4. A normative science is also called ------------ science.
Correct : D. evaluative.
5. The ideal of logic is
Correct : B. beauty
6. The ideal of ethics is
Correct : C. goodness
7. The ideal of aesthetics is
Correct : B. beauty
8. The process by which one proposition is arrived at on the basis of other propositions is
called-----------.
Correct : C. inference
9. Only--------------- sentences can become propositions.
Correct : A. indicative
10. Propositions which supports the conclusion of an argument are called
Correct : B. premises
11. That proposition which is affirmed on the basis of premises is called
Correct : D. conclusion.
12. The etymological meaning of the word logic is
Correct : B. the science of thought
13. The systematic body of knowledge about a particular branch of the universe is called------- .
Correct : A. science
14. The process of forming a mental image is called
Correct : C. conception
15. The verbal expression of a concept is called a --------.
Correct : D. term.
16. The verbal expression of a judgment is called ----------.
Correct : C. proposition
17. The verbal expression of reasoning is called---------.
Correct : A. an argument
18. According to James Mill logic is
Correct : B. a science
19. “Logic is the science which treats of the operations of the human mind in its search for
truth”- is a definition of logic by
Correct : A. creighton
20. A ---------- is either true or false.
Correct : C. proposition
21. A ------- does not belong to a particular language.
Correct : B. proposition
22. A -------- does not have a physical existence.
Correct : A. proposition
23. The premisses provide conclusive grounds for the conclusion in ----------- argument.
Correct : B. deductive
24. The argumentation becomes a closed system in
Correct : A. deduction
25. That cannot advance beyond the scope of its premises is
Correct : C. deduction
26. The defining feature of a valid deduction is its
Correct : D. certainty.
27. Deductive arguments are typically ----------.
Correct : A. analytic
28. The relationship between premises and conclusion in a deductive argument is--.
Correct : D. implication-entailment.
29. In induction, reasoning proceeds to a conclusion that is ---------- to the scope of its premises.
Correct : B. not confined
30. In inductive reasoning the conclusion is -------.
Correct : A. probable
31. Discovering a new ------- is permissible in inductive reasoning.
Correct : D. evidence.
32. Inductive arguments are properly characterised as
Correct : B. strong-weak
33. Induvtive method is identified with
Correct : B. scientific activity
34. A single ------ is enough to prove the inductive conclusion false.
Correct : C. counter-example
35. An advantage of inductive reasoning is
Correct : D. to frame future expectations.
36. Truth or Falsehood may be predicated of --------.
Correct : C. propositions
37. Validity or Invalidity may be predicated of ---------.
Correct : A. deductive arguments
38. The falsehood of a valid deductive argument’s conclusion guarantees that
Correct : B. atleast one of the premise is false
39. If it is possible for the premises of a deductive argument to be true and its conclusion to be
false, that argument is
Correct : B. invalid
40. The claim of an inductive argument is that premises provide---------- for the conclusion.
Correct : D. some evidence
41. The following argument: Aristotle is human and mortal. Bacon is human and mortal. Castro is human and mortal.
Descartes is human and mortal. Therefore all humans are mortal. is an example for --------- argument.
Correct : B. inductive
42. A valid deductive argument with true premises is called a ------ argument.
Correct : A. sound
43. A deductive argument is sound if and only if it is
Correct : A. valid and all its premises are true
44. Deduction and Induction are two main forms of---------.
Correct : C. reasoning
45. Deductive logic is also known as
Correct : C. formal logic
46. Inductive logic is also known as
Correct : C. material logic
47. The following argument:
“ All mammals have wings. All reptiles are mammals. Therefore all reptiles have wings ”. Is----------.
Correct : D. valid.
48. Deduction and Induction are two types of----------.
Correct : A. arguments
49. A term can have -------- in its proposition.
Correct : D. only one meaning.
50. Words and names can become terms only if they are used in---------.
Correct : B. propostion
51. Both premises and conclusion of an argument are _______.
Correct : B. propositions
52. The two kinds of propositions are
Correct : C. categorical – conditional
53. The sign of relation between two terms is called a ________.
Correct : D. copula
54. Denotation is the same as _______.
Correct : A. extension
55. The function of suggesting qualities possessed by the objects is known as _______.
Correct : C. connoting
56. Connotation is the same as _______.
Correct : A. intension
57. In a categorical proposition the predicate is either affirmed or denied _______ of the subject
Correct : A. unconditionally
58. The proposition “if you work hard you will succeed “ – is an example for _______ proposition.
Correct : B. conditional
59. A disjunctive proposition is ________ proposition.
Correct : A. conditional
60. Affirmative or Negative is the classification of propositions on the basis of _________.
Correct : B. quality
61. Universal or Particular is the classification of the propositions on the basis of _______.
Correct : A. quantity
62. The quantity of a proposition is determined by the __________ of the subject.
Correct : B. extension
63. A proposition in which the predicate refers to all individual objects denoted by the subject is
called
Correct : D. universal.
64. A proposition in which the predicate belongs only to a part of the denotation of the subject
is called
Correct : A. particular
65. Individual propositions are to be regarded as___________.
Correct : A. universal
66. That proposition in which the quantity of the subject is not stated clearly but left vague is
called______________.
Correct : C. indefinite
67. The proposition: “ All men are mortal.”- is an example for____________ proposition.
Correct : A. universal affirmative
68. The proposition: “ No men are perfect”.- is an example for __________ proposition.
Correct : B. universal negative
69. The proposition: “ Some flowers are red “ – is an example for _________ proposition.
Correct : C. particular affirmative
70. The proposition: “ Some Indians are not religious”- is an example for ______ proposition.
Correct : D. particular negative.
71. When a term is used in its entire extent referring to to the objects denoted by the term, that
term is said to be___________.
Correct : C. distributed
72. When a term refers only to part the class of things denoted by the term, that term is said to
be____________.