Syllogism

Statements and conclusion

Statement Type: Conclusion Type:
• Type 1: All Books are pen
• Type 1: All Books are • Type 2: No Books are pen
pen • Type 3: Some Books are pen
• Type 2: No Book is pen • Type 4: Some Books are not pen
• Type 3: Some Book are • Type 5: All Books are pen is a
pen possibilities
• Type 6: All Books are not pen is
• Type 4: Some Book are
a possibilities
not pen • Type 7: At least some books are
pen
Statements
• All B
A

• Some

A B

• No
X
Rules :
• 1. In positive sentences Negative and possible conclusions are false.
• 2. In negative sentences Positive and possible conclusions are false.
• 3. If a Statement with ALL then conclusion with Some can be drawn.
• All ----- Some (True)
• Some ---- ALL ( False)
• 4. Reverse of statement is true in case of SOME but not in case of ALL.
• 5. Either/Or condition: Indirect relation
• (i) One conclusion is +ve and one is –ve.
• (ii) The elements are same in both the options.
• (iii) Individually both conclusions must be wrong.
– Some+ no Complementary Pair
– Some some not
– All + some not
• 6.Possibility condition
• Indirect relation should be there
• Certain relation can’t have possibilities
• Keywords used : is a possibility, can be , may be
• Some A are B is a possibility.
• Some A can be B.
• Some A may be B.
• Certain Conclusion : Some A are B.
• Q1. Statements:
• All Tree is Mango
• All Mango are Orange
• Some oranges is Papaya
• Conclusion:
• I: All Mango are Tree
• II: Some Papaya are Tree

• (a) If only conclusion I follow.

• (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
• Q2. Statements:
• Some Arm are legs
• No legs are shoes
• All shoes are socks
• Conclusion:
• I: All Arm can never be shoes
• II: Some Socks can be arm
• Q3. Statements:
• All Music are war
• No war is Queen
• No music is Forest
• Conclusions:
• I. some music are not Queen
• II. Some war are not Forest
• Q4. Statements:
• Some genius are crazy
• All crazy are mad
• Some mad are superhero
• Conclusions:
• I. Some Mad are not Genius
• II. All Mad are genius
• Q5. Statements:
• No eyes are beautiful
• No beautiful is soft
• All soft are dogs
• Conclusions:
• I: Some Dogs are eyes
• II: All Dogs are Soft
• Q6. Statements:
• All sand are water.
• No fruit is a pen.
• Some pen are sand.
• Conclusions:
• I. All fruit are not sand.
• II. All water being fruit is a possibility.
• (a) Only II follows
• (b) Only I follows
• (c) Either I or II follow
• (d) Both I and II follows
• (e) None follows
• Q7. Statements:
• All Quagmires are Digital
• No Digital is Government
• All Government are Dumb
• Conclusions:
• I. Some digital can be Dumb
• II. All Dumb can never be Digital
• (a) Only II follows
• (b) Only I follows
• (c) Either I or II follow
• (d) Both I and II follows
• (e) None follows
• Q8. Statements:
• Some kind are man.
• All Man are Cash.
• No Cash is a Cheque
• Conclusions:
• I. No man is cheque
• II. Some cash is kind
• (a) Only II follows
• (b) Only I follows
• (c) Either I or II follow
• (d) Both I and II follows
• (e) None follows
• Q9. Statements:
• Some graph are Fish
• Some fish are sparrow
• Some sparrow are Eagle
• Conclusions:
• I. Some Fish are Eagle
• II. No Eagle is Fish
• (a) Only II follows
• (b) Only I follows
• (c) Either I or II follow
• (d) Both I and II follows
• (e) None follows
• Q10. Statements:
• All iron are Eight
• No Eight is Two
• All Two are Four
• Conclusions:
• I. No iron is Two
• II. Some four can be Eight
• (a) Only II follows
• (b) Only I follows
• (c) Either I or II follow
• (d) Both I and II follows
• (e) None follows
• Statements: Only Purple is Yellow.
• Some Purple is Green.
• No Blue is Purple.
• Conclusions: I. All Blue is Green is a possibility
• II. All Green is Yellow is a possibility
• (a) Only I follow
• (b) Both I and II follow
• (c) Only II follows
• (d) Either I or II follows
• (e) None follows
• Statements: All Spring is Happy.
• No Happy is Joy.
• No Joy is March.
• Conclusions: I. Some March is Spring
• II. No Spring is March
• (a) Only II follows
• (b) Both I and II follow
• (c) Only I follow
• (d) Either I or II follows
• Statements: Only a few Job is Salary.
• No Party is Night.
• All Salary is Party.
• Conclusions: I. All Night is Job is a possibility
• II. All Job is Party is a possibility
• (a) Only I follow
• (b) Both I and II follow
• (c) Either I or II follow
• (d) Only II follows
• (e) None of these
• Statements: No Profit is Loss.
• Some Sale is Loss.
• Only a few Loss is Price.
• Conclusions: I. Some Sale is not Profit
• II. No Profit is Price.
• (a) Only I follow
• (b) Both I and II follow
• (c) Only II follow
• (d) Either I or II follows
• (e) None of these
• . Statements: Some don are gangster.
• All gangster are harmful.
• No Don is exam.
• Conclusion: I: Some harmful are not exam
• II: Some gangster are not exam
• Q9. Statements: All mad are bad.
• All bad is crazy.
• All crazy are mango
• Conclusion: I: All crazy are mad
• II: Some mango are bad
• Q10. Statements: Some flight are airline.
• All airline are airport.
• Conclusion: I: Some airport are not flight
• II: No flight is airport