Syllogism is an important section of reasoning ability, which tests the candidate’s ability to draw logical conclusions and analyze arguments. Candidates should focus on identifying the relationship between different statements and apply techniques like Venn diagrams or logical reasoning methods to visualize the relationship. This article presents Syllogism questions for SBI Clerk exam as these questions are most effective in your examination.
Syllogism Questions for SBI Clerk Exam
Practicing different types of syllogism patterns and developing the skill of eliminating wrong options quickly will help candidates answer questions efficiently. By mastering these techniques, candidates can gain confidence in solving Syllogism questions in SBI Clerk Exam 2025 with ease.
Recognizing common patterns like ‘all’, ‘some’ or ‘none’ and applying Venn diagrams or logical reasoning helps to solve these questions faster. Given below are some types of syllogism questions. With consistent practice, candidates can develop the skills to identify valid conclusions and solve these questions efficiently in the examination.
Directions (1-15): In each of the questions given below, some statements are given followed by two conclusions. You have to consider the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Q1. Statements: Only a few colors are smooth.
All pastels are smooth.
All are smooth yellow.
Conclusions: I. All can be pastel colours.
II. Some yellow are not colour.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Q2. Statements: Only a few engines are moving.
There is no engine socket.
Only a few sockets are rockets.
Only a few cakes are sockets.
Conclusions: I. Some engines are not rockets.
II. All rockets can never be engines.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Q3. Statements: All flats are houses.
All wells are tiles.
No flat is good.
Only a few houses are good.
Conclusions: I. Some tiles are not flat.
II. Some houses are tiles.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Q4. Statements: Only some rabbits are cute.
No cute is soft.
All are soft mice.
Conclusions: I. Some rabbits are not cute.
II. Some rabbits are not soft.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Q5. Statements: All copies are notebooks.
Only some notebooks are rough.
All books are rough.
Conclusions: I. Some copies being rough is a possibility.
II. At least some books are notebooks.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Q6. Statements: Only a few are green light.
All are light brown.
Only a few brown are dark.
Conclusions: I. No green is dark.
II. All brown can be dark.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Q7. Statements: Only some history are geography.
All geography is English.
Only a few English are Gk.
Conclusions: I. Some history are Gk.
II. No history is Gk.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Q8. Statements: Only a few chargers are laptops.
No laptop is power bank.
All power banks are mouse.
Conclusions: I. Some chargers are not power banks.
II. Some mouse are not laptop.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Q9. Statements: No excel is copy.
All copies are inserted.
There are only a few insert views.
Conclusions: I. Some copies are views.
II. There is no insert excel.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Q10. Statement: All gifts are gifts.
Only a few gifts are prizes.
Some awards are not surprises.
Conclusions: I. Some gifts are not surprises.
II. Some gifts are not prizes
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Question 11. Statements: Only some parrots are green.
Some green are birds.
Only a few birds are pigeons.
Conclusions: I. There is no green pigeon.
II. Some green are pigeons.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Question 12. Statements: No car is bus.
All buses are bicycles.
Only a few bicycles are scooters.
Conclusions: I. Some scooters can be cars.
II. Some bicycles are not cars.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Q13. Statements: Only a few fruits are citrus.
All citrus are oranges.
No orange is lemon.
Conclusions: I. Some fruits are not sour.
II. Some fruits are not lemons.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Question 14. Statements: Some tiles are not columns.
All columns are rows.
Only a few rows are set.
Conclusions: I. Some sets are tiles.
II. All sets are rows.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Question 15. Statement: Only some flowers are leaves.
All leaves are thorns.
No thorn is a stem.
Conclusions: I. Some flowers are not leaves.
II. Some leaves do not have stems.
(a) If only conclusion I follows
(b) If only conclusion II follows
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow
Directions (16-20): In the question given below, some statements are followed by conclusions. You have to consider the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Q16. Statements: Only some friends are family.
All families are relatives.
No relative is an enemy.
Conclusions: I. Some friends are not family
II. There is no enemy family.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(E) Both conclusions I and II follow.
Q17. Statements: All wires are cables.
Only a few cables are pipes.
Only a few pipes are strings.
Conclusions: I. Some strings are strings.
II. There are no wires or strings.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(E) Both conclusions I and II follow.
Question 18. Statements: Only some doctors are police.
All police are nurses.
Only some nurses are surgeons.
Conclusions: I. All doctors are nurses.
II. No surgeon is police.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(E) Both conclusions I and II follow.
Question 19. Statements: Only some cars are trucks.
Only a few trucks are trains.
All trains are bicycles.
Conclusions: I. Some trucks are not trains.
II. No car is bicycle.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(E) Both conclusions I and II follow.
Q20. Statements: Only a few oranges are peaches.
No peach is banana.
All guavas are bananas.
Some oranges are litchi.
Conclusions: I. All litchi being banana is a possibility.
II. All peaches are orange.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
(B) Only conclusion II follows.
(c) Either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(E) Both conclusions I and II follow.
Solution
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