Syllogism
The Syllogism Quiz covers the important topic of the Reasoning and Aptitude section of various competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, IBPS, EPFO, RRB, CET, State PCS, etc.
Directions (Q. Nos. 1-5) In these questions, two/three statements followed by two conclusions are given. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide, which of the given conclusions logically follows disregarding commonly known facts.
Given Answer
(A) If only Conclusion (i) follows
(B) If only Conclusion (ii) follows
(C) If either conclusion (i) or (ii) follows
(D) If neither Conclusion (i) nor (ii) follows
(E) If both Conclusions (i) and (ii) follows
1. Statements
- No factory is an industry.
- All workshops are industries.
- Some plants are workshops.
Conclusions
(i) No workshop is a factory.
(ii) Atleast some plants are industries.
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Correct answer: (C)
2. Statements
- Some actors are singers.
- All singers are dancers.
- Some dancers are players.
Conclusions
(i) All actors being dancers is a possibility.
(ii) All dancers are singers.
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Correct answer: (E)
3. Statements
- All copies are books.
- No book is a pencil.
- All pencils are rubbers.
Conclusions
(i) No copy is a pencil.
(ii) Some books are rubbers.
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Correct answer: (C)
4. Statements
- All copies are books.
- No book is a pencil.
- All pencils are rubbers.
Conclusions
(i) No rubber is a book.
(ii) Some copies are rubbers.
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Correct answer: (C)
5. Statements
- Some mobiles are calculators.
- Some calculators are pens.
- Some pens are scales.
Conclusions
(i) No calculator is a scale.
(ii) Atleast some calculators are scales.
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Correct answer: (D)
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