Syllogism Mega Question Bank

PRACTICE TEST

Directions (Q. 1-71): In each question below there are three statements followed by four conclusions numbered, I, II, III and 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:

a. No Cloud is Bird.

b. Some Goats are Birds.

c. All Cars are Goats.

Conclusions:

I. No Car is Cloud.

II. Some Cars are Birds.

III. No Bird is Car.

IV. Some Clouds are Goats.

1) Only III follows

2) Only either II or III follows

3) Only I follows

4) Only I and either II or III follow

5) None of these

2. Statements:

a. All Grapes are Bananas.

b. All Potatoes are Bananas.

c. Some Bananas are Mangoes.

Conclusions:

I. No Grape is Mango.

II. Some Potatoes are not Mangoes.

III. Some Grapes are Potatoes.

IV. All Mangoes are Grapes.

1) Only I follows

2) Either I or III follows

3) Only II & III follow

4) Only I, II & III follow

5) None of these

3. Statements:

a. Some Cats are Rats.

b. Some Rats are Ants.

c. Some Ants are Flies.

Conclusions:

I. Some Flies are Cats.

II. Some Flies are not Ants.

III. No Rat is Fly. IV.No Cat is Fly.

1) Only I & IV follow 2) Only II follows

3) Only I & III follow

4) Only I or IV follows

5) None of these

4. Statements:

a. All Chalks are Dusters

b. Some Chalks are Boards.

c. Some Dusters are Pens.

Conclusions:

I. Some Pens are Chalks.

II. Some Dusters are Boards.

III. Some Pens are Boards.

IV. All Chalks are Pens.

1) Either I or IV follows 2)Only II & III follow

3) Either I or IV & II follow

4) Only II follows 5) None of these

5. Statements:

a. Some Bags are Books.

b. All Books are Boxes.

c. No Box is Board.

Conclusions:

I. Some Bags are not Boards.

II. Some Bags are not Boxes.

III. All Bags are Boxes.

IV. No Bag is Board.

1) Only I follows

2) I & either II or III folk

3) Only IV follows

4) Only II follows

5) None of these

6. Statements:

Some streets are roads.

Some roads are lanes.

Some lanes are highways.

Conclusions:

I. Some roads are not streets.

II. No highway is street.

III. Some streets are not roads.

IV. Some lanes are not roads.

1) Only III follows

2) Only IV and III follow

3) Either I or III follows

4) Both I and III follow

5) None of these

7. Statements:

Some pencils are pens.

All pens are erasers.

All staplers are erasers.

Conclusions:

I. Some pens are not pencils.

II. All erasers are pencils.

III. Some staplers are pens.

IV. Some staplers are pencils.

1) Only I follows 2) Only II follows

3) Only III follows 4) Only IV follows

5) None of these

8. Statements:

Some tables are chairs.

No cupboard is table.

Some chairs are cupboards.

Conclusions:

I. Some chairs are not tables.

II. All chairs are either tables or cupboard

III. Some chairs are both tables and

cupboards.

IV. All chairs are tables.

1) Only I and IV follow

2) Only either II or III follow

3) Only IV follows

4) Either II or III & I follow

5) None of these

9. Statements:

All birds are animals.

Some animals are humans.

All humans are mammals.

Conclusions:

I. Some humans are not birds.

II. Some birds are humans.

III. Some animals are not mammals.

IV. All animals are mammals.

1) Only I and II follow

2) Either III or IV follows

3) Either I or II follows

4) Either I or II and either III or IV follow

5) None of these

10. Statements:

Some leaves are fruits.

All branches are fruits.

Some roots are branches

Conclusions:

I. Some roots are fruits.

II. Some branches are leaves.

III. No leaf is branch.

IV. Some leaves are roots.

1) Either II or III and I follow

2) Only I follows

3) Only either II or III follows

4) Only I and III follow

5) None of these

11. Statements:

All books are notes.

Some notes are pencils.

No pencil is paper.

Conclusions:

I. Some notes are books.

II. Some pencils are books.

III. Some books are papers.

IV. No book is a paper.

1) Only I follows

2) Only I and either III or IV follow

3) Either III or IV follows

4) Only I and III follow

5) None of these

12. Statements:

Some cups are utensils.

