Syllogism & Reverse Syllogism Set 3

D.1-5) In each of the following questions three/four statements are given and these statements are followed by four conclusions numbered (I) ,(II) and (III) . You have to take the given 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. Disregarding commonly known facts.

1) Statements: All green are blue.

Some brown are blue. No green is a red.

All red are yellow.

Conclusions:

I. Some brown are red is a possibility

II. All yellow is a green is a possibility

III. Some red are not blue

(a) Only II follows

(b) Both I and III follow

(c) Both I and II follow

(d) Only III follows

(e) Only I follows

2) Statements: All houses are gate

Some homes are houses

All houses are zoo. No zoo is a train

Conclusions: I. No gate is a zoo is a possibility

II. Some houses are not train

III. Some homes are gate

(a) Only III follows

(b) Both I and III follow

(c) Both II and III follow

(d) Only II follows

(e) Only I follows

3) Statements: Some books are page

All pages are cover.  No cover is a label

No page is a paper

Conclusions: I. All labels can never be book

II. All papers are covers is a possibility

III. No page is a label is a possibility

(a) Only I follows

(b) Both I and III follow

(c) Both II and II follow

(d) Only II follows

(e) Only III follows

4) Statements: No tank is a train

All switches are pipes

Some pipes are tanks

Some switches are pads

Conclusions: I. Some trains are not pipe

II. Some pipes are pads

III. No switch is a tank

(a) Only II follows

(b) Either I or III follows

(c) Both II and III follow

(d) Only II follows

(e) Only III follows

5)  Statements: All mars are Jupiter

All Jupiter is earth.  No earth is sun

All sun is moon

Conclusion: I. All mars is earth

II. Some mars is not earth

III. Some moon is not earth

(a) Only II follows

(b) Either I or III follow

(c) Both I and III follow

(d) Both b and e follow

(e) Only III follows

D.6-10) In each of these questions two Conclusions have been given followed by 5 sets of possible Statements. You have to take the given Conclusions to be true even if they seem to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide that the Conclusions logically follows for which of the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

6) Conclusions:

Some folk are rabbit is a possibility

All monkeys which are jump are also rabbit is a possibility

Monkeys which can be rabbits and also being folks is a possibility

(a) Statements: Some monkeys are jump. No rabbit is a jump. No rabbit is a folk.All folk are dance.

(b) Statements: All dances are monkey.No rabbit is a folk. some folk are dance. some jump are dance.

(c) Statements: Some dances are folk.some monkeys are dance. All jumps are rabbit. No rabbits are monkey.

(d) Statements: All Monkeys are jump.some jumps are rabbit. No rabbits are dance. some dance are folk.

(e) None of these.

7) Conclusions:

Some Turkey is Sweden

Some Turkey is not Germany

Some Turkey which are England are also Germany is a possibility

(a) Statements: Some England is Turkey.All Sweden is England. No Germany is England. some Sweden is Europe.

(b) Statements: Some England is Europe.No Germany is Sweden. All Sweden is Turkey. some England isTurkey.

(c) Statements: No England is Sweden. Some turkey is Sweden. No Germany is Sweden. All Germany is Europe.

(d) Statements: Some England is Turkey. Some Sweden is England. No Germany is England. some Sweden is Europe.

(e) None of these.

8) Conclusions:

Some strength is bad

Some hands are strength

All weak are arm is a possibility

(a) Statements: Some bad is weak. Some strength are weak. Some hands are arm.No bad is a hand.

(b) Statements: All arms are strength.Some hands are bad. Some arms are hand.No hand is a weak.

(c) Statements: Some hands are arm.All arms are Strength. Some strength are weak. All weak are bad.

(d) Statements: All hands are strength. some strength is arm. Some weak is bad. some strength is weak.

(e) None of these.

9) Conclusion:

Some cuboids are not circle

Some triangles are not square

All squares are circle is a possibility

(a) Statements: Some cuboids are rectangle. No triangle is circle. some squares are rectangle. All squares are circle.

(b) Statements: All rectangles are cuboids. No cuboids are triangle. No square is triangle. some circles are rectangle.

(c) Statements: Some rectangles are cuboids. No cuboids are triangle. Some squares are triangle. some circles are rectangle.

(d) Statements: All squares are rectangle. Some cuboids are rectangle. No circle is cuboids. No rectangle is triangle.

(e) None of these.

10) Conclusions: All birds are insects

No animal is cute. Some flowers are bird

(a) Statements: Some birds are insects. Some flowers are cute. some animals are insects. No cute is animal.

(b) Statements: All animals are flower. Some birds are cute. some animals are insects. Some birds are flowers.

(c) Statements: Some Birds are insects.

No bird is an animal. No insects are flowers. All Flowers are cute.

(d) Statements: All animals are flower.

All birds are cute. some animals are insects. No cute is animal.

(e) None of these.