Statements: Some cats are dogs. All dogs are birds. Conclusions: I. Some cats are birds. II. All birds are…

Syllogism · General Intelligence & Reasoning · Medium · Practice for IBPS Clerk Prelims, SSC CGL Tier 1

Statements: Some cats are dogs. All dogs are birds. Conclusions: I. Some cats are birds. II. All birds are cats. Which conclusion(s) follow?

  1. Neither I nor II follows
  2. Only II follows
  3. Only I follows
  4. Both I and II follow
Answer and solution

Correct answer: C) Only I follows

The cats that are dogs are also birds, so I follows; nothing says all birds are cats.

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