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 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.
Last Answer : B) false
Description : In a categorical proposition the predicate is either affirmed or denied _______ of the subject A) Unconditionally B) Conditionally C) Emotionally D) Fallaciously
Last Answer : A) Unconditionally
Description : That proposition in which the quantity of the subject is not stated clearly but left vague is called______________. A) Dilemma B) Fallacy C) Indefinite D) False.
Last Answer : C) Indefinite
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 syllogism in which the major premise is a hypothetical proposition, the minor and the conclusion are categorical propositions is a_______. A) Categorical syllogism B) Hypothetical syllogism C) Disjunctive syllogism D) Dilemma.
Last Answer : B) Hypothetical syllogism
Description : ________ is a unit of reasoning in logic. A) Term B) Copula C) Proposition D) Subject
Last Answer : C) Proposition
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 : The quantity of the proposition is determined by the extension of the ______. A) Subject B)Predicate C) Both subject and predicate D) Copula.
Last Answer : A) Subject
Description : The proposition: “Socrates is wise”, is an example for ___________ proposition. A) negative B) singular C) emotive D) invalid.
Last Answer : B) singular
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 : Particular negative proposition distributes __________. A) Subject B) Predicate C) Both Subject and Predicate D) Neither Subject nor Predicate.
Last Answer : B) Predicate
Description : Particular affirmative proposition distributes _________. A) Subject B) Predicate C) Both Subject and Predicate D) Neither Subject nor Predicate.
Last Answer : D) Neither Subject nor Predicate.
Description : Universal negative proposition distributes___________. A) Subject B) Predicate C) Both Subject and Predicate D) Neither Subject nor Predicate.
Last Answer : C) Both Subject and Predicate
Description : Universal affirmative proposition distributes _________. A) Subject B) Predicate C) Both subject and Predicate D) Neither Subject nor Predicate.
Description : The proposition: “ Some Indians are not religious”- is an example for ______ proposition. A) Universal affirmative B) Universal negative C) Particular affirmative D) Particular negative.
Last Answer : D) Particular negative.
Description : The proposition: “ Some flowers are red “ – is an example for _________ proposition. A) Universal affirmative B) Universal negative C) Particular affirmative D) Particular negative.
Last Answer : C) Particular affirmative
Description : The proposition: “ No men are perfect”.- is an example for __________ proposition. A) Universal affirmative B) Universal negative C) Particular affirmative D) Particular negative.
Last Answer : B) Universal negative
Description : The proposition: “ All men are mortal.”- is an example for____________ proposition. A) Universal affirmative B) Universal negative C) Particular affirmative D) Particular negative.
Last Answer : A) Universal affirmative
Description : A proposition in which the predicate belongs only to a part of the denotation of the subject is called A) Particular B) Negative C) Disjunctive D) Universal.
Last Answer : A) Particular
Description : A proposition in which the predicate refers to all individual objects denoted by the subject is called A) Particular B) Negative C) Disjunctive D) Universal.
Last Answer : D) Universal.
Description : The quantity of a proposition is determined by the __________ of the subject. A) Intension B) Extension C) Quality D) Predicate.
Last Answer : B) Extension
Description : A disjunctive proposition is ________ proposition. A) Conditional B) Unconditional C) Categorical D) Imperative
Last Answer : A) Conditional
Description : The proposition “if you work hard you will succeed “ – is an example for _______ proposition. A) Categorical B) Conditional C) Negative D) Emotive
Last Answer : B) Conditional
Description : ________ is a statement of relation between two terms. A) Proposition B) Denotation C) Syllogism D) Dilemma
Last Answer : A) Proposition
Description : Words and names can become terms only if they are used in---------. A) an argument B) proposition C) thought D) reasoning.
Last Answer : B) proposition
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 -------- does not have a physical existence. A) proposition B) sentence C) term D) judgment
Last Answer : A) proposition
Description : A ------- does not belong to a particular language. A) sentence B) proposition C) judgment D) term
Description : The verbal expression of reasoning is called---------. A) an argument B) a term C) a proposition D) a concept
Last Answer : A) an argument
Description : The verbal expression of a judgment is called ----------. A) Argument B) Term C) Proposition D) Reasoning
Description : The verbal expression of a concept is called a --------. A) Proposition B) Argument C) Judgment D) Term
Last Answer : D) Term
Description : That proposition which is affirmed on the basis of premises is called A) Term B) Concept C) Idea D) Conclusion.
Last Answer : D) Conclusion.
Description : The process by which one proposition is arrived at on the basis of other propositions is called-----------. A) Term B) Concept C) Inference D) Connotation.
Last Answer : C) Inference
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 : Between subalterns if the universal is true the particular is A) true B) false C) doubtful D) both true and false.
Last Answer : A) true
Description : Of two sub-contraries if one is true the other is ________. A) true B) false C) doubtful D) neither true nor false
Last Answer : C) doubtful
Description : Of two sub-contraries if one is false the other is necessarily______ A) true B) false C) doubtful D) neither true nor false.
Description : Contrary propositions cannot both be ________. A) true B) false C) true and false D) doubtful
Description : If one of the contradictories is true the other must be _______. A) true B) false C) doubtful D) neither true nor false
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.
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.
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 : The falsehood of a valid deductive argument’s conclusion guarantees that A) the argument is sound B) atleast one of the premise is false C) premises are true D) the validity is uncertain.
Last Answer : B) atleast one of the premise is false
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 single ------ is enough to prove the inductive conclusion false. A) intuition B) Assumption C) counter-example D) concept.
Last Answer : C) counter-example
Description : A valid deductive argument with true premises is called a ------ argument. A) sound B) unsound C) fallacious D) dilemma.
Last Answer : A) sound
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