CSAT Practice questions – Syllogism (Set 1)

1. Two statements followed by two conclusions are given below. You have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the statement, disregarding the commonly known facts

Statement 1 : All love are hate

Statement 2 : All love are hope

Conclusion 1 : All hate are hope

Conclusion 2 : Some hate are not hope

Which of the above conclusions is/are correct?

2. Two statements followed by two conclusions are given below. You have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the statement, disregarding the commonly known facts:

Statement 1 : Some bikes are cars

Statement 2 : Some cars are trucks

Conclusion 1 : All trucks being bikes is a possibility

Conclusion 2 : Some trucks may be bikes

Conclusion 3 : No trucks being bikes is a possibility

Which of the above conclusions is/are correct?

3. Two statements followed by two conclusions are given below. You have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the statement, disregarding the commonly known facts:

Statement 1 : All Cows are White

Statement 2 : Some Cows are Black

Conclusion 1 : Some White are Black

Conclusion 2 : All white being Cows is possibility

Which of the above conclusions is/are correct?

4. Two statements followed by two conclusions are given below. You have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the statement, disregarding the commonly known facts:

Statement 1: All A are B

Statement 2: All B are C

Statement 3: Some C are D

Conclusion 1: Some B are D

Conclusion 2: All A are C

Which of the above conclusions is/are correct?

5. Three statements followed by four conclusions are given below. You have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the statement, disregarding the commonly known facts:

Statement 1: All  cars are rickshaws

Statement 2: All rickshaws are road

Statement 3: Some roads are drivers

Conclusion 1: All drivers are roads

Conclusion 2: Some cars are not drivers

Conclusion 3: Some rickshaws are drivers

Conclusion 4: All roads being rickshaws is a possibility

Which of the following is correct?

6. Three statements followed by two conclusions are given below. You have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the statement, disregarding the commonly known facts:

Statement 1 : All  dark is black

Statement 2 : No day is dark

Statement 3 : Some days are bright

Conclusion 1 : Some bright may be dark

Conclusion 2 : All days being black is a possibility

Which of the following is correct?

7. Three statements followed by three conclusions are given below. You have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows/follow from the statement, disregarding the commonly known facts:

Statement 1 : All sheep are cow

Statement 2 : Some sheep are camels

Statement 3 : No cow is pig

Conclusion 1 : Some camels are cow

Conclusion 2 : No camel is pig

Conclusion 3 : Some sheep can be pig

Which of the following is correct?