No utensil is a bucket.

All buckets are plates.

Conclusions:

I. Some cups are buckets.

II. Some utensils are plates.

III. No utensil is a plate.

IV. Some cups are plates.

1) Only I follows

2) Only III follows

3) Either II or III follows

4) Either III or IV follows

5) None of these

13. Statements:

Some keys are locks.

All locks are doors.

Some doors are windows.

Conclusions:

I. Some locks are windows.

II. Some windows are keys.

III. Some windows are doors.

IV. No window is a lock.

1) Either I or IV follows

2) Only II follows

3) Only III and IV follow

4) None follows

5) None of these

14. Statements:

All pins are staplers.

Some staplers are sharpeners.

Some sharpeners are stands.

Conclusions:

I. Some staplers are stands.

II. Some sharpeners are pins.

III. Some pins are stands.

IV. Some stands are sharpeners.

1) Only I and II follow

2) Only II and IV follow

3) Only III follows

4) Only IV follows

5) None of these

15. Statements:

Some oranges are apples.

All apples are guavas.

No guava is a banana.

Conclusions:

I. Some guavas are oranges.

II. No apple is a banana.

III. Some oranges are bananas.

IV. Some apples are bananas.

1) Only I and II follow

2) Only I and either II or IV follow

3) Only I, II and IV follow

4) Only III and either II or IV follow

5) None of these

16. Statements:

Some spectacles are boxes.

No bat is a ball.

Some boxes are balls.

Conclusions:

I. Some boxes are not bats.

II. Some bats are spectacles.

III. No bat is a box.

IV. No ball is a spectacle.

1) Only I follows

2) Only 1 & III follow

3) Only II and III follow

4) Only IV follows

5) None of these

17. Statements:

All fans are tubelights.

No pen is a bulb.

Some bulbs are fans.

Conclusions:

I. Some pens are tubelights.

II. No pens are tubelights.

III. Some tubelights are fans.

IV. All tubelights are fans.

1) Only I and II follow

2) Only I, II and III follow

3) Either I or II and III follow

4) Only III and IV follow

5) None of these

18. Statements:

Some fruits are vegetables.

All liquids are drinks.

All drinks are fruits.

Conclusions:

I. Some drinks are vegetables.

II. Some fruits are liquids.

III. All liquids are fruits.

IV. No liquids are vegetables.

1) Only I and II follow

2) Only II and III follow

3) Only III and IV follow

4) Only I, II & III follow

5) None of these

19. Statements:

All shirts are trousers.

Some socks are shoes.

All shoes are shirts.

Conclusions:

I. Some socks are shirts.

II. Some socks are trousers.

III. All shoes are trousers.

IV. All shoes are socks.

1) Only I and II follow

2) Only I or II or III follows

3) Only II and IV follow

4) Only III and IV follow

5) None of these

20. Statements:

Some books are papers.

All plates are records.

Some records are books.

Conclusions:

I. Some plates are books.

II. Some records are papers.

III. Some papers are plates.

IV. Some books are records.

1) Only I follows

2) Only II and III follow

3) Only I and III follow

4) Only IV follows

5) None of these

21. Statements:

Some ice are ring.

No ring is paint.

Some rings are gold.

Conclusions:

I. No gold is paint.

II. No ice is gold.

III. Some rings are paints.

IV. All golds are rings.

1) Only I and III follow

2) Only I and II follow

3) Only III and IV follow

4) Only II and III follow

5) None of these

22. Statements:

All gates are flowers.

Some gates are fruits.

Some flowers are clips.

Conclusions:

I. Some flowers are fruits.

II. Some clips are fruits.

III. Some clips are gates.

IV. No flower is fruit.

1) Only I follows

2) Only I and IV follow

3) Only II and IV follow

4) Only I and III follow

5) None of these

23. Statements:

No candle is bell.

Some shoes are bells.

All tables are shoes.

Conclusions:

I. Some tables are bells.

II. No table is bell.

III. Some shoes are candles.

IV. No shoe is a candle.

1) Only I and IV follow

2) Only I and II follow

3) Only III and IV follow

4) Only II and IV follow

5) None of these

24. Statements:

Some films are clouds.

