Syllogism Questions for SSC CHSL, Download Free PDF

The Reasoning section in the SSC CHSL Tier 1 exam is considered one of the highest-scoring and easiest sections. Syllogism is one of the most important topics that you must master. Syllogism questions involve drawing a logical conclusion from a set of statements, testing your core deductive reasoning skills. You can expect at least 2 to 3 questions from this topic in the exam. The difficulty level of the questions will be from easy to moderate, so you are advised not to leave this topic. Acing this topic guarantees easy marks that significantly boost your overall score and selection chances.

What is Syllogism in Reasoning?

Syllogism (or Syllogistic Reasoning) is a type of logical argument where a conclusion is inferred from two or more given premises (statements).

In the SSC CHSL exam, you are presented with:

1. Statements (Premises): Two or more facts that you must assume are 100% true, even if they contradict general knowledge.
2. Conclusions: Two or more inferences drawn from the statements.

Your task is to decide which conclusion(s) logically and definitely follow from the given statements.

Different Types of Syllogism Questions

The topic has evolved from basic to more complex structures:

• Basic Syllogism: Uses only the four basic propositions (All, Some, No, Some not).
• “Only a Few” / “Only” Cases: These introduce new constraints. For instance, “Only a few A are B” means Some A are B and also Some A are not B.
• Possibility-based Questions: The conclusion uses phrases like “can be,” “is a possibility,” or “may be.” A possible conclusion is true if it is not definitively false from the statements.
• Either-Or Cases: These occur when two conclusions are individually false but together form a complementary pair (e.g., “Some A are B” and “No A is B”).

Download Free PDF of Syllogism Questions for SSC CHSL

To help you master the different varieties and question types of Syllogism, we have provided a free PDF. This PDF includes the latest pattern-based Syllogism questions (including Possibility and Only/Only a Few cases). You are advised to try to solve these questions using smart tricks and short rules to increase your solving speed.

Question 1: In the question below some statements are given followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Some Pink is Violet

Some Yellow is Green

No Violet is Yellow

Conclusions:

I. Some Pink is not Yellow

II. No Green is Pink

A) Only Conclusion II follows

B) Either Conclusion I or II follows

C) Both Conclusion I and II follow

D) Only Conclusion I follows

Question 2: In the question below there are three statements followed by three conclusions I, II and III. You have to take the three given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement:

I. All Rat are Pest

II. Some Rat are Harmful

III. Some Cockroach are Pest

Conclusion:

I. No Rat is Cockroach

II. Some Pest are Harmful

III.Some Pestare Cockroach

A) Only conclusions I and III follow

B) Only conclusion I and II follow

C) Only conclusion II and III follow

D) Only conclusion II follows

Question 3: Two statements are given, followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements.

Statements:

Some mark is result

All result is strike

Conclusions:

I. Some strike is result

II. All mark being strike is a possibility

A) Only conclusion I follows

B) Only conclusion II follows

C) Both the conclusions I and II follow

D) Neither conclusion I nor II follows

Question 4: Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements.

Statements:

All Loud are Sharp

No Sharp is Good

All Bad are Good

Conclusions:

I. A few Bad are not Loud

II. No Loud is Good

III. A few Loud is Bad

A) Only conclusion I follows

B) Only conclusions I and II follow

C) Only conclusions I and III follow

D) All the conclusions follow

Question 5: Three statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of conclusions logically follow(s) from the statement.

Statements:

Some apples are bananas.

No bananas are guavas.

Mostly guavas are grapes.

Conclusions:

I. Some grapes are bananas.

II. Mostly guavas are apples.

III. Some grapes are apples.

A) None follows

B) Only conclusion II follows

C) Conclusion II and conclusion III follow

D) Conclusion I and conclusion III follow

Question 6: In the question below some statements are given followed by three conclusions I, II, and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Some Water is Cold.

No Cold is Hot.

All Hot is Warm.

Conclusions:

I. Some Warm is Cold.

II. All Hot is Water.

III. Some Water is not Hot.

A) Only conclusion III follows

B) Only conclusions II and III follow

C) Only conclusion II follows

D) All conclusions I, II and III follow

Question 7: In the question below some statements are given followed by three conclusions I, II, and III. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion definitely follows from the given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

Some Water is Cold.

No Cold is Hot.

All Hot is Warm.

Conclusions:

I. Some Warm is Cold.

II. All Hot is Water.

III. Some Water is not Hot.

A) Only conclusion III follows

B) Only conclusions II and III follow

C) Only conclusion II follows

D) All conclusions I, II and III follow

Question 8: In the question below there are two statements followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements:

All team are spot.

Each spot is vast.

Conclusions:

I. Some vast are team.

II. Some spot are team.

A) Only conclusion I follows

B) Only conclusion II follows

C) Both the conclusions I and II follow

D) Either conclusion I or II follows

Question 9: Two statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II, and III assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of conclusion logically follow(s) from the statement.

Statements:

Some art is training

All training is painting

Conclusions:

I. Some painting is art

II. Some training is art

III. All art is painting

A) Only conclusion I follows

B) Only conclusions I and III follow

C) Only conclusions I and II follow

D) All conclusions I, II and III follow

Question 10: Two statements are given followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. Assuming the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Decide which of conclusion logically follow(s) from the statement.

Statements:

All animals are flames

Some flames are members

Conclusions:

I. Some members are animals

II. Some flames are animals

A) Both conclusions I and II follow

B) Only conclusion II follows

C) Only conclusion I follows

D) None of these

Strategy to Solve Syllogism Questions Quickly

The most reliable and efficient way to solve Syllogism questions is the Venn Diagram Method. Using this method can avoid silly mistakes while solving the syllogism questions. You are advised to just follow these steps carefully.

1. Draw the Minimal Venn Diagram: Represent each statement using the simplest possible Venn diagram. For example:

• All A are B: Draw the ‘A’ circle completely inside the ‘B’ circle.
• Some A are B: Draw two overlapping circles for ‘A’ and ‘B’.
• No A is B: Draw two separate circles for ‘A’ and ‘B’ with a line/cross between them.

2. Check the Conclusion on the Diagram: Check if the given conclusion is 100% true in the diagram you drew.

• If a conclusion is a definite statement (e.g., “Some books are pens”), it must be true in every possible Venn diagram. If your minimal diagram makes it false, it is false.
• If a conclusion is a possibility statement (e.g., “All books being pens is a possibility”), it is true if there is at least one possible Venn diagram where the conclusion holds true.

3. Check for Complementary Pairs (Either-Or Case): If two conclusions are individually false, check if they form an “Either-Or” pair. A pair is “Either-Or” if:

1. Both conclusions are individually False (or Doubtful).
2. Both conclusions have the same two elements (Subject and Predicate).
3. The pair satisfies one of the following combinations:
   • Some + No (e.g., Some A are B + No A is B)
   • All + Some Not (e.g., All A are B + Some A are not B)

Now you know the strategy to solve syllogism questions, but we highly recommend that you attempt our free tests so that you can practice this strategy and master it.

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