Direct Syllogism
Direct Syllogism: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Proposition in Syllogism, Subject in Syllogism, Statements Containing Merging Quantifiers & Direct Syllogism etc.
Important Questions on Direct Syllogism
Taken “All tubs are clocks, some clocks are jugs” for granted, which of the following conclusions can be logically drawn up?

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.

Which one of the following figure best represents the relationship among Mammals, Cows and Crows?

Two statements are followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Which one of the four alternatives is correct?
Statements:
I. All teachers are aged.
II. Some women are teachers.
Conclusions:
I. All aged are women.
II. Some women are aged.

Three statements are given followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to consider the three statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusion can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.
Statements :
Some villagers are educated.
All educated are honest.
No honest is a corrupt.
Conclusions :
I. Some villagers are not corrupt.
II. Some educated are corrupt.
III. No corrupt is a villager.

Granted “No lock is key” as true, which of the following conclusion follow the given statement?

In the following questions the symbols are used with the following meanings:
'PQ' means 'P is neither smaller nor greater than Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is neither equal to nor smaller than Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is neither greater than or equal to Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is not equal to Q'.
Statements: M T, T V, V E
Conclusions: I. V M II. V M

One / two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the given statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusion can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.
Statement :
No pen is copy.
No pencil is pen.
Conclusion:
I. No pencil is copy.
II. Some copy are not pen.

In the following questions, the symbols,are used with the following meanings:
'PQ' means 'P is neither smaller than nor equal to Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is not smaller than Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is not greater than Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is neither smaller than nor greater than Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q'.
Statements: J M, M N, n T
Conclusions: I. T J II. T J

Two 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.
Statement I : The constitution assures the fundamental rights.
Statement II : Parliament has right to amend the constitution.
Conclusion I : Parliament included fundamental right in the constitution.
Conclusion II: Parliament did not assure the fundamental rights.

Two statements followed by four conclusions are given . You have to consider the two statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusion can definitely be drawn from the given statement. Indicate your answer.
Statements :
Some football players are smart.
All smart are boys.

Three statements are given followed by four conclusions. 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.
Statements: Some roses are flowers.
Some flowers are buds.
All buds are leaves.
All leaves are plants.
Conclusion:
Some plants are flowers.
Some roses are buds.
No leaves are roses.
No roses are buds.

Statements :
Ajay is an artist.
Artists are beautiful.
On the basis of the above two statements, which one of the following conclusions is logically correct?

In these questions, certain symbols have been used to indicate relationships between elements follows:
'AB' means 'A is either equal to or greater than B'.
'AB' means 'A is equal to B'.
'AB' means 'A is either equal to or smaller than B'.
'AB' means 'A is smaller than B'.
'AB' means 'A is greater than B'.
Statements: S K, T K, K B
Conclusions: I. S B II. S B

In the following questions the symbols are used with the following meanings:
'PQ' means 'P is neither smaller nor greater than Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is neither equal to nor smaller than Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is neither greater than or equal to Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is not equal to Q'.
Statements: A B, B C, C A
Conclusions: I. C A II. B C

In each questions below are given two statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. 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 all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly know facts.
Statements :
All green are blue.
All blue are white.
Conclusions :
(I) Some blue are green.
(II) Some white are green.
(III) Some green are not white.
(IV) All white are blue.

In each question below is given some statements and conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly know facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows.
Statements -
Some computers are papers.
All papers are mails.
Some mails are mobiles.
All mobiles are watches.
Conclusions -
I- All mails being computers is a possibility.
II- Some computers are not watches.
III- Some watches are mobiles.

If “All books are pens” is assumed to be true, which of the following conclusion may logically follow?

Three statements are given followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to consider the two statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusion can definitely be drawn from the given statement.
Statements :
Some villagers are honest.
All honest are educated.
No educated is a unemployed.
Conclusions :
(I) No honest is unemployed.
(II) Some educated are honest.
(III) Some villagers are unemployed.

In the following questions the symbols are used with the following meanings:
'PQ' means 'P is neither smaller nor greater than Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is neither equal to nor smaller than Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is neither greater than nor equal to Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is neither greater than or equal to Q'.
'PQ' means 'P is not equal to Q'.
Statements: E F, F L, L N
Conclusions: I. N F II. E L
