Syllogism (Varieties Questions)

Total Questions: 39

21. I. Some teeth are noses and some noses are hands. II. Some hands are feet. [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Conclusion:

I. Some teeth are feet.

II. All hands are noses.

 

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

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

22. Only a few Bs are Qs. Only a few Qs are Vs. [SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Afternoon)]

Conclusions:

I. Some Bs are Vs.

II. All Qs can never be Vs.

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

Clearly, we can see that only conclusion Il follows.

23. All uncles are relatives. Some relatives are neighbours. All neighbours are employed. [SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

Conclusions:

I. Some neighbours are uncles.

II. Some uncles are employed.

III. Some relatives are employed.

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

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:

So, clearly we can see that option c follows.

25. No leaves are green. All fruits are greens. Some sweets are fruits. [SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Evening)]

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:

Clearly, only conclusion I follows.

26. 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:

Clearly, conclusions II and III follow.

27. (1) Some women are cook well. (2) All women who are cook well are dancers too. (3) Some dancers are players. [SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

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:Two venn diagrams can be drawn from the given information.

It is clear from the venn diagram that Either conclusion III or IV follows.

28. No onion is a lemon. No lemon is a potato. [SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Evening)]

Conclusions:

I. No onion is a potato.

II. No potato is a lemon.

 

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

29. Some rings are calendars. All rings are caps. [SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Evening)]

Conclusions:

I. All calendars are rings.

II. At least some calendars are caps.

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

Clearly, only conclusion II follows.

30. Some men are Bengalis. All women are Bengalis. [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening)]

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 is Man

B Denotes is Bengalis

W Denotes is Women

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