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Syllogism

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.air,ctJons for auestion 1 to lS.:.. NoBisC.


In the questions given below, there are two state- . conclusion:
ments and a c·onclusion. Analyze the statements and NoAisC.
determine whether the conclusion is true or false.
Q.1) Statements: Q.9) Statements:
All envelopes are squares.
Some bikes are j,eeps.
All squares are rectangular.
All jeeps are scooters.
Conclusio.n: conclusion: lar
All ef'lvelopes are rectangu . .
Some bikes are scooters.

Q.2) Statements: a. 1o) Statements:


Some fat people are smart.
All children are ~tupid. Some smart things are huge.
No stupid is an idiot.
Conclusion: conclusion: _
Some fat people are huge.
No childre.n is an idiot.

Q.3) ·Statements: 0 11 ) Statements:


L~gends are well read.
No pencil is-an eraser. Well read know.
Some erasers are markers. Conclusion:
Conclusion:
Legends know.
Some P,encils are markers.
Q 12) Statements:
0.4) Statements: · . .,s bad for health.
Star:vmg
Every man has a wife. Health foods are rare.
All Wives are devoted. conclusion:
Conctusion: Starving ls rare.
No devoted has a husband.
Q.13) State~ents: managers.
0.5) Statements:· Some executives ared working.
No moon is star. All managers are har
All constellations are n,oon. conclusion:. hard working.
Conclusio": Some executives are
All constellations are stars.
Q,H) Statements:
Q.6) Statements: All actors are smart.
•All doors are closed. Tina is not an actor.
No closed is outdoors. conclusion:
Conclusion: nna is not smart.
All doors are not outdoors.
Q.15) Stat.ements:
Q.7) Statements: Ram Is an actor. .
No African can fire. Some actors are brainy.
All North Koreans have ammunition. Conclusion:
Conclusion: Ram is brainy.
Africans and Nortl, Koreans can fight.

Q.8) Statements:
Directions for Ouestions16to25:
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II. no bed is either a chair or a table.
11/111. Read all the conclusions and then decide which
of the given conclusion logically follows from the Ill. all beds are chairs.
[a] only I follow. [d] only ill follows.
statements. Give the answers:
[b] only II follow. [e] none of these.
Q.16) Statements:
A . some kings are queens. [c] all follow.
B. all queens are beautiful.
Conclusions: Q .21) Statements:
I. all kings are beautiful. A. All cities are towns.
11. all queens are kings. B. Some cities are villages.
[a] only I follow. [d] neither I nor II follow. Conclusion:
[b] only II follow.
I. All villages are towns.
[e] none of these.
II. All village are cities.
[c) both I and II follow. Ill. Some villages are towns.
[a) only I follow. [d] only Iii follows.
Q .17) Statements: [b) only II follow. [e] none of these.
A. Some papers are pens.
B . Some pencils are pens. [c) all follow.
Conclusions:
I. some pens are pencils. Q.22) Statements:
II. some pens are papers. A. All boys are rivers.
[a] only I follow. [d] neither I nor II follow. B. Some rivers are girls.
[e] none of these. Conclusion:
[b] only II follow.
I. some girls are boys.
[c] both I and II follow. II. some boys are girls.
[a] if only conclusion I follows.
Q.18) Statements:
[b] if only conclusion II follows.
[c] if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
A. All goats are parrots.
[d] if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
B . All parrots are crows.
[e) if both conclusions I and II follows.
Conclusions:
I. all crows are goats.
II . all goats are crows. Q.23) Statements:
[d) neither I nor II follow. A . All men are married.
[a] only I follow.
B. Some men are educated.
[b] only II follow. [e] none of these. Conclusion:
I. Some married are educated.
[c] both I and II follow.
II. some educated are married.
[a] if only conclusion I follows.
Q .19) Statements: [b) if only conclusion 11 follows.
·' A . Some books are cars. [c] if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
B . Some cars are boxes. [d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion 11 follows
Conclusions: [e] if both conclusions I and 11 follows. ·
I. some books are boxes.
II. some boxes are books. Q.24) Statements:
[a] only I follow. [d) neither I nor II follow. A. All men are dogs.
[b] only II follow. [e] none of these. B. All dogs are cats.
Conclusion:
[c] both I and II follow. I. All men are cats.
II. All cats are men.
Q.20) Statements: [a] if only conclusion I follows.
A . Some tables are chairs. ..
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~ [b] if only conclusion II follows.
B . Some chairs are beds. [c] i_f eit~er conclusio_n I or conclusion 11 follows.
Conclusion: [d] 1f neither conclusion I nor conclusion 11 follow
I. some tables are beds. [e] if both conclusions I and II follows. s.

