Syllogisms(Exams > Cat > Verbal ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

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SYLLOGISMS MCQs

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Question 1. Statements: All trucks are flies. Some scooters are flies.
Conclusions:
A. All the trucks are scooters.
B. Some scooters are trucks.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> D
:
D
Option D
Explanation:
All the

trucks are

flies.
Some

scooters are

flies.
Since the middle term is not distributed in any of the premises, no possible conclusion can be deduced. Hence, answer option (D) is the correct answer choice.
(OR)

Question 2. Statements: Some questions are answers. Some answers are writers. All the writers are poets.
Conclusions:
A. Some writers are answers.
B. Some poets are questions.
C. All the questions are poets.
D. Some poets are answers.

Only (A) and (B)
Only (A) and (D)
Only (A) and (C)
Only (B) and (D)
Only (B) and (D)

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Only (A) and (D)
:
B
Option B
Explanation:

Statements: Some Questions Are Answers. Some Answers Are Wri...

Question 3. Statements: Some keys are staplers. Some staplers are stickers. All the stickers are pens.
Conclusions:
A. Some pens are staplers.
B. Some stickers are keys.
C. No sticker is key.
D. Some staplers are keys.

Only (A) and (B)
Only (B) and (D)
Only (B) and (C)
Only (A) and (D) and either (B) or (C)
Only (B) and (D)

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Only (A) and (D) and either (B) or (C)
:
D
Option D
Explanation:

Statements: Some Keys Are Staplers. Some Staplers Are Sticke...

Question 4. Statements: Some cars are jeeps. All the boxes are jeeps. All the pens are cars.
Conclusions:
A. Some cars are boxes.
B. No pen is jeep.
C. Some boxes are cars.

None of the other three choices
Only (A) and (B)
Only (A) and (C)
Only (B) and (C)
None of the above four answer choices

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> None of the other three choices
:
A
Option A
Explanation:

Statements: Some Cars Are Jeeps. All The Boxes Are Jeeps. Al...

Question 5. Statements: All the actors are girls. All the girls are beautiful.
Conclusions:
A. All the actors are beautiful.
B. Some girls are actors.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> E
:
E
Option E
Explanation:
1. All the

actors are

girls.
2. All the

girls are

beautiful.
Possible Conclusions:
1. All the actors are beautiful.
Both the conclusions hold true. The second premise has just been rephrased to form the second solution. Thus answer option (E) is the correct answer choice.
(OR)

Question 6. Statements: Some actors are singers. All the singers are dancers.
Conclusions:
A. Some actors are dancers.
B. No singer is actor.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> A
:
A
Option. A
1. Some

actors are

singers.
2. All

the singers are

dancers.
Possible Conclusions:

Some actors are dancers.

Some dancers are singers.

Hence only conclusion (A) is correct thus making answer choice (A), the right answer choice.
(OR)

Question 7. Statements:All the locks are keys. All the keys are bats. Some watches are bats.
Conclusions:
A. Some bats are locks.
B. Some watches are keys.
C. All the keys are locks.

Only (A) and (B)
Only (A)
Only (B)
Only (A) and (C)
Only (B) and (D)

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Only (A)
:
B
Option B
Explanation:

Statements:All The Locks Are Keys. All The Keys Are Bats. So...

Question 8. Statements: Some tables are T.V. Some T.V. are radios.Conclusions:
A. Some tables are radios.
B. Some radios are tables.
C. All the radios are T.V.
D. All the T.V. are tables.

Only (B) and (D)
Only (A) and (C)
Only (D)
Only (A) and (D)
None of the above answer choices.

Discuss Question

Answer: Option E. -> None of the above answer choices.
:
E
Option E
Explanation:

Statements: Some Tables Are T.V. Some T.V. Are Radios.Conclu...

Question 9. Statements: All green are blue. All blue are white.
Conclusions:
A. Some blue are green.
B. Some white are green.
C. Some green are not white.
D. All white are blue.

Only (A) and (B)
Only (A) and (C)
Only (A) and (D)
Only (B) and (D)
All the four

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Only (A) and (B)
:
A
Option A
Explanation:
All

\sqrt{}

green are

\times

blue.
All

\sqrt{}

blue are

\times

white.
Possible Conclusions:
1) All green are white.
2) Some whites are not greens.
3) Since some whites are not greens, it can also be concluded that some whites are greens.
From the given answer choices it is obvious that conclusions (A) and (B) true. Hence option (A) stands as the correct answer choice.

Question 10. Statements: Some pens are books. Some books are pencils.
Conclusions:
A. Some pens are pencils.
B. Some pencils are pens.
C. All pencils are pens.
D. All books are pens.