FREE Amazon MBA: Syllogism Questions and Answers
Statements:
All fans are lamps. Some lamps are birds.
Conclusions:
I. Some birds are fan
II. All fan being birds is a possibility
Statement:
Some dogs are bats. Some bats are cats.
Conclusion:
I. Some dogs are cats
II. Some cats are dogs
1. Some dogs are bats. - This statement means that there is an overlap between the categories of dogs and bats. Some individuals can be both dogs and bats.
2. Some bats are cats. - This statement means that there is an overlap between the categories of bats and cats. Some individuals can be both bats and cats.
Now, let's evaluate the conclusions:
I. Some dogs are cats. - This conclusion does not follow from the given statements. While some dogs are bats and some bats are cats, there is no direct information about the relationship between dogs and cats. The statements only establish relationships between dogs and bats and bats and cats.
II. Some cats are dogs. - This conclusion also does not follow from the given statements. While some bats are cats and some dogs are bats, there is no direct information about the relationship between cats and dogs.
Therefore, neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows from the given statements.
Statement:
Some kings are queens. All the queens are beautiful.
Conclusion:
I. All the kings are beautiful
II. All the queens are kings.
Statements:
Some pens are pencils. No pencil is a sharpener.
Conclusions:
I. Some pens being sharpeners is a possibility.
II. Some sharpeners are pencils.
1. Some pens are pencils. - This means there is an overlap between the categories of pens and pencils. Some pens can be pencils.
2. No pencil is a sharpener. - This statement means there is no overlap between the categories of pencils and sharpeners. None of the pencils can be sharpeners.
Now, let's analyze the conclusions:
I. Some pens being sharpeners is a possibility. - This conclusion follows from the given statements. Since some pens are pencils, there is a possibility that some pens could also be sharpeners, as long as they are not part of the "pencil" category.
II. Some sharpeners are pencils. - This conclusion cannot be inferred from the given statements. The second statement clearly states that "No pencil is a sharpener," which means there is no possibility of any sharpeners being pencils.
So, the correct answer is: Only Conclusion I follows.
Statement:
All the harmoniums are instruments, All instruments are flutes.
Conclusion:
I. All the flutes are instruments
II. All the harmoniums are flutes
Statements:
Some cats are mouse. Some cows are cat
Conclusions:
I. Some cows are mouse
Ii. All cows being mouse is a possibility
Statement:
Some cows are crows. Some crows are elephants
Conclusion:
I. Some cows are elephants
II. All crows are elephant
Statements: Some mangoes are yellow. Some tixo are magoes.
Conclusions:
I. some mangoes are green
II. Tixo is a yellow
1. Some mangoes are yellow. - This statement means that there is an overlap between the categories of mangoes and yellow items. Some mangoes are yellow.
2. Some tixo are mangoes. - This statement means that there is an overlap between the categories of tixo and mangoes. Some tixo are also classified as mangoes.
Now, let's evaluate the conclusions:
I. Some mangoes are green. - This conclusion does not follow from the given statements. The statement only establishes a relationship between mangoes and yellow items, but it doesn't provide any information about the color green.
II. Tixo is a yellow. - This conclusion does not follow from the given statements. The second statement states that some tixo are mangoes, but it doesn't provide any information about the color of tixo or whether it is yellow.
Therefore, neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows from the given statements.
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
1. No mat is a fan. - This statement means that there is no overlap between the categories of mats and fans. Mats and fans are completely separate groups.
2. Some fans are cars. - This statement means that there is an overlap between the categories of fans and cars. Some items can be both fans and cars.
3. All cars are shirts. - This statement means that every car falls into the category of shirts.
Now, let's evaluate the conclusions:
I. All mats are cars. - This conclusion does not follow from the given statements. The first statement clearly states that there is no overlap between mats and fans. It doesn't provide any information about the relationship between mats and cars.
II. All shirts are cars. - This conclusion does not follow from the given statements. While all cars are shirts (as per the third statement), there is no information about the relationship between shirts and fans. So, it is not possible to determine if all shirts are also cars.
