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- Question
- 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
- Correct Answer
- Neither I nor II follows
ExplanationBoth the Premises are Particular Affirmative (I?type).
No Conclusion follows from the two Particular Premises. - 1. 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
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. 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 Discuss
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. Statements:
I. Creative persons are learned people.
II. Some doctors are creative persons.
Conclusions:
I. Some creative persons are learned people.
II. Some learned people are doctors.
Options- A. I and II
- B. I
- C. II
- D. Neither I nor II Discuss
- 8. Statements:
1. All aeroplanes are trains.
2. Some trains are chairs.
Conclusions:
I. Some aeroplanes are chairs.
II. Some chairs are aeroplanes.
III. Some chairs are trains.
IV. Some trains are aeroplanes.
Options- A. Only Conclusions I and II follow
- B. Only Conclusions II and III follow
- C. Only Conclusions III and IV follow
- D. None follows Discuss
- 9. Statements:
1. All teachers are actors.
2. Some actors are women.
Conclusions:
I. All teachers are women.
II. Some women are teachers.
III. Some women are actors.
IV. All actors are teachers.
Options- A. Only Conclusion I follows
- B. Only Conclusions II and IV follow
- C. Only Conclusion III follows
- D. None of the Conclusions follows. Discuss
- 10. Statements:
Some shops are rooms.
All rooms are kitchens.
Conclusions:
I. All shops are kitchens.
II. Some shops are kitchens.
III. Some rooms are shops.
IV. All kitchens are shops.
Options- A. Only I and IV follow
- B. Only II follows
- C. Only II and III follow
- D. Only I follows Discuss
Syllogism problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: Anand is beautiful.
Explanation:
Anand is an artist and artists are beautiful. So, Anand is beautiful.
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: 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 conclusion I follows
Explanation:
First 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.
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: 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.
Correct Answer: I and II
Explanation:
Conclusion I clearly follows from the first statement. Some doctors are creative persons are learned people. Therefore, some doctors are learned people. Its converse would be some learned people are doctors. Thus, both the conclusions follow.
Correct Answer: Only Conclusions III and IV follow
Explanation:
First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A ? type).
Second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I ? type).
All Aeroplanes are trains. ? Some trains are chairs.
A + I ? No Conclusion
Conclusion III is the Converse of the second Premise.
Conclusion IV is the Converse of the first Premise.
Correct Answer: Only Conclusion III follows
Explanation:
First Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Second Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
All teachers are actors. ? Some actors are women.
A + I ? No Conclusion
Conclusion III is the Converse of the second Premise.
Correct Answer: Only II and III follow
Explanation:
First Premise is Particular Affirmative (I-type).
Second Premise is Universal Affirmative (A-type).
Some shops are rooms. ? All rooms are kitchens.
I + A ? I-type of Conclusion "Some shops are kitchens."
This is the Conclusion II.
Conclusion III is the Converse of the first Premise.
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