All rats are clouds.

Some clouds are chairs.

Conclusions:

I. No film is chair.

II. Some rats are films.

III. Some clouds are rats.

IV. Some chairs are rats.

1) Only I and III follow

2) Either II or IV follows

3) No conclusion follows

4) Only IV follows

5) None of these

25. Statements:

Some cups are slates.

All slates are apples.

No apple is a car.

Conclusions:

I. Some cars are slates.

II. Some cups are cars.

III. Some apples are cups.

IV. No car is a cup.

1) Only II follows 2) Only III follows

3) Only IV follows 4) Either II or IV & III

follow 5) None of these

26. Statements:

All buds are bells.

Some buds are cakes.

Some bells are sponges.

Conclusions:

I. Some cakes are sponges.

II. Some bells are buds.

III. Some sponges are not cakes.

IV. Some bells are not sponges.

1) Only either 1 or III and II follow

2) Only II and III follow

3) Only I and IV follow

4) Only either I or IV and II follow

5) None of these

27. Statements:

No machine is a fly.

Some flies are colours.

All colours are sweets.

Conclusions:

I. Some machines are colours.

II. All sweets are colours.

III. Some sweets are flies.

IV. No sweet is a machine.

1) Only either II or IV and III follow

2) Only I and II follow 3) Only IV follows

4) Only III follows 5) None of these

28. Statements:

Some kings are cars.

Some cars are bottles.

No bottle is a lemon.

Conclusions:

I. Some cars are lemons.

II. No king is a lemon.

III. Some kings are bottles.

IV. All cars are either kings or bottles.

1) Only I and II follow

2) Only either 1 or II and III follow

3) Only III or IV follows

4) Only IV follows

5) None of these

29. Statements:

Some goats are hammers.

All hammers are diamonds.

No diamond is green.

Conclusions:

I. No goat is green.

II. Some diamonds are hammers.

III. Some goats are diamonds.

IV. Some greens are hammers.

1) Only I and IV follow

2) Only II and IV follow

3) Only II and III follow

4) Only either II or III and I follow

5) None of these

30. Statements:

Some cars are mopeds.

Some mopeds are hills.

All pencils are mopeds.

Conclusions:

I. All pencils are hills.

II. Some pencils are cars.

III. Some cars are hills.

IV. Some pencils are not cars.

1) Only I follows

2) Only either II or IV follows

3) Only I or III follows

4) Only I and IV follow

5) None of these

31. Statement:

Some pages are papers.

Some papers are magazines.

All magazines are books.

Conclusions:

I. Some books are magazines.

II. Some books are papers.

III. Some magazines are pages.

IV. Some pages are magazines.

1) All follow

2) Only I and III follow

3) Only II and IV follow

4) Only I and IV follow

5) None of these

32. Statements:

All windows are doors.

No door is a lock.

Some locks are keys.

Conclusions:

I. Some locks are doors.

II. Some locks are not doors.

III. Some keys are not doors.

IV. All doors are windows.

1) All follow

2) Only either I or II follows

3) Only either I or II and III follow

4) None follows

5) None of these

33. Statements:

Some shirts are coats.

All coats are jackets.

Some jackets are trousers.

Conclusions:

I. Some shirts are jackets.

II. Some jackets are shirts.

III. All trousers are jackets.

IV. Some trousers are jackets.

1) All follow

2) Only I, II and III follow

3) Only I, II and IV follow

4) Only II, III and IV follow

5) None of these

34. Statements:

All bikes are scooters.

All scooters are scooties.

All scooties are mopeds.

Conclusions:

I. All mopeds are scooties.

II. All scooties are scooters.

III. All scooters are bikes.

IV. All bikes are mopeds.

1) None follows 2) All follow

3) Only III and IV follow4) Only IV follows

5) None of these

35. Statements:

Some pots are buckets.

Some buckets are bags.

Some bags are purses.

Conclusions:

I. Some purses are buckets.

II. Some bags are pots.

III. Some purses are pots.

IV. Some pots are bags.

1) All follow 2) None follows

3) Only I and III follow

4) Only II and IV follow

5) None of these

36. Statements:

All biscuits are chocolates.

