Free Syllogisms - 02 Practice Test - CAT 

Question 1

Statements: No door is dog. All dogs are cats.
Conclusions:
A. No door is cat.
B. No cat is door.
C. Some cats are dogs.
D. All the cats are dogs.

A. Only (B) and (D)
B. Only (A) and (C)
C. Only (C) and (D)
D. Only (C)
E. All the four

SOLUTION

Solution : D

Option D

Explanation:

Question 2

Statements: All green are blue. All blue are white.
Conclusions:
A. Some blue are green.
B. Some white are green.
C. Some green are not white.
D. All white are blue.

A. Only (A) and (B)
B. Only (A) and (C)
C. Only (A) and (D)
D. Only (B) and (D)

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option A

Explanation:

All green are × blue.

All blue are × white. 

Possible Conclusions: 

1)      All green are white. 

2)      Some whites are not greens.

3)      Since some whites are not greens, it can also be concluded that some whites are greens. 

From the given answer choices it is obvious that conclusions (A) and (B) true. Hence option (A) stands as the correct answer choice.

Question 3

Statements: All men are vertebrates. Some mammals are vertebrates.
Conclusions:
A. All men are mammals.
B. All mammals are men.
C. Some vertebrates are mammals.
D. All vertebrates are men.

A. Only (D)
B. Only (B)
C. Only (C)
D. Only (A)
E. Only (A) and (C)

SOLUTION

Solution : C

Option C

Explanation:

Question 4

Statements: All the phones are scales. All the scales are calculators.
Conclusions:
A. All the calculators are scales.
B. All the phones are calculators
C. All the scales are phones.
D. Some calculators are phones.

A. Only (A) and (D)
B. Only (C) and (D)
C. Only (B) and (D)
D. Only (A) and (B)
E. Only (A) and (C)

SOLUTION

Solution : C

Option C

Explanation:

Question 5

Statements: Some cars are scooters. No scooter is cycle.
Conclusions:
A. No car is cycle.
B. No scooter is car.
C. Some cars are cycles.
D. Some scooters are cars.

A. None of the four.
B. All the four.
C. Only (A) and (D)
D. Only (D)
E. Only (B) and (D)

SOLUTION

Solution : D

Option D

Explanation:

Question 6

Statements: Some tables are T.V. Some T.V. are radios.Conclusions:
A. Some tables are radios.
B. Some radios are tables.
C. All the radios are T.V.
D. All the T.V. are tables.

A. Only (B) and (D)
B. Only (A) and (C)
C. Only (D)
D. Only (A) and (D)
E. None of the above answer choices.

SOLUTION

Solution : E

Option E

Explanation:

Question 7

Statements: Some pens are books. Some books are pencils.
Conclusions:
A. Some pens are pencils.
B. Some pencils are pens.
C. All pencils are pens.
D. All books are pens.

A. Only (A) and (C)
B. Only (B) and (D)
C. All the four Conclusions
D. only (A)
E. None of the above answer choices

SOLUTION

Solution : E

Option E

Explanation:

Question 8

Statements: All the goats are tigers. All the tigers are lions.
Conclusions:
A. All the goats are lions.
B. All the lions are goats.
C. Some lions are goats.
D. Some tigers are goats.

A. All the four
B. Only (A), (B) and (C)
C. Only (A), (C) and (D)
D. Only (B), (C) and (D)

SOLUTION

Solution : C

Option C

Explanation:

Question 9

Statements: All the books are pencils. No pencil is eraser.
Conclusions:
A. All the pencils are books.
B. Some erasers are books.
C. No book is eraser.
D. Some books are erasers.

A. Only (C)
B. Only (A) and (C)
C. Only (A) and (B)
D. Only (B) and (C)
E. Only (C) and (D)

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option A

Explanation:

Question 10

Statements: All the research scholars are psychologists. Some psychologists are scientists.
Conclusions:
A. All the research scholars are scientists.
B. Some research scholars are scientists.
C. Some scientists are psychologists.
D. Some psychologists are research scholars.

A. Only (C) and (D)
B. None of the four
C. All the four
D. Only (C)
E. Only (B) and (D)

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option A

Explanation:

Question 11

Statements:All the locks are keys. All the keys are bats. Some watches are bats.
Conclusions:
A. Some bats are locks.
B. Some watches are keys.
C. All the keys are locks. 

A. Only (A) and (B)
B. Only (A)
C. Only (B)
D. Only (A) and (C)

SOLUTION

Solution : B

Option B

Explanation:

Question 12

Statements: Some keys are staplers. Some staplers are stickers. All the stickers are pens.
Conclusions:
A. Some pens are staplers.
B. Some stickers are keys.
C. No sticker is key.
D. Some staplers are keys.

A. Only (A) and (B)
B. Only (B) and (D)
C. Only (B) and (C)
D. Only (A) and (D) and either (B) or (C)

SOLUTION

Solution : D

Option D

Explanation:

Question 13

Statements: Some questions are answers. Some answers are writers. All the writers are poets.
Conclusions:
A. Some writers are answers.
B. Some poets are questions.
C. All the questions are poets.
D. Some poets are answers.

A. Only (A) and (B)
B. Only (A) and (D)
C. Only (A) and (C)
D. Only (B) and (D)

SOLUTION

Solution : B

Option B

Explanation:

Question 14

Statements: Some envelopes are gums. Some gums are seals. Some seals are adhesives.
Conclusions:
A. Some envelopes are seals.
B. Some gums are adhesives.
C. Some adhesives are seals.
D. Some adhesives are gums.

A. Only (C)
B. Only (A)
C. Only (B)
D. Only (D)

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option A

Explanation:

Question 15

Statements: All the papers are books. All the bags are books. Some purses are bags.
Conclusions:
A. Some papers are bags.
B. Some books are papers.
C. Some books are purses.

A. Only (A)
B. Only (B) and (C)
C. Only (A) and (B)
D. Only (A) and (C)

SOLUTION

Solution : B

Option B

Explanation:

Question 16

Statements: Some rats are cats. Some cats are dogs. No dog is cow.
Conclusions:
A. No cow is cat.
B. No dog is rat.
C. Some cats are rats.

A. Only (A)
B. Only (A) and (B)
C. Only (A) and (C)
D. Only (B) and (C)
E. Only (C)

SOLUTION

Solution : E

Option E

Explanation:

Question 17

Statements: All the books are papers. Some papers are journals. Some journals are calendars.
Conclusions:
A. Some journals are books.
B. Some calendars are papers.
C. Some books are journals.
D. Some books are calendars.

A.  Only (A)
B. Only (B)
C. Only (C)
D. Only (D)
E. None of the above four answer choices

SOLUTION

Solution : E

Option E

Explanation:

 

Question 18

Statements: All the bottles are boxes. All the boxes are bags. Some bags are trays.
Conclusions:
A. Some bottles are trays.
B. Some trays are boxes.
C. All the bottles are bags.
D. Some trays are bags.

A. Only (C) and (D)
B. Only (A) and (B)
C. Only (B) and (C)
D. Only (A) and (D)

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option A

Explanation:

Question 19

Statements: Some cars are jeeps. All the boxes are jeeps. All the pens are cars.
Conclusions:
A. Some cars are boxes.
B. No pen is jeep.
C. Some boxes are cars.

A. None of the other three choices
B. Only (A) and (B)
C. Only (A) and (C)
D. Only (B) and (C)

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option A

Explanation: