Verbal Reasoning - Syllogism - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Syllogism - Syllogism 1 (Q.No. 13)
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.

13.

Statements: All buildings are chalks. No chalk is toffee.

Conclusions:

  1. No building is toffee
  2. All chalks are buildings.

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:
44 comments Page 4 of 5.

Prashanth said:   10 years ago
I think answer is correct. In statement already mentioned that no chalk is toffee & since buildings comes inside chalk. So we can say conclusion 1 follows.

Das said:   10 years ago
Hay guys answer is E. Because All buildings chicks is parallel possibility to all chicks are buildings so conclusion 2 fallows as per above diagram conclusion 1 always fallows so option is both fallows this is 100% correct don't get confuse.

Priya said:   1 decade ago
Can any one elaborate answer of this question please.

Chandan priya said:   1 decade ago
Can any one elaborate solution of this question clearly.

I think answer is 'E'. But if answer is 'A' then please clear the solution.

Verma said:   1 decade ago
Yes only 1 follow it is clear when you draw Venn diagram and friends if all the buildings are chalks it doesn't mean that all chalks are buildings because converse is not true in this case.

Raj said:   1 decade ago
From figure it is also possible that no building is chalks.

Nitin pande said:   1 decade ago
All building are chalk but it is not mentioned that all chalk is building for eg. We say all apples are fruit but we know that all fruits are not apple. So 2 is not. And if we come to the 1st one building and has no relation with toffee given so that's why no building is toffee.

Abdul suraj khan said:   1 decade ago
All building are chalk can't be possible,and their is no relation between building & truck that's why conclusion-1 is followed.

Mouni said:   1 decade ago
All buildings are chalks doesn't mean all chalks are buildings right?

Ghouse said:   1 decade ago
AS said by manu, option E will be correct. Because all buildngs are chalks and all chalks are buildngs both are same.


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