Syllogism is a method of reasoning where a conclusion is drawn from two or more statements (premises) that are assumed to be true. In RBI Assistant and other banking exams, syllogism questions test logical reasoning and decision-making skills. Candidates need to carefully analyze the given statements and determine which conclusions logically follow.
Practice Syllogism Questions for RBI Assistant
Syllogisms usually involve keywords like “all,” “some,” “no,” “only,” and “none,” and conclusions may require the use of Venn diagrams or logical reasoning shortcuts to solve efficiently. Practicing a variety of questions helps improve speed and accuracy, which is crucial for competitive exams.
Directions: Read the statements carefully. Take them to be true even if they seem contrary to commonly known facts. Decide which of the conclusions logically follow.
Question 1
Statements:
Only a few potteries are clay.
All clay are metals.
Conclusions:
I. All potteries can never be metals.
II. All clay being potteries is a possibility.
III. Some metals are definitely potteries.
(a) Only II and III follow
(b) Only II follows
(c) Either I or III follows
(d) Only II and III follow
(e) II and either I or III follows
Question 2
Statements:
Only a few courts are fields.
No courts are arenas.
Conclusions:
I. Some arenas are definitely not fields.
II. All fields being arenas is a possibility.
III. All courts can never be fields.
(a) Only III follows
(b) Only II and III follow
(c) All of I, II and III follow
(d) Only I and II follow
(e) III and either I or II follow
Question 3
Statements:
Only a few debits are credits.
A few credits are cash.
Conclusions:
I. Some cash are definitely not debits.
II. All debits being cash is a possibility.
III. All debits being credits is a possibility.
(a) Only III follows
(b) Only I and III follow
(c) Only II and III follow
(d) III and either I or II follow
(e) Only II follows
Question 4
Statements:
Only a few volumes are display.
Only a few screens are volumes.
Conclusions:
I. Some screens are definitely not display.
II. All display being screens is a possibility.
(a) Only II follows
(b) Only I follows
(c) Neither I nor II follows
(d) Either I or II follows
(e) Both I and II follow
Question 5
Statements:
Only a few hockey is soccer.
Some soccer is rugby.
No rugby is tennis.
Conclusions:
I. All tennis can never be soccer.
II. Some hockey can be tennis.
III. All soccer can never be tennis.
(a) Only II and III follow
(b) Either I or III follows
(c) Only II follows
(d) Either I or III and II follows
(e) All the three conclusions follow
Question 6
Statements:
All pens are pencils.
No pencil is eraser.
Some erasers are boxes.
All boxes are bags.
Conclusions:
I. Some bags are pencils.
II. Some erasers are pens.
III. No bag is pencil.
IV. Some boxes are pencils.
(a) None follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Only III follows
(d) Only I follows
(e) Only either I or III follows
Question 7
Statements:
Some plugs are sinks.
Some sinks are toys.
All toys are needles.
No needle is thread.
Conclusions:
I. Some needles are toys.
II. Some thread may be both needles and sinks.
III. Some plugs are needles.
IV. Some sinks are needles.
(a) Conclusion I follows
(b) Conclusion II follows
(c) Conclusion I and IV follow
(d) Conclusion I and III follow
(e) Conclusion I and II follow
Question 8
Statements:
All buses are trucks.
Some cars are trucks.
All ships are cars.
Some cars are bikes.
Conclusions:
I. Some buses are ships.
II. Some cars are not ships.
III. No ships are bikes.
IV. Some buses are bikes.
(a) Conclusion I follows
(b) Conclusion II follows
(c) Conclusion III follows
(d) Conclusion IV follows
(e) None of these
Question 9
Statements:
Some shoes are socks.
Some socks are sandals.
All belts are shoes.
All slippers are sandals.
Conclusions:
I. Some shoes are sandals.
II. Some socks are slippers.
III. No sandal is shoe.
IV. Some shoes are belts.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Only III and IV follow
(d) Only IV follows
(e) Only either I or III and IV follow
Question 10
Statements:
All chairs are tables.
Some tables are beds.
Conclusions:
I. Some chairs can be beds.
II. All beds can never be chairs.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Both I and II follow
(d) Neither I nor II follows
(e) Either I or II follows
Question 11
Statements:
No pens are pencils.
Some pencils are erasers.
Conclusions:
I. Some erasers are pens.
II. All pens being erasers is a possibility.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Neither I nor II follows
(d) Both I and II follow
(e) Either I or II follows
Question 12
Statements:
All books are journals.
Some journals are papers.
Conclusions:
I. Some papers are books.
II. All papers being books is a possibility.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Both I and II follow
(d) Neither I nor II follows
(e) Either I or II follows
Question 13
Statements:
Some fruits are apples.
All apples are mangoes.
Conclusions:
I. Some mangoes are fruits.
II. All fruits can never be mangoes.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Both I and II follow
(d) Neither I nor II follows
(e) Either I or II follows
Question 14
Statements:
All windows are doors.
No doors are walls.
Conclusions:
I. Some walls can never be windows.
II. All windows being walls is a possibility.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Both I and II follow
(d) Neither I nor II follows
(e) Either I or II follows
Question 15
Statements:
Some cats are dogs.
Some dogs are lions.
All lions are tigers.
Conclusions:
I. Some tigers are dogs.
II. Some cats can be tigers.
III. All cats being lions is a possibility.
(a) Only I follows
(b) Only II follows
(c) Only III follows
(d) I and II follow
(e) II and III follow
Answers
| Q.No | Correct Answer |
| 1 | (e) II and either I or III follows |
| 2 | (b) Only II and III follow |
| 3 | (c) Only II and III follow |
| 4 | (a) Only II follows |
| 5 | (b) Either I or III follows |
| 6 | (a) None follows |
| 7 | (c) Conclusion I and IV follow |
| 8 | (e) None of these |
| 9 | (a) Only I follows |
| 10 | (d) Neither I nor II follows |
| 11 | (b) Only II follows |
| 12 | (b) Only II follows |
| 13 | (a) Only I follows |
| 14 | (a) Only I follows |
| 15 | (d) I and II follow |
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