Description : According to James Mill logic is A) an art B) a science C) science and art D) religion
Last Answer : B) a science
Description : The etymological meaning of the word logic is A) the science of mind B) the science of thought C) the science of conduct D) the science of beautyody .
Last Answer : B) the science of thought
Description : Logic is the science of-----------. A) Thought B) Beauty C) Mind D) Goodness
Last Answer : A) Thought
Description : Aesthetics is the science of ------------. A) Truth B) Matter C) Goodness D) Beauty.
Last Answer : D) Beauty.
Description : Logic is a ------------ science A) Positive B) Normative C) Descriptive D) Natural.
Last Answer : B) Normative
Description : If the particular proposition of a subaltern relation is true, the truth-value of the universal proposition is A) true B) false C) both true and false D) doubtful.
Last Answer : D) doubtful.
Description : If one of the contraries is false the truth-value of the other is A) true B) false C) doubtful D) neither true nor false.
Last Answer : C) doubtful
Description : If one of the contraries is true the truth-value of the other is A) true B) false C) neither true nor false D) both true and false.
Last Answer : B) false
Description : Universal or Particular is the classification of the propositions on the basis of _______. A) Quantity B) Quality C) Validity D) Truth.
Last Answer : A) Quantity
Description : Affirmative or Negative is the classification of propositions on the basis of _________. A) Quantity B) Quality C) Validity D) Truth.
Last Answer : B) Quality
Description : Truth or Falsehood may be predicated of --------. A) arguments B) inferences C) propositions D) syllogism
Last Answer : C) propositions
Description : That cannot advance beyond the scope of its premises is A) Induction B) Material logic C) Deduction D) Dilemma.
Last Answer : C) Deduction
Description : ________ is a unit of reasoning in logic. A) Term B) Copula C) Proposition D) Subject
Last Answer : C) Proposition
Description : Inductive logic is also known as A) Formal logic B) Model logic C) Material logic D) Sentential logic
Last Answer : C) Material logic
Description : Deductive logic is also known as A) Intuitive logic B) Material logic C) Formal logic D) Scientific logic.
Last Answer : C) Formal logic
Description : The argumentation becomes a closed system in A) Deduction B) Induction C) Material logic D) Intuitive logic.
Last Answer : A) Deduction
Description : _____________ asserts the agreement or disagreement of a subject and predicate after having compared each with middle term. A) Immediate inference B) Mediate inference C) Definition D) Classification.
Last Answer : B) Mediate inference
Description : The process of passing directly from a single proposition to a conclusion is A) Immediate inference B) Mediate inference C) Definition D) Classification.
Last Answer : A) Immediate inference
Description : The systematic body of knowledge about a particular branch of the universe is called------- . A) Science B) Art C) Religion D) Opinion
Last Answer : A) Science
Description : A normative science is also called ------------ science. A) Natural B) descriptive C) Positive D) Evaluative.
Last Answer : D) Evaluative.
Description : The following argument: Aristotle is human and mortal. Bacon is human and mortal. Castro is human and mortal. Descartes is human and mortal. Therefore all humans are mortal. is an example ... ---- argument. A) Deductive B) Inductive C) Syllogistic D) Deduction-Induction combined.
Last Answer : B) Inductive
Description : ____________ is a fallacy which occurs when a syllogism uses its major term in one sense in the premise and in a different sense in the conclusion. A) Fallacy of ambiguous major B) Fallacy of ambiguous minor C) Fallacy of ambiguous middle D) Fallacy of undistributed middle
Last Answer : A) Fallacy of ambiguous major
Description : In a conditional proposition the part which expresses the condition by ‘if’ or its equivalent is A) Antecedent B) Consequent C) Opposite D) Meaning
Last Answer : A) Antecedent
Description : If the particular proposition of a subaltern relation is false its corresponding universal proposition will be_______. A) true B) false C) both true and false D) doubtful.
Description : When a term is used in its entire extent referring to to the objects denoted by the term, that term is said to be___________. A) Undistributed B) Excluded C) Distributed D) Verified.
Last Answer : C) Distributed
Description : The sum total of the objects to which the term can be applied is its _______. A) Connotation B) Denotation C) Meaning D) Function
Last Answer : Denotation
Description : A term can have -------- in its proposition. A) vague meaning B) many meanings C) no meaning D) only one meaning.
