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- Question
- 'All beggars are poor.'
If the above statement is true, which of the following conclusions can be drawn?
Options- A. All those who are poor are beggars.
- B. If A is rich, then A is not a beggar.
- C. If A is not rich, then A is not a beggar.
- D. If A is a beggar, then A is not rich.
- Correct Answer
- If A is a beggar, then A is not rich.
ExplanationIf A is a beggar, then A is not rich.
- 1. Statements:
(a) All poets are intelligent.
(b) All singers are intelligent.
Conclusions:
I. All singers are poets.
II. Some intelligent persons are not singers.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusion II follows
- C. Either conclusion I or II follows
- D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows Discuss
- 2. All men are mortal.
Ramu is a man.
Options- A. No man is mortal
- B. Ramu is mortal
- C. Ramu is immortal
- D. All men are immortal Discuss
- 3. Statements:
Some Indians are educated.
Educated men prefer small families.
Conclusions:
(I) All small families are educated.
(II) Some Indians prefer small families.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Both I and II follow
- D. Neither I nor II follows Discuss
- 4. 'All the members of the Tennis club are members of the Badminton club too." "No woman plays Badminton".
Options- A. Some women play Tennis
- B. No member of the Tennis club plays Badminton
- C. Some women are members of the Tennis club
- D. No woman is a member of the Tennis club Discuss
- 5. Which one is true?
I. All players are not tall.
II. All basketball players are tall.
III. All tall people are players.
IV. Some players are tall.
Options- A. IV
- B. III.
- C. II.
- D. I. Discuss
- 6. Statements:
(i) All radios sold in that shop are of high standard.
(ii) Some of Murphy radios are sold in that shop.
Inferences:
I. All radios of high standard are manufactured by Murphy company,
II. Some of the Murphy radios are of high standard.
III. None of the Murphy radios is of high standard.
IV. Some of the Murphy radios of high standard are sold in that shop.
Options- A. I and II inferences only
- B. II and IV inferences only
- C. I and III inferences only
- D. I and IV inferences only Discuss
- 7. Statements:
All children are playful.
Some animals are playful.
Conclusions:
I. Some animals are children.
II. Some children are animals.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Neither I nor II follows
- C. Only II follows
- D. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 8. Statements:
(a) Some skirts are benches.
(b) No bench is a table.
Conclusions:
I. Some skirts are tables.
II. Some benches are skirts.
III. All benches are skirts.
IV. Some tables are skirts.
Options- A. Only I follows
- B. Only II follows
- C. Only II and IV follow
- D. Only I and III follow Discuss
- 9. Statements:
(a) All pens are pencils.
(b) No pencil is monkey.
Conclusions:
I. No pen is monkey.
II. Some pens are monkeys.
III. All monkeys are pens.
IV. Some monkeys are pens.
Options- A. Either conclusion II or III follows
- B. Either conclusion II or IV follows
- C. Only conclusion I follows
- D. All conclusions follows Discuss
- 10. Statements:
(a) All dogs are rats.
(b) All rats are crows.
(c) All crows are parrots.
Conclusions:
(I) All dogs are parrots.
(II) Some parrots are dogs.
(III) Some crows are dogs.
(IV) All rats are dogs.
Options- A. Only (I) and (II) follow
- B. Only (I), (II) and (III) follow
- C. Either (II) or (IV) follow
- D. Either (I) or (II) or (III) follow Discuss
Syllogism problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Universal Affirmative (A - type). These two Premises are not aligned. Now take the Converse of one of the Premises to align them.
Correct Answer: Ramu is mortal
Explanation:
All men (without exception) are mortal. And, Ramu is a man. Therefore, Ramu is mortal.
Correct Answer: Only II follows
Explanation:
First statement is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Second statement is Universal Affirmative (A-type)
Both the statements are already aligned. Thus,
Some Indians are educated. ? All Educated men prefer small families.
We know that,
I + A ? I-type Conclusion. Therefore, our derived Conclusion would be: "Some Indians prefer small families.
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Correct Answer: No woman is a member of the Tennis club
Explanation:
No woman plays badminton. Therefore, no woman plays tennis.
Correct Answer: II.
Explanation:
Statements 1 and 4 are more or less similar.
All tall people cannot be players.
So, Statement 2 seems to be true.
Correct Answer: II and IV inferences only
Explanation:
Since some of Murphy radios are sold in that shop which sells high standard radios. Therefore, some of the Murphy radios are of high standard.
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
We can align the premises by converting the second premise.
All children are playful. ? some playfuls are animals.
We know that,
A + I ? No conclusion.
Correct Answer: Only II follows
Explanation:
First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I - type).
Second Premise is Universal Negative (E - type).
Some skirts are benches. ? No bench is a table.
I + E ? O ? type of Conclusion "Some skirts are not tables."
Conclusion II is Converse of the first Premise.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion I follows
Explanation:
First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A?type).
Second Premise is Universal Negative (E?type).
All pens are pencils. ? No pencil is monkey.
A + E = E-type of Conclusion "No pen is monkey".
This is Conclusion I.
Correct Answer: Only (I), (II) and (III) follow
Explanation:
All the three Premises are Universal Affirmative (A-type).
All dogs are rats. ? All rats are crows.
A + A ? A-type of Conclusion "All dogs are crows."
Conclusion III is converse of it.
All rats are crows. ? All crows are parrots.
A + A ? A-type of Conclusion "All rats are parrots."
All dogs are crows. ? All crows are parrots.
A + A ? A-type of Conclusion "All dogs are parrots."
This is Conclusion I.
Conclusion II is converse of it.
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