Verbal Reasoning - Syllogism - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Syllogism - Syllogism 1 (Q.No. 4)
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.

4.

Statements: Some ants are parrots. All the parrots are apples.

Conclusions:

  1. All the apples are parrots.
  2. Some ants are apples.

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:
40 comments Page 3 of 4.

Raj Naik said:   9 years ago
@Paul.

Only A is B is same as All B's are A

Swarna said:   1 decade ago
How can the answer came? Please.

Kshitiz jaiswal said:   1 decade ago
@Ram

Hi understand it like this,

1)all parrot are apple ,and
2)some ant are parrot ..

So the there are some ant which are parrot too and hence they are apple.
Hope I am able to satisfy this.

Sanjeev said:   1 decade ago
Stmt :All A are B.
conc: Some A are B.
At least some A are B.

Aayushi said:   1 decade ago
I couldn't get this second diagram.

Sagar said:   1 decade ago
This answer is wrong ?

Both follow this question I am right?

Skpunjabi said:   1 decade ago
All parrots are apples so why not all apples are parrots.

Rohitashwa said:   1 decade ago
Sir 2nd diagram does not follow the condition.

Seema said:   1 decade ago
Don't Go through diagram.

Basic formulas are..
Some+All = Some follow.

Harish said:   1 decade ago
Best approach for solve ?


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