Syllogism section 3 MCQ Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11

Consider the following argument : "In order to be a teacher one must graduate from college. All poets are poor. Some Mathematicians are poets. No college graduate is poor." Which one of the following is not a valid conclusion regarding the above argument?

a) Teachers are not poor,

b) Some Mathematicians are not teachers.

c) Some teachers are not Mathematicians.

d) Poets are not teachers.

Answer: (c)

We can draw the following two diagrams from given arguments

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

From case II, the option (c) is not a valid conclusion.

Question : 12

Examine the following statements :
1. All animals are carnivorous.
2. Some animals are not carnivorous.
3. Animals are not carnivorous.
4. Some animals are carnivorous.
Codes :

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 3 and 4

Answer: (b)

Statements 1 and 3 contradict each-other, hence both statements cannot be true together. But there is a situation where in both statements are false that is if some of the animals are carnivorous and some are not.

Question : 13

Examine the following statements :
1. Some dogs are rats.
2. All rats are trees.
3. Some trees are not dogs.
Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?

a) All rats are dogs.

b) Some tree are dogs.

c) All dogs are trees.

d) No tree is dog

Answer: (b)

According to given information

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

Hence, only (b) follows.

Question : 14

Examine the following statements :
1. Some books are copies.
2. All copies are green
3. Some green are yellow.
Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?

a) Some copies are yellow

b) All copies are yellow

c) Some yellow are green

d) All green are copies.

Answer: (c)

All possible cases

syllogism-verbal-reasoning

Hence, only (c) follows.

Question : 15

Examine the following Statements:
1. None but students are members of the club.
2. Some members of the club are married persons.
3. All married persons are invited for dance.
Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?

a) All members of the club are married persons.

b) All students are invited for dance.

c) All married students of the club are invited for dance.

d) None of the above conclusions can be drawn.

Answer: (c)

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