Syllogism Questions on Possibility with Answers for Competitive Exams

Selective Syllogism Questions on Possibility:

Direction (6-10): In each of the following question, two statements & then four conclusions – I, II, III & IV are given. You have to consider the statement true, though they seem to be different from the generally known facts. Read all the conclusions & find the which of the conclusions & find the which of the conclusion/s logically follows/ follow the given statement?

Q.6. Statement: 

1. Some doors are mangoes.

2. All mangoes are bananas.

Conclusion:

I. All banana are mangoes.

II. All doors are bananas.

III. All doors are bananas

IV. Some mangoes are doors.

(A) Only I & II are followed

(B) Only III & IV are followed

(C) All are followed

(D) None is followed

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Q.7. Statement: 

Some chairs are shoes.

All shoes are sticks.

Conclusion:

I. All chairs are sticks.

II. All chairs are not sticks.

III. All sticks are shoes.

IV. All shoes are chairs.

(A) I is followed

(B) All are followed

(C) Only III & IV are followed

(D) All are not followed

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Q.8. Statement:

All the peacocks are mice.

Any mouse is not a parrot.

Conclusion:

I. Any peacock is not a parrot.

II. Some mice are peacocks.

III. Some parrots are not peacocks.

IV. Any parrot is not a mouse.

(A) Only I & II are followed

(B) Only II & IV are followed

(C) All are followed

(D) Only II is followed

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Q.9. Statement:

Some pens are inkpots.

Some inkpots are not books.

Conclusion:

I. Some pens are not books.

II. All books are inkpots.

III. Some inkpots are pens.

IV. All inkpots are pen.

(A) I or III is correct.

(B) Only III is correct.

(C) Only II & IV are correct.

(D) All are correct.

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Q.10. Statement

All green are blue.

All blue are white.

Conclusion:

I. Some blue are green.

II. Some white are green.

III. Some green are not white.

IV. All white are blue.

(A) Conclusion I & II are correct.

(B) Conclusion I & III are correct.

(C) Conclusion I & IV are correct.

(D) All conclusions are correct.

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