Syllogism (SSC CGL 2022 Tier – 2)

Some poems are horses.

All horses are toys.

All toys are ships.

Conclusions:

I. All toys being poems is a possibility.

II. Some horses are ships.

Correct Answer: (a) Both conclusions I and II follow

Solution:From Ven-Diagram,

Both conclusions I and II follow

All phones are laptops.

All pen-drives are phones.

All pen-drives are pens.

Conclusions:

I. All pens are phones.

II. All laptops are pens.

III. All pen-drives are laptops.

Correct Answer: (a) Only conclusion III follows

Solution:From Ven-Diagram,

Only conclusion III follows

Some Bangles are Bracelets.

All chains are Rings Some Bracelets are Chains.

Conclusions:

I. Some Bangles are rings.

II. Some Chains are Bangles.

III. Some Rings are Bracelets

Correct Answer: (b) Both Conclusion I and II follows

Solution:From Ven-Diagram,

Both Conclusion I and II follows