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Q.25) Statem ents: Some information are not details.


SOme chairs are gold. Conclusions:
All gold Is shine. Some information are helpful.
Conclus ions:
All helpful being beneficial Is a possibility.
Some chairs are shine.
No chairs are shine. 0 .30) Statements:
No building is while.
(a] If conclusi on(i) is true All whites are blacks.
(b) If conclusi on(ii) is true Some blacks are huts.
(c) If both the .
(d) If nelth conclusi ons are true Conclusions:
0 th ~ ~onclusio n is true All blacks being white is a possibility.
[e) If eithe~r(.1) f
or (11) 1s true Some blacks are not buildings.
Dir9<,t1ons to o 0st.
In each of theu.1ons 26 to 35:
followed by twq eSfions given below three statements are
Q.31) Statements:
No cabin is a room.
to take the giv~ conclusio ns numbered I and II. You have All rooms are houses.
to be at Var" n statements to be true even if they seem No house is a place.
Conclusions:
~nclusio n~:r;,c; ~ith con:,monly known facts. Read all' the Some houses are definitely not cabins.
sion logical! f t en decide which of the given conclu-
common1 y J
I
ko lows from the statements, disregarding
n nown facts. Give answer
No house is a room.

Q.32) Statements:
[a) if only Some red are colours.
[bJ if on1 conclusio n I follows.
No red is a paint.
(c] if eitte~c lusi~n II follows.
All colours are black.
[d] if neithe nclusr~n I or conclusion II follows.
Conclusions:
[e) if both r conclusio n I nor conclusion JI follows.
concl usions I and II follows. Some colours are not Paints.
All red being black is a possibility.
OS ,26) Stateme nts·
omefoO d · 0 .33) Statements:
Some s are forest.
Some flowers are roses.
All for foods are flutes.
C ests are frozen No rose is red.
onclusio ns· . All red are leaves.
So · Conclusions:
So~: :oods are not frozen is a possibility. Some flowers are definitely not red.
rozen are forests.
Some leaves are definitely not roses.
~~27} Statemen ts:
Q.34) Statements:
So boy is a postgraduate.
No word ls a letter.
All m_e postgraduates are girls. All letters are alphabets.
C girls are intelligent.
0 nclusions : Some vowels are alphabets.
~II boys being intelligent is a possibility. Conclusio ns:
0 boy is a girl. Some alphabets are not words.
All vowels being letters is a possibility.
0.28) Statements:
All milk is curd. Q.35) Statements:
All butter Is curd. All windows are doors.
No curd is milkshake. All entrances are windows.
Conclusio ns: No gate is door.
At least some butter is milkshake. Conclusio ns:
Some milkshakes are definitely not curd. Atleast some windows are gates.
No gate is an entrance.
Q.29) Statements:
Some d1tails are beneficial .
All t,eneficial are helpful.
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0.36) Statements: (e] all of the above


