LOGICAL REASONING(part3)

  

 101. Two propositions with the same subject and predicate terms but different in quality are:

(A) Contradictory

(B) Contrary

(C) Subaltern

(D) Identical

Answer: (C)

 102. The premises of a valid deductive argument:

(A) Provide some evidence for its conclusion

(B) Provide no evidence for its conclusion

(C) Are irrelevant for its conclusion

(D) Provide conclusive evidence for its conclusion

Answer: (D)

 103. Syllogistic reasoning is:

(A) Deductive

(B) Inductive

(C) Experimental

(D) Hypothetical

Answer: (A)

 104. Assertion (A): Man is a rational being.

Reason (R): Man is a social being.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer: (B)

 105. Value Judgements are:

(A) Factual Judgements

(B) Ordinary Judgements

(C) Normative Judgements

(D) Expression of public opinion

Answer: (C)

 106. Deductive reasoning proceeds from:

(A) general to particular

(B) particular to general

(C) one general conclusion to another general conclusion

(D) one particular conclusion to another particular conclusion

Answer: (A)

 107. From the given four statements, select the two which cannot be true but yet both can be false.

Choose the right pair:

(i) All men are mortal

(ii) Some men are mortal

(iii) No man is mortal

(iv) Some men are not mortal  

(A) (i) and(ii)

(B) (iii) and (iv)

(C) (i) and(iii)

(D) (ii) and(iv)

Answer: (D)

 108. A Syllogism must have:  

(A) Three terms

(B) Four terms

(C) Six terms

(D) Five terms

Answer: (B)

 109. Copula is that part of proposition which denotes the relationship between:

(A) Subject and predicate

(B) Known and unknown  

(C) Major premise and minor premise

(D) Subject and object  

Answer: (A)

 110. "E" denotes:

(A) Universal Negative Proposition

(B) Particular Affirmative Proposition

(C) Universal Affirmative Proposition

(D) Particular Negative Proposition

Answer: (A)

 111. Which one of the following statements is completely non-sensical?

(A) He was a bachelor, but he married recently.

(B) He is a bachelor, but he married recently.

(C) When he married, he was not a bachelor.

(D) When he was a bachelor, he was not married.

Answer: (B)

112. Which of the following statements are mutually contradictory?

(i) All flowers are not fragrant.

(ii) Most flowers are not fragrant.

(iii) None of the flowers is fragrant.

(iv) Most flowers are fragrant.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

(A) (i) and (ii)

(B) (i) and (iii)

(C) (ii) and (iii)

(D) (iii) and (iv)

Answer: (D)

 113. Which of the following statements say the same thing?

(i) “I am a teacher” (said by Arvind)

(ii) “I am a teacher” (said by Binod)

(iii) “My son is a teacher” (said by Binod’s father)

(iv) “My brother is a teacher” (said by Binod’s sister)

(v) “My brother is a teacher” (said by Binod’s only sister)

(vi) “My sole enemy is a teacher” (said by Binod’s only enemy)

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

(A) (i) and (ii)

(B) (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v)

(C) (ii) and (vi)

(D) (v) and (vi)

Answer: (B)

 114. Which of the following are correct ways of arguing?

(i) There can be no second husband without a second wife.

(ii) Anil is a friend of Bob, Bob is a friend of Raj, hence Anil is a friend of Raj.

(iii) A is equal to B, B is equal to C, hence A is equal to C.

(iv) If everyone is a liar, then we cannot prove it.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

(A) (iii) and (iv)

(B) (i), (iii) and (iv)

(C) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

(D) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: (A)

 115. Which of the following statement/s are ALWAYS FALSE?

(i) The sun will not rise in the East some day.

(ii) A wooden table is not a table.

(iii) Delhi city will be drowned under water.

 (iv) Cars run on water as fuel. Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

Code:

(A) (i), (iii) and (iv)

(B) Only (iii)

(C) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(D) (ii) alone

Answer: (A)

 116. Which of the following conclusions is logically valid based on statement given below?

Statement: Most teachers are hard working.

Conclusions:

(I) Some teachers are hard working.

(II) Some teachers are not hard working.

(A) Only (I) is implied

(B) Only (II) is implied

(C) Both (I) and (II) are implied

(D) Neither (I) nor (II) is implied

Answer: (C)

 117. Who among the following can be asked to make a statement in Indian Parliament?

(A) Any MLA

(B) Chief of Army Staff

(C) Solicitor General of India

(D) Mayor of Delhi

Answer: (C)

 118. Which of the following conclusions is logically valid based on statement given below?

Statement: Most of the Indian states existed before independence.

Conclusions:

(I) Some Indian States existed before independence.

(II) All Indian States did not exist before independence.

(A) only (I) is implied

(B) only (II) is implied

(C) Both (I) and (II) are implied

(D) Neither (I) nor (II) is implied

Answer: (B)

 119. Water is always involved with landslides. This is because it:

(A) reduces the shear strength of rocks

(B) increases the weight of the overburden

(C) enhances chemical weathering

(D) is a universal solvent

Answer: (B)