Syllogism Questions for SBI PO Pre, IBPS PO Pre, RRB

Scale I Pre, IBPS SO Pre, SBI Clerk Mains and IBPS

Clerk Mains Exams.
Directions : In question, some statements are given, followed by two conclusions I and II.
You have to consider the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from
commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow
from the given statements. Indicate your answer.

1. Statements: No apple is a plum.

All plums are oranges.
All oranges are mangoes.

Conclusions: I. All plums are mangoes.

II. At least some mangoes are oranges.
A. Neither I nor II follows B. Only I follows C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow E. Only II follows

2. Statements: All animals are mammals.

No mammal is reptile.
All reptiles are amphibians.

Conclusions: I. All animals are amphibians.

II. Some amphibians are mammals
A. Neither I nor II follows B. Only I follows C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow E. Only II follows

3. Statement: Some schools are classes.

Some classes are teachers.
All teachers are students.

Conclusions: I. Some students are classes.

II. All schools being students is a possibility.
A. Neither I nor II follows B. Only I follows C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow E. Only II follows

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4. Statements: Some buses are cars.
No car is ship.
All ships are bikes.

Conclusions: I. Some buses are not bikes.

II. No bike is ship.
A. Neither I nor II follows B. Only I follows C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow E. Only II follows

5. Statements: All cups are saucers.

All plates are cups.
Some saucers are spoons.

Conclusions: I. All plates being spoons is a possibility.

II. All plates are not saucers.
A. Neither I nor II follows B. Only I follows C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow E. Only II follows

6. Statements: No cap is a shirt.

Some trousers are caps.
All belts are shirts.

Conclusions: I. No cap is a trouser.

II. All caps being trousers is a possibility.
A. If only conclusion I follows B. If only conclusion II follows
C. If either conclusion I or II follows D. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
E. If both conclusion I and II follow

7. Statements: No crow is a bird.

Some parrots are crows.
No bird is a sparrow.

Conclusions: I. No crow is a sparrow.

II. Some parrots are not birds.
A. If only conclusion I follows B. If only conclusion II follows
C. If either conclusion I or II follows D. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
E. If both conclusion I and II follow

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8. Statements: Some milk are curd.
Some curd are butter-milk.
All butter-milk are butter.
No butter is a ghee.
Conclusions: I. No butter-milk is ghee.
II. Some butter are curd.
III. Some curd are not ghee.
A. If only conclusion I follows B. If only conclusion II follows
C. If either conclusion I or II follows D. If only conclusion III follows
E. If all conclusions I, II and III follow

9. Statements: All letters are envelopes.

No envelope is post office.
Some post offices are postmen.
Conclusions: I. Some postmen are letters.
II. No postman is letter.
A. If only conclusion I follows B. If only conclusion II follows
C. If either conclusion I or II follows D. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
E. If both conclusion I and II follow

10. Statements: No animal is a rat.

Some cows are animals.
All bears are rats.
Conclusions: I. Some animals are cows.
II. No bear is an animal.
A. If only conclusion I follows B. If only conclusion II follows
C. If either conclusion I or II follows D. If neither conclusion I nor II follows
E. If both conclusion I and II follow

11. Statements : Some oranges are apples.

All lemons are apples.
No apple is guava.
Conclusions : I. Some oranges are lemons.
II. All guavas being lemon is a possibility.
III. No orange is a lemon.
A. Only C3 follows B. Either C1 or C3 follows C. Only C2 and C3 follow
D. All follow E. None of these
12. Statements : A few mechanics are not plumbers.
All plumbers are qualified.
No qualified is skilled.
Conclusions : I. No skilled is a plumber.
II. No mechanic is skilled.
III. Some plumbers are not mechanics.
A. Only C1 follows B. Either C1 or C2 follows C. Only C2 and C3 follow
D. All follow E. None of these

