nor II follows

Answer: d

5. Statements:
(A) Architects marry only fair girls.
(B) Bimla is very fair.
Conclusions:
I. Bimla was married to an Architect.
II. Bimla was not married to an Architect.
a) if only conclusion I follows
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows.
d) if neither I nor II follows

Answer: c

6. Statements:
(A) Sehwag is a good batsman.
(B) Batsmen are physically powerful.
Conclusions:
I. All physically powerful are Batsmen.
II. Sehwag is physically powerful
a) if only conclusion I follows
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows.
d) if neither I nor II follows

Answer: b

7. Statements:
(A) Some cats are white.
(B) Milk is white.
Conclusions:
I. Some cat is milk.
II. Some white is milk.
a) if only conclusion I follows
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows.
d) if neither I nor II follows

Answer: d

8. Statements:
(A) All pens are long.
(B) All pencils are long.
Conclusions:
I. All pens are pencils.
II. Some pens are pencils.
a) if only conclusion I follows
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows.
d) if neither I nor II follows

Answer: d

9. Statements:
(A) All resorts have scenery.
(B) Mahabaleshwar is a resort.
Conclusions:
I. Mahabaleshwar has scenery.
II. Places other than resorts don’t have scenery.
a) if only conclusion I follows
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows.
d) if neither I nor II follows

Answer: a

10. Statements:
(A) All teenagers go to cinema.
(B) Raveesh doesn’t go to cinema.
Conclusions:
I. Raveesh is not a teenager.
II. Going to cinema is not essential to be a teenager
a) if only conclusion I follows
b) if only conclusion II follows
c) if either I or II follows.
d) if neither I nor II follows

Answer: a

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