Some glasses are not goggles.
All glasses are gases. Q.40) Statements:
No Glass is a goose. A. All nets are jets.
Conclusions: B. All jets are sets.
Some gases are geese. Conclusions:
Some gases are not goggles. I. All jets are nets.
[a) if only conclusion I follows. ti. some sets are neither nets nor jets.
[b] if only conclusion II follows. Ill. No set is a net.
[c] if either conclusion I or conclusion II follows. [a] only I follow. [d] only Ill follows.
[d) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
[e) if both conclusions I and II follows. [b] only II follow. [e] none of these.
(c] all follow.
0.37) Statement:
A. Some doctors are lawyers.
Q.41) Statements:
B. No lawyer is a man.
A. All shares are debentures.
C . No man is honest.
Conclusions:
B. No debenture is an equity.
I. All doctors can never be men. Conclusions:
11. some honest are lawyers. I. No equity is a share.
[d] neither I nor II follow. II. Some debentures are shares.
[a) only I follow.
Ill. No share is an equity.
[b] only II follow. [eJ either I or II follow. [a) only I follow. [d) only Ill follows.
[c) both I and II follow. [b] only II follow. [e] none of these.
[c] all follow.
Q .38) Statements:
A. All cars are not trains.
B. All cars are four-wheeled vehicles. 0.42) Statements:
Conclusions: A. Some years are decades.
I. All trains are not four-wheeled vehicles. B. Some decades are centuries.
II. Some trains are four-wheeled vehicles. Conclusion:
[aJ only I follow. (d] neither I nor II follow. I. some centuries are years.
II. some decades are years.
[b] only II follow. [e] either I or II follow. Ill. no century is a year.
[c] both I and II follow.
[a] only either I or Ill and II follow.
[b] both II and Ill follow.
Q.39) Statements: (c] only I follows.
A . some bushes are horses. [d] only II follows.
B. All horses are goats. [e] none of these.
C. All goats are dogs.
Conclusions:' . Q.43) Statements:
I. Some dogs are buses. A. All boys are girls
11. some dogs are horses. B. No girl is a father.
Ill. some dogs are goats. Conclusion:
IV. some buses are goats. I. All girls are boys.
(aJ none of the above [c] II and Ill only II. No boy is a father.
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(b] If only conclusion II follows.
B. Mammals have hair.
(c] If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows. C. Trout are fish.
[d] if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows. D. Platypuses are mammals.
(e] If both conclusions I and II follows.
E. A/I fish lay eggs.
F. Platypuses have hair.
Directions for Quest;ons 44 to 47: (cJAEF
[aJACE
Each question has a main statement followed by four
st~tements labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered [bJ DFB (dJ CEA
pair of the statements where the first statement implies
th Q.49)
nd
.;~co ~nd the two statements are logically consistent A. A little power corrupts a little.
WI e main statement.
B. Power corrupts.
c. A dictator has absolute power.
0 .-44R) Ram does not drive when he drinks.
A · am drove.
o. A dictator is absolutely corrupt.
E. Corruption Is absolute power.
B. Ram didn't drink. F. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
C. Ram didn't d rive.
.
D. Ram drink. {aJ BAF (cJ BFC
[a] BA [dJ FCD
fbJ EDF
[b] CA fcJ CD
[dJ DC 0.50)
0.45)0 I I . A. Some men are dancers.
n mY ntelhgent Investors manage money well.
A· narsh
Lt B. Some men are not dancers.
B H
• arsh ·
anages money well
·
c. Sheela maybe a dancer.
C. Harsh ts an Intelligent Investor. D. Some women are dancers.
D. Hars ~oes not manage money well. E. Some women are not dancers.
18 F. Sheela is a woman.
[a] De h not an Intelligent Investor.
[a]ABD [c] DEF
[b] AD [cJ CD
[bJ DFC [d] ECF
[dJ CB
0.46) Th ·k Q.51)
A. "fhe e cornputer moves when the mouse clrc s.
a. 1h computer moves. A. Jumbo is a cricketer.
c. ihe rnouse did not click. s. All cricketers play ball.
c. All cricketers are bat.
o. The rnouse clicked.
[a) A;
computer did not move.
fc] CD
D. Jumbo plays ball.
E. Cricketers are fond of chocolates.
[b] CA F. Chocolates affect the teeth.
[dJ DC {a] ABC [c) EFD
[bl AEF {d] BAD
~-47) Good girls go to heav~n.
B· Sheela is a good girl.
· Sheela will go to heaven. Q .52)
C. Sheela is no,t a good girl. A. Keto likes to look adult.
[) · Sheela will not go to heaven. B. Keto is a boy.
[a) AC [c] DC C. Boys play a lot.
D.·Keto likes swimming.
[b] CD [d] None of these E. Keto likes to wear long pants.
F. All adults wear long pants.
Dlrecuons for auesUons 48 to 54: {a] AEF [c] BCD
From the six statements choose the set of three
statements where the third statement can be loglcally {b] AFE (dl FEA
drawn from the first two statements.
Q .53)
Q.48)
A. All exits are, unceremonious.
A. Trout lay eggs.
B . No exits are vagrants.
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C . Some unceremonious things are vagrants.


D. No vagrants are uncouth.
E. All uncouth things are unceremonious.
F. All exits are uncouth.
[a] CED (c] AEF
[b] DFB [d] FAC

Q .54)
A. All apes have hair.
B. All primates have hair.
C. All Gorillas have hair.
D. All apes are primates.
E. All apes are gorillas.
F. All gorillas are grey.
[a] DBE [c) ABC

[b] CAB [d) OBA

Q.55) Statements:
All booths are cabins.
Some dens are not cabins.
All hovels are booths.
Which of the following cannot be the conclusion of the
above statements?
[a] All dens are hovels.
[b] Some dens are hovels.
[c] Some dens are not hovels.
[d] No den is a hovel.

