Syllogism SSC CHSL Questions

Syllogism MCQ Questions

1.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some papers are buttons.
All papers are flowers.
All buttons are stamps.
Conclusions:
(I) Some flowers are stamps.
(II) Some buttons are flowers.
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A.
Only conclusion (I) follows
B.
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
C.
Only conclusion (II) follows
D.
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
ANSWER :
B. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
2.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusion logically follows from the given statements:
Statements:
All ampkins are whiskis.
Some whiskis are kettles.
No kettle is a bowl.
Conclusions:
(I) Some ampkins are whiskis.
(II) Some kettles are whiskis.
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A.
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
B.
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
C.
Only conclusion (I) follows
D.
Only conclusion (II) follows
ANSWER :
B. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
3.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusions logically follow from the given statements.
Statements:
All spoons are forks. Some forks are sticks. No stick is a knife.
Conclusions:
(I) Some knives are forks.
(II) Some sticks are forks.
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A.
Only conclusion I follows.
B.
Both conclusions I and II follow
C.
Only conclusion I follows
D.
Neither conclusion I nor II follows
ANSWER :
D. Neither conclusion I nor II follows
4.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusions logically follow from the given statements.
Statements:
Some lilies are flowers.
Some flowers are brown.
Conclusion:
(I): Some yellow are brown.
(II): All yellow are cars.
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A.
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
B.
Only conclusion (II) follows
C.
Only conclusion (I) follows
D.
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
ANSWER :
A. Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
5.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All blue are dogs.
No blue is silver.
All pink are dogs.
Conclusions:
(I) Some pink are silver.
(II) No blue is pink is a possibility.
(III) Some blue are silver.
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A.
Both conclusions II and III follow
B.
Only conclusion III follows
C.
Only conclusion II follows
D.
Both conclusions I and II follow
ANSWER :
C. Only conclusion II follows
6.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statements.
Statements:
All summers are hot.
Some hot is water.
No water is ice.
Conclusions:
(I) Some hot is summer.
(II) No ice is water.
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A.
Only conclusion (II) follows
B.
Neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows
C.
Only conclusion (I) follows
D.
Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow
ANSWER :
D. Both conclusions (I) and (II) follow