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Q1Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: All queens are kings. Some rulers are queens. All soldiers are rulers.
Which of the following conclusions definitely follows?
Solution
'Some queens are rulers.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'no queens are rulers'.
'All kings are queens.' does not follow: it is possible that some kings are not queens.
'No queens are rulers.' does not follow: it is possible that some queens are rulers.
'Some queens are not soldiers.' does not follow: it is possible that all queens are soldiers.
Answer: (A) Some queens are rulers.
Q2Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: All stars are planets. No planets are moons. Some moons are comets.
Conclusions:
I. No comets are planets.
II. All comets are stars.
Solution
'No comets are planets.' does not follow: it is possible that some comets are planets.
'All comets are stars.' does not follow: it is possible that some comets are not stars.
Answer: (D) Neither I nor II follows
Q3Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: All planets are stars. Some planets are moons.
Conclusions:
I. Some stars are planets.
II. Some planets are not stars.
Solution
'Some stars are planets.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'no stars are planets', so it must be true.
'Some planets are not stars.' does not follow: it is possible that all planets are stars.
Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows
Q4Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: Some cats are dogs. No dogs are birds.
Conclusions:
I. Some dogs are not cats.
II. Some dogs are cats.
Solution
'Some dogs are not cats.' does not follow: it is possible that all dogs are cats.
'Some dogs are cats.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'no dogs are cats', so it must be true.
Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows
Q5Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: Some bags are boxes. Some bags are bottles.
Conclusions:
I. Some boxes are not bags.
II. All boxes are bags.
Solution
'Some boxes are not bags.' does not follow: it is possible that all boxes are bags.
'All boxes are bags.' does not follow: it is possible that some boxes are not bags.
The two conclusions form a complementary pair — exactly one of them must be true — so either I or II follows.
Answer: (C) Either I or II follows
Q6Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: Some plates are cups. All plates are bowls.
Conclusions:
I. No bowls are cups.
II. Some bowls are plates.
Solution
'No bowls are cups.' does not follow: it is possible that some bowls are cups.
'Some bowls are plates.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'no bowls are plates', so it must be true.
Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows
Q7Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: No stars are planets. All planets are moons. All comets are moons.
Which of the following conclusions definitely follows?
Solution
'Some planets are not stars.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'all planets are stars'.
'Some stars are not moons.' does not follow: it is possible that all stars are moons.
'No planets are moons.' does not follow: it is possible that some planets are moons.
'No comets are planets.' does not follow: it is possible that some comets are planets.
Answer: (C) Some planets are not stars.
Q8Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: Some cats are dogs. No birds are dogs. No fish are birds.
Conclusions:
I. All birds are fish.
II. Some birds are not fish.
Solution
'All birds are fish.' does not follow: it is possible that some birds are not fish.
'Some birds are not fish.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'all birds are fish', so it must be true.
Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows
Q9Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: No rivers are lakes. No ponds are lakes. No seas are ponds.
Which of the following conclusions definitely follows?
Solution
'Some lakes are not rivers.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'all lakes are rivers'.
'Some rivers are not ponds.' does not follow: it is possible that all rivers are ponds.
'All rivers are seas.' does not follow: it is possible that some rivers are not seas.
'No ponds are rivers.' does not follow: it is possible that some ponds are rivers.
Answer: (D) Some lakes are not rivers.
Q10Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: No boxes are bags. All bags are bottles. No bottles are jars.
Conclusions:
I. All jars being bottles is a possibility.
II. All boxes being bags is a possibility.
Solution
'All jars being bottles is a possibility.' does not follow: the statements force 'some jars are not bottles'.
'All boxes being bags is a possibility.' does not follow: the statements force 'some boxes are not bags'.
Answer: (D) Neither I nor II follows
Q11Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: No books are pens. No tables are books.
Conclusions:
I. Some books are pens.
II. Some books are not tables.
Solution
'Some books are pens.' does not follow: it is possible that no books are pens.
'Some books are not tables.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'all books are tables', so it must be true.
Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows
Q12Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: No roses are flowers. Some flowers are plants.
Conclusions:
I. Some flowers are not plants.
II. Some plants are not roses.
Solution
'Some flowers are not plants.' does not follow: it is possible that all flowers are plants.
'Some plants are not roses.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'all plants are roses', so it must be true.
Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows
Q13Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: Some bags are boxes. Some bottles are bags. All jars are bottles.
