Syllogism (SSC Selection Post Phase – XI)

Total Questions: 16

11. No pigeon is a dove. Some doves are sparrows. All sparrows are birds. [Matriculation Level 27/06/2023 (Shift-2)]

Conclusions:

(I) Some sparrows are not pigeons.

(II) Some sparrows are doves.

(III) Some birds are doves.

Correct Answer: (d) All the conclusions I, II and III follow
Solution:

(d) All the conclusions I, II and III follow

12. All keys are windows. No window is a door. Some doors are locks. [Matriculation Level 28/06/2023 (Shift-1)]

Conclusions:

 

I. Some locks are keys.

II. No lock is a window.

III. No door is a key.

Correct Answer: (d) Only conclusion III follows.
Solution:

(d) Only conclusion III follows.

13. All bottles are plastics. Some plastics are fibres. Some fibres are glasses. [Matriculation Level 28/06/2023 (Shift-1)]

Conclusions:

(I) Some fibres are plastics.

(II) All plastics are bottles.

(III) Some glasses are fibres.

Correct Answer: (b) Only conclusions I and III follow
Solution:

(b) Only conclusions I and III follow

14. All rackets are lotions. All lotions are wickets. Some tables are wickets. [Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift-3)]

Conclusions:

I. Some wickets are rackets.

II. Some tables are lotions.

III. All lotions are rackets.

Correct Answer: (d) Only conclusion I follows
Solution:

(d) Only conclusion I follows

15. All papers are pulps. All pulps are branches. All branches are trees. [Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift-3)]

Conclusions:

(I) Some trees are papers.

(II) All pulps are papers.

(III) No pulp is a paper.

Correct Answer: (a) Only conclusion I follows
Solution:

(a) Only conclusion I follows

16. All trucks are buses. Some buses are bikes All bikes are planes. [Matriculation Level 30/06/2023 (Shift-3)]

Conclusions:

I. Some planes are buses.

II. Some buses are trucks.

III. All planes are trucks.

Correct Answer: (d) Only conclusions I and II follow
Solution:

(d) Only conclusions I and II follow