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Syllogism (Varieties Questions)

📆 December 7, 2024

Total Questions: 39

31. Statements : [SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Afternoon)]

All dustbins are plastic items.

No plastic item is stone.

All woods are stones.

Conclusions:

I. No dustbin is wood.

II. No plastic item is wood.

III. Some woods may be dustbins.

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

Some wood may be dustbin is a false because their superset (plastic items, stone ) have relation of 'no' with each other, and the other two conclusions are true.

32. Statements : [SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Evening)]

All cups are plates.

All plates are spoons.

Conclusions:

I. All plates are cups.

II. Some spoons are neither plates nor cups.

III. No spoon is a cup.

Correct Answer: (c) None of the conclusions follow.
Solution:From Ven-Diagram,

S denotes is Spoon,

P denotes is Plates

C denotes is Cups

It is clearly seen from the diagram that it follows no conclusion.

33. Statements : [SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Morning)]

I. All keyboards are mouse.

II. Some mouse are printer.

Conclusions:

1. No printer is keyboard.

2. Some printers are mouse.

3. All printers are mouse.

4. No keyboards are printer.

Correct Answer: (c) Only conclusion 2 follows.
Solution:It is clear from the diagram below:

Hence,

Only conclusion 2 follows

34. Statements : [SSC CHSL 12/10/2020 (Evening)]

1.  Some boys play hockey.

2. Some girls don't play badminton.

3. Everyone plays either hockey or badminton.

Conclusions:

I. Boys don't play badminton.

II. Some girls play hockey.

III. No one plays both hockey and badminton.

Correct Answer: (c) Only conclusions II and III follow.
Solution:As it is given in statement (3) that everyone plays either hockey or badminton and statement (2) states that few girls do not play badminton. Thus, few girls will surely play hockey. Also, few is used in statements (1) and (2) which means no one plays both hockey and badminton.

35. Statements : [SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (Afternoon)]

1. No cup is a book.

2. Apple is a cup.

Conclusions:

I. Apple is not a book.

II. Apple may or may not be a book.

Correct Answer: (d) Only conclusion I follows.
Solution:Since Apple is a cup and cup has NO relation with BOOK. So, The only conclusion I follows the statements.

36. Statements : [SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (morning)]

1. Some dancers are writers.

2. All Writers are students.

Conclusions:

I. Some students are dancers.

II. Some students are writers.

III. No student is a dancer.

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

Clearly from the above diagram we conclude that only conclusion I and II follow.

37. Statements : [SSC CGL 06/03/2020 (Evening)]

1. All helmets are objects.

2. Some helmets are vehicles.

Conclusions:

I. Some objects are helmets.

II. Some vehicles are helmets.

III. Some vehicles are objects.

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

As per the given figure, all three conclusions follow.

38. Statements : [SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Afternoon)]

1. Some papers are copies.

2. No copy is an eraser.

Conclusions:

I. Some copies are papers

II. Some papers are erasers

III. No paper is an eraser

Correct Answer: (b) Only conclusion I and either conclusion II or III follow.
Solution:

Only conclusion I and either conclusion II or III follow. Clearly, option (b) Follows.

39. Statements : [SSC CPO 9/12/2019 (evening)]

1. All papers are stationery

2. Some papers are books.

Conclusions:

I. Some stationery are papers.

II. No stationery is paper.

III. No book is stationery

IV. Some books are papers.

Correct Answer: (d) Only conclusions I and IV follow.
Solution:

Only conclusions I and IV follow.

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