Syllogism & Puzzle || SBI Series || 1/45 for PO, Clerk, SO, Insurance Exams

Question 1

Directions: In each question below are given 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 with commonly known facts and then decide which of the two conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
No table is computer.
No phone is a table.

Conclusions:
I. At least some phone are computers.
II. All computers are phones.

Question 2

Directions: 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 answers:

Statements:
I. Some rats are fans.
II. All tigers are fans.

Conclusions:
I. All tigers being rats is a possibility
II. No tiger is a rat.

Question 3

Direction In each of the following questions two/three statements are given and these statements are 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. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
No triangle is a square.
Some squares are rectangles.
Conclusions:
I. No rectangle is a triangle
II. Some rectangles are triangles.

Question 4

Direction: In each question below are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two 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.

Statements:
All rings are necklaces.
No necklace is a bracelet.

Conclusions:
I. No ring is a bracelet
II. All necklaces are rings.

Question 5

Directions: In each question below are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two 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.

Statements:
All cabins are rooms.
All rooms are buildings.

Conclusions:
I. All buildings are rooms
II. All cabins are buildings.

Question 6

Direction: Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are eight friends who sit around the circular table and they are facing the center. Each one of them uses creams of different brands viz. Vaseline, Ponds, Revlon, L’Oreal, Lakme, Biotique, Olay, and Lotus. U sits second to the right of the one who uses Vaseline. The one who uses Ponds is an immediate neighbour of the one who uses Vaseline. Two people sit between Q and the one who uses Ponds. R and T are the immediate neighbours of each other. Neither R nor T is an immediate neighbour of either Q or the one who uses Vaseline. The one who uses Lakme sits second to the right of S. S does not use Ponds or Vaseline. V and the one who uses Olay are immediate neighbours of each other. Q does not use Olay. Only one person sits between R and the one who uses Revlon. W sits third to the left of the one who uses Biotique. The one who uses Lotus sits second to the left of the one who uses L’Oreal.

Who sits second to the left of the one who uses Lotus Cream?

Question 7

Direction: Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are eight friends who sit around the circular table and they are facing the center. Each one of them uses creams of different brands viz. Vaseline, Ponds, Revlon, L’Oreal, Lakme, Biotique, Olay, and Lotus. U sits second to the right of the one who uses Vaseline. The one who uses Ponds is an immediate neighbour of the one who uses Vaseline. Two people sit between Q and the one who uses Ponds. R and T are the immediate neighbours of each other. Neither R nor T is an immediate neighbour of either Q or the one who uses Vaseline. The one who uses Lakme sits second to the right of S. S does not use Ponds or Vaseline. V and the one who uses Olay are immediate neighbours of each other. Q does not use Olay. Only one person sits between R and the one who uses Revlon. W sits third to the left of the one who uses Biotique. The one who uses Lotus sits second to the left of the one who uses L’Oreal.

How many people sit between P and the one who uses Biotique?

Question 8

Direction: Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are eight friends who sit around the circular table and they are facing the center. Each one of them uses creams of different brands viz. Vaseline, Ponds, Revlon, L’Oreal, Lakme, Biotique, Olay, and Lotus. U sits second to the right of the one who uses Vaseline. The one who uses Ponds is an immediate neighbour of the one who uses Vaseline. Two people sit between Q and the one who uses Ponds. R and T are the immediate neighbours of each other. Neither R nor T is an immediate neighbour of either Q or the one who uses Vaseline. The one who uses Lakme sits second to the right of S. S does not use Ponds or Vaseline. V and the one who uses Olay are immediate neighbours of each other. Q does not use Olay. Only one person sits between R and the one who uses Revlon. W sits third to the left of the one who uses Biotique. The one who uses Lotus sits second to the left of the one who uses L’Oreal.

What is true about the one who uses L’Oreal?

Question 9

Direction: Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are eight friends who sit around the circular table and they are facing the center. Each one of them uses creams of different brands viz. Vaseline, Ponds, Revlon, L’Oreal, Lakme, Biotique, Olay, and Lotus. U sits second to the right of the one who uses Vaseline. The one who uses Ponds is an immediate neighbour of the one who uses Vaseline. Two people sit between Q and the one who uses Ponds. R and T are the immediate neighbours of each other. Neither R nor T is an immediate neighbour of either Q or the one who uses Vaseline. The one who uses Lakme sits second to the right of S. S does not use Ponds or Vaseline. V and the one who uses Olay are immediate neighbours of each other. Q does not use Olay. Only one person sits between R and the one who uses Revlon. W sits third to the left of the one who uses Biotique. The one who uses Lotus sits second to the left of the one who uses L’Oreal.

Which of the following is incorrect?

Question 10

Direction: Study the information given below and answer the questions based on it.

P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are eight friends who sit around the circular table and they are facing the center. Each one of them uses creams of different brands viz. Vaseline, Ponds, Revlon, L’Oreal, Lakme, Biotique, Olay, and Lotus. U sits second to the right of the one who uses Vaseline. The one who uses Ponds is an immediate neighbour of the one who uses Vaseline. Two people sit between Q and the one who uses Ponds. R and T are the immediate neighbours of each other. Neither R nor T is an immediate neighbour of either Q or the one who uses Vaseline. The one who uses Lakme sits second to the right of S. S does not use Ponds or Vaseline. V and the one who uses Olay are immediate neighbours of each other. Q does not use Olay. Only one person sits between R and the one who uses Revlon. W sits third to the left of the one who uses Biotique. The one who uses Lotus sits second to the left of the one who uses L’Oreal.

Find the odd man out.