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Example 15. Statements: (a) Only conclusion I follows

(b) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
1. Only a few Teddy are White.
(c) Both conclusions I and II follow
2. Some Doll are White.
(d) Only conclusion II follows [SSC CPO 2020]
3. Only Doll are red.
4. All Toy are Teddy. 3. Statements: 1. All farmer are doctor.
2. All doctor are magician.
Conclusions:
Conclusions: I. All farmer are magician.
1. No White is Red.
II. No farmer is a magician.
2. All Teddy are White is a possibility.
3. All Doll are White is a possibility. (a) Both the conclusions follow
Solution. The least possible venn diagram is: (b) Only conclusion I follows
(c) Only conclusion II follows
(d) Either conclusion I or II follows  [SSC CPO 2020]

White Doll 4. Statements: 1. No tree is a plum.

Teddy
2. All pomegranates are trees.
Toy Red Conclusions: I. No pomegranate is a plum.
II. No plum is a tree.
III. Some trees are pomegranates.

Conclusions: (a) Only conclusions I and III follow

(b) Only conclusions II and III follow
I. No White is Red → True (as is clear from least possible
(c) Only conclusions I and II follow
venn diagram)
(d) All of the conclusions follow [SSC CPO 2020]
II. All Teddy are white is a possibility → False (Some teddy
are not white) 5. Statements: 1. All photographs are newspapers.
III. All Doll are white is a possibility → False (Some doll 2. Some photographs are computers.
which are red can not be white).
Conclusions: I. Some computers are photographs.
Hence, only conclusion I follows. II. Some computers are newspapers.
III. Some newspapers are photograph.
QUESTIONS (a) Only conclusions I and III follow
(b) All of the conclusions follow
Directions (1–107): Read the given statements and (c) Only conclusion I and II follow
conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in (d) Only conclusion II and III follow [SSC CPO 2020]
the statements is true, even if they appears to be at variance
with commonly known facts, decide which of the given 6. Statements: 1. No plant is tree.
conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. 2. All ornaments are plants.

1. Statements: 1. All cover are red. Conclusions: I. No ornament is a tree.

II. Some plants are ornaments.
2. All red are magazine.
3. Some magazine are book. (a) Either conclusion I or II follows
Conclusions: I. Some book are red. (b) Both conclusions follow
II. Some magazine are cover. (c) Only conclusion II follows
III. No cover is book. (d) Only conclusion I follows [SSC CPO 2020]
(a) Both conclusions I and II follow 7. Statements: 1. Some chocolates are toffees.
(b) Both conclusions II and III follow 2. All toffees are eclairs.
(c) Only conclusion II follows Conclusions: I. Some eclairs are toffees.
(d) Only conclusion I follows [SSC CPO 2020] II. Some eclairs are chocolates.
2. Statements: 1. Some cat are rat. (a) Both conclusions I and II follow
2. All rat are mice. (b) Only conclusion II follows
Conclusion:  I. Some cats are mice. (c) Only conclusion I follows
II. Some mice are cats. (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows [SSC CPO 2019]
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8. Statements: 1. Some hats are caps. (a) Either conclusion I or II follows
2. Some caps are mats. (b) Only conclusion I follows
Conclusions: I. Some caps are hats. (c) Only conclusion II follows
II. Some mats are caps. (d) Both conclusions I and II follow [RRB JE CBT 1, 2019]
(a) Only conclusion II follows
14. Statements: 1. All grasses are trees.
(b) Both conclusions I and II follow 2. No tree is shrub.
(d) Only conclusion I follows
Conclusions: I. No grass is shrub.
(d) Either conclusion I or II follows [RRB JE CBT 1, 2019]
II. Some shrubs are grasses.
9. Statements: 1. Some soccer are shoes. (a) Both conclusions I and II follow
2. Some shoes are covers.
(b) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
3. All covers are plastics.
(c) Only conclusion II follows
Conclusions: I. Some plastics are shoes. (d) Only conclusion I follows [RRB JE CBT 1, 2019]
II. Some soccer are plastics.
15. Statements: 1. All pencils are pens.
(a) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
2. Some erasers are pencils.
(b) Only conclusion II follows
Conclusions: I. Some erasers are pens.
