Syllogism (Varieties Questions)

Total Questions: 39

1. All plains are mountains. No sea is a mountain. Some valleys are seas. [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

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:

Only conclusion III follows.

2. Some elephants are fishes. No fish is a tiger. All deer are tigers. [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

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:

Only conclusion III follows.

3. Some schools are big. All big are malls. No mall is cheap [SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Conclusion:

I. All big are schools.

II. Some malls are big.

Correct Answer: (b) Only conclusion (II) is follow.
Solution:

4. All Indians are Americans. Some Chinese are Americans. All Chinese are Russians. [SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th Shift)]

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:

5. Some Erasers are Papers. Some Papers are Clips. All Clips are Hair. [SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Conclusions:

I. All Papers are Hair.

II. Some Erasers are Clips.

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

6. All tools are spanners. Some spanners are utensils. No spanner is an iron. [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

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:

7. Some cribs are pants. No crib is a tap. All pants are shells. [Matriculation Level 27/06/2023 (Shift-1)]

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:

8. Only a few Adults are Plumbers. Only a few Plumbers are Taxi drivers. [SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Afternoon)]

Conclusions:

I. Some Adults are Taxi drivers.

II. All Plumbers can never be Taxi drivers.

Correct Answer: (c) Only conclusion II follows.
Solution:

9. No plate is Mug. Some Mugs are Tables. [SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Morning)]

Conclusions:

I. All plates being tables is a possibility.

II. Some tables are not mugs.

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

10. All pens are cars. Some cars are bulbs. [SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Afternoon)]

Conclusions:

I. Some cars are not bulbs.

II. Some pens being bulbs is a possibility.

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