Syllogisms — CAT Previous-Year Questions

Directions: Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Example:
A. All cigarettes are hazardous to health.
B. Brand X is a cigarette.
C. Brand X is hazardous to health.

Here, ABC is a valid option, where statement C can be concluded from statements A and B.

A. All software companies employ knowledge workers.
B. Tara Tech employs knowledge workers.
C. Tara Tech is a software company.
D. Some software companies employ knowledge workers.
E. Tara Tech employs only knowledge workers.

Directions: Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Example:
A. All cigarettes are hazardous to health.
B. Brand X is a cigarette.
C. Brand X is hazardous to health.

Here, ABC is a valid option, where statement C can be concluded from statements A and B.

A. Traffic congestion increases carbon monoxide in the environment.
B. Increase in carbon monoxide is hazardous to health.
C. Traffic congestion is hazardous to health.
D. Some traffic congestion does not cause increased carbon monoxide.
E. Some traffic congestion is not hazardous to health.

Directions: Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Example:
A. All cigarettes are hazardous to health.
B. Brand X is a cigarette.
C. Brand X is hazardous to health.

Here, ABC is a valid option, where statement C can be concluded from statements A and B.

A. Apples are not sweets.
B. Some apples are sweet.
C. All sweets are tasty.
D. Some apples are not tasty.
E. No apple is tasty.

Directions: Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Example:
A. All cigarettes are hazardous to health.
B. Brand X is a cigarette.
C. Brand X is hazardous to health.

Here, ABC is a valid option, where statement C can be concluded from statements A and B.

A. Some towns in India are polluted.
B. All polluted towns should be destroyed.
C. Town Meghana should be destroyed.
D. Town Meghana is polluted.
E. Some towns in India should be destroyed.

Directions: Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Example:
A. All cigarettes are hazardous to health.
B. Brand X is a cigarette.
C. Brand X is hazardous to health.

Here, ABC is a valid option, where statement C can be concluded from statements A and B.

A. No patriot is a criminal.
B. Bundledas is not a criminal.
C. Bundledas is a patriot.
D. Bogusdas is not a patriot.
E. Bogusdas is a criminal.

Directions: Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Example:
A. All cigarettes are hazardous to health.
B. Brand X is a cigarette.
C. Brand X is hazardous to health.

Here, ABC is a valid option, where statement C can be concluded from statements A and B.

A. Anteaters like ants.
B. Boys are anteaters.
C. Balaram is an anteater.
D. Balaram likes ants.
E. Balaram may eat ants.

Directions: Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Example:
A. All cigarettes are hazardous to health.
B. Brand X is a cigarette.
C. Brand X is hazardous to health.

Here, ABC is a valid option, where statement C can be concluded from statements A and B.

A. All actors are handsome.
B. Some actors are popular.
C. Ram is handsome.
D. Ram is a popular actor.
E. Some popular people are handsome.

Directions: Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Example:
A. All cigarettes are hazardous to health.
B. Brand X is a cigarette.
C. Brand X is hazardous to health.

Here, ABC is a valid option, where statement C can be concluded from statements A and B.

A. Modern industry is technology-driven.
B. BTI is a modern industry.
C. BTI is technology-driven.
D. BTI may be technology-driven
E. Technology driven industry is modern.

Directions: Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Example:
A. All cigarettes are hazardous to health.
B. Brand X is a cigarette.
C. Brand X is hazardous to health.

Here, ABC is a valid option, where statement C can be concluded from statements A and B.

A. All Golmal islanders are blue-coloured people.
B. Some smart people are not blue-coloured people.
C. Some babies are blue-coloured.
D. Some babies are smart.
E. Some smart people are not Golmal islanders.

Directions: Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Example:
A. All cigarettes are hazardous to health.
B. Brand X is a cigarette.
C. Brand X is hazardous to health.

Here, ABC is a valid option, where statement C can be concluded from statements A and B.

A. MBAs are in great demand.
B. Ram and Sita are in great demand.
C. Ram is in great demand.
D. Sita is in great demand.
E. Ram and Sita are MBAs.

Directions: Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.

Either the orangutan is not angry, or he frowns upon the world.
A. The orangutan frowns upon the world.
B. The orangutan is not angry.
C. The orangutan does not frown upon the world.
D. The orangutan is angry.

Directions: Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.

