Syllogism (Varieties Questions)

Total Questions: 39

21. Statements : [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

I. Some teeth are noses and some noses are hands.

II. Some hands are feet.

Conclusion:

I. Some teeth are feet.

II. All hands are noses.

Correct Answer: (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follow.
Solution:From Ven-Diagram,

Hence,

Clearly, we can see that neither conclusion I nor II follow

22. Statements : [SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Only a few Bs are Qs.

Only a few Qs are Vs.

Conclusions:

I. Some Bs are Vs.

II. All Qs can never be Vs.

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

Hence,

Clearly, we can see that only conclusion Il follows.

23. Statements : [SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

All uncles are relatives.

Some relatives are neighbours.

All neighbours are employed.

Conclusions:

I. Some neighbours are uncles.

II. Some uncles are employed.

III. Some relatives are employed.

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

Hence,

Clearly, only conclusion III follows.

24. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn on the basis of the given statements? [SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

Statement 1: All tigers are humans.

Statement 2: No human is an animal.

Correct Answer: (c) Some humans are tigers
Solution:From Ven-Diagram,

Hence,

Therefore, it is clear that option C follows.

25. Statements : [SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Evening)]

No leaves are green.

All fruits are greens.

Some sweets are fruits.

Conclusions:

I. No leaves are fruits.

II. All sweets are greens.

III. Some leaves can be greens.

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

Hence,

Only conclusion I follow.

26. Statements : [SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Evening)]

All watches are clocks.

Some clocks are machines.

Some machines are gadgets.

Conclusions:

1. Some watches are machines.

II. Some machines are clocks.

III. Some gadgets being clocks is a possibility.

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

Hence,

Conclusions II and III follow.

27. Statements : [SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

(1) Some women are cook well.

(2) All women who are cook well are dancers too.

(3) Some dancers are players.

Conclusions:

I. No dancer is cook well.

II. No dancer is a woman.

III. Some players are women.

IV. No player is a woman.

Correct Answer: (a) Either conclusion III or IV follows.
Solution:From Ven-Diagram,

It is clear from the Venn diagram that either conclusion III or IV follows.

28. Statements : [SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Evening)]

No onion is a lemon.

No lemon is a potato.

Conclusions:

I. No onion is a potato.

II. No potato is a lemon.

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

Hence,

Only conclusion II follows.

29. Statements : [SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Evening)]

Some rings are calendars.

All rings are caps.

Conclusions:

I. All calendars are rings.

II. At least some calendars are caps.

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

Clearly, only conclusion II follows.

Hence,

Only conclusion II follows.

30. Statements : [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening)]

Some men are Bengalis.

All women are Bengalis.

Conclusions:

I. No Bengali is a man.

II. Some women are men.

III. All women are men.

IV. No woman is a man.

Correct Answer: (b) Either conclusion II or III or IV follows.
Solution:

M Denotes Man

B Denotes Bengalis

W Denotes Women

According to the above figure, we can conclude that either conclusion II, III, or IV follows.