Most Important Syllogism & Blood Relation Questions for Bank Exams

The Most Important Syllogism and Blood Relation topics hold a crucial place in the Reasoning Ability section of bank exams. These questions are frequently asked in exams like SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, RRB, and other competitive banking exams. Candidates who master these topics can score quickly, as the questions are concept-based and less time-consuming once the logic is clear. Regular practice of these areas helps aspirants improve accuracy and boost overall reasoning scores.

Syllogism & Blood Relation

Syllogism and Blood Relation questions mainly test logical thinking, analytical skills, and the ability to understand relationships clearly. While syllogism questions focus on logical conclusions drawn from given statements, blood relation questions assess how well a candidate can interpret family relationships. Both topics are considered scoring because they follow fixed patterns and rules. With the right approach and consistent revision, candidates can handle these questions confidently in the exam.

Key Concepts to Focus on While Preparing

Understanding core concepts is essential to solve these questions efficiently.

• Clear understanding of basic family terms like maternal, paternal, sibling, and in-laws.
• Familiarity with standard syllogism rules and common logical traps.
• Ability to draw quick family trees or diagrams for blood relation questions.
• Strong grasp of negative and partial conclusions in syllogism.
• Regular revision to avoid confusion between similar relationship terms.

Most Important Syllogism & Blood Relation Questions for Bank Exams

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions below some statements are given followed by some Conclusions. 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. 

(a) If only conclusion I follows

(b) If only conclusion II follows

(c) If either conclusion I or II follows

(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows

(e) If both conclusions I and II follow

Q1. Statements: Some Reference is Review

Some Review are leader

Only a few leader are money

Conclusions: I: All leader can be money

II: Some Review are Money is possibility

Q2. Statements: No Ram is rom 

All Ram is Mango

All Rom is apple

Conclusions: I. Some Mango are not Apple

II. Some apple are not Mango

Q3. Statements: Only a few circle are triangle

No triangle are Square

Some Square is Hexagonal

Conclusions: I: All circle can be triangle

II: Some square are circle

Q4. Statements: All Bank are Court

All Court are Legal

Some legal are Eagle

Conclusions: I. Some Bank are Legal

II. Some Eagle are Court

Q5. Statements: All coal are petrol

Some petrol are Diesel

All Diesel are Bike

Conclusions: I. Some Petrol are not Bike

II. All Petrol are Bike

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions below some statements are given followed some conclusions. 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. 

Q6. Statements: Only Happy are Sad.  

Only a few Anger are Happy.  

No Anger is Hate. 

Conclusions: I.  All anger is happy is a possibility.

II. All hate are happy is a possibility.

(a) Only I follows 

(b) Both I and II follow

(c) Only II follows

(d) Either I or II follow

(e) None of these

Q7. Statements: All Planet are Earth. 

All Earth are Mars. 

Only a few Moon are Mars. 

Conclusions: I.  All Moon are Planets is a possibility.

II. All Mars are Moon is a possibility.

(a) Only I follow 

(b) Only II follow

(c) Either I or II follow

(d) Both I and II follows

(e) None of these 

Q8. Statements: Some research are science. 

All science is human. 

No science are species. 

Conclusions: I.  Some species are research is a possibility.

II. No human are research is a possibility.

(a) Only I follow 

(b) Only II follow

(c) Either I or II follow

(d) Both I and II follow 

(e) None of these

Q9. Statements: Only a few jasmine are lotus. 

Only lotus are tulip. 

Only a few lotus is daisy. 

Conclusions: I. All daisy is jasmine.

II. Some daisy are not jasmine.

(a) None follows 

(b) Only I follows 

(c) Only II follows

(d) Either I or II follow

(e) None of these

Q10. Statements: No river are ocean. 

All ocean is sea. 

No sea is jungle. 

Conclusions: I. Some sea is river.

II. All jungle are ocean.

(a) Both I and II follow

(b) None follows

(c) Either I or II follow

(d) Only II follow

(e) Only I follows

Directions (11-13): In each of the questions below three statements are given 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 conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Q11. Statements: No day is night.

