Practice Questions on Syllogism for CLAT 2025

QUESTIONS ON SYLLOGISM

• Premise 1: All planets in our solar system orbit the Sun.
• Premise 2: Some planets are made primarily of gas.
• Conclusion: Earth orbits the Sun.

• Premise 1: All fruits have seeds.
• Premise 2: Some fruits are citrus.
• Conclusion: All citrus fruits have seeds.

• Premise 1: All birds can fly.
• Premise 2: Some birds are penguins.
• Conclusion: Penguins can fly.

• Premise 1: All mammals are animals.
• Premise 2: No reptiles are mammals.
• Conclusion: Some animals are reptiles.

• Premise 1: All doctors are human.
• Premise 2: Some humans are teachers.
• Conclusion: Some doctors are teachers.

• Premise 1: All poets are writers.
• Premise 2: No writers are singers.
• Conclusion: No poets are singers.

• Premise 1: All trees produce oxygen.
• Premise 2: No rocks produce oxygen.
• Conclusion: No rocks are trees.

• Premise 1: All squares are rectangles.
• Premise 2: Some rectangles are rhombuses.
• Conclusion: All squares are rhombuses.

• Premise 1: All philosophers are thinkers.
• Premise 2: Some thinkers are scholars.
• Conclusion: All philosophers are scholars.

• Premise 1: All reptiles are cold-blooded.
• Premise 2: No mammals are cold-blooded.
• Conclusion: No reptiles are mammals.

ANSWERS

1. a
2. a
3. d
4. c
5. d
6. a
7. a