Statement and Conclusion Questions for Placement 2026 (with Answers)

Last Updated: March 2026

Statement and Conclusion questions are a staple in placement exams conducted by TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, Accenture, HCL, Tech Mahindra, and Capgemini. These questions test your ability to determine whether a given conclusion logically follows from the provided statement(s).

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Understanding Statement-Conclusion Questions

Types of Conclusions

Type	Description	Example
Definitely True	Must follow from the statement	If "All A are B" and "All B are C", then "All A are C"
Probably True	Likely but not certain	If "Most students passed", then "Rahul probably passed"
Definitely False	Contradicts the statement	If "All birds can fly", then "Penguins can fly" is false
Can’t Say	Insufficient information	If "Some A are B", we can't say "Some A are not B"

Key Rules

1. Treat statements as absolute truth - Never question the given information
2. No external knowledge - Use only what's provided in the statements
3. Definite vs. Possible - Distinguish between what must be true vs. what might be true
4. Some ≠ All, All ≠ Some - Don't confuse quantifiers

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30 Practice Questions with Detailed Answers

Question 1

Statement: All cats are mammals. All mammals are animals.

Conclusions: I. All cats are animals. II. Some animals are cats.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both I and II follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: If all cats are mammals and all mammals are animals, then all cats are animals (transitive property).
• II follows: If all cats are animals, then some animals are cats (conversion is valid for universal affirmative).

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Question 2

Statement: Some engineers are doctors. All doctors are professionals.

Conclusions: I. Some engineers are professionals. II. All professionals are doctors.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: Some engineers are doctors + All doctors are professionals = Some engineers are professionals.
• II does not follow: The statement says all doctors are professionals, not vice versa.

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Question 3

Statement: If it rains, the ground becomes wet. The ground is wet.

Conclusions: I. It has rained. II. The ground might be wet for another reason.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I does not follow: This is the fallacy of affirming the consequent. The ground could be wet due to watering, cleaning, etc.
• II follows: Since we can't be certain it rained, other reasons are possible.

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Question 4

Statement: All smartphones have cameras. No camera is cheap.

Conclusions: I. No smartphone is cheap. II. Some cameras are in smartphones.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: All smartphones have cameras + No camera is cheap = No smartphone is cheap.
• II follows: All smartphones have cameras implies some cameras are in smartphones.

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Question 5

Statement: Most students who study hard pass the exam. Rahul passed the exam.

Conclusions: I. Rahul studied hard. II. Rahul might not have studied hard.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I does not follow: Rahul could be among the minority who passed without studying hard.
• II follows: Since passing doesn't guarantee studying hard, Rahul might not have studied hard.

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Question 6

Statement: All managers are leaders. Some leaders are innovators.

Conclusions: I. Some managers are innovators. II. All innovators are leaders.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I does not follow: The innovators who are leaders might not include any managers. The middle term "leaders" is not distributed in the second premise.
• II does not follow: "Some leaders are innovators" doesn't mean all innovators are leaders.

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Question 7

Statement: No lion is a herbivore. All deer are herbivores.

Conclusions: I. No lion is a deer. II. No deer is a lion.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• No lion is a deer: Lions aren't herbivores, deer are herbivores - no overlap.
• No deer is a lion: Conversion of conclusion I.

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Question 8

Statement: Only educated people can vote. Rahul can vote.

Conclusions: I. Rahul is educated. II. All educated people can vote.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: "Only educated people can vote" means voting → educated. Since Rahul can vote, he must be educated.
• II does not follow: "Only educated people can vote" doesn't mean all educated people can vote (there might be other requirements like age).

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Question 9

Statement: Many companies are facing losses. Company X is a company.

Conclusions: I. Company X is facing losses. II. Company X might be profitable.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I does not follow: "Many" doesn't mean "all." Company X could be among the profitable ones.
• II follows: Since we can't conclude X is facing losses, it might be profitable.

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Question 10

Statement: All rectangles are quadrilaterals. All squares are rectangles.

Conclusions: I. All squares are quadrilaterals. II. Some quadrilaterals are squares.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: All squares are rectangles + All rectangles are quadrilaterals = All squares are quadrilaterals.
• II follows: If all squares are quadrilaterals, then some quadrilaterals are squares.

