1. Statements: Some actors are singers. All the singers are dancers.
Conclusions: 1. Some actors are dancers. 2. No singer is actor.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
2. Statements: All the harmoniums are instruments. All the instruments are flutes.
Conclusions: 1. All the flutes are instruments.2. All the harmoniums are flutes.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
3. Statements: Some mangoes are yellow. Some tixo are mangoes.
Conclusions: 1. Some mangoes are green. 2. Tixo is a yellow.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
4. Statements: Some ants are parrots. All the parrots are apples.
Conclusions:1. All the apples are parrots. 2. Some ants are apples.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
5. Statements: Some papers are pens. All the pencils are pens.
Conclusions: 1. Some pens are pencils.2. Some pens are papers.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
6. Statements: All the actors are girls. All the girls are beautiful.
Conclusions: 1. All the actors are beautiful. 2. Some girls are actors.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
7. Statements: All the windows are doors. No door is a wall.
Conclusions: 1. Some windows are walls. 2. No wall is a door.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
8. Statements: All cups are books. All books are shirts.
Conclusions: 1. Some cups are not shirts. 2. Some shirts are cups.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
9. Statements: Some cows are crows. Some crows are elephants.
Conclusions: 1. Some cows are elephants. 2. All crows are elephants.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
10.
Statements: All the pencils are pens. All the pens are inks.
Conclusions: 1. All the pencils are inks. 2. Some inks are pencils.
A. Only (1) conclusion follows B. Only (2) conclusion follows
C. Either (1) or (2) follows D. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
E. Both (1) and (2) follow
1. Statements: No door is dog. All the dogs are cats.
Conclusions:
1. No door is cat.
2. No cat is door.
3. Some cats are dogs.
4. All the cats are dogs.
A. Only (2) and (4) B. Only (1) and (3)
C. Only (3) and (4) D. Only (3)
E. None of the conclusions follow
2. Statements: All green are blue. All blue are white.
Conclusions:
1. Some blue are green.
2. Some white are green.
3. Some green are not white.
4. All white are blue.
A. Only (2) B. Only (1) and (3)
C. Only (1) and (4) D. Only (2) and (4)
E. None of these
3. Statements: All men are vertebrates. Some mammals are vertebrates.
Conclusions:
1. All men are mammals.
2. All mammals are men.
3. Some vertebrates are mammals.
4. All vertebrates are men.
A. Only (4) B. Only (2)
C. Only (3) D. No valid conclusion
E. Only (1) and (3)
4. Statements: All the phones are scales. All the scales are calculators.
Conclusions:
1. All the calculators are scales.
2. All the phones are calculators
3. All the scales are phones.
4. Some calculators are phones.
A. Only (1) and (4) B. Only (3) and (4)
C. Only (2) and (4) D. Only (1) and (2)
E. Only (1) and (3)
Statements: Some tables are T.V. Some T.V. are radios.
Conclusions:
1. Some tables are radios. 2. Some radios are tables.
3. All the radios are T.V.
4. All the T.V. are tables.
A. Only (2) and (4) B. Only (1) and (3)
C. Only (4) D. Only (1) and (4)
E. None of the four.
6.
Statements: Some pens are books. Some books are pencils.
Conclusions:
1. Some pens are pencils.
2. Some pencils are pens.
3. All pencils are pens.
4. All books are pens.
A. Only (1) and (3) B. Only (2) and (4)
C. All the four D. None of the four
E. Only (1)
7. Statements: All the goats are tigers. All the tigers are lions.
Conclusions:
1. All the goats are lions.
2. All the lions are goats.
3. Some lions are goats.
4. Some tigers are goats.
A. All the four B. Only (1) and (3)
C. Only (1), (3) and (4) D. Only (2), (3) and (4)
8. Statements: All the books are pencils. No pencil is eraser.
Conclusions:
1. All the pencils are books.
2. Some erasers are books.
3. No book is eraser.
4. Some books are erasers.
A. Only (3) B. Only (1) and (3)
C. Only (1) and (2) D. Only (2) and (3)
E. Only (3) and (4)
9. Statements: All the research scholars are psychologists. Some psychologists are scientists.
Conclusions:
1. All the research scholars are scientists.
2. Some research scholars are scientists.
3. Some scientists are psychologists.
4. Some psychologists are research scholars.
A. Only (3) and (4) B. None of the four
C. All the four D. Only (3)
E. Only (2) and (4)
Directions for Questions 1 to 10: Each of these questions contains six statements followed by 4 sets of
combinations of 3. Choose the set in which the statements are most logically related.
