SYLLOGISM
“ONLY A FEW” TYPE SYLLOGISM
Direction (1 – 10): In the question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be in 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.
Q1 Statements:
No pig is cow.
Only a few cow is buffalo.
Some buffalo is lion.
Conclusions:
I. Some cow is not lion.
II. All buffalo being pig is a possibility.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follows.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q 2. Statements:
Only a few flower is fruit.
No fruit is food.
All food is vegetable.
Conclusions:
I. All fruit being flower is
a possibility.
II. No fruit are vegetable.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follows.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q 3. Statements:
Only a few Actor is Actress.
No Actress is Person.
Some Person is Villain.
Conclusions:
I. All Villain being Actress is a possibility.
II. Some Actress not being Actor is a possibility.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follows.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q 4 Statements:
No Friday is Monday.
No Monday is Sunday.
Only a few Sunday is Tuesday.
Conclusions:
I. No Friday is Tuesday.
II. Some Tuesday is not Monday.
(A). Only conclusion I follows.
(B). Only conclusion II follows.
(C). Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D). Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E). None of the above.
Q5. Statements:
All leaf is root.
Only a few root is branch.
No branch is tree.
Conclusions:
I. Some leaf is branch.
II. Some tree are not root.
(A.) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q6. Statements:
All time is date.
All date is day.
Only a few day is month.
No month is week.
Conclusions:
I. Some time is month.
II. No week is date.
III. No day being month is a possibility.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q7. Statements:
No A is B.
All B is C.
Only a few C is D.
Conclusions:
I. No A is C.
II. Some B is D.
III. Some C is not D
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q8. Statements:
Only a few black is red.
Some red is yellow.
Some yellow is orange.
Conclusions:
I. No orange is red.
II. Some red not being black is a possibility.
(A) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q9. Statements:
No doctor is engineer.
Only a few engineer is trainee.
Some trainee is scientist.
No scientist is actor.
Conclusions:
I. Some trainee is not doctor.
II. Some actor is not trainee.
III. No engineer being trainee is a possibility.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q10. Statements:
All Hindi is English.
Some English is History.
All History is Chemistry.
Only a few Chemistry is Maths.
Conclusions:
I. Some Hindi is Maths.
II. Some Chemistry being Hindi is a possibility.
III. Some Maths are not Chemistry.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion II follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
“SOME NOT WITH POSSIBILITY” TYPE SYLLOGISM
Direction (11 – 20): In the question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be in
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 kitchen is balcony.
Some balcony is room.
All room is floor.
Some floor is roof.
Conclusions:
I. Some floor is not kitchen.
II. Some room being roof is a possibility.
III. Some balcony is roof.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q12. Statements:
Some movie is cinema.
All cinema is theatre.
No theatre is auditorium.
Conclusions:
I. Some movie is not auditorium.
II. Some auditorium being cinema is a possibility.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q13. Statements:
All A is B.
Some B is C.
No C is D.
All D is E.
Conclusions:
I. Some E is not C.
II. Some A being C is a possibility.
III. Some B is E.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q14. Statements:
No football is tennis.
No tennis is cricket.
All cricket is hockey.
Some hockey is kabaddi.
Conclusions:
I. No football is kabaddi.
II. Some hockey being tennis is a possibility.
III. Some kabaddi is not cricket.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q15. Statements:
Some winter is summer.
No summer is spring.
Some spring is autumn.
All autumn is rainy.
Conclusions:
I. Some rainy is not summer.
II. Some spring being winter is a possibility.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
16. Statements:
Some fan is switch.
All switch is bulb.
Some bulb is tube light.
No tube light is cooler.
Conclusions:
I. Some bulb is not cooler.
II. Some cooler being fan is a possibility.
III. Some switch is tube light.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
17. Statements:
Some chair is table.
All table is desk.
Some desk is bench.
No bench is wood.
Conclusions:
I. Some desk is not wood.
II. No table is bench.
III. Some wood being chair is a possibility.
(A) Both conclusion I and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q18. Statements:
No Monday is Wednesday.
Some Wednesday is Friday.
Only Friday is Tuesday.
Conclusions:
I. Some Friday is not Monday.
II. Some Wednesday being Tuesday is a possibility.
(A) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q19. Statements:
Some week in month.
All month is year.
No year is century.
Conclusions:
I. Some week is year.
II. Some century being week is a possibility.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q20. Statements:
Some nail is hair.
No hair is hand.
Some hand is limb.
No limb is leg.
Conclusions:
I. Some hand is not leg.
II. Some limb is not hair.
III. Some leg being hair is a possibility.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion II follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
“ONLY ” TYPE SYLLOGISM
Direction (21–30): In the question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions
You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be in 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.
Q21. Statements:
Some city is village.
Only village is town.
Some country is city.
