Syllogism Quiz : 20.04.2019 for SSC & Railway Exams

Question 1

Direction: In question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
Some poles are lights.
All lights are wires.
Some wires are bulbs.

Conclusions:
I. There is a possibility that some bulbs are pole.
II. Some wires are not poles.

Question 2

Direction: In question below three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
Some jungles are roads.
Some roads are houses.
All houses are apartments.
Conclusions:
I. There is a possibility that all roads are apartments.
II. All roads are jungles.

Question 3

Direction: In the following question, some statements are followed by some conclusions. Assuming the given statements to be true, find which of the following conclusions follow the given statements and choose appropriate answer choice.

Statements:
All dresses are skirts.
Some skirts are shirts.
No shirt is a trouser.
Conclusions:
I. There is a possibility that some trousers are skirts.
II. All skirts being shirts is a possibility.

Question 4

Direction: The question below has three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
Some rings are bracelets.
All bracelets are earrings.
All earrings are necklaces.

Conclusions:
I. All those bracelets which are earrings can never be a ring is a possibility.
II. There is a possibility that all rings are necklaces.

Question 5

Direction: In the question, there are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have taken the three given statements to be true even if they seen to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the-given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly

Statement:
Some-choices are mistakes.
All mistakes are errors.
No error is justified.
Conclusion:
I. Some choices are justified.
II. All mistakes are not justified.

Question 6

Direction: In the following question, some statements are followed by some conclusions, one/more of which definitely does not follow (or is not a possibility of occurrence). Choose that conclusion as the answer.

Statements:
All cake is tasty.
All pastry is tasty.
Some tasty is chocolate.
All dark is chocolate.

Conclusions:
I. Some chocolate is dark.
II. Some cake being pastry is a possibility.
III. All tasty being cake is a possibility.
IV. No dark is cake.
V. Some pastry is chocolate.

Question 7

Direction: In the question below are given four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take 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 of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
All pens are pencils.
Some pencils are rubbers.
All rubbers are pages.
No page is book.
Conclusions:
I. Some books are pencils.
II. Some pages are pencils.
III. No book is pencil.
IV. Some rubbers are pens.

Question 8

Direction: In the following question, some statements are followed by some conclusions, one/more of which definitely does not follow (or is not a possibility of occurrence). Choose that conclusion as the answer.

Statements:
All red are black.
All pink are black.
Some black are blue.
No blue is a pink.

Conclusions:
I. No pink is blue.
II. Some red are blue.
III. No red is a blue.
IV. All pink being blue is a possibility
V. All red being blue is a possibility.

Question 9

Direction: In the following question, some statements are followed by some conclusions, one/more of which definitely does not follow (or is not a possibility of occurrence). Choose that conclusion as the answer.

Statements:
Some apples are bananas.
All bananas are grapes.
All grapes are fruits.
No fruit is a orange.
Conclusions:
1). All oranges being apples is a possibility.
2). No orange is a grape.
3). All apples being oranges is a possibility.
4). No bananas is a orange.
5). All bananas being oranges is a possibility.

Question 10

Direction: In question below are given three statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion definitely logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
A few cars are trucks.
All busses are trucks.
No truck is road.

Conclusion:
I. No bus is road.
II. All busses being road is a possibility.