Reasoning - Syllogism

Directions (Q. 1-5): In each of the questions below are given four 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.

1. Statements: Some pens are sticks.
Some sticks are canes.
All canes are scales.
No scale is weight.
Conclusions:
 I. Some sticks are scales.
II. No stick is scale.
III. No cane is weight.

(1) Only either I or II follows
(2) Only I & II follow
(3) Only either I or II and III follow
(4) All I, II & III follow
(5) None of these

2. Statements: Some folders are boxes.
Some boxes are bags.
All bags are containers.
Some bags are sacks.
Conclusions:
I. No folder is bag.
II. Some boxes are containers.
III. Some sacks are containers.

(1) Only I & II follow
(2) Only II & III follow
(3) Only I & III follow
(4) All follow
(5) None follows

3. Statements: Some insects are pests.
All pests are birds.
No bird is amphibian.
All amphibians are animals.
Conclusions:
 I. No animal is bird.
II. Some insects are birds.
III. No pests are amphibians.

(1) Only I follows
(2) Only II follows
(3) Only III follows
(4) Only II & III follow
(5) None of these

4. Statements: Some paints are colours.
All colours are solutions.
Some solutions are liquids.
All liquids are solids.
Conclusions:
I. Some paints are solutions.
II. Some colours are liquids.
III. Some solutions are solids.

(1) Only I & II follow
(2) Only II & III follow
(3) All I, II & III follow
(4) None follows
(5) None these

5. Statements: All locks are keys.
All keys are doors.
Some doors are windows.
Some windows are floors.
Conclusions:
I. Some keys are windows.
II. No floor is door.
III. No lock is window.

(1) None follows
(2) Only I follows
(3) Only I & II follow
(4) Only III follows
(5) None of these

Answers:
1.- (2)
2.- (2)
3.- (4)
4.- (5)

5.- (5)

Directions (Q. 1-5): In each of the questions below are given four 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.

1. Statements: Some pens are sticks.
Some sticks are canes.
All canes are scales.
No scale is weight.
Conclusions:
 I. Some sticks are scales.
II. No stick is scale.
III. No cane is weight.

(1) Only either I or II follows
(2) Only I & II follow
(3) Only either I or II and III follow
(4) All I, II & III follow
(5) None of these

2. Statements: Some folders are boxes.
Some boxes are bags.
All bags are containers.
Some bags are sacks.
Conclusions:
I. No folder is bag.
II. Some boxes are containers.
III. Some sacks are containers.

(1) Only I & II follow
(2) Only II & III follow
(3) Only I & III follow
(4) All follow
(5) None follows

3. Statements: Some insects are pests.
All pests are birds.
No bird is amphibian.
All amphibians are animals.
Conclusions:
 I. No animal is bird.
II. Some insects are birds.
III. No pests are amphibians.

(1) Only I follows
(2) Only II follows
(3) Only III follows
(4) Only II & III follow
(5) None of these

4. Statements: Some paints are colours.
All colours are solutions.
Some solutions are liquids.
All liquids are solids.
Conclusions:
I. Some paints are solutions.
II. Some colours are liquids.
III. Some solutions are solids.

(1) Only I & II follow
(2) Only II & III follow
(3) All I, II & III follow
(4) None follows
(5) None these

5. Statements: All locks are keys.
All keys are doors.
Some doors are windows.
Some windows are floors.
Conclusions:
I. Some keys are windows.
II. No floor is door.
III. No lock is window.

(1) None follows
(2) Only I follows
(3) Only I & II follow
(4) Only III follows
(5) None of these

Answers:
1.- (2)
2.- (2)
3.- (4)
4.- (5)

5.- (5)