(c) Both conclusions I and II follow
II. Some pens are erasers.
(d) Only conclusion I follows [RRB JE CBT 1, 2019]
(a) Only conclusion II follows
10. Statements: 1. No lion is tiger.
(b) Neither conclusion I or II follows
2. No tiger is leopard.
(c) Both conclusion I and II follow
Conclusions: I. No lion is leopard. (d) Only conclusion I follows [DSSSB LDC 2019]
II. All leopards are lions.
16. Statements: 1. All windows are doors.
(a) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 2. All doors are walls.
(b) Only conclusion II follows Conclusions: I. All windows are walls.
(c) Only conclusion I follows II. Some doors are windows.
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow  [RRB JE CBT 1, 2019] (a) Only conclusion II follows
(b) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
11. Statements: 1. Some flats are apartments.
(c) Only conclusion I follows
2. No apartment is a hall.
3. Some halls are rooms. (d) Both conclusions I and II follow [DSSSB LDC 2019]

Conclusions: I. At least some rooms are flats. 17. Statements: 1. Some chairs are pens.
II. No apartment is a room. 2. Some pens are cups.
(a) Both conclusions I and II follow 3. All cups are tables.
(b) Only conclusion II follows Conclusions: I. Some tables are chairs.
(c) Only conclusion I follows II. Some cups are pens.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows[RRB JE CBT 1, 2019] III. All tables are pens.
(a) Only conclusion II follows
12. Statements: 1. All cows are crows.
2. Some elephants are crows. (b) Only conclusion I follows
(c) None follows
Conclusions: I. All cows are elephants.
(d) Only conclusion III follows [DSSSB LDC 2019]
II. Some elephants are cows.
18. Statements: 1. All books are tables.
(a) Both conclusions I and II follow
2. All chairs are books.
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows Conclusions: I. Some tables are books
(d) Only conclusion I follows [RRB JE CBT 1, 2019] II. All books are chairs.

13. Statements: 1. No magazine is cap.[RRB JE CBT 1, 2019] (a) Only conclusion II follows
2. All caps are cameras. (b) Only conclusion I follows
Conclusions: I. No camera is magazine. (c) Both conclusion I and II follow
II. Some cameras are magazines. (d) Neither conclusion follow [DSSSB LDC 2019]
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19. Statements: 1. All pink are doors. Conclusions: I. All my friends are workers.
2. All male are doors. II. All workers are my friends.
Conclusions: I. Some males are pink. III. All my non-workers friends are honest.
II. All doors are pink. (a) Only conclusions I and II follow
III. All pink are males. (b) Only conclusion II follows
(a) Only conclusion I follows (c) Only conclusions I and III follow
(d) Only conclusion III follows  [SSC CHSL 2020]
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Only conclusion II and III follow 25. Statements: 1. No cup is a book
(d) None of the above follows [Delhi Police 2017]
2. Apple is a cup.
Conclusions: I. Apple is not a book.
20. Statements: 1. All beans are meat.
II. Apple may or may not be a book  
2. All breads are meat
(a) Only conclusion II follows
Conclusions: I. Some beans are breads.
(b) Only conclusion I follows
II. Some breads are beans.
(c) Both conclusions I and II follow
(a) Only conclusions I follows (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows [SSC CHSL 2020]
(b) Both conclusions I and II follow
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows 26. Statements: 1. All rivers are holy. 
2. All gods are holy.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows  [SSC CHSL 2020]
Conclusions: I. All rivers are gods.