Conclusions:
I. Some bottles are not jars.
II. No bottles being boxes is a possibility.
Solution
'Some bottles are not jars.' does not follow: it is possible that all bottles are jars.
'No bottles being boxes is a possibility.' follows: a diagram where no bottles are boxes is consistent with the statements.
Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows
Q14Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: All stars are planets. Some planets are moons.
Conclusions:
I. All stars are moons.
II. No moons are stars.
Solution
'All stars are moons.' does not follow: it is possible that some stars are not moons.
'No moons are stars.' does not follow: it is possible that some moons are stars.
Answer: (D) Neither I nor II follows
Q15Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: No plates are cups. No bowls are plates. All spoons are bowls.
Conclusions:
I. All bowls are plates.
II. Some bowls are not plates.
Solution
'All bowls are plates.' does not follow: it is possible that some bowls are not plates.
'Some bowls are not plates.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'all bowls are plates', so it must be true.
Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows
Q16Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: All chains are rings. Some bangles are chains.
Conclusions:
I. Some rings are chains.
II. All bangles are chains.
Solution
'Some rings are chains.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'no rings are chains', so it must be true.
'All bangles are chains.' does not follow: it is possible that some bangles are not chains.
Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows
Q17Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: All bricks are stones. No stones are walls.
Conclusions:
I. Some bricks are stones.
II. No bricks are walls.
Solution
'Some bricks are stones.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'no bricks are stones', so it must be true.
'No bricks are walls.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'some bricks are walls', so it must be true.
Answer: (C) Both I and II follow
Q18Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: Some stars are planets. No planets are moons.
Conclusions:
I. Some stars being moons is a possibility.
II. No planets are stars.
Solution
'Some stars being moons is a possibility.' follows: a diagram where some stars are moons is consistent with the statements.
'No planets are stars.' does not follow: it is possible that some planets are stars.
Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows
Q19Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: No doctors are teachers. No teachers are singers. All singers are dancers.
Conclusions:
I. All doctors being dancers is a possibility.
II. All singers are doctors.
Solution
'All doctors being dancers is a possibility.' follows: a diagram where all doctors are dancers is consistent with the statements.
'All singers are doctors.' does not follow: it is possible that some singers are not doctors.
Answer: (A) Only conclusion I follows
Q20Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: Some caps are shirts. No caps are shoes. All socks are shoes.
Conclusions:
I. Some shoes are caps.
II. Some shoes are not caps.
Solution
'Some shoes are caps.' does not follow: it is possible that no shoes are caps.
'Some shoes are not caps.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'all shoes are caps', so it must be true.
Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows
Q21Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: No cars are buses. All buses are trains.
Conclusions:
I. Some buses are cars.
II. Some buses are not cars.
Solution
'Some buses are cars.' does not follow: it is possible that no buses are cars.
'Some buses are not cars.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'all buses are cars', so it must be true.
Answer: (B) Only conclusion II follows
Q22Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: No laptops are phones. No laptops are tablets.
Conclusions:
I. Some laptops are not tablets.
II. Some phones are not laptops.
Solution
'Some laptops are not tablets.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'all laptops are tablets', so it must be true.
'Some phones are not laptops.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'all phones are laptops', so it must be true.
Answer: (C) Both I and II follow
Q23Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: No laptops are phones. No tablets are laptops. Some watches are tablets.
Conclusions:
I. Some tablets are not watches.
II. No laptops are watches.
Solution
'Some tablets are not watches.' does not follow: it is possible that all tablets are watches.
'No laptops are watches.' does not follow: it is possible that some laptops are watches.
Answer: (D) Neither I nor II follows
Q24Rohtak / JIPMAT levelMCQLR & DI · Syllogisms
Statements: No rings are chains. No bangles are chains. All watches are bangles.
Which of the following conclusions definitely follows?
Solution
'Some watches are not chains.' follows: no possible diagram allows 'all watches are chains'.
'Some rings are not watches.' does not follow: it is possible that all rings are watches.
'No bangles are watches.' does not follow: it is possible that some bangles are watches.
'No rings are bangles.' does not follow: it is possible that some rings are bangles.
Answer: (D) Some watches are not chains.
These are original practice questions written by Target Campus in the pattern, syllabus and difficulty of IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak, JIPMAT, NPAT and SET. They are not previous-year papers.
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