Syllogism Reasoning MCQs with Answer - Exercise V

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 gentleman is poor.
All gentlemen are rich.
Conclusions:

I. No poor man is rich.
II. No rich man is poor.

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

Ques 2 Syllogism


Directions : In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two 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 from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
I, All Movie are Action
II. All Action are Comedy
III. Only a few Action is Good
Conclusions:
I. All Movie is Good is a possibility
II. Some Comedy is Good is a possibility

A Only II follows.
B Either I or II follows
C Both I and II follow
D Only I follow.

Ques 3 Syllogism


Directions : In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two 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 from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
I. Some Smart is Clever
II.Only a few Clever is Sharp
III.Only Sharp is Quick
Conclusions:
I. All Sharp is Clever is a possibility.
II. All Clever is Smart is a possibility.

A Only II follows.
B Either I or II follows
C Both I and II follow
D Only I follow.

Ques 4 Syllogism


Read the given statements 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 statements.

Statements:
All pencils are erasers.
Some sharpeners are pencils.
Conclusions:
I. Some sharpeners are erasers.
II. All pencils are sharpeners.

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