Conclusions:
I. Some city being town is a possibility.
II. Some village is country.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q22. Statements:
Some drink is oil.
No oil is water.
No water is coffee.
Only coffee is tea.
Conclusions:
I. Some oil being tea is a possibility.
II. Some drink is not water.
III. Some coffee is oil.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion II follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E). None of the above.
Q23. Statements:
Some red is blue.
All blue is white.
Only white is black.
Conclusions:
I. No blue is black.
II. Some red is white.
(A) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q24. Statements:
Only summer is winter.
No autumn is summer.
Some spring is autumn.
Conclusions:
I. Some spring is not summer.
II. Some winter is spring.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q25. Statements:
Only home is bungalow.
Some house is home.
All hut is house.
Conclusions:
I. Some hut being home is a possibility.
II. Some house being bungalow is a possibility.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q26. Statements:
No hill is peak.
Some peak is everest.
Only everest is plateau.
Some mountain is everest.
Conclusions:
I. Some everest is not hill.
II. Some mountain being plateau is a possibility.
III. No peak is plateau.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and III follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q27. Statements:
Only aluminum is bronze.
Some wood is aluminum.
All iron is wood.
No wood is silver.
Conclusions:
I. No wood is bronze.
II. Some aluminum is iron.
III. No silver is aluminum.
(A) Both conclusion I and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q28. Statements:
All room is hall.
Some hall is balcony.
Some balcony is kitchen.
Only kitchen is bathroom.
Conclusions:
I. Some room is bathroom.
II. Some kitchen is hall.
III. No balcony is room.
(A) Both conclusion I and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q29. Statements:
Only pencil is eraser.
Some pen is pencil.
Some paper is pen.
Conclusions:
I. No pen is eraser.
II. Some paper is pencil.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q30. Statements:
All symbol is letter.
Some letter is alphabet.
Only alphabet is sign.
Conclusions:
I. Some letter being sign is a possibility.
II. No symbol is alphabet.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above
“ONLY ” TYPE SYLLOGISM
Direction (31 – 40): In the question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions.
You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be in 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.
Q31. Statements:
Only orange is yellow.
Some pink is orange.
Some white is pink.
Conclusions:
I. Some white is orange.
II. Some pink being yellow is a possibility.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q32. Statements:
Only botany is biology.
Some Sanskrit is botany.
All zoology is Sanskrit.
Some Sanskrit is maths.
Conclusions:
I. Some maths being zoology is a possibility.
II. Some Sanskrit being biology is a possibility.
III. Some botany is maths.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q33. Statements:
No onion is brinjal.
Some brinjal is potato.
All potato is tomato.
Only tomato is vegetable.
Conclusions:
I. Some brinjal being vegetable is a possibility.
II. Some potato is not onion.
III. Some onion is tomato.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Only conclusion III follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q34. Statements:
No P is Q.
Some Q is R.
Some R is S.
Only S is T.
Conclusions:
I. Some Q is S.
II. Some R is not P.
III. No R is T.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q35. Statements:
All bike is vehicle.
All vehicle is truck.
Some truck is bus.
Only bus is bicycle.
Conclusions:
I. Some bicycle is truck.
II. Some bus being vehicle is a possibility.
III. All bike is truck.
(A) Both conclusion I and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q36. Statements:
No actor is engineer.
Some engineer is professor.
Only professor is trainer.
Conclusions:
I. Some professor is not actor.
II. Some engineer being trainer is a possibility.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q37. Statements:
No river is land.
Some land is water.
All water is fire.
Only fire is air.
Conclusions:
I. Some land being air is a possibility.
II. Some water is not river.
III. Some fire is land.
(A) Both conclusion II and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q38. Statements:
Only Thursday is Wednesday.
Some Saturday is Friday.
Only Saturday is Sunday.
Some Friday is Thursday.
Conclusions:
I. No Friday is Wednesday.
II. Some Saturday is Thursday.
III. Some Friday being Sunday is a possibility.
(A) Both conclusion I and III follow.
(B) Only conclusion III follows.
(C) Only conclusion I follows.
(D) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(E) None of the above.
Q39. Statements:
Some neck is throat.
All throat is thigh.
Only thigh is leg.
Conclusions:
I. All neck is thigh.
II. No throat is leg.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Q40. Statements:
No drink is food.
Only food is fruit.
Some vegetable is food.
Conclusions:
I. No vegetable is fruit.
II. Some drink being fruit is a possibility.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(C) Both conclusion I and II follow.
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(E) None of the above.
Answer Key
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (E) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (C) 11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (D) 14. (B)
15. (C) 16. (D) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (E) 21. (D) 22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (C) 25. (A) 26. (D) 27. (C)
28. (E) 29. (A) 30. (D) 31. (D) 32. (C) 33. (B) 34. (A) 35. (D) 36. (A) 37. (A) 38. (C) 39. (B) 40. (A)
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