FREE Amazon MBA: Syllogism Questions and Answers

Question 1

Statements:

Some Poets are poems. No poem is a song.

Conclusions: I. Some Poems are not songs.
II. Some songs are poems.

Accepted Answer

Only I conclusion follows

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Both I and II follows

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Only II conclusion follows

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Neither I nor II follows

Question 2

Statements:

Some pens are pencils. No pencil is a sharpener.

Conclusions:
I. Some pens being sharpeners is a possibility.
II. Some sharpeners are pencils.

Accepted Answer

If only (I) conclusion follows

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If only (II) conclusion follows

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If neither conclusion (I) nor (II) follows

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If either conclusion (I) or (II) follows

Question 3

Statement:

Some pearls are jewels. Some jewels are ornaments.

Conclusions:

I. Some jewels are pearls.
II. Some ornaments are jewels

Accepted Answer

Both I and II follows

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Either I or II follows

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Neither I nor II follows

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Only Conclusion I follows

Question 4

Statement:

All the pencils are pens. All the pens are Ink.

Conclusion:
I. All the pencils are ink.
II. Some inks are pencils

Accepted Answer

Both I and II follows

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Neither I or II follows

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Only II follows

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Either I or II follows

Question 5

Statement:

Some kings are queens. All the queens are beautiful.

Conclusion:

I. All the kings are beautiful
II. All the queens are kings.

Accepted Answer

Neither I or II follows

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Only II follows

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Either I or II follows

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Only I follow

Question 6

Statement:
Some hens are cows. All the cows are horses

Conclusion:
I. Some horses are hens
II. Some hens are horses

Accepted Answer

Both I and II follows

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Either I or II follows

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Neither I or II follows

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Only II follows

Question 7

Statement:

Some dogs are bats. Some bats are cats.

Conclusion:

I. Some dogs are cats
II. Some cats are dogs

Accepted Answer

Neither I or II follows

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Only II follows

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Either I or II follows

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Only I follows

Question 8

Statements: Some mangoes are yellow. Some tixo are magoes.

Conclusions:

I. some mangoes are green
II. Tixo is a yellow

Accepted Answer

Neither (I) nor (II) follows

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Only II conclusion follows

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Wither (I) or (II) follows

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Only (I) conclusion follows

Question 9

Statements:

No mat is fan. Some fans are cars. All cars are shirts.

Conclusions:

I. All mats are cars
II. All shirts are cars
III. some shirts are fans
IV. No shirt is a mat

Accepted Answer

Only III follow

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Only either Ii or IV and III follow

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Only I and II follow

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Only IV follow

Question 10

Statement:

All the harmoniums are instruments, All instruments are flutes.

Conclusion:

I. All the flutes are instruments
II. All the harmoniums are flutes

Accepted Answer

Only II conclusion follows

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Only I conclusion follows

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Both I and II follows

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Neither I nor II follows