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 : A _________ is a form of syllogism determined by the qulity and quantity of the three constituent propositions. A) Mood B) Figure C) Middle termed D) Conclusion.
Last Answer : A) Mood
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 : ___________ is the relation between two propositions having the same subject but differing in both quality and quantity. A) Contrary opposition B) Contradictory opposition C) Subalternation D) Sub- contrary.
Last Answer : B) Contradictory opposition
Description : Validity or Invalidity may be predicated of ---------. A) Deductive arguments B) propositions C) terms D) concepts.
Last Answer : A) Deductive arguments
Description : Truth or Falsehood may be predicated of --------. A) arguments B) inferences C) propositions D) syllogism
Last Answer : C) propositions
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 affirmative proposition distributes _________. A) Subject B) Predicate C) Both subject and Predicate D) Neither Subject nor Predicate.
Last Answer : A) Subject
Description : ______ opposition is the relation between two propositions having the same subject and predicate but differing in quantity only. A) Contrary B) Contradictory C) Subaltern D) Sub-contrary.
Last Answer : C) Subaltern
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 : 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: “ 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 : 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 : Individual propositions are to be regarded as___________. A) Universal B) Particular C) Negative D) Fallacy.
Last Answer : A) Universal
Description : The relation between two particular propositions having the same subject and predicate but differing in quality is _________opposition. A) contrary B) Contradictory C) subalternation D) sub-contrary.
Last Answer : D) sub-contrary.
Description : __________ is the relation between two universal propositions having the same subject but differing in quality only. A) Contrary opposition B) Contradictory opposition C) Subaltern D) Sub- contrary.
Last Answer : A) Contrary opposition
Description : Two_______ premises yield no valid conclusion. A) universal B) particular C) affirmative D) categorical.
Last Answer : B) particular
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
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 : Contrary propositions cannot both be ________. A) true B) false C) true and false D) doubtful
Last Answer : A) true
Description : The two kinds of propositions are A) Connotative – Denotative B) Abstract – Concrete C) Categorical – Conditional D) Good – Bad
Last Answer : C) Categorical – Conditional
Description : Both premises and conclusion of an argument are _______. A) Commands B) Propositions C) Exclamations D) Questions.
Last Answer : B) Propositions
Description : Propositions which supports the conclusion of an argument are called A) Inferences B) Premises C) Terms D) Concepts.
Last Answer : B) Premises
Description : Only--------------- sentences can become propositions. A) Indicative B) Exclamatory C) Interrogative D) Imperative
Last Answer : A) Indicative
Description : The form of the syllogism as determined by the position of the middle term is A) Figure B) Mood C) Quality D) Quantity.
Last Answer : A) Figure
Description : Euler’s circles are diagrams representing ________ of the terms. A) distribution B) quality C) quantity D) meaning
Last Answer : A) distribution
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 : 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 : 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 : “Logic is the science which treats of the operations of the human mind in its search for truth”- is a definition of logic by A) Creighton B) Whately C) Mill D) Thompson
Last Answer : A) Creighton
Description : Aesthetics is the science of ------------. A) Truth B) Matter C) Goodness D) Beauty.
Last Answer : D) Beauty.
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 quantity of the proposition is determined by the extension of the ______. A) Subject B)Predicate C) Both subject and predicate D) Copula.
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 : “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 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 : A syllogism is form of mediate _________ inference. A) deductive B) inductive C) intuitive D) fallacious.
Last Answer : A) deductive
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 : 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 : 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 : __________ 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 : The proposition: “Socrates is wise”, is an example for ___________ proposition. A) negative B) singular C) emotive D) invalid.
Last Answer : B) singular
Description : Particular negative proposition distributes __________. A) Subject B) Predicate C) Both Subject and Predicate D) Neither Subject nor Predicate.
Last Answer : B) 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