REASONING : QUIZ (SYLLOGISM)

REASONING : QUIZ (SYLLOGISM)

In each of the questions/set of questions below are given two statements followed by two 

conclusions numbered I and II. You have to assume everything in the statements to be true even i f they-

 seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the two given conclusions-

 logically follows from the information given in the statement. Give answer

1) if only conclusion I follows.

2) if only conclusion II follows.

3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

4) if neither conelusion I nor conclusion II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

1. Statements:

 All rings are circles.

All squares are rings.

No ellipse is a circle.

Conclusions:

 I. Some rings being ellipses is a

possibility.

II. At least some circles are squares.

1) if only conclusion I follows.

2) if only conclusion II follows.

3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

4) if neither conelusion I nor conclusion II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

2. Statements:

 No house is an apartment.

Some bungalows are apartments.

Conclusions:

 I. No house is a bungalow.

II. All bungalows are houses.

1) if only conclusion I follows.

2) if only conclusion II follows.

3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

4) if neither conelusion I nor conclusion II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

3. Statements:

 Some gases are liquids.

All liquids are water.

Conclusions:

 I. All gases being water is a possibility.

II. All such gases which are not water can

never be liquids.

1) if only conclusion I follows.

2) if only conclusion II follows.

3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

4) if neither conelusion I nor conclusion II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

4. Statements:

 All minutes are seconds.

All seconds are hours.

No second is a day.

Conclusions: 

I. No day is an hour.

II. At least some hours are minutes.

(5-6): Statements: 

Some teachers are professors.

Some lecturers are teachers.

5. Conclusions:

 I. All teachers as well as professors being

lecturers is a possibility.

II. All those teachers who are lecturers are

also professors.

1) if only conclusion I follows.

2) if only conclusion II follows.

3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

4) if neither conelusion I nor conclusion II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

6. Conclusions: 

I. No professor is a lecturer.

II. All lecturers being professors is a

possibility.

1) if only conclusion I follows.

2) if only conclusion II follows.

3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

4) if neither conelusion I nor conclusion II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

7. Statements:

 Some squares are circles.

Some circles are rectangles.

Conclusions:

 I. At least some rectangles are squares.

II. No rectangle is a square.

1) if only conclusion I follows.

2) if only conclusion II follows.

3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

4) if neither conelusion I nor conclusion II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

8. Statements:

 No office is a palace.

All colleges are palaces.

Conclusions:

 I. All palaces are colleges.

II. No college is an office.

1) if only conclusion I follows.

2) if only conclusion II follows.

3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

4) if neither conelusion I nor conclusion II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

9. Statements:

 All mountains are rivers.

All rivers are lakes.

Conclusions: 

I. All mountains are lakes.

II. At least some lakes are rivers.

1) if only conclusion I follows.

2) if only conclusion II follows.

3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

4) if neither conelusion I nor conclusion II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

10. Statements:

 Some wins are losses.

All trophies are losses.

Conclusions:

 I. All trophies are wins.

II. All losses are trophies.

1) if only conclusion I follows.

2) if only conclusion II follows.

3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

4) if neither conelusion I nor conclusion II follows.

5) if both conclusions I and II follow.

ANSWER KEY :  1- ( 2),2- ( 4), 3-  ( 5), 4- ( 2),5- (1),6- ( 2), 7-  ( 3),8- ( 2),9- (5),10- (4)