Verbal Reasoning

Syllogism - Base Level 1

Directions to Solve

In each of the following questions there are three statements. Which are followed by three or four conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.

11.  Statements: Some bags are plates. Some plates are chairs. All chairs are tables. 
Conclusions: 

1. Some tables are plates. 
2. Some chairs are bags. 
3. No chair is bag.
A. Only (1) follows
B. Only either (2) or (3) follows
C. Only (1) and either (2) or (3) follows
D. Only (3) follows
E. None of these
12.  Statement: All pins are bags. All chalks are bags. All needles are bags. 
Conclusions: 

1. Some needles are pins. 
2. Some chalks are needles. 
3. No needle is pin.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows
B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows
D. Only either (1) or (3) and (2) follows
E. None of these
13.  Statement: Some pots are buckets. All buckets are tubs. All tubs are drums. 
Conclusions: 

1. Some drums are pots. 
2. All tubs are buckets. 
3. Some drums are buckets.
A. Only (1) and (2) follows
B. Only (1) and (3) follows
C. Only (2) and (3) follows
D. All follows
E. None of these
14.  Statement: All pins are rods. Some rods are chains. All chains are hammers. 
Conclusions: 

1. Some pins are hammers. 
2. Some hammers are rods. 
3. No pin is hammer.
A. Only (1) follows
B. Only (2) follows
C. Only (3) follows
D. Only either (1) or (3) and (2) follows
E. None of these
15.  Statements: All stones are rivers. All rivers are cars. Some cars are trains. 
Conclusions: 

1. Some trains are stones. 
2. Some cars are stones. 
3. Some trains are rivers.

A. None follows
B. Only (1) follows
C. Only (2) follows
D. Only (3) follows
E. Only (2) and (3) follows
16.  Statements: All stamps are packets. Some packets are buckets. All buckets are tubes.
Conclusions: 

1. Some tubes are stamps. 
2. Some buckets are stamps. 
3. Some tubes are packets.

A. None follows
B. Only (1) follows
C. Only (2) follows
D. Only (3) follows
E. Only (2) and (3) follows
17.  Statements: Some doors are windows. Some windows are lamps. All lamps are candles.
Conclusions: 

1. Some candles are doors. 
2. Some candles are windows. 
3. Some lamps are doors.
A. Only (1) follows
B. Only (2) follows
C. Only (3) follows
D. Only (1) and (2) follows
E. None of these
18.  Statements: Some rivers are hills. No hill is taxi. All taxis are buses. 
Conclusions: 

1. Some buses are rivers. 
2. Some taxis are rivers. 
3. No bus is river.
A. None follows
B. Only (1) follows
C. Only (2) follows
D. Only (3) follows
E. Only either (1) and (3) follows
19.  Statements: All machines are crowns. All crowns are tablets. Some tablets are bottles.
Conclusions:
 
1. Some bottles are crowns. 
2. Some tablets are machines. 
3. Some bottles are machines.

A. Only (1) follows
B. Only (2) follows
C. Only (3) follows
D. Only (2) and (3) follows
E. None of these
20.  Statements: All rooms are hotels. All hotels are buildings. All buildings are mountains.
Conclusions: 

1. Some mountains are hotels. 
2. Some buildings are rooms. 
3. Some mountains are rooms

A. Only (1) and (2) follows
B. Only (1) and (3) follows
C. Only (2) and (3) follows
D. All (1), (2) and (3) follows
E. None of these

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