Syllogism Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

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In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts, read all the conclusions and then decide which the given conclusion logically follows the given statements. 

Q :  

Statement: 

All wheat are grain. 

Some wheat is flour. 

Conclusion: 

I. Some grain are flour.

II. Some flour are wheat. 

(A) Both conclusion ( I ) and ( II ) follows

(B) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.

(C) Only Conclusion ( I ) follows.

(D) Only conclusion ( II ) follows .


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Statements:

I. Anand is an artist

II. Artists are beautiful 

Conclusion: 

(a) All beautiful persons are artists 

(b) Anand is beautiful 

(c) Anand is not beautiful 

(d) Beautiful persons are not artists. 

(A) Only conclusion II follows

(B) Only conclusion IV follows

(C) Only conclusion I & III follow

(D) All conclusions follow .


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Statements: 

Some pens are pencils. 

All pencils are erasers. 

Conclusions: 

I. Some pens are erasers. 

II. No pens are erasers. 

III. Some erasers are pencil 

(A) Only conclusion ( I ) and ( III ) follows

(B) No conclusion follows.

(C) Only conclusion (II) follows.

(D) Only conclusion ( I ) and ( II ) follows.


Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Statements: 

All poets are day dreamers. 

All painters are day dreamers. 

Conclusion: 

I. All painters are poets. 

II. Someday dreamers are not painters 

(A) Only I follows

(B) Only II follows

(C) Both I and II follow

(D) Neither I nor II follows


Correct Answer : D

Direction: In each of the following questions, two statements are given followed by three conclusions I,II and III. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly /known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.

Q :  

Statements: 

I. No purse is cloth. 

II. All purses are leather. 

Conclusions: 

I. No leather is cloth. 

II. Some leather are cloth. 

III. Some leather are purses.

(A) Only conclusion (III) follows.

(B) Only conclusion (I) and conclusion (II) follow

(C) Only conclusion (I) follows.

(D) All conclusions follow.


Correct Answer : A

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