Syllogism

Directions Some birds are pens.

In each of the following questions two statements are
given and these statements are followed by two 6. Statements :
conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the No post is mail.
given two statements to be true even if they seem to be All mails are letters.
at variance from commonly known facts. Read the Some posts are offices.
conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusions:
conclusions logically follows from the two given Some offices are letters.
statements, disregarding commonly known facts. No letter is post.
Give answer:
• (A) If only (1) conclusion follows 7. Statements :
• (B) If sonly (2) conclusion follows All metals are plastics.
• (C) If either (1) or (2) follows All plastics are cloth.
• (D) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and All cloth are threads.
• (E) If both (1) and (2) follow. Conclusions:
1. Statements : All metals are threads.
Some kites are threads. All plastics are threads.
No thread is needle.
Conclusions: 8. Statements :
Some kites are needles. No leaf is a root.
No needle is thread. All plants are roots.
Conclusions:
2. Statements : No leaf is a plant.
Some books are pens. Some plants are leaves.
All pens are papers.
Conclusions: 9. Statements :
Some papers are books. All spoons are bowls.
All books are papers. All dishes are bowls.
Conclusions:
3. Statements : Some spoons are dishes.
Some buses are bells All bowls are spoons.
Some bells are horses.
All trains are horses. 10. Statements :
Conclusions: All hands are arms.
Some buses are horses. Some hands are muscles.
Some trains are bells. Conclusions:
Some muscles are arms.
4. Statements : All muscles are arms.
All goats are kites
All roses are goats. 11. Statements :
Some kites are bees. All rings are necklaces.
Conclusions: No necklace is bracelet.
Some kites are roses. Conclusions:
Some goats are bees. No ring is a bracelet.
All necklaces are rings.
5. Statements :
All classes are lions. 12. Statements :
Some birds are classes. All cabins are rooms.
All pens are lions. All rooms are buildings.
Conclusions: Conclusions:
No pen is bird. All buildings are rooms.
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 All cabins are buildings. All rings are sticks.
Conclusions:
13. Statements : Some rings are phones.
Some painters are artists. Some sticks are bangles.
Some dancers are painters.
Conclusions: 20. Statements:
All artists are dancers. Some boxes are trees.
All painters are dancers. Some trees are horses.
All horses are fruits.
14. Statements: Conclusions:
All sticks are brushes . Some fruits are trees.
No brush is fruit. Some horses are boxes.
Some fruit are trees.
Conclusions: 21. Statements:
Some trees are sticks. All flowers are buses.
No tree is stick. Some buses are cats.
All cats are tigers.
15. Statements: Conclusions:
Some shirts are pants. Some tigers are buses.
All pants are clothes. Some buses are tigers.
Some clothes are napkins.
Conclusions: 22. Statements:
Some napkins are shirts. All fans are rooms.
Some clothes are shirts. No room is green.
Some windows are green.
16. Statements: Conclusions:
All packets are tents. Some windows are fans.
All tents are houses. No green is fan.
Some boxes are tents.
Conclusions: 23. Statements:
Some houses are packets. Some tables are rains.
Some boxes are tents. All dogs are rains.
All rains are chairs.
17. Statements: Conclusions:
Some nuts are bolts. Some chairs are tables.
Some bolts are hammers. All dogs are chairs .
Some hammers are nails.
Conclusions: 24. Statements:
Some nails are bolts. No man is sky.
No nail is bolt. No sky is road.
Some men are roads.
18. Statements: Conclusions:
All windows are doors. No road is man.
No door is mountain. All roads are skies.
Some mountain are roads.
Conclusions: 25. Statements:
Some roads are windows. No pen is mobile.
Some roads are doors. Some mobiles are bottles.
All bottles are papers.
19. Statements: Conclusions:
Some phones are bangles. Some papers are pens.
Some bangles are rings. All bottles are pens.

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 Directions (1–10): Read the conclusions and then II. All cashews being bottle is a possibility.
decide which of the given conclusions logically (a) If only conclusion I follows
follows from the given statements, disregarding (b) If only conclusion II follows
commonly known facts. (c) If either conclusion I or II follows
1) Statements: (d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
Only a few well are Mats (e) If both conclusion I and II follow
All Pillows are Mats
Conclusions: 6) Statement:
I. All well Can Never be Pillow Only a few dogs are cats.
II. At least Some Pillows are well No cat is a wolf.
(a) If only conclusion I follows Some wolf are dogs.
(b) If only conclusion II follows Conclusion:
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows I. All wolf are cats.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows II. Some dogs are not wolves.
(e) If both conclusion I and II follow (a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
2) Statements: (c) If either conclusion I or II follows
All Bamboo are Stick (d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
No Bamboo is a Duster (e) If both conclusion I and II follow
Conclusions:
I. No stick is a Duster 7) Statement:
II. Some Stick are Duster Some Pins are syringes
(a) If only conclusion I follows Only a few syringes are needles.
(b) If only conclusion II follows No needle is a pin.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows Conclusion:
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows I. All needles being syringes is a possibility.
(e) If both conclusion I and II follow II. Some syringes are not pins.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
3) Statements: (b) If only conclusion II follows
Only a few Bottles are Lamps (c) If either conclusion I or II follows
No Bottle is ship (d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
Conclusions: (e) If both conclusion I and II follow
I. Some Ship are definitely not Lamps
II. All Lamp can never be Ship 8) Statement:
(a) If only conclusion I follows Only a few chemicals are pesticides.
(b) If only conclusion II follows Some pesticides are medicines.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows Some medicines are Computer
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows Conclusion:
(e) If both conclusion I and II follow I. All chemicals can never be medicines.
II. At least some chemicals are Computer.
4) Statements: (a) If only conclusion I follows
Only a few Boxes are Book (b) If only conclusion II follows
All Books are Pens (c) If either conclusion I or II follows
Conclusions: (d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
I. Some Boxes are Pens (e) If both conclusion I and II follow
II. All Pen can never be Boxes
(a) If only conclusion I follows 9) Statement:
(b) If only conclusion II follows Only a few juices are beverages
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows No beverage is a drink
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows Some drinks are teas
(e) If both conclusion I and II follow Conclusion:
I. All juices are teas
5) Statement: II. Some teas are not beverages
Only a few wines are cashews. (a) If only conclusion I follows
Some bottles are wine (b) If only conclusion II follows
No dot is a cashew. (c) If either conclusion I or II follows
Conclusion: (d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
I. At least some wines are dots. (e) If both conclusion I and II follow

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 10) Statements:
No Professor is Student
Only a few Student is Lecturer
All Lecturer is Principal
Conclusions:
I) All Professor being Principal is a possibility
II) All Student being Lecturer is a possibility
(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 II follows
(e) If both conclusion I and II follow

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