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SYLLOGISM

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Direction: In the following questions, some statements are followed by

some conclusions, you have to take the given statements to be true even
if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then
decide which of the given conclusions logically follow. Choose that
conclusion as the answer.
Question 1
Statements:
●​ All Rocks are Stones.
●​ Some Stones are Pebbles.
●​ No Rock is Sand.
Conclusions:
1.​ Some Stones are not Sand.
2.​ Some Pebbles are Rocks.
3.​ All Pebbles being Rocks is a possibility.
4.​ No Sand is a Pebble is a possibility.
(a) Only 1 and 3 follow
(b) Only 1, 3 and 4 follow
(c) Only 2 and 4 follow
(d) All follow

Question 2
Statements:
●​ Some Keys are Locks.
●​ All Chains are Locks.
●​ Some Chains are Metals.
Conclusions:
1.​ Some Metals are Locks.
2.​ Some Keys are Chains.
3.​ All Keys being Chains is a possibility.
4.​ No Key is a Metal is a possibility.
(a) Only 1 follows
(b) Only 1 and 4 follow
(c) Only 1, 3 and 4 follow
(d) Only 3 and 4 follow

Question 3
Statements:
●​ Only a few Laptops are Mobiles.
●​ All Mobiles are Gadgets.
●​ Some Gadgets are Expensive.
Conclusions:
1.​ Some Laptops are not Mobiles.
2.​ Some Laptops are Gadgets.
3.​ All Laptops being Gadgets is a possibility.
4.​ Some Mobiles are Expensive.
(a) Only 1 and 2 follow
(b) Only 2 and 3 follow
(c) Only 1, 2 and 3 follow
(d) All follow
Question 4
Statements:
1.​ All keyboards are mice.
2.​ Some mice are printers.
Conclusions:
I. Some printers are keyboards.
II. All mice are keyboards.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both I and II follow.
(D) Neither I nor II follows.

Question 5
Statements:
1.​ Some cars are buses.
2.​ No bus is a train.
Conclusions:
I. Some cars are trains.
II. Some cars are not trains.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both I and II follow.
(D) Neither I nor II follows.
Question 6.
Statements:
1.​ All judges are lawyers.
2.​ Some lawyers are teachers.
3.​ No teacher is a doctor.
Conclusions:​
I. Some judges are teachers.​
II. Some lawyers are not doctors.​
III. All teachers are lawyers.​
IV. No judge is a doctor.
Options:​
A. Only II follows​
B. Only II and III follow​
C. Only II and IV follow​
D. Only I and III follow

Question 7.
Statements:
●​ All books are pages.
●​ Some pages are words.
●​ Some books are novels.
Conclusions:
1.​ Some novels are pages.
2.​ Some words are books.
3.​ All novels being words is a possibility.
4.​ No novel is a word is a possibility.
(a) Only 1, 3 and 4 follow
(b) Only 1, 2 and 3 follow
(c) Only 2, 3 and 4 follow
(d) All follow

Question 8
Statements:
●​ Some metals are irons.
●​ All irons are heavy.
●​ No heavy is a gas.
Conclusions:
1.​ Some metals are heavy.
2.​ Some metals are not gas.
3.​ No iron is a gas.
4.​ All metals being heavy is a possibility.
(a) Only 1 and 3 follow
(b) Only 2 and 4 follow
(c) Only 1, 2 and 3 follow
(d) All follow
Directions: In each group of questions below are two conclusions followed
by five sets of statements. You have to choose the correct set of
statements that logically satisfies given conclusions. Given statements to
be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts.

Question 1.
Conclusions:
I. Some reds are definitely not blues.
II. All greens being reds is a possibility.
Statements:
(a) All reds are yellows. No yellow is a green. Some greens are blues.
(b) Some reds are yellows. No yellow is blue. Some greens are yellow.
(c) Some greens are not blues. All greens are reds. All reds are yellows.
(d) All yellows are reds. Some yellows are not greens. No blue is a yellow.

