Reasoning Quiz - Syllogism

In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

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Q1)-
Statements: Some actors are singers. All the singers are dancers.


Conclusions: 

1. Some actors are dancers.
2. No singer is actor.

Only (1) conclusion follows

Only (2) conclusion follows

Either (1) or (2) follows

Neither (1) nor (2) follows

Ans.- A

Q2)-Statements: All the harmoniums are instruments. All the instruments are flutes.
Conclusions:
1. All the flutes are instruments.
2. All the harmoniums are flutes.

Only (1) conclusion follows

Only (2) conclusion follows

Either (1) or (2) follows

Both (1) and (2) follow

Ans.- B

Q3)-Statements: All metals are black. Some pots are black. No black is thread. Conclusions:
I. At least some thread are pots.
II. All thread being pot is a possibility
III. Some metals are black.

Only I follows

Only II & III follow

All follow

None follows

Ans.- B

Q4)-Statements : All beans are pulses . All pulses are crops.
Conclusion : 1. All crops are pulses.
2. All beans are crops.

Only (1) follows

Only (2) follows

Both follows

None follows

Ans.- C

Q5)-Statements : Some fruits are mangoes. All mangoes are guavas. No guava is a banana.
Conclusions : 1. All guavas are fruits.
2. Some guavas are fruits.

Only (1) follows

Only (2) follows

Both follows

None follows

Ans.- B

Q6)-Statements: Some papers are pens. All the pencils are pens.
Conclusions:
1. Some pens are pencils.
2. Some pens are papers

Only (1) conclusion follows

Only (2) conclusion follows

Either (1) or (2) follows

Both (1) and (2) follow

Ans.- D

Q7)-Statements: Some boys are rude. Some rude are human. All human are good.
Conclusions: I. All human being boys is a possibility.
II. At least some rude are good.
III. Some good are not boys.

Only I follows

Only II & III follow

All follow

None of these

Ans.- D

Q8)-Statements: All the actors are girls. All the girls are beautiful.
Conclusions:
1. All the actors are beautiful.
2. Some girls are actors.

Only (1) conclusion follows

Only (2) conclusion follows

Both (1) and (2) follow

Neither (1) nor (2) follows

Ans.- C

Q9)-Statements: All cups are books. All books are shirts.
Conclusions:
1. Some cups are not shirts.
2. Some shirts are cups.

Only (1) conclusion follows

Only (2) conclusion follows

Either (1) or (2) follows

Neither (1) nor (2) follows

Ans.- B

Q10)-Statements: All the pencils are pens. All the pens are inks.
Conclusions: 1. All the pencils are inks.
2. Some inks are pencils.

Only (1) conclusion follows

Only (2) conclusion follows

Both (1) and (2) follow

Either (1) or (2) follows

Ans.- C