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Tuesday 3 February 2015

Syllogism Quiz on Possibility

Directions (Q.1-5) : In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I  and II. You have to take the given statements to be ture even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all  conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer-


(1) If only conclusion I follows
(2) If only conclusion II follows
(3) If only conclusion I or II follows
(4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(5) If both conclusions I and II follows


(Q. 1- 2)
      Statements:  A. Some poor are rich      
                           B. All rich are doctors.                    
                           C. Some intelligent are doctors.


1.    Conclusions: I. At least some poor are intelligent.                                
                            II. All intelligent being rich is a possibility.

2.    Conclusions: I. All intelligent being doctors is a possiblity.                    
                            II. Some poor are doctors. 
(Q.3-4 )             
      Statements: A. All fans are bulbs                       
                           B. All wires are holders.                  
                           C. Some wires are bulbs.

3.    Conclusions: I. At least some fans are wires.               
                            II. All holders being fans is a possibility
   
4.    Conclusions: I. All fans being holders is a possibility.     
                            II. Some holders are bulbs.            
(Q.5 - 6)
      Statements:  A. No saving A/c is a current A/c.                        
                           B. Some fixed deposits are saving A/c.                             
                           C. Some currents A/c are recurring deposits.

5.    Conclusions: I. All saving A/c being current A/c is a possibility.                                   
                               II. All fixed deposits being current A/c is a possibility.

6.    Conclusions: I. All current A/c being fixed deposits is a possibility.
                   II. All saving A/c being recurring deposits is a possibility.           

Directions (Q. 7-11) : In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer-

        1. If only conclusion I follow.
        2. If only conclusion II follows.
        3. If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
        4. If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
        5. If both conclusions I and II follow.

7.    Statements:
        All shopkeepers are servants.                
        Some shopkeepers are poor.       
No poor is rich.
Conclusions:
        I. All shopkeepers, If they are poor, are also rich
        II. At least some shopkeepers being rich is a possibility.

8.    Statements:
        All books are dictionaries.          
Some books are diaries.
All dictionaries are copies
Conclusions:
        I. Some books are not copies    
        II. All dictionaries being diaries is a possibility.

9.    Statements:
        No fan is a light.  
All boards are fans.        
        All fans are wires.
Conclusions:
        I. All boards being wires is a possibility. 
        II. No boards is a light.

10.  Statements:
        No oil is a bread. 
No pot is a tap.                           
All breads are pots.
Conclusions:
        I. Some oils are not pots.
        II. All taps being breads is a possibility.

11.  Statements:
        Some soaps are liquid.
        All shirts are soaps.
        No shirt is a gold.
Conclusions:
        I. Some liquid, if they are shirts are also soaps.
        II. All gold being soaps is a possibility.


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