Last Answer : D) only one meaning.
Description : A deductive argument is sound if and only if it is A) valid and all its premises are true B) invalid and all its premises are true C) is valid and one of the premise is false D) is valid and its conclusion is false.
Last Answer : A) valid and all its premises are true
Description : If it is possible for the premises of a deductive argument to be true and its conclusion to be false, that argument is A) Valid B) Invalid C) Indescribable D) Sound.
Last Answer : B) Invalid
Description : In induction, reasoning proceeds to a conclusion that is ---------- to the scope of its premises. A) confined B) not confined C) narrow D) restricted.
Last Answer : B) not confined
Description : The defining feature of a valid deduction is its A) vagueness B) uncertatinty C) indefiniteness D) certainty.
Last Answer : D) certainty.
Description : A dilemma is complex when the conclusion is __________ proposition. A) implicative B) categorical C) disjunctive D) negative
Last Answer : C) disjunctive
Description : A dilemma is simple when the conclusion is__________ proposition. A) disjunctive B) implicative C) negative D) categorical
Last Answer : D) categorical
Description : A dilemma is ________ when disjunctive minor premise denies the consequents of the major premise A) constructive B) destructive C) subjective D) objective
Last Answer : B) destructive
Description : A dilemma is ________ when disjunctive minor premise affirms the antecedents of the major premise A) constructive B) destructive C) objective D) subjective.
Last Answer : A) constructive
Description : If one premise is particular the conclusion must be_________. A) Universal B) Negative C) Affirmative D) Particular.
Last Answer : D) Particular.
Description : From two ________ premises no conclusion is possible. A) universal B) affirmative C) negative D) categorical
Last Answer : C) negative
Description : Two_______ premises yield no valid conclusion. A) universal B) particular C) affirmative D) categorical.
Last Answer : B) particular
Description : If one premise is negative the conclusion must be________. A) Negative B) Positive C) Both negative and positive D) Neither negative nor positive.
Last Answer : A) Negative
Description : All Indians are hardworking All Keralites are Indians Therefore, All Keralites are hardworking The above argument is A) Invalid B) False C) Valid D) True
Last Answer : C) Valid
Description : __________ fallacy occurs when a term is used in two different meanings in the syllogism. A) Undistribute middle B) Two negative premises C) Equivocation D) Illicit major.
Last Answer : C) Equivocation
Description : “All thugs are murderers Therefore all Indians are murderers”. The fallacy committed by above argument is A) Illicit minor B) Illicit major C) Ambiguous major D) Undistributed middle.
Last Answer : A) Illicit minor
Description : “All men are selfish No apes are men Therefore no apes are selfish”. The above argument commits the fallacy of A) Undistributed middle B) Illicit major C) Illicit minor D) Ambiguous minor
Last Answer : B) Illicit major
Description : “All men are mortal Socrates is a man Therefore Socrates is mortal”. _________ is the middle term of the above argument. A) Mortal B) Socrates C) Men D) Is
Last Answer : C) Men
Description : “All men are mortal All kings are men Therefore all kings are mortal”. __________ is the minor term of the above argument. A) Mortal B) Kings C) Men D) Are
Last Answer : B) Kings
Description : “All animals are mortal All men are animals Therefore all men are mortal.” _________ is the major term of the above syllogism. A) Mortal B) Men C) Animals D) Are.
Last Answer : A) Mortal
Description : “He is either a saint or a sinner He is not a saint Therefore he is a sinner”. The above argument commits the fallacy of________. A) Undistributed middle B) Improper disjunction C) Four terms D) Illicit minor.
Last Answer : B) Improper disjunction
Description : A Dilemma is a ________ syllogism. A) mixed B) categorical C) hypothetical D) disjunctive.
Last Answer : A) mixed
Description : The violation of the rules of a disjunctive syllogism commits the fallacy of ________. A) Illicit major B) Illicit minor C) Improper disjunction D) Ambiguous major
Last Answer : C) Improper disjunction
Description : A ___________ is a mixed syllogism whose major premise is a disjunctive propositions and whose minor premise and conclusion are categorical propositions. A) Categorical syllogism B) Hypothetical syllogism C) Disjunctive syllogism D) Dilemma.
Last Answer : C) Disjunctive syllogism