SYLLOGISM Quiz for Banking Exams

1. Statements: 

All sticks are plants. 

All plants are stem. 

All stems are amphibians 

Conclusions:
I. At least some amphibians are plants
II. All sticks are stems
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow

2. Statements: 

All flats are huts. 

No hut is a building. 

All buildings are cottages
Conclusions:
I. No flat is a cottage
II. Some buildings being flats is a possibility
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow

3. Statements: 

All sticks are plants. 

All plants are stems. 

All stems are amphibians
Conclusions:
I. All amphibians are sticks
II. All plants are amphibians
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow

4. Statements: 

All flats are huts. 

No hut is a building. 

All buildings are cottages
Conclusions:
I. No cottage is a flat
II. Some cottages are flats.
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow

5. Statements: 

All flats are huts. 

No hut is a building. 

All buildings are cottages
Conclusions:
I. Some cottages being flats is a possibility
II. No cottage is a hut
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow

6. Statements: 

Some mobiles are cells. 

All cells are pagers. 

No pager is a camera
Conclusions:
I. Some mobiles are definitely not cameras
II. No mobile is a camera
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow

7. Statements: 

Some mobiles are cells. 

All cells are pagers. 

No pager is a camera
Conclusions:
I. All cells are cameras
II. All mobiles being cells is a possibility
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow

8. Statements: 

All schools are colleges. 

All schools are hospitals. 

No hospital is a campus.
Conclusions:
I. All colleges are hospitals
II. All schools being campus is a possibility
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow

9. Statements: 

No hardware is software.

Some software is keyboard. 

All mouse are software.
Conclusions:
I. No mouse is a hardware
II. Some hardware are mouse
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow

10. Statements: 

Some A is B. 

Some B is C. 

No C is D. 

Some D is E
Conclusions:
I. All D being B is possibility
II. All E can never be C
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow

11. Statements: 

Some tyres are bags. 

All bags are shirts. 

No shirt is a Tie
Conclusions:
I. All tyres being shirts is a possibility
II. Some shirts are not bags
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow.

12. Statements: 

Some tyres are bags. 

All bags are shirts. 

No shirt is a Tie
Conclusions:
I. All Tie being tyres is a possibility
II. No bag is a Tie
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow.

13. Statements: 

Some knives are pins. 

All pins are needles. 

No needle is a lock
Conclusions:
I. Some locks are knives
II. No lock is a knife
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow.

14. Statements: 

Some inputs are outputs. 

All outputs are wrong. 

No wrong is a result.
Conclusions:
I. All inputs being wrong is a possibility
II. All results being inputs is a possibility
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow.

15. Statements: 

Some inputs are outputs. 

All outputs are wrong. 

No wrong is a result.
Conclusions:
I. No output is a result
II. Some wrong are not outputs
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow.

16. Statements: 

Some plants are leaves. 

All stem are leaves. 

No leaves are branches.
Conclusions:
I. all leaves being plant is a possibility
II. some stem can never be branch
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow.

17. Statements: 

All trousers are tape. 

All tours are travels. 

Some travels are not trains. 

No tape is a travel
Conclusions:
I. No tape is a tour
II. All tours are trains.
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow.

18. Statements: 

All trousers are tape. 

All tours are travels. 

Some travels are not trains. 

No tape is a travel
Conclusions: 

I. Some trains are not tapes
II. No travel is a trouser
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow.

19. Statements: 

All A are B. 

No C is B. 

All B are D.
Conclusions: 

I. No C is A
II. All D being A is a possibility
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow.

20. Statements: 

All states are districts. 

No district is a town. 

Some towns are villages.
Conclusions: 

I. No village is a state
II. Some states are not towns
1) If only conclusion I follows.
2) If only conclusion II follows.
3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5) If both conclusions I and II follow.


21. Statements: 

All spoons are bowls. 

Some bowls are plates
Conclusions: 

I. Some spoons are plates
II. Some bowls are spoons
III. Some bowls are spoons
IV. All bowls are spoons
1) Only I follows
2) Only II follows
3) Only II and III follows
4) Only I and II follows 

5) None of these

22. Statements: 

Some dogs are cats. 

No cat is a cow
Conclusions: 

I. Some cats are dogs
II. Some cows are dogs
III. No dog is a cow
IV. Some cats are not dogs
1) Only I and II follows
2) Only II follows
3) Only II and III follows
4) Only I and II follows 5) None of these

Answers :  
1. (5)If both conclusions I and II follow
2. (2) If only conclusion II follows.
3. (4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
4. (3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
5. (1) If only conclusion I follows.
6. (1) If only conclusion I follows.
7. (2) If only conclusion II follows.
8. (4) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
9. (1) If only conclusion I follows
10. (5) If both conclusions I and II follow
11. (1) If only conclusion I follows
12. (5) If both conclusions I and II follow.
13. (3) If either conclusion I or II follows.
14. (5) If both conclusions I and II follow
15. (1) If only conclusion I follows
16. (5) If both conclusions I and II follow.
17. (1) If only conclusion I follows.
18. (2) If only conclusion II follows.
19. (5) If both conclusions I and II follow.
20. (2) If only conclusion II follows.