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SYLLOGISM
IBPS Clerk (PRE) Exam 2017
IBPS Clerk Pre (Syllogism)
Directions (Q1-5): In each of the questions II. All books being pen is a possibility
below are given two/three statements
followed by two conclusions numbered I and Directions (Q6-10): In each question below are
II. You have to take the given statements to be given two or three statements followed by two
true even if they seem to be at variance with conclusions numbered I and II. You have to
commonly known facts. Read all the take the given statements to be true even if
conclusions and then decide which of the given they seem to be at variance with commonly
conclusions logically follows from the given known facts. Read all the conclusions and
statements, disregarding commonly known decide which of the given conclusions logically
facts. Give answer: follows from the given statements,
(A)If only conclusion I follows. disregarding commonly known facts. Give
(B) if only conclusion II follows. answer
(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II (A)If only conclusion I follows.
follows. (B) if only conclusion II follows.
(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II (C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II
follows. follows.
(E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. (D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II
Q1. Statements: follows.
(i) All blades are sharp. (E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
(ii)Some blades are blunt. Q6. Statements:
(iii)No blunt is a sword. (i) Some tigers are panthers.
Conclusions: I. All sword being blades is a (ii) No lion is a tiger.
possibility. Conclusions: I. Some panthers being lions is a
II. At least some blades may be swords. possibility.
Q2. Statements: (i) All flowers are white. II. Panthers, which are not tigers, being lions is a
(ii) Some whites are beautiful. possibility.
Conclusions: I. All flowers being beautiful is a Q7. Statements:
possibility. (i) All doctors are perfect.
II. At least some white may not be flowers. (ii) All engineers are perfect.
Q3. Statements: Conclusions: I. There is a possibility that some
(i) All fruits are tasty. doctors are engineers.
(ii) No tasty is good. II. All perfects are either doctors or engineers.
(iii) All goods are yummy. Q8. Statements:
Conclusions: I. All yummy things being tasty is a (i) All eggs are tomatoes.
possibility. (ii) No tomato is a potato.
II. All fruits being yummy is a possibility. (iii) All potatoes are goods.
Q4. Statements: Conclusions: I. Some tomatoes may be goods.
(i) All mangoes are grapes. II. All eggs being goods is a possibility.
(ii) Some grapes are black. Q9. Statements:
Conclusions: I. Some mangoes being black is a (i) Some dogs are cats.
possibility. (ii) All animals are cats.
II.There is a possibility that some mangoes are (iii) All cats are whites.
not black. Conclusions: I. All those dogs which are cats are
Q5. Statements: also whites.
(i) No book is a pencil. II. All the animals may or may not be dogs.
(ii) All pencils are pens. Q10. Statements:
(iii) No pen is blue. (i) Some golds are silver.
Conclusions: I. No blue is a pencil. (ii) All silvers are white.
IBPS Clerk Pre (Syllogism)
Conclusions: I. All squares being rectangle is a (ii) All wishes are claims.
possibility. Conclusions: I. No demand is claim.
II. At least some rectangles are circles. II. All claims are wishes.
20. Statements:
(i) Some flowers are white. Directions (Q26-30): In each question below
(ii) No flower is black. are given two/three statements followed by
Conclusions: I. No black is white. two Conclusions numbered I and II. You have
II. All whites being flowers is a possibility. to take the given statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance with commonly
Directions (Q21-25): In each question below known facts and then decide which of the two
are two statements followed by two conclusions logically follows from the given
conclusions Numbered I and II. You have to statements disregarding commonly known
take the two given statements to be true even. facts. Give answer
if they seem to be at variance from commonly (A)If only conclusion I follows.
known facts and then decide which of the (B) if only conclusion II follows.
given conclusions logically follows from the (C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II
given statements disregarding commonly follows.
known facts. (D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II
(A)If only conclusion I follows. follows.
(B) if only conclusion II follows. (E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II Q26. Statements:
follows. (i) All bags are purses.
(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II (ii) No purse is black.
follows. (iii) All blacks are beautiful.
(E) if both conclusion I and conclusion II follow. Conclusions: I. Some bags being black is a
Q21. Statements: possibility.
(i) All graphics are designs. II. At least some purses are bags.
(ii) All patterns are designs. Q27. Statements:
Conclusions: I. Atleast some designs are (i) All bags are purses.
graphics. (ii) No purse is black.
II. No pattern is a graphic. (iii) All blacks are beautiful
Q22. Statements: Conclusions: I. All purses being beautiful is a
(i) All leaves are roots. possibility.
(ii) Some leaves are branches. II. Some bags are not black.
Conclusions: I. Some branches are not leaves. Q28. Statements:
II. At least some roots are branches. (i) Some fishes are cats.
Q23. Statements: (ii) Some dogs are cats.
(i) All toys are gifts. (iii) No fish is black.
(ii) No toy is a reward. Conclusions: I. At least some cats are not black.
Conclusions: I. At least some rewards are gifts. II. There is a possibility that some fishes are
II. All gifts are toys. dogs.
Q24. Statements: Q29. Statements:
(i) Some kings are emperors. (i) Some fishes are cats.
(ii) No ruler is a king. (ii) Some dogs are cats.
Conclusions: I. No ruler is an emperor. (iii) No fish is black
II. At least some rulers are emperors. Conclusions: I. No dog is black.
Q25. Statements: II. Some cats are black.
(i) No wish is a demand.
IBPS Clerk Pre (Syllogism)