Directions (Qs. 1 - 16): Study the following questions carefully and choose the right answer:
1. Statements: No cup is a pen.
No coffee is cup.
Conclusions: I. No pen is coffee.
II. All coffee are pens.
A) If only conclusion I follows.
B) If only conclusion II follows.
C) If either conclusions I or conclusion II follows.
D) If neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
E) If both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
Sol: Venn Diagram:
Ans: D
2. Statements: No laptop is computer.
No net is laptop.
Conclusions: I. No laptop is net.
II. All nets are computers.
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.
Sol: Venn Diagram:
Ans: D
3. Statements: All gold is silver.
All platinum is gold.
Conclusions: I. All platinum is silver.
II. All silver is gold.
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.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: A
4.Statements: Some roots are bushes.
All gardens are bushes.
Conclusions:
I. At least some roots are gardens.
II. Some roots are definitely not garden.
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.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: C
5. Statements: All covers are pants.
No saucer is a pant.
Conclusions: I. No cover is a saucer.
II. At least some pants are covers.
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.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: E
6. Statements: All boards are locks.
All mats are boards.
No box is a lock.
Conclusions:
I. At least some boards are boxes.
II. No box is a mat.
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.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: B
7. Statements: All nerves are phones. All phones are places.
Conclusions: I. Some nerves are not places.
II. Some phones are not places.
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.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: D
8. Statements: All systems are orbits.
All stones are systems.
No sheet is an orbit.
Conclusions: I. All stones are orbits.
II. No system is a sheet.
A) Conclusion I follows.
B) Conclusion II follows.
C) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
E) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: D
9. Statements: All sun are water
All water are nature
No sun is ring
Conclusions: I. Some ring are nature.
II. Some nature are water.
A) Conclusion I follows.
B) Conclusion II follows.
C) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.
E) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: B
10. Statements: No day is a calendar.
Some calendars are papers.
Conclusions: I. No paper is a calendar.
II. Some papers are calendar.
A) Conclusion I follows.
B) Conclusion II follows.
C) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
E) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: B
11. Statements: All cats are dogs.
Some dogs are rats.
Conclusions: I. Some dogs are cats.
II. All rats are cats.
A) Conclusion I follows.
B) Conclusion II follows.
C) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
E) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: A
12. Statements: All scarfs are wires
No wire is an paste
Conclusions: I. No paste is a scarf
II. No scarf is an paste
A) Conclusion I follows.
B) Conclusion II follows.
C) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows
D) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow.
E) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: D
13. Statement: Some brave are great Some brave are good
Conclusions: I. Some good brave are great.
II. Some great brave are good.
A) If II alone can be drawn
B) If both can’t be drawn
C) If I alone can be drawn
D) If both I and II can be drawn
E) Neither I nor II can be drawn.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: B
14. Statements: No green is red.
No green is blue.
Conclusions: I. No blue is red
II. At least some blue are red
A) Conclusion I follows.
B) Conclusion II follows.
C) Either conclusion I or conclusion II follows.
D) Both conclusion I and conclusion II follows.
E) Neither conclusion I nor conclusion II follows.
Sol: Venn diagram:
Ans: C
15. Statements: Some combs are rings.
No ring is a clip.
No gum is a comb.
Conclusions:
I. All combs being clips is a possibility.
II. No comb is a gum.
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.
Sol:
Ans: B
16. Statements: Some rubbers are trees.
No tree is a paint.
No bag is a rubber.
Conclusions:
I. All rubbers can never be paints.
II. Some bags are trees.
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.
Sol:
Ans: A
