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  • Question
  • 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

  • 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.


  • Syllogism problems


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    • 1. 
      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
    • 2. 
      '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.
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      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
    • 4. 
      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
    • 5. 
      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
    • 6. 
      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
    • 7. 
      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
    • 8. 
      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
    • 9. 
      Statements:
      (a) All animals are dogs.
      (b) All dogs are birds.
      Conclusions:
      I. All animals are birds.
      II. All birds are animals.

    • 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
    • 10. 
      Statements:
      Some phones are watches.
      All watches are guns.
      Conclusions:
      I. All guns are watches.
      II. Some guns are Phones.

    • Options
    • A. Only I follows
    • B. Only II follows
    • C. Either I or II follows
    • D. Neither I nor II follows
    • Discuss


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