Reasoning QUIZ-1 FOR LIC –AAO EXAM
TOPIC: SYLLOGISM
Directions : Which of the following given below
conclusions are true.
1. Statements: All halls
are tyres.
Some tyres are wheels.
All wheels are cars.
Conclusions: I.
Some cars are wheels.
II. Some cars are tyres.
III. Some wheels are halls.
IV. All wheels are halls is a possibility.
a. None follows
b. I,II, IV follows
c. Only II and III follow
d. Only I and II follow
2. Statements: Some blades are hammers.
Some Hammers are knives.
Some knives are axes.
Conclusions: I. Some Axes are hammers
II. Some
Knives are blades
III. Some
axes are blades
IV. Some
axes being hammer is a possibility
a. None follows
b. Only IV follows
c. Only
III follows
d. Only II follows
3. Statements: All dolls
are windows
All bottles are windows
All cars are bottles.
Conclusions: I.
All windows are cars
II. Some
cars are not dolls is a possibility
III. Some
cars are dolls
IV. Some
windows are cars
a. Only II,III and IV follows
b. Either II or III follows
c. Only IV follows
d. None of these
4. Statements: Some Benches are beads.
All beads are flowers
No tree is a flower
Conclusions: I. Some beads being tree is a
possibility
II. Some
trees are beads
III. No tree
is a bead.
IV. Some benches
being tree is a possibility
a. III and IV follows
b. IV and either II or III follows
c. Only IV follows
d. None of these
5. Statements: All breads
are tables.
Some tables are brushes.
All brushes are paints.
Conclusions: I. Some paints are breads
II. Some
brushes are breads
III. Some
paints are tables
IV. Some
breads are not paints
a. Only I and II follows
b. Only III follows
c. Either I or IV and III follows
d. None follows
6. Statements: Some pictures are frames.
Some frames are idols
All idols are curtains.
Conclusions: I. Some curtains are frames
II. Some
idols are frames
III. Some
pictures are not idols is a possibility
IV. All
idols are curtains is a possibility
a. All follows
b. I, II and III follows
c. Only I and III follows
d. None of these
7. Statements: All typhoons are cyclones.
All winds are typhoons.
All clouds are winds.
Conclusions: I. All typhoons are clouds
II. All
clouds are cyclone
III. Some
typhoons are not cloud.
IV. Some
winds are clouds is a possibility.
a. Only I follows
b. II and either I or III follows
c. II and IV and either I or III
follows.
d. All follows
8. Statements: Some floppies are keyboards.
All keyboards are speakers.
All speakers are monitors.
Conclusions: I.
Some monitors are floppies
II. All key boards are monitors
III. Some
monitors are keyboards.
IV. Some
monitors are not key board.
a. None follows
b. Either II or IV and I and III
follows
c. I,II, III follows
d. Only I and II follows
9. Statements: All islands are countries.
All continents are islands
All planets are countries.
Conclusions: I. All countries are continents.
II. Some
continents are not countries.
III. Some
countries are not continents
IV. No
planet is continent is a possibility.
a. I or III and IV follows
b. I or II and IV follows
c. All follows
d. None of these
10. Statements: All buses are
scooters
No scooter is a train.
Some trains are jeeps.
Conclusions: I. No Bus is Train.
II. Some
Jeeps are Scooters.
III. Some
Jeeps are not Scooters.
IV. Some
Jeeps are not Bus.
a. I,III, IV follows
b. I and II or III follows
c. All follows
d. None of these
ANSWERS:
1.B, 2.B, 3.A, 4.A, 5.C, 6.B, 7.B, 8.C, 9.A, 10.A,