Logic And Scientific Method Set 3
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This set of Logic and Scientific Method Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Logic And Scientific Method Set 3
Q1 | In ___________ inference there is one and only one premise from which the conclusion isdrawn.
- mediate
- immediate
- syllogistic
- mixed
Q2 | Among the following _________ is considered as an immediate inference.
- opposition of proposition
- dilemma
- disjunctive syllogism
- syllogism
Q3 | In _________, the meaning of the premise and the conclusion is equivalent.
- opposition
- syllogism
- eduction
- deduction
Q4 | In eduction, the difference between the premise and conclusion is only of _________.
- form
- meaning
- quality
- quantity
Q5 | In Square of Opposition, the premise and conclusion differ in__________.
- form only
- meaning only
- quantity only
- both in form and meaning
Q6 | The diagram of square that represents the relationship between the four categoricalpropositions is called the _______.
- square of opposition
- square of relations
- square of inference
- none of these
Q7 | Inference through opposition is possible only among the propositions having the _______.
- different subject and predicate
- same subject and different predicate
- same subject and predicate
- different subject and same predicate
Q8 | ‘A’ proposition and ‘E’ proposition are related to each other by the__________ relation.
- sub- contrary
- contradictory
- subaltern
- contrary
Q9 | Universal Affirmative proposition is related to Particular Negative proposition by___________ relation.
- sub- contrary
- contradictory
- subaltern
- contrary
Q10 | ‘I’ and ‘O’ propositions _________.
- can be false together
- cannot both be true
- cannot both be false
- none of these
Q11 | Subaltern relationship shows that if ‘A’ is true, then ‘I’ is__________.
- undetermined
- false
- necessarily true
- necessarily false
Q12 | All S is P is converted as__________.
- all p is s
- some p is s
- no s is p
- all p is not s
Q13 | The inferred proposition in an obversion is called _________.
- obvertend
- invertend
- obverse
- converse
Q14 | ___________ is not considered as an independent form of immediate inference.
- conversion
- obversion
- inversion
- contraposition
Q15 | A ___________ is a form of mediate deductive inference in which the conclusion is drawnfrom two categorical propositions taken jointly.
- categorical syllogism
- hypothetical syllogism
- disjunctive syllogism
- all these
Q16 | In a syllogism, the predicate of the conclusion is called the _________ term.
- minor
- major
- middle
- none of these
Q17 | In categorical syllogism, the common term, which occurs in both the premises, is __________.
- major
- minor
- middle
- none of these
Q18 | In a disjunctive syllogism, conclusion is _________ type of proposition.
- disjunctive,
- hypothetical
- categorical
- none of these
Q19 | Every syllogism must contain only ________ terms.
- 2
- 3
- 4
- none of these
Q20 | __________ is determined by the quality and quantity of the constituent propositions.
- figure
- mood
- method
- minor term
Q21 | BARBARA is a valid mood of _________ figure.
- 1st
- 2nd
- 3rd
- 4th
Q22 | The major premise of a dilemma is __________ of two conditional statements.
- conjunction
- disjunction
- implication
- negation.
Q23 | The minor premise of Modus Tollens is _________.
- affirmation of antecedent
- denial of antecedent
- affirmation of consequent
- denial of consequent
Q24 | The conclusion of pure hypothetical syllogism is a/an ________ proposition.
- hypothetical
- categorical
- disjunctive
- equivalent
Q25 | The minor premise of a simple destructive dilemma is the ___________.
- disjunction of the consequents
- disjunction of the negation of consequents
- disjunction of antecedents of major premise
- disjunction of negation of antecedents