13. Statements : No cycle is tyre.

Not a single tyre is tube.
Every tube is puncture.
Conclusions : I. Some punctures which are tubes are cycles as well.
II. No cycle is a tube.
II. Some punctures are not tyres.
A. Only C3 follows B. Either C1 or C2 follows C. Only C2 and C3 follow
D. All follow E. None of these

14. Statements : No panther is jaguar.

Not a single jaguar is puma.
Every puma is cheetah.
Conclusions : I. Some cheetah which are puma are panther as well.
II. No panther is a puma.
II. Some cheetah are not jaguar.
A. Only C3 follows B. Either C1 or C2 follows C. Only C2 and C3 follow
D. All follow E. None of these

15. Statements : A few poets are not poetesses.

All poetesses are serious.
No serious is dilligent.
Conclusions : I. No dilligent is a poetess.
II. No poet is dilligent.
III. Some poetesses are not poets.
A. Only C1 follows B. Either C1 or C2 follows C. Only C2 and C3 follow
D. All follow E. None of these
16. Statements : No bike is a bus.
All buses are trucks.
All trucks are cars.

Conclusions : I. All buses are cars.

II. At least some cars are trucks.
A. Neither I nor II follows B. Only I follows C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow E. Only II follows

17. Statements : No apple is peach.

All peaches are pineapples.

Conclusions : I. All mangoes are pineapples.

II. Some pineapples are apples.
A. Neither I nor II follows B. Only I follows C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow E. Only II follows

18. Statements : Some lions are tigers.

Some tigers are panthers.
All panthers are elephants.

Conclusions : I. Some elephants are tigers.

II. All lions being elephants is a possibility.
A. Neither I nor II follows B. Only I follows C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow E. Only II follows

19. Statements : At least some Europeans are British.

Every European is an American.
No American is an African.

Conclusions : I. All Americans being British is a possibility.

II. Some Europeans can be Africans as well.
III. No African is a British.
A. Only I follows B. I and III follow C. I and II follow
D. All I, II and III follow E. None of these

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20. Statements : No grasshopper is an insect.
No insect is a bug.
All bugs are moths.

Conclusions : I. Some bugs may be grasshoppers.

II. All moths being insects is a possibility.
III. No bug is a grasshopper.
A. Either I or III follows B. I and III follow C. Only I follows
D. All I, II and III follow E. None of these

21. Statements : All engineers are villagers.

No villager is a nurse.
All nurses are managers.

Conclusions : I. No engineer is a manager.

II. All villagers being managers is a possibility
A. If only conclusion II follows. B. If both conclusions I and II follow.
C. If neither conclusion I nor II follows. D. If either conclusion I or II follows.
E. If only conclusion I follows.

22. Statements : Some paints are shoes.

Some shoes are sleepers.
All sleepers are shirts.

Conclusions : I. At least some shirts are paints.

II. No shirt is a paint.
III. Some tables are chairs.
A. If only conclusion II follows. B. If both conclusions I and II follow.
C. If neither conclusion I nor II follows. D. If either conclusion I or II follows.
E. If only conclusion I follows.

23. Statements : Some chairs are desks.

No desk is a bench.

Conclusions : I. All benches being tables possibility.

II. At least some desks are tables.
A. If only conclusion II follows. B. If both conclusions I and II follow.
C. If neither conclusion I nor II follows. D. If either conclusion I or II follows.
E. If only conclusion I follows.
24. Statements : Some cows are camels.
All camels are buffaloes.
No buffalo is a fox.

Conclusions : I. Some camels are foxes.

II. No buffalo is a cow.
III. No cow is a fox.
A. if only conclusion I does not follow. B. if only conclusion II does not follow.
C. if only conclusion III does not follow. D. if only conclusions I and II do not follow.
E. None follows

25. Statements : No printer is a scanner.

Some scanners are mouses.
Some mouses are keyboards.

Conclusions : I. Some mouses are scanners.