III. Some shirts are fans. - This conclusion follows from the given statements. The second statement establishes that some fans are also cars. Since all cars are shirts (as per the third statement), it implies that there are some shirts that are also fans.
IV. No shirt is a mat. - This conclusion does not follow from the given statements. While the first statement says that no mat is a fan, it doesn't provide any direct information about the relationship between shirts and mats.
Therefore, only Conclusion III follows from the given statements. Conclusions I, II, and IV do not follow.
Statement:
Some hens are cows. All the cows are horses
Conclusion:
I. Some horses are hens
II. Some hens are horses
1. Some kings are queens. - This statement means that there is an overlap between the categories of kings and queens. Some individuals can be both kings and queens.
2. All the queens are beautiful. - This statement means that every queen falls into the category of beautiful.
Now, let's evaluate the conclusions:
I. All the kings are beautiful. - This conclusion does not follow from the given statements. While some kings are queens, there is no information about the beauty of kings. The statement "All the queens are beautiful" does not provide any direct information about the beauty of kings.
II. All the queens are kings. - This conclusion is not logically correct. The statement "Some kings are queens" means that there are individuals who can be both kings and queens, but it doesn't imply that all queens are kings. Kings and queens are distinct categories, and there is no evidence in the given statements to suggest that all queens are also kings.
Therefore, neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows from the given statements.
Statements:
Some Poets are poems. No poem is a song.
Conclusions:
I. Some Poems are not songs.
II. Some songs are poems.
The given statements are as follows:
1. Some Poets are poems.
2. No poem is a song.
Now, let's evaluate the conclusions:
I. Some Poems are not songs. - This conclusion directly follows from the given statements. Since "No poem is a song," it means that there are poems that are not songs. So, Conclusion I is true.
II. Some songs are poems. - This conclusion cannot be inferred from the given statements. While it is true that some poems are not songs (as established in Conclusion I), we do not have enough information to determine if there is any relationship between songs and poems. It is possible that all songs are completely separate from poems or that some songs may overlap with poems, but the given statements do not provide any evidence to support this. Therefore, Conclusion II does not follow.
So, the correct answer is: Only Conclusion I follows.
Statements:
Some pots are keys. Some keys are locks. All keys are rings
Conclusions:
I. Some pots are locks
II. some pots are not locks
III. Some pots are rings
IV. Some pots are not rings.
Statement:
All the pencils are pens. All the pens are Ink.
Conclusion:
I. All the pencils are ink.
II. Some inks are pencils
1. All the pencils are pens. - This statement means that every pencil falls into the category of pens.
2. All the pens are ink. - This statement means that every pen falls into the category of ink.
Now, let's evaluate the conclusions:
I. All the pencils are ink. - This conclusion does not follow from the given statements. Although all the pencils are pens, it is not guaranteed that all pens are ink. The given statements do not establish any direct relationship between pens and ink.
II. Some inks are pencils. - This conclusion follows from the given statements. Since all pencils are pens, and all pens are ink, it is possible that some inks are also pencils. There is an overlap between the categories of ink and pencils.
So, the correct answer is: Only Conclusion II follows. Conclusion I does not follow based on the given statements.
Statement:
Some pearls are jewels. Some jewels are ornaments.
Conclusions:
I. Some jewels are pearls.
II. Some ornaments are jewels
1. Some pearls are jewels. - This means there is an overlap between the categories of pearls and jewels. Some pearls can also be classified as jewels.
2. Some jewels are ornaments. - This statement implies that there is an overlap between the categories of jewels and ornaments. Some items can belong to both the categories of jewels and ornaments.
Now, let's evaluate the conclusions:
I. Some jewels are pearls. - This conclusion follows from the given statements. Since some pearls are jewels (as established in the first statement), it is valid to say that some jewels are also pearls.
II. Some ornaments are jewels. - This conclusion also follows from the given statements. The second statement states that some jewels are ornaments, which means there are items that fall into both the categories of jewels and ornaments.
So, the correct answer is: Both Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow.