Exercise: Syllogism

Questions for: Syllogism

Statements: All the books are pencils. No pencil is eraser.

Conclusions:

  1. All the pencils are books.
  2. Some erasers are books.
  3. No book is eraser.
  4. Some books are erasers.

A:
Only (3)
B:
Only (1) and (3)
C:
Only (1) and (2)
D:
Only (2) and (3)
Answer: A

Statements: All the goats are tigers. All the tigers are lions.

Conclusions:

  1. All the goats are lions.
  2. All the lions are goats.
  3. Some lions are goats.
  4. Some tigers are goats.

A:
All the four
B:
Only (1), (2) and (3)
C:
Only (1), (3) and (4)
D:
Only (2), (3) and (4)
Answer: C

Statements: Some pens are books. Some books are pencils.

Conclusions:

  1. Some pens are pencils.
  2. Some pencils are pens.
  3. All pencils are pens.
  4. All books are pens.

A:
Only (1) and (3)
B:
Only (2) and (4)
C:
All the four
D:
None of the four
Answer: D

Statements: Some tables are T.V. Some T.V. are radios.

Conclusions:

  1. Some tables are radios.
  2. Some radios are tables.
  3. All the radios are T.V.
  4. All the T.V. are tables.

A:
Only (2) and (4)
B:
Only (1) and (3)
C:
Only (4)
D:
Only (1) and (4)
Answer: E

Statements: All the phones are scales. All the scales are calculators.

Conclusions:

  1. All the calculators are scales.
  2. All the phones are calculators
  3. All the scales are phones.
  4. Some calculators are phones.

A:
Only (1) and (4)
B:
Only (3) and (4)
C:
Only (2) and (4)
D:
Only (1) and (2)
Answer: C
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