Syllogism (SSC CHSL 2023 Tier – 1)

Total Questions: 32

1. All elephants are tigers. All tigers are horses. No horse is a camel. [SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st Shift)]

Conclusion (I): Some horses are elephants.

Conclusion (II): Some camels are tigers.

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

2. Some mangoes are apples. All apples are grapes. No pears are mangoes. [SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st Shift)]

Conclusions:

(I) Some  grapes are mangoes.

(II) No grapes are pears.

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

3. Some aprons are chopsticks. Some chopsticks are forks. All forks are knives. [SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Conclusion:

(I) Some chopsticks are aprons.

(II) No forks are knives.

Correct Answer: (c) Only conclusion (I) is follow.
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4. Some apples are oranges. All oranges are bananas. All bananas are mangoes. [SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (1st Shift)]

Conclusion(I): Some mangoes are oranges.

Conclusion(II): Some bananas are apples.

Correct Answer: (b) Both conclusions (I) and (II) are true.
Solution:

5. Some pencils are cartoons. All cartoons are rivers. All rivers are shadows. [SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Conclusions:

(I) All pencils are shadows.

(II) All cartoons are shadows.

(III) Some shadows are pencils.

Correct Answer: (a) Both conclusions II and III follow
Solution:

6. Some Bagels are Eggs. Some Bagels are Cheese. Some Cheese are Smiles. [SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Conclusions:

(I). Some Cheese are Eggs.

(II). Some Bagels are Smiles.

Correct Answer: (c) Both conclusions I and II do not follow.
Solution:

7. All magnets are poles. All poles are telescopes. Some telescopes are computers. [SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Conclusions:

I. All telescopes are magnets.

II. Some poles are computers.

Correct Answer: (d) Neither conclusion I nor II is
Solution:

8. Some Chips are Potatoes. All Potatoes are Fries. All Fries are Snacks. [SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (4th Shift)]

Conclusions:

I. All Potatoes are Snacks.

II. Some Snacks are Chips.

Correct Answer: (c) Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow.
Solution:

9. Some editors are journalists. All journalists are writers. No writer is a reporter. [SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st Shift)]

Conclusion (I): Some writers are editors.

Conclusion(II): No reporter is a journalist.

Correct Answer: (c) Both conclusions I and II follow.
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10. All bags are pots. All keys are pots. No lamps are pots. [SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Conclusions:

(I) Some bags are keys.

(II) No keys are lamps.

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