CPP FIITJEE SYLLOGISM

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Directions (Questions 1 – 10): In each question below are given two statements followed by three
or four conclusions numbered I, II, III, IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given
conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

1. Statements : All branches are flowers. All flowers are leaves.

Conclusions : I. All branches are leaves
II. All leaves are branches
III. All flowers are branches
IV. Some leaves are branches
(A) None follows (B) Only I and IV follows
(C) Only II and III follows (D) All follow

2. Statements : All politicians are honest. All honest are fair.

Conclusions : I. Some honest are politicians
II. No honest is politician
III. Some fair are politicians
IV. All fair are politicians
(A) None follows (B) Only I follows
(C) Only I and II follows (D) Only I and III follows

3. Statements : All terrorists are guilty. All terrorists are criminals.

Conclusions : I. Either all criminals are guilty or all guilty are criminals.
II. Some guilty person are criminals
III. Some criminals are guilty
IV. Crime and guilt go together
(A) Only I follows (B) Only I and II follows
(C) Only II and III follows (D) Only II and IV follows

4. Statements : All Aeroplanes are trains. Some trains are chairs.

Conclusions : I. Some Aeroplanes are chairs
II. Some chairs are Aeroplanes
III. Some chairs are trains.
IV. Some trains are aeroplanes.
(A) None follows (B) Only I and IV follows
(C) Only II and III follows (D) Only III and IV follows

5. Statements : Some bottles are drinks. All drinks are cups.

Conclusions : I. Some bottles are cups
II. Some cups are drinks
III. All drinks are bottles
IV. All cups are drinks
(A) Only I and II follow (B) Only II and III follow
(C) Only II and IV follow (D) Only III and IV follow
(E) Only I and IV follow

6. Statements : Some books are pens. No pen is a pencil

Conclusions : I. Some pens are books
II. Some pencils are books
III. Some books are not pencils
IV. All pencils are books
(A) Only I follows (B) Only II and III follow

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 (C) Only I and III follow (D) Only I and II follow

7. Statements : Some clothes are marbles. Some marbles are bags

Conclusions : I. No cloth is a bag
II. All marbles are bags
III. Some bags are clothes
IV. NO marble is a cloth
(A) Only either I or IV follows (B) Only either I or II follows
(C) None follows (D) Only either I or III follows

8. Statements : All shares are debentures. No debenture is an equity

Conclusions : I. No equity is a share
II. Some debentures are shares
III. No share is an equity
(A) Only I follows (B) Only II follows
(C) Only III follows (D) All follow

9. Statements : Some tables are TVs. Some TVs are radios

Conclusions : I. Some tables are radios
II. Some radios are tables
III. All radios are TVs
IV. All TVs are tables
(A) None follows (B) All follow
(C) Only I and III follow (D) Only II and IV follow

10. Statements : Some bags are pockets. No pockets is a pouch

Conclusion : I. No bag is a pouch
II. Some bags are not pouches
III. Some pockets are bags
IV. No pocket is a bag
(A) None follows (B) Only I and III follow
(C) Only II and III follow (D) Only either I or IV follows
(E) All follow

Directions (Questions 11 – 20): In each question 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 conclusion and then decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known
facts.
Give answer:
(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either conclusion I or II follows
(D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(E) If both conclusion I and II follows

11. Statements : All poles are guns. Some boats are not poles
Conclusions : I. All guns are boats
II. Some boats are not guns.

12. Statements : All jungles are tigers. Some tigers are horses.
Conclusions : I. Some horses are jungle
II. No horse is a jungle

13. Statements : All birds are tall. Some tall are hens.
Conclusions : I. Some birds are hens.
II. Some hens are tall.

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14. Statements : All films stars are playback singers. All film directors are film stars
Conclusion : I. All film directors are playback singers
II. Some film stars are film directors.
15. Statements : No magazine is a cap. All caps are cameras.
Conclusion : I. No camera is magazine
II. Some cameras are magazines

16. Statements : Some hens are cows. All cows are horses
Conclusions : I. Some horses are hens
II. Some hens are horses

17. Statements : No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.
Conclusions : I. Male athletes can play
II. Some athletes can play

18. Statements : Some dreams are nights. Some nights are days.
Conclusions : I. All days are either nights or dreams
II. Some days are nights

19. Statements : Every minister is a student. Every student is inexperienced.

Conclusions : I. Every minister is inexperienced.
II. Some inexperienced are students.

20. Statements : Some pastries are toffees. All toffees are chocolates
Conclusions : I. Some chocolates are toffees.
II. No chocolates are pastries.

Directions (Questions 21 – 30): In each question 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 conclusion and then decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known
facts.
Given answers:
(A) If only conclusion I follows
(B) If only conclusion II follows
(C) If either conclusion I or II follows
(D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(E) If both conclusion I and II follows

21. Statements : All boys are honest. Sachin is honest.

Conclusions : I. Sachin is a boy
II. All honest persons are boys

22. Statements : Raman is always successful. No fool is always successful.

Conclusions : I. Raman is a fool
II. Raman is not a fool

23. Statements : Some papers are pen. Angle is a paper.

Conclusions : I. Angle is not a pen
II. Angle is a pen

24. Statements : Some engineers are fools. Anand is an engineer.

Conclusions : I. Some fools are engineers
II. Anand is a fool

25. Statements : Some men are educated. Educated person prefer small families.
Conclusions : I. All small families are educated
II. Some men prefer small families

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26. Statements : Many scooters are trucks. All trucks are trains.
Conclusions : I. Some scooters are trains
II. No truck is a scooter
27. Statements : All roads are poles. No pole is a house.
Conclusions : I. Some roads are houses
II. Some houses are poles

28. Statements : No gentleman is poor. All gentleman are rich.

Conclusions : I. No poor man is rich
II. No rich man is poor

29. Statements : All fish are tortoise. No tortoise is a crocodile.

Conclusions : I. No crocodile is a fish
II. No fish is a crocodile

30. Statements : Some books are tables. Some tables are mirrors.
Conclusions : I. Some mirrors are books
II. No book is mirror

Directions (31 – 35): In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take the two ‘given statements to be true even if they seem to be at
variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically
follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer (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; and (e) if both I and II follows.

31. Statements: All men are prisoners.

No prisoners are educated.
Conclusions: I. All prisoners are educated.
II. No men are educated.

32. Statements: Sohan is a good sportsman.

Good sportsmen are healthy.
Conclusions: I. All healthy persons are sportsmen.
II. Sohan is healthy.

33. Statements: Some books are pencils.

Some pencils are pens.
Conclusions: I. Some books are pens.
II. Some pens are books.

34. Statements: All plants are trees.

No tree is green.
Conclusions: I. Some plants are green.
II. Those plants which are not trees are green.

35. Statements: Some aeroplanes are living beings.

Some non-living beings are ghosts.
Conclusions: I. Some aeroplanes are ghosts.
II. Some aeroplanes are not ghosts.

ANSWER KEY
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. C
7. D 8. D 9. A 10. C 11. D 12. C

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 13. B 14. E 15. C 16. E 17. D 18. B
19. E 20. A 21. D 22. B 23. C 24. A
25. B 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. E 30. C
31. B 32. B 33. D 34. D 35. C

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