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CAT 1999 — DILR Question 16

SyllogismsEasy

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.

Answer & solution

  • C and D

  • B

    B and C

  • C

    A only

  • D

    C only

Solution

(a) ‘C and D’ is the correct answer choice.
Statement A is invalid: The valid conclusion would be ‘All W are K’, rather than its converse, ‘All K are W’.

K = Knights
GP = Good People
W = Warriors
Statement B is invalid, because it has four terms:

footballers, ministers, tough people and players.
Statement C is valid: The ‘some M’ that are P are also S.

(shaded position).

S = Snacks
P = Pizzas
M = Meals
Statement D is valid: The ‘some MD’ that are B are also
SB. (shaded portion).

SB = Sloth bears
B = Barkers
MD = Musk deer

CAT 1999 DILR Q16: Directions: Each question has a set of four statements. Each statement has three segments. Choose the alternat — Solution | TheCATExam