All night is bright.

All bright are star.

Conclusions: I. All day being bright is a possibility.

II. Some star is not day.

(a) None follows 

(b) Only I follows 

(c) Only II follows 

(d) Either I or II follow

(e) Both I and II follow

Q12. Statements: Some steel is cup.

All steel is metal.

Some metal is iron.

Conclusions: I. All iron is cup.

II. Some iron is not cup.

(a) None follows 

(b) Only I follows 

(c) Only II follows 

(d) Either I or II follow

(e) Both I and II follow 

Q13. Statements: Some gold is iron.

Only a few iron is silver.

No silver is black.

Conclusions: I. Some gold is black.

II. All Black is Iron is a possibility

(a) None follows 

(b) Only I follows 

(c) Only II follows 

(d) Either I or II follow

(e) Both I and II follow 

Directions (14-16): Study the information and answer the following questions:

There are seven persons of three generation live in a family in which two are married couple. S is the nephew of V who is sister-in-law of T. X is mother of Z who is granddaughter of U. V and W are unmarried. W is brother-in-law of S. U is mother of S. T has no sibling.

Q14. Who among the following is father of Z?

(a) V

(b) S

(c) W

(d) U

(e) None of these

Q15. How W is related to Z?

(a) Father

(b) Nephew

(c) Uncle

(d) Aunt

(e) None of these

Q16. Who among the following is granddaughter of T?

(a) V

(b) X

(c) W

(d) Z

(e) None of these

Directions (17-19): Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions:

Eight people of a family A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H living in a house. There are three married couple and three generations in the house. C is the mother of E who is sister of B. G is the grandfather of E. A is the son of D. F is a married male. H is sister of A. C is daughter in law of D. G has only two children. B is brother-in-law of F.

Q17. How is F related to A? 

(a) Father-in-law

(b) Father

(c) Son

(d) Son in law

(e) None of the above

Q18. How many male members are there in the house?

(a) Five

(b) Three

(c)  Four

(d) Can’t determined

(e) None of these

Q19. Who among the following is nephew of H?

(a) C

(b) B

(c) F

(d) E

(e) None of these

Directions (20-22): Study the information carefully and answer the questions given below.

There are seven members in a family of three generations in which there are two married couples. R is the father of D who has one brother. G is the daughter in law of T. Q is the wife of T. F is the L’s aunt and sister-in-law of G. F has no niece. 

Q20. How many females are in the family?

(a) Two

(b) Three

(c) Five

(d) Four

(e) Can’t be determined 

Q21. If X is the D’s spouse than how is G related to X?

(a) Aunt

(b) Mother

(c) Sister-in-law

(d) Mother-in-law

(e) Niece

Q22. How is L related to Q?

(a) Son-in-law

(b) Grandson

(c) Father

(d) Grandfather 

(e) None of these 

Directions (23-25): Answer the questions based on the following information.

There are seven members in a family of three-generation and there are two married couples. B is the only daughter of C who is the son-in-law of T.A is the only daughter of F who is maternal grandfather of R. A has three children. M is sibling of R and B.

Q23. How is T related to M?

(a) Aunt

(b) Mother

(c) Grandmother

(d) Sister

(e) Can’t be determined

Q24. How is M related to C?

(a) Daughter

(b) Son

(c) Son-in-law

(d) Brother-in-law

(e) Can’t be determined

Q25. If R is married to S, then how M is related to S?

(a) Mother-in-law

(b) Sister-in-law

(c) Brother-in-law

(d) Father-in-law

(e) Can’t be determined

Answers
01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10
b	d	d	a	c	c	b	a	d	b
11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
e	d	c	b	c	d	d	c	b	b
21	22	23	24	25
d	b	c	b	c

Preparation Strategy for Syllogism and Blood Relation

A structured preparation approach can significantly improve performance in these topics.

• Start with concept clarity before moving to advanced-level questions.
• Practice topic-wise questions daily to build speed and confidence.
• Analyze mistakes to understand where logic breaks down.
• Revise standard rules and shortcuts regularly.
• Attempt mock tests to understand how these questions appear in real exams.