Question 2.
Conclusions:
I. No car is a bike.
II. Some scooters being cars is a possibility.
Statements:
(a) All cars are vehicles. No vehicle is a bike. All scooters are vehicles.
(b) Some cars are vehicles. No vehicle is a bike. All scooters are cars.
(c) All cars are vehicles. Some vehicles are bikes. All scooters are vehicles.
(d) All cars are bikes. No bike is a scooter. All scooters are vehicles.

Question 3.
Conclusions:
I. At least some tables are woods.
II. No chair is a table.
Statements:
(a) All tables are woods. Some chairs are woods.
(b) No chair is a furniture. All tables are furniture. All woods are furniture.
(c) Some tables are not woods. No chair is a wood.
(d) All tables are woods. All woods are furniture. No chair is a furniture.
Directions : Each of the following questions consists of five/six
statements followed by options consisting of three statements put
together in a specific order. Choose the options that indicate a
combination where the third statement can be logically deduced from the
first two Statements and that option will be your answer.

Question 1
Statements:
I. All pens are blue.
II. All blue things are cheap.
III. Some pens are cheap.
IV. All pens are cheap.
V. No pen is cheap.
VI. Some cheap things are blue.

(a) I, III, IV
(b) I, II, IV
(c) V, II, I
(d) VI, II, I

Question 2
Statements:
I. No student is a teacher.
II. All scholars are students.
III. Some students are scholars.
IV. All students are scholars.
V. No scholar is a teacher.
VI. Some scholars are teachers.

(a) II, III, IV


(b) I, VI, II
(c) IV, I, V
(d) I, II, V

Question 3
Statements:
I. Some cars are vehicles.
II. All buses are vehicles.
III. Some cars are buses.
IV. Some vehicles are cars.
V. All vehicles are buses.
VI. All cars are buses.

(a) III, II, I


(b) VI, II, V
(c) I, IV, III
(d) V, II, VI
Question 4
Statements:
I. Some rocks are hard.
II. No stone is a rock.
III. All metals are rocks.
IV. Some rocks are not stones.
V. Some metals are not stones.
VI. No metal is a stone.

(a) III, II, VI


(b) I, II, IV
(c) II, IV, VI
(d) III, I, IV

Directions
In each question below are given some statements followed by four
conclusions. You have to take the 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 definitely
logically does not follow from the given statements.

Question 1
Statements:
●​ Some phones are chargers.
●​ All chargers are cables.
●​ No cable is a switch.
Conclusions:
1.​ Some phones are cables.
2.​ Some phones are not switches.
3.​ No phone is a cable.
4.​ All switches being phones is a possibility.
(A) Only 1 does not follow
(B) Only 2 does not follow
(C) Only 3 does not follow
(D) Only 4 does not follow

Question 2
Statements:
●​ All cats are dogs.
●​ All dogs are animals.
●​ Some animals are tigers.
Conclusions:
1.​ All cats are animals.
2.​ No dog is a cat.
3.​ Some tigers being cats is a possibility.
4.​ Some dogs are cats.
(A) Only 1 does not follow
(B) Only 2 does not follow
(C) Only 3 does not follow
(D) Only 4 does not follow

Question 3
Statements:
●​ No pen is a pencil.
●​ All pencils are erasers.
●​ Some erasers are sharpeners.
Conclusions:
1.​ Some erasers are not pens.
2.​ No pencil is a pen.
3.​ All sharpeners being pencils is a possibility.
4.​ Some pencils are pens.
(A) Only 1 does not follow
(B) Only 2 does not follow
(C) Only 3 does not follow
(D) Only 4 does not follow
Question 4
Statements:
●​ Some actors are singers.
●​ All singers are dancers.
●​ No dancer is a director.
Conclusions:
1.​ Some actors are dancers.
2.​ No singer is a director.
3.​ Some actors are not directors.
4.​ Some dancers are directors.
(A) Only 1 does not follow
(B) Only 2 does not follow
(C) Only 3 does not follow
(D) Only 4 does not follow

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