MCQ on Syllogism for Part A General Aptitude - Attempt Quiz Here!

Multiple Choice Questions On Syllogism

Question 1. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
Some magicians are psychologists.
All psychologists are tourists.

Conclusions:
I. All tourists are psychologists.
II. All magicians are tourists.

1. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
2. Both conclusions I and II follow
3. Only conclusion II follows
4. The only conclusion I follow

Question 2. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All computers are machines.

No television is a computer.

All televisions are instruments.

Conclusions:

I. Some instruments are machines.

II. Some machines are computers.

III. Some televisions are machines.

1. The only conclusion I follow.
2. Only conclusion II follows.
3. None of the conclusions follow.
4. Only conclusions II and III follow.

Question 3. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
1. Some students are listeners.
2. Some listeners are observers.
3. Many students are not observers.
Conclusions:
I. Some students are observers.
II. Some observers are not students.
Ill. Some observers are listeners.

1. Only conclusions I and Ill follow.
2. Only conclusion III follows.
3. The only conclusion I follow.
4. Only conclusion II follows.

Question 4. Three statements are given, followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the statements.

Statements: All cats are birds. Some tigers are cats. All bees are tigers.

Conclusions:

I. All bees are birds.

II. Some bees are birds.

III. Some birds are tigers.

IV. All tigers are birds.

1. Only conclusion IV follows
2. Only conclusion IV follows
3. Only conclusion III follows
4. Only conclusion II follows

Question 5.  Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All racks are books.

All racks are pens.

Conclusions:

I. All pens are books.

II. Some books are pens.

1. Both conclusions I and II follow.
2. Both conclusions I and II follow.
3. Both conclusions I and II follow.
4. Both conclusions I and II follow.

Question 6. Read the given statement and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
1) All eggs are needles.
2) All grapes are needles.
Conclusions:
I. Some needles are eggs.
II. Some grapes are eggs.

1. Both conclusions I and II follow
2. Neither conclusions I nor II follow
3. Either Conclusion I or II follows
4. Either Conclusion I or II follows

Question 7. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
1) All bottles are jugs.
2) Some jugs are glasses.

Conclusions:
I. Some jugs are bottles.
II. Some glasses are jugs.
III. All glasses are bottles.

1. Only conclusions I follow.
2. Only conclusions II and I'll follow,
3. Only conclusion II follows.
4. Only conclusions I and II follow.

Question 8. In the following question, two statements are given each 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:
(I) Some notes are coins.
(II) No coin is a card.
Conclusion:
(I) All cards can be notes.
(II) Some notes are neither coins nor cards.

1. Conclusion I follows
2. Conclusion II follows
3. Neither I nor II follows
4. Both I and II follow

Question 9. Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:
1. All singers are honest.
2. Some players are singers.
Conclusions:
I. All players are honest.
II. Some players are honest.

1. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
2. Both conclusions I and II follow.
3. Only conclusion II follows.
4. The only conclusion I follow.

Question 10. In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. 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 conclusion logically follows the given statements.

Statements:
I. Some pens are pencils.
II. All pencils are erasers.
III. Some erasers are cups.

Conclusions:
I. Some pens are cups.
II. Some pencils are cups.
III. Some cups are pencils.
IV. Some erasers are pens.

1. Only conclusion (II) follows
2. Only conclusion (IV) follows
3. Only conclusion (I) follows
4. No conclusion follows
    

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