Syllogism (SSC Selection Post Phase – XI)Total Questions: 161. Statements : [Graduate Level 27/06/2023 (Shift-4)]Some pears are mangoes.All mangoes are grapes.All pears are fruits.Conclusions:I. Some pears are grapes.II. Some mangoes are fruits.(a) Only conclusion I follows.(b) Both conclusions I and II follow.(c) Only conclusion II follows.(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.Correct Answer: (b) Both conclusions I and II follow.Solution:From Ven-Diagram,Both conclusions I and II follow.2. Statements : [Graduate Level 28/06/2023 (Shift-3)]I. Some gates are ways.II. All ways are routes.III. No route is a door.Conclusions:I. No door is a way.II. Some gates are routes.(a) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.(b) Only conclusion I follows.(c) Both conclusions I and II follow.(d) Only conclusion II follows. Correct Answer: (c) Both conclusions I and II follow.Solution:From Ven-Diagram,Both conclusions I and II follow.3. Statements : [Graduate Level 28/06/2023 (Shift-3)]Some flowers are fruits.All fruits are vegetables.Some vegetables are healthy.Conclusions:I. All vegetables are healthy.II. Some vegetables are flowers.(a) Only conclusion II follows.(b) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.(c) Both conclusions I and II follow.(d) Only conclusion I follows. Correct Answer: (a) Only conclusion II follows.Solution:From Ven-Diagram,Only conclusion II follows.4. Statements : [Graduate Level 30/06/2023 (Shift-1)]I. No forest is a jungle.II. All hills are jungles.III. All orchards are hills.Conclusions:I. All orchards are jungles.II. No forest is a hill.(a) Only conclusion II follows.(b) Both conclusions I and II follow.(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.(d) Only conclusion I follows. Correct Answer: (b) Both conclusions I and II follow.Solution:From Ven-Diagram,Both conclusions I and II follow.5. Statements : [Graduate Level 30/06/2023 (Shift-1)]Some pins are needles.All pins are nails.All needles are screws.Conclusions:I. No nail is a screw.II. Some needles are nails.(a) Only conclusion I follows.(b) Both conclusions I and II follow.(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.(d) Only conclusion II follows. Correct Answer: (d) Only conclusion II follows. Solution:From Ven-Diagram,Only conclusion II follows. 6. Statements : [Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 (Shift-3)]All planets are asteroids.All orbits are asteroids.No star is an asteroid.Conclusions:I. No planet is a star.II. No star is an orbit.(a) Only conclusion I follows.(b) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.(c) Only conclusion II follows.(d) Both conclusions I and II follow. Correct Answer: (d) Both conclusions I and II follow. Solution:From Ven-Diagram,Both conclusions I and II follow.7. Statements : [Higher Secondary 28/06/2023 (Shift-2)]All dinosaurs are extinct.No tigers are extinct.Some tigers are omnivores.Conclusions:I. Some omnivores are dinosaurs.II. No tigers are dinosaurs.III. Some tigers are dinosaurs.(a) Only conclusions II and III follow.(b) Only conclusion II follows.(c) Only conclusions I and III follow.(d) Only conclusions I and II follow.Correct Answer: (b) Only conclusion II follows.Solution:From Ven-Diagram,Only conclusion II follows.8. Statements : [Higher Secondary 28/06/2023 (Shift-2)]Some pages are words.All pages are books.All words are registers.Conclusions:I. Some books are registers.II. Some books are words.III. All pages are registers.(a) Only conclusions I and II follow.(b) All conclusions follow(c) Only conclusions II and III follow,(d) Only conclusions I and III follow.Correct Answer: (a) Only conclusions I and II follow.Solution:From Ven-Diagram,Only conclusions I and II follow.9. Statements : [Matriculation Level 27/06/2023 (Shift-2)]All tanks are plates.All cots are plates.Some oats are cots.Conclusions:I. Some tanks are cots,II. Some plates are tanks.III. Some plates are oats(a) Either conclusion I or II follows(b) Only conclusion II follows(c) Only conclusion I follows(d) Both conclusions II and III followCorrect Answer: (d) Both conclusions II and III followSolution:From Ven-Diagram,Both conclusions II and III follow10. Statements : [Matriculation Level 27/06/2023 (Shift-2)]No mug is a bucket.All mugs are cups.Some cups are spoons.Conclusions:I. Some spoons are buckets.II. Some mugs are spoons.III. Some cups are not buckets.(a) Only conclusions II and III follow(b) Only conclusions I and II follow(c) All conclusions follow(d) Only conclusion III followsCorrect Answer: (d) Only conclusion III followsSolution:From Ven-Diagram,Only conclusion III followsSubmit Quiz12Next »