REASONING QUIZ ON SYLLOGISM

Directions (Q1-5): Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer—

(1) if only conclusion I is true.

(2) if only conclusion II is true.

(3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.

(4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true

(5) if both conclusions I and II are true.

1.    Statements : All machines are bad. Some bad are globe.

 All globe are round.

Conclusions :I. Some machines are round.

    II. No machine is round.

2.    Statements : All cotton are jute. All jute are brown.

No brown is red.

Conclusions :I. All brown are cotton.

                    II. Some jute are cotton

3.    Statements :Some cute are tall. Some tall are rubbish.

All rubbish are man.

Conclusions :I. Some man are tall.                              

     II. Some cute are man.

4.    Statements : All lights are woods.

Some papers are woods. All papers are boring.

Conclusions :I. Some boring  are woods.                      

               II. Some woods are lights.

5.    Statements: Some soccer are live.

Some cover are plastic. Some plastic are real.

Conclusions: I. Some plastic are live

    II. Some cover are real

Directions (6-10): Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

6.    Statements:  Some red are blue. Some blue are grey.

All grey are white.  No white is black.

Conclusions: I. No black is grey. II. Some blue are white.

III. Some black are red.  IV. No black is red.

(1) Only I and II follow     

(2) Only either III or IV follows

(3) Only I and either III or IV follow

(4) Only I, II and either III or IV follow

(5) None of these

7.    Statements: All red are white. Some white are pink.

Some pink are yellow. No yellow is blue.

Conclusions: I. No blue is pink.  II. Some pink are red.

   III. Some blue are red.             IV. Some blue are pink.

(1) None follows                (2) Only either I or IV follows

(3) Only I follows               (4) Only III & IV follow

(5) All follow

8.    Statements: Some blue are black. Some black are grey.

All grey are red. All red are pink.

Conclusions: I. Some red are black. II. Some pink are black.

III. Some pink are grey.    IV. Some red are blue.

(1) Only I & II follow                      (2) Only II & III follow

(3) Only I, II and III follow              (4) All follow

(5) None of these

9.    Statements: All green are pink. Some pink are black.

Some black are blue.  All blue are white.

Conclusions: I. Some black are white.  

II. Some blue are pink. III. Some pink are green.

IV. No green is white.

(1) None follows

(2) Only I and III follows

(3) Only III follows

(4) Only either I or II follows

(5) None of these

10.  Statements: Some blue are white.  All white are red.

 All red are pink. Some pink are yellow.

Conclusions: I.Some yellow are red.

II. Some yellow are white. III. All red are white.

IV. Some yellow are blue.

(1) None follows                (2) Only I follows

(3) Only II follows              (4) Only II & III follow

(5) None of these

Answers:

1	3	6	4
2	2	7	2
3	1	8	3
4	5	9	2
5	4	10	1