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- Question
- Statements:
(a) All buses are houses.
(b) Some houses are lakes.
Conclusions:
I. Some buses are lakes.
II. Some lakes are buses.
III. Some lakes are houses.
IV. Some houses are buses.
Options- A. All Conclusions follow.
- B. Only Conclusions II and III follow.
- C. Only Conclusions I and II follow.
- D. Only Conclusions III and IV follow.
- Correct Answer
- Only Conclusions III and IV follow.
ExplanationAll buses are houses. ? Some houses are lakes.
A + I ? No Conclusion
Conclusion III is Converse of the second Premise.
Conclusion IV is Converse of the first Premise. - 1. Statements:
(a) Most players are men.
(b) Some men are singers.
Conclusions:
I. Some singers are men.
II. Some players are singers.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows.
- C. Neither conclusion I or II follows
- D. Both conclusions I and II follow Discuss
- 2. Statements:
(a) No flower is a pot.
(b) No pot is a garden.
Conclusions:
I. No flower is a garden.
II. All gardens are pots.
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
- 3. Statements:
(a) All teachers are experienced.
(b) Some teachers are spinsters.
Conclusions:
I. Some experienced are spinsters.
II. Some spinsters are experienced.
Options- A. Only conclusion II follows
- B. Either conclusion I or II follows
- C. Both conclusion I and II follow
- D. Only conclusion I follows Discuss
- 4. Statements:
(a) Some buses are four wheelers.
(b) All four wheelers are vans.
Conclusions:
I. Some vans are buses.
II. Some buses are vans.
Options- A. Either conclusion I or II follows
- B. Both conclusions I and II follow
- C. Only conclusion I follows s
- D. Only conclusion II follows Discuss
- 5. Statements:
(a) Blue is Black and some Black is red.
(b) All red is Green but not Yellow
Conclusions:
I. Some Blue is Green.
II. No Black is Yellow.
III. Some Black is not Yellow.
IV. No Black is Green.
Options- A. Only I and II follow
- B. Only II and IV follow
- C. Only I and III follow
- D. Only I, II and IV follow Discuss
- 6. Statements:
All students are boys.
No boy is dull.
Conclusions:
I. There are no girls in the class.
II. No student is dull.
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
- 7. Statements:
a. All apples are bananas.
b. All bananas are sweet.
Conclusions:
I. Some apples are sweet.
II. Some bananas are apples.
Options- A. Conclusion I follows.
- B. Conclusion II follows.
- C. Either conclusion I or II follows.
- D. Both conclusions I and II follow. Discuss
- 8. Statements:
a. Some years are decades.
b. All centuries are decades.
Conclusions:
I. Some centuries are years.
II. Some decades are years.
III. No century is a year.
Options- A. Only conclusion II follows
- B. Only conclusions I and II follow
- C. Only conclusions I and III follow
- D. Only conclusion I follows Discuss
- 9. Statement
I: Ankit is a singer.
II: All the singers are fat.
Conclusions:
I. Ankit is fat.
II. All fat men are singers.
III. Fat men are not singers.
IV. Ankit is not fat.
Options- A. Only Conclusion I follows.
- B. Only Conclusion II follows.
- C. Only Conclusion III follows.
- D. Only Conclusion IV follows. Discuss
- 10. Statements:
1. All animals are four footed.
2. Dog has two legs.
Conclusions:
I. Dog is not an animal.
II. Dog is an animal.
Options- A. If only I follows
- B. If only II follows
- C. If neither I nor II follows
- D. If both I and II follow Discuss
Syllogism problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
The first Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
The second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Most players are men. ? Some man are singers.
A + I ? No Conclusion
Conclusion I is Converse of the second statement.
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Universal Negative (E - type).
No Conclusion follows from the two negative Premises.
Correct Answer: Both conclusion I and II follow
Explanation:
First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Some spinsters are teachers. ? All teachers are experienced.
I + A ? I-type of Conclusion "Some spinsters are experienced."
This is Conclusion II.
Conclusion I is Converse of it.
Correct Answer: Both conclusions I and II follow
Explanation:
Some buses are four-wheelers. ? All four-wheelers are vans.
I + A ? I-type of Conclusion. "Some buses are vans".
This is Conclusion II.
Conclusion I is Converse of this Conclusion.
Correct Answer: Only I and II follow
Explanation:
Some blue is red and All red is green. Therefore, some blue is green.
Clearly, no black is yellow. Thus, only Conclusions I and II follow.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
Explanation:
First Premise is Universal Affirmative and the second Premise is Universal Negative (E-type).
All students are boys. ? No boy is dull.
A + E ? E?type of Conclusion "No student is dull"
This is conclusion II.
Correct Answer: Both conclusions I and II follow.
Explanation:
(i) All apples are bananas ? Universal Affirmative (A-type).
(ii) Some apples are sweet ? Particular Affirmative (I-type).
(iii) No apple is banana ? Universal Negative (E-type)
(iv) Some apples are not bananas ? Particular Negative (O-type)
All apples are bananas. ? All bananas are sweet.
A + A ? A ? type of Conclusion "All apples are sweet."
Conclusion I is the Implication of it.
Conclusion II is Converse of the first Premise.
Correct Answer:
Explanation:
First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All centuries are decades. ? Some decades are years.
A + I ? No Conclusion
Conclusion II is Converse of the first Premise.
Conclusions I and III form Complementary Pair. Therefore, either I or III follows.
Correct Answer: Only Conclusion I follows.
Explanation:
All the singers are fat and Ankit is a singer. So, Ankit is fat.
Correct Answer: If only I follows
Explanation:
All animals (without exception) are four?footed.
Dog has two legs. Therefore dog is not an animal.
Thus, only Conclusion I follows.
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