Direct Syllogism

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Direct Syllogism: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Quantifier Word 'No' in Reasoning, Statements Containing Single Quantifiers, Direct Syllogism, Connective Word 'Or' in Reasoning, Conclusions in Syllogism, Quantifier Word 'Few' in Reasoning, etc.

Important Questions on Direct Syllogism

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In each question given below four statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II,. You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and decide which logically follows.Give answer -

Statements :
All rent are food. All food are cloth.
No cloth is a misc. Some misc are desk.
Conclusions :
I. Generally misc are not food.
II. Some misc are food.

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In each of the questions below are given four statements (a), (b), (c) and (d) followed by two conclusions numbered I & II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all 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 follows.Give answer 2): If only Conclusion II follows. Give answer 3): If either Conclusion I or II follows. Give answer 4): If neither Conclusion I nor II follows. Give answer 5): If both Conclusions I & II follow.

Statements:Some knives are hammers.
All hammers are poles.
All poles are sticks.
Some sticks are pencils.
Conclusions:
I. Some hammers are pencils. II. Some sticks are knives. 

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Directions- Each of the questions given below comprises two statements followed by four conclusions number- red. I, II, III and IV. You have to assume both the statements correct, even if they differ from universe- sally known facts. Go through all the conclusions and then ignoring the universally known facts ascertain as to which of the given conclusions can logically come up from the given statements.

Statements- Some green (things) are blue.
No blue is white.
Conclusions-
I. Some blue (things) are green.
II. Some white (things) are green.
III. Some green (things) are not white.
IV. All white (things) are green.

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In the following question, two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (I) and (II). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement:
All Mangoes are Grapes.
All Grapes are Figs.

Conclusion:
I. Some mangoes are not figs.
II. Some figs are mangoes.

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In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
Some papers are files.
All files are books.
Some books are printers.
Conclusions:
I. Some files are printers.
II. Some books are papers.

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In each group of questions below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts. 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 conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(5) If both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

Statements
Some thousands are millions.
All millions are billions.
All trillions are billions.
Conclusions:
I. Some trillions are millions is definitely true.
II. At least some trillions are not thousands.

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Each question consists of some statements followed by four or two conclusions. Consider the statements to be true even if they are in variance with the commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements using all the three statements together.

Statements:
Some tapes are desks.
Some desks are televisions.
No television is a cassette.
Conclusions:
I. No tape is cassette.
II. No desk is cassette.
III. Some desks are not cassette.
IV. Some tapes are television.

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In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
a. All dusters are bins.
b. All bins are sepals.
c. No sepal is a root.
d. All roots are flowers.

Conclusions:
I. No flower is a bin.
II. No duster is a root.
III. All dusters are sepals.
IV. All flowers are roots.

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In each of the questions below are given four statements (a), (b), (c) and (d) followed by two conclusions numbered I & II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all 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 follows. Give answer 2): If only Conclusion II follows. Give answer 3): If either Conclusion I or II follows. Give answer 4): If neither Conclusion I nor II follows. Give answer 5): If both Conclusions I and IIII follow.


Statements:
All books are pens.
Some pens are desks.
Some desks are chairs.
Some chairs are tables.
Conclusions:
I. Some tables are desks.
II. Some chairs are pens.

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In the question given below three statements are followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statements to be true (even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts). Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows.

Statements :
All tables are streets.
All streets are bottles.
All parrots are bottles.

Conclusions :
I. Some streets are parrots.
II. Some bottles are tables.
III. All tables are bottles.

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In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements: Some rats are cats. Some cats are dogs. No dog is cow.
Conclusions:

  1. No cow is cat.
  2. No dog is rat.
  3. Some cats are rats.

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Taken “All tubs are clocks, some clocks are jugs” for granted, which of the following conclusions can be logically drawn up?

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In the question below are given two statements followed by two conditions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given conclusions logically follow the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
Few buckets are mugs.
All mugs are blacks.

Conclusions:
I. At least some buckets are black.
II. There is a possibility that all mugs are buckets.

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In this question given below four statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true (even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts). Read the conclusions and decide which logically follows. 

Statements :
Some tea are coffee.
All coffee are cold drink.
No cold drink is Pepsi.
All Pepsi are coke.
Conclusions :
I. Some Pepsi are tea.
II. Atleast some cold drink are tea.

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Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the three statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusion can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.

Statements :
Some roses are thorns.
All thorns are flowers.
No flower is a petal.
Conclusions :
(I) No petal is a rose.
(II) Some flowers are roses.

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In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
All mobiles are pagers.
All pagers are I-pods. All I-pods are I-phones.
Conclusions:
I. All mobiles are I-pods.
II. All I-phones are mobiles.
III. Some I-phones are mobiles.
IV. Some I-pods are pagers.

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In the following question two/three statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically and definitely follow(s) from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements
No fruit is vegetable
All potatoes are vegetables.
Some fruits are apples.
Conclusions:
I. Some apples are potatoes
II. Some potatoes being fruits is a possibility.

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In each question given below four statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true (even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts). Read the conclusions and decide which logically follows :
Statements :
Any despot are not empathy.
All empathy are erudite.
No erudite are fabricate.
Maximum fabricate are forsake.
Conclusions :
I.
Any despot are not erudite.
II. Some forsake are not erudite.

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Directions: In the question below two statements followed by four conclusions. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
All windows are rods.
Some rods are frames.

Conclusions:
I. All frames are rods.
II. All frames are windows.
III. Some windows are frames.
IV. No window is a frame.

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Each of the question given below comprises two statements followed by four conclusions numbered. I, II, III and IV. You have to assume both the statements correct, even if they differ from universally known facts. Go through all the conclusions and then ignoring the universally known facts ascertain which of the given conclusions can logically come up from the given statements.

Statements- Some pencils are papers.
Some papers are boxes.
Conclusions-
I. Some pencils are boxes.
II. Some boxes are pencils.
III. Some boxes are papers.
IV. Some papers are pencils.