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Syllogism for IBPS RRB PO and Mains Exam: <\/strong>Syllogism is one of the most scoring and logical reasoning topics asked in IBPS RRB PO and Clerk exams. It tests the candidate’s ability to draw conclusions from given statements using logic. Syllogism questions are framed in a statement, and candidates must identify which conclusion follows from the given options. A clear understanding of the rules and consistent practice can help candidates solve these questions with high accuracy. In this article, we will cover key concepts, shortcut techniques, and an important question for IBPS RRB PO\/Clerk 2025 preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Syllogism is an important topic in the reasoning ability section of IBPS RRB PO and Clerk exams. It tests your logical reasoning and ability ability to conclude from given statements. Typically, 4 to 5 questions on this topic are included in both the preliminary and mains exams for the IBPS RRB Clerk and PO positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n In order to master the topic, you should practice more and more questions related to different types of syllogism:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mastering syllogism requires a lot of practice and understanding of the concept. Although all candidates have their own tricks and shortcuts, here we are telling about some of them that can help you get some more clarity on the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use the elimination method: <\/strong>Go through each conclusion and quickly eliminate the incorrect ones. And save time compared to drawing all the Venn diagrams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Master the Venn diagram shortcuts:<\/strong> Develop your own symbols and notation for faster visualization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Identify certain vs. probable conclusions: <\/strong>Understand what definitely follows vs. what is only possible and avoid marking conclusions that are possible but not certain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Practice with timer (15-20 sec\/question):<\/strong> Practice with our timer mock test and try to solve a question in 15-20 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use mock tests and sectional mock tests:<\/strong> Take regular Reasoning sectional tests and full mock tests. And increase your question-solving speed and exam performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Question 1:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n No Copy are Pen<\/p>\n\n\n\n No Pen are Pencil<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some Pencil are not Crayon<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I. Some Pencil are Copy is a possibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n II. At least some Pen are not Crayon<\/p>\n\n\n\n A) Only conclusion I follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n B) Only conclusion II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n C) Both conclusion I and II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n D) Either conclusion I or II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n E) Neither conclusion I nor II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We draw the following figure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the figure, we get, only conclusion I follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, option a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question 2:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n No Bulb are Fan<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some Fan are Cooler<\/p>\n\n\n\n 100% Cooler are Light<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I. No Bulb are Cooler<\/p>\n\n\n\n II. At least Some Fan are Light<\/p>\n\n\n\n A) Only conclusion I follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n B) Only conclusion II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n C) Both conclusion I and II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n D) Either conclusion I or II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n E) Neither conclusion I nor II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We draw the following figure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the figure, we get, only conclusion II follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, option b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question 3:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Every Drama are Script<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some Story are Script<\/p>\n\n\n\n Only a few Film are Story<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I. At least Some Drama are Story<\/p>\n\n\n\n II. All Story are Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n A) Only conclusion I follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n B) Only conclusion II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n C) Both conclusion I and II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n D) Either conclusion I or II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n E) Neither conclusion I nor II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We draw the following figure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the figure, we get, neither conclusion I nor II follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, option e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question 4:<\/strong> In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Every knife is cut<\/p>\n\n\n\n Only a few cut is deep<\/p>\n\n\n\n A few deep is blood<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I. Some cut is not deep<\/p>\n\n\n\n II. No knife is blood<\/p>\n\n\n\n A) Only conclusion I follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n B) Both the conclusions I and II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n C) Neither conclusion I nor II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n D) Only conclusion II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n E) Either conclusion I or II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Following figures can be formed from the statements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Only conclusion I follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, option a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question 5:<\/strong> In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Only fact is valid<\/p>\n\n\n\n Only a few fact is known<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mostly known is sure<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I. Some known can be valid<\/p>\n\n\n\n II. All fact can be sure<\/p>\n\n\n\n A) Only conclusion I follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n B) Both the conclusions I and II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n C) Neither conclusion I nor II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n D) Only conclusion II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n E) Either conclusion I or II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Following figure can be formed from the statements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since only fact is valid is given which means all valid can only be a part of fact so, both the conclusions do not follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neither conclusion I nor II follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, option c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question 6:<\/strong> In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Only a few back is cover<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every cover is front<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some front is screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I. All front is back is a possibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n II. Some cover is screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n A) Only conclusion I follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n B) Both the conclusions I and II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n C) Neither conclusion I nor II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n D) Only conclusion II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n E) Either conclusion I or II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Following figure can be drawn from the statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since all back cannot be front but all front can be back so conclusion I follows. There is no direct relation between screen and cover so conclusion II doesn\u2019t follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Only conclusion I follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence option a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question 7:<\/strong> In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Only a few toast is bread<\/p>\n\n\n\n No bread is milk<\/p>\n\n\n\n All milk is jam<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I. Some toast is not milk<\/p>\n\n\n\n II. All toast can never be jam<\/p>\n\n\n\n A) Only conclusion I follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n B) Both the conclusions I and II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n C) Neither conclusion I nor II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n D) Only conclusion II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n E) Either conclusion I or II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Following figures can be formed from the statements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the above figure it is clear all toast can be jam so, conclusion II does not follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Only conclusion I follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, option a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question 8:<\/strong> In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mostly pile is dile<\/p>\n\n\n\n Only a few dile is cyle<\/p>\n\n\n\n All cyle is mile<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I. All cyle is pile<\/p>\n\n\n\n II. Some mile being pile is not a possibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n A) Only conclusion I follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n B) Both the conclusions I and II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n C) Neither conclusion I nor II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n D) Only conclusion II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n E) Either conclusion I or II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Following figure can be formed from the statements<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is no direct relation between cyle and pile so conclusion I doesn\u2019t follow. There is a possibility of some mile being pile, as shown in the figure so conclusion II doesn\u2019t follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neither conclusion I nor II follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, option c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question 9:<\/strong> In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Only a few Mark is Wrap<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some Wrap is Crop<\/p>\n\n\n\n All Crop is Acid<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I. Some Crop is Mark<\/p>\n\n\n\n II. All Acid are Wrap is possibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n A) Only conclusion I follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n B) Both the conclusions I and II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n C) Neither conclusion I nor II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n D) Only conclusion II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n E) Either conclusion I or II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Following figure can be drawn from the statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All Acid can be Wrap as shown in the figure so, conclusion II follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, option d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Question 10:<\/strong> In the question below there are three statements followed by two conclusions I and II. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Statements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Only a few M1 is K2<\/p>\n\n\n\n Only a few K2 is E3<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some E3 is F4<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conclusions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I. All E3 being K2 is a possibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n II. All K2 being F4 is a possibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n A) Only conclusion I follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n B) Both the conclusions I and II follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n C) Neither conclusion I nor II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n D) Only conclusion II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n E) Either conclusion I or II follows<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Following figure can be drawn from the above statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Both the conclusions I and II follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, option b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Disclaimer:<\/strong> The syllogism concepts, examples, and practice questions provided are compiled from expert references and exam trends. They are intended for practice and guidance only, not official IBPS RRB PO\/Clerk exam content. Actual exam questions may differ. Candidates should always verify details through official IBPS notices<\/a> before relying on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat is Syllogism <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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