Syllogism
Syllogism
In order to answer the Syllogism Questions, there are certain rules to be followed. Let us
take a quick glance at some of the main rules to solve Syllogism Problems:
If the conclusion provided in the question is in “Possibility” case then you must proceed
as per the rules are given below-
● Always make Venn diagrams for the easy representation of the information in the
question. Read all the statements given in the question one by one.
● Try to figure out how to draw Venn Diagrams for each statement.
● Observe if there are any familiar concepts or statements in the given syllogism.
● Finding the conclusion will be your next step.
● Figure out how to draw a conclusion for each concept/statement.
● You need not memorize any statement or conclusion.
● Make sure you understand the concept well and draw the Venn diagram accordingly.
● The major part is to attempt the questions in a sequential manner.
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Important Syllogism Questions and Answers
I. Statements
● All onions are costly.
● Only a few costly are tomatoes.
● No tomatoes are brown.
Conclusions:
1. All costly can be brown.
2. All onion can be brown. Answer: Only 2 follows
II. Statements
● All the beds are wooden.
● Some wooden are tables.
● Only a few tables are iron.
Conclusions:
1. Some beds are iron is not a possibility.
2. No tables are bed. Answer: Neither follows
III. Statements
● No fresh are stale.
● Some greens are stale.
● Only few fresh are grapes.
Conclusions
1. All grapes can be stale.
2. Some greens can be fresh. Answer: Only 2 follows
IV. Statements
● Only a few blue are water.
● Some water are ice.
● No ice are blue.
Conclusions
1. Some water is not ice.
2. All ice can be water. Answer: Both follow
V. Statements
● Some offices are building.
● Only a few buildings are houses.
● Only a few buildings are green.
Conclusions
1. Some offices are green.
2. Some houses can be green. Answer: Only 2 follows
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VI. Statements
● No kings are knights.
● Some knights are warriors.
● Only a few princes are warriors.
Conclusions
1. All prince can be kings.
2. All king can be a warrior. Answer: Both follow
VII. Statements
● No blues are honey.
● Some honey is brown.
● All brown is black
Conclusions:
1. Only a few honey are black.
2. Some black can be blue. Answer: Only 1 Follows
Directions (1-5): In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some
conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given
conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer
Q1. Statements:
Only a few Party is Music.
Some Music is Loud.
No Loud is Mute.
Conclusions:
I. Some Loud is not Party
II. All Mute is Music is a possibility
Q2. Statements:
Only Soul is Pure.
Some Evil is Soul.
Only a few Evil is good.
Conclusions:
I. All Good is Soul is a possibility
II. Some Pure is Evil is a possibility
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(a) Both I and II follows
(b) Either I or II follows
(c) Only II follows.
(d) Only I follows.
(e) Neither I nor II follows
Q3. Statements:
Only a few Magenta is Blue.
No Magenta is Yellow.
Only Magenta is Pink.
Conclusions:
I. Some Blue is not Yellow
II. All Yellow is blue is a possibility
Conclusions:
I. Some House is not Villa
II. All House is Villa
Q5. Statements:
Some Ugly are Beauty.
Some Pretty are Cute.
No Ugly is Cute.
Conclusion:
I. Some Pretty is not Ugly
II. Some Beauty is not Cute
Q6. Statements:
All Noun are Article.
No Article is Verb.
Some verb is Tense.
Conclusions:
I. Some Tense is Noun is a possibility
II. Some Noun is Verb
Conclusions:
I. No Rain is Water
II. Some Clear is water
Q8. Statements:
Some Video are Audio.
All Picture are Video.
No Study is picture.
Conclusions:
I. Some Video are Picture is a possibility.
II. No Audios is Study.
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(d) If neither I nor II follows
(e) If both I and II follow
Q9. Statements:
Only a few Green are Purple
All Purple are Black
No Green is Blue
Conclusions:
I. Some Purple is Blue
II. All Green is Black is a possibility
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either I or II follows
(d) If neither I nor II follows
(e) If both I and II follow
Q10. Statements:
Some Lines are Square
Some Square are Circle
No Square are Graphs
Conclusions:
I. Some Line is Graph
II. Some Circle is line
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either I or II follows
(d) If neither I nor II follows
(e) If both I and II follow
Directions (11-15): In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by
some Conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even, if they seem to be at
variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the
given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known
facts.
Q11. Statements:
Some wire are blue
Only a few blue is road
All road are green
Conclusion:
I: All blue can be green
II: Some road are wire
(a) If both conclusions I and II follow.
