Syllogism Quiz-1
Reasoning is an important subject in CTET,CLAT & Other UG Entrance Exams. In any of entrance exam, Syllogism carries a good weightage of questions. With focused practice good marks can be fetched from this section. These questions are very important in achieving your success in all entrance exams.
Directions: In each question below are given two statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding
commonly known facts.
Give answer
(A) if only conclusion I follows;
(B) if conclusion II follows:
(C) if either I or II follows;
(D) if neither I nor II follows and
(E) if both I and II follows
Q1. Statements : All dogs are Jackalsnumbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to
be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding
commonly known facts.
Give answer
(A) if only conclusion I follows;
(B) if conclusion II follows:
(C) if either I or II follows;
(D) if neither I nor II follows and
(E) if both I and II follows
Some jackals are crows
Conclusions : I Some dogs are crows
II All dogs are crows
Solution
D
D
Q2. Statements : Some children are adults
Some adults are old
Conclusions : I Some children are not old
II Some adults are not old.
Solution
D
D
Q3. Statements : All keys are locks
All locks are screws
Conclusions: : I All screws are keys
II Some locks are keys
Solution
D
Q4. Statements : All poets are readers
No reader is wise
Conclusions: : I No poet is wise I
II All readers are poets
Solution
A
A
Q5. Statement : Some kites are horses
All horses are dogs.
Conclusions: : I All dogs are horses
II Some dogs are horses
Solution
D
D
Q6. Statements: : Some calendars are sticks
No stick is flower
Conclusions: : I Some calendars are flowers
II No calendars is flower
Solution
Solution
D
D
Q7. Statements: : Most crop are machines
Some machines are fools
Conclusions: I Some fools are machines
II Some crops are fools.
II Some crops are fools.
Solution
D
D
Q8. Statements: Some flies are ants
All insects are ants
Conclusions: I All flies are ants
II Some ants are insects
Solution
D
D
Q9. Statements: Some stone are cups
Some cups are blacks
Conclusions: I Some black are not cups.
II Some cups are stones
Solution
D
D
Q10. Statements: All goats are wolves
Some wolves are tigers
Conclusions: I Some goats are tigers
II Tigers which are wolves are not goats
Solution
D
D
