Syllogism - 3

Directions: In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II.
You have to take the three 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 four
statements disregarding commonly known facts.

1. Statements: 4. Statements:
No fingers are legs Few bulbs are tubelights
Mostly legs are hands No tubelights are fans
Only a few hands are hairs Few fans are lights.
Conclusions: Conclusions:
I. Some legs are not hairs I. Few lights are tubelights
II. All hands being fingers is a possibility. II. All bulbs may be fans.
a. Only conclusion II follows a. Only conclusion II follows
b. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II b. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
follows c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II
c. Only conclusion I follows follows
d. Both conclusion I and conclusion II d. Only conclusion I follows
follow. e. None of the above
e. None of the above
5. Statements:
2. Statements: Only a few Sundays are Mondays.
Only a few rides are trips. Some Mondays are Tuesdays
No trip is mountain. No Tuesdays are Fridays
All mountains are trees. Conclusions:
Conclusions: I. Some Sundays are not Mondays
I: Some trees are not trips. II. Some Sundays are not Fridays.
II: All rides being trips is not a possibility. a. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
a. Only conclusion I follows b. Only conclusion I follows
b. Only conclusion II follows c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II
c. Either conclusion I or II follows follows
d. Both conclusions I and II follow d. Only conclusion II follows
e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows e. None of the above

3. Statements: 6. Statements:
Mostly pets are cats Some pencils are pens
Only cats are dogs Only pens are colours
No cats are rabbits Few pencils are erasers
Conclusions: Conclusions:
I. Some pets are rabbits. I. Few colours may be pencils
II. All pets being rabbits is not a possibility. II. Few erasers are pens
a. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. a. Only conclusion II follows
b. Only conclusion I follows b. None of the above
c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II
follows follows
d. Only conclusion II follows d. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
e. None of the above e. Only conclusion I follows
7. Statements: 11. Statements:
Only few laptops are computers Only few bats are balls.
No computers are keys Few balls are stumps.
Few keys are mobiles No stump is pitch.
Conclusions: Conclusions:
I. Some mobiles are computers I: Some balls are not pitches.
II. All computers being laptops is a II: All bats are balls.
possibility a. Only conclusion I follows
a. Only conclusion II follows b. Only conclusion II follows
b. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II c. Either conclusion I or II follows
follows d. Both conclusions I and II follow
c. Only conclusion I follows e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
d. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
e. None of the above 12. Statements:
All rum is whisky.
8. Statements: No whisky is beer.
Few rivers are ponds. Only beer is vodka.
All ponds are oceans Conclusions:
No oceans are seas I: No rum is beer.
Conclusions: II: Some vodka may be whisky.
I. Few ponds can be seas a. Only conclusion I follows
II. All rivers are oceans b. Only conclusion II follows
a. Only conclusion II follows c. Either conclusion I or II follows
b. None of the above d. Both conclusion I and II follows
c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
follows
d. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. 13. Statements:
e. Only conclusion I follows 25.5% of stones are rocks.
None rock is sand.
9. Statements: Only sands are bricks.
Only few books are papers. Conclusions:
No paper is novel. I. No rock is brick.
Some novels are copies. II. Some stones are sands.
Conclusions: a. Both conclusion I and conclusion III follow.
I: Some papers are copies. b. Only conclusion I follows
II: All copies are papers. c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II
a. Only conclusion I follows follows
b. Only conclusion II follows d. Only conclusion II follows
c. Either conclusion I or II follows e. None of the above
d. Both conclusion I and II follows
e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows 14. Statements:
Only a few rides are trips.
10. Statements: No trip is mountain.
Only days are months. All mountains are trees.
No day is year. Conclusions:
Some years are decades. I: Some trees are not trips.
Conclusions: II: All rides being trips is not a possibility.
I: No decade is day. a. Only conclusion I follows
II: Some months are decades. b. Only conclusion II follows
a. Only conclusion I follows c. Either conclusion I or II follows
b. Only conclusion II follows d. Both conclusions I and II follow
c. Either conclusion I or II follows e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
d. Both conclusions I and II follow
e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
15. Statements: 19. Statements:
Mostly pets are cats No mobiles are laptops.
Only cats are dogs Only few laptops are computers.
No cats are rabbits Few computers are keyboards.
Conclusions: All keyboards are phones.
I. Some pets are rabbits. Conclusions:
II. All pets being rabbits is not a possibility. I. Some laptops are not keyboards.
a. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. II. Each computers may be mobiles
b. Only conclusion I follows III. Mostly phones are computers
c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II a. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
follows b. Only conclusion III follows
d. Only conclusion II follows c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II
e. None of the above follows
d. Only conclusion II follows
16. Statements: e. None of the above
At least some petals are leaves.
All leaves are plants No plant is seed 20. Statements:
Conclusions: Only few rackets are handles.
I. All leaves may be seeds At least some hats are handles.
II. Some petals are plants No hat is beaker.
a. Only conclusion II follows Conclusions:
b. None of the above I: All handles being beaker is not a
c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II possibility.
follows II: Mostly hats are rackets.
d. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. a. Only conclusion I follows
e. Only conclusion I follows b. Only conclusion II follows
c. Either conclusion I or II follows
17. Statements: d. Both conclusion I and II follows
No box is bowl. e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
All bowls are cups.
Each cup is glass. 21. Statements:
Conclusions: Only maps are roads.
I: All bowls are glasses. Some maps are tracks.
II: Some cups are boxes. No track is route.
a. Only conclusion I follows Conclusions:
b. Only conclusion II follows I: Some roads are routes.
c. Either conclusion I or II follows II: Some maps are routes.
d. Both conclusions I and II follow a. Only conclusion I follows
e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows b. Only conclusion II follows
c. Either conclusion I or II follows
18. Statements: d. Both conclusion I and II follows
All watches are clocks. e. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Only clocks are mirrors.
Few clocks are walls. 22. Statements:
No walls are glasses. 99% states are countries
Conclusions: No countries are continents
I. Few mirrors may be watches Every continents is islands
II. Mostly walls being watches is a possibility Mostly islands are towns Conclusions:
III. Some clocks are glasses. I. Few countries being islands is a possibility.
a) Only conclusion II follows II. No towns are continents
b) Only conclusion III follows III. Mostly states are towns
c) Only conclusion I follows a. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
d) Both conclusion I and III follow. b. Only conclusion III follows
e) None of these c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II
follows
d. Only conclusion I follows
e. None of the above
23. Statements:
12.86% ponds are rivers.
98% rivers are oceans.
Every oceans is lakes.
No lakes are waters.
Conclusions:
I. Few ponds being lakes is a possibility.
II. No oceans are waters.
III. Mostly waters are rivers.
a. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
b. Only conclusion III follows
c. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II
follows
d. Only conclusion I follows
e. None of the above

24. Statements:
Only A are B
Some A are C
Some C are D
No D are E
Conclusions:
I. Some B being C is a possibility
II. All C being E is a possibility
III. Some D are A
a. Only conclusion II follows
b. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
c. Both conclusion II and conclusion III
follow.
d. Only conclusion III follows
e. None of the above

25. Statements:
Only a few Icon are Image
All Image are File
Some Folder are Icon
Conclusions:
I: No Folder is File
II: Some Folder are File
(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 conclusions I and II follow

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 Syllogism – 3 (Answer Keys)

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