SSC Exams

Reasoning
Syllogisms

Directions (Qs. 1 - 9): In question, some statements are given, followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements. Indicate your answer.
1. Statements:
Some potatoes are tomatoes.
All sweets are tomatoes.
No tomato is water.
Conclusions:
I. Some potatoes are sweets.
II. All water being sweet is a possibility.
III. No potato is a sweet.
A) Only C3 follows.
B) Either C1 or C3 follows
C) Only C2 and C3 follow
D) All follow

2. Statements: A few buses are not cars.
All cars are autos.
No auto is cycle.
Conclusions: I. No cycle is a car.
              II. No bus is cycle.
              III. Some cars are not bus.
A) Only C1 follows
B) Either C1 or C2 follows
C) Only C2 and C3 follow
D) All follow

3. Statements: No pen is pencil.
No pencil is eraser.
Every eraser is ink.
Conclusions:
I. Some inks which are erasers are pens as well.
II. No pen is a eraser.
III. Some ink are not pencils.
A) Only C3 follows
B) Either C1 or C2 follows
C) Only C2 and C3 follow
D) All follow

4. Statements: No red is blue.
Not a single blue is green.
Every green is yellow.
Conclusions:
I. Some yellow which are green are red as well.
II. No red is a green.
III. Some yellow are not blue.
A) Only C3 follows
B) Either C1 or C2 follows
C) Only C2 and C3 follow
D) All follow

5. Statements:
A few teachers are not principals.
All principal are students.
No students is class
Conclusions: I. No class is a teacher.
II. No teacher is class.
III. Some principals are not teachers.
A) Only I follows
B) Either II or III follows
C) Only II and III follow
D) All follow

6. Statements: No zero is a one.
All one are two.
All two are three.
Conclusions:
I. All one are three.
II. At least some three are Two
A) Neither I nor II follows
B) Only I follows   
C) Either I or II follows
D) Both I and II follow

7. Statements: No grass is an PLANT.
No plant is a fungus.
All fungus are bacteria.
Conclusions:
I. Some fungus may be grass.
II. All bacteria being plants is a possibility.
III. No fungus is a grass.
A) Either I or III follows
B) I and III follow
C) Only I follows 
D) All follows

8. Statements: Some cash are card.
Some card are online.
All online are payment.
Conclusions:
I. Some payment are cards.
II. All cash being payment is a possibility.
A) Neither I nor II follows
B) Only I follows
C) Only II follows
D) Both follows

9. Statements: At least some chair are table.
Every chair is an ball.
No ball is an bat.
Conclusions:
I) All balls being tables is a possibility.
II) Some chair can be bat as well.
III) No bat is a table.
A) Only I follows  B) I and III follow
C) I and II follow  D) All follows

Key

1-B 2-A 3-A 4-A 5-A 6-D 7-C 8-D 9-A

These model questions were prepared by subject experts of  QnA Academy, Hyderabad