Logic And Scientific Method Set 4

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA Philosophy)

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This set of Logic and Scientific Method Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Logic And Scientific Method Set 4

Q1 | Identify the minor premise in the following:All men are mortal. All kings are men. ∴All kings are mortal.
  • all men are mortal
  • all kings are men
  • all kings are mortal
  • none of these
Answer: all kings are men
Q2 | In a syllogism, there are _________ propositions.
  • one
  • two
  • three
  • four
Answer: three
Q3 | ___________ provides the ground for induction.
  • observation
  • opinion
  • . belief
  • intuition
Answer: observation
Q4 | __________ means a tentative explanation of a given phenomenon.
  • experiment
  • observation
  • hypothesis
  • none of these
Answer: hypothesis
Q5 | Generalization based on specific observations is a/an ___________ hypothesis.
  • null.
  • inductive
  • deductive
  • all these
Answer: inductive
Q6 | ___________ is a postulate of Induction.
  • causation
  • experiment
  • observation
  • opinion
Answer: causation
Q7 | Identify the odd one.
  • belief
  • hypothesis
  • opinion
  • intuition
Answer: hypothesis
Q8 | _________ is observation made under artificially set conditions.
  • mal-observation
  • non-observation
  • experiment
  • none of these
Answer: experiment
Q9 | Observation and experiment are ___________.
  • opposite
  • interdependent
  • simple
  • all these
Answer: interdependent
Q10 | __________ is the material ground of induction.
  • observation
  • experiment
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Answer: both (a) and (b)
Q11 | From a good _________, we can make deductions.
  • intuition
  • belief
  • hypothesis
  • idea
Answer: hypothesis
Q12 | A _______ hypothesis is unverifiable.
  • good
  • barren
  • working
  • none of these
Answer: barren
Q13 | A good hypothesis is based on _________.
  • facts
  • imagination
  • guess
  • belief
Answer: facts
Q14 | The problem of induction is the _______ from the observed phenomena to an unobservedphenomenon.
  • intuition
  • guess
  • procedure
  • leap
Answer: leap
Q15 | “Nature is a systematic unity’. This is the postulate of _________.
  • intuition
  • induction
  • deduction
  • imagination
Answer: induction
Q16 | “Nothing is uncaused’ is a postulate of _________.
  • unity
  • intuition
  • deduction
  • induction
Answer: induction
Q17 | Observation is not ___________.
  • passive
  • active
  • neither (a) nor (b)
  • both (a) and (b)
Answer: passive
Q18 | Observation is always ___________.
  • passive
  • selective
  • false
  • correct
Answer: selective
Q19 | _________ gives us control over conditions.
  • observation
  • experiment
  • postulate
  • non-observation
Answer: experiment
Q20 | The one instance that may falsify a hypothesis is called _________ instance.
  • false
  • true
  • crucial
  • none of these
Answer: crucial
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