Reasoning Questions: Syllogism Set 23

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1. Direction:Q(1 – 2)
   Statements: All bags are novels. No novel is a pen. All pens are pencils.
   Conclusions: -1) No bag is a pen 2) all bag being pencils is a possibility.
   1) if only conclusion I follows.
   2) if only conclusion II follows.
   3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
   4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
   5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   Explanation :
   
   
2. Statements: All bags are novels. No novel is a pen. All pens are pencils.Conclusions: 1) No pencil is a bag 2) All novels being pencils is a possibility.
   1) if only conclusion I follows.
   2) if only conclusion II follows.
   3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
   4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
   5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2) if only conclusion II follows.
   Explanation :
   
   
3. Direction:Q(3 – 4)
   Statements: -No boy is a graduate. Some graduates are girls. All girls are intelligent.
   Conclusions: -1) All boys being intelligent is a possibility 2) No boy is a girl.
   1) if only conclusion I follows.
   2) if only conclusion II follows.
   3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
   4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
   5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1) if only conclusion I follows.
   Explanation :
   
   
4. Conclusions:  1) No intelligent is a graduate 2) At least some intelligent are graduates.
   1) if only conclusion I follows.
   2) if only conclusion II follows.
   3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
   4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
   5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2) if only conclusion II follows.
   Explanation :
   
   
5. Statements: – No river is white. All whites are blacks. Some blacks are huts.
   Conclusions: – 1) No river is black 2) At least some whites are huts
   1) if only conclusion I follows.
   2) if only conclusion II follows.
   3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
   4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
   5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
   Explanation :
   
   
6. Statements: No virus is hardware. Some hardware are antivirus. All applications are hardware.
   Conclusions: 2) No application is a virus 2) some virus are applications.
   1) if only conclusion I follows.
   2) if only conclusion II follows.
   3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
   4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
   5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1) if only conclusion I follows.
   Explanation :
   
   
7. Statements: All wings are plastic. No sheet is a wing. All sheets are fibres.
   Conclusions: 1) Some fibres are sheets 2) Some fibres if they are wings must be plastic.
   1) if only conclusion I follows.
   2) if only conclusion II follows.
   3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
   4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
   5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   Explanation :
   
   
8. Statements: Some desks are circular. Some rectangles are desk.
   Conclusions: 1) Some desk being circular is a possibility 2) some rectangles are circular
   1) if only conclusion I follows.
   2) if only conclusion II follows.
   3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
   4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
   5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
   Explanation :
   
   
9. Direction:Q(9 –10) 
   Statements: All cows are birds. All birds are bat. Some birds are sparrows.
   Conclusions: 1) All cows are bats 2) All bats being sparrows is a possibility.
   1) if only conclusion I follows.
   2) if only conclusion II follows.
   3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
   4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
   5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5) if both conclusions I and II follow
   Explanation :
   
   
10. Conclusions:  1) Some bats are not birds 2) All sparrows are birds.
    1) if only conclusion I follows.
    2) if only conclusion II follows.
    3) if either conclusion I or II follows.
    4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
    5) if both conclusions I and II follow
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 4) if neither conclusion I nor II follows.
    Explanation : only 2 follows (when all birds overlap all sparrow)
    
    
    

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