Syllogism

1. Statements: All booklets are packets. III. Some horses are rivers.

All packets are bottles. A. None follows B. Only I follows

Some bottles are cans. C. Only II follows D. Only III follows

Some cans are pitchers. E. Only I and II follow

Conclusions: I. Some pitchers are bottles. 4. Statements: Some pens are knives.

II. Some cans are packets. All knives are pins.

III. Some bottles are booklets. Some pins are needles.

A. None follows B. Only I follows All needles are chains.

C. Only II follows D. Only III follows Conclusions: I. Some chains are pins.

E. Only II and III follow II. Some needles are knives.

2. Statements: Some ropes are walls. Some walls III. Some pins are pens.
are sticks. All sticks are chairs. All chairs are
A. Only I follows
tables.
B. Only II follows
Conclusions: I. Some tables are walls.
C. Only III follows
II. Some chairs are ropes.
D. Only II and III follow
III. Some sticks are ropes.

A. None follows B. Only I follows E. None of these

C. Only II follows D. Only III follows 5. Statements: All fields are ponds.

E. Only II and III follow No ponds is tree.

3. Statements: Some rivers are jungles. Some trees are huts.

Some jungles are horses. All huts are goats.

Some horses are tents. Conclusions: I. Some goats are fields.

Some tents are buildings. II. No goat is field.

Conclusions: I. Some buildings are horses. III. Some goats are trees.

A. Only I follows
II. Some tents are jungles.
B. Only II follows
C. Only III follows E. None of these

D. Only either I or II follows 8. Statements: Some bunkers are arms.

E. Only either I or II and III follow No gun is a dagger.

6. Statements: Some doctors are treatments. All arms are daggers.

All treatments are Indians. Conclusions: I. No arm is a gun.

Some Indians are stars. II. Some bunkers are not guns.

Conclusions: I. Some treatments are Indians. III. Some daggers are bunkers.

II. Some doctors are Indians. IV. Some daggers are not bunkers.

III. Some doctors are stars. A. I and II follow

IV. Some doctors are not stars. B. I, II and III follow

A. I, II and III follow C. Either III or IV follow

B. I, II and IV follow D. I, II and either III or IV follow

C. II and III follow E. None of these

D. I, II and either III or IV follow 9. Statements: All bulbs are radios.

E. None of these All radios are fans.

7. Statements: Some docks are treats. No fans are tables.

All treats are Indians. Conclusions: I. Some fans are bulbs.

Some Indians are stars. II. No table is a bulb.

Conclusions: I. Some treats are Indians. III. Some radios are bulbs.

