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NIACL Administrative Officer Statement and Conclusion — practice questions

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Statement: All cats are mammals. All mammals are animals. Conclusion: All cats are animals.Read the answer and worked solution →Statement: Some books are pens. No pen is paper. Conclusion: Some books are not paper.Read the answer and worked solution →Statement: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. Conclusion: Some roses are red.Read the answer and worked solution →Statement: Smoking is harmful. All smokers fall ill. Conclusion: Everyone who falls ill smokes.Read the answer and worked solution →Statement: No politician is honest. Some honest people are rich. Conclusion: No politician is rich.Read the answer and worked solution →Statement: All managers are educated. Some educated are wise. Conclusion (i): Some managers are wise. (ii): Some wise are educated.Read the answer and worked solution →Statement: India is a country. Delhi is in India. Conclusion: Delhi is in a country.Read the answer and worked solution →Statement: All children love sweets. Some adults love sweets. Conclusion: Some adults are children.Read the answer and worked solution →Statement: All keys are locks. Some locks are doors. Conclusion (i): Some keys are doors. (ii): All locks are keys.Read the answer and worked solution →Statement: If it rains, the match will be cancelled. The match was held. Conclusion: It did not rain.Read the answer and worked solution →Rule on each conclusionRead the answer and worked solution →

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Statement: All cats are mammals. All mammals are animals. Conclusion: All cats are animals.

  1. Conclusion follows
  2. Conclusion does not follow
  3. Cannot be determined
  4. Conclusion is false
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Correct answer: A. Conclusion follows

1. Syllogism chain: cats ⊆ mammals ⊆ animals. 2. Transitivity: cats ⊆ animals. 3. Conclusion follows. _Source: jkchrome Statement-Conclusion, p.1 — basic syllogism_

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Statement: Some books are pens. No pen is paper. Conclusion: Some books are not paper.

  1. Conclusion follows
  2. Conclusion does not follow
  3. Cannot be determined
  4. Conclusion is false
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Correct answer: A. Conclusion follows

1. Some books ∩ pens ≠ ∅. 2. No pen is paper, so those books that are pens are not paper. 3. Therefore some books are not paper. _Source: jkchrome Statement-Conclusion, p.1 — particular negative_

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Statement: All roses are flowers. Some flowers are red. Conclusion: Some roses are red.

  1. Conclusion follows
  2. Conclusion does not follow
  3. Cannot be determined
  4. Conclusion is true
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Correct answer: B. Conclusion does not follow

1. All roses ⊆ flowers. 2. Some flowers are red — but those red flowers may not include roses. 3. Conclusion does NOT follow. _Source: jkchrome Statement-Conclusion, p.2 — invalid chain_

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