Syllogism (Varieties Questions)

Total Questions: 39

1. Statements : [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

All plains are mountains

No sea is a mountain.

Some valleys are seas.

Conclusions:

1. Some valleys are plains.

2. No valley is a mountain.

3. No sea is a plain.

Correct Answer: (a) Only conclusion III follows.
Solution:From Ven-diagram

Hence,

Only conclusion III follows.

2. Statements : [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

Some elephants are fishes.

No fish is a tiger.

All deer are tigers.

Conclusions:

I. Some elephants are deer.

II. No elephant is a tiger.

III. No deer is a fish.

Correct Answer: (a) Only conclusion III follows.
Solution:From Ven-diagram

Hence,

Only conclusion III follows.

3. Statements : [SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Some schools are big.

All big are malls.

No mall is cheap

Conclusion:

I. All big are schools.

II. Some malls are big.

Correct Answer: (b) Only conclusion (II) is follow.
Solution:From Ven-diagram

4. Statemensts : [SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th Shift)]

All Indians are Americans.

Some Chinese are Americans.

All Chinese are Russians.

Conclusions:

I. Some Chinese are Indians is a possibility.

II. No Russian is an Indian.

III. Some Americans are Russians.

Correct Answer: (c) Both conclusions I and III follow
Solution:From Ven-Diagram

5. Statement : [SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Some Erasers are Papers.

Some Papers are Clips.

All Clips are Hair.

Conclusions:

I. All Papers are Hair.

II. Some Erasers are Clips.

Correct Answer: (c) Both conclusions (I) and (II) definitely do not follow.
Solution:From Ven-Diagram

6. Statement : [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

All tools are spanners.

Some spanners are utensils.

No spanner is an iron.

Conclusions:

I. Some tools are irons.

II. Some utensils are tools.

III. Some utensils are not iron.

Correct Answer: (a) Only conclusion III follows
Solution:From Ven-Diagram

7. Statement : [Matriculation Level 27/06/2023 (Shift-1)]

Some cribs are pants.

No crib is a tap.

All pants are shells.

Conclusions:

I. All shells being cribs is a possibility.

II. At least some taps are not cribs.

III. Some pants are not taps.

Correct Answer: (d) All conclusions I, II and III follow
Solution:From Ven-Diagram

8. Statements : [SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Afternoon)]

Only a few Adults are Plumbers.

Only a few Plumbers are Taxi drivers.

Conclusions:

I. Some Adults are Taxi drivers.

II. All Plumbers can never be Taxi drivers.

Correct Answer: (c) Only conclusion II follows.
Solution:From Ven-Diagram

9. Statements : [SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Morning)]

No plate is Mug.

Some Mugs are Tables.

Conclusions:

I. All plates being tables is a possibility.

II. Some tables are not mugs.

Correct Answer: (c) Only conclusion I follows.
Solution:From Ven-Diagram

10. Statements : [SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Afternoon)]

All pens are cars.

Some cars are bulbs.

Conclusions:

I. Some cars are not bulbs.

II. Some pens being bulbs is a possibility.

Correct Answer: (d) Only conclusion II follows.  
Solution:From Ven-Diagram