21. Statements: 1. All scanner are mouse. II. All gods are rivers.
2. Some mouse are printers.
(a) Neither I nor II follows
Conclusions: I. No printer is a scanner. (b) Only conclusion I follows
II. Some printers are mouse. (c) Only conclusion II follows
III. No printer is a mouse.
(d) Both I and II follow [RRB ALP 2018]
IV. No scanner is a printer.
27. Statements: 1. No mango is an orange. 
(a) Only conclusion IV follows
2. No orange is an apple.
(b) Only conclusion I follows 3. Some mangoes are apples
(c) Only conclusion II follows
Conclusions: I. No apple is a mango
(d) Only conclusion III follows [SSC CHSL 2020]
II. No apple is an orange
22. Statements: 1. All doors are teachers. III. Some orange are mangoes
2. All teachers are cups. IV. All apples are mangoes
Conclusions: I. All cups are doors. (a) Only conclusions I or III follows
II. All doors are cups. (b) Only conclusions I follows
III. All teachers are doors. (c) Only conclusions II follows
IV. Some cups are teachers (d) Only conclusions II and III follows [RRB ALP 2018]
(a) Only conclusions I and II follow 28. Statements: 1. Some teachers are rich.
(b) Only conclusion I follows 2. All diabetics are rich.
(c) Only conclusions II and IV follow Conclusions: I. Some diabetics are teachers.
(d) Only conclusions I and III follow [SSC CHSL 2020] II. Some rich people are diabetic.
23. Statements: 1. All men are animals. (a) Only conclusion II can be drawn
2. No man is a bird. (b) Neither I nor II can be drawn
(c) Both I and II can be drawn
Conclusions: I. All animals are birds.
(d) Only conclusion I can be drawn  [RRB ALP 2018]
II. All animals are men.
29. Statements: 1. All boys are girls. 
(a) Both conclusions I and II follow
2. All girls are monkeys.
(b) Only conclusion I follows
Conclusions: I. All monkeys are boys.
(c) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
II. All boys are monkeys
(d) Only conclusion II follows [SSC CHSL 2020]
(a) Neither I nor II follows
24. Statements: 1. All workers are honest.  (b) Only conclusion I follows
2. Few of my friends are workers
(c) Only conclusion II follows
3. All my friends are honest.
(d) Both I and II follow [RRB ALP 2018]
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30. Statements: 1. Some carpenters are plumbers. (a) Only conclusions II and III follow
2. Some plumbers are daily wage labourers. (b) Only conclusions I and III follow
Conclusions: I. Some plumbers are carpenters. (c) All the conclusions follow
II. Some daily wage laborers are plumbers. (d) Only conclusions I and II follow [SSC CPO 2019]
(a) Only conclusion II follows 36. Statements:  1. Some rivers are brooks. 
(b) Both I and II follow 2. No brook is a stream.
(c) Only conclusion I follows Conclusions: I. No stream is a brook.
(d) Neither I nor II follows [RRB ALP 2018] II. Some streams are rivers.
31. Statements: 1. No seats are cushions. III. Some brooks are rivers.
2. Some cushions are pillows. (a) Only conclusion I follows
Conclusions: I. Some seats are pillows. (b) Only conclusions I and III follow
II. Some cushions are seats. (c) Only conclusions II and III follow
(a) Conclusion II alone follows (d) Only conclusions I and II follow [SSC CPO 2019]
(b) Conclusion I alone follows
37. Statements: 1. Some jaguars are cheetahs.
(c) Neither I nor II follows
2. Some cheetahs are leopards.
(d) Both I and II follow [RRB Group D 2018]
3. All leopards are panthers.
32. Statements: 1. Some Autos are Scooters.
Conclusions: I. All leopards are jaguars.
2. All the scooters are cycles.
II. Some panther are cheetahs.
Conclusions: I. Some Autos are cycles.
