SSC Syllogisms questions

SSC 2021 Syllogisms questions

Question 1

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All dancers are talented.
Some girls are dancers.
Conclusions:
I. Some girls are talented.
II. All talented are girls.
III. All girls are talented.

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Question 2

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
1.All fans are heaters.
2. Some coolers are fans.
3. All purifiers are coolers.
Conclusions:
I. All purifiers are heaters.
II. Some purifiers are heaters.
III. Some heaters are coolers.
IV. All coolers are heaters.

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Question 3

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly
known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No door is a window.
No rack is a door.
All cupboards are windows.
Conclusions:
I. Some cupboards are racks.
II. No cupboard is a door.
III. No rack is a window.

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Question 4

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All camels are bats.
No bat is a parrot.
Some camels are lions.
Conclusions:
I. Some bats are lions.
II. No parrot is a camel.
III. No parrot is a lion.

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Question 5

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.

Statements:
All lemons are plums.
All plums are dates.
Some dates are mangoes.

Conclusions:
I. Some lemons are mangoes.
II. Some mangoes are plums.
III. All lemons are dates.
IV. Some mangoes are dates.

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Question 6

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
All lockets are chains.
100% medals are lockets.
Some rings are chains.
Conclusions:
I. All chains are medals.
II. All medals being rings is a possibility.

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Question 7

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All tractors are cars.
Some scooters are cars.
All scooters are cycles.
Conclusions:
I. All scooters are cars.
II. Some cars are cycles.
III. Some tractors are cycles.
IV. Some tractors are scooters.

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Question 8

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statements.
Statements:
Some bowls are cups.
All cups are glasses.
Some glasses are plates.
All plates are utensils.
Conclusions:
I. All bowls cannot be utensils.
II. All glasses cannot be utensils.

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Question 9

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
Some mats a re carpets.
Some carpets are blanke ts.
No blanket is a quilt.
Conclusions:
I. No quilt is a carpet.
II. No blanket is a mat .
III. Some carpets are m ats.

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Question 10

Two statements are given, followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

Some colleges are schools.
No ground is a college.
Conclusions:

I. No college is a ground.
II. No school is a college.
III. Some schools are colleges.

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Question 11

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statementsis true, evenif it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No guest is trained.
All trained are employees.
Some employees are tall.
Conclusions:
I. Some tall are trained.
II. Some employees are trained.
III. No tall is a guest.

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Question 12

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All teachers are doctors.
Some professors are doctors.
All professors are engineers.
Conclusions:
I. All professors are doctors.
II. Some doctors are engineers.
III. Some teachers are engineers.
IV. Some teachers are professors.

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Question 13

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts,
decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All pencils ar e erasers.
Some sharpeners are p encils.
Conclusions:
I. Some sharp eners are erasers.
II. All pencils are sharpeners.

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Question 14

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
All polygons are angles.
All angles are diagonals.
All cones are cubes.
All cubes are decagons.
No diagonal is a cube.
Conclusions:
I. Some diagonals are polygons.
II. All diagonals are decagons.
III. No polygon is a cone.
IV. Some cubes are angles.

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Question 15

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts,
decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No bank is an office.
All offices are stalls.
Conclusions:
I. No bank is a stall.
II. No stall is a bank.
III. Some stalls are offices.
IV. All the stalls are offices.

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Question 16

Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the
statements.
Statements:

All bats are sticks.
No stick is a ball.

Conclusions:
I. No bat is a ball.
II.No ball is bat.

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Question 17

Read the given statements disregarding commonly known facts and then from the following four options, identify the Venn diagram that correctly represents the statements.
Statements:
Somestools (S) are tumblers(T)
Some tumblers (T) are grinders(G)

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Question 18

Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if
they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the
statements
statements::
Noplantis a tree.
All ornaments are plants.
Conclusions:
I. No ornament is a tree.
II. Some plants are ornaments

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Question 19

Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.
Statements:
No introvert is an extrovert.
All extroverts are ambiverts.
Conclusions:
I. No introvert is an ambivert.
II. No ambivert is an introvert.
III. Some ambiverts are extroverts.
IV. All ambiverts are extroverts.

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Question 20

Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements

Statements:
Some cats are rats.
All rats are mice.

Conclusions:
I. Some cats are mice.
II. Some mice are cats.

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