Infosys Logical Reasoning Syllogism Quiz - 1 Questions

Question 1

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Directions: In the following question two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements:
Some papers are pens.
All pencils are pens.
Conclusions:
1. Some pens are pencils.
2. Some pens are papers.

Only (1) conclusion follows

Only (2) conclusion follows

Both (1) and (2) follow

Either (1) or (2) follows

Neither (1) nor (2) follows

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Question 2

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All birds are animals.

All animals are four legged.
Implications:
a. All animals which are four legged are birds.
b. All birds are four legged
c. Some birds not are four legged
d. Some birds are animals but not four legged.

a and b

b and c

only b

only d

None is true

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Question 3

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Directions: Based on the statement in the question, mark the most logical pair of statement that follows.
If one gets lucky. One will win the prize.
A. Ramesh did not get the prize
B. Ramesh got the prize
C. Ramesh didn’t get lucky
D. Ramesh got lucky

a, c and b,d

c, a

b, d

d, c

None of these

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Question 4

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Directions: Based on the statement in the question, mark the most logical pair of statement that follows.

If one succeeds. One makes merry.

A. One did not succeed

B. One did not make merry.

C. One succeeded

D. One made merry

b, c

a,b and c, d

a, b

a, c

None of these

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Question 5

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Directions: In the question given below, statements 1 and 2 are followed by conclusions I and II.

Taking the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your answer.

Statements:

1. Brown is red and blue is green.

2. Green is pink and yellow is red.

Conclusions:

I. Yellow is brown.

II. Pink is blue.

Only conclusion I follows.

Only conclusion II follows.

Both I and II follow.

Neither I nor II follows.

Either I or II follows.

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Question 6

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Directions: In the question given below, statements 1 and 2 are followed by conclusions I and II. Taking the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with
commonly accepted facts, mark your answer.

Statements:

1. Some stones are shells.

2. All shells are pearls.

Conclusions:

I. Some stones are pearls.

II. All pearls are shells.

Only conclusion I follows.

Only conclusion II follows

Both I and II follow.

Neither I nor II follows.

Either I or II follows

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Question 7

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Directions: In the question given below, statements 1 and 2 are followed by conclusions I and II. Taking the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your answer.

Statements:

1. Some buds are leaves.

2. Some leaves are red.

Conclusions:

I. Some buds are red.

II. Some leaves are not buds.

Neither I nor II follows.

Only conclusion I follows.

Both I and II follow.

Only conclusion II follows.

Either I or II follows.

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Question 8

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Directions: In the question given below, statements 1 and 2 are followed by conclusions I and II. Taking the statements to be right although they may seem at variance with commonly accepted facts, mark your answer.

Statements:

1. All hands are machines.

2. All machines are wheels.

Conclusions:

I. All wheels are hands.

II. All hands are wheels.

Only conclusion I follows

Only conclusion II follows.

Both I and II follow.

Neither I nor II follows.

Either I or II follows.

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Question 9

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Which of the following statements drawn from the given statements are correct?
Statements:

I. All watches sold in that shop are of high standard.

II. Some of the HMT watches are sold in that shop

Conclusions:

a) All watches of high standard were manufactured by HMT.

b) Some of the HMT watches are of high standard.

c) None of the HMT watches is of high standard.

d) Some of the HMT watches of high standard are sold in that shop.

Only (a) is true

Only (b) is true

Only (c) is true

Both (a) and (c) are true

Both (b) and (d) are true

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Question 10

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All men are vertebrates.

Some mammals are vertebrates.

Which of the following conclusions given in the options are drawn from the above statement is correct?

All men are mammals

All mammals are men

Some vertebrates are mammals.

All are correct

None of these

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