Syllogisms

Syllogisms
Rules:
Minimum Condition: Maximum Condition:

ALL A’s are B’s:

Some A’s are B’s:

Some A’s are not B’s:

No A’s are B’s:

Rules:
Minimum Condition: Maximum Condition:
A, B
A B
ALL A’s are B’s:

A, B
Some A’s are B’s: A B

A B
Some A’s are not B’s: A B

A B
No A’s are B’s:
Question 1
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1 and 2 are followed by conclusions I and II. Taking
the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your
answer.
Statements: All the harmoniums are instruments.
All the instruments are flutes.

Conclusions: (i) All the flutes are instruments.

(ii) All the harmoniums are flutes.

A. Neither I nor II follows

B. Either I or II follows.
C. Both I and II follow
D. Only conclusion II follows.
E. Only conclusion I follows
Question 2
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1 and 2 are followed by conclusions I and II. Taking
the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your
answer.
Statements: Some mangoes are yellow.
Some tixo are mangoes.

Conclusions: (i) Some mangoes are green.

(ii) Tixo is a yellow.

A. Neither I nor II follows

B. Either I or II follows.
C. Both I and II follow
D. Only conclusion II follows.
E. Only conclusion I follows
Question 3
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1 and 2 are followed by conclusions I and II. Taking
the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your
answer.
Statements: Some ants are parrots.
All the parrots are apples.

Conclusions: (i) All the apples are parrots.

(ii) Some ants are apples.

A. Neither I nor II follows

B. Either I or II follows.
C. Both I and II follow
D. Only conclusion II follows.
E. Only conclusion I follows
Question 4
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1 and 2 are followed by conclusions I and II. Taking
the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your
answer.
Statements: All the windows are doors.
No door is a wall.

Conclusions: (i) Some windows are walls.

(ii) No wall is a door.

A. Neither I nor II follows

B. Either I or II follows.
C. Both I and II follow
D. Only conclusion II follows.
E. Only conclusion I follows
Question 5
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1 and 2 are followed by 4 conclusions. Taking the
statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your
answer.
Statements: No door is dog.
All the dogs are cats.

Conclusions: (i) No door is cat.

(ii) No cat is door.
(iii) Some cats are dogs.
(iv) All the cats are dogs.

A. Only I and II follows D. Either I or IV follows.

B. Both I and III follow E. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Only conclusion IV follows F. Only III follows
Question 6
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1 and 2 are followed by 4 conclusions. Taking the
statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your answer.
Statements: Some diggers are jokers
All jokers are cute.
Conclusion: I. Some diggers are cute.
II. No diggers are cute.
III. Some diggers are not cute
IV. All diggers are cute.

A. Either I or II and either III and IV follows

B. Either II or IV follows
C. II and either III or IV follows
D. I and III follows
E. Either III or IV and I follows
Question 7
Statements:
All reasoning are logical.
No logical is puzzle.
All puzzle are code.
Conclusions:
All logical being code is a possibility.
All logical are reasoning.
III. No logical is code.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows
(c) Only III follows
(d) Only II and III follow
(e) None of these
Question 8
Statements:
Only a few courts are judges.
All judges are lawyer.
No judge are witness.
Conclusions:
All lawyer is court is a possibility
All witness are lawyer is a possibility.
Some witness are courts.

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows
(c) Only III follows
(d) Only I and II follow
(e) None of these
 Question 9
Directions: The question below contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three.
Choose the alternative in which the third statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two
1. Laxman is a man.
2. Meera is Laxman’s wife.
3. Some women are islands.
4. No man is an island.
5. Meera is not an island.
6. Laxman is not an island.

A. ADE
B. ABE
C. ADF
D. CDE
 Question 10
Directions: The question below contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three.
Choose the alternative in which the third statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two
1. All sincere people are good – natured
2. Some good – natured people are not sincere
3. Some sincere people are good – natured
4. All sincere people are fat
5. All fat people are good – natured
6. Some good – natured people are sincere

A. ACD
B. FAC
C. BCF
D. DEA
Question 11
Directions: In the question below are given four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II,
III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions
logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements: All plates are huts. Conclusions: I. No wolf is huts.
Some huts are fans. II. No plate is glass.
No fan is wolf. III. Some plates are wolf.
All wolf is glass. IV. Some plates are glass.

