Syllogism (Varieties Questions)

Total Questions: 39

11. I. Each correct is wrong. II. No wrong is right.

Conclusions:

I. No correct is right.

II. Some wrongs are correct.

Correct Answer: (b) Both conclusion I and II follow.
Solution:

12. Three Statements are given followed by four conclusions numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically does NOT follow(s) from the statements. [SSC CGL Tier II (02/03/2023)]

Statements:

All P are G.

Some G are B.

All B are C.  

Conclusions:

I. All P being C is a possibility.

II. Some P are B.

III. Some C are G.

IV. Some G are P  

Correct Answer: (c) Only 2 does not follow
Solution:

13. Some bulbs are switches. No switch is a vase. All fans are switches. [SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

Conclusions:

I. Some bulbs being fans is a possibility.

II. No fan is a vase.

III. All switches are fans.

IV. No bulb is a vase.

Correct Answer: (b) Only Conclusions I and II follow
Solution:

From the above diagram we can conclude that only conclusion I and II follows.

14. Some stones are cubes. No cube is a glass. All bats are cubes. [SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

Conclusions:

I. Some stones being bats is a possibility.

IL. No bat is a glass.

III. All cubes are bats.

IV. No stone is a glass.

 

Correct Answer: (c) Only Conclusions I and II follow
Solution:

We can clearly say that Conclusions and II follows.

15. Some pens are markers. All markers are crayons. [SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Evening)]

Conclusions:

I. All pens can never be crayons.

II. At Least some crayons are pens.

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

We can see from the above venn diagram that only conclusion (ii) is followed

16. Some Care P. No C is a T. All P are S. [Graduate Level 01/08/2022 (Shift-4)]

Conclusions:

I. All S being C is a possibility.

II. At least some T are not C.

III. Some P are not T.

 

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

17. No Mango is a banana. No banana is a guava. Some guavas are oranges. [Graduate Level 01/08/2022 (Shift-4)]

Conclusions:

I. Some mangoes are oranges.

II. Some guavas are mangoes.

III.  No orange is a banana.

 

Correct Answer: (c) None of the conclusions follow
Solution:

From the above venn diagram, we can clearly see that, None of the conclusions follow.

18. I. No X is C. II. Some A are C. [SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Evening)]

Conclusions:

I. Some C are not X.

II. Some A are X is a possibility.

III. All C are A.

 

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

Only conclusions I and II follow

19. I. Most of the engineering students are adults. II. Harsh is an adult. [SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Conclusion:

I. Harsh is an engineering student.

II. Some engineering students are not

adults.

 

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

Clearly, we can see that some engineering students are adults but it is not definite that Harsh is an engineering student. Hence, only conclusion II follows.

20. I. No 90s are 80s. II. Some 90s are 40s. III. All 80s are 70s. [SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Morning)]

Conclusions:

I. All 80s being 40s is a possibility.

II. Some 70s are not 90s

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

Clearly, we can see that both conclusions I and II follow.