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Question 11

Statement: If a person is rich, they own a car. Priya owns a car.

Conclusions: I. Priya is rich. II. Priya might have bought the car with a loan.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I does not follow: Affirming the consequent. Owning a car doesn't mean one is rich (middle-class people also own cars).
• II follows: Since we can't conclude Priya is rich, she might have bought the car through other means like a loan.

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Question 12

Statement: Some teachers are professors. All professors are scholars.

Conclusions: I. Some teachers are scholars. II. All scholars are professors.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: Some teachers are professors + All professors are scholars = Some teachers are scholars.
• II does not follow: "All professors are scholars" ≠ "All scholars are professors."

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Question 13

Statement: No fruit is a vegetable. Tomato is a fruit.

Conclusions: I. Tomato is not a vegetable. II. Some fruits are tomatoes.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: Tomato is a fruit + No fruit is a vegetable = Tomato is not a vegetable.
• II follows: If tomato is a fruit, then some fruits are tomatoes.

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Question 14

Statement: Either Rahul is honest, or he is clever. Rahul is not honest.

Conclusions: I. Rahul is clever. II. Rahul might be neither honest nor clever.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: In an exclusive "either/or" with one option eliminated, the other must be true.
• II does not follow: The statement explicitly rules out "neither" by presenting only two options.

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Question 15

Statement: All athletes are fit. Some fit people are strong.

Conclusions: I. Some athletes are strong. II. All strong people are fit.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I does not follow: The fit people who are strong might be completely different from athletes.
• II does not follow: "Some fit people are strong" doesn't imply all strong people are fit.

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Question 16

Statement: Most IT professionals work night shifts. Rohan works night shifts.

Conclusions: I. Rohan is an IT professional. II. Rohan might work in a different industry.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I does not follow: Many professions (BPO, healthcare, security) have night shifts.
• II follows: Since we can't conclude Rohan is in IT, he might work in a different industry with night shifts.

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Question 17

Statement: All birds have wings. All winged creatures can fly.

Conclusions: I. All birds can fly. II. Some flying creatures are birds.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: All birds have wings + All winged creatures can fly = All birds can fly.
• II follows: If all birds can fly, then some flying creatures are birds.

Note: In reality, ostriches and penguins can't fly, but in logical reasoning, we treat statements as absolute truth.

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Question 18

Statement: Only prime numbers are odd. 9 is an odd number.

Conclusions: I. 9 is a prime number. II. The statement itself is incorrect.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: If only primes are odd (meaning odd → prime) and 9 is odd, then 9 is prime.
• II does not follow: In logical reasoning, we never question the truth of given statements, even if factually incorrect.

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Question 19

Statement: No student failed. All who didn't fail will get certificates.

Conclusions: I. All students will get certificates. II. Some certificate recipients are students.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: No student failed + All non-failures get certificates = All students get certificates.
• II follows: Since all students get certificates, some certificate recipients are students.

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Question 20

Statement: Some A are B. Some B are C.

Conclusions: I. Some A are C. II. No A is C.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• A and C might overlap, or they might not.
• Example: Some dogs are brown. Some brown things are cars. This doesn't tell us about dogs and cars.

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Question 21

Statement: If it is Sunday, the shop is closed. The shop is not closed.

Conclusions: I. It is not Sunday. II. It might be Sunday with special hours.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: This is modus tollens (If P then Q; not Q; therefore not P). If Sunday → closed, and not closed → not Sunday.
• II does not follow: It contradicts the logical deduction from the statement.

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Question 22

Statement: All successful people are hardworking. No lazy person is successful.

Conclusions: I. All hardworking people are successful. II. No successful person is lazy.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I does not follow: Hard work is necessary but not sufficient for success.
• II follows: "No lazy person is successful" converts to "No successful person is lazy."

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Question 23

Statement: Ravi is taller than Suresh. Suresh is taller than Mahesh.

Conclusions: I. Ravi is taller than Mahesh. II. Mahesh is the shortest among the three.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: Ravi > Suresh > Mahesh, so Ravi > Mahesh (transitive).
• II follows: Since there are only three people and Mahesh is shorter than both others, he is the shortest.

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Question 24

Statement: Some roses are red. All red things are beautiful.