A. Either II or IV follows
B. Only III & IV follow
C. Either I or III follows
D. None of these
E. None follows
Question 12
Direction: In the following question three statements are given, which are followed by four conclusions.
Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.
Statements: All ducks are tulip. Conclusions: I. Some ducks are lotus is a possibility.

Few cats are tulips. II. No lotus is tulip.

III. Some cats are tulips is a possibility.
No lotus is cat.
IV. All tulips are ducks

A. Only conclusion (I) follows

B. Both conclusion (I) and (III) follows
C. Only conclusion (II) follows
D. Either conclusion (I) or (III) follows
E. None of these
Practice Questions
Question 1
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1, 2 and 3 are followed by conclusions I, II and III. Taking
the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your
answer.
Statements: Some cups are pots.
All pots are tubes..
Conclusions: I. Some pots are cups.
II. Some tubes are cups.

A. Only conclusion I follows.

B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Both conclusions I & II follow.
D. No conclusion follows.
Question 2
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1, 2 and 3 are followed by conclusions I, II and III. Taking
the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your
answer.
Statements: All bags are books.
Some purses are bags.
Conclusions: I. Some books are purses.
II. Some books are bags

A. Only conclusion I follows.

B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Both conclusions I & II follow.
D. No conclusion follows.
Question 3
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1, 2 and 3 are followed by conclusions I, II and III. Taking
the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your
answer.
Statements: Some Goats are Birds.
All Cars are Goats.
Conclusions: I. Some Cars are Birds.
II. No Bird is Goat.

A. Only conclusion I follows.

B. Only conclusion II follows.
C. Both conclusions I & II follow.
D. No conclusion follows.
Question 4
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1, 2 and 3 are followed by conclusions I, II and III. Taking
the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your
answer.
Statements: All the locks are keys.
All the keys are bats.
Some watches are bats.
Conclusions: (1)Some bats are locks.
(2)Some watches are keys.
(3)All the keys are locks.

A. Only (1) and (2)

B. Only (1)
C. Only (2)
D. Only (1) and (3)
Question 5
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1, 2 and 3 are followed by conclusions I, II and III. Taking
the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your
answer.
Statements: All Targareyens are dragons.
Some women are targareyens.
All warriors are women.
Conclusion: 1. All humans are dragons.
2. Some humans are targareyens.
3. Some dragons are targareyens.
4. All warriors are dragons.
A. Only (1) and (3)
B. Only (1)
C. Only (2)
D. Only (3)
Question 6
Directions: In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by four conclusions numbered
I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows
from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements: Some eyes are ears.
Some ears are lungs.
All lungs are hands
Conclusion: I. Some hands are eyes.
II. Some hands are ears
III. Some lungs are eyes
IV. No hand is eye

A. None follow C. Only IV follows

B. Only II follows D. Only III
Question 7
Directions: In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by four conclusions numbered
I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows
from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements: All liquids are solids.
Some solids are gases.
All gases are clouds
Conclusion: I. Some clouds are solids
II. Some clouds are liquids
III. Some gases are liquids
IV. Some solids are clouds

A. None follows C. Only I and II follow

B. Only III and IV follow D. Only I and IV follow
 Question 8
Directions: The question below contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three.
Choose the alternative in which the third statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two
1. College students are intelligent.
2. Intelligence is a collegian’s attribute.
3. Ram’s sister is a college student.
4. Ram is a college student.
5. All intelligent persons go to college.
6. Ram is intelligent.

A. ADF
B. BCD
C. ABF
D. ABD
Question 9
Directions: In the question given below, statements 1, 2 and 3 are followed by 2 conclusions. Taking the
statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your
answer.
Statements: All fishes are birds.
All birds are rats.
All rats are cows.

Conclusions: (i) All birds are cows

(ii) All rats are fishes

A. Neither I nor II follows

B. Either I or II follows.
C. Both I and II follow
D. Only conclusion II follows.
E. Only conclusion I follows
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