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 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 : __________ 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 : 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 : If one premise is particular the conclusion must be_________. A) Universal B) Negative C) Affirmative D) Particular.
Last Answer : D) Particular.
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 : 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 : __________ 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 : Two_______ premises yield no valid conclusion. A) universal B) particular C) affirmative D) categorical.
Last Answer : B) particular
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Contrary propositions cannot both be ________. A) true B) false C) true and false D) doubtful
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 : ___________ 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 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 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 : “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 : 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 : The fallacy occurs when the minor term which is not distributed in the minor premise but distributed in the conclusion is A) Ambiguous minor B) Undistributed middle C) Equivocation D) Illicit minor.
Last Answer : D) Illicit minor.
Description : The fallacy occurs when the major term which is not distributed in the major premise but distributed in the conclusion is A) Ambiguous major B) Undistributed middle C) Illicit major D) Equivocation.
Last Answer : C) Illicit major
Description : “ All donkeys are animals. All monkeys are animals. Therefore all monkeys are donkeys”. The fallacy committed by the above syllogism is A) Ambiguous major B) Ambiguous minor C) Ambiguous middle D) Undistributed middle.
Last Answer : D) Undistributed middle.
Description : “ Food is indispensable to life. Plantain is a food. Therefore plantain is indispensable to life.” The fallacy committed by the above syllogism is A) Ambiguous major B) Ambiguous minor C) Ambiguous middle D) Undistributed middle.
Last Answer : C) Ambiguous middle
Description : ____________ is a fallacy which occurs when in a syllogism the minor term means one thing in the minor premise and quite another 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 : B) Fallacy of ambiguous minor
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 : “B is a friend of C. A is a friend of B. Therefore A is a friend of C.” The above syllogism commits the fallacy of__________. A) quarterino-terminorum B) ambiguous major C) ambiguous minor D) equivocation.
Last Answer : A) quarterino-terminorum
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 : From two ________ premises no conclusion is possible. A) universal B) affirmative C) negative D) categorical
Last Answer : C) negative
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 : Particular negative proposition distributes __________. A) Subject B) Predicate C) Both Subject and Predicate D) Neither Subject nor Predicate.
Last Answer : B) 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 : 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 : A ------- does not belong to a particular language. A) sentence B) proposition C) judgment D) term
Last Answer : B) proposition
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 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