Syllogism Reasoning MCQs with Answer - Exercise IV


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:
All mobile are laptop.
Some mobile are watch.
Conclusions:
I. All mobile are watch.
II. Some watch are laptop.

  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 follow


b is the correct option




Ques 2 Syllogism


In the following question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions based on those statements. Taking the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows the given statements.
Statements:
I. No tyre are white.
II. All grey are white.
Conclusions:
I. No white is tyre.
II. No tyre is grey.
Ill. Some white are not grey.
  a) Only conclusion I follows
  b) Neither conclusion follows
  c) Both conclusions I and II follows
  d) Both conclusions I and Ill follows


c is the correct option




Ques 3 Syllogism


Read the given statement(s) 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 statement(s).
Statements:
Some pencils are rods.
No rod is a door.
All balls are rods.
Conclusions:
I. Some pencils being balls is a possibility.
II. No ball is a door.
III. All rods are balls.
IV. No pencil is a door.

  a) Only Conclusions I, II and IV follow
  b) Only Conclusions II and III follow
  c) Only Conclusion I follows
  d) Only Conclusions I and II follow


d is the correct option