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
Last Answer : C) Proposition
Description : ________ is a unit of reasoning in logic. A) Term B) Copula C) Proposition D) Subject
Description : The verbal expression of a concept is called a --------. A) Proposition B) Argument C) Judgment D) Term
Last Answer : D) Term
Description : ________ is a statement of relation between two terms. A) Proposition B) Denotation C) Syllogism D) Dilemma
Last Answer : A) Proposition
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 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 : “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 : Propositions which supports the conclusion of an argument are called A) Inferences B) Premises C) Terms D) Concepts.
Last Answer : B) Premises
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 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 : 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 : 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
Last Answer : B) proposition
Description : A ---------- is either true or false. A) Question B) Command C) Proposition D) Exclamation
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 : Deduction and Induction are two main forms of---------. A) Beliefs B) Concepts C) Reasoning D) Assumptions.
Last Answer : C) Reasoning
Description : An advantage of inductive reasoning is A) to sustain existing beliefs B) to formulate valid arguments C) to create aesthetic sense D) to frame future expectations.
Last Answer : D) to frame future expectations.
Description : Discovering a new ------- is permissible in inductive reasoning. A) cause B) effect C) assumption D) evidence.
Last Answer : D) evidence.
Description : In inductive reasoning the conclusion is -------. A) Probable B) Certain C) Definite D) Predictable.
Last Answer : A) Probable
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 : 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 : 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 : “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 : Both premises and conclusion of an argument are _______. A) Commands B) Propositions C) Exclamations D) Questions.
Last Answer : B) Propositions
Description : The following argument: “ All mammals have wings. All reptiles are mammals. Therefore all reptiles have wings ”. A) Inductive B) invalid C) sound D) Valid.
Last Answer : D) Valid.