II. No scooter is Auto. (a) Only conclusion II follows
(b) Only conclusions I follows
(a) Both I and II follows
(c) Either I or II follows
(b) Only I follows
(d) Both I and II follows [RRB Group D 2018]
  (c) Either I or II follows
(d) Only II follows  [RRB Group D 2018] 38. Statements: 1. All crayons are pens
2. All pens are nibs.
33. Statements:1. All parrots are crows. 
2. All crows are robins. Conclusions: I. All crayons are nibs
3. All robins are swan. II. All nibs are crayons.
Conclusions: I. All parrots are swans. (a) Only II follows
II. All swans are crows (b) Only I follow
III. All robins are parrots. (c) Both I and II follow
IV. All crows are swans. (d) Neither I nor II follows [RRB Group D 2018]
(a) All the conclusions follow 39. Statements: 1. All mugs are brown.
(b) Only conclusions II and III follow 2. Some brown are earth.
(c) Only conclusions I and IV follow Conclusions: I. Some earth are brown.
(d) Only conclusions I and II follow  [SSC CPO 2019] II. No mugs are earth.
34. Statements: 1. All chairs are wood.  (a) Conclusion II alone follows
2. No wood is furniture. (b) Conclusion I alone follows
Conclusions: I. All chairs are furniture. (c) Both I and II follow
II. Some furniture are wood. (d) Neither I nor II follows  [RRB Group D 2018]
(a) Only conclusion I follows 40. Statements: 1. All petals are flowers.
(b) Only conclusion II follows 2. Some petals are yellow.
(c) Both conclusions I and II follow 3. All yellows are flowers.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows [SSC CPO 2019] Conclusions: I. All flowers are yellow.
II. All yellow are petals.
35. Statements:  1. All computers are instruments.
2. Some machines are computers. (a) None of the conclusions follow
Conclusions:  I. All instruments are computers. (b) Only conclusion II follows
II. Some machines are instruments. (c) Only conclusion I follows
III. Some instruments are machines. (d) Both the conclusions follow [RRB Group D 2018]
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41. Statements: 1. No cows are cats 47. Statements: 1. Most teachers are boys
2. All cats have moustache. 2. Some boys are students.
Conclusions: I. Some cows are cats Conclusions: I. Some students are boys.
II. Some cows have moustache. II. Some teachers are students.
(a) Only conclusion II follows (a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) No conclusion follows (b) Only conclusion I follows
(c) All the conclusions follow (c) Both, conclusions I and II follow
(d) Only conclusion I follows [RRB Group D 2018] (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows [UP Police 2018]
42. Statements: 1. Some metals are iron. 48. Statements: 1. No woman is vote.
2. Some iron are heavy. 2. Some women are politicians.
Conclusions: I. All iron are metals. Conclusions: I. Some politicians may vote.
II. All heavy are metals. II. Some women can vote.
(a) Conclusion I follows
(a) Only conclusion II follows
(b) Conclusion II follows
(b) No conclusion follows
(c) Both I and II follows
(c) All the conclusions follow
(d) Neither I nor II follows
(d) Only conclusion I follows  [RRB Group D 2018]
49. Statements: 1. Some flowers are chemicals.
43. Statements: 1. All cars are Jeeps.
2. Some chemicals are herbs.
2. All Jeeps are four-wheelers.
Conclusions: I. All four-wheelers are cars. Conclusions: I. No flower is a herb.
II. Some four-wheelers are Jeeps. II. Some flowers are herbs.
(a) Either conclusion I or II follows
(a) None follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(b) All the conclusions follow
(c) Only conclusion I follows
(c) Only conclusion I follows
(d) Both conclusions I and II follow [SSC GD Constable 2021]
(d) Only conclusion II follows [RRB Group D 2018]
50. Statements: 1. Some bags are pockets.
44. Statements: 1. All pets are beautiful
2. No pocket is a pouch.
2. All beautiful is loving.
Conclusions: I. Some bags are not pouches.
Conclusions: I. All pets are loving.
II. Some pockets are bags.
II. Some beautiful are pets.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(a) No conclusion follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
(c) All the conclusions follow
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(d) Only conclusion I follows [RRB Group D 2017]
51. Statements: 1. Some schools are Laboratories.
45. Statements: 1. All caps are cups. 2. All Laboratories are theatres.
2. All bowls are cups.
Conclusions: I. Some theatres are schools.
