Consider the following statements.
1. All valid arguments have only true premises.
2. A sound argument must be valid.
3. An argument with a false conclusion can't be valid.
4. All arguments with true conclusion are valid.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
A. 2 and 4
B. only 4
C. 1 and 2
D. 3 and 4
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No intelligent communication is possible without whom?
A. Three laws of thought
B. Nineteen laws
C. Fifteen laws
D. Eight laws
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On . . . . . . . . rules, the law of thought are based?
A. axiomatic
B. doctrine
C. dilemma
D. concept
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The difference between Aristotlean and Boolean interpretation of categorical propositions is as follows
A. Aristotlean accepts contrary, sub-contrary, sub-alternation and contradictory relations whereas Boolean accepts only contradictory relations
B. Aristotlean accepts contrary, sub-contrary and Boolean accepts only contradictory relations
C. Aristotlean and Boolean both accepts all the above relations
D. Aristotlean and Boolean both accept none of the above relations
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Aristotle is a great logician, his work is said to formulate the concepts of early philosophical study
A. Metaphysics
B. Rhetoric
C. The Organon
D. Categories
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Which one of the following options is correct regarding the weak and strong sense of disjunction?
A. In a weak sense (inclusive) of disjunction, only one disjunct is true whereas in a strong sense (exclusive), both the disjuncts are true
B. In a weak (inclusive) and strong (exclusive) both senses of disjunction, both the disjuncts are true
C. In a weak and strong both senses of disjunction, only one disjunct is true
D. In a weak sense of disjunction, both the disjuncts are true whereas in a strong sense of disjunction, only one disjunct is true
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Introduction to logical theory
1. Aristotle
b. Tractatus Logicophi-Losophicus
2. George Bullen
c. Prior Analysis
3. PF Strawson
d. The Laws of thought
4. Wittgenstein
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
D. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
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According to Copi and Cohen, there are how many rules about distribution of terms which comes in valid propositions?
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In any pair of corresponding propositions, the universal proposition is called the . . . . . . . . and the particular is called the . . . . . . . .
A. Superalter, Subaltern
B. Subaltern, Superaltern
C. Contrary, Subcontrary
D. None of the above
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Match the following:
List-I
List-II
a. Quality
1. A proposition is either affirmative or negative
b. Quantity
2. A proposition is either universal or particular
c. Relation
3. A proposition is either categorical or condition
d. Significance
4. A proposition is either analytic or synthetic
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
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In categorical syllogism there are
A. two terms
B. three terms
C. one term
D. five terms
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Logic is the study of the methods and principles used to
A. Distinguish the conclusion from the evidence
B. Distinguish correct from incorrect reasoning
C. Distinguish right from good reasoning
D. All of the above
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What do you mean by a term which is distributed?
A. Excellence of all the members of a class
B. Exclusion of all the members of a class
C. Exclusion of a class concept
D. Inclusion of a classless concept
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Which one among the following is not a law of thought?
A. Principle of Identity
B. Principle of Sufficient Reason
C. The Principle of Excluded Middle
D. The Principle of Non-Contradiction
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The phenomena in which two or more than two ideas are combined together are called
A. Statement
B. Judgement
C. Proposition
D. Argument
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I (Obvertend)
List-II (Obverse)
a. Some S is not-P
1. Some S is not non-P
b. No S is P
2. No S is non-P
c. Some S is P
3. Some S is non-P
d. All S is P
4. All S is non-P
A. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3
D. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
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Match the following:
List-I
List-II
a. Laws of thought
1. Principle of identity
b. Proposition
2. True or false
c. Square of opposition
3. Contrary
d. Logic
4. Reasoning
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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Deductive argument where conclusion is followed from the premise is called
A. valid
B. incorrect
C. probable
D. necessarily
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No people who have not themselves done creative work in the arts are responsible critics on whose judgement we can rely. This is
A. Universal affirmative
B. Particular negative
C. Particular affirmative
D. Both B and C
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In 'I' proposition which of the terms are distributed
A. Subject
B. Predicate
C. Both A and B
D. None A and B
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