Reasoning: New Pattern of Syllogism

Syllogism questions based on latest Pattern

Question 1

Conclusion: Some Car are sharpener; No eraser is a Car.
Statement 1: Some Car are erasers. All erasers are sharpeners.
Statement 2: No Car is an eraser, some erasers are sharpeners.
Statement 3: Some sharpeners are erasers. All Car are erasers.
Statement 4: All sharpeners are Car. No Car is an eraser.
Statement 5: Some sharpeners are definitely erasers. No Car is a sharpener.

Mark your answer as
A. Only Statement 1 follows
B. Only Statement 2 follows
C. Only Statement 3 follows
D. Only Statement 4 follows
E. Only Statement 5 follows

Solution 

You should have complete knowledge of the basics of syllogisms and Venn diagrams in order to understand the new pattern. In these questions, the statement should satisfy both the conditions given in the conclusion.

Conclusion: 

Some Car are sharpeners. (condition 1) 

No eraser is a Car. (Condition 2)

Statement 1: 

Some Car are erasers. All erasers are sharpeners.
Not satisfying condition 2 (No eraser is a Car).
There is no need to make Venn diagram as we can directly check that condition 2 is not satisfied.
Statement 2: 

No car is an eraser, some erasers are sharpeners.

No relation is given between Car and sharpener. So, we cannot conclude some Car are sharpener (condition 1).

Statement 3:

 Some sharpeners are erasers. All Car are erasers.

 Not satisfying condition 2(No eraser is a Car).

 Statement 4: 

All sharpeners are Car. No Car is an eraser.

 

We can conclude that some Car are sharpener (condition 1) and no eraser is a Car (Condition 2). Thus, statement 4 is the correct option.

Statement 5: 

Some sharpeners are definitely erasers. No Car is a sharpener.

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Not satisfying condition 1(Some Car are sharpeners)

Thus, the answer is D (Only Statement 4 follows) 

Question 2

Conclusion: Some flowers are leaves; some pen are leaves.
Statement 1: Some pen are leaves. Some pen are flowers.
Statement 2: No flower is a pen. All pen are leaves.
Statement 3: All flowers are pen. All leaves are pen.
Statement 4: No pen is a flower. Some flowers are leaves.
Statement 5: All leaves are pen. All pen are flowers.

Mark your answer as
A. Only Statement 1 follows
B. Only Statement 2 follows
C. Only Statement 3 follows
D. Only Statement 4 follows
E. Only Statement 5 follows

Solution

Conclusion: 

Some flowers are leaves. (Condition 1)
Some pen are leaves. (Condition 2)

Statement 1: 

Some pen are leaves. Some pen are flowers.

No relation is given in flowers and leaves. So some flowers are leaves (Condition 1) cannot be concluded

Statement 2:
No flower is a pen. All pen are leaves.

Again, no relation is given in flowers and leaves. So, some flowers are leaves (Condition 1) cannot be concluded.

Statement 3: 

All flowers are pen. All leaves are pen.

No relation is given in flowers and leaves. So some flowers are leaves (Condition 1) cannot be concluded.

Statement 4: 

No pen is a flower. Some flowers are leaves.

No relation between pen and leaves is given. So, we cannot conclude some pen are leaves (Condition 2).

Statement 5: 
All leaves are pen. All pen are flowers.
We can conclude from the diagram that some flowers are leaves (Condition 1) and some pen are leaves (Condition 2).
Therefore, statement 5 is the correct option.