(b) If either conclusion I or II follows.
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(c) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(d) If only conclusion II follows.
(e) If only conclusion I follows.
Q12. Statements:
All text are camera
Some camera are lens
No lens is red
Conclusion:
I: All text can never be red
II: Some camera are not red
Conclusions:
I. No copy is page
II. Some copy is page
(a) If both conclusions I and II follow.
(b) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(c) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(d) If only conclusion II follows.
(e) If only conclusion I follows.
Q14. Statements:
All knife are sharp
All sharp are pencil
Some sharp are pen
Conclusions:
I. No pencil are pen
II. Some pen are pencil
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Q15. Statements:
No star are shine
Some shine are light
No stone is star
Conclusions:
I: Some light are not star
II: All stone can never be light
Directions (1-5): In each question below are given some statements followed by some
conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given
conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Q1. Statements:
Only a few stone are pebble.
No rock is pebble.
Only stone is sand.
Conclusions:
I. All rock are stone is a possibility.
II. All sand is pebble is a possibility.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Both I and II follow
(c) Only II follows
(d) None follows
(e) None of these S1. Ans.(a)
Q2. Statements:
Only a few sky is blue.
No blue are azure.
Some heaven are azure
Conclusions:
I. All heaven can never be blue.
II. All sky are azure is a possibility.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Both I and II follow
(c) Only II follows
(d) Either I or II follows
(e) None follows S2. Ans.(a)
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Q3. Statements:
All forest are tree.
No tree is green.
All tree are wood.
Conclusions:
I. All forest are green is a possibility.
II. Some wood are not green.
Q4. Statements:
Only statue are tiles.
Some marble are clay.
Only a few statue are marble.
Conclusions:
I. Some clay are statue.
II. Some statue are not clay.
Q5. Statements:
Atleast wave are tide.
Only a few current are tide.
No water are wave.
Conclusions:
I. All current is tide is a possibility.
II. No water is current.
a) Only II follows
(b) Both I and II follow
(c) None follows
(d) Either I or II follows
(e) None of these S5. Ans.(c)
Directions (6-10): In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions.
You have to assume everything in the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with
commonly known facts and then find out which of the five given conclusions does not logically follow
from the statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
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Q6. Statements:
Only a few jasmine are marigold
Atleast orchid are marigold
Only marigold are daisy
Conclusions:
(a) Some daisy are jasmine
(b) Some daisy are marigold
(c) All orchid are marigold is a possibility
(d) Some jasmine are orchid is a possibility
(e) All orchid can be jasmine. S6. Ans.(a)
Q7. Statements:
No litchi is grapes
Atleast papaya are guava
All guava are litchi
Conclusions:
(a) Some papaya are litchi.
(b) No grapes is guava is a possibility.
(c) Some litchi are guavas.
(d) Some guava are not grapes.
(e) All grapes are papaya is possibility. S7. Ans.(b)
Q8. Statements:
All moon are earth
Some planet are not sun
Some moon are planet
Conclusions:
(a) Some earth are planet.
(b) All sun are planet is a possibility.
(c) some sun is moon is a possibility.
(d) Some earth is not Sun.
(e) Some moon are earth. S8. Ans.(d)
Q9. Statements:
Only a few cake are flavor
Some chocolate are cake
No chocolate is white
Conclusions:
(a) Some cake are not white.
(b) All cake is flavor is a possibility
(c) All white can be cake.
(d) Some flavor are cake.
(e) Some cake is not white. S9. Ans.(b)
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Q10. Statements:
Only a few Monday are Tuesday.
All Tuesday are Wednesday.
Only Wednesday are Sunday.
Conclusions:
(a) Some Wednesday are Monday.
(b) All Wednesday are Tuesday is a possibility.
(c) All Tuesday can be Monday.
(d) All Monday is Wednesday is a possibility.
(e) Some Wednesday are Tuesday S10. Ans.(b)
Directions (11-15): In each question below are given some statements followed by some
conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance
with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given
conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Q11. Statements:
Some Shake are Tea.
No Tea is a Coffee.
All Coffee are Mojito.
Conclusions:
I. No Shake is a Coffee.
II. Some Tea are Mojito.
III. Some Mojito is not tea
Q12. Statements:
Only a few Finance are Money.
Some Money are Cost.
No Money are Coin.
Conclusions:
I. Some Cost are Coin.
II. All Coin are being Finance is a possibility.
III. All Finance being Cost is a possibility.
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Q13. Statements:
Some Student are Pen.