Some chocolates are breads.

All breads are pastries.

Conclusions:

I. Some biscuits are pastries.

II. Some pastries are chocolates.

III. Some biscuits are not pastries.

IV. All pastries are breads.

1) Only I and II follow

2) Only I, II and III follow

3) Only either I or III and II follow

4) Only either I or III and IV follow

5) None of these

37. Statements:

All glasses are roads.

No road is a stick.

Some sticks are pens.

Conclusions:

I. Some glasses are sticks.

II. Some pens are sticks.

III. Some roads are sticks.

IV. No glass is a stick.

1) None follows

2) Only I or IV and II follow

3) Only either I or II and IV follows

4) Only either I or II and IV follow

5) None of these

38. Statements:

Some lions are goats.

Some goats are horses.

Some horses are flowers.

Conclusions:

I. Some lions are horses.

II. Some goats are flowers.

III. Some lions are flowers.

IV. Some horses are lions.

1) None follows

2) All follow

3) Only I and IV follow

4) Only II and III follow

5) None of these

39. Statements:

All trees are books.

Some books are tables.

All tables are pencils.

Conclusions:

I. Some pencils are tables.

II. Some books are trees.

III. Some tables are trees.

IV. Some pencils are trees.

1) None follows 2) All follow

3) Only either I or III follows

4) Only either I or II follows

5) None of these

40. Statements:

Some doors are windows.

All windows are dogs.

Some dogs are cats.

Conclusions:

I. Some dogs are doors.

II. All dogs are doors.

III. Some cats are windows.

IV. Some dogs are windows.

1) Only I and II follow

2) Only II and III follow

3) Only I and IV follow

4) All follow

5) None of these

41. Statements:

All buses are trains.

All trains are rickshaws.

All rickshaws are cycles.

Conclusions:

I. All cycles are buses.

II. All rickshaws are buses.

III. All buses are rickshaws.

IV. All trains are cycles.

1) All follow 2) None follows

3) Only I and II follow

4) Only II and III follow

5) None of these

42. Statements :

Some bricks are trees.

All trees are pens.

All pens are boats.

Conclusions:

I. Some boats are bricks

II. Some pens are bricks

III. Some trees are bricks

IV. Some bricks are boats

1) None follows 2) All follow

3) Only I and II follow

4) Only III and IV follow

5) None of these

43. Statements:

All cups are tables.

No table is water.

Some waters are clothes.

Conclusions:

I. No cloth is cup. II. No cloth is table.

III. Some clothes are waters.

IV. Some waters are cups.

1) None follows 2) All follow

3) Only III follows 4) Only I and II follow

5) None of these

44. Statements:

Some flowers are rods.

Some rods are doors.

Some doors are houses.

Conclusions:

I. Some houses are flowers.

II. Some doors are flowers.

III. Some flowers are doors.

IV. No house is flower.

1) Only I and IV follow

2) Only II and III follow

3) Only either I or II follows

4) Only either I or IV follows

5) None of these

45. Statements:

All trucks are vans.

All vans are cars.

All cars are trains.

Conclusions:

I. All trains are trucks.

II. All cars are trucks.

III. All trucks are trains.

IV. All vans are trains.

1) All follow 2) Only I and II follow

3) Only II and III follow 4) Only II and IV

follow

5) None of these

46. Statements:

No table is fruit.

No fruit is window.

All windows are chairs.

Conclusions:

I. No window is table.

II. No chair is fruit.

III. No chair is table.

IV. All chairs are windows.

1) None follows 2) All follow

3) Only I and II follow 4) Only III & IV follow

5) None of these

47. Statements:

All birds are fruits.

Some fruits are towers.

All towers are windows.

Conclusions:

I. Some birds are towers.

II. Some windows are birds.

III. Some windows are fruits.

IV. Some towers are birds.

1) None follows 2) Only I and II follow

3) Only II and III follow 4) Only III follows

5) All follow

48. Statements:

Some buses are trains.

No train is a dog.

All dogs are parrots.