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0.56) Statement:
A. Some series are species
o. Some rivers are jungres.
8· All windows are species · Conclusions:
Conclusions: · 1. Some jungles are not roa~s. . iii
I. All series be• . II. All roads are being lanes is a poss1b ty.
11. No w· d ~ng Window is a possibility. Ill. At least some jungles are towers.
•n ow is a series. IV. At least some jungles are roads.
[a) Only I follow.
[dJ Neither I nor II follow. [aJ Only 'I' follows
[b] Only II follow. (bl Only 'II' follows
[eJ Either I or II follow. {cJ Either I or IV follows
[c) Both I and 11 follow. (dJ Only 'I' follows
[eJ Either I or IV and 'II' follow
~-!7) Statements:
. Sil desks are Pillars Q.60) Statements:
B 0 A. All countries are streets.
· rne ·11 ·
C. All to pi ars are towns. B. No street is flag.
D S 0 Wns are benches C. Some flags are avenues.
· rne b ·
Conclus10 e~ches are cars.
1· No car ns. Conclusions:
I. some avenues
being streets is a possibility.
II. At lea s are towns. II. Some countries are flags.
st
Ill. All be sorne benches are desks. Ill. No avenue is a country.
IV. Sorn nches are not pillars. IV. Some streets are flags.
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cars being pillars is not a possibility.
[a] Only I and Ill follow
[a] None follows ldJ Only 'Ill' follows (b] Onlly II and IV follow
[b] Only 'I' follows {e] Only 'IV' follows [c) Only I follow
[d) None of the conclusion follow
[c] Only 'II' follows
[e) All follow

~--~~l Sta_tements:
stations are houses.
8
c· No house is garden.
D• A.sol~e Qardens are rivers.
· 1rivers are ponds.
Conclusions:
I. All Ponds being garden is a possibility.
II. Some ponds are stations.
Ill. Some ponds are definitely houses.
IV. No pond is station.

[a] Only 'I' follows. [d] I and IV follow


(b] Either II or IV follows. [e] None of these
(c] I and II follow

Q.59) Statements:
A. Some towers are lanes.
B. some lanes are roads.
c. some roads are rivers.
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Ans.1) (True)

As can be seen in the above Venn diagram, the given


As can be seen in the above Venn Diagram, the given conclusion is false.
Conclus ion is true. Also, since one of the premises is negative then the con.
clusion must also be negative.
Ans.2) (True)
Ans.6) (True)

As can be seen in the above Venn Diagram, the given


e
Conclus ion is true. As can be seen from the above Venn Diagram, the 9.
conclusion is true. IVeo
Ans.3) (False)
Ans.7) (False)
Since there is no relation given between Africans and
North Koreans, so no conclusion can be made out alt

8 Ans.8) (False)
N_o relation between A _and C can be assumed with the
given statements. So, It would be considered as false.

Ans.9) (True)
Since one of the premise s is negative, the conclusion
must be negativ e. As the given conclus ion is positive so it
is false.

Ans.4) (False)
The given conclus ion is false as one of the terms (i.e., de-
voted) which is not distribu ted in the premise is distributed
in the conclus ion (which is not allowed).

Ans.5) (False)

As can be seen in the above Venn Diagram , the g·iven


• . t
coneIusIon 1s rue.
Ans.10) (False) ·
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( -' .
No conclus ion can be drawn as both the premisesare
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Ans.16) (d)
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11) rrrue)
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Kings dful

Conclusion (1) does not follow. All kings are not beautiful.
(only some kings are beautiful)
Conclusion (II) does not follow. All queens are not kings.
(only some queens are kings)

~ can be ~een in the a~ove Venn Diagram, the given Ans.17)(c)


conclusion I is immediate inference drawn from statement
conclusion Is true. II. Conclusion II is immediate inference drawn from state-
ment A. both the conclusions are valid.
AJlS,12) (False)
There Is no relation between the two statements hence no
conclusion can be made.

Ans,13) (True)

Ans.18) (b)
Conclusion (I) does not follow. All crows are not goats.
(only some crows are goats)
Conclusion (II) does follow. "All oats are goats" Is true.

As can be seen in the above Venn Diagram, the given


conclusion is true.

