Verbal Reasoning - Syllogism - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Syllogism - Syllogism 3 (Q.No. 9)
Directions to Solve
In each of the following questions there are three statements. Which are followed by three or four conclusions. Choose the conclusions which logically follow from the given statements.
9.
Statements: Some cars are jeeps. All the boxes are jeeps. All the pens are cars.
Conclusions:
- Some cars are boxes.
- No pen is jeep.
- Some boxes are cars.
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Discussion:
39 comments Page 1 of 4.
Rama Krishna Sambari said:
10 years ago
The answer is A.
If you consider first diagram then your answer will be 2nd conclusion and it is not given in the options.
But if you consider the second diagram and derive conclusions you will get answer as C.
The answer is A, because we have to apply the conclusions on both (all the possible diagrams) diagrams.
So, if we consider first diagram we will get 2nd conclusion satisfied, then apply the second conclusion on second diagram there it fails. Hence no conclusion satisfies. Therefore Answer is A.
If you consider first diagram then your answer will be 2nd conclusion and it is not given in the options.
But if you consider the second diagram and derive conclusions you will get answer as C.
The answer is A, because we have to apply the conclusions on both (all the possible diagrams) diagrams.
So, if we consider first diagram we will get 2nd conclusion satisfied, then apply the second conclusion on second diagram there it fails. Hence no conclusion satisfies. Therefore Answer is A.
Yashash said:
1 decade ago
Well, freinds, according to me, none of the options are correct...and only the second conclusion id corect but there is no matching option for it...see from the first venn diagram in the answer and you will see that none of the pens are jeeps which makes the second conclusion correct..now, no cars are boxes and no boxes are cars either, so, conclusion 1 and 3 are incorrect...that makes only conclusion 2 correct...what say?
Ashwin V Naik said:
4 years ago
No @Nikhil and @Kunal.
There is no clear distinction showing NO RELATION between pen n Jeep (where in statements they said no jeep is a pen or no Cars is a jeep or no Boxes is Car ????)
However Only conclusion 1 (not option) : Some cars are boxes) follows.
Because Statement depicts All boxes being Jeeps and some Cars are Jeeps.
Therefore Some cars are boxes.
Hope this helps.
Correct me If I'm Wrong!
There is no clear distinction showing NO RELATION between pen n Jeep (where in statements they said no jeep is a pen or no Cars is a jeep or no Boxes is Car ????)
However Only conclusion 1 (not option) : Some cars are boxes) follows.
Because Statement depicts All boxes being Jeeps and some Cars are Jeeps.
Therefore Some cars are boxes.
Hope this helps.
Correct me If I'm Wrong!
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Kamlesh said:
5 years ago
I think A is correct because conclusion should fit in all aspects.
Talking about diagrams, well these are for possibilities with taking into consideration the statement thereof. So, in order to get the correct answer, it gotta be satisfying all the possibilities, otherwise, it is half the truth and half the wrong as well.
So, in my opinion, It got to be an option 'A'.
Talking about diagrams, well these are for possibilities with taking into consideration the statement thereof. So, in order to get the correct answer, it gotta be satisfying all the possibilities, otherwise, it is half the truth and half the wrong as well.
So, in my opinion, It got to be an option 'A'.
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S.chandra sekhar said:
1 decade ago
So many may think all the possible conditions..do not see like that see only conform(accurate)...if you have doubt that one answer is correct in one way and may be wrong in some other way,leave that answer.ie,don't take it as correct one..take option as correct when it is correct any way you think..it should be correct in any way you think.
S.chandrasekhar said:
1 decade ago
So many are thinking C is correct..it is not correct why because diagram two may or may not happen(so do not consider diagram two)...where as diagram one 100% saticifies given statements...so only A option is correct...so friends do not consider doubted conclusions..consider only 100% correct ones.
Kumud Singh said:
7 years ago
Option A is correct. Because if we consider diagram 1 we can deduce that neither conclusion 1 nor conclusion 2 follows.
And when we consider diagram 2, it shows that some pens are jeeps. So, we can't go with conclusion 2.
None of the conclusions follows.
And when we consider diagram 2, it shows that some pens are jeeps. So, we can't go with conclusion 2.
None of the conclusions follows.
Sonali said:
1 decade ago
Hello ajay...as you are asking,(all Y are Z)?
It is not possible...
But (some y is z )can be a possibility..ok
Try it by drawing venn diagram... you will get it
It is not possible...
But (some y is z )can be a possibility..ok
Try it by drawing venn diagram... you will get it
Sumit G. said:
1 decade ago
Friends its A. Actually we have to draw every possible veenn diagram for the statements and if a conclusion is true in every diagram then only it is true.
Raghwendra said:
9 years ago
Guys, Is it true that we should see the minimum overlapping Venn diagram for a given question? i.e. is the 1st Venn diagram over here.
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