Syllogisms Questions For IBPS PO 2016

1. Statements :

No bottle is a jar.

All cans are jars.

All cans are tumblers.

Conclusions (I) : At least some cans are bottles.

Conclusions (II) : No tumbler is a bottle

a. neither conclusion I nor II is true.

b. both conclusions I and II are true.

c. only conclusion II is true.

d. either conclusion I or II is true.

e. only conclusion I is true.

2. Statements :

Some prints are designs.

All designs are copies.

All copies are motifs.

Conclusions (I) : At least some copies are prints.

Conclusions (II) : All motifs being prints is a possibility

a. either conclusion I or II is true.

b. only conclusion II is true.

c. only conclusion I is true.

d. neither conclusion I nor II is true.

e. both conclusions I and II are true.

3. Statements :

No bottle is a jar.

All cans are jars.

All cans are tumblers.

Conclusions (l) : All tumblers are jars

Conclusions (II) : All bottles being tumblers is a possibility.

a. neither conclusion I nor II is true.

b. both conclusions I and II are true.

c. only conclusion II is true.

d. either conclusion I or II is true.

e. only conclusion I is true.

4. Statements :

Some prints are designs.

All designs are copies.

All copies are motifs.

Conclusions (I) : At least some prints are motifs

Conclusions (II) : All designs are motifs

a. only conclusion I is true.

b. both conclusions I and II are true.

c. either conclusion I or II is true.

d. neither conclusion I nor II is true.

e. only conclusion II is true.

5. Statements :

All clouds are vapors.

No vapors is a gas.

All gases are rains.

Conclusions (I)   : All vapors being rains is a possibility.

Conclusions (II)  : All vapors are clouds

a. either conclusion I or II is true.

b. both conclusions I and II are true.

c. only conclusion I is true.

d. only conclusion II is true.

e. neither conclusion I nor II is true.

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Solutions :

1.a

2.e

3.c

4.b

5.c