Reasoning Ability Quiz: Reverse Syllogism

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In the following questions, three conclusions and five statements are given. From this, you have to take the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given statement logically follows.

1. Conclusion:
i. At least some guavas are grapes.
ii. All guava being grape is a possibility.
iii. Some papayas are lemon.

Statements:
I. All guavas are papayas. Some grapes are lemon. No lemon is guava.
II. Some grapes are guava. Some lemons are grapes. No papaya is a guava.
III. Some papayas are grape. No grape is a guava. All papaya is a lemon.
IV. All lemons are guava. No papaya is a guava. All grapes are papayas.
V. All papayas are lemon. Some grapes are lemon. Some grape is guava.

Options:
A. Only statement V follows
B. Only statement III follows
C. Only statement I follows
D. Only statement IV follows
E. Only statements II follows

2. Conclusion:
i. Some beetroots are not cabbages.
ii. No cabbage is a carrot.
iii. Some chillies are not carrots.

Statements:
I. Some carrots are cabbage. All chillies are beetroots. No cabbage is chilli.
II. No carrot is a chilli. Some beetroots are carrots. All cabbages are chillies.
III. Some beetroots are carrot. No carrot is a chilli. All beetroot is a cabbage.
IV. All cabbages are chilli. No beetroot is a chilli. Some carrots are beetroots.
V. Some carrots are cabbage. All beetroots are cabbage. No cabbage is chilli.

Options:
A. Only statement V follows
B. Only statement III follows
C. Only statement I follows
D. Only statement IV follows
E. Only statements II follows

3. Conclusion:
i. Some clouds are seas.
ii. Some trees are not rain.
iii. No cloud is a rain.

Statements:
I. All clouds are trees. Some seas are rain. No rain is cloud.
II. Some trees are rain. No sea is a tree. All rain are clouds.
III. No sea is a cloud. Some trees are sea. All trees are rains.
IV. Some clouds are trees. No rain is a cloud. All trees are seas.
V. No rain is cloud. Some seas are rain. All trees are rain.

Options:
A. Only statement V follows
B. Only statement III follows
C. Only statement I follows
D. Only statement IV follows
E. Only statements II follows

4. Conclusion:
i. No horses are lions.
ii. Some cats are not tigers.
iii. No lion is a tiger

Statements:
I. All horses are tigers. No tiger is a lion. Some lions are cats.
II. Some tigers are lions; No lion is a horse; all horses are cats.
III. All horses are cats; No tiger is a lion; some cats are tigers.
IV. All lions are tigers; all tigers are horses; all horses are cats.
V. No tiger is cat; all lions are tigers; all horses are cats.

Options:
A. Only statement V follows
B. Only statement III follows
C. Only statement I follows
D. Only statement IV follows
E. Only statements II follows

5. Conclusion:
i. Some door being windows is a possibility.
ii. Some carpets are not keys.
iii. All windows being carpets is a possibility.

Statements:
I. All windows are carpets; No carpet is door; all door is keys.
II. No key is a carpet; all door is keys; all windows are carpets.
III. All carpets are keys; all keys are door; No window is door.
IV. No door is a key; all windows are keys; some carpets are door.
V. Some windows are keys. No key is door. All door is carpets.

Options:
A. Only statement V follows
B. Only statement III follows
C. Only statement I follows
D. Only statement IV follows
E. Only statements II follows

6. Conclusions:
I. Some D are B.
II. Some A are not E.

Statements:
I. Some A are B. Some B are D. No D is E.
II. Some A are B. All B are D. No D is E.
III. All A are B. All B are D. Some D are E.
IV. All A are B. Some B are D. No D is E.
V. Some A are B. Some B are D. No B is E.

Options:
A. Both statements I and III
B. Only statement III
C. Only statement I
D. Both statements II and V
E. Only statement V

7. Conclusions:
I. All note being metal is a possibility.
II. No note is plastic.

Statements:
I. Some note are coin. No coin is plastic. All plastic are metal.
II. Some note are coin. No coin is plastic. Some plastic are metal.
III. All note are coin. No coin is plastic. All plastic are metal
IV. No note is plastic. Some plastic are coin. All metal are plastic.
V. All note are coin. No coin is plastic. All metal are plastic.

Options:
A. Both statements III and IV
B. Only statement II
C. Both statements I and V
D. Only statement IV
E. Only statement III

8. Conclusions:
I. Some speaker are not mobile.
II. Some laptop are speaker.

Statements:
I. Some mobile are laptop. No laptop is speaker. Some speaker are charger.
II. No mobile is laptop. All laptop are charger. Some charger are speaker.
III. All mobile are laptop. No laptop is speaker. Some speaker is charger.
IV. No mobile is laptop. Some laptop are charger. All charger are speaker.
V. Some laptop are mobile. No laptop is charger. Some charger are speaker.

Options:
A. Only statement III
B. Only statement I
C. Both statements II and V
D. Only statement IV
E. Both statements I and IV

9. Conclusions:
I. Some cow are dog.
II. All ox being cat is a possibility.

Statements:
I. Some dog are cat. Some cat are cow. Some cow are ox.
II. Some dog are cat. Some cat are cow. All cow are ox.
III. All dog are cat. All cat are cow. Some cow are ox.
IV. All dog are cat. Some cat are cow. Some cow are ox.
V. Some dog are cat. All cat are cow. Some cow are ox.

Options:
A. Only statement I
B. Only statement III
C. Both statements III and V
D. Only statement IV
E. Both statements II and IV

10. Conclusions:
I. No pen is eraser.
II. All eraser being paper is a possibility.

Statements:
I. No paper is pen. Some pen are pencil. No pencil is eraser.
II. All paper are pen. Some pen are pencil. No pencil is eraser.
III. No paper is pen. All pen are pencil. No pencil is eraser.
IV. Some paper are pen. No pen is pencil. Some pencil are eraser.
V. All paper are pen. No pen is pencil. Some pencil are eraser.

Options:
A. Both statements III and IV
B. Only statement III
C. Only statement V
D. Both statements I and V
E. Only statement II

Answers:
C. Only statement I follows
E. Only statements II follows
D. Only statement IV follows
B. Only statement III follows
D. Only statement IV follows
D. Both statements II and V
E. Only statement III
D. Only statement IV
C. Both statements III and V
B. Only statement III