Essentials Of The Symbolic Logic Set 1

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This set of Essentials of the Symbolic Logic Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Essentials Of The Symbolic Logic Set 1

Q1 | Logic is the ………………………………………..
  • science of reasoning
  • science of beauty
  • science of morality
  • science of astronomy
Answer: science of reasoning
Q2 | The proposition arrived at on the basis of proposition or propositions in anargument, is called……………………………..
  • premise
  • modus ponens
  • conclusion
  • modus tollens
Answer: conclusion
Q3 | The proposition or propositions on the basis of which the conclusion is arrived atin an argument is called …………………………..
  • syllogism or syllogisms
  • dilemma
  • premise or premises
  • disjunctive syllogism
Answer: premise or premises
Q4 | Premises and conclusion are…………………………….
  • valid or invalid
  • sound or unsound
  • valid or sound
  • true or false
Answer: true or false
Q5 | Deductive argument is characterized as…………………………….
  • true or false
  • inductive
  • valid or invalid
  • materially true or materially false
Answer: valid or invalid
Q6 | Validity of deductive argument depends on……………………………………
  • form of argument
  • matter of argument
  • both form and matter
  • truth of premises and conclusion
Answer: form of argument
Q7 | ……………………………………………….reveals the form of argument
  • truth or falsity of propositions
  • use of symbols
  • true premises
  • true conclusion
Answer: use of symbols
Q8 | In the history of logic, …………….………………….are two important stages ofdevelopment.
  • classical logic and symbolic logic
  • scientific and artistic
  • aesthetical and ethical
  • valid and invalid
Answer: classical logic and symbolic logic
Q9 | Classical logic is also called ………………………………………
  • symbolic logic
  • mathematical logic
  • modern logic
  • ancient logic
Answer: ancient logic
Q10 | Ancient logic is also called…………………………………………..
  • symbolic logic
  • mathematical logic
  • modern logic
  • traditional logic
Answer: traditional logic
Q11 | Symbolic logic is also called…………………………………….
  • traditional logic
  • ancient logic
  • material logic
  • mathematical logic
Answer: mathematical logic
Q12 | Mathematical logic is also called…………………………………….
  • traditional logic
  • ancient logic
  • material logic
  • modern logic
Answer: modern logic
Q13 | Symbolic logic originated in connection with
  • mathematical theory
  • inductive method
  • evolution theory
  • economic theory
Answer: mathematical theory
Q14 | Classical logic is related to symbolic logic as
  • sound to unsound
  • embryo to adult organism
  • valid to invalid
  • true to false
Answer: embryo to adult organism
Q15 | …………………had introduced into logic the important notion of a variable
  • thales
  • socrates
  • aristotle
  • bacon
Answer: aristotle
Q16 | ………………………….is a symbol which can stand for any one of a given range ofvalues
  • a logical constant
  • a modifier
  • a logical connective
  • a variable
Answer: a variable
Q17 | The development of symbolic logic has been bound up with the development of ………………………
  • physics
  • mathematics
  • chemistry
  • biology
Answer: mathematics
Q18 | In 1910, in collaboration with A.N.Whitehead, Russell published ……………………., a monumental work in which a system of symbolic logic is elaborated and madeto serve as the foundation of the whole of mathematics
  • ideas
  • cartesian meditations
  • the mathematical analysis of logic
  • principia mathematica
Answer: principia mathematica
Q19 | …………………………………………………….. is the form of the argument
  • the structure or pattern of the argument
  • the subject matter with which the argument deals
  • the truth or falsity of propositions
  • the material truth of premises and conclusion
Answer: the structure or pattern of the argument
Q20 | A simple proposition is ………………………………………………………………….
  • a general proposition
  • one which contains other proposition as it’s component
  • one which does not contain any other proposition as it’s component
  • a molecular proposition
Answer: one which does not contain any other proposition as it’s component
Q21 | A compound proposition is …………………………………………………………….
  • an atomic proposition
  • a general proposition
  • one which does not contain any otherproposition as it’s component
  • one which contains other proposition as it’s component
Answer: one which contains other proposition as it’s component
Q22 | Conjunction is a compound proposition in which the word ………… is used toconnect simple statements.
  • ‘not”
  • ’unless’
  • ‘or’
  • “and”
Answer: “and”
Q23 | ‘Ramesh is either intelligent or hard working’ is an example of …………………………
  • negation
  • conjunction
  • disjunction
  • implication
Answer: disjunction
Q24 | “If it rains, then the road will be wet” is an example for……………………………………….
  • conjunction
  • negation
  • implication
  • disjunction
Answer: implication
Q25 | A general proposition is …………………………………
  • a quantified statement
  • a molecular proposition
  • a compound statement
  • an atomic proposition
Answer: a quantified statement
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