All Pen are Class
Only a few School are Class.
Conclusions:
I. Some Student are Class.
II. All Student are School.
III. No Student are School.
Q14. Statements:
All light are Dark.
Atleast Dark are Gold.
Only a few Gold are shine
Conclusions:
I. All shine is dark is a possibility.
II. Some Light is shine.
III. No Gold is Light.
Q15. Statements:
Only Book are Paper.
Only a few Book are Novel.
Only a few Novel are Story.
Conclusions:
I. All Book being Story is a possibility.
II. All Story is novel
III. Some Novel is paper
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Directions (1-3): In each of the questions below, statements are given followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given
conclusions DEFINITELY DO NOT follow from the given statements.
1. Statements:
All chairs are tables.
Some tables are pens.
No table is pencil.
Some pencils are erasers.
Conclusions:
I. Some chairs are pencils
II. All pens are pencils
A) only I
B) only II
C) either I or II
D) neither I nor II
E) both I and II Answer: Option E
2. Statements:
All pigs are cats.
Some pigs are dogs.
No dog is tiger.
All lions are tigers
Conclusions:
I. No cat is lion
II. All lions are pigs
A) only I
B) only II
C) either I or II
D) neither I nor II
E) both I and II Answer: Option D
3. Statements:
Some chairs are tables.
All tables are pens.
Some pens are pencils.
No pen is eraser.
Conclusions:
I. Some tables are erasers
II. All pencil are eraser
A) only I
B) only II
C) either I or II
D) neither I nor II
E) both I and II Answer: Option E
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Directions (4-7): In each of the questions below, statements are given followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given
conclusions follow from the given statements.
4. Statements:
All green are orange.
Some orange are pink.
All pink are white.
Some red are pink.
Conclusions:
I. Some orange are white.
II. No green is red.
A) only I
B) only II
C) either I or II
D) neither I nor II
E) both I and II Answer: Option A
5. Statements:
Some copy are pen.
All pen are erasers.
No book is eraser.
Some pencils are books.
Conclusions:
I. Some pens are books
II. All pencils are pens is a possibility.
A) only I
B) only II
C) either I or II
D) neither I nor II
E) both I and II Answer: Option D
6. Statements:
All chairs are tables.
Some pens are chairs.
No pencil is pen.
All pencils are erasers.
Conclusions:
I. All chairs are erasers is a possibility.
II. Some pencils are chairs.
A) only I
B) only II
C) either I or II
D) neither I nor II
E) both I and II Answer: Option A
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7. Statements:
All green are white.
Some green are black.
No blue is green.
All red are blue.
Conclusions:
I. No white is red.
II. All black are red is a possibility.
Direction (8-10): Each option contains some statements. Determine from which
statements the given two conclusions follow.
8. Conclusions:
I. Some pens are pencils is a possibility
II. All copy are pencils is a possibility
A) Some copy are pen. All pen are eraser. No pencil is eraser. Some pencils are books.
B) All erasers are copy. Some eraser are pen. No pencil is eraser. All books are pencils.
C) All copy are pen. Some eraser are pen. No book is eraser. All pencils are books.
D) Some copy are pen. Some eraser are pen. No book is pen. All pencils are books.
E) both I and II
Answer: Option C
9. Conclusions:
I. All white are blue is a possibility.
II. Some black are not red.
A) All white are black. Some green are black. Some red are green. No black is blue.
B) Some white are black. All black are green. No red is green. Some red are blue
C) Some white are black. All black are green. Some red are green. Some red are blue
D) All white are black. Some white are green. No blue is green. Some red are blue.
E) both I and II
Answer: Option B
10. Conclusions:
I. No cat is pig.
II. All pig are rabbit is a possibility.
A) All monkey are cats. Some cats are lions. Some lions are rabbits. No pig is lion.
B) All monkey are cats. No monkey is lion. All lions are rabbits. Some pigs are lion.
C) Some monkey are cats. Some lions are cats. All rabbits are lions. No pig is lion.
D) Some monkey are cats. All cats are lions. Some lions are rabbits. No pig is lion.
E) both I and II
Answer: Option D
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Directions to Solve
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.
Give answer:
● (A) If only (1) conclusion follows
● (B) If only (2) conclusion follows
● (C) If either (1) or (2) follows
● (D) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and
● (E) If both (1) and (2) follow.
1 Statements:
. Some actors are singers.
All the singers are dancers.
