Syllogism Questions and Answers Part-5

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 sacks are backs.
(B) All backs are bones.
(C) No bone is muscle.
Conclusions:
I. Some sacks are not muscles.
II. Some sacks are not bones.
III. All sacks are bones.
IV. No sack is muscle.
a) Only I follows
b) None follows
c) Only IV follows
d) I and either II or III follow

Answer: d

2. Statements:
(A) All rackets are jackets.
(B) No cow is cat.
(C) Only cats are dogs.
Conclusions:
I. Some rackets are not cats.
II. Some cats are jackets.
III. Some rackets are cats.
IV. No dog is a cow.
a) Only either I or II and IV follow
b) Only II and IV follow
c) Only III and IV follow
d) Only I and IV follow

Answer: a

3. Statements:
(A) All stairs are lifts.
(B) No lift is an escalator.
(C) Some escalators are helicopters.
(D) Some lifts are planes.
Conclusions:
I. No stairs is an escalator.
II. Some helicopters are not escalators.
III. Some stairs are planes.
IV. Some helicopters are escalators.
a) Only I and either II or IV follow
b) Only I and IV follow
c) Either II or IV follows
d) Only I, III or IV follows

Answer: b

4. Statements:
(A) All boxes are cartons.
(B) All cartons are packages.
(C) Some packages are letters.
(D) No box is a parcel.
Conclusions:
I. All boxes are packages.
II. Some boxes are not cartons.
III. All packages are letters.
IV. Some packages are not letters.
a) Only I and either III or IV follow
b) Only I, II and either III or IV follow
c) Only I and II follow
d) Only I follows

Answer: a

5. Statements:
(A) Most bulls are cows.
(B) No bull is horse.
(C) All horses are cows.
Conclusions:
I. Some cows are not horses.
II. All cows are not horses.
III. Some bulls are cows.
IV. Some bulls are not horses.
a) Only II, III and IV follow
b) Either I or II and III and IV follow
c) Only I, III and IV follow
d) All follow

Answer: c

6. Statements:
(A) Many perfumes are diamonds.
(B) All aspirins are powder.
(C) No perfume is powder.
Conclusions:
I. Some diamonds are not powders.
II. Some diamonds are powders.
III. No aspirins are perfume.
IV. Some diamonds are not aspirins
a) Only I, III and IV follow
b) Either I or II and III and IV follow
c) Only III and IV follow
d) Only I and IV follow

Answer: a

7. Statements:
(A) All bulls are bells.
(B) Some bulls are cows.
(C) Some bells are chairs.
Conclusions:
I. Some cows are chairs.
II. Some bells are bulls.
III. All bells are cow.
IV. All bells are bulls.
a) All follow
b) None follows
c) Only II follows
d) Only II and III follow

Answer: c

8.Statements:
(A) Some cakes are bikes.
(B) Some bikes are hills.
(C) All laptops are bikes.
Conclusions:
I. All laptops are hills.
II. Some laptops are cakes.
III. Some cakes are hills.
IV. Some laptops are not cakes.
a) Only I follows
b) Only either II or IV follows
c) Only I or III follows
d) Only I and IV follows

Answer: b

9.Statements:
(A) Some pots are pans.
(B) Some pans are cookers.
(C) Some cookers are rafts.
Conclusions:
I. Some rafts are pans.
II. Some cookers are pots.
III. Some rafts are pans.
IV. Some pots are cookers.
a) All follow
b) None follows
c) Only I and III follow
d) Only II and IV follow

Answer: b

10. Statements:
(A) Most chairs are tables.
(B) No chairs are trolleys.
(C) All trolleys are tables.
Conclusions:
I. Some tables are not trolleys.
II. All tables are not trolleys.
III. Some chairs are tables.
IV. Some chairs are not trolleys
a) Only II, III and IV follow
b) Either I or II, III and IV follow
c) Only I, III and IV follow
d) All follow

Answer: d