II. No keyboard is a printer.
II. No keyboard is a mouse.
A. if only conclusion I does not follow. B. if only conclusion II and III do not follow.
C. if only conclusion III does not follow. D. if only conclusions I and II do not follow.
E. None of these

26. Statements : All phones are tools.

Some tools are letters.
All letters are stars.

Conclusions : I. All phones being stars is a possibility.

II. At least some letters are phones.
A. if only conclusion I follows B. if only conclusion II follows
C. if both conclusion I and II follow D. if neither conclusion I nor II follows
E. if either conclusion I or II follows

27. Statements : Some poles are pots.

All pots are plants.
Some plants are leaves.

Conclusions : I. Some poles are plants.

II. All plants being leaves is a possibility
A. if only conclusion I follows B. if only conclusion II follows
C. if both conclusion I and II follow D. if neither conclusion I nor II follows
E. if either conclusion I or II follows
28. Statements : All woods are chairs.
No chair is a table.
Some tables are copies.

Conclusions : I. Some woods are definitely tables.

II. No table is a chair.
A. if only conclusion I follows B. if only conclusion II follows
C. if both conclusion I and II follow D. if neither conclusion I nor II follows
E. if either conclusion I or II follows

29. Statements : All brinjals are vegetables.

Some vegetables are potatoes.
No potato is tomato.

Conclusions : I. All potatoes being brinjal is a possibility.

II. No vegetable is a tomato.
A. if only conclusion I follows B. if only conclusion II follows
C. if both conclusion I and II follow D. if neither conclusion I nor II follows
E. if either conclusion I or II follows

30. Statements : Some magazines are laptops.

No desktop is a laptop.
No phone is a magazine.
Conclusions : I. Some laptops are not phones.
II. Some desktops are phones.
III. No magazine is a desktop.
A. if only conclusion I does not follow B. if only conclusion II does not follow.
C. if only conclusion III does not follow. D. if both conclusions I and II do not follow.
E. None of above

31. Statements: A few daughters are not mothers.

All mothers are sisters.
No sister is a niece.
Conclusions: I. No niece is a mother.
II. No daughter is a niece.
III. Some mothers are not daughters.
IV. Some nieces are both mothers and daughters.
A. Only C3 follows B. Either C1 or C2 follows C. Only C2 and C3 follow
D. All follow E. None of these
32. Statements: Some SRKs are actors.
All actresses are actors.
No actor is musician.

Conclusions: I. Some SRKs are actresses.

II. All musicians being actresses is a possibility.
III. No SRK is an actress.
IV. Some actors not being SRK is a possibility.
A. Only C2 follows B. Either C1 or C3 and C2 and C4 follow C. Only C2 and C4 follow
D. All follow E. None of these

33. Statement: No whale is shark.

Not a single shark is fish.
Every fish are deer.

Conclusions: I. Some deer which are fish are whale as well.

II. No whale is a fish.
III. Some deer are not shark.
IV. No whale is a deer.
A. Only C3 follows B. Only C1, C2 and C3 follow C. Only C2 and C4 follow
D. All follow E. None of these

34. Statements: All apples are red.

No red is a mango.
All mangoes are sweet.
Conclusions: I. All apples being sweet is a possibility.
II. No sweet is an apple.
A. if only conclusion I follows B. if only conclusion II follows
C. if either conclusion I or II follows D. if neither conclusion I nor II follows
E. if both conclusions I and II follow

35. Statements: Some rabbits are black.

No black is a tall.
All tall are white.
Conclusions: I. Some white are not black.
II. All rabbits being tall is a possibility.
A. if only conclusion I follows B. if only conclusion II follows
C. if either conclusion I or II follows D. if neither conclusion I nor II follows
E. if both conclusions I and II follow
36. Statements: Some questions are answers.
Some answers are explanations.
All explanations are lengthy.
No lengthy is a summary.

Conclusions: I. No explanation is summary.

II. Some lengthy are answers.
III. Some answers are not summary.
A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Both conclusion I and II are true D. All conclusions follow
E. None of the above

37. Statements: Some stars are planets.

All planets are comets.
No comet is asteroid.
Some asteroids are eclipse.

