IBPS PO Prelims Reasoning Ability Mini Mock 3- Syllogism |

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Directions (1-3): In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given 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 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 II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.

Q1. Statements:
Only a few March are April.
Only a few April is May.
All May is June.
Conclusions:
I. All June being April is a possibility.
II. Some May are March.

Q2. Statements:
Only chips are coffee.
Some chips is cookies.
Only a few cookies is sugar.
Conclusions:
I. Some coffee is cookies
II. All cookies are sugar is a possibility

Q3. Statements:
Some Blue are Olive.
All Olive is Yellow.
Some Yellow is White.
Conclusions:
I. Some Olive is White.
II. Some Blue are Yellow.

Direction (4-5): In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two conclusions. 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.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.

Q4. Statements:
Some apple are Papaya
No apple is Mango
All Mango is litchi
Conclusion:
I: Some papaya are not Mango
II: Some litchi are mango

Q5. Statements:
All Box are Bottle
All Bottle are cards
Some cards are mobile
Conclusion:
I: Some mobile are Bottle
II: All cards are bottle

Directions (6-10): In each question below are given some statements followed by some conclusions. 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:

Q6. Statements:
All Day is call
Some sleep are night
Some sleep are call
All sleep are hey
Conclusions:
I. Some night can be hey
II. Some day are not Hey
(a) Only I follow
(b) Only II follow
(c) Either I or II follow
(d) Neither I nor II follow
(e) Both I and II follows

Q7. Statements:
Some Who are You
No We is He
No Me are You
Some Me are We
Conclusions:
I. Some Me are He
II. Some Me are not He
(a) Only I follow
(b) Only II follow
(c) Either I or II follow
(d) Neither I nor II follow
(e) Both I and II follows

Q8. Statements:
Some Thought are Of
All The are Day
Some The are Of
Conclusions:
I. Some thought are The
II. No The are Thought
(a) Only I follow
(b) Only II follow
(c) Either I or II follow
(d) Neither I nor II follow
(e) Both I and II follows

Q9. Statements:
Some Quant are English
Some IT are CS
Some English are CS
Conclusions:
I. All Quant can be IT
II. Some Quant are CS
(a) Only I follow
(b) Only II follow
(c) Either I or II follow
(d) Neither I nor II follow
(e) Both I and II follows

Q10. Statements:
Only a few Orange are Apple
Some Apple are Mango
Only Mango are Grapes
Conclusions:
I. All Mango can be Apple
II. Some Orange can be Mango
(a) Only I follow
(b) Only II follow
(c) Either I or II follow
(d) Neither I nor II follow
(e) Both I and II follows

Directions (11-15): Some statements are given followed by some conclusions. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the following conclusions follow from the given statements:

Q11. Statements:
Only a few cotton are silk.
All silk are rayon.
No silk are polyester
Conclusions:
I. All polyester is cotton is a possibility
II. No rayon is polyester
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow

Q12. Statements:
Some bunny is easter.
No easter is a egg.
Only a few egg are hidden
Conclusions:
I. All hidden is easter is a possibility
II. Some bunny is hidden is a possibility
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.

Q13. Statements:
Only a few Brown are green.
Some green are yellow
Atleast yellow are white
Conclusions:
I. Some white is brown
II. No brown is white
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow

Q14. Statements:
No Light is Current
Some Bulb are Bright
All Bright are Light
Conclusions:
I. Some bulb are not current
II. No light are bulb
(a) Only I follows
(b) Both I and II follow
(c) None follows
(d) Either I or II follows
(e) None of these

Q15. Statements:
Only Yellow are Orange
No Black are yellow
Only black are green
Conclusions:
I. Some Orange are green
II. No green are orange
(a) Only I and II follow
(b) Only II follows
(c) Only I follow
(d) None follows
(e) None of these

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