Syllogism Questions (Old Pattern) Set 54

Syllogism Questions (Old Pattern) Set 54

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Syllogism Questions are very important in every competitive examination. This set is based on questions on a given set of information, which are to be solved on basis of 7 rules. We will be updating you with all type of syllogism Questions on a daily basis.

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions below is given three statements 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 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.

Q1. Statements:
Some doors are windows.
Some windows are lamps.
All lamps are candles.
Conclusions:
I. Some candles are doors.
II. Some candles are windows.
III. Some lamps are doors
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Only III follows
(d) Only I and II follow
(e) None of these

Q2. Statements:
Some towns are villages.
Some villages are lanes.
Sole lanes are hamlets.
Conclusions:
I. Some hamlets are villages.
II. Some lanes are towns.
III. Some hamlets are towns.
(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Only II follows
(d) Only III follows
(e) Only I and II follows

Q3. Statements:
Some rivers are hills.
No hill is bus.
All taxis are buses.
Conclusions:
I. Some buses are rivers.
II. Some taxis are rivers.
III. No bus is river.
(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Only III follows
(d) Only II follows
(e) Only either I or III follows

Q4. Statements:
All machines are crowns.
All crowns are tablets.
Some tablets are bottles.
Conclusions:
I. Some bottles are crowns.
II. Some tablets are machines.
III. Some bottles are machines.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Only III follows
(d) Only II and III follows
(e) None of these

Q5. Statements:
All rooms are hotels.
All hotels are buildings.
All buildings are mountains.
Conclusions:
I. Some mountains are hotels.
II. Some buildings are rooms.
III. Some mountains are rooms.
(a) Only I and II follow
(b) Only I and III follow
(c) Only II and III follows
(d) All I, II and III follows
(e) None of these

Solutions:

1. B        2. A          3. E              4. B          5. D