Syllogism Questions

• Statements: (a) All books are boxes. (b) All boxes are pens. (c) All pens are papers. Conclusions: I. Some papers are books. II. All books are papers. III. Some pens are books. IV. All boxes are books.
• Statements: Some teachers are students. All students are girls. Conclusions: (I) All teachers are girls. (II) Some girls are teachers. (III) Some girls are students. (IV) All students are teachers.
• Statement: (a) All students like excursions. (b) Some students like laboratory experiments. Conclusions: (I) Students who like laboratory experiments also like excursions. (II) Some students do not like laboratory experiments but like excursions.
• Statements: All hens are cocks. No cock is black. Conclusions: I. All cocks are hens. II. No hen is black.
• Statements: Dogs have four legs. Tables have four legs. Conclusions I. Tables are dogs. II. Dogs are tables.
• Statements: (a) All English movies are violent. (b) Some people like watching English movies. Conclusions: I. All people watching English movies like violence. II. All people who like violence watch English movies.
• Statements: (a) All cupboards are watches. (b) All watches are costly. Inferences: I. All cupboards are costly. II. Some costly things are cupboards.
• Statements: All fruits are sweet. All sweet things are not good for health. Conclusions: (I) All fruits are not good for health. (II) Some fruits are not good for health.
• Statements: (a) All pens are papers. (b) No eraser is a paper. Conclusions: I. No eraser is a pen. II. Some papers are pens.
• Statements: (a) No girl is a parrot. (b) Sowmya is a girl. Conclusions: I. Sowmya is not a parrot. II. All girls are not Sowmya.
• Statements: (a) All children are students. (b) All students are players. Conclusions: I. All cricketers are students. II. All children are players.
• Statements: a. All metals are silver. b. All silver are diamond. c. Some diamonds are gold. d. Some gold are marbles. Conclusions: I. Some gold are metals. II. All metals are diamond. III. Some silver are marble. IV. Some gold are silver.
• Statements: I. Some cats are dogs. II. No dog is a toy. Conclusions: I. Some dogs are cats. II. Some toys are cats. III. Some cats are not toys. IV: All toys are cats.
• Statements: Some scales are pencils. Some erasers are pencils. Conclusions: I. Some pencils are erasers. II. Some pencils are scales.
• Statements All cows are animals. All deers are cows. Conclusions I. All deers are animals. II. All animals are cows.
• Statements: All chickens are birds. Some chickens are hens. Female birds lay eggs. Conclusions: I. All birds lay eggs. II. Some hens are birds. III. Some chickens are not hens.
• Statements: All Americans are English – speaking. No Eskimos are English – speaking Conclusions: I. No Eskimos are Americans. II. No English – speakers are Eskimos.
• Statement: Cactus plants are fleshy but need least water. Conclusions: I. All fleshy plants are cactus. II. Cactus plants need least water.
• Statements: I. All poets are day dreamers. II. All painters are day dreamers. Conclusions: I. All painters are poets. II. Some day dreamers are not painters
• Statements a. All children are students. b. All students are players. Conclusions /I. All cricketers are students. II. All children are players.