100+ SBI Bank Exam Question Papers with Answers - 4
Question: 1
In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Statements :
All fish are tortoise. No tortoise is a crocodile.
Conclusions :
I. No crocodile is a fish.
II. No fish is a crocodile.
(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
Ans: E
Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative. Also, the conclusion should not contain the middle term. So, II follows. I is the converse of II and thus it also holds.
Question: 2
In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Statements :
Some dreams are nights. Some nights are days.
Conclusions :
I. All days are either nights or dreams.
II. Some days are nights.
(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
Ans: D
Since both the premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows. However, II is the converse of the second premise and thus it holds.
Question: 3
In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Statements :
All flowers are trees. No fruit is tree.
Conclusions :
I. No fruit is flower.
II. Some trees are flowers.
(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
Ans: E
As discussed above, the conclusion must be universal negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that No flower is fruit. I is the converse of this conclusion and thus it follows. II is the converse of the first premise and so it also holds.
Question: 4
In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Statements :
No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.
Conclusions :
I. Male athletes can play.
II. Some athletes can play.
(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
Ans: D
Since one premise is negative, the conclusion must be negative. So, neither conclusion follow.
Question: 1
In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Statements :
All fish are tortoise. No tortoise is a crocodile.
Conclusions :
I. No crocodile is a fish.
II. No fish is a crocodile.
(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
Ans: E
Since both the premises are universal and one premise is negative, the conclusion must be universal negative. Also, the conclusion should not contain the middle term. So, II follows. I is the converse of II and thus it also holds.
Question: 2
In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Statements :
Some dreams are nights. Some nights are days.
Conclusions :
I. All days are either nights or dreams.
II. Some days are nights.
(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
Ans: D
Since both the premises are particular, no definite conclusion follows. However, II is the converse of the second premise and thus it holds.
Question: 3
In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Statements :
All flowers are trees. No fruit is tree.
Conclusions :
I. No fruit is flower.
II. Some trees are flowers.
(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
Ans: E
As discussed above, the conclusion must be universal negative and should not contain the middle term. So, it follows that No flower is fruit. I is the converse of this conclusion and thus it follows. II is the converse of the first premise and so it also holds.
Question: 4
In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Statements :
No women teacher can play. Some women teachers are athletes.
Conclusions :
I. Male athletes can play.
II. Some athletes can play.
(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
Ans: D
Since one premise is negative, the conclusion must be negative. So, neither conclusion follow.
Question: 1
In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Statements :
All huts are mansions. All mansions are temples.
Conclusions :
I. Some people are huts.
II. Some peoples are mansions.
(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
Ans: E
As discussed above, it follows that All huts are temples. I is the converse of this conclusion and so it holds. II is the converse of the second premise and so it also holds.
Question: 2
In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Statements :
All bags are cakes. All lamps are cakes.
Conclusions :
I. Some lamps are bags.
II. No lamb is bag.
(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
Ans: C
Since the middle term cakes is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows. However, I and II involve only the extreme terms and form a complementary pair. So, either I or II follows.
Question: 3
In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II.
Statements :
All young scientists are open minded. No open minded men are superstitious.
Conclusions :
I. No scientist is superstitious.
II. No young people are superstitious.
(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
Ans: D
The subject in both the conclusions is vague. The true conclusion is No young scientist is superstitious. Thus, neither I nor II follows.
Question: 4
Statements :
All water is divine. All temples are divine.
Conclusions :
I. All water is temple.
II. All temples are water.
(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
Ans: D
Since the middle term divine is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion can be drawn.
Question: 5
Statements :
All trucks fly. Some scooters fly.
Conclusions :
I. All trucks are scooters.
II. Some scooters do not fly.
(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
Ans: D
Since the middle term fly is not distributed even once in the premises, no definite conclusion follows.
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