Syllogism section 2 MCQ Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Directions:

In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two 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.

Question : 1

Statements:
Some pens are pencils.
No pencil is sharpener.


Conclusion:
I. Some pens being sharpeners is a possibility
2. Some sharpeners are pencils

a) If either (1) or (2) follows

b) If only (1) conclusion follows

c) If only (2) conclusion follows

d) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and

e) If both (1) and (2) follow.

Answer: (b)

From the diagram below, only (1) conclusion follows.

syllogism verbal reasoning d55 2a

Question : 2

Statements:
All the ties are shirts.
Some pants are shirts.


Conclusion:
I. Some ties are pants.
2. No ties is a pants.

a) If either (1) or (2) follows

b) If only (1) conclusion follows

c) If only (2) conclusion follows

d) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and

e) If both (1) and (2) follow.

Answer: (a)

From the diagrams below, either conclusion (1) or (2) follows.

syllogism verbal reasoning d55 4a

Question : 3

Statements:
Some wolfs are bears.
Some bears are lions.


Conclusion:
I. All wolfs being lions is a possibility.
2. Some lions are wolfs.

a) If either (1) or (2) follows

b) If only (1) conclusion follows

c) If only (2) conclusion follows

d) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and

e) If both (1) and (2) follow.

Answer: (b)

From the diagrams below, only conclusion (1) follows.

syllogism verbal reasoning d55 5a

Question : 4

Statements:
Some hens are parrots.
Some peacocks are hens.


Conclusion:
I. Some peacocks are parrots.
2. All peacocks being parrots is a possibility.

a) If either (1) or (2) follows

b) If only (1) conclusion follows

c) If only (2) conclusion follows

d) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and

e) If both (1) and (2) follow.

Answer: (c)

From the diagrams below, only conclusion (2) follows.

syllogism verbal reasoning d55 3a

Question : 5

Statements:
All fans are lamps.
Some lamps are tubes.


Conclusion:
I. Some tubes are fan.
2. All fan being tubes is a possibility.

a) If either (1) or (2) follows

b) If only (1) conclusion follows

c) If only (2) conclusion follows

d) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and

e) If both (1) and (2) follow.

Answer: (c)

From the below diagram, only (2) conclusion is true.

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