Conclusions:

I. No bus is a parrot.

II. Some parrots are trains.

III. Some parrots are buses.

IV. No dog is a bus.

1) Only either I or III follows

2) Only II follows 3) Only IV follows

4) Only I and III follow 5) None of these

49. Statements:

Some cups are flowers.

Some flowers are boxes.

All boxes are tigers.

Conclusions:

I. Some tigers are cups.

II. Some tigers are flowers.

III. Some boxes are cups.

IV. No tiger is a flower.

1) None follows

2) Only either II or IV follows

3) Only III follows

4) Only either I or III follows

5) None of these

50. Statements:

Some cats are lions.

All lions are hares.

All hares are horses.

Conclusions:

I. Some cats are horses.

II. Some horses are lions.

III. Some hares are cats.

IV. Some cats are hares.

1) Only I and II follow

2) Only III and IV follow

3) Only I and III follow

4) All follow

5) None of these

51. Statements:

All boats are rivers.

All rivers are mangoes.

All mangoes are apples.

Conclusions:

I. All apples are boats.

II. All mangoes are boats.

III. All rivers are apples.

IV. All boats are apples.

1) All follow

2) Only I and II follow

3) Only I, III and IV follow

4) Only II, III and IV follow

5) None of these

52. Statements:

a. Some boxes are trees.

b. Some trees are horses,

c. All horses are fruits.

Conclusions:

I. Some fruits are boxes.

II. Some fruits are trees.

III. Some horses are boxes.

IV. No fruits are boxes.

1) None follows

2) Only either II or IV follows

3) Only either I or IV and II follow

4) Only either I or III and IV follow

5) None of these

53. Statements:

a. All flowers are buses.

b. Some buses are cats.

c. All cats are tigers.

Conclusions:

I. Some tigers are buses.

II. Some tigers are flowers.

III. Some cats are flowers.

IV. Some buses are tigers.

1) None follows

2) Only I and II follow

3) Only III and IV follow

4) Only I and IV follow

5) Only II and III follow

54. Statements:

a. All fans are rooms.

b. No room is green.

c. Some windows are green.

Conclusions:

I. Some windows are fans.

II. Some windows are rooms.

III. Some fans are green.

IV. No green is fan.

1) Only I follows 2) Only III follows

3) Only IV follows 4) Only II & IV follow

5) All follow

55. Statements:

a. Some tablets are rains.

b. All dogs are rains.

c. All rains are chairs.

Conclusions:

I. Some chairs are tablets.

II. All dogs are chairs.

III. Some tablets are dogs.

IV. Some tablets are chairs.

1) All follow 2) Only I, II&III follow

3) Only II, III and IV follow

4) Only III & IV follow 5) None of these

56. Statements:

a. No man is sky.

b. No sky is road.

c. Some men are roads.

Conclusions:

I. No road is man.

II. No road is sky.

III. Some skies are men.

IV. All roads are rnen.

1) None follows 2) Only I follows

3) Only 1 and III follow 4) Only II & III follow

5) None of these

57. Statements:

a. Some candles are houses.

b. Some houses are trains.

c. Some trains are roads.

Conclusions:

I. Some roads are candles.

II. Some trains are candles.

III. Some roads are houses.

IV. Some candles are roads.

1) None follows 2) All follow

3) Only I and II follow 4) Only II & III follow

5) Only III and IV follow

58. Statements:

a. No tree is fruit.

b. All fruits are stones,

c. All stones are rains.

Conclusions:

I. No stone is tree. II. No rain is tree.

III. Some rains are fruits.

IV. Some rains are trees.

1) None follows

2) Only either II or IV and III follow

3) Only either II or III and I follow

4) All follow 5) None of these

59. Statements:

a. All books are stars.

b. Some stars are windows,

c. All windows are hills.

Conclusions:

I. Some windows are books.

II. Some hills are stars.

III. Some hills are books.

IV. Some stars are books.

1) None follows 2) Only I & III follow

3) All follow 4) Only II & IV follow

5) None of these

60. Statements:

a. Some cats are rats,

b. All rats are bats,

c. Some bats are jungles.

