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Practice Syllogism 30 MCQs for SSC CGL with verified answers and detailed explanations. Master reasoning concepts and improve your accuracy and speed.   Syllogism 30 MCQs   1.  Statements: 1. All teachers are graduates. 2. All graduates are educated. Conclusions: I. All teachers are educated. II. Some teachers are educated. A. Only Conclusion I follow                     B. Only Conclusion II follows C. Both Conclusions I and II follow         D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows   Answer: A. Only Conclusion I follow Explanation: Teachers ⊆ Graduates and Graduates ⊆ Educated. Therefore, Teachers ⊆ Educated, so I follows. But the statements do not establish that any teacher actually exists. Hence, II does not follow.   2.  Statements: 1. All doctors are professionals. 2.Some doctors are athletes. Conclusions: I. Some professionals are athletes. II. Some doctors are professionals. A. Only Conclusion I follow                 B. Only Conclusion II follows C. Both Conclusions I and II follow      D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows Answer: C. Both follow Explanation: The existing doctors mentioned in Statement 2 are athletes. Since all doctors are professionals, those same persons are professionals and athletes. Therefore, I follow. They are all doctors and professionals, so II follows.   3.  Statements: 1.No poets are engineers. 2. All musicians are poets. Conclusions: I. No musicians are engineers. II. Some musicians are engineers. A. Only Conclusion I follow                  B. Only Conclusion II follows C. Both Conclusions I and II follow        D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows Answer: A. Only Conclusion I follow Explanation: Musicians ⊆ Poets, while Poets and Engineers have no common members. Therefore, musicians cannot be engineers. I follow. II directly contradicts this relationship.   4.  Statements:  1.Some artists are writers. 2. All writers are readers. Conclusions: I. Some artists are readers. II. Some readers are artists. A. Only Conclusion I follow                 B. Only Conclusion II follows C. Both Conclusions I and II follow      D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows   Answer: C. Both follow Explanation: At least one person is both an artist and a writer. Since every writer is a reader, that person is also a reader. Thus, some artists are readers and, equivalently, some readers are artists. Syllogism 30 MCQs 5.  Statements:  1.Some students are athletes. 2.No athletes are singers. Conclusions: I. Some students are not singers. II. Some athletes are not singers. A. Only Conclusion I follow                   B. Only Conclusion II follows C. Both Conclusions I and II follow       D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows   Answer: C . Both follow Explanation: The student-athlete mentioned in Statement 1 exists. No athlete is a singer, so this person is not a singer. Hence, both conclusions follow.   6.  Statements: 1. All pilots are trained. 2.No trained people are careless. Conclusions: I. No pilots are careless. II. No careless people are pilots. A. Only Conclusion I follow                       B. Only Conclusion II follows C. Both Conclusions I and II follow.          D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows Answer: C. Both follow Explanation: Pilots ⊆ Trained and Trained ∩ Careless = ∅. Therefore, Pilots ∩ Careless = ∅. The relationship is reversible for a “No A is B” statement, so both conclusions follow.   7.  Statements: 1.No lawyers are teachers. 2.Some researchers are lawyers. Conclusions: I. Some researchers are not teachers. II. Some lawyers are not teachers. A, Only Conclusion I follow                       B. Only Conclusion II follows C. Both Conclusions I and II follow            D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows Answer: C. Both follow Explanation: Some researchers are lawyers, and no lawyer is a teacher. Therefore, those researchers are not teachers. The same existing persons are lawyers who are not teachers. Both follow.   8.  Statements:  1. All engineers are graduates. 2. Some managers are engineers. Conclusions: I. Some managers are graduates. II. Some managers are not graduating. A. Only Conclusion I follow                     B. Only Conclusion II follows C. Both Conclusions I and II follow          D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows Answer: A.  Only Conclusion I follow Explanation: Some managers are engineers, and all engineers are graduates. Therefore, some managers are graduates. There is no basis for saying that any manager is not a graduate.   9.  Statements: 1. Some athletes are not students. 2.All teachers are students. Conclusions: I. Some athletes are not teachers. II. Some athletes are teachers. A.Only Conclusion I follow                   B. Only Conclusion II follows C. Both Conclusions I and II follow       D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows Answer: A. Only Conclusion I follow Explanation: The existing athletes mentioned are not students. Since every teacher is a student, a person who is not a student cannot be a teacher. Therefore, I follow, while II does not. Syllogism 30 MCQs 10.  Statements:  1.All nurses are trained. 2.No doctors are trained. Conclusions: I. No nurses are doctors. II. Some nurses are not doctors. A,. Only conclusion: I follow                 B. Only Conclusion II follows C. Both Conclusions I and II follow     D. Neither Conclusion I nor II follows Answer: A.  Only Conclusion I follow Explanation: Nurses are trained, whereas doctors cannot be trained. Therefore, no person can simultaneously be a nurse and a doctor. However, the existence of nurses is not guaranteed, so II does not follow.   11.  Statements:  1.All writers are readers. 2.No writers are travelers. Conclusions: I. No readers are travelers. II. Some readers are not travelers. A. Only