Syllogism Questions with Answers for Competitive Exams

Selective Syllogism Questions and Answers

Directions (21-25): In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have taken the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read the conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer.

Q.21. Statement: 

All jungles are tigers. 

Some tigers are horses. 

Conclusion: 

(I) Some horses are jungles 

(II) No horses are jungles

(A) If only conclusion I follow.
 (B) If only conclusion II follows.
 (C) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
 (D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
 (E) । If both conclusion I and II conclusion follow.

Q.22. Statement: 

Some hens are cows. 

All cows are horses. 

Conclusion: 

(I) Some horses are hens. 

(II) Some hens are horses.
 
 (A) If only conclusion I follow.
 (B) If only conclusion II follows.
 (C) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
 (D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
 (E) । If both conclusion I and II conclusion follow.

Q.23. Statement: 

Some dreams are nights 

Some nights are days 

Conclusion: 

(I) All days are either nights or dreams 

(II) Some days are nights

(A) If only conclusion I follow.
 (B) If only conclusion II follows.
 (C) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
 (D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
 (E) । If both conclusion I and II conclusion follow.

Q.24. Statement: 

All fish are tortoise. 

No tortoise is crocodile. 

Conclusion: 

(I) No crocodile is a fish 

(II) No fish is a crocodile

(A) If only conclusion I follow.
 (B) If only conclusion II follows.
 (C) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
 (D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
 (E) । If both conclusion I and II conclusion follow.

Q.25. Statement: 

All the flowers are trees. 

No fruit is tree. 

Conclusion: 

(I) No tree is fruit 

(II) No fruit is the flower

(A) If only conclusion I follow.
 (B) If only conclusion II follows.
 (C) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
 (D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
 (E) । If both conclusion I and II conclusion follow.

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