Central Exam — Reasoning Ability — Syllogism
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Q.1 Medium Syllogism
All trees are plants. No animal is a plant. Which of the following is true?
A All animals are trees
B No animal is a tree
C Some animals are trees
D All trees are animals
Correct Answer:  B. No animal is a tree
Explanation:

Since all trees are plants and no animal is a plant, logically no animal can be a tree.

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Q.2 Medium Syllogism
Some singers are dancers. Some dancers are actors. Which conclusion is definitely correct?
A Some singers are actors
B All singers are actors
C Some singers may or may not be actors
D No singer is an actor
Correct Answer:  C. Some singers may or may not be actors
Explanation:

From two 'some' statements, we cannot draw a definite conclusion about the relationship between singers and actors.

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Q.3 Medium Syllogism
All gold is precious. Some precious things are expensive. Can we say 'Some gold is expensive'?
A Yes, definitely
B No, it's uncertain
C No, it's impossible
D Only some gold is precious
Correct Answer:  B. No, it's uncertain
Explanation:

Although all gold is precious, only some precious things are expensive, so we cannot definitively conclude gold is expensive.

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Q.4 Medium Syllogism
No criminal is honest. Some dishonest people are criminals. What follows?
A All dishonest people are criminals
B Some dishonest people are not criminals
C All criminals are dishonest
D No dishonest person is honest
Correct Answer:  C. All criminals are dishonest
Explanation:

Since no criminal is honest, it means all criminals must be dishonest (contrapositive of the first statement).

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Q.5 Medium Syllogism
All leaders are decision makers. Some decision makers are not politicians. Which conclusion is valid?
A Some leaders are not politicians
B All leaders are politicians
C Some politicians are decision makers
D All decision makers are leaders
Correct Answer:  A. Some leaders are not politicians
Explanation:

Since some decision makers are not politicians, and all leaders are decision makers, some leaders must not be politicians.

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Q.6 Medium Syllogism
No student is lazy. All lazy people are unsuccessful. What can be concluded?
A No student is unsuccessful
B All students are successful
C Some students are unsuccessful
D The conclusion cannot be determined
Correct Answer:  D. The conclusion cannot be determined
Explanation:

While no student is lazy, and lazy people are unsuccessful, this doesn't tell us about unsuccessful students who might be lazy or for other reasons.

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Q.7 Medium Syllogism
All X are Y. No Y is Z. Some Z are W. What is the relationship between X and Z?
A All X are Z
B No X is Z
C Some X are Z
D X and Z are related through W
Correct Answer:  B. No X is Z
Explanation:

Since all X are Y and no Y is Z, by logical deduction, no X can be Z.

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Q.8 Medium Syllogism
All software engineers are problem solvers. Some problem solvers are not creative. Based on this, which conclusion is possibly true but not definitely true?
A Some software engineers are creative
B All software engineers are creative
C No software engineer is creative
D Software engineers are not problem solvers
Correct Answer:  A. Some software engineers are creative
Explanation:

While some problem solvers are not creative, some software engineers might still be creative - this is possible but not definite.

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Q.9 Medium Syllogism
All doctors are educated. Some educated people are rich. No rich person is unhappy. What can be concluded?
A All doctors are rich
B All doctors are unhappy
C Some doctors may be happy
D No doctor is happy
Correct Answer:  C. Some doctors may be happy
Explanation:

We know some educated people are rich and no rich person is unhappy. Since some doctors are educated (subset), some doctors could be among those rich people, making them not unhappy.

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Q.10 Medium Syllogism
All flowers are plants. All plants require sunlight. Some things requiring sunlight are expensive. Which is possibly true?
A All flowers are expensive
B Some flowers may be expensive
C No flower is expensive
D All expensive things are flowers
Correct Answer:  B. Some flowers may be expensive
Explanation:

All flowers are plants, all plants require sunlight. Since some things requiring sunlight are expensive, it's possible that some flowers (being things requiring sunlight) are expensive.

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