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Syllogism – Solved Examples By Current Affairs Team - November 19, 2014
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Example 1: Statements: Some Trains are cars; All Cars are branches; All branches are nets; Some nets are
dresses.
Conclusions: Some Dresses are Cars; Some Nets are Trains; Some Branches are Trains; Some
Dresses are Trains.
Step 1: Diagram
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and Dress 2 – Some Nets are Trains – It Follows (Check Concept 2) 3 – Some Branches are Trains – It Follows 4 – Some Dresses are Trains – It does not follows – No Direct connection between Dresses and
Trains.
Example 2 Statements: All Stones are Hammers; No Hammer is Ring; Some rings are doors; All doors are
windows
Conclusions : Some windows are stones; some windows are rings; No window is stone; Some
rings are stones.
Conclusion 1 – Definitely false (No direct connection) Conclusion 2 – Definitely True Conclusion 3 – Definitely False (Check Concept 11) Conclusion 4 – Definitely False (No direct Connection) Now Check for Merging Concept. Because More than one statement is false. Conclusion 1 http://www.affairscloud.com/syllogism-solved-examples/
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and 3 have same characters. One is positive and another is negative. So the Answer is Conclusion 2 and Either Conclusion 1 or 3 follows
Example 3 Statements : All Pens are Clocks; Some Clocks are tyres; Some tyres are wheels; Some wheels are buses. Conclusions: Some Buses are tyres; Some wheels are clocks; Some wheels are pens; Some Buses are Clocks.
Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Refer Concept 2) Conclusion 2 – Definitely False Conclusion 3 – Definitely False Conclusion 4 – Definitely False Answer is NONE FOLLOWS
Example 4 Statements: All baskets are Marbles; Some marbles are sticks; No stick is garden Conclusions: Some Gardens are baskets; Some Sticks are Baskets; No Garden is basket
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Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Concept 2) Conclusion 2 – Definitely False (Concept 2) Conclusion 3 – Definitely False (Concept 11) Now we have to check for Merging Concept. We can merge Conclusion 1 and Conclusion 3. Answer is Either 1 or 3 Follows
Example 5 Statements: Some Pins are needles; some threads are needles; All needles are Nails; All nails are
hammers.
Conclusions: Some Pins are Hammers; Some Threads are nails; Some pins are threads; No Pin is
thread.
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Conclusion 1 – It follows (Concept 1) Conclusion 2 – It follows (Concept 1) Conclusion 3 – It does not follows (Concept 2) Conclusion 4 – It does not Follow (Negative Conclusion) (All statements are positive). Conclusion 3 and Conclusion 4 satisfy the rules of merging Concept. They are of same character; one is positive and another is negative. Answer is Conclusion 1 and 2 and Either 3 or 4 follows
Example 6 Statements: Some Chairs are rooms; No Room is Sofa; All sofas are tables; Some tables are desks Conclusions: Some sofas are desks; No room is table; Some chairs are tables; No desk is room
Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Concept 6) Conclusion 2 – Definitely False (Concept 10) Conclusion 3 – Definitely False (Concept 2) Conclusion 4 – Definitely False (Concept 10)
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Merging Concept is not applicable. because it does not follow any rules of Merging Concept. So the Answer is None Follows.
Example 7 Statements: Some books are papers; Some papers are roads; Some roads are lanes; Some lanes
are streets.
Conclusions: Some streets are not roads; All lanes being books is a possibility; All streets being
paper is a possibility; Some roads are definitely books.
Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Negative Conclusion) (All statements are positive) Conclusion 2 – No relation between Lanes and Books. But its possibility case. So It follows (Refer
Possibility table)
Conclusion 3 – Same as above. It follows. Conclusion 4 – No direct connection. It does not follows. Answer is II and III Follow
Example 8 Statements: Some roses are petals; All petals are fruits; All fruits are trees; Some trees are
flowers.
Conclusions: All trees being roses is a possibility; Some flowers are fruits; All fruits being petals
is a possibility; All petals are trees.
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Conclusion 1 – Give is Some. Desired is All. So it is possible. (Refer Possibility Table). It Follows. Conclusion 2 – No direct connection. It does not follow. (Refer Concept 2) Conclusion 3 – Given is Some. Desired is All. It is Possible. (Refer Possibility Table), It Follows. Conclusion 4 – Yes, Definitely True.
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Syllogism – Solved Examples By Current Affairs Team - November 19, 2014
Dear Friends.. I have solved some Syllogism questions here. Please Open the Syllogism Made Easy (Click it) Page in another tab. Compare it. Then as I said in my earlier post you guys can solve 5 questions in just 2 mins. I do in less that two mins. So its possible for you guys too. Believe me friends.. It is the Easiest Method in Syllogism. All you need is a bit of patience and understanding.
Example 1: Statements: Some Trains are cars; All Cars are branches; All branches are nets; Some nets are
dresses.
Conclusions: Some Dresses are Cars; Some Nets are Trains; Some Branches are Trains; Some
Dresses are Trains.
Step 1: Diagram
Step 2: Analyzing Conclusions 1 – Some Dresses are Cars – It does not follows – No Direct Connection between Cars http://www.affairscloud.com/syllogism-solved-examples/
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and Dress 2 – Some Nets are Trains – It Follows (Check Concept 2) 3 – Some Branches are Trains – It Follows 4 – Some Dresses are Trains – It does not follows – No Direct connection between Dresses and
Trains.
Example 2 Statements: All Stones are Hammers; No Hammer is Ring; Some rings are doors; All doors are
windows
Conclusions : Some windows are stones; some windows are rings; No window is stone; Some
rings are stones.
Conclusion 1 – Definitely false (No direct connection) Conclusion 2 – Definitely True Conclusion 3 – Definitely False (Check Concept 11) Conclusion 4 – Definitely False (No direct Connection) Now Check for Merging Concept. Because More than one statement is false. Conclusion 1 http://www.affairscloud.com/syllogism-solved-examples/
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and 3 have same characters. One is positive and another is negative. So the Answer is Conclusion 2 and Either Conclusion 1 or 3 follows
Example 3 Statements : All Pens are Clocks; Some Clocks are tyres; Some tyres are wheels; Some wheels are buses. Conclusions: Some Buses are tyres; Some wheels are clocks; Some wheels are pens; Some Buses are Clocks.
Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Refer Concept 2) Conclusion 2 – Definitely False Conclusion 3 – Definitely False Conclusion 4 – Definitely False Answer is NONE FOLLOWS
Example 4 Statements: All baskets are Marbles; Some marbles are sticks; No stick is garden Conclusions: Some Gardens are baskets; Some Sticks are Baskets; No Garden is basket
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Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Concept 2) Conclusion 2 – Definitely False (Concept 2) Conclusion 3 – Definitely False (Concept 11) Now we have to check for Merging Concept. We can merge Conclusion 1 and Conclusion 3. Answer is Either 1 or 3 Follows
Example 5 Statements: Some Pins are needles; some threads are needles; All needles are Nails; All nails are
hammers.
Conclusions: Some Pins are Hammers; Some Threads are nails; Some pins are threads; No Pin is
thread.
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Conclusion 1 – It follows (Concept 1) Conclusion 2 – It follows (Concept 1) Conclusion 3 – It does not follows (Concept 2) Conclusion 4 – It does not Follow (Negative Conclusion) (All statements are positive). Conclusion 3 and Conclusion 4 satisfy the rules of merging Concept. They are of same character; one is positive and another is negative. Answer is Conclusion 1 and 2 and Either 3 or 4 follows
Example 6 Statements: Some Chairs are rooms; No Room is Sofa; All sofas are tables; Some tables are desks Conclusions: Some sofas are desks; No room is table; Some chairs are tables; No desk is room
Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Concept 6) Conclusion 2 – Definitely False (Concept 10) Conclusion 3 – Definitely False (Concept 2) Conclusion 4 – Definitely False (Concept 10)
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Merging Concept is not applicable. because it does not follow any rules of Merging Concept. So the Answer is None Follows.
Example 7 Statements: Some books are papers; Some papers are roads; Some roads are lanes; Some lanes
are streets.
Conclusions: Some streets are not roads; All lanes being books is a possibility; All streets being
paper is a possibility; Some roads are definitely books.
Conclusion 1 – Definitely False (Negative Conclusion) (All statements are positive) Conclusion 2 – No relation between Lanes and Books. But its possibility case. So It follows (Refer
Possibility table)
Conclusion 3 – Same as above. It follows. Conclusion 4 – No direct connection. It does not follows. Answer is II and III Follow
Example 8 Statements: Some roses are petals; All petals are fruits; All fruits are trees; Some trees are
flowers.
Conclusions: All trees being roses is a possibility; Some flowers are fruits; All fruits being petals
is a possibility; All petals are trees.
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Conclusion 1 – Give is Some. Desired is All. So it is possible. (Refer Possibility Table). It Follows. Conclusion 2 – No direct connection. It does not follow. (Refer Concept 2) Conclusion 3 – Given is Some. Desired is All. It is Possible. (Refer Possibility Table), It Follows. Conclusion 4 – Yes, Definitely True.
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