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- Question
- Statements:
1. All goats are cows.
2. All cows are animals.
Conclusions:
I. All goats are animals.
II. All animals are goats.
Options- A. Only Conclusion I follows
- B. Only Conclusion II follows
- C. Both Conclusions I and II follow
- D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
- Correct Answer
- Only Conclusion I follows
ExplanationBoth the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All goats are cows. ? All cows are animals.
A + A ? A-type of Conclusion "All goats are animals".
This is Conclusion I. - 1. Statements:
All men are aggressive.
All children are aggressive.
Conclusions:
I. Men are children.
II. Children are men.
Options- A. Only conclusion II follows
- B. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
- C. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
- D. Only conclusion I follows Discuss
- 2. Statements
a. All children are students.
b. All students are players.
Conclusions
/I. All cricketers are students.
II. All children are players.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows.
- B. Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
- C. Both conclusions I and II follow.
- D. Only conclusion II follows. Discuss
- 3. Statements:
I. All poets are day dreamers.
II. All painters are day dreamers.
Conclusions:
I. All painters are poets.
II. Some day dreamers are not painters
Options- A. Both I and II follow
- B. Neither I nor II follows
- C. Only I follows
- D. Only II follows Discuss
- 4. Statement:
Cactus plants are fleshy but need least water.
Conclusions:
I. All fleshy plants are cactus.
II. Cactus plants need least water.
Options- A. Neither I nor II follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Both I and II follows
- D. Only I follows Discuss
- 5. Statements:
All Americans are English ? speaking.
No Eskimos are English ? speaking
Conclusions:
I. No Eskimos are Americans.
II. No English ? speakers are Eskimos.
Options- A. Only I follows.
- B. Neither I nor II follows.
- C. Only II follows.
- D. Both I and II follow. Discuss
- 6. Statements:
Some cars are buses.
All cars are caves.
Conclusions:
I. Some caves are not buses.
II. Some caves are buses.
III. No cave is a bus.
IV. Some caves are cars.
Options- A. Only Conclusion I follows
- B. Only Conclusion II follows
- C. Only Conclusions II and IV follow
- D. Only Conclusion IV follows Discuss
- 7. Statements:
1. Some girls are stars.
2. Meena is a girl.
Conclusions:
I. Meena is a star.
II. Some stars are not girls.
Options- A. Only Conclusion I follows
- B. Only Conclusion II follows
- C. Both Conclusions I and II follow
- D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows Discuss
- 8. Statements:
1. Some teachers are followers.
2. Some followers are famous.
Conclusions:
I. Some teachers are famous.
II. Some followers are teachers.
Options- A. Only Conclusion I follows
- B. Only Conclusion II follows
- C. Both Conclusions I and II follow
- D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows Discuss
- 9. Statements:
Many books are rocks.
All rocks are clips.
Conclusions:
I. Some books are clips.
II. No rock is a book.
Options- A. Only Conclusion I follows
- B. Only Conclusion II follows
- C. Both Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
- D. Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows Discuss
- 10. Statements:
No man is a donkey.
Ajay is a man.
Conclusions:
I. Ajay is not a donkey.
II. All men are not Ajay.
Options- A. Only Conclusion I follows
- B. Only Conclusion II follows
- C. Both Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
- D. Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows Discuss
Syllogism problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All men are aggressive. ? Some aggressive are children.
A + I ? No Conclusion
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows.
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All children are students. ? All students are players.
A + A ? A - type of Conclusion "All children are players".
This is Conclusion II.
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A?type).
But, these two Premises are not aligned properly.
All poets are day dreamers. ? Some day dreamers are painters.
A + I ? No Conclusion
Correct Answer: Only II follows
Explanation:
Cactus plants are fleshy.
And, Cactus plants need least water.
Therefore, only Conclusion II follows.
The Converse of Universal Affirmative Premises is Particular Affirmative Premise.
Correct Answer: Both I and II follow.
Explanation:
First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Second Premise is Universal Negative (E-type).
All Americans are English-speaking. ? No English-speaking are Eskimos.
A + E ? E-type of Conclusion "No American is Eskimo."
Conclusion I is Converse of it.
Conclusion II is Converse of the second Premise.
Correct Answer: Only Conclusions II and IV follow
Explanation:
First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I?type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A?type).
Some buses are cars. ? All cars are caves.
I + A ? I?type of Conclusion "Some buses are caves."
Conclusion II is the Converse of it.
Conclusion IV is Converse of the second Premise.
Correct Answer: Neither Conclusion I nor II follows
Explanation:
Some girls (not all) are stars. Therefore, Meena may or may not be star.
From Affirmative sentences, we cannot derive Negative Conclusion.
Thus, neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows.
Correct Answer: Only Conclusion II follows
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Particular Affirmative (I-type).
No Conclusion follows from the two Particular Premises.
Conclusion II is the Converse of the first Premise.
Correct Answer: Only Conclusion I follows
Explanation:
First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I?type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A?type).
Many (Some) books are rocks. ? All rocks are clips.
I + A ? I ? type of Conclusion "Some books are clips."
This is the Conclusion I.
Correct Answer: Only Conclusion I follows
Explanation:
First Premise is Universal Negative (E?type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A?type).
Ajay is a man. ? No man is a donkey.
A + E ? E?type of Conclusion "Ajay is not donkey."
This is Conclusion I.
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