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Exam: RRB NTPC Subject: Reasoning Topic: Syllogism

Total Questions: 20

Q1. The statement 'All men are mortal' is an example of which type of proposition?

Particular Affirmative Universal Affirmative Universal Negative Particular Negative
Q2. Which term is distributed in the statement 'No A are B'?

A only B only Both A and B Neither A nor B
Q3. Some artists are creative. All creative people are imaginative. Which of the following conclusions can be logically deduced?

All artists are imaginative. Some artists are imaginative. Some imaginative people are artists. No artists are imaginative.
Q4. Consider the syllogism: All P are Q; No Q are R. The conclusion is: No P are R. Which analogy, when abstracting from specific meanings to logical roles, most precisely mirrors this structure?

All squares are rhombuses; No rhombuses are circles; Therefore, no squares are circles. All dogs are canines; No canines are felines; Therefore, no dogs are felines. All mammals are animals; No animals are plants; Therefore, no mammals are plants. All triangles are polygons; No polygons are curves; Therefore, no triangles are curves.
Q5. A voltage of 240 Volts is equivalent to how many kiloVolts (kV)?

0.024 kV 0.24 kV 2.4 kV 24 kV
Q6. The fallacy of Illicit Minor occurs when the minor term is distributed in the conclusion but not in the:

Major premise Middle term Minor premise Conclusion itself
Q7. Premise 1: All birds are animals. Premise 2: Some animals are mammals. What can be concluded about birds and mammals?

All birds are mammals. No birds are mammals. Some birds may be mammals. All mammals are birds.
Q8. Consider the syllogism: 'All mammals are warm-blooded. All cats are mammals. Therefore, all cats are warm-blooded.' What figure does this syllogism belong to?

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4
Q9. Consider: All politicians are liars. Some liars are dishonest. What can be concluded?

All politicians are dishonest No politicians are dishonest Some politicians are dishonest Some politicians are liars
Q10. Which of the following moods is NOT valid in any figure of a categorical syllogism?

AAA EAE OOO AII
Q11. If a syllogism has the mood AAA and is in Figure 1, it is considered:

Invalid Valid Ambiguous Contradictory
Q12. Consider: All musicians are creative. Some creative people are introverts. What can be concluded?

All musicians are introverts. Some musicians are introverts. No musicians are introverts. No conclusion can be logically drawn.
Q13. Which of the following syllogistic forms is valid, and what is its mnemonic name?

AAI-4; Bramantip EIO-2; Festino AEO-1; Barbara IAI-4; Darapti
Q14. If All A are B, and Some B are C, what is the valid conclusion?

All A are C. Some A are C. No A is C. No valid conclusion can be drawn.
Q15. The sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic progression is 300. If the common difference is 4, what is the first term?

-8 -6 -4 -2
Q16. Which of the following is the structure of a standard categorical syllogism?

Premise, Conclusion, Premise Conclusion, Premise, Premise Premise, Premise, Conclusion Premise, Conclusion
Q17. The mood of a statement can be influenced by:

The number of words The punctuation marks used The choice of vocabulary and sentence structure The page number
Q18. The fallacy of affirming the consequent occurs when:

The antecedent is denied. The consequent is affirmed. The antecedent is affirmed after the consequent is affirmed. The consequent is affirmed after the antecedent is affirmed.
Q19. Let P be the proposition 'The train is late' and Q be the proposition 'The passengers will be annoyed.' If the statement is 'If the train is late, then the passengers will be annoyed,' what is the contrapositive?

If the passengers are not annoyed, then the train is not late. If the passengers are annoyed, then the train is late. If the train is not late, then the passengers will not be annoyed. If the train is late, then the passengers are not annoyed.
Q20. Consider: All A are B. All B are C. What can be validly concluded?

All C are A. All A are C. Some A are C. No A are C.

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