II. Some docks are Indians. IV. Some tables are radios.

III. Some docks are stars. A. I, II and III follow

IV. Some docks are not stars. B. II, III and IV follow

A. I, II and III follow C. Only I and II follow

B. I, II and IV follow D. Only I and III follow

C. II and III follow E. None of these

D. I, II and either III or IV follow 10. Statements: Some charts are dart.
All dart are carts. A. FAB B. ABE

Some carts are rigid. C. AFB D. ABF

Conclusions: I. Some charts are carts. E. None of these

II. Some carts are dart. 13. Statements: A. Singers know English.

III. Some dart are rigid. B. He does not know English.

IV. Some rigid are charts. C. He is a Singer.

A. Only I and III follow D. He is not a Singer.

B. Only II and III follow E. He knows Hindi.

C. I and II follow F. He should know English.

D. I, III and IV follow A. ABD B. AEF

E. None of these C. DEA D. ACF

11. Statements: A. All red is green. E. None of these

B. All red is white. 14. A. P is taller than Q.

C. All red is black. B. P and Q play golf.

D. All black is white. C. R is shorter than Q but taller than S.

E. All green is yellow. D. Golf and cricket are outdoor games.

F. All green is white. E. R is the second shortest.

A. ABF B. AEF F. All outdoor games require energy.

C. CDB D. CBE A. ABC B. ACE

E. None of these C. ADF D. FBD

12. Statements: A. All cows are goats. E. None of these

B. All goats are dogs. 15. A. Some sharpeners are pencils.

C. No goats are cows. B. Rubbers are sticky.

D. No goats are dogs. C. All sharpeners are rubbers.

E. All cows are dogs. D. Sharpeners must be sticky.

F. All dogs are cows. E. No pen is a rubber.

F. Some sharpeners are rubbers. 18. Statements: Some forks are spades.

A. ACE B. FCA Some spades are not shovels.

C. CBD D. ABF All chisels are shovels.

E. None of these No potato is a chisel.

Conclusions: I. Some shovels are not a potatoes
16. Statements: Some wins are trophies. is a possibility.
Some trophies are cups. II. At least one chisel is a spade is a possibility.
No cup is a prize. III. All potatoes are shovels is a possibility.
Conclusions: I. At least some cups are wins.
IV. Some forks are chisels is a possibility.
II. All prizes being trophies is a possibility.
A. Only III and IV follows
A. If only conclusion I is true
B. Only II and IV follows
B. If only conclusion II is true
C. Only I, II and IV follows
C. If either conclusion I or II is true
D. All follow
D. If both conclusions are true
E. None of these
E. If neither conclusion I nor II is true
19. Statements: No bank is a school.
17. Statements: Some baskets are caskets.
Some schools are colleges.
Some caskets are trunks.
Conclusions: I. Some colleges are definitely not
All trunks are fans. schools. II. All banks being colleges is a
All sweets are fans. possibility.
Conclusions: I. At least some baskets are trunks A. If only conclusion I follows
is a possibility.
B. If only conclusion II follows
II. At least some fans are caskets is a possibility.
C. If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
III. All fans are baskets is a possibility.
D. If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
IV. At least some sweets are not caskets is a
possibility. E. If both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

A. Only I and III follow B. Only II 20. Statements: No fingers are legs
and IV follow C. Only I, II and III follow D. All
follow Mostly legs are hands

E. None of these Only a few hands are hairs

Conclusions: b. Only (2) conclusion follows

I. Some legs are not hairs c. Either (1) or (2) follows

II. All hands being fingers is a possibility. d. Neither (1) nor (2) follows

a. Only conclusion II follows e. Both (1) and (2) follow

b. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows 23. Statements: All the harmoniums are
instruments. All the instruments are flutes.
c. Only conclusion I follows Conclusions:

d. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. 1. All the flutes are instruments.

e. None of the above 2. All the harmoniums are flutes.

21. Statements: Only a few rides are trips. a. Only (1) conclusion follows

No trip is mountain. b. Only (2) conclusion follows

All mountains are trees. c. Either (1) or (2) follows

Conclusions: I: Some trees are not trips.
d. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
II: All rides being trips is not a possibility.
e. Both (1) and (2) follow
a. Only conclusion I follows
24. Statements: Some mangoes are yellow. Some
b. Only conclusion II follows tixo are mangoes.
Conclusions:
c. Either conclusion I or II follows
1. Some mangoes are green.
d. Both conclusions I and II follow
2. Tixo is a yellow.
e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
a. Only (1) conclusion follows
22. Statements: Some actors are singers. All the
singers are dancers. b. Only (2) conclusion follows
Conclusions:
c. Either (1) or (2) follows
1. Some actors are dancers.
d. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
2. No singer is actor.
e. Both (1) and (2) follow
a. Only (1) conclusion follows
25. Statements: Some ants are parrots. All the b. Only (2) conclusion follows
parrots are apples.
Conclusions: c. Either (1) or (2) follows

1. All the apples are parrots. d. Neither (1) nor (2) follows

2. Some ants are apples. e. Both (1) and (2) follow

a. Only (1) conclusion follows

Answer Key:
1.(d) 2.(b) 3.(a) 4.(e) 5.(e) 6.(d) 7.(d) 8.(b) 9.(c) 10.(c) 11.(c) 12.(b) 13.(d) 14.(b) 15.(c) 16.(b) 17.(d) 18.(d)
19.(b) 20.(b) 21.(d) 22.(a) 23.(b) 24.(d) 25.(b)