Conclusions: I. Some asteroids are stars.

II. Some eclipse being comet is possibility.
III. No asteroid is star.
A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Only conclusions I and III follow D. Either conclusion I or II follows
E. Either conclusion I or III and conclusion II follow

38. Statements: Some companies are industries.

Some industries are primary.
All primary are services.
All services are secondary

Conclusions: I. All companies being primary is possibility.

II. All services are not primary.
III. No industry is secondary.
A. Only conclusion I follows B. Only conclusion II follows
C. Only conclusion I and III follow D. All conclusions follow
E. None of the above

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39. Statements: No bulb is a tubelight.
All tubelights are chairs.
All chairs are tables.

Conclusions: I. All tubelights are tables.

II. At least some tables are chairs.
A. Neither I nor II follows B. Only I follows C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow E. Only II follows

40. Statements: All swans are peacocks.

No peacock is hen.
All hens are ducks.

Conclusions: I. All swans are ducks.

II. Some ducks are peacocks.
A. Neither I nor II follows B. Only I follows C. Either I or II follows
D. Both I and II follow E. Only II follows

41. Statements: No newspaper is magazine.

Not a single magazine is book.
Every book is story.
Conclusions: I. Some stories which are books are newspapers as well.
II. No newspaper is a book.
III. Some stories are not magazines.
A. Only C3 follows B. Either C1 or C2 follows C. Only C2 and C3 follow
D. All follow E. None of these.

42. Statements: A few parrots are not pigeons.

All pigeons are white.
No white is green.
Conclusions: I. No green is a pigeon.
II. No parrot is green.
III. Some pigeons are not parrots.
A. Only C1 follows B. Either C1 or C2 follows C. Only C2 and C3 follow
D. All follow E. None of these
43. Statement: Some hours are minutes.
All clocks are minutes.
No minute is second.
Conclusions: I. Some hours are clocks.
II. All seconds being clocks is a possibility.
III. No hour is a clocks.
A. Only C3 follows B. Either C1 or C3 follows C. Only C2 and C3 follow
D. All follow E. None of these

44. Statements: No coke is sprite.

No pepsi is coke.

Conclusions: I. No sprite is pepsi.

II. All pepsi are sprite.
A. Conclusion I follows B. Conclusion II follows
C. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows D. Neither conclusion I or conclusion II follows
E. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

45. Statements: Some mobiles are laptops.

No laptop is a tablet.

Conclusions: I. Some tablets are not mobile.

II. All tablets being mobile is a possibility.
A. Conclusion I follows B. Conclusion II follows
C. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows D. Neither conclusion I or conclusion II follows
E. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

46. Statements: All biscuits are butter.

No butter is a bread.

Conclusions: I. At least some bread are butter.

II. No biscuit is a bread.
A. Conclusion I follows B. Conclusion II follows
C. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows D. Neither conclusion I or conclusion II follows
E. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

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47. Statements: Some sites are haunted.
Some sites are adventurous.

Conclusions: I. Some adventurous sites are haunted.

II. Some haunted sites are adventurous.
A. Conclusion I follows B. Conclusion II follows
C. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
E. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

48. Statements: All apartments are simplex.

No simplex is a duplex.

Conclusions: I. No duplex is a apartment.

II. No apartment is a duplex.
A. Conclusion I follows B. Conclusion II follows
C. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows D. Neither conclusion I or conclusion II follows
E. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

49. Statements: No crab is star fish.

No octopus is crab.

Conclusions: I. No star fish is octopus.

II. All octopus are star fish.
A. conclusion I follows B. Conclusion II follows
C. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
E. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

50. Statements: All phones are chargers.

No charger is a battery.

Conclusions: I. At least some batteries are chargers.

II. No phone is a battery.
A. Conclusion I follows B. Conclusion II follows
C. Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows D. Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
E. Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow

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