Either Ravana is a demon, or he is a hero.
A. Ravana is a hero.
B. Ravana is a demon.
C. Ravana is not a demon.
D. Ravana is not a hero.

Directions: Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.

Whenever Rajeev uses the Internet, he dreams about spiders.
A. Rajeev did not dream about spiders.
B. Rajeev used the Internet.
C. Rajeev dreamt about spiders.
D. Rajeev did not use the Internet.

Directions: Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.

If I talk to my professors, then I do not need to take a pill for headache.
A. I talked to my professors.
B. I did not need to take a pill for headache.
C. I needed to take a pill for headache.
D. I did not talk to my professors.

Directions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

A. No cowboys laugh. Some who laugh are sphinxes. Some sphinxes are not cowboys.
B. All ghosts are florescent. Some ghost do not sing. Some singers are not florescent.
C. Cricketers indulge in swearing. Those who swear are hanged. Some who are hanged are not cricketers.
D. Some crazy people are pianists. All crazy people are whistlers. Some whistlers are pianists.

Directions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

A. All good people are knights. All warriors are good people. All knights are warriors.
B. No footballers are ministers. All footballers are tough. Some ministers are players.
C. All pizzas are snacks. Some meals are pizzas. Some meals are snacks.
D. Some barkers are musk deer. All barkers are sloth bears. Some sloth bears are musk deer.

Directions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

A. Dinosaurs are prehistoric creatures. Water-buffaloes are not dinosaurs. Water-buffaloes are not
prehistoric creatures.
B. All politicians are frank. No frank people are crocodiles. No crocodiles are politicians.
C. No diamond is quartz. No opal is quartz. Diamonds are opals.
D. All monkeys like bananas. Some GI Joes like bananas. Some GI Joes are monkeys.

Directions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

A. All earthquakes cause havoc. Some landslides cause havoc. Some earthquakes cause landslides.
B. All glass things are transparent. Some curios are glass things. Some curios are transparent.
C. All clay objects are brittle. All XY are clay objects. Some XY are brittle.
D. No criminal is a patriot. Ram is not a patriot. Ram is a criminal.

Directions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

A. MD is an actor. Some actors are pretty. MD is pretty.
B. Some men are cops. All cops are brave. Some brave people are cops.
C. All cops are brave. Some men are cops. Some men are brave.
D. All actors are pretty ; MD is not an actor ; MD is not pretty.

Directions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

A. All IIMs are in India. No BIMs are in India. No IIMs are BIMs.
B. All IIMs are in India. No BIMs are in India. No BIMs are IIMs.
C. Some IIMs are not in India. Some BIMs are not in India. Some IIMs are BIMs.
D. Some IIMs are not in India. Some BIMs are not in India. Some BIMs are IIMs.

Directions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

A. Citizens of Yes Islands speak only the truth. Citizens of Yes Islands are young people. Young people speak only the truth.
B. Citizens of Yes Islands speak only the truth. Some Yes Islands are in Atlantic. Some citizens of Yes Islands are in the Atlantic.
C. Citizens of Yes Islands speak only the truth. Some young people are citizens of Yes Islands. Some young people speak only the truth.
D. Some people speak only the truth. Some citizens of Yes Islands speak only the truth. Some people who speak only the truth are citizens of Yes Islands.

Directions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

A. All mammals are viviparous. Some fish are viviparous. Some fish are mammals.
B. All birds are oviparous. Some fish are not oviparous. Some fish are birds.
C. No mammal is oviparous. Some creatures are oviparous and some are not. Some creatures are not mammals.
D. Some creatures are mammals. Some creatures are viviparous. Some mammals are viviparous.

Directions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

A. Many singers are not writers. All poets are singers. Some poets are not writers.
B. Giants climb beanstalks. Some chicken do not climb beanstalks. Some chicken are not giants.
C. All explorers live in snowdrifts. Some penguins live in snowdrifts. Some penguins are explorers.
D. Amar is taller than Akbar. Anthony is shorter than Amar. Akbar is shorter than Anthony.

Directions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced using both the preceding two, but not just from one of them.

A. A few farmers are rocket scientists. Some rocket scientists catch snakes. A few farmers catch snakes.
B. Poonam is a kangaroo. Some kangaroos are made of teak. Poonam is made of teak.
C. No bulls eat grass. All matadors eat grass. No matadors are bulls.
D. Some skunks drive Cadillacs. All skunks are polar bears. Some polar bears drive Cadillacs.

