Syllogism Shortcut Tricks for UPSC, GPSC & Bank Exams

Question 1

Statements: (1) Some pillows are beds. (2) Some beds are blankets. Conclusions: (I) Some pillows are blankets. (II) No pillow is a blanket.

MCQ

Neither conclusion I nor II follows Either conclusion I or II follows Only conclusion I follows Only conclusion II follows

Question 2

Statements: (1) No window is a door. (2) All doors are walls. Conclusions: (I) Some walls are doors. (II) No window is a wall.

MCQ

Neither conclusion follows Both conclusions follow Only conclusion II follows Only conclusion I follows

Question 3

Statements: (1) All pens are markers. (2) All markers are crayons. Conclusions: (I) All pens are crayons. (II) Some crayons are pens.

MCQ

Only conclusion II follows Only conclusion I follows Neither conclusion I nor II follows Both conclusion I and II follow

Question 4

Statements: (1) Some smart phones are gadgets. (2) All gadgets are electronic. Conclusions: (I) Some smart phones are electronic. (II) All electronics are gadgets.

MCQ

Only conclusion I follows Neither conclusion follows Only conclusion II follows Both conclusions follow

Question 5

Statements: (1) All locks are keys. (2) No key is a toy. Conclusions: (I) No lock is a toy. (II) Some toys are keys.

MCQ

Neither conclusion follows Only conclusion II follows Only conclusion I follows Both conclusions follow

Question 6

Statements: (1) All gold is metal. (2) No metal is cheap. Conclusions: (I) No gold is cheap. (II) Some metals are gold.

MCQ

Only conclusion II follows Neither conclusion follows Only conclusion I follows Both conclusion I and II follow

Question 7

Statements: (1) No teacher is a student. (2) Some students are athletes. Conclusions: (I) Some athletes are not teachers. (II) All teachers are athletes.

MCQ

Neither conclusion follows Only conclusion II follows Both conclusions follow Only conclusion I follows

Question 8

Statements: (1) All carrots are vegetables. (2) Some vegetables are fruits. Conclusions: (I) All carrots are fruits. (II) Some fruits are carrots.

MCQ

Neither conclusion I nor II follows Only conclusion arrows II follows Either conclusion I or II follows Only conclusion I follows

Question 9

Statements: (1) Some cats are dogs. (2) No dogs are black. Conclusions: (I) Some cats are not black. (II) Some dogs are cats.

MCQ

Only conclusion II follows Only conclusion I follows Both conclusion I and II follow Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Question 10

Statements: (1) Some apples are red. (2) All red things are sweet. Conclusions: (I) Some sweet things are apples. (II) Some red things are apples.

MCQ

Neither conclusion follows Only conclusion I follows Both conclusion I and II follow Only conclusion II follows