Syllogisms - SSC
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some schools are colleges.
All colleges are universities.
Conclusions:
I. All universities are schools.
II. Some universities are colleges.
- A.
Both the conclusions follow.
- B.
Only conclusion I follows.
- C.
Either conclusion I or II follows.
- D.
Only conclusion II follows.
View AnswerRead the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No plum is an apricot.
All lemons are apricots.
All grapes are lemons.
Conclusions:
I. No apricot is a grape.
II. No grape is a plum.
III. No lemon is a plum.
IV. Some plums are lemons.
- A.
Only conclusions I, II and IV follow.
- B.
Only conclusions II, III and IV follow.
- C.
Only conclusions II and III follow.
- D.
Only conclusions I, II and III follow.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some pencils are pens.
All pens are papers.
All pencils are colours.
Conclusions:
I. All colours are pens.
II. Some colours are pencils.
III. Some papers are pens.
- A.
All conclusions I, II and III follow.
- B.
Only conclusions II and III follow.
- C.
Only conclusion II follows.
- D.
Only conclusions I and II follow.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the statements.
Statements:
1. All flowers are blue.
2. All blue are good.
3. No good is red.
Conclusions:
I. No red is a flower.
II. No red is a bus.
III. Some good are flowers.
IV. Some good are blue.
- A.
Only conclusions I, III and IV follow
- B.
Only conclusions I and III follow
- C.
All conclusions I, II, III and IV follow
- D.
Only conclusions I, II and IV follow
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No pink is yellow.
No yellow is white.
All reds are yellows.
Conclusions:
I. No red is pink.
II. No red is white.
III. No white is yellow.
- A.
Only conclusions I and II follow
- B.
Only conclusions I and III follow
- C.
Only conclusions II and III follow
- D.
All the conclusions follow
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All wires are chargers.
Some chargers are phones.
All chargers are equipment.
Conclusions:
I. Some equipment are phones.
II. All wires are phones.
- A.
Only conclusion I follows
- B.
Only conclusion II follows
- C.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
- D.
Both the conclusions follow
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some locks are keys.
No key is a chain.
All springs are chains.
Conclusions:
I. Some keys are springs.
II. No key is a spring.
III. No lock is a spring.
- A.
Either conclusion I or II follows.
- B.
None of the conclusions follow.
- C.
Only conclusions I and II follow.
- D.
Only conclusion II follows.
Three Statements are given followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All jacks are aces.
No ace is a king.
Some queens are kings.
Conclusions:
I. Some queens are jacks.
II. Some kings are jacks.
III. No jack is a king.
- A.
Only conclusion I follows.
- B.
Only conclusion III follows.
- C.
Only conclusion I and III follow.
- D.
Only conclusion I and II follow.
Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some books are pens.
All pens are pencils.
Conclusions:
I. Some pencils are books.
II. Some books are not pencils.
- A.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
- B.
Both conclusions I and II follow
- C.
Only conclusion II follows
- D.
Only conclusion I follows
Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some woods are metals.
All metals are stones.
Some plastics are metals.
Conclusions:
I. Some stones are plastics.
II. Some woods are stones.
III. All stones are metals.
- A.
Only conclusion II follows
- B.
Only conclusions I and II follow
- C.
Only conclusion I follows
- D.
Only conclusions I and III follow
Consider the given statement and the following conclusions and decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement.
Statement:
Private school teachers are hard-working.
Conclusion:
(I) Some hard-working teachers are private school teachers.
(II) Government employees are not hard-working.
- A.
Only conclusion (II) follows
- B.
Neither conclusion (I)nor (II) follows
- C.
Only conclusion (I) follows
- D.
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
Three Statements are given followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All ‘alphas’ are ‘betas’.
No ‘beta’ is a ‘gamma’.
Some ‘thetas’ are ‘alphas’.
Conclusions:
I. Some gammas are alphas.
II. Some thetas are betas.
III. No alpha is a gamma.
- A.
Only conclusion II follows.
- B.
Only conclusion I follows.
- C.
Both conclusions II and III follow.
- D.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some pots are boxes.
All stands are boxes.
Some cartons are stands.
Conclusions:
I. Some cartons are boxes.
II. Some cartons are pots.
III. Some pots are stands.
- A.
