Reasoning Questions: Syllogism Set 29

May 30, 2016

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Bank PO Level Questions :-
In each group of questions below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the 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 statements dis-regarding commonly known facts.
Give Answer if
(1) Only conclusion I follows
(2) Only conclusion II follows
(3) Either conclusion I or II follows
(4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(5) Both conclusion I and II follow

Statements: All dogs are cats. No cat is Pig. All Pigs are Monkeys.
Conclusions:
I. All dogs being monkeys is a possibility.
II. All monkeys being cat is a possibility.
Answer – (1) Only conclusion I follows
Explanation :
Statements: Some books are bags. All books are notes. No note is a paper.
Conclusions:
I. All notes are books.
II. All papers being book is a possibility.
Answer – (4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Explanation :
Possibility Diagram:
Statements: All doctors are teachers. All teachers are students. No Student is a lawyer.
Conclusions:
I. No teacher is a lawyer.
II. Some doctors being lawyer is a possibility.
Answer – (1) Only conclusion I follows
Explanation :
Statements: All books are tables. Some tables are not Chairs. Some chairs are benches.
Conclusions:
I. All books being chairs is a possibility.
II. Atleast some benches are tables.
Answer – (1) Only conclusion I follows
Explanation :
Statements: All Hills are Mountains. Some hills are rivers. No river is a lake.
Conclusions:
I. Atleast some hills being lake is a possibility.
II. Some mountains are hills.
Answer – (5) Both conclusion I and II follow
Explanation :
Statements: All carrots are beans. Some beans are brinjals. No brinjal is apple.
Conclusions:
I. Atleast some apples are carrot.
II. Some brinjals being carrot is a possibility.
Answer – (2) Only conclusion II follows
Explanation :
Statements: Some fruits are apples. Some apples are oranges. All oranges are grapes. Conclusions:
I. All oranges are Fruits.
II. Some grapes being Fruit is a possibility.
Answer – (2) Only conclusion II follows
Explanation :
Statements: All desks are nets. No pole is desk. No net is a day.
Conclusions:
I. All days being desks is a possibility.
II. Some polls are not nets.
Answer – (4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Explanation :
Statements: All months are weeks. No week is a day. All days are years.
Conclusions:
I. All months being year is a possibility.
II. No month is a day.
Answer – (5) Both conclusion I and II follow
Explanation :
Statements: All pillows are covers. Some covers are bed. No pillow is sheet.
Conclusions:
I. Some pillows are covers.
II. All sheet being cover is a possibility.
Answer – (5) Both conclusion I and II follow
Explanation :