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Reasoning Questions: Syllogism Set 28

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Bank PO Level Questions :-

  1. Statements
    No juice is a milk. All milk is coffee. Some milk is tea
    Conclusions:
    I.All tea being coffee is a possibility
    II.Some coffee is not milk
    III.At least some coffee are definitely not Juice
    1.Only I follow
    2.Only I and II follow
    3.Only I and III follow
    4.All I, II, III follow
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Only I and III follow
    Explanation :
    No negative statement between Tea and coffee, so possibility should be true
    All milk is coffee => Some coffee is not milk => false
    From I and II => some coffee are not Juice => true

  2. Statements:
    Some apples are orange. No mango is an apple. Some Grapes are apples
    Conclusions:
    I.All apples are not mangoes
    II.All orange being grapes is a possibility
    III.Some grapes are not  mangoes
    1.Only I follow
    2.Only I and II follow
    3.Only I and III follow
    4.All I, II, III follow
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.All I, II, III follow
    Explanation :
    No mango is an apple => All apples are not mangoes => true
    From I and III => Some oranges are grapes so possibility is true
    From I and III=> Some oranges are grapes => Some grapes are not  mangoes => true

  3. Statements:
    All glasses are cups. Some spoons are plate. No plate is a glass
    Conclusions:
    I.No cup is a plate
    II.No glass is a plate
    III.Some Spoons are not cups
    1.Only I follow
    2.Only II follow
    3.Only I and III follow
    4.All I, II, III follow
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Only II follow
    Explanation :
    From I and III => Some plates are not cups => No cup is a plate => false
    No plate is a glass => No glass is a plate => true
    From II and III => Some glasses are not Spoons  and All glasses are cups
    Some not + all => no conclusion so III false

  4. Statements:
    All cats are dogs. Some mice are dogs.All rats are cats
    Conclusions:
    I.At least some dogs are rats
    II.All rat being mice is a possibility
    III.At least some cats are mice
    1.Only I and III follow
    2.Only II and III follow
    3.Only I and II follow
    4.All I, II and III follow
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Only I and II follow
    Explanation :
    From I and II => All+All = All => All rats are cats => some dogs are rats => true
    II => no negative statement between rate and mice hence possibility is true
    III=> From I and II => All +some => no conclusion => false

  5. Statements:
    No month is a year. All months are weeks. No week is a day
    Conclusions:
    I.No day is a month
    II.At least some weeks are not year
    III.Some weeks are months
    1.Only I follow
    2.Only III follow
    3.Only II and III follow
    4.Only I and II follow
    5.All I, II and III follow
    Answer – 5.All I, II and III follow
    Explanation :
    From II and III =>All+ No = No => I true
    No month is a year => No year is a month and All months are weeks=> No + all => some not => true
    All months are weeks => Some weeks are months => true

  6. Statements:
    No plant is a tree. All trees are roots. Some branches are roots
    Conclusions:
    I.All roots being plants is a possibility
    II.Some roots are definitely trees
    III.At least some branches are definitely not trees
    1.Only I follow
    2.Only II follow
    3.Only II and III follow
    4.Only I and II follow
    5.All I, II and III follow
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Only II follow
    Explanation :
    I: No+all => some not =>Possibility not exist because of negative statement
    II: All trees are roots => Some roots are trees => true
    III: From II and III => All+some => No conclusion => false

  7. Statements:
    Some halls are classes. No class is the school.All schools are colleges
    Conclusions:
    I.Some halls are not schools
    II.Atleast some schools are classes
    III.All colleges being school is a possibility
    1.Only I and III follow
    2.Only II and III follow
    3.Either I or II and III follow
    4.All I, II and III follow
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Only I and III follow
    Explanation :
    I: From I and II => Some+ No => some not => true
    II: No class is the school => False
    III: All schools are colleges => possibility exists => true

  8. Statements:
    All pens are pins. No tag is a pin. All papers are pens
    Conclusions:
    I.No pin is a tag
    II.All papers are pins
    III.All pins are definitely not tag
    1.Only I follow
    2.Only II follow
    3.Only II and III follow
    4.All I, II and III follow
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.All I, II and III follow
    Explanation :
    I: from II => No tag is a pin => No pin is a tag
    II: All+ All = All  from I and III => true
    III: From II =>  All pins are definitely not tag => true

  9. Statements:
    Some chairs are tables. No table is a bench. All chairs are Sofas
    Conclusions:
    I.All sofas are definitely tables
    II.At least some sofas are chairs
    III.At least some benches are sofa
    1.Only I follow
    2.Only III follow
    3.Only II follow
    4.All I, II and III follow
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Only II follow
    Explanation :
    I: From I and III => Some+All => All=> false
    II:From  III => All chairs are Sofas => Some Sofas are chairs => true
    III: From I and III => Some sofas are tables + II => Some + No => some not => false

  10. Statements:
    Some chairs are tables. No table is a bench. All chairs are Sofas
    Conclusions:
    I.Some tables are chairs
    II.All sofas are tables is a possibility
    III.No table is a sofa
    1.Only I and III follow
    2.Only II and III follow
    3.All I,II and III follow
    4.Only  I and II follow
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Only  I and II follow
    Explanation :
    I: From I => Some chairs are tables => .Some tables are chairs => true
    II:No negative statement b/w sofa and table, so possibility exists
    III: From I and III=> Some + All => Some => False

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