Syllogism Questions for IBPS RRB Prelims: 6th July 2018

Dear Aspirants,

Reasoning Ability is an onerous section. With the increasing complexity of questions, it becomes hard for one to give it the cold shoulder. The only way to make the grade in this particular section in the forthcoming banking exams like IBPS RRB is to practice continuously with all your heart and soul. And, to let you practice with the best of the latest pattern questions, here is the Adda247 Reasoning Quiz based on the study plan and the exact same pattern of questions that are being asked in the exams.

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by some Conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the 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 statements.

Q1.  Statements:

Some R are Q. 

No E is Q. 

All R are S. 

Conclusions:

I. Some S are not E.

II. Only  E are R is a possibility 

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows 

(c) Either I or II follows

(d) Both follows 

(e) None follows 

Q2. Statements:

Some J are N

Some T are M

No M is N

Conclusions:

I. Some N are T is a possibility

II. Some J are not M is a possibility

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II and I follow 

(c) Only II follows

(d) Either I or II follows 

(e) None of these 

Q3. Statements:

Some Z are X

Some V are U

Some X are not U

Conclusions:

I. All V are X is a possibility

II. All V are Z

(a) Only I and II follow

(b) Only II follows 

(c) Only I follows 

(d) None follows 

(e) None of these 

Q4. Statements:

No E is F

Some A are B 

All B are E

Conclusions:

I. Some B are not A

II. Some B are not F is a possibility

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows 

(c) None follows

(d) Either I or II follows 

(e) None of these 

Q5. Statements:

Some Y are O

Some Q are J

Some O are J

Conclusions:

I. Some Y are not J is a possibility

II. Some O are Q is a possibility 

(a) Only I follows

(b) Only II follows 

(c) Only I and II follow

(d) None follows 

(e) None of these  

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions below are given two/three statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer

      (a) If only conclusion I follows.

      (b) If only conclusion II follows.

      (c) If either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.

      (d) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.

      (e) If both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.

Q6. Statements:

All Plugs are Wire.

Some Switch are Plugs.

Some Buttons are Switch.

Conclusion: 

I. Some Buttons are Plugs.

II. All Plugs are Buttons.

Q7. Statements: 

All Lenovo are Samsung.

No Samsung is Lava.

Some Moto are Samsung.

Conclusion: 

I. No Lava is Lenovo.

II. Some Lava is Moto.

Q8. Statements:

Some rooms are chairs. 

All rooms are tables. 

All tables are fans.

Conclusion: 

I. Some fans are Chair.

II. Some Tables are chair. 

Q9. Statements: 

Some shirts are Pants. 

Some Pants are ties. 

No pant is bag.

Conclusion: 

I. Some ties are Bags. 

II. Some ties are not bags.

Q10. Statements: 

All roots are trees. 

Some trees are leaves. 

No leaves are plant.

Conclusion: 

I. Some Plant are Roots.

II. Some Roots are not Plants. 

Directions (11- 15): In each of the questions below are given three statements followed by four conclusions number I, II ,III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Q11. Statements: 

No smack is a screw. 

Some screws are spanks. 

All spanks are slaps.

Conclusions:

I. All smacks are not spanks.

II. Only slaps are spanks.

III. Some slaps are definitely screws.

IV. All slaps being smacks is a possibility.

(a) Either II or IV and III follow

(b) II and III follow

(c) Only IV follows

(d) Only III follows

(e) None of these 

Q12. Statements: 

Some cokes are cola.

Some cola are coco.

No coco is a coca.

Conclusions: 

I. No cola are cocas.

II. At least some cola are cocas.

III. Some cola are not cocas.

IV. All cokes are being coco is a possibility.

(a) All follow

(b) Only I follows

(c) Either I or II and III,IV follow

(d) Only II follows

(e) None of these

Q13. Statements: 

Some kids are kites.

All kites are knights.

No knight is a queen

Conclusions: 

I. No kites are queens.

II. Some kids are not queens.

III. Some kids are knights.

IV. Some knights are not queens.

(a) All follow

(b) Only I, II and III follow

(c) Only II, III and IV follow

(d) Only I, III and IV follow

(e) None of these

Q14. Statements: 

All pests are grass.

Some pests are weeds.

Some grass are roots.

Conclusions: 

I. All weeds being roots is a possibility

II. All weeds are not grass.

III. Some roots are not grass.

IV. At least some grass are not pests

(a) None follows

(b) All follow

(c) I and II follows

(d) II and III follows

(e) None of these 

Q15. Statements: 

Some times are moneys. 

Some moneys are assets. 

All moneys are goals.

Conclusions: 

I. At least some times are assets

II. Some times are not assets.

III. All times being goals is a possibility.

IV. All goals being money is a possibility

(a) Either III or IV follows

(b) Either I or II follows

(c) Either I or II and III and IV follow

(d) None follows

(e) None of the above

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