Ans.14) (False)
parrots

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From the given statements, we cannot conclude that llna Ans.19) (d)
'is' not smart. We can conclude that Tina 'may' or 'may not'
be smart. l
Hence, the given conclusion is false.

Ans.15) (False)
Ram 'may' or 'may not' be bralny as there is 'some' in the
statement. If there would be 'All' at place of 'some', con-
clusion would have been true.
Conclusion (1.) does not follow. •some books are boxes"
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may be possible but not confirm.


Conclusi on (II.) does not follow. "Some boxes are books",
may be possible but not confirm.

Ans.20) (e)

Ans.24) (a)
From the figure drawn, conclusion I follows.
Conclusi on (I) does not follow. "some tables are beds"- not
confirm.
Conclusi on (II) does not follow. 'Some beds are chair' Is
confirm. 'no bed is a table'- is not confirm.

Ans.21) (d)

Ans.25) (a)

From the figure, it is clear that conclusion I does not fol-


low.
Conclusi on 11 does not follow.
Conclusi on Ill follows. Some villages are cities, and all
cities are towns so, 'some villages are towns' is true.
Hence, option 'd' is the correct answer.

As can be seen from the above Venn Diagr


sion(i) is true, but the conclusion(ii) is false.am, COflClu.

Ans.26) (e)

No direct relation between boys and girls is confirm.


Hence, neither conclusio n I nor conclusion II follows.

Ans.23) (e)
From the figure, we can say that some mer\ are educated
Conclusi on (I) follows
and some educate d are men. Hence, both bf-them follow.
Conclusi on (II) follows
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Conclusion (fl) Follow. The part of black which is white


Ans.27) (a) could not be building.

Ans.31) (a)

Cabla

Post 11aduate lntelll1ent

Conclusion (I) Follows Conclusion (I) Follows. The part of House which is room is
~;:luslon (II) does not follow as no relation is mentioned definitely not cabin as no cabin is a room.
een boy and girl in the statements. Conclusion (II} Does not follow. 'Some houses are rooms'
is definite.
Ans.28) (b)
Ans.32) (e)

Conclusion (I) Does follow. The part of colour which is red


Conctu · could not be paint.
butt sion (I) does not follow as no relation between
Co er and milkshake is mentioned. Conclusion (II) Does follow.
Sh ~IUsion (11) follows as it is confirmed that some milk-
a es are definitely not curd. Ans.33) (e)

Ans.30) (b)

Conclusion (I) Does follow. The part of flowers which ls


roses could definitely not be red.
Co~clusion (I) Does not follow. No relation between infor- Conclusion (II) Does follow. The part of leaves which is
6at,on and helpful ·is described in the statements. red could definitely not be roses.
onclusion (II) Follow

Ans.3o) (e) Ans.34) (e)

Wonl

Conclusion (I) Does follow. The part of alphabets which Is


letter could no~be word.
Conclusion O) Follow Conclusion,(\\_~ Does follow.

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Ans.35) (b)

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E)
Conclusion {I) does not follow.
G) 0
Conclusion (II) follow.
Conclusion (I) does not follow. "All trains are not four-
Ans.36) (b) wheeled vehicles", not definite.
Conclusion (II) does not follow. "Some trains are four-
wheeled vehicles.", not definite.
None of the conclusion is definitely true.

Ans.39) (e)
According to the following Venn-diagram all conclusions
are true.

And

Ans.40'...)_.(e;....__

Conclusion (I) does not follow. The inference 'Some gases


are geese' is not definitely true.
Conclusion (II) does not follow. The inference 'Some gas-
es are not goggles' is not definitely true.

Ans.37) (a) Conclusion I does not follow because there are some·
which are not nets. Jets
Conclusion II is true from the g,iven figure.
Conclusion Ill does not follow because there are sorn
sets which are nets. e

Ans.41) (c)
Conclusion (I) does follow as some doctors are lawyer
which may be not man, that's why all doctors can never be
man Is true.
Conclusion (II.) does not follow. 'some honest are lawyers'
may or may not true. No information.