Conclusions: I. Some bowls are caps.
II. No school is a theatre.
II. No bowl is cap.
(a) Neither I nor II follows (a) Conclusion I follows
(b) Either I or II follows (b) Conclusion II follows
(c) Only II follows (c) Either Conclusion I or conclusion II follows
(d) Only I follow [RRB Group D 2017] (d) Neither Conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
46. Statements: 1. Some crows are lions. 52. Statements: 1. Some boys are men.
2. All lions are panthers. 2. No man is black.
Conclusions: I. Some crows are panthers. Conclusions: I. Some boys are not black.
II. No lion is a crow. II. Some men are boys.
(a) Only conclusion I follows (a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows (b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Neither conclusion I nor III follows (c) Both I and II follows
(d) Both, conclusions I and II follow [UP Police 2018] (d) Neither I nor II follows
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53. Statements: 1. Some papers are pens. Conclusions: I. All benches are chairs
2. All pencils are pens. II. All tables are benches
Conclusions: I. Some pens are pencils. III. No tables are benches
II. Some pens are papers. IV. No benches are chairs
(a) Only conclusion I follows (a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows (b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Both conclusions I and II follow (c) Only conclusion III follows
(d) Either conclusion I or II follows (d) Only conclusion IV follows
54. Statements: 1. All crows are birds. 59. Statements: 1. All teachers are experienced.
2. All peacocks are crows. 2. Some teachers are spinsters.
Conclusions: I. All peacocks are birds. Conclusions: I. Some experienced are spinsters.
II. All birds are peacocks.
II. Some spinsters are experienced.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Both conclusions I and II follow
(c) Both conclusions I and II follows
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(d) Either conclusion I or II follows
55. Statements: 1. All books are trees.
60. Statements: 1. Some food are sweet.
2. All trees are lions.
2. Some food are sour.
Conclusions: I. All books are lions.
Conclusions: I. No sweet is sour.
II. All lions are books.
II. Some sweets are sour.
III. All trees are books.
IV. Some lions are books. (a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(a) Only II and III follow
(c) Both conclusions I and II follow
(b) Only I and IV follow
(c) All conclusions follow (d) Either conclusion I or II follows
(d) None of the conclusions follows 61. Statements: 1. All books are boxes.
2. All boxes are pens.
56. Statements: 1. Some keys are locks.
3. All pens are papers.
2. Some locks are numbers.
3. All numbers are letters. Conclusions: I. Some papers are books.
4. All letters are words. II. All books are papers.
III. Some pens are books.
Conclusions: I. Some words are numbers. IV. All boxes are books.
II. Some locks are letters.
(a) Only conclusions I and III follow
(a) Conclusion I follows
(b) Either conclusion II or IV follows
(b) Conclusion II follows
(c) Only conclusions I, II and III follow
(c) Both conclusions I and II follow
(d) None of the conclusions follows (d) Either conclusion I or II or III follows

57. Statements: 1. Some ladies are beautiful. 62. Statements: 1. All clerks are typists.
2. Some typists are stenos
2. Some beautiful are honest.
3. All honest are sensitive. Conclusions: I. Some stenos are clerks.
II. No steno is a clerk.
Conclusions: I. Some sensitive are beautiful.
III. All typists are clerks.
II. Some honest are ladies. IV. All clerks are stenos.
III. Some sensitive are ladies.
(a) Only IV follows
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Either I or II follows
(b) Only conclusions I and II follows
(c) All the conclusions follow
(c) All conclusions follow
(d) None of conclusions follows
(d) None of the conclusions follows
63. Statements: 1. Some cats are dogs.
58. Statements: 1. All benches are table. 2. Some dogs are stones.
2. No table is chair.
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Conclusions: I. No cat is stone. 69. Statements: 1. No glitter is gold
II. All dogs are stones. 2. All gold is ornament
III. Some stones are cats. Conclusions: I. Some Ornaments are gold.
IV. No dog is cat. II. Some Ornament are not glitter.
(a) Only I and III follow (b) Only II and III follow (a) Only conclusion I follows
(c) Either I or III follows (d) None follows (b) Only conclusion II follows
64. Statements: 1. All hens are cocks. (c) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
2. No cock is black. (d) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
Conclusions: I. All cocks are hens. 70. Statements: 1. Some mouse are board.
