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- Question
- Statements:
Some hills are rivers.
Some rivers are deserts.
All deserts are roads.
Conclusions:
I. Some roads are rivers.
II. Some roads are hills.
III. Some deserts are hills.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows
- B. Only conclusions I and II follow
- C. Only conclusions II and III follow
- D. None follows
- Correct Answer
- Only conclusion I follows
ExplanationFirst and second Premises are Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Third Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Some rivers are deserts. All deserts are roads.
I + A ? I-type of Conclusion "Some rivers are roads."
Conclusion I is Converse of it. - 1. Statements:
All pens are pencils.
No pencil is an eraser.
Conclusions:
I. No eraser is a pen.
II. No pen is an eraser.
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
- 2. Statements:
Some ladies are beautiful.
Some beautiful. are honest.
All honest are sensitives.
Conclusion 1: Some sensitives are beautiful.
Conclusion 2: Some honest are ladies.
Conclusion 3: Some sensitives are ladies.
Options- A. None of the Conclusion follows.
- B. Only Conclusion 1 follows.
- C. Only Conclusions 1 and 2 follow.
- D. All Conclusions follow. Discuss
- 3. Statements:
Some food are sweet.
Some food are sour.
Conclusions:
(I) All food are either sweet or sour.
(II) Some sweets are sour.
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
- 4. Statements:
(a) All men are bachelors.
(b) Some bachelors are teachers.
(c) Some teachers are spiritual.
Conclusions:
I. All men are spiritual.
II. Some teachers are spiritual.
III. Some men are spiritual.
IV. All teachers are spiritual.
Options- A. Only conclusion I follows.
- B. Only conclusion II follows.
- C. Only conclusion III follows.
- D. Only conclusion IV follows. Discuss
- 5. Statements:
(a) Some stones are gold.
(b) Some gold are banks.
Conclusions:
I. Some banks are stones.
II. Some gold are stones.
III. No stone is bank.
IV. Some banks are gold.
Options- A. Only conclusions II and III follow
- B. Only conclusions II and IV follow
- C. Only conclusions I and IV follow
- D. Only either conclusion III or IV and I follow Discuss
- 6. Statements:
(I) Some students are intelligent.
(II) Ankita is a student.
Conclusions:
1. Some students are dull.
2. Ankita is an intelligent.
Options- A. Only 1 follows
- B. Only 1 and 2 follow
- C. Only 2 follows
- D. None follows Discuss
- 7. Statements:
(1) All men are employed.
(2) No employees are professionals.
Conclusions:
I. No men are unemployed.
II. No men are professionals.
Options- A. Only I follows.
- B. Only II follows.
- C. Neither I nor II follows.
- D. Both I and II follow. Discuss
- 8. Statements:
Anand is an artist.
Artists are beautiful.
Conclusions:
Options- A. All beautiful persons are artists.
- B. Anand is beautiful.
- C. Anand is not beautiful.
- D. Beautiful persons are not artists. Discuss
- 9. Statements:
I. Some men are good.
II. Some men are wise.
Conclusions:
I. Some wise men are good.
II. Some good men are wise.
Options- A. Only II follows
- B. Only I follows
- C. Neither I nor II follows
- D. Both I and II follow Discuss
- 10. Statements:
All scientists working in America are talented.
Some are Indians.
Conclusions:
I. None of the Indian scientists is talented.
II. Some talented Indian scientists have migrated.
III. All talented scientists are in America.
IV. Some Indian scientists are talented.
Options- A. Only Conclusion I follows.
- B. Only Conclusion II follows.
- C. Only Conclusion III follows
- D. Conclusions II and IV follow. Discuss
Syllogism problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: Both conclusions I and II follow
Explanation:
The first Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type)
The second Premise is Universal Negative (E-type).
All pens are pencils. ? No pencil is an eraser.
A + E ? E-type of Conclusion "No pen is an eraser".
This is Conclusion II.
Conclusion I is the Converse
Correct Answer: Only Conclusion 1 follows.
Explanation:
The first and second Premises are Particular Affirmative (I-type).
The third Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Some beautifuls are honest. ? All honest are sensitives.
I + A ? I-type of Conclusion "Some beautifuls are sensitives."
Conclusion 1 is Converse of it.
Correct Answer: Neither Conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Particular Affirmative (I-type). No Conclusion follows from the two Particular Premises.
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows.
Explanation:
The first Premise is Universal Affirmative (A?type).
The second and the third Premises are Particular Affirmative (I?type).
All men are bachelors. ? Some bachelors are teachers.
A + I ? No Conclusion
Conclusion II is the Converse of the third Premise.
Correct Answer: Only conclusions II and IV follow
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Particular Affirmative (I-type).
No Conclusion follows from the two Particular Premises.
Conclusion II is Converse of the first statement.
Conclusion IV is Converse of the second statement.
Conclusions I and III form Complementary Pair. Therefore, either I or III follows.
Correct Answer: None follows
Explanation:
Some students are intelligent, i.e., all students are not intelligents. So, Ankita may or may not be intelligent.
Correct Answer: Only II follows.
Explanation:
First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Second Premise is Universal Negative (E-type).
All men are employed. ? No employees are professionals.
A + E ? E-type of Conclusion. ''No man is professional.''
This is Conclusion II.
Correct Answer: Anand is beautiful.
Explanation:
Anand is an artist and artists are beautiful. So, Anand is beautiful.
Correct Answer: Neither I nor II follows
Explanation:
Both the Premises are Particular Affirmative (I?type).
No Conclusion follows from the two Particular Premises.
Correct Answer: Conclusions II and IV follow.
Explanation:
All scientists working in America are talented.
Some scientists working in America are Indians.
Therefore, some talented Indian scientists have migrated to America.
Thus, some Indian scientists are talented.
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