Ans.38) (d)
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Conclusion II foll ntures


can be convert do~s because all shares are debe
into some debentures are shar es.
Conclusion I a: III cannot be
d also follo
and no deb ent ures w. All shares are .debentures' Conclusion (I) does not follow. All boys are girls
· ·
between shar rs e~urty. Therefore, there is no relation converted into all girls are boys.
e and equrty related. All
Hence, all follow. Conclusion (II) follow. Girls and father are not
r.
boys are girls so, no boy can be related to fathe
Hence, option (b) is the correct answ er.
AnS.42) (a)
Two P0SSibl
Case (1): e cases can be drawn as: Ans.44) (d)
y that for
Ram never drives when he drinks does not Impl
[a] Is out.
all the times Ram doesn't drink, he drives, thus
tor the
{b] does not make sense. fc] cannot be assumed
is true . Hence, [d].
same reason as [a). However [d)

Ans.45) (a)
It only Intelligent Investor manage money
well then, the
ies that he
fact that Harsh Is not an Intelligent Investor impl
Case (2):
does not manage money well. Hence [a].

Ans.46) (b)
well, there-
The computer may move for other reasons as
is true. Hence
fore [a] is not necessarily true. However, [b]
[b]. [c) and [d) make no sense.

Ans.47) {c)
The main statement can be read as: M AIi good girls go to
go to heaven
heaven". So, it Sheela is a good girl, she will
itely not a
and if she does not go to heaven, she Is defin
good girl. But if she is not a good girl she may or may not
pair or
~onclusions I and Ill make a complementary go to heaven. Hence [c].
'no century'
~nference. Either some centuries are years or
IS year. Hence, one of the sentences
between I or Ill must Ans.48) (d)
be true.
des" is
Conclusion II follows as wsome years are deca
given and vice-versa follow s.
Hence, option I fs the correct option.

Ans.43) (b)

= =
T = Trout; F Fish; E Things that lay eggs
If Trout are fish and all fish lay eggs, lhen Trou
t wlll lay
eggs as well. Hence [dl
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Ans.49) (d)

J - Jumbo; C - Cricketers; P = Those who play ball


BAD, i.e., option [d}. Hence, [d].

Ans.52) (b)
o = Dictator; p = Absolute Power; C = Absol_ute Corruption
Though option [a] might confuse you, you will ~ee that
statement (F) does not flow logically from the first two
statements. Options [b] and [c] do not make sense.
Hence, [d].

Ans.SO) (b)

'I
1,
K = What Keto likes to do; A= Adults; L = Long Pants
'l
I w D Again statements (c) and (d) can be discarded- they do
I
not have a third statement to complete the sequence. With
the other 4 sentences, you can make the sequence 'AFE'.
Please note that the same three statements in sequences
'AEF' or 'FEA' are not correct!. Hence, [b].
or Ans.53) (b

w
V

0 If no vagrants are uncouth and all exist are uncouth, then


W = Women; D = Dancers; S = Sheela
All that this question needs a little close examination to no exists are vagrants. Hence, [b].
realize that statements (A) and (B) are irrelevant and have
no third statement to connect them. Therefore, you have
to make the set of the remaining four statements and the
correct option is [b]. Hence, [b].
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Ans.54) (d

Ans.51) (d)

A= Apes; P = Primates; H = Things that have hairon~.


'OBA' forms a logical sequence. Hence, (d).
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Ans.55) (a)
~~here is atleast one den which is not a cabin there-
e dens cannot be hovels.
MS.56) (a)
Posalblllty I:

Conclusion 'I' follows.


Conclusion Ill does not follow because of the word 'defi-
nitely'. .
Conclusion II and IV make complementary pair.
Hence, I and either II or IV follow.
Option 'e' is correct.

Possibility II: Ans.59) (b)

Conclusion 'I' does not follow. As the relation is not direct,


we cannot conclude anything.
Conclusion II follow.
Conclusion III does not follow. As the relation Is not direct,
we cannot conclude anything.
conclusion IV does not follow. As the relation is not direct,
we cannot conclude anything.

Ans.60) (c)

(I) does follow.


(II) does not follow as there is no negative statement.

Ans.57) (a)
8 Streets

Conclusion 'I' follow.


Conclusion II does not follow. All countries are streets so,
no country could be a flag.
Conclusion 'I' does not follow. No relation between cars Conclusion Ill does not follow.
and towns. Conclusion IV does not follow. In the statement it is given
Conclusion II does not follow. No relation between bench- that 'no street is flag'.
es and desks.
Conclusion Ill does not follow. We are not confirmed about
'all benches". If 'all' would be 'some', It will follow.
Conclusion IV does not follow. Pillars and cars have no
direct relation so this Is the case of some possibility.

Ans.58) (e)

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