Thursday, January 17, 2013

REASONING QUIZ ON SYLLOGISM

Directions (Q1-5): Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer—
(1) if only conclusion I is true.
(2) if only conclusion II is true.
(3) if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.
(4) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true
(5) if both conclusions I and II are true.
1.    Statements : All machines are bad. Some bad are globe.
 All globe are round.
Conclusions :I. Some machines are round.
    II. No machine is round.
2.    Statements : All cotton are jute. All jute are brown.
No brown is red.
Conclusions :I. All brown are cotton.
                    II. Some jute are cotton
3.    Statements :Some cute are tall. Some tall are rubbish.
All rubbish are man.
Conclusions :I. Some man are tall.                              
     II. Some cute are man.
4.    Statements : All lights are woods.
Some papers are woods. All papers are boring.
Conclusions :I. Some boring  are woods.                      
               II. Some woods are lights.
5.    Statements: Some soccer are live.
Some cover are plastic. Some plastic are real.
Conclusions: I. Some plastic are live
    II. Some cover are real

Directions (6-10): Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
6.    Statements:  Some red are blue. Some blue are grey.
All grey are white.  No white is black.
Conclusions: I. No black is grey. II. Some blue are white.
III. Some black are redIV. No black is red.
(1) Only I and II follow     
(2) Only either III or IV follows
(3) Only I and either III or IV follow
(4) Only I, II and either III or IV follow
(5) None of these
7.    Statements: All red are white. Some white are pink.
Some pink are yellow. No yellow is blue.
Conclusions: I. No blue is pink.  II.Some pink are red.
   III. Some blue are red.             IV. Some blue are pink.
(1) None follows                (2) Only either I or IV follows
(3) Only I follows               (4) Only III & IV follow
(5) All follow
8.    Statements: Some blue are black. Some black are grey.
All grey are red. All red are pink.
Conclusions: I. Some red are black. II. Some pink are black.
III. Some pink are grey.    IV. Some red are blue.
(1) Only I & II follow                      (2) Only II & III follow
(3) Only I, II and III follow              (4) All follow
(5) None of these
9.    Statements: All green are pink. Some pink are black.
Some black are blue.  All blue are white.
Conclusions: I. Some black are white.  
II. Some blue are pink. III.Some pink are green.
IV. No green is white.
(1) None follows
(2) Only I and III follows
(3) Only III follows
(4) Only either I or II follows
(5) None of these
10.  Statements: Some blue are white.  All white are red.
 All red are pink. Some pink are yellow.
Conclusions: I.Some yellow are red.
II. Some yellow are white. III. All red are white.
IV. Some yellow are blue.
(1) None follows                (2) Only I follows
(3) Only II follows              (4) Only II & III follow
(5) None of these


Answers:
1
3
6
4
2
2
7
2
3
1
8
3
4
5
9
2
5
4
10
1


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