Verbal Reasoning Class Exercise-01

Syllogisms

DIRECTIONS for Q. 1-5: Each of the following questions contains two sets of three sentences
each. You have to identify which of the sentences are logically related.

1. A. All apples are oranges. Some oranges are mangoes. Some apples are mangoes.
B. No car is a cart. No cart is a cycle. All cars are cycles.
a. Only A b. Only B c. Both A & B d. Neither A nor B

2. A. All triangles have three sides. This has three sides. This is a triangle.
B. All pens are petals. All petals are pins. Some pins are pens.
a. Only A b. Only B c. Both A &B d. Neither A nor B

3. A. Hardwork pays. Honesty does not pay. Hardwork is not honesty.

B. Rohan is intelligent. Rohan is a boy. All boys are intelligent.
a. Only A b. Only B c. Both A & B d. Neither A nor B

4. All cows are goats. All goats are dogs. All dogs are cows.
B. Actors know Urdu. Shyam knows Urdu. Shyam is an actor.
a. Only A b. Only B c. Both A & B d. Neither A nor B

5. A. All students study. Ram studies. Ram is a student.

B. No students cheat. Ram is a student. Ram does not cheat.
a. Only A b. Only B c. Both A & B d. Neither A nor B

6. Consider the following statements and determine which of them is/are correct:
1. No garden is a park and no park is a ground. Therefore, no garden is a ground.
2. All yellow are orange but no yellow is green. Therefore, no green is orange.
A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2

7. Consider the following statements and determine which of them is/are correct:
1. All almonds are nuts and no almond is green. Therefore, no nut is green.
2. No scooter is a bike and no cycle is a scooter. Therefore, no bike is a cycle.
A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2
 8.Consider the following statements and determine which of them is/are correct:
1. All pillows are cushions and all cushions are quilts. Therefore, some quilts are pillows.
2. All bats are cats and all rats are cats. Therefore, all bats are rats.
A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2

9. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two:
1. All humans are beings. No being is immortal. No human is immortal.
2. All coffee is tea. Some tea is sugar. Some coffee is sugar.
A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2

10. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two:
1. All Ts are square. All squares are circular. All Ts are circular.
2. Some bicycles are cycles. All cycles are unicycles. Some unicycles are bicycles.
A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2

DIRECTIONS for Q. 11-20: Each of the following questions contain six statements each. You have
to identify the option in which first two logically imply the third.

11. A. All whales are mammals.

B. Some cats are felines.
C. No mammal is a reptile.
D. No whale is a reptile.
E. Some felines are reptiles.
F. Some cats are reptiles.

A. ADC B. BFE C. ACD D. FBE

12. A. All plants are trees.

B. All trees are plants.
C. All trees exhale oxygen.
D. All plants inhale carbon dioxide.
E. All plants exhale oxygen.
F. All trees inhale carbon dioxide.

A. AEF B. ADF C. BFD D. BEC

13. A. All apples are red.
B. All tomatoes are red.
C. All carrots are red.
D. All tomatoes are healthy.
E. All apples are tomatoes.
F. All apples are carrots.

A. ADE B. AFC C. FCA D. DEB

14. A. Some paper is wood.

B. All wood is good.
C. All that is good is wood.
D. Some wood is paper.
E. All paper is good.
F. Some good is paper.

A.FAC B. BED C. FBA D. BDF

15. A. All C are D.

B. All A are C.
C. Some A are not D.
D. All C are A.
E. Some D are C.
F. Some A are D.

A. BFA B. ADB C. DCE D. DEF

16. A. All cars are jeeps.

B. Some cars run on petrol.
C. All jeeps run on petrol.
D. Some jeeps are cars.
E. All cars run on petrol.
F. Some jeeps run on petrol.

A. AEC B. FAB C. CED D. CAE

17. A. All boys play cricket.
B. Ram is a boy.
C. Sita is a girl.
D. Sita does not play cricket.
E. Ram plays cricket.
F. Girls do not play cricket.

A. ACD B. BEA C. FDC D. FCD

18. A. No pen is a pencil.

B. All pens are blue.
C. No pencil is blue.
D. All pencils are grey.
E. No pen is grey.
F. Pens are not pencils.

A. ABC B. ADE C. Both A and B D. None of these

19. A. Some books are black.

B. Some copies are black.
C. All black are white.
D. Some books are copies.
E. Some white are books.
F. No copies are white.

A. ACE B. ABD C. BCF D. DEF

20. A. All lakes are ponds.

B. All lakes are cold.
C. All ponds are cold.
D. Some lakes contain fish.
E. All ponds contain fish.
F. Some lakes are ponds.

A. ABC B. FDE C. EDA D. CAB