(Sample Material) IBPS Clerk Study Kit "Reasoning - Syllogism"
Sample Materials of IBPS Clerk Study Kit
Subject: Reasoning
Topic: Syllogism
Q.1 Directions : Given two Statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given two statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statement:
- I. Some doors are mangoes.
- II. All mangoes are bananas.
Conclusions
- I. All bananas are mangoes.
- II. All doors are bananas.
- III. Some doors are bananas.
- IV. Some mangoes are doors.
(1) Only I and II follow
(2) None follows
(3) All follow
(4) Only III and IV follow
(5) Cannot be determined
Q.2 Directions : Given two Statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given two statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statement:
- I. Some chairs are windows.
- II. No window is sky.
Conclusions
- I. No window is chair.
- II. No chair is window.
- III. Some windows are skies.
- IV. Some chairs are skies.
(1) Either III or IV follows
(2) Either II or III follows
(3) Either II or IV follows
(4) None follows
(5) Cannot be determined
Q.3 Directions : Given two Statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given two statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statement:
- I. No parrot is crow.
- II. All crows are bats.
Conclusions
- I. Some bats are parrots.
- II. All bats are parrots.
- III. Some bats are crows.
- IV. Some bats are not crows.
(1) Either III or IV follows
(2) Only I, II and III follow
(3) Only II, III and IV follow
(4) Only I and II follow
(5) Cannot be determined
Q.4 Directions : Given two Statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given two statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statement:
- I. All stars are planets.
- II. All planets are trees.
Conclusions
- I. All planets are stars.
- II. All stars are trees.
- III. All trees are plants.
- IV. Some trees are stars.
(1) Only II and IV follow
(2) Only I and II follow
(3) None follows
(4) All follow
(5) Cannot be determined
Q.5 Directions : Given two Statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III and IV. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given two statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statement:
- I. Some chairs are shoes.
- II. Some shoes are sticks.
Conclusions
- I. Some chairs are sticks.
- II. No chair is stick.
- III. All sticks are shoes.
- IV. All shoes are chairs.
(1) Either I or II follows
(2) Either II or IV follows
(3) III follows
(4) Only I and II follow
(5) Cannot be determined
