Syllogism Reasoning MCQs for Competitive Examination
Choose the correct response from the following options in each question.
Q. 21
Statement I: Some Politicians are social workers
Statement II: All Doctors are social workers
Conclusion I: Some Doctors are Politicians
Conclusion II: Some Social workers are Doctors as well as Politicians
(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
Answer: (D) Neither conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 22
Statement I: No rod is pod
Statement II: No pod is flexible
Conclusion I: No rod is flexible.
Conclusion II: Some pods are flexible
(A) Both of them follow
(B) Neither of them follows
(C) Only conclusion I follows
(D) Only conclusion II follows
Answer: (B) Neither of them follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 23
Statement I: All books are trees
Statement II: All trees are lions
Conclusion I: All books are lions
Conclusion II: All lions are books
Conclusion III: All trees are books
Conclusion IV: Some lions are books
(A) Only conclusion I and III follows
(B) Only conclusion I and IV follow
(C) None of the conclusions follow
(D) Both of the conclusions follow
Answer: (B) Only conclusion I and IV follow
Explanation: N/A
Q. 24
Statement I: All goats are tigers
Statement II: All tigers are lions
Conclusion I: All tigers are goats
Conclusion II: All lions are tigers
Conclusion III: No goat is a lion
Conclusion IV: No lion is a goat
(A) Only conclusion III and IV follow
(B) Only conclusion I and II follow
(C) None of the conclusions follow
(D) All conclusions follow
Answer: (C) None of the conclusions follow
Explanation: N/A
Q. 25
Statement I: Some scooters are trucks
Statement II: All trucks are trains
Conclusions I: Some scooters are trains
Conclusion II: No truck is a scooter
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follow
(C) Both conclusions I and II follow
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 26
Statement I: Some notes are coins
Statement II: No coin is a card
Conclusion I: All cards can be notes
Conclusion II: Some notes are neither coins nor cards
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Both the conclusions I and II follow
(D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Answer: (D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 27
Statement I: Some polynomials are linear equations
Statement II: Some linear equations are quadratic.
Conclusion I: All polynomials are quadratic
Conclusion II: All linear equations are quadratic
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(D) Both conclusions I and II follow
Answer: (C) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 28
Statement I: All birds are trees
Statement II: Some trees are hens
Conclusion I: Some birds are hens.
Conclusion II: Some hens are trees.
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Only conclusion I and II follow
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 29
Statement I: All fans are cups
Statement II: All cups are pillows.
Conclusion I: All fans are pillows.
Conclusion II: All pillows are fans.
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Only conclusions I and II follow
(D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 30
Statement I: All pilots are brave men.
Statement II: All astronauts are pilots
Conclusion I: All astronauts are brave men
Conclusion II: Some pilots are astronauts
(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
Answer: (C) Both conclusions I and II follow
Explanation: N/A
Q. 31
Statement I: All dogs are rats
Statement II: Some rats are lizards
Conclusion I: Some dogs are lizards
Conclusion II: Some lizards are dogs
(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
Answer: (D) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 32
Statement I: All rocks are oceans
Statement II: All oceans are balloons
Statement III: Some watches are balloons
Conclusion I: Some balloons are rocks
Conclusion II: Some watches are oceans
Conclusion III: All oceans are rocks
(A) Only conclusion II follows.
(B) Only conclusions I and III follow.
(C) Only conclusions I and II follow.
(D) Only conclusion I follows.
Answer: (D) Only conclusion I follows
Explanation; N/A
Q. 33
Statement I: All women are engineers
Statement II: Some singers are engineers
Conclusion I: All women are singers
Conclusion II: All singers are women
Conclusion III: Some engineers are women
(A) Only conclusions I and II follow.
(B) Only conclusion I follows.
(C) Only conclusion III follows.
(D) Only conclusions II and III follow
Answer: (C) Only conclusion III follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 34
Statement I: All parks are schools.
Statement II: No school is a college.
Conclusion I: No college is a school
Conclusion II: Some schools are parks
Conclusion III: No park is a college
(A) All the conclusions follow.
(B) Only conclusions II and III follow.
(C) Only conclusions I and II follow.
(D) Only conclusions I and III follow.
Answer: (A) All the conclusions follow
Explanation: N/A
Q. 35
Statement I: All breads are cakes
Statement II: All eggs are cakes
Conclusion I: Some cakes are breads
Conclusion II: Some breads are eggs
Conclusion III: No bread is an egg.
(A) All the conclusions follow.
(B) Conclusion I and Either conclusion II or III follow.
(C) Only conclusions I and II follow.
(D) Only conclusions I and III follow
Answer: (B) Conclusion I and Either conclusion II or III follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 36
Statement I: Some ants are bats
Statement II: Some ants are crabs
Conclusion I: Some bats are crabs
Conclusion II: No crab is ant
Conclusion III: No bat is crab
(A) Only conclusion I and III follow
(B) Only conclusion I and II follow
(C) Either conclusion I or III follow
(D) Either conclusion I or II follow
Answer: (C) Either conclusion I or III follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 37
Statement I: No ball is pen
Statement II: All pens are boxes
Conclusion I: Some boxes are pens
Conclusion II: Some boxes are balls
Conclusion III: No box is ball
(A) Either conclusion II or III follows
(B) Conclusion I and either II or III follows
(C) All conclusion follow
(D) Only conclusion I follows
Answer: (B) Conclusion I and either II or III follows
Explanation: N/A
Q. 38
Statement I: Some children are clever
Statement II: All children are honest
Conclusion I: Some clever are children
Conclusion II: Some honest are children
Conclusion III: Some clever are honest
(A) Either conclusion I or III follows
(B) Only conclusions I and II follow
(C) Only conclusions II and III follow
(D) All the conclusions follow
Answer: (D) All the conclusions follow
Explanation: N/A
Q. 39
Statement I: All ice creams are juices.
Statement II: No juice is chocolate
Conclusion I: Some chocolates are ice-creams.
Conclusion II: Some juices are ice-creams
Conclusion III: No ice-cream is chocolate
(A) Only conclusions I and II follow.
(B) Either conclusion I or III follows.
(C) Only conclusions II and III follow.
(D) Only conclusions I and Ill follow
Answer: (C) Only conclusions II and III follow
Explanation: N/A
Q. 40
Statement I: Some plants are vegetable.
Statement II: All vegetables are vitamins
Conclusion I: Some vitamins are plants.
Conclusion II: Some vitamins are vegetables
Conclusion III: No vitamin is plant
(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
Answer: (C) Both conclusions I and II follow
Explanation: N/A