CHSL Reasoning Quiz. Syllogism : 20.01.2018 for SSC & Railway Exams

Question 1

Direction: In the following question, some statements followed by some conclusions are given. Taking 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 the given statements.

Statements :
1. Some skirts are benches.
2. No bench is a table.
Conclusion:
I. Some skirts are tables.
II. Some benches are skirts.
III. All benches are skirts.
IV. Some tables are skirts.

Question 2

In each of the following questions, two statements are given, followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follows from the given statements.

Statements :
1. Some cats are kittens.
2. All dogs are kittens.
Conclusions :
(I) Some cats are dogs.
(II) Some dogs are cats.

Question 3

In the following question, some statements followed by some conclusions are given. Taking 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 the given statements.

Statements:
1. Some radios are telephones.
2. All telephones are mirrors.
3. All mirrors are desks.
Conclusions:
I. Some radios are desks.
II. Some radios are mirrors.
III. Some desks are telephones.

Question 4

In the following question, some statements are given followed by two conclusions/inferences I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly, known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions. If any, follow from the given statements. Indicate your answer.

Statements :
All huts are painted blue.
Some blue are Bungalows.
Inferences :
I. All Bungalows are blue.
II. Some blue are not Huts.

Question 5

Three statements are given followed by four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.

Statements :
Some books are novels.
All novels are magazines.
Some magazines are journals.
Conclusions :
I. Some novels are journals.
II. Some books are magazines.
III. All books are magazines.
IV. No novel is a journal.

Question 6

Direction: Two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Which one of the four alternatives is correct?

Statement:
I. All teachers are aged.
II. Some women are teachers.

Conclusion:
I. All aged are women.
II. Some women are aged.

Question 7

In each of the following questions one/two statements are given followed by two conclusions (I) and (II). You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.

Statements :
All students like excursions.
Some students like Laboratory experiments.
Conclusions :
(I) Students who like Laboratory experiments also like excursions.
(II) Some students do not like Laboratory experiments but likes excursion.

Question 8

In the following question, two statements are given followed by two/four conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to consider the two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.

Statements :
1. All buses are houses.
2. Some houses are lakes.
Conclusions :
I. Some buses are lakes.
II. Some lakes are buses.
III. Some lakes are houses.
IV. Some houses are buses.

Question 9

In the following question, some statements followed by some conclusions are given. Taking 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 the given statements.
Statements:
1) All cycles are ducks.
2) All ducks are swans.
Conclusions:
I. All swans are cycles.
II. Some swans are cycles.

Question 10

In each of the following questions three statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered A and B. You have to take the given three statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements.
Statement:
Some tables are Chairs.
Some chairs are Pen.
No pen is Book.