Syllogism NMAT 2023 questions
In each of the questions below some statements are given followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Q1. Statements:
All pen is paper.
Some pen is eraser.
All eraser is gum
Conclusions:
I. Some gum is paper.
II. Some paper is eraser.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Q2. Statements:
Some eyes is nose.
Some nose is not hair.
All hair is ear
Conclusions:
I. Some nose can be ear.
II. Some eyes can be hair.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Q3. Statements:
Only a few land is air.
Only air is water.
All sky is land.
Conclusions:
I. Some air can be sky.
II. Some land can be water.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Q4. Statements:
Only hut is home.
Some hut is mansion.
Only mansion is floor.
Conclusions:
I. Some home can be floor.
II No floor is hut.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Q5. Statements:
Only a few road is clean.
All clean is healthy.
Some healthy is walk.
Conclusions:
I. Some road is not clean.
II All walk can be healthy.
(a) If only conclusion I follows.
(b) If only conclusion II follows.
(c) If either conclusion I or II follows.
(d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(e) If both conclusions I and II follow.
Solutions for Syllogism in NMAT 2023
Frequently asked questions
What type of syllogism questions appear in NMAT?
This set has statement-and-conclusion type syllogisms where you must judge whether one, both, either, or neither of the two given conclusions logically follows — a format that repeats across NMAT papers.
Do I need to assume the statements are true even if unrealistic?
Yes — every question here explicitly instructs you to take the statements as true even if they contradict commonly known facts, which is the standard syllogism rule.
What answer choices are typically given for these questions?
Five options are used throughout: only conclusion I follows, only conclusion II follows, either I or II follows, neither follows, or both follow.
How many practice questions are on this page?
Five worked syllogism questions are given, each with statements, two conclusions and the five standard answer choices, so you can practice the Venn-diagram approach before the real exam.