Syllogism Set 58

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions below is given 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 with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Q1. Statements: Some cow is deer. No deer is dog. Some dog is fox.
Conclusions:
I. Some cow is not fox.
II. Some fox is deer.
(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(d) Only II follows
(e) Both I and II follow

Answers

1. Ans.(a)
Sol.

Q2. Statements: All dark is night. No dark is day. Some day is time.
Conclusions:
I. Some night is not day.
II. Some time is not dark.
(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(d) Only II follows
(e) Both I and II follow

Answers

2. Ans.(e)
Sol.

Q3.Statements: All pen is copy. No copy is rough. All rough is note.
Conclusions:
I. All rough being note is a possibility.
II. No pen is rough.
(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(d) Only II follows
(e) Both I and II follow

Answers

3. Ans.(d)
Sol.

Q4. Statements: Some rail is metro. All metro is bus. No bus is bike.
Conclusions:
I. Some rail is not bike.
II. No metro is bike.
(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(d) Only II follows
(e) Both I and II follow

Answers

4. Ans.(e)
Sol.

 
Q5. Statements: Some point is not scale. No scale is circle. Some circle is triangle.
Conclusions:
I. No point is circle.
II. No triangle is point.
(a) None follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(d) Only II follows
(e) Both I and II follow

Answers

5. Ans.(a)
Sol.

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