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SYLLOGISM
DIRECTIONS (Q.1-5) : In each of the questions below are given (c) Only II follows (d) Both I and II follow
three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. (e) None of these
You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem DIRECTIONS (6 - 10): In each question below arc two statements
to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both of the followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take
conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at
logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of
known facts. the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements
1. Statements: Some phones are computers. disregarding commonly known facts.
All computers are radios. Give answer (a) if only conclusion 1 follows.
All radios are televisions. Give answer (b) if only conclusion II follows.
Conclusions: I. All televisions are computers. Give answer (c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
II. Some radios are phones. Give answer (d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(a) None follows (b) Only I follows
Give answer (e) if both conclusions I and II follow.
(c) Only II follows (d) Both I and II follow
6. Statements : Some windows arc grills.
(e) None of these
All glasses are grills.
2. Statements: All rings are fingers.
Conclusions : I. All grills are windows.
Some ears are fingers.
All ears are necklaces. II. At least some grills are glasses.
Conclusions: I. Some necklaces are fingers. 7. Statements : Some painters are artists. Some dancers are painters.
II. Some necklaces are rings. Conclusions : I. All artists are dancers.
(a) None follows (b) Only I follows II. All painters are dancers.
(c) Only II follows (d) Both I and II follow 8. Statements : All cabins are rooms.
(e) None of these All rooms are buildings.
3. Statements: Some bottles are cups. Conclusions: I. All buildings are rooms.
Some cups are plates. II. All cabins are buildings.
No spoon is a plate. 9. Statements : All rings are necklaces.
Conclusions: I. Some spoons are bottles. No necklace is a bracelet.
II. No bottle is a spoon. Conclusions: I. No ring is a bracelet.
(a) None follows (b) Only I follows II. All necklaces are rings.
(c) Only II follows (d) Either I or II follow 10. Statements : All hands are arms.
(e) None of these Some hands are muscles.
4. Statements: All pens are erasers. Conclusions: I. Some muscles are arms.
Some erasers are sharpeners. II. All muscles are arms.
Some sharpeners are staples DIRECTIONS (Qs. 11-15): In each question below are two
Conclusions: I. Some sharpeners are pens. statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You
II. Some staples are erasers. have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem
(a) None follows (b) Only I follows to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide
(c) Only II follows (d) Both I and II follow
which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
(e) None of these
statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer
5. Statements: All hills are trees.
All trees are jungles. (a) if only conclusion I follows.
All jungles are bushes. (b) if only conclusion II follows.
Conclusions: I. All trees are bushes. (c) if either conclusion I or II follows.
II. Some jungles are hills. (d) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(a) None follows (b) Only I follows (e) if both conclusions I and II follow.
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11. Statements: No holiday is a vacation.
Some vacations are trips.
Conclusions: I. No trip is a holiday.
II. Some holidays are definitely not trips.
12. Statements: Some kites are birds.
No kite is an aeroplane.
Conclusions: I. All aeroplanes are birds.
II. Some birds are definitely not kites
13. Statements: All metals are plastics.
All plastics are fibres.
Conclusions: I. Atleast some fibres are metals.
II. Some metals are not fibres.
14. Statements: All roads are streets.
No street is a highway.
Conclusions: I. No highway is a road.
II. All streets are roads.
15. Statements: Some animals are plants.
All plants are rocks.
Conclusions: I. All plants are animals.
II. Atleast some rocks are animals.
DIRECTIONS (Q.16-20) : In each questions below are two / three
statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You
have to take the two / three given statements to be true even if they
seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide
which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given
statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer
(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 follows.
16. Statements: No holiday is a vacation.
Some vacations are trips.
Conclusions: I. No trip is a holiday.
II. Some holidays are definitely not trips.
17. Statements: Some kites are birds.
No kite is an aeroplane.
Conclusions: I. All aeroplanes are birds.
II. Some birds are definitely not kites.
18. Statements: All metals are plastics.
All plastics are fibres.
Conclusions: I. At least some fibres are metals
II. Some metals are not fibres.
19. Statements: Some animals are plants.
All plants are rocks.
Conclusions: I. All plants are animals.
II. Atleast some rocks are animals.
20. Statements: Some institutes are banks.
All institutes are academies.
All academies are schools.
Conclusions: I. All banks can never be schools.
II. Any bank which is an institute in a school.
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 21-27) : In each group of questions below are
two/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 from commonly known facts and then decide
which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two/three
statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer (a) if only conclusion I follows;
Give answer (b) if only conclusion II follows;
Give answer (c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows;
Give answer (d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows;
Give answer (e) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
21. Statements : Some exams are tests. No exam is a question.
Conclusions : I. No question is a test.
II. Some tests are definitely not exams.
22. Statements : All forces are energies. All energies are
powers. No power is heat.
Conclusions : I. Some forces are definitely not powers.
II. No heat is force.
23. Statements : All forces are energies. All energies are
powers. No power is heat.
Conclusions : I. No energy is heat.
II. Some forces being heat is a possibility.
24. Statements : No note is a coin. Some coins are metals.
All plastics are notes.
Conclusions : I. No coin is plastic.
II. All plastics being metals is a possibility.
25. Statements : No note is a coin. Some coins are metals.
All plastics are notes.
Conclusions : I. No metal is plastic.
II. All notes are plastics.
26. Statements : Some symbols are figures. All symbols are
graphics.
No graphic is a picture.
Conclusions : I. Some graphics are figures.
II. No symbol is a picture.
27. Statements : All vacancies are jobs. Some jobs are
occupations.
Conclusions : I. All vacancies are occupations.
II. All occupations being vacancies is a
possibility.
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 28-30) : In each question below are two/three
statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You
have to take the two/three given statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then
decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the
given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer (a) if only conclusion I follows
Give answer (b) if only conclusion II follows.
Give answer (c) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
Give answer (d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Give answer (e) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
(Qs. 28-29) :
Statements : All gliders are parachutes.
No parachute is an airplane.
All airplanes are helicopters.
28. Conclusions : I. No glider is an airplane.
II.All gliders being helicopters is a possibility.
29. Conclusions : I. No helicopter is a glider.
II. All parachutes being helicopters is a
possibility.
30. Statements : Some mails are chats.
All updates are chats.
Conclusions : I. All mails being updates is a possibility.
II. No update is a mail.
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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

