DeductiveReasoning (Syllogism)
Directions (1 to 15): In each question below are given two statements
followed by two conclusions numbered (I) and (II). Study the
statements and mark your answer choice as per the instructions given
below.
Answer choice 1: If only conclusion (I) follows.
Answer choice 2: If only conclusion (II) follows.
Answer choice 3: If both conclusions (I) and (II) follows.
Answer choice 4: If neither conclusion (I) nor conclusion (II)
follows, i.e., no conclusion.
1. Statements:
All women are mothers.
All mothers are sisters.
Conclusions:
(I) All women are sisters.
(II) Some sisters are women.
2. Statements:
All men are girls.
Some girls are students.
Conclusions:
(I) All girls are men.
(II) Some men are students.
3. Statements:
All grasses are trees.
No tree is shrub.
Conclusions:
(I) No grasses are shrubs.
(II) Some shrubs are grasses.
4. Statements:
All fish are tortoise.
No tortoise is a crocodile.
Conclusions:
(I) No fish is a crocodile.
(II) Some crocodiles are not fishes.
5. Statements:
Some kings are queens.
All queens are beautiful.
Conclusions:
(I) All kings are beautiful.
(II) All queens are kings.
6. Statements:
Some boys are thieves.
All thieves are dacoits.
Conclusions:
(I) Some boys are dacoits.
(II) All dacoits are boys.
7. Statements:
All film directors are film stars.
All film stars are playback singers.
Conclusions:
(I) All film directors are playback singers.
(II) Some film stars are playback singers.
8. Statements:
Some dogs are bulls.
No tigers are dogs.
Conclusions:
(I) No dogs are tigers.
(II) Some bulls are tigers.
9. Statements:
No man is a donkey.
Rahul is a man.
Conclusions:
(I) All men are not Rahul.
(II) Rahul is not a donkey.
10. Statements:
Some books are pens.
Some pens are erasers.
Conclusions:
(I) All books are erasers.
(II) Some erasers are books.
11. Statements:
No flower is mango.
No mango is cherry.
Conclusions:
(I) No flower is cherry.
(II) Some cherries are mangoes.
12. Statements:
Some men are educated.
Educated persons prefer small families.
Conclusions:
(I) All small families are educated.
(II) Some men prefer small families.
13. Statements:
Every minister is a student.
Every student is inexperienced.
Conclusions:
(I) Every minister is inexperienced.
(II) Some inexperienced are students.
Directions ( 16 to 25): In each question below are given two
statements followed by several conclusions. You have to decide
which of the given conclusion logically follows from the two given
statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
14. Statements:
Some doctors are engineers.
All engineers are lawyers.
Conclusions:
(I) Some lawyers are doctors.
(II) All engineers are doctors.
(III) Some doctors are lawyers.
(IV) Some engineers are lawyers.
1) Only (I) & (III) follow.
2) Only (III) & (IV) follow.
3) Only (I), (II) & (IV) follow.
4) None of these.
15. Statements:
All shops are erasers.
All erasers are razors.
Conclusions:
(I) All shops are razors.
(II) No eraser is shop.
(III) Some razors are shops.
(IV) Some erasers are shops.
1) Only (I) & (IV) follow.
2) Only (I) & (III) follow.
3) Only (I), (III) & (IV) follow.
4) None of these.
16. Statements:
All files are directories.
No directory is confidential.
Conclusions:
(I) All files are confidential.
(II) Some files are not confidential.
(III) No file is confidential.
(IV) Some files are directories.
1) Only (IV) follow.
2) Only (I) & (IV) follow.
3) Only (III) & (IV) follow.
4) Only (II) & (III) follow.
17. Statements:
Some ships are umbrellas.
No umbrella is a bird.
Conclusions:
(I) Some ships are not birds.
(II) Some birds are ships.
(III) Some umbrellas are ships.
(IV) Some birds are umbrellas.
1) Only (I) follows.
2) Only (I) & (III) follow.
3) Only (III) follows.
4) None of these.
18. Statements:
All telephones are radios.
All radios are birds.
Conclusions:
(I) Some birds are telephones.
(II) Some radios are telephones.
(III) All telephones are birds.
1) Only (II) & (III) follow.
2) Only (III) follows.
3) Only (I) & (III) follow.
4) None of these.
19. Statements:
Some cows are buffaloes.
Some buffaloes are dogs.
Conclusions:
(I) Some buffaloes are cows.
(II) Some cows are dogs.
(III) Some dogs are buffaloes.
(IV) Some dogs are cows.
1) Only (I) & (III) follow.
2) Only (II) & (IV) follow.
3) Only (III) & (IV) follow.
4) None of these.
20. Statements:
Some robots are machines.
Mohan is a machine.
Conclusions:
(I) Mohan is a robot.
(II) Mohan is not a robot.
(III) Some machines are robot.
1) Only (II) & (III) follow.
2) Only (I) & (III) follow.
3) Either (I) or (II) along with (III) follow.
4) None of these.
21. Statements:
All chalks are fans.
No fan is table.
Conclusions:
(I) No table is fan.
(II) Some tables are not chalks.
(III) Some fans are chalks.
(IV) No chalk is table.
1) Only (II) & (IV) follow.
2) Only (II), (III) & (IV) follow.
3) All follow.
4) None of these.
22. Statements:
Some houses can fly.
Shiva is a house.
Conclusions:
(I) Shiva can fly.
(II) Shiva cannot fly.
(III) Shiva can dance.
(IV) Shiva can swim.
1) Only (I) follows.
2) Only (II) follows.
3) Either (I) or (II) follow.
4) None of these.
23. Statements:
Some passengers are smart.
All smart people travel.
Conclusions:
(I) Some passengers are fools.
(II) All those who travel are smart.
(III) Some passengers travel.
(IV) Some smart people travel.
1) Only (I) & (III) follow
2) Only (III) follows.
3) Only (I), (II) & (IV) follow.4) None of these.