IBPS Syllogism Questions and Answers

Question 1

Statements:
I. All keyboards are mouse.
II. Some mouse are printers.

Conclusions:
I. Some printers are keyboards.
II. No keyboard is a printer.

Accepted Answer

If either conclusion I or II follows.

Answer

If only conclusion I follows.

Answer

If only conclusion II follows.

Answer

If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Question 2

Statements:
I. No car is a bike.
II. All bikes are scooters.

Conclusions:
I. No car is a scooter.
II. Some scooters are bikes.

Accepted Answer

If only conclusion II follows.

Answer

If both conclusions I and II follow.

Answer

If only conclusion I follows.

Answer

If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Question 3

Statements:
I. Only a few rivers are oceans.
II. All oceans are seas.

Conclusions:
I. Some rivers are not oceans.
II. All seas being rivers is a possibility.

Accepted Answer

If both conclusions I and II follow.

Answer

If only conclusion I follows.

Answer

If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Answer

If only conclusion II follows.

Question 4

Statements:
I. Some apples are mangoes.
II. Some mangoes are bananas.

Which of the following conclusions is a definite possibility?
I. All apples being bananas is a possibility.
II. Some apples are definitely bananas.

Accepted Answer

Only conclusion I follows.

Answer

Only conclusion II follows.

Answer

Both I and II follow.

Answer

Neither I nor II follows.

Question 5

Statements:
I. All chairs are tables.
II. No table is a sofa.
III. Some sofas are wooden.

Conclusions:
I. No chair is a sofa.
II. Some tables are wooden.

Accepted Answer

If only conclusion I follows.

Answer

If only conclusion II follows.

Answer

If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Answer

If both conclusions I and II follow.

Question 6

Statements:
I. Some paints are brushes.
II. All brushes are canvases.

Conclusions:
I. Some paints are canvases.
II. All canvases are paints.

Accepted Answer

If only conclusion I follows.

Answer

If neither conclusion I nor II follows.

Answer

If both conclusions I and II follow.

Answer

If only conclusion II follows.