Syllogism Reasoning MCQs with Answer - Exercise II

Ques 1 Syllogism


Directions: In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
No whatsapp is instagram.
No instagram is twitter.
All twitter are Facebook.
Conclusions:
I. No twitter is whatsapp.
II. No Facebook is instagram.
III. No Facebook is whatsapp.
IV. All Facebook are twitter.

A Only I and II follow
B Only III and IV follow
C All follows
D None follows

Ques 2 Syllogism


Directions: In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some chairs are desks.
No desk is a bench.
Some tables are chairs.
Conclusions:
All benches being tables possibility.
At least some desks are tables.

A Only conclusion I follows.
B Both conclusions I and II follow.
C Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
D Either conclusion I or II follows.

Ques 3 Syllogism


Directions: In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some cows are camels.
All camels are buffaloes.
No buffalo is a fox.
Conclusions:
Some camels are foxes.
No buffalo is a cow.
No cow is a fox.

A Only conclusion I does not follow.
B Only conclusion II does not follow.
C Only conclusion III does not follow.
D None follows

Ques 4 Syllogism


In the following question four alternative conclusions are given for a statement. Find out the most appropriate conclusion.
Tom is a great player of football.
All the football players earn huge wealth.

A Wealth is required to be a great player
B All the great players earn wealth
C Other persons cannot earn wealth
D Tom earns more wealth

Ques 5 Syllogism


A statement is given followed by two conclusions, I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true, even if it seems to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer. Statement: Use of cosmetics is hazardous. Conclusions:
I. Cosmetics have side effects.
II. Cosmetics are inexpensive.

A Only I follows
B Only II follows
C Both I and II follow
D Neither I nor II follows