Direct Syllogism

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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

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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.

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Select the alternative inference which is most appropriate.

"All professors are learned; learned people are always gentle."
Inference : All professors are gentle persons.

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In each of the following questions there are two statements which are followed by two conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.

Statements:
All pens are books.
All books are computers.


Conclusion:
A. All pens are computers.
B. Some pens are computers.

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Statements: No sparrows are parrots.
                    All parrots are birds.


Conclusion:

1. No sparrows are birds.
2. No birds are sparrows.
3. Some birds are sparrows.
4. Some birds are not sparrows.

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Directions : The following questions three statements are given and these statements are followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III & IV. 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 given statements. For each question, mark out an appropriate answer choice that you think is correct.

Statements:
Some pots are keys.
Some keys are locks.
All keys are rings.

Conclusions:
I.
Some pots are locks.
II. Some pots are not locks.
III. Some pots are rings.
IV. Some pots are not rings.

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Directions : The following questions three statements are given and these statements are followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III & IV. 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 given statements. For each question, mark out an appropriate answer choice that you think is correct.

Statements:
Some pots are keys.
Some keys are locks.
All keys are rings.

Conclusions:
I.
Some pots are locks.
II. Some pots are not locks.
III. Some pots are rings.
IV. Some pots are not rings.

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Directions : The following questions three statements are given and these statements are followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III & IV. 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 given statements. For each question, mark out an appropriate answer choice that you think is correct.

Statements:
Some pots are keys.
Some keys are locks.
All keys are rings.

Conclusions:
I.
Some pots are locks.
II. Some pots are not locks.
III. Some pots are rings.
IV. Some pots are not rings.

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The question below is two statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III. 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 given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
Some drivers are artists.
All fathers are artists.
No father is a doctor.

Conclusions:
I. No doctor is an artist.
II. No driver is a doctor.
III. Some artists are fathers.

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Considering the given statements as true, select a logical conclusion based on the given statements.

Statements:
Some A are B.
Some C are A

Conclusions:
I Some C are B.
II Some B are A.

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Considering the given statements as true, select a logical conclusion based on the given statements.

Statements:
No tree is a flower
Some trees are fruits

Conclusions:

I Fruits that are trees are not flowers.
II No fruit is a flower.

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In each of the following questions two statements are given, and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). 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 computers are man.
No man is gadget.

Conclusions:
I. All computers are gadgets.
II. Some man is computers.

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 Which of the two conclusions can be concluded on the basis of given statements?

Statements:
All jailors are men.
No man is illiterate.

Conclusions:
1: All jailors are illiterate.
2: Some men are jailors.

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There are two statements in the following question after which there are two conclusions i.e., I and II. You have to assume that the two statements are true and then choose the conclusion (s) that logically follows these statements, regardless of whether they are commonly known statements.

All pencils and pen are cat.

Some cats are dogs.

Conclusions

I. Some cats are dog.

II. All cats are pencil.

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There are two statements in the following question after which there are two conclusions i.e., I and II. You have to assume that the two statements are true and then choose the conclusion (s) that logically follows these statements, regardless of whether they are commonly known statements.

All plants and grains are crops.

Some crops are sofa.

Conclusions

I. Some crops are sofa.

II. All crops are plant.

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There are two statements in the following question after which there are two conclusions i.e., I and II. You have to assume that the two statements are true and then choose the conclusion (s) that logically follows these statements, regardless of whether they are commonly known statements.

All stones and chairs are plain.

Some plains are sofa.

Conclusions

I. Some plains are sofa.

II. All sofas are plains.

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In each question below are two 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 given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement:
All rivers and hills are plain.
Some plains are stone.

Conclusions:
I. Some plains are rivers.
II. Some stones are hills.

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In this question, a few statements have been given followed by two conclusions based on them. Consider the statements to be true and answer which of the given conclusions logically follow the statements.
Statements :
No wings are angles.
All gold are wings.

Conclusions :
I. No angles are gold.
II. Some wings are gold.

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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.

A few balls are not cells.
Some cell is pan.
Some pans are not malls.

Conclusions:

I. Some malls are not cell.
II. All malls are balls.

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In this question, a few statements have been given followed by two conclusions based on them. Consider the statements to be true and answer which of the given conclusions logically follow the statements.

Statements:
Some plants are bus.
Only a few buses are can.
All train is can.

Conclusions:
I.. All buses are train is a possibility.
II. All cans are plants is a possibility.

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In each question below are two 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 given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:
All doors are candles.
All lamps are candles.
Conclusions:
I. Some doors are lamps.
II. Some candles are lamps.