II. No hen is black. 2. Few board are not screen.
(a) Only conclusion I is valid
Conclusions: I. All board can be screen.
(b) Only conclusion II is valid
II. All screen being board is a possibility.
(c) Both the conclusions are valid
(d) Both the conclusions are invalid (a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows
65. Statements: 1. All Hindus are God fearing. (c) Both conclusions I and II follow
2. No Japanese is a Hindu.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
Conclusions: I. No Japanese are God fearing.
71. Statements: 1. All singers are dancers.
II. All God fearing are Hindus.
2. No dancer is professional.
(a) Only conclusion I follows 3. Some officers are professional.
(b) Only conclusion II follows
Conclusions: I. No singer is professional.
(c) Both the conclusions follow II. Some singers may be officers.
(d) None follows
(a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows
66. Statements: 1. Every book is pen. (c) Both I and II follow (d) Neither I nor II follows
2. Few pen are scale.
3. No scale is table. 72. Statements: 1. Some teachers are Principal.
2. All Principal are School.
Conclusions: I. Some pen are not table.
3. No school is college.
II. Few books are table.
Conclusions: I. All teachers can be college.
(a) Only conclusion I follows II. Some school are teacher.
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows
(c) Both I and II follows
(c) Both I and II follows (d) Neither I nor II follows
(d) Neither I nor II follows
73. Statements: 1. All men are aggressive.
67. Statements: 1. No state is water 2. All children are aggressive.
2. Some water is dam. Conclusions: I. All men are children.
Conclusions: I. Some dam is state. II. Some children are men.
II. No state is dam. (a) Only conclusion I follows.
(a) Only conclusion I follows (b) Only conclusion II follows.
(b) Only conclusion II follows (c) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
(c) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follow (d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
74. Statements: 1. All aeroplanes are trains.
68. Statement: 1. 40% Nutritious food is delicious. 2. Some trains are chairs.
2. Generally Honey is nutritious food. Conclusions: I. Some aeroplanes are chairs.
Conclusions: I. Some Honey is nutritious food. II. Some chairs are trains.
II. 100% honey can be delicious. III. Some trains are aeroplanes.
(a) Only conclusion I follows (a) Only conclusion I and II follow.
(b) Only conclusion II follows (b) Only conclusions II and III follow.
(c) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows (c) All conclusions follow.
(d) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow (d) None follows
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75. Statements: 1. All stenographers are lazy. (d) Neither conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
2. Some men are stenographers. 81. Statements: 1. All Authors are learned people.
Conclusions: I. All lazy people are men. 2. Some doctors are authors.
II. Some men are lazy. Conclusions: I. Some doctors are learned people.
(a) Only conclusion I follows. II. Some learned people are doctors.
(b) Only conclusion II follows. (a) Both conclusions I and II are implicit
(c) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. (b) Only conclusion I is implicit
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follow. (c) Only conclusion II is implicit
76. Statements: 1. All teachers are actors. (d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is implicit
2. Some actors are women. 82. Statements: 1. No pencil is eraser.
Conclusions: I. All teachers are women. 2. All erasers are sharpeners.
II. Some women are teachers. Conclusions: I. All sharpeners are pencils is a possibility.
III. Some women are actors. II. All sharpeners are erasers.
IV. All actors are teachers. (a) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
(a) Only Conclusion I follows (b) Only conclusion I follows.
(b) Only Conclusions II and IV follow (c) Only conclusion II follows.
