NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Philosphy MCQs (Practice_Test 74 of 90)
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- Consider the following statements:
- ‘P and Q’ is either true of false
- ‘P therefore Q’ is either true of false
- ‘P and R’ is either valid or invalid
- ‘P therefore Q’ is either valid or invalid
- Of these statements
- 1 and 2 are correct
- 2 and 3 are correct
- 3 and 4 are correct
- 1 and 4 are correct
- Which of the following are true in respect of the logical validity of an argument?
- True premises and false conclusion.
- True premises and true conclusion.
- False premises and false conclusion.
- False premises and true conclusion.
- Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- Codes:
- 1 and 2
- 1,2 and 3
- 1,3 and 4
- 2,3 and 4
- Codes:
- Which one of the following pairs of relations of the square of opposition holds when A and E type of propositions are interpreted non-existentially?
- Contrariety and contradiction
- Sub contrariety and contradiction
- Contradiction and sub alternation
- Sub contrariety and sub alternation
- Which one of the following is the contra positive of ‘Some S is not P’
- Some non-P is non-S
- Some non-P is not non-S
- Some non-S is non-P
- Some non-P is non-S
- If a proposition describes the relationship of ‘being father of’ then which properties does that relation possess?
- Non-symmetrical and non-transitive
- Symmetrical and reflexive
- Non-symmetrical and non reflexive
- Asymmetrical and intransitive
- Which of the following statements are true?
- A valid argument must be sound.
- A sound argument must be valid.
- A sound argument may have false conclusion.
- The premises and conclusion of a sound argument must be true
- Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- Codes:
- 2 and 3
- 3 and 1
- 2 and 4
- 1 and 4
- Codes:
- Which of the following propositions can be validly inferred from a universal proposition?
- Particular affirmative.
- Particular negative.
- Denial of particular affirmative.
- Denial of particular negative.
- Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- Codes:
- 1 and 2
- 1 and 3
- 2 and 3
- 3 and 4
- Codes:
- In the fourth figure, if the major premise is affirmative, the minor premise must be
- Negative
- Universal
- Affirmative
- Particular
- Which one of the following is a valid mood of a categorical syllogism in the third figure?
- AAA
- IIO
- E A O
- I O A
- Consider the following argument: ‘All spiritual love is real love, all physical love is not spiritual love, therefore, no physical love is real love’ The argument commits the
- Fallacy of undistributed middle term
- Fallacy of illicit minor term
- Fallacy of illicit major term
- Existential fallacy
- In which of the following figures a categorical syllogism in the mood IAI will be valid?
- Figures I and II
- Figures II and III
- Figures III and IV
- Figures II and IV
- If one constructs a categorical syllogism with particular major and a negative minor and derives a particular negative conclusion, which one of the following general rules of syllogism will be violated?
- If one of the premises is negative then the conclusion must be negative and vice versa.
- If one of the premises is particular, then the conclusion must be particular, but not vice versa.
- Both the premises of a categorical syllogism cannot be negative.
- If a term is not distributed in the premises, then it cannot be distributed in the conclusion
- Given below are six statements. Which of the statements are related as premises and conclusion of a valid syllogism?
- No positivist is a theist.
- All theists are philosophers.
- Some scientists are theists.
- All positivists are philosophers.
- Some scientists are not positivists.
- Some philosophers are not scientists
- Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- Codes:
- 1 2 4
- 3 4 5
- 1 3 5
- 2 3 5
- Codes:
- Which one of the following arguments is invalid?
- Some reformers are fanatics, so some idealists are fanatics, since all reformers are idealists
- No gases are argon compounds, since all argon compounds are metals, and some metals are not gases
- Some neurotics are not parasites, but all criminals are parasites, so some neurotics are not criminals
- No wealthy men are labour leaders, for no wealthy men are true liberals, and all labour leaders are true liberals