Verbal Reasoning - Syllogism - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Syllogism - Syllogism 1 (Q.No. 2)
Directions to Solve

In each of the following questions two statements are given and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Give answer:

  • (A) If only (1) conclusion follows
  • (B) If only (2) conclusion follows
  • (C) If either (1) or (2) follows
  • (D) If neither (1) nor (2) follows and
  • (E) If both (1) and (2) follow.

2.

Statements: All the harmoniums are instruments. All the instruments are flutes.

Conclusions:

  1. All the flutes are instruments.
  2. All the harmoniums are flutes.

Only (1) conclusion follows
Only (2) conclusion follows
Either (1) or (2) follows
Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Both (1) and (2) follow
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Discussion:
73 comments Page 5 of 8.

Thanusri said:   3 years ago
Option B is correct.

Only 2 conclusion follows is the right answer.
(9)

Deshna Jain said:   1 decade ago
I agree with @Vijaya why can't it be all the flutes are instruments?

Chetan said:   8 years ago
Short method is 100 & 50 method.
By Ashwin sir (IAS aspirant).

Kruthika said:   1 decade ago
Can anyone tell me about that diagram drawn under solution ?

Ram said:   2 decades ago
Thanx to prachi. She made a simple way to solve the problem.

Hanuman said:   7 years ago
@Ravinder.

Can you explain Raval Notations with example?

Parth said:   2 decades ago
Can anyone please explain me this question? I didn't get.

Sai Teja said:   1 decade ago
Hi friends.

Can you explain the short cut in syllogism?

Ratnakar said:   1 decade ago
All X are Y
All Y are Z

Then

All X are Z
some Z are X

Sneha said:   1 decade ago
Acoording to you ans may be B also na.

We can make z=x.


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