Conclusions:
1. Some actors are dancers.
2. No singer is actor.
A
Only (1) conclusion follows
.
B
Only (2) conclusion follows
.
C
Either (1) or (2) follows
.
D
Neither (1) nor (2) follows
.
2 Statements:
. All the harmoniums are instruments.
All the instruments are flutes.
Conclusions:
1. All the flutes are instruments.
2. All the harmoniums are flutes.
A
Only (1) conclusion follows
.
B
Only (2) conclusion follows
.
C
Either (1) or (2) follows
.
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D
Neither (1) nor (2) follows
.
3 Statements:
. Some mangoes are yellow.
Some tixo are mangoes.
Conclusions:
1. Some mangoes are green.
A
Only (1) conclusion follows
.
B
Only (2) conclusion follows
.
C
Either (1) or (2) follows
.
D
Neither (1) nor (2) follows
.
4 Statements:
. Some ants are parrots.
All the parrots are apples.
Conclusions:
1. All the apples are parrots.
A
Only (1) conclusion follows
.
B
Only (2) conclusion follows
.
C
Either (1) or (2) follows
.
D
Neither (1) nor (2) follows
.
5. Statements:
Some papers are pens.
All the pencils are
pens.
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Conclusions:
1. Some pens are pencils.
2. Some pens are papers.
Conclusions:
1. All the actors are beautiful.
2. Some girls are actors.
7 Statements:
. All the windows are doors.
No door is a wall.
Conclusions:
1. Some windows are walls.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
8 Statements:
. All cups are books.
All books are shirts.
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Conclusions:
1. Some cups are not shirts.
2. Some shirts are cups.
A
Only (1) conclusion follows
.
B
Only (2) conclusion follows
.
C
Either (1) or (2) follows
.
D
Neither (1) nor (2) follows
.
9 Statements:
. Some cows are crows.
Some crows are elephants.
Conclusions:
1. Some cows are elephants.
2. All crows are elephants.
A
Only (1) conclusion follows
.
B
Only (2) conclusion follows
.
C
Either (1) or (2) follows
.
D
Neither (1) nor (2) follows
.
Answer: Option D
1 Statements:
0 All the pencils are pens.
. All the pens are inks.
Conclusions:
1. All the pencils are inks.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
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D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
1 Statements:
1 Some dogs are bats.
. Some bats are cats.
Conclusions:
1. Some dogs are cats.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B
Only (2) conclusion follows
.
C
Either (1) or (2) follows
.
D
Neither (1) nor (2) follows
.
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1 Statements: All buildings are chalks. No chalk is toffee.
3 Conclusions:
. 1. No building is toffee
A
Only (1) conclusion follows
.
B
Only (2) conclusion follows
.
C
Either (1) or (2) follows
.
D
Neither (1) nor (2) follows
.
1 Statements:
4 All cars are cats.
. All fans are cats.
Conclusions:
1. All cars are fans.
2. Some fans are cars.
Answer: Option D
In each of the following questions two statements are given. Which are followed by four conclusions (1),
(2), (3) and (4). Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.
1 Statements:
. No door is dog.
All the dogs are cats.
Conclusions:
1. No door is cat.
2. No cat is door.
3. Some cats are dogs.
4. All the cats are dogs.
B
Only (1) and (3)
.
C
Only (3) and (4)
.
D
Only (3)
.
2 Statements:
. All green are blue.
All blue are white.
Conclusions:
1. Some blue are green.
2. Some white are green.
3. Some green are not white.
4. All white are blue.
3 Statements:
. All men are vertebrates.
Some mammals are vertebrates.
Conclusions:
1. All men are mammals.
2. All mammals are men.
3. Some vertebrates are mammals.
4. All vertebrates are men.
A
Only (4)
.
B
Only (2)
.
C
Only (3)
.
D
Only (1)
.
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4 Statements: All the phones are scales. All the scales are calculators.
. Conclusions:
1. All the calculators are scales.
2. All the phones are calculators
3. All the scales are phones.
A
Only (1) and (4)
.
B
Only (3) and (4)
.
C
Only (2) and (4)
.
D
Only (1) and (2)
.
5 Statements:
. Some tables are T.V.
Some T.V. are radios.
Conclusions:
1. Some tables are radios.
2. Some radios are tables.
3. All the radios are T.V.
4. All the T.V. are tables.
A
Only (2) and (4)
.
B
Only (1) and (3)
.
C
Only (4)
.
D
Only (1) and (4)
.
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