Verbal Reasoning - Syllogism - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Syllogism - Syllogism 1 (Q.No. 12)
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.

12.

Statements: All the trucks are flies. Some scooters are flies.

Conclusions:

  1. All the trucks are scooters.
  2. Some scooters are trucks.

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:

Neither (1) nor (2) follows.

Discussion:
60 comments Page 1 of 6.

Sanjana said:   3 years ago
I think answer B is right.
(16)

Shreyas Reddy said:   3 years ago
I agree it's option 2.
(12)

Mudavathu narasimha naik said:   1 year ago
According to me, option B is the correct answer.
(9)

Neha said:   3 years ago
According to the 2nd diagram.

I think the answer should be E.
(9)

Aditya Raj said:   2 years ago
Option B is the right answer as we can see in the second diagram there are some scooters which are trucks or vice-versa.
(5)

Himani said:   2 years ago
Answer B is supposed to be right.
(5)

Jassi said:   4 years ago
I think option b will be the answer. As in the 2nd diagram, we can clearly see that some scooters are truck.
(5)

Mehta Bhaumik said:   4 years ago
As per the second Diagram, option B is the correct answer.
(4)

Cristine said:   7 months ago
If you add in the statement that “Some scooters are trucks” is it possible that the answer would be in the 2nd diagram?

Anyone, please explain to me.
(3)

Murali said:   4 years ago
Option C is the correct answer because in the complimentary pair when variables are the same but the basic diagram is true and the possibility diagram is false then either or follows.
(3)


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