Only conclusions I and II follow
- B.
Only conclusion I follows
- C.
Only conclusions I and III follow
- D.
Only conclusion II follows
Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some butters are honeys.
Some honeys are breads.
All breads are jams.
Conclusions:
I.Some jams are honeys.
II.All honeys are butters.
III.Some jams are butters.
- A.
Only conclusions I and II follow
- B.
Only conclusion II follows
- C.
Only conclusions I and III follow
- D.
Only conclusion I follows
Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some apartments are bungalows.
Some bungalows are flats.
Conclusions:
I. Some apartments are flats.
II. Some flats are bungalows.
- A.
Only conclusion I follows
- B.
Both conclusions I and II follow
- C.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
- D.
Only conclusion II follows
Three Statements are given followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All towels are cloths.
No cloth is a blanket.
Some blankets are cushions.
Conclusions:
I. Some towels are cushions.
II. No cushion is a cloth.
III. No towel is a blanket.
- A.
Only conclusion III follows.
- B.
Only conclusion I follows.
- C.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
- D.
Both conclusions I and III follow.
Three statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All plants are herbs.
Some herbs are trees.
All trees are shrubs.
Conclusions:
I. Some shrubs are plants.
II. Some shrubs are herbs.
III. Some trees are plants.
- A.
Only conclusions I and III follow
- B.
Only conclusion II follows
- C.
Only conclusions I and II follow
- D.
Only conclusion I follows
Three Statements are given followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All ants are beetles.
No beetle is a frog.
Some frogs are bugs.
Conclusions:
I. Some bugs are ants.
II. No bug is a beetle.
III. No frog is an ant.
- A.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
- B.
Only conclusion III follows.
- C.
Only conclusion I follows.
- D.
Both conclusions I and III follow.
Three Statements are given followed by Three conclusions numbered I, II and III.
Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All books are copies.
No copy is a pen.
Some erasers are books.
Conclusions:
I. Some copies are erasers.
II. Some pens are books.
III. No eraser is a pen
- A.
Only conclusion II follows.
- B.
Both conclusions I and II follow.
- C.
Both conclusions I and III follow.
- D.
Only conclusion I follows.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the statements.
Statements:
Some lions are tigers.
All tigers are leopards.
All lions are animals.
Conclusions:
I. Some animals are leopards.
II. Some leopards are lions.
III. Some animals are tigers.
- A.
Only conclusions II and III follow.
- B.
Only conclusions I and III follow.
- C.
All conclusions I, II and III follow.
- D.
Only conclusions I and II follow.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No police officer is a doctor.
Some doctors are specialists.
All engineers are doctors.
Conclusions:
I. Some engineers are police officers.
II. No engineer is a police officer.
III. Some doctors are engineers.
- A.
Only conclusions II and III follow.
- B.
Only conclusions I and II follow.
- C.
Only conclusion II follows.
- D.
Either conclusion I or II and III follow(s).
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All bean bags are chairs.
All chairs are couches.
All couches are sofas.
Conclusions:
I. Some sofas are couches.
II. Some couches are bean bags.
III. All couches are bean bags.
- A.
Only conclusions II and III follow.
- B.
Only conclusions I and II follow.
- C.
Only conclusion II follows.
- D.
All conclusions I, II and III follow.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some printers are coolers.
No cooler is a telephone.
All machines are telephones.
Conclusions:
I. Some printers are machines.
II. No machine is a cooler.
- A.
Only conclusion II follows
- B.
Only conclusion I follows
- C.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
- D.
Both the conclusions follow
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All pencils ar e erasers.
Some sharpeners are p encils.
Conclusions:
I. Some sharp eners are erasers.
II. All pencils are sharpeners.
- A.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
- B.
Both conclusions I and II follow
- C.
Only conclusion II follows
- D.
Only conclusion I follows
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All teachers are doctors.
Some professors are doctors.
All professors are engineers.
Conclusions:
I. All professors are doctors.
II. Some doctors are engineers.
III. Some teachers are engineers.
IV. Some teachers are professors.
- A.
Only conclusions I, II and IV follow
- B.
Only conclusions II, III and IV follow
- C.
All conclusions I, II, III and IV follow
- D.
Only conclusion II follows