Syllogisms Questions and Answers

The question given below has a set of three or four statements. Each set of statements is further divided into three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

Statement -

A. All beggars are poor. All lions are poor. So, all lions are beggars.
B. All people are boxes. All foxes are people. So, all boxes are foxes.
C. All men can run. All women are men. So, all women can run.

The question given below has a set of three or four statements. Each set of statements is further divided into three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

Statement -

I. Some pens are books.
II. All temples are books.
III. Some libraries are temples.

Conclusion -

I. Some libraries are pens.
II. Some pens are temples.
III. Some libraries are books.

Statements:

I. Some books are texts.

II. Some texts are copies.

Conclusions:

I. Some books are copies.

II. All copies are text.

Statements:

I. Some leaves are vacations.

II. No vacation is holiday.

Conclusions:

I. Some vacations are leaves.

II. No leave is holiday.

In the question below is given a statement followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.

Give answer

(A) If only I follows
(B) If only II follows
(C) If either I or II follows
(D) If neither I nor II follows
(E) If both I and II follow.

Statement

I. Every photograph is a portrait.
II. Every portrait is an artwork.

Conclusion

I. Every photograph is an artwork.
II. Some artworks are portraits.

Statements:

I. No point is a brake.

II. No catch is a brake.

Conclusions:

I. Some points are not catches.

II. Some brakes are catches.

In the question given below consists of five or six statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument containing logically related statements that is, where the third statement is conclusion drawn from preceding two statements.

Statement -

A. No apple is a door.
B. All poles are doors.
C. No pole is an apple.
D. Some poles are not apples.
E. Some apples are poles.
F. Some doors are not apples.

Statements: Some cars are jeeps. All the boxes are jeeps. All the pens are cars.

Conclusions:

1. Some cars are boxes.

2. No pen is jeep.

3. Some boxes are cars.

Statements:

I. Some peace are wars.

II. No war is an alliance.

Conclusions:

I. No peace is alliance.

II. At least some peace are alliances.

The question given below has a set of three or four statements. Each set of statements is further divided into three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

Statement -

I. All snakes are idiots.
II. Some idiots are people.
III. All people are soft.

Conclusion -

I. Some idiots are not snakes.
II. Some people are snakes.
III. Some soft are idiots.