Syllogism Set 57

Directions (1-5): In each question below are three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the three 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 three statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Given answer
(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
 
Q1. Statements: All bulbs are tubes. Some tubes are knives. All knives are frames.
Conclusions:
I. Some frames are tubes.
II. Some knives being bulb is a possibility.

Answers

1. Ans. (e)
Sol.

Q2. Statements: Some tents are houses. All houses are buildings. Some buildings are huts.
Conclusions: 
I. Some huts are definitely not houses.
II. Some buildings are tents.

Answers

2. Ans. (b)
Sol.

Q3. Statements: All goats are lions. No lion is tiger. Some tigers are horses.
Conclusions:
I. Some horses are goats.
II. No horse is goat.

Answers

3. Ans. (c)
Sol.

 
Q4. Statements: Some beads are chairs. All chairs are desks. All desks are tables.
Conclusions:
I. Atleast some tables are beads.
II. Some desks are beads.

Answers

4. Ans. (e)
Sol.

Q5. Statements: All mangoes are apples. All apples are bananas. Some bananas are grapes.
Conclusions:
I. Some grapes being mango is a possibility.
II. Atleast some bananas are mangoes.

Answers

5. Ans. (e)
Sol.

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