Conclusions: I. Some roses are beautiful. II. All beautiful things are red.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: Some roses are red + All red things are beautiful = Some roses are beautiful.
• II does not follow: "All red things are beautiful" ≠ "All beautiful things are red."

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Question 25

Statement: Either the meeting is today, or it is cancelled. The meeting is not cancelled.

Conclusions: I. The meeting is today. II. The meeting might be tomorrow.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: In an exclusive disjunction, eliminating one option confirms the other.
• II does not follow: It contradicts the logical necessity that the meeting is today.

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Question 26

Statement: All doctors have degrees. Some degree holders are unemployed.

Conclusions: I. Some doctors are unemployed. II. All unemployed people have degrees.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I does not follow: The unemployed degree holders might not include any doctors.
• II does not follow: "Some degree holders are unemployed" ≠ "All unemployed have degrees."

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Question 27

Statement: Many software engineers know Python. Rahul knows Python.

Conclusions: I. Rahul is a software engineer. II. Rahul might be a data scientist.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I does not follow: Python is used in many fields (data science, automation, scripting, education).
• II follows: Since we can't confirm Rahul is a software engineer, he might be a data scientist (who also uses Python).

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Question 28

Statement: No reptile is a mammal. All snakes are reptiles.

Conclusions: I. No snake is a mammal. II. Some mammals are not snakes.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: All snakes are reptiles + No reptile is a mammal = No snake is a mammal.
• II follows: If no reptile (including snakes) is a mammal, then mammals must be different from snakes.

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Question 29

Statement: A few companies offer remote work. Company Y offers remote work.

Conclusions: I. Company Y is among the few companies offering remote work. II. Most companies don't offer remote work.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: "A few" companies offer remote work, and Company Y is one of them.
• II does not follow: "A few" doesn't necessarily mean "most don't." It could be many or even most.

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Question 30

Statement: All multiples of 10 are multiples of 5. All multiples of 5 end in 0 or 5.

Conclusions: I. All multiples of 10 end in 0 or 5. II. Some numbers ending in 0 or 5 are multiples of 10.

Options: A) Only I follows B) Only II follows C) Both follow D) Neither follows

• I follows: All multiples of 10 are multiples of 5 + All multiples of 5 end in 0 or 5 = All multiples of 10 end in 0 or 5.
• II follows: Multiples of 10 end in 0, so they are among numbers ending in 0 or 5.

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Tricks to Solve Statement-Conclusion Questions

1. Draw Venn Diagrams

Visual representation helps clarify relationships:

• All A are B: Circle A inside circle B
• No A is B: Separate circles
• Some A are B: Overlapping circles

2. Apply Syllogism Rules

Premise 1	Premise 2	Conclusion
All A are B	All B are C	All A are C ✓
All A are B	Some B are C	Some A are C ✓
Some A are B	All B are C	Some A are C ✓
Some A are B	Some B are C	No definite conclusion ✗

3. Check Distribution

A term is distributed if the statement makes a claim about all members of that class:

• "All A are B" - A is distributed
• "No A is B" - Both A and B are distributed
• "Some A are B" - Neither is distributed
• "Some A are not B" - A is distributed

4. Watch for Quantifiers

• All/Every/Each: Universal affirmative
• No/None: Universal negative
• Some/Many/Few: Particular affirmative
• Some...not: Particular negative

5. Conversion Rules

Original	Valid Conversion
All A are B	Some B are A
No A is B	No B is A
Some A are B	Some B are A
Some A are not B	No valid conversion

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FAQs

Q1: How many statement-conclusion questions appear in placement exams?

A: Usually 3-5 questions, sometimes combined with syllogisms.

Q2: What is the difficulty level?

A: Ranges from easy to moderate. Complex syllogisms can be challenging.

Q3: Should I use real-world knowledge?

A: No. Always treat given statements as absolute truth, even if factually incorrect.

Q4: How to handle "probably true" vs "definitely true"?

A: Read the question carefully. "Definitely true" requires logical necessity; "probably true" allows reasonable inference.

Q5: Which companies ask these questions most?

A: TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, Accenture - all frequently include syllogism and statement-conclusion questions.

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Practice these questions multiple times to build speed and accuracy. Good luck with your placements!