Direction (Q. 1-10):
In each question below are given three statements followed by two conclusions
numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if
they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of
the given conclusions logically follows from the statements, disregarding
commonly known facts. Give answer:
(a) If only
conclusion I follows.
conclusion I follows.
(b) If only
conclusion II follows.
conclusion II follows.
(c) If either I or II
follows.
follows.
(d) If neither
conclusion I nor II follows.
conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both
conclusion I and II follows.
conclusion I and II follows.
1. Statements: Some books are balls. No
bat is a book. All balls are matches.
bat is a book. All balls are matches.
Conclusion: I.
Some balls are not bats.
Some balls are not bats.
II. Some bats are not matches.
2. Statements:
All squares are circles. All circles are ice. Some ice are triangles.
All squares are circles. All circles are ice. Some ice are triangles.
Conclusion: I.
There is a possibility that all triangles are squares.
There is a possibility that all triangles are squares.
II. At least some ice are squares.
3. Statements:
Some songs are dances. Some dances are rhymes. Some rhymes are stories.
Some songs are dances. Some dances are rhymes. Some rhymes are stories.
Conclusion: I.
Some dances are stories.
Some dances are stories.
II. Some songs are stories.
4. Statements:
Some bananas are soups. No soup is a powder. No curry is a banana.
Some bananas are soups. No soup is a powder. No curry is a banana.
Conclusion: I.
All bananas can never be a powder.
All bananas can never be a powder.
II. Some curry are soups.
5. Statements:
All balls are tables. All tables are chairs. No chairs is a room.
All balls are tables. All tables are chairs. No chairs is a room.
Conclusion: I. No
ball is a room.
ball is a room.
II. No table is a room.
6. Statements: All birds are stones. Some
stones are mountains. Some rocks are mountains.
stones are mountains. Some rocks are mountains.
Conclusion: I.
Some birds being mountain is a possibility.
Some birds being mountain is a possibility.
II. All birds are mountain.
(Q. 7-8)
Statements: All
teachers are bankers. All lawyers are teachers. No Doctor is a banker.
teachers are bankers. All lawyers are teachers. No Doctor is a banker.
7. Conclusion: I.
Some teachers being doctor is a possibility.
Some teachers being doctor is a possibility.
II. At least some bankers are lawyers.
8. Conclusion: I.
No banker is a lawyer.
No banker is a lawyer.
II. All teachers being lawyer is a possibility.
9. Statements:
Some cities are towns. All towns are urban.
Some cities are towns. All towns are urban.
Conclusion: I.
All cities being urban is a possibility.
All cities being urban is a possibility.
II. Some town can never be cities.
10. Statements:
No flower is a rose. Some roses are red.
No flower is a rose. Some roses are red.
Conclusion: I.
All red being flower is a possibility.
All red being flower is a possibility.
II. At least some flower are red.
Answers: 1.a, 2.e, 3.d, 4.a, 5.e, 6.a, 7.b, 8.b, 9.a, 10.d
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