1. A. All roses are fragrant.
B. All roses are majestic.
C. All roses are plants.
D. All roses need air.
E. All plants need air.
F. All plants need water.
a) CED b) ACB c) BDC d) CFE
2. A. No fishes breathe through lungs.
B. All fishes have scales.
C. Some fishes breed upstream.
D. All whales breathe through lungs.
E. No whales are fishes.
F. All whales are mammals.
a) ABC b) BCD c) ADE d) DEF
3. A. Some mammals are carnivores.
B. All whales are mammals.
C. All whales are aquatic animals.
D. All whales are carnivores.
E. Some aquatic animals are mammals.
F. Some mammals are whales.
a) ADF b) ABC c) AEF d) BCE
4. A. No attendants are qualified.
B. Some nurses are qualified.
C. Some nurses are not qualified.
D. All nurses are attendants.
E. All attendants are qualified.
F. Some attendants are qualified.
a) ABF b) CDF c) BDF d) BDE
6. A. All snakes are reptiles.
B. All reptiles are not snakes.
C. All reptiles are cold blooded.
D. All snakes lay eggs.
E. All reptiles lay eggs.
F. Snakes are cold blooded.
a) ADE b) BDE c) ABE d) ACF
7. A. Some men are bald.
B. Bald people are intelligent.
C. Raman is a man.
D. Raman is bald.
E. Raman is intelligent.
F. All men are intelligent.
a) ABF b) BDE c) BCD d) BEF
8. A. All falcons fly high.
B. All falcons are blind.
C. All falcons are birds.
D. All birds are yellow.
E. All birds are thirsty.
F. All falcons are yellow.
a) ABC b) CDF c) DEF d) BCA
9. A. No plane is a chain.
B. All manes are chains.
C. No mane is a plane.
D. Some manes are not planes.
E. Some planes are manes.
F. Some chains are not planes.
a) ACD b) ADF c) ABC d) CDF
10. A. All witches are nasty.
B. Some devils are nasty.
C. All witches are devils.
D. All devils are nasty.
E. Some nasty are devils.
F. No witch is nasty.
a) ABF b) CDF c) BDF d) BDE
A. Some of my closest friends disapprove of me.
B. Some of my closest friends are aardvarks.
C. All of my closest friends disapprove of me.
D. All who disapprove of me are aardvarks.
E. Some who disapprove of me are aardvarks.
F. Some of my closest friends are no aardvarks.
(a) BCD (b) ABD (c) BCE (d) ABE
A. All those who achieve great ends are happy.
B. All young people are happy.
C. All young people achieve great ends.
D. No young people achieve great ends.
E. No young people are happy.
F. Some young people are happy.
(a) ADE (b) ABF (c) ACB (d) ADF
A. All candid men are persons who acknowledge merit in a rival.
B. Some learned men are very candid.
C. Some learned men are not persons who acknowledge merit in a rival.
D. Some learned men are persons who are very candid.
E. Some learned men are not candid.
F. Some persons who recognize merit in a rival are learned.
(a) ABE (b) ACF (c) ADE (d) BAF
a.All men are men of scientific ability.
B. Some women are women of scientific ability.
C. Some men are men of artistic genius.
D. Some men and women are of scientific ability.
E. All men of artistic genius are men of scientific
ability.
F. Some women of artistic genius are women of
scientific ability.
(a) ACD (b) ACE (c) DEF (d) ABC
A. First-year students of this college like to enter for the prize.
B. All students of this college rank as University students.
C. First-year students of this college are entitled to enter for the prize.
D. Some who rank as University students are First-year students.
E. All University students are eligible to enter for the prize.
F. All those who like to are entitled to enter for the prize.
(a) AEF (b) ABC (c) BEC (d) CDF
A. Some beliefs are uncertain.
B. Nothing uncertain is worth dying for.
C. Some belief is worth dying for.
D. All beliefs are uncertain.
E. Some beliefs are certain.
F. No belief is worth dying for.
(a) ABF (b) BCD (c) BEF (d) BDF
A. No lunatics are fit to serve on a jury.
B. Everyone who is sane can do logic.
C. None of your sons can do logic.
D. Some who can do logic are fit to serve on a jury.
E. All who can do logic are fit to serve on a jury.
F. Everyone who is sane is fit to serve on a jury.
(a) BDE (b) BEF (c) BDF (d) ADE