Syllogism Practice Set for IBPS CLERK Mains

Directions (Q. 1-10): In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III & IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

1. Statements: 
All cups are bottles.
Some bottles are jugs.
No jug is plate.
Some plates are tables.
Conclusions: 
I.Some tables are bottles.
II.Some plates are cups.
III.No table is bottle.
IV.Some jugs are cups.
1) Only I follows
2) Only II follows
3) Only III follows
4) Only IV follows
5) Only either I or III follows

2. Statements: 
Some chairs are handles.
All handles are pots.
All pots are mats.
Some mats are buses.
Conclusions: 
I.Some buses are handles.
II.Some mats are chairs.
III.No bus is a handle.
IV.Some mats are handles.
1) Only I, II and IV follow
2) Only II, III and IV follow
3) Only either I or III and II follow
4) Only either I or III and IV follow
5) Only either I or III, II and IV follow

3. Statements: 
All birds are horses.
All horses are tigers.
Some tigers are lions.
Some lions are monkeys.
Conclusions: 
I.Some tigers are horses.
II.Some monkeys are birds.
III.Some tigers are birds.
IV.Some monkeys are horses.
1) Only I and III follow
2) Only I, II and III follow
3) Only II, III and IV follow
4) All I, II, III and IV follow
5) None of these

4. Statements: 
Some benches are walls.
All walls are houses.
Some houses are jungles.
All jungles are roads.
Conclusions: 
I.Some roads are benches.
II.Some jungles are walls.
III.Some houses are benches.
IV.Some roads are houses.
1) Only I and II follow
2) Only I and III follow
3) Only III and IV follow 
4) Only II, III and IV follow
5) None of these

5. Statements: 
Some sticks are lamps.
Some flowers are lamps.
Some lamps are dresses.
All dresses are shirts.
Conclusions: 
I.Some shirts are sticks.
II.Some shirts are flowers.
III.Some flowers are sticks.
IV.Some dresses are sticks.
1) None follows
2) Only I follows
3) Only II follows
4) Only III follows
5) Only IV follows

6. Statements: 
All stores are baskets.
Some baskets are sticks.
All sticks are chains.
Conclusions: 
I.Some chains are stores.
II.Some sticks are stores.
III.Some chains are baskets.
1) None follows
2) Only I follows
3) Only II follows
4) Only III follows
5) Only II and III follow

7. Statements: 
Some desks are chairs.
All chairs are ropes.
Some ropes are walls.
Conclusions:
I.Some ropes are desks.
II.Some walls are chairs.
III.Some ropes are chairs.
1) Only I and II follow
2) Only I and III follow
3) Only II and III follow
4) All I, II and III follow
5) None of these

8. Statements: 
All rooms are wires.
All wires are roads.
All roads are cars.
Conclusions:
I. Some cars are rooms.
II. Some roads are rooms.
III. Some cars are wires.
1) Only I and II follow
2) Only II and III follow
3) Only I and III follow
4) All I, II and III follow
5) None of these

9. Statements: 
All tables are pencils.
No pencil is box.
Some boxes are mats.
Conclusions: 
I. Some mats are pencils.
II. Some boxes are tables.
III. Some mats are tables.
1) None follows
2) Only I follows
3) Only II follows
4) Only III follows
5) Only I and II follow

10. Statements: 
Some chairs are handles.
All handles are pots.
All pots are mats.
Some mats are buses.
Conclusions: 
I.Some buses are handles.
II.Some mats are chairs.
III.No bus is a handle.
IV.Some mats are handles.
1) Only I, II and IV follow
2) Only II, III and IV follow
3) Only either I or III and II follow
4) Only either I or III and IV follow
5) Only either I or III, II and IV follow




Answers:

  1. 5
  2. 5
  3. 1
  4. 3
  5. 1
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 4
  9. 1
  10. 5

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