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Basic Logic Concepts In Philosophy — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Philosophy MCQs on Basic Logic Concepts In Philosophy — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for CSS, PMS.

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Logic is concerned primarily with

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Which law of thought is taken to be fundamental of the three?

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Inthe formation of sentence or proposition which comes at the end

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The subcontrary of the proposition 'Some leaves are fragrant' is

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Soundness of an argument is shown through its

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Truth is an attribute of a/an

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The mood of every syllogism is represented by

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P, -p is taken to be as false and can be said

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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Contrary 1. Both propositions cannot be true our false together b. Sub-contrary 2. Truth of the universal proposition implies truth of the particular proposition c. Sub-alternation 3. Both propositions can be true but cannot be false d. Contradictory 4. Both propositions can't be true but can be false

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The proposition in which whole of one class is included or contained in another class

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Name the form of the proposition: Some members of the families that are rich and famous are not persons of either wealth or distinction.

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Consider the following statements. 1. Contradiction is a relation between propositions that differ both in their quality and quantity. 2. Contrary is a relation between universal propositions. 3. Sub-contrary is a relation between particular propositions 4. Universal propositions are the principal or super altern to particular propositions. Select the correct answer:

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When an argument is valid, and all of its premises are true, we call it

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What is the example of denotation?

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Whether the distinction between truth and validity is possible?

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Two universal propositions differing in quality are said to be in

Question 17 of 40
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In the traditional square of opposition if A is false

Question 18 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. FERIO 1. 4 th figure b. CAMESTRES 2. 3 rd figure c. DATISI 3. 2 rd figure d. DIMARIS 4. 1 st figure

Question 19 of 40
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. DIMARIS 1. I st figure b. FELAPTON 2. II nd figure c. BAROCO 3. III rd figure d. DARII 4. IV th figure

Question 20 of 40
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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?

Question 21 of 40
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No intelligent communication is possible without whom?

Question 22 of 40
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On . . . . . . . . rules, the law of thought are based?

Question 23 of 40
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The difference between Aristotlean and Boolean interpretation of categorical propositions is as follows

Question 24 of 40
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Aristotle is a great logician, his work is said to formulate the concepts of early philosophical study

Question 25 of 40
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Which one of the following options is correct regarding the weak and strong sense of disjunction?

Question 26 of 40
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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

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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 . . . . . . . .

Question 29 of 40
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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

Question 30 of 40
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In categorical syllogism there are

Question 31 of 40
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Logic is the study of the methods and principles used to

Question 32 of 40
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What do you mean by a term which is distributed?

Question 33 of 40
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Which one among the following is not a law of thought?

Question 34 of 40
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The phenomena in which two or more than two ideas are combined together are called

Question 35 of 40
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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

Question 36 of 40
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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

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Deductive argument where conclusion is followed from the premise is called

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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

Question 39 of 40
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In 'I' proposition which of the terms are distributed

Question 40 of 40
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If 'All men are mortal' is true, what can be inferred about the truth or falsehood of the following propositions? 1. Some non-mortals are not non-men. 2. No non-men are non-mortal. 3. Some non-mortal are men. Out of these statements

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