Direction: The question contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. Some Xs are Ps. Some Ps are Ys. Some Xs are Ys.
B. All Sonas are bright. Some bright are crazy. Some Sonas are crazy.
C. No faith is strong. Only strong have biceps. No faith has biceps.
D. All men are weak. Some weak are strong. Some strong are weak.

Direction: The question contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. Some icicles are cycles. All cycles are men. Some icicles are men.
B. All girls are teeth. No teeth is yellow. No girls are yellow.
C. No hand is foot. Some foot are heads. Some hands are heads.
D. Every man has a wife. All wives are devoted. No devoted has a husband.

Direction: The question contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. No sun is not white. All moon is sun. All moon is white.
B. All windows are open. No open space is allocated. All window is closed space.
C. No German can fire. All Americans bombard. Both, Germans and Americans can fight.
D. No X is Z. No Z is Y. No X is Y.

Direction: The question contains four arguments of three sentences each. Choose the set in which the third statement is a logical conclusion of the first two.

A. All Ts are square. All squares are rectangular. All Ts are rectangular.
B. Some fat are elongated. Some elongated things are huge. Some fat are huge.
C. Idiots are bumblers. Bumblers fumble. Idiots fumble.
D. Water is good for health. Health foods are rare. Water is rare.

Direction: Each of the following questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the third statement logically follows from the first two.

A. No bird is viviparous.

B. All mammals are viviparous.

C. Bats are viviparous.

D. No bat is a bird.

E. No bird is a mammal.

F. All bats are mammals.

Direction: Each of the following questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the third statement logically follows from the first two.

A. No mother is a nurse.

B. Some nurses like to work.

C. No woman is a prude.

D. Some prude are nurses.

E. Some nurses are women.

F. All women like to work.

Direction: Each of the following questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the third statement logically follows from the first two.

A. Oranges are sweet.

B. All oranges are apples.

C. Some sweet are apples.

D. Some oranges are apples.

E. All sweet are sour.

F. Some apples are sour.

Direction: Each of the following questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the third statement logically follows from the first two.

A. Zens are Marutis.

B. Zens are fragile.

C. Marutis are fragile.

D. Opels are fragile.

E. Marutis are Opels.

F. Opels are stable.

Direction: Each of the following questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the third statement logically follows from the first two.

A. Dogs sleep in the open.

B. Sheep sleep indoors.

C. Dogs are like sheep.

D. All indoors are sheep.

E. Some dogs are not sheep.

F. Some open are not sheep.

Direction: Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark the option in which the statements are most logically related.

1. Some pins are made of tin

2. All tin is made of copper

3. All copper is used for pins

4. Some tin is copper

5. Some pins are used for tin

6. Some copper is used for tin

Direction: Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark the option in which the statements are most logically related.

1. An ostrich lays eggs

2. All birds lay eggs

3. Some birds can fly

4. An ostrich cannot fly

5. An ostrich is a bird

6. An ostrich cannot swim

Direction: Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark the option in which the statements are most logically related.

1. Some paper is wood

2. All wood is good

3. All that is good is wood

4. All wood is paper

5. All paper is good

6. Some paper is good

Direction: Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark the option in which the statements are most logically related.

1. All bricks are tricks

2. Some tricks are shrieks

3. Some that are shrieks are bricks

4. Some tricks are not bricks

5. All tricks are shrieks

6. No tricks are shrieks

Direction: Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark the option in which the statements are most logically related.

1. Some sand is band

2. All sandal is band

3. All band is sandal

4. No sand is sandal

5. No band is sand

6. Some band is sandal

Direction: Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark the option in which the statements are most logically related.

1. No wife is a life

2. All life is strife

3. Some wife is strife

4. All that is wife is life

5. All wife is strife

6. No wife is strife

Direction: Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark the option in which the statements are most logically related.

1. Some crows are flies

2. Some flies are mosquitoes

3. All mosquitoes are flies

4. Some owls are flies

5. All owls are mosquitoes

6. Some mosquitoes are not owls

Direction: Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark the option in which the statements are most logically related.

1. Six is five

2. Five is not four

3. Some five is ten

4. Some six is twelve

5. Some twelve is five

6. Some ten is four

Direction: Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark the option in which the statements are most logically related.

