Reasoning Quiz Syllogism & Puzzle for Upcoming Exams
Directions (1-5): In each of the questions below are given two
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 from commonly
known facts. Read all the conclusion and then decide which of the given
conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly
known facts. Give answers:
(1) Only conclusions I follows
(2) Only conclusions II follows
(3) Either conclusion I or II
follows
(4) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(5) Both conclusion I & II follows
For Qs (1-3)
Statements: All stars are bottles.
Some bottles are papers.
No paper is a calendar.
1. Conclusions: I. All star being paper is a possibility.
II. No calendar is a bottle.
2. Conclusions: I. All calendars being stars is a possibility.
II. At least some bottles are stars.
3. Conclusions: I. At least some calendars are bottles.
II. No calendar is a star.
For Qs (4-5)
Statements: Some pencils are blanket.
All blankets are erasers.
4. Conclusions: I. At least some pencils are erasers.
II. All blankets are erasers.
5. Conclusions: I.
No eraser is a pencil.
II. All blankets being pencils is a possibility.
Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully to
answer the given questions.
A, B, C, D, E, G and H are eight friends
travelling in three different cars viz X, Y and Z, which at least two in one
car to three different places viz Delhi, Chandigarh and Agra.
There is at least one female
member in each car. D is travelling with G to Delhi but not in car Y. A is
travelling with only H in car Z but not to Chandigarh. C is not travelling with
either D or E. F and D are studying in the same only girl’s college. H, B and G
are studying in the same boy’s college.
6. Which of the following represents the group
of females?
(1) F, C, A (2)
F, G, A
(3) D, C, A (4)
Data inadequate
(5) None of these
7. Which of the following combinations is
correct?
(1) Delhi – X – C
(2) Chandigarh – X – F
(3) Agra – Z – E
(4) Delhi – Y – E
(5) None of these
8. Which of the following cars carrying four
people?
(1) Either X or Z (2) Y
(3) Either X or Y (4) Z
(5) None of these
9. In which of the following cars is C
travelling?
(1) X (2)
Y
(3) Z (4)
Either X or Y
(5) Data inadequate
10. Which of the following cars is carrying
people to Chandigarh?
(1) Y (2)
X
(3) Either X or Y (4) Data inadequate
(5) None of these
Answers:
1 (1)
2 (5)
3 (4)
4 (5)
5 (2)
Solutions (6-10)
X
(Delhi) Y (Chandigarh) Z (Agra)
D (female) C A (female)
G (male) F
(female) H (male)
E
B (male) travelling in either X or Y
6 (5)
7 (5)
8 (5)
9 (2)
10 (1)