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Reasoning Questions : Syllogism Set 7

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  1. Statements :
    Some birds are animals. Some animals are plants. All flowers are plants.
    Conclusions :
    I.No flower is a bird
    II.Some birds are plants
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    2)If only conclusion II follows.
    3)If either I or II follows.
    4)If neither I nor II follows.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    4)If neither conclusion I nor II follow
    Explanation :
    All+some = no conclusion…I does not follow
    Some + some = no conclusion…II does not follow

  2. Statements :
    All letters are consonants. All alphabets are letters. All words are alphabets
    Conclusions :
    I.All words are consonants
    II.Some letters are not words
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    2)If only conclusion II follows.
    3)If either I or II follows.
    4)If neither I nor II follows.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    Explanation :
    All+All+All = all => I follow
    All => Some not => II does not follow

  3. Statements :
    All tables are wood. No wood is a metal. Some metals are glasses.
    Conclusions :
    I.No Table is a metal
    II.Some glasses are table
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    2)If only conclusion II follows.
    3)If either I or II follows.
    4)If neither I nor II follows.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    Explanation :
    All+no = no…….I follow
    All+no = no; some+no = some not => II does not follow

  4. Statements :
    All stars are moons. All moons are sun. All asteroids are sun.
    Conclusions :
    I.Some moons are asteroids.
    II.All stars are sun
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    2)If only conclusion II follows.
    3)If either I or II follows.
    4)If neither I nor II follows.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    2)If only conclusion II follows.
    Explanation :
    All+all = all => I does not follow
    All+all = all => II follow

  5. Statements :
    All winters are rains. Some rains are cyclone. All cyclones are summer
    Conclusions :
    I.Some summer are winter
    II.some summer are not rains
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    2)If only conclusion II follows.
    3)If either I or II follows.
    4)If neither I nor II follows.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    4)If neither conclusion I nor II follow
    Explanation :
    All+some = no conclusion …….I does not follow
    All+some = no conclusion …….II does not follow

  6. Statements :
    Some tables are desks. No desk is a chair. Some sofa are chairs.
    Conclusions :
    I.Some Sofa are not desks
    II.At least some table are not chair.
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    2)If only conclusion II follows.
    3)If either I or II follows.
    4)If neither I nor II follows.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    Explanation :
    Some+no = some not => I follow
    Some+no = some not => II follow

  7. Statements :
    All pens are pencils. Some erasers are pencils. All Scales are pens.
    Conclusions :
    I.All scales are pencils
    II.All erasers being scale is a possibility.
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    2)If only conclusion II follows.
    3)If either I or II follows.
    4)If neither I nor II follows.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    Explanation :There is  no negative statements. Hence both I and II follow.

  8. Statements :
    Some apples are orange. Some oranges are grape. All grapes are banana
    Conclusions :
    I. No banana is a orange
    II.At least some bananas are apples
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    2)If only conclusion II follows.
    3)If either I or II follows.
    4)If neither I nor II follows.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    4)If neither I nor II follows.
    Explanation :
    Some+all = some………I does not follow
    All+some = some; some+some = no conclusion

  9. Statements :
    Some metals are plastics. All plastics are glasses. No glass is a wood
    Conclusions :
    All wood being metal is a possibility
    II.All glass being wood is a possibility
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    2)If only conclusion II follows.
    3)If either I or II follows.
    4)If neither I nor II follows.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    Explanation :
    I – follow=> no negative statement
    II – does not follow becz negative statement given

  10. Statements :
    All dogs are lions. No cat is lion. No cat is cow.
    Conclusions :
    I.No dog is cat
    II.No lion is cow.
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    2)If only conclusion II follows.
    3)If either I or II follows.
    4)If neither I nor II follows.
    5)If both conclusions I and II follow.
    1)If only conclusion I follows.
    Explanation :
    All+no = no………..I follow
    No+no = no conclusion…………II does not follow