1. Poor girls want to marry rich boys

2. Rich girls want to marry rich boys

3. Poor girls want to marry rich girls

4. Rich boys want to marry rich girls

5. Poor girls want to marry rich girls

6. Rich boys want to marry poor girls

Six statements are given followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the statements are logically related.

1. Some bubbies are not dubbles

2. Some dubbles are not bubbles

3. Noone who is rubbles is dubbles

4. All dubbles are rubbles

5. Some dubbles are bubbles

6. Some who are rubbles are not bubbles

Six statements are given followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the statements are logically related.

1. Some men are bad

2. All men are sad

3. All bad things are men

4. All bad things are sad

5. Some sad things are men

6. Some sad things are bad

Six statements are given followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the statements are logically related.

1. All Toms are bright

2. No bright Toms are Dicks

3. Some Toms are Dicks

4. Some Dicks are bright

5. No Tom is a Dick

6. No Dick is a Tom

Six statements are given followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the statements are logically related.

1. All witches are nasty

2. Some devils are nasty

3. All witches are devils

4. All devils are nasty

5. Some nasty are devils

6. No witch is nasty

Six statements are given followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the statements are logically related.

1. No tingo is a bingo

2. All jingoes are bingoes

3. No jingo is a tingo

4. Some jingoes are not tingoes

5. Some tingoes are jingoes

6. Some bingoes are not tingoes

Each of these questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related.

1. No attendants are qualified.
2. Some nurses are qualified.
3. Some nurses are not qualified.
4. All nurses are attendants.
5. All attendants are qualified.
6. Some attendants are qualified.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related.

1. Mary is John’s wife.
2. Mary and John danced together.
3. Mary wears John’s ring.
4. Husband and wives danced the last waltz.
5. John loves Mary.
6. John danced last with Mary

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related.

1. All roses are fragrant.
2. All roses are majestic.
3. All roses are plants.
4. All plants need air.
5. All roses need air.
6. All plants need water.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. Laxman is a man.
2. Meera is Laxman’s wife.
3. Some women are islands.
4. No man is an island.
5. Meera is not an island.
6. Laxman is not a island.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. College students are intelligent.
2. Intelligence is a collegian’s attribute.
3. Ram’s sister is a college student.
4. Ram is a college student.
5. All intelligent persons go to college.
6. Ram is an intelligent person.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. Smoking causes cancer.
2. All cigarettes are hazardous to health.
3. Smoking doesn’t cause cancer sometimes.
4. One brand of cigarettes is cham – cham.
5. Brand X causes cancer.
6. Cham – cham is bad for health

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. All good bridge players play good chess.
2. Many good chess players are not bridge players.
3. Goren is a good bridge player.
4. Goren plays chess well.
5. Spassky plays chess well.
6. Spassky plays bridge badly.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. All snakes are reptiles.
2. All reptiles are not snakes.
3. All reptiles are cold blooded.
4. All snakes lay eggs.
5. All reptiles lay eggs.
6. Snakes are cold blooded.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. All leaves are green.
2. All leaves have chlorophyll.
3. Chlorophyll is green.
4. All plants have leaves.
5. All plants have chlorophyll.
6. Only leaves have chlorophyll.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. Some men are bald.
2. Bald people are intelligent.
3. Raman is a man.
4. Raman is bald.
5. Raman is intelligent.
6. All men are intelligent.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. No barbarian is gentleman.
2. Some gentlemen are barbarians.
3. Some gentlemen are rude.
4. No gentlemen are rude.
5. Some barbarians are not rude.
6. All barbarians are rude.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. Metal is good material for desks.
2. Desks are made of metal.
3. This object is not a desk.
4. This object is a desk.
5. This object is not made of metal.
6. This is made of metal.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. Mathew and Paul are brothers.
2. Siblings are known to quarrel often.
3. Mathew and Paul don’t quarrel.
4. All those who quarrel are siblings.
5. Paul and Mathew quarrel often.
6. Mathew and Paul cannot be siblings.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. Painting and music is art.
2. Art is symptom of culture.
3. Culture and art are complementary.
4. Music is a form of art.
5. Painting is a form of art.
6. Music shows culture.

This question contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. Choose the set in which the statements are logically related

1. Different hues are obtained from primary colours.
2. A rainbow consists of several hues.
3. Blue and red can give different hues.
4. Red is a primary color.
5. Blue can give different hues.
6. Red can give different hues.