(c) Only Conclusion III follows (d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
(d) None of the conclusions follows
83. Statements: 1. Some monkeys are dogs.
77. Statements: 1. Some shops are rooms. 2. All dogs are cats.
2. All rooms are kitchens. Conclusions: I. Some monkeys are cats.
Conclusions: I. All shops are kitchens. II. No cat is dog.
II. Some shops are kitchens. (a) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
III. Some rooms are shops. (b) Only conclusion I follows
IV. All kitchens are shops. (c) Only conclusion II follows
(a) Only I follows (b) Only II follows (d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(c) Only I and IV (d) Only II and III follow
84. Statements: 1. Some cats are dogs.
78. Statements: 1. Some leaves are apples. 2. All dogs are brown.
2. No apple is an egg. Conclusions: I. Some cats are brown.
Conclusions: I. All apples are leaves. II. Some brown are dogs.
II. Some eggs are leaves. (a) Both conclusions I and II follow
III. Some leaves are not eggs. (b) Only conclusion I follows
IV. All eggs are leaves.
(c) Only conclusion II follows
(a) All follow (b) Either II or III follow (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(c) Only III follows (d) None follows
85. Statements: 1. All roses are yellow.
79. Statements: 1. All fishes are tortoise. 2. Some roses are flowers.
2. No tortoise is a crocodile. Conclusions: I. Some yellow are roses.
Conclusions: I. No crocodile is a fish. II. All roses are flowers.
II. No fish is a crocodile. (a) Both conclusions I and II follow
(a) Both conclusions I and II follows (b) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion I follows (c) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Only conclusion II follows (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows 86. Statements: 1. All fruits are leaves.
80. Statements: 1. All books are novels. 2. Some fruits are grapes.
2. Some novels are poems. Conclusions: I. Some leaves are grapes.
Conclusions: I. Some books are poems. II. All grapes are fruits.
II. Some poems are novels. (a) Both conclusions I and II follow
(a) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow (b) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion I follows (c) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Only conclusion II follows (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
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87. Statements: 1. All goats are tigers. 93. Statements: 1. Many books are rocks.
2. All tigers are lions. 2. All rocks are clips.
Conclusions: I. All tigers are goats. Conclusions: I. Some books are clips.
II. All lions are tigers. II. No rock is a book.
III. No goat is a lion. (a) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
IV. No lion is a goat. (b) Only conclusion II follows
(a) All conclusions follow (c) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusions I and II follow (d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(c) Only conclusions III and IV follow
94. Statements: 1. All astronomers are scientists.
(d) None of the conclusions follows 2. Some scientists are dentists.
88. Statements: 1. All cycles are ducks. Conclusions: I. All Astronomers are dentists.
2. All ducks are swans. II. Some dentists are astronomers.
Conclusions: I. All swans are cycles. III. Some dentists are scientists.
II. Some swans are cycles. IV. All scientists are astronomers.
(a) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow (a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion I follows (b) Conclusions I, II, and III follow
(c) Only conclusion II follows (c) Only conclusion III follows
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows (d) Conclusions II and IV follow
89. Statements: 1. Some kings are queens. 95. Statements: 1. Some flies are ants.
2. All queens are beautiful. 2. All insects are ants.
Conclusions: I. All kings are beautiful. Conclusions: I. All flies are ants.
II. All queens are kings. II. Some ants are insects.
(a) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows (a) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
(b) Only conclusion I follows (b) Only conclusion I follows
(c) Only conclusion II follows (c) Only conclusion II follows
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows (d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
90. Statements: 1. All boys are tall. 96. Statements: 1. Some teachers are followers.
2. Manoj is a boy. 2. Some followers are scholars.
Conclusions: I. Some boys are tall. Conclusions: I. Some scholars are teachers.
