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- Question
- Statements:
(a) All clerks are typists.
(b) Some typists are stenos.
Conclusions:
I. Some stenos are clerks.
II. No steno is a clerk.
III. All typists are clerks.
IV. All clerks are stenos.
Options- A. All the conclusions follow
- B. None of conclusions follow
- C. Either I or II follows
- D. Only IV follows
- Correct Answer
- Either I or II follows
ExplanationFirst Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
All clerks are typists. ? Some typists are stenos.
A + I ?No Conclusion
Conclusions I and II form Complementary Pair. Therefore, either I or II follows. - 1. Statements:
(a) All goats are tigers.
(b) All tigers are lions.
Conclusions:
I. All tigers are goats.
II. All lions are tigers.
III. No goat is a lion.
IV. No lion is a goat.
Options- A. Either II or III follows
- B. Either II or IV follows
- C. Either I or III follows
- D. None of the conclusions follow Discuss
- 2. Statements:
Some files are numbered.
All numbers are coded.
Inferences:
Options- A. All files are coded.
- B. All codes are filed.
- C. Some files are not numbered.
- D. No numbers have codes Discuss
- 3. Statements:
(a) Some shoes are White.
(b) All White are Blue.
Conclusions:
I. All shoes are Blue.
II. Some shoes are Blue.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Neither I nor II follows
- D. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 4. Statements:
All soldiers are men.
Some citizens are soldiers.
Conclusions:
I. Some citizens are men.
II. All soldiers are citizens.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Neither I nor II follows
- C. Only II follows
- D. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 5. Statements:
All carts are cars.
All cars are trains. So
Conclusions:
I. All carts are trains.
II. All trains are carts.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Both conclusions I and II follow
- D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows Discuss
- 6. Statements:
(a) All players are educated.
(b) All educated are cultured.
Inferences:
I. All players are cultured.
II. All cultured persons are players.
Options- A. Only inference I follows
- B. Only inference II follows
- C. Both inference I and II follows
- D. Neither inference I nor II follows Discuss
- 7. Statements:
Some books are Magazines.
Some Magazines are Novels.
Conclusions:
(I) Some books are Novels.
(II) Some Novels are Magazines.
Options- A. Only (I) follows
- B. Only (II) follows
- C. Either (I) or (II) follows
- D. Neither (I) nor (II) follows Discuss
- 8. Statements :
All animals are birds.
Some animals are human beings.
Conclusions :
I. Some human beings are birds.
II. Some birds are human beings.
Options- A. I follows
- B. II follows
- C. Both I or II follow
- D. Neither I nor II follows Discuss
- 9. Statements:
All women are cats.
All cats are rats.
Conclusions:
I. All women are rats.
II. All rats are women.
Options- A. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
- B. Only conclusion I follows
- C. Only conclusion II follows
- D. Both conclusions I and II follow Discuss
- 10. Statements:
(1) All books are trees.
(2) All trees are lions.
Conclusions:
I. All books are lions.
II. All lions are books.
III. All trees are books.
IV. Some lions are books.
Options- A. Only II and III follow.
- B. Only I and IV follow.
- C. None of the conclusions follows.
- D. All conclusions follow. Discuss
Syllogism problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: None of the conclusions follow
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All goats are tigers. ? All tigers are lions.
A + A ? A-type of Conclusion
"All goats are lions."
Correct Answer: All files are coded.
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All files are numbered. ? All numbers are coded.
A + A ? A-type of Conclusion "All files are coded."
This is Conclusion I.
Correct Answer: Only II follows
Explanation:
First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type)
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Some shoes are white. ? All white are blue.
I + A ? I-type of Conclusion "Some shoes are blue."
This is Conclusion II.
Correct Answer: Only I follows
Explanation:
We can align the premises by changing their order:
Some citizens are solidiers. ? All solidiers are men.
We know that
I + A ? I type conclusion Thus, our derived conclusion would be:
"Some citizens are men".
This is conclusion on I.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A?type).
All carts are cars. ? All cars are trains.
A + A ? A-type of Conclusion
"All carts are trains."
This is Conclusion I.
Correct Answer: Only inference I follows
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A - type).
All players are educated. ? All educated are cultured.
A + A ? A?type of Conclusion "All players are cultured."
This is Conclusion I.
Correct Answer: Only (II) follows
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Particular Affirmative (I-type).
No Conclusion follows from the two Particular Premises.
Conclusion II is Converse of the second Premise.
Correct Answer: Both I or II follow
Explanation:
First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A - type).
Second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I - type).
Some human beings are animals. ? All animals are birds.
I + A ? I-type of Conclusion "Some human beings are birds".
This is Conclusion I.
Conclusion II is converse of it.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
Both the premises are Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All women are cats. ? All cats are rats.
A + A ? A-type of Conclusion "All women are rats."
This is Conclusion I.
Correct Answer: Only I and IV follow.
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All books are trees. ? All trees are lions.
A + A ? A-type of Conclusion. ''All books are lions''.
This is Conclusion I.
Conclusion IV is converse of it.
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