Conclusions:

I. Some jungles are cats.

II. Some bats are cats.

III. Some jungles are rats.

IV. No jungles is cat.

1) None follows

2) Only III follows

3) Only either I or IV and III follow

4) Only either I or IV and II follow

5) None of these

61. Statements:

a. All flowers are clouds.

b. No clouds is sky

c. All skies are tigers.

Conclusions:

I. Some clouds are flowers.

II. All clouds are flowers.

III. Some tigers are skies.

IV. All tigers are skies.

1) Only II and IV follow

2) Only either I or II follows

3) Only either III or IV follows

4) All follow 5) None of these

62. Statements:

a. Some dogs are rats.

b. All rats are trees.

c. Some trees are not dogs.

Conclusions:

I. Some trees are dogs.

II. All dogs are trees.

III. All rats are dogs.

IV. All trees are dogs.

l) None follows 2) Only I follows

3) Only I and II follow 4) Only II & III follow

5) All follow

63. Statements:

a. Some boys are rains.

b. All rains are clouds.

c. Some clouds are cars.

Conclusions:

I. Some clouds are boys.

II. Some cars are boys.

III. Some cars are rains.

IV. Some rains are boys.

1) None follows 2) Only IV follows

3) Only I follows 4) Both I & IV follow

5) All follow

64. Statements:

a. All bricks are flowers.

b. Some houses are flowers.

c. All pens are houses.

Conclusions:

I. Some houses are bricks.

II. Some pens are flowers.

III. Some flowers are bricks.

IV. No pen is flower.

1) Only either II or IV and III follow

2) Only either II or IV and I follow

3) Only either I or II and IV follow

4) None follows 5) All follow

65. Statements:

a. All lions are ducks.

b. No duck is a horse.

c. All horses are fruits.

Conclusions:

I. No lion is a horse.

II. Some fruits are horses.

III. Some ducks are lions.

IV. Some lions are horses.

1) All follows

2) Only either I or II and both III and IV follow

3) Only either I or IV and both II and III follow

4) Only either I or IV and II follow

5) None of these

66. Statements:

a. Some mountains are rivers.

b. Some rivers are roads.

c. Some roads are windows.

Conclusions:

I. Some windows are roads.

II. Some rivers are mountains.

III. Some roads are mountains.

IV. Some windows are rivers.

1) All follow 2) Only I and II follow

3) Only III and IV follow4) Only I & IV follow

5) None follows

67. Statements:

a. All benches are trees.

b. All trees are flowers.

c. All flowers are fruits.

Conclusions:

I. All fruits are benches.

II. All trees are fruits.

III. Some fruits are flowers.

IV. Some flowers are benches.

1) All follow

2) Only II,III& IV follow

3) Only III and IV follow

4) Only II & III follow

5) None of these

68. Statements:

a. Some trains are radios.

b. Some radios are waters.

c. All tigers are waters.

Conclusions:

I. Some trains are tigers.

II. Some trains are waters.

III. No water is train.

IV. All waters are tigers.

1) None follows 2) Both II & III follow

3) Only either II or III follows

4) Only either I or III follows

5) Only either I or IV follows

69. Statements:

a. Some buses are rivers.

b. All rivers are mountains.

c. Some roads are mountains.

Conclusions:

I. Some mountains are buses.

II. Some roads are buses.

III. Some roads are rivers.

IV. Some mountains are roads.

l) None follows 2) Only I and II follow

3) Only III and IV follow4) Only I & IV follow

5) All follow

70. Statements:

a. All lions are jungles.

b. Some jungles are rabbits.

c. All rabbits are elephants.

Conclusions:

I. Some rabbits are lions.

II. Some elephants are jungles.

III. Some elephants are lions.

IV. Some elephants are rabbits.

1) Only I and III follow 2) Only I and II follow

3) Only II and III follow 4) Only III & IV follow

5) None of these

71. Statements:

a. All books are pens.

b. No pens are houses.

c. All houses are doors.

Conclusions:

I. No books are houses.

II. No books are doors.

III. Some doors are pens.

IV. Some houses are books.

1) Only I follows 2) Only I and II follow

3) Only II and III follow 
4) Only III & IV follow

5) None of these