II. Each tall is Manoj. II. Some followers are teachers.
(a) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow (a) Both conclusion I and II follow
(b) Only conclusion I follows (b) Only conclusion I follows
(c) Only conclusion II follows (c) Only conclusions II follows
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows (d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
91. Statements: 1. Some managers are young. 97. Statements: 1. Some principals are teachers.
2. All boys are young. 2. All teachers are students.
Conclusions: I. Some boys are managers. Conclusions: I. All principals are students.
II. No boy is manager. II. Some principals are not students.
(a) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows (a) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
(b) Only conclusion I follows (b) Only conclusion I follows
(c) Only conclusion II follows (c) Only conclusion II follows
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows (d) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
92. Statements: 1. All elephants are men. 98. Statements: 1. All mangoes are golden.
2. All men are socks. 2. No golden is cheap.
Conclusions: I. Some socks are elephants. Conclusions: I. Some mangoes are cheap.
II. All elephants are socks. II. No mango is cheap.
(a) Both conclusions I and II follow (a) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
(b) Only conclusion I follows (b) Only conclusion I follows
(c) Only conclusion II follows (c) Only conclusion II follows
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows (d) Both conclusions I and II follow
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99. Statements: 1. Some girls are stars. Conclusions: I. Some week are not date.
2. Anita is a girl. II. Some months are not week.
Conclusions: I. Anita is a star. (a) Both conclusions I and II follow
II. Some stars are not girls. (b) Only conclusion I follows
(a) Both conclusions I and II follow (c) Only conclusion II follows
(b) Only conclusion I follows (d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(c) Only conclusion II follows 105. Statements: 1. All polygons are angles.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows 2. All angles are diagonals
100. Statements: 1. All parrots are chicks. 3. All cones are cubes
2. All birds are chicks. 4. All cubes are decagons.
5. No diagonal is a cube.
Conclusions: I. Some birds are parrots.
II. Some chicks are parrots. Conclusions: I. Some diagonals are polygons.
II. All diagonals are decagons.
(a) Only conclusion I follows
III. No polygon is a cone.
(b) Only conclusion II follows
(c) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow IV. Some cubes are angles.
(d) None of the two conclusions follows (a) Both conclusions II and IV follow
(b) Only conclusion I follows
101. Statements: 1. Only A is B. (c) Both conclusions I and II follow
2. Some A is C.
(d) Both conclusions I and III follow [SSC CGL 2021]
3. No C is D.
106. Statements: 1. All directors are actors.
Conclusions: I. Some A are not D.
2. No actor is a producer.
II. Some B are C.
3. All choreographers are directors.
(a) Both conclusions I and II follow
Conclusions: I. No choreographer is producer.
(b) Only conclusion I follows II. Some actors are choreographers.
(c) Only conclusion II follows III. No director is a producer.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows
(a) Only conclusions II and III follow
102. Statements: 1. Only a few pen are black. (b) Only conclusions I and II follow
2. Some black are blue. (c) All the conclusions follow
3. Some blue are eraser. (d) Only conclusions I and III follow [SSC CGL 2021]
Conclusions: I. All pen can be black. 107. For the Least Possible Venn diagram given below, which
II. All black can be pen. of the following conclusion(s) is/are true?
III. No black is eraser.
Soldiers
(a) Only conclusion I follows
(b) Only conclusion II follows Lieutenant
(c) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow Captain
(d) None of the two conclusions follows
Painters

Major
103. Statements: 1. Only evening is day.
2. Only a few month are evening.
3. Some month are not week.
4. Some week are evening.
Conclusions: I. All months can never be week.
II. All week can be month.
I. Some Captains are painters.
III. No Evening is week.
(a) Only conclusions I and II follow II. Some Lieutenants are painters.
(b) Only conclusions II and III follow III. All Majors are soldiers.
(c) Only conclusion II follows IV. All Captains are soldiers.
(d) All conclusions follow V. All Soldiers are painters.
(a) Only I and V follow
104. Statements: 1. Some Date are month.
(b) Only, I, III and IV follow
2. No date is year.
3. Only week are year. (c) Only II, IV and V follow
(d) Only III and IV follow