Radios
1. (c) Computers Televisions 4. (a) Erasers

Phones
Pens
Sharpners

Conclusions : Staples
I. Not True or
II. True Erasers

2. (b) Fingers
Pens Sharpners
Neclaces
Rings Staples

Conclusions :
I. Not True
Ears II. Not True

or 5. (d) Jungles Bushes

Trees
Fingers
Neclaces Hills
Rings Ears

Conclusions :
Conclusions : I. True
I. True II. True
II. Not True

3. (d) Bottles Grills

Cups 6. (d) Windows or
Glasses

Plates

Spoon Grills
Windows
or Glasses
Bottles
Cups Conclusion-I : False
II: False

Spoon
Painters Artists
Plates 7. (d) Painters Artists or
Conclusions :
I. Not True Dancers
II. Not True Dancers
Both conclusions form complementary pair.

Conclusion-I : False
II: False
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Buildings
fibres
or,
Room plastics
metal
8. (b) Cabins
Only conclusion I follows.
14. (a) According to statement
streets
Conclusion-I : False roads
II: True

Necklace street highway

or, streets
9. (a) Rings Bracelet
highway
roads
Hence only conclusion I follow.
Conclusion-I : True
II: False 15. (b) According to statement I
Rocks
animals plants plants
Arms

Hands Muscles Rocks

10. (a)
plants
or,
animals
Conclusion-I : True
II: False Hence, only conclusion II follows.
11. (d) According to statement

16. (d) Holiday

Vacation
Holiday
or Trips
holidays vacation holidays trip Trips
Vacation
or,
Conclusions :
I. Not True II. Not True
holidays trip vacations
Kites Birds
If neither conclusion I and nor II follow. 17. (d)
12. (d) According to statement Kites Birds or

Aeroplane Aeroplane

kites bird kites aeroplane Conclusions :

I. Not True II. Not True
or Fibres
18. (a)

kites bird Aeroplane

Metals

If neither conclusion I and II follows. Plastics

13. (a) According to statement
plastics fibres Conclusions :
I. True II. Not True
metals plastics
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Coin
Rocks Metals
19. (b)
Animals Plants Note

Conclusions : Plastics
I. Not True II. True OR
20. (b) Institutes Note Metals Coin

Banks

School
Academics Plastics
OR
Conclusions :
I. Not True II. True Note Metals
Win
21. (d)
Test Exams

Plastics
24. (e) Conclusion I : True
Question Conclusion II: True
25. (d) Conclusion I : False
OR
Conclusion II : False
Test Exams
26. (e)
Picture

Symbols
Question Figures
Conclusion I : False Conclusion II : False
22-23. Graphics
OR
Power Symbols

Energies Heat Figures

Force

Picture

22. (b) Conclusion I : False

Conclusion II : True Graphics
23. (a) Conclusion I : True Conclusion I : True Conclusion II : True
Conclusion II : False
24-25.
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27. (d) Jobs

Gliders Airplane

Parachutes
28. (a) Hence, only conclusion I follows.
29. (b) Hence, conclusion II follows.
Occupations 30. (d) According to statements.
Vacancies
OR
Jobs
Occupations Mails Updates

Chats

or
Vacancies
Conclusion I : False Conclusion II : False
For questions 27 -29 : Mails
or
According to statements: Mails

Chats Chats

Gliders Airplane
Hence, conclusion I follows.
Parachutes Helicopters
or

Gliders Airplane

Parachutes s
opte r
Helic