The CAT VARC section requires good reading skills, critical thinking, and attention to detail, along with a thorough understanding of the Syllogism. This article provides a set of MCQs on Syllogism to help you understand the topic and enhance your verbal ability with the help of detailed solutions, which will help you in the CAT 2025 exam preparation.
Whether you're revising the basics or testing your knowledge, these MCQs will serve as a valuable practice resource.
The CAT 2025 exam is expected to follow a similar trend to the CAT 2024, with 24 questions from the VARC section out of a total of 68 questions.
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CAT MCQs on Syllogism
1. The question 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.
C. No woman is a prude.
D. Some prude are nurses.
E. Some nurses are women.
F. All women like to work.
A
ABE
B
CED
C
FEB
D
BEF
2. The question 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.
C. Some sweet are apples.
D. Some oranges are apples.
E. All sweet are sour.
F. Some apples are sour.
A
DAC
B
CDA
C
BCA
D
FEC
3. The question 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.
C. Dogs are like sheep.
D. All indoors are sheep.
E. Some dogs are not sheep.
F. Some open are not sheep.
A
AFE
B
DCA
C
ABE
D
FBD
4. Given below are six statements followed by sets of three.\r 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
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
A
123
B
356
C
341
D
125
5. Given below are six statements followed by sets of three.\r 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
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
A
251
B
125
C
453
D
532
6. Given below are six statements followed by sets of three.\r 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
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
A
254
B
246
C
612
D
621
7. Given below are six statements followed by sets of three.\r 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
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
A
513
B
234
C
123
D
543
8. Given below are six statements followed by sets of three.\r 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
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
A
231
B
165
C
453
D
354
9. 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
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
A
256
B
632
C
126
D
245
10. 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
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
A
123
B
356
C
145
D
542
11. 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
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
A
145
B
123
C
156
D
543
12. 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
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
A
123
B
456
C
134
D
456
13. Choose that set in which the statements are logically relate(d)
1. Some bubbies are not dubbles
2. Some dubbles are not bubbles
3. No one who is rubbles is dubbles
4. All dubbles are rubbles
5. Some dubbles are bubbles
6. Some who are rubbles are not bubbles
2. Some dubbles are not bubbles
3. No one who is rubbles is dubbles
4. All dubbles are rubbles
5. Some dubbles are bubbles
6. Some who are rubbles are not bubbles
A
136
B
456
C
123
D
246
14. Choose that set in which the statements are logically relate(d)
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
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
A
165
B
236
C
241
D
235
15. Choose that set in which the statements are logically relate(d)
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
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
A
123
B
256
C
126
D
341
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