Verbal Reasoning - Syllogism - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Syllogism - Syllogism 1 (Q.No. 6)
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.

6.

Statements: All the actors are girls. All the girls are beautiful.

Conclusions:

  1. All the actors are beautiful.
  2. Some girls are actors.

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:
76 comments Page 3 of 8.

Mahesh shetty said:   8 years ago
In statement its given "all actors are girls" Its nt given "all girls are actors". So I think E is the answer.

Kavi said:   1 decade ago
I cant understand this.. How it come E.. Please anyone explain a simple concept to find solution for this..

Niranjan said:   8 months ago
Option A is the correct answer.

Here Option B is correct only when the statement is some girls are actors.
(3)

Shwetha said:   1 decade ago
2 universal premise cannot conclude with a particular statement.

Hence the answer should be option A.

Rajeev Gopal said:   9 years ago
Apart from this Venn diagram we can draw other one also.

In my opinion, A should be the answer.

Mohana priya savithri said:   1 decade ago
As in previous page, I have explained the rule of conversion all can be written as some also.

Yogeshwar Goswami said:   1 decade ago
X=Y=Z.

So that X=Z.

And ALL-->SOME (all premises Some).

So that Some Girls are actors.

Bhuyan titu said:   6 years ago
Answer E is correct some girl means all girl (including girls) so A is not correct.

Sanghmitra choudhary said:   10 years ago
Explain someone please how option E? my answer is coming option A. Please explain.

BINDIYA SINGHA said:   2 years ago
According to the given statements, option A should be the correct answer.
(17)


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