Reverse Syllogism
Reverse Syllogism: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Conditional Syllogism, Disjunctive Syllogism, Positive Statements in Syllogism, Negative Statements in Syllogism, Universal Statements in Syllogism, Possibility Based Statements, Reverse Syllogism, etc.
Important Questions on Reverse Syllogism
Identify the diagram that correctly represents the relationship among Vehicles,Truck and Car.

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:
All boys are girls.
Some girls are students.
All students are healthy.
Conclusion:
. Some healthy people are boys.
. Some healthy people are girls.
. Some students are boys.
. No healthy people are boys.

There are two statements which are followed by three conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.
Statements:
All books are computers.
No computers are schools.
Conclusion:
A. Some books are not schools.
B. Some schools are not books.
C. Some computers are schools.

Two statements followed by two conclusions I and II are given. 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.
Statements:
Some rods are sticks.
Some scales are rods.
Conclusions:
I. Some sticks are rods.
II. Some scales are sticks.

There are two statements which are followed by three conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.
Statements:
All pens are books.
All pens are pencils.
Conclusion:
A. Some books are pencils.
B. All books are pencils.
C. Some pens are not pencils.

In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered and . 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 Nut are Shell. No Shell is Bonus. All Bonus are Dent.
Conclusions:
Some Nuts are shell.
Some Dent are Shell.

There are two statements which are followed by three conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.
Statements:
All boiling water bubbles.
Some boiling water is salty.
Conclusion:
. All salty water things bubble.
. All boiling water is salty.
. Some salty things does not bubble.

Two statements are given followed by three conclusions. 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.
Statements:
All books are computers.
Some computers are not pens.
Conclusion:
. Some books are pens.
. Some books are not pens.
. Some pens are not books.

In each questions below are two statements followed by two conclusion numbered and . You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly know facts and decide which of the given conclusion logically follows from the given two statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
All jungles are tigers.
Some tigers are horses.
Conclusions:
Some horses are jungles.
No horse is jungle.

In each of the following question, there are two statements which are followed by three conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.
Statements:
Some birds are nightingales.
Many birds sing.
Conclusion:
A. Many nightingales sing.
B. No bird is a nightingales.
C. Some birds sing.

Two statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the given statement 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 plants are flower.
All flower are fruit.
Conclusions :
I. Some plants are fruit.
II. All fruit are flower.

Statements:
Some sparrows are parrots.
No parrot is bird.
Conclusion:
A. Some parrots are not sparrows.
B. No sparrow is parrot.
C. Some parrots are birds.
D. Some sparrows are birds.

Two statements are given followed by three conclusions. 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.
Statements:
All books are computers.
No books are pens.
Conclusion:
. Some books are not pens.
. Some pens are not computers.
. All computers are pens.

Statements:
Some books are pens.
Some pens are pencils.
Conclusion:
. Some books are pencils.
. No book is pencil.
. All pencils are pens.
. All pens are books.

Statements:
All parrots are pigeons.
Some parrots are crows.
Conclusion:
A. Some pigeons are crows.
B. All pigeons are crows.
C. Both A and B
D. None of these.

In each group of questions below are two statements followed by two conclusions numbered A and B. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two/three statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer.
Statements:
All books are pens.
No pens are pencils.
Conclusion:
A. Some books are not pencils.
B. Some pencils are books.

There are two statements which are followed by three conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.
Statements:
All states are towns.
No villages are towns.
Conclusion:
. All states are villages.
. Some states are villages.
. Some villages are not states.
. Some states are not villages.

In each of the following questions two/three 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.
Statements:
I. All Pencil are black.
II. All bee are black.
III. Some Grey are Pencil.
Conclusions:
I. All grey being black is a possibility.
II. Some black are grey.

Two statements are given followed by three conclusions. 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.
Statements:
Some students are drinkers.
Some drinkers are careless.
Conclusion:
A. Some students are careless.
B. Some careless persons are drinkers.
C. Some careless persons are students.

Directions. If they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts consider all the statements to be true even. Decide which of the given conclusions is / are definitely drawn from the given statements.
Statements:
A. All rackets are jackets.
B. No cow is cat.
C. Only cats are dogs.
Conclusion:
I. Some rackets are not cats.
II. Some cats are jackets.
III. Some rackets are cats.
IV. No dog is a cow.
