UGC NET Paper 1 — Logical Reasoning
3125 questions across 12 years
Public preview: answer keys and topic tags are available on many questions, while original explanations are being added selectively. Use the filters below for cleaner practice.
By year
By topic
Practice questions
50 questions shown in Indian Logic.
Which of the following statement is correct? (1) Nyaya syllogism has three propositions. (2) Nyaya syllogism has five terms. (3) Nyaya syllogism has five propositions. (4) Nyaya sy...
In the light of Nyaya's Syllogism, which of the following are correct? A. 'Sādhya' is the major term B. 'Linga' is the minor term C. 'Hetu' is the middle term D. 'Paksa' is the min...
Which of the following statement is correct? (1) Nyāya syllogism has three propositions. (2) Nyāya syllogism has five terms. (3) Nyāya syllogism has five propositions. (4) Nyāya sy...
In the context of Anumana (Inference), the presence of the middle term in the minor term is called:
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): According to classical Indian view of logic the argument - 'Fi...
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): According to classical Indian school of logic(Nyāya) the argument “Sound is eternal because it is audible" is fallacious. Statement (...
Given below are two statements: Statement I: Among the five propositions in Nyāya syllogism the first (pratigñā) coincides with the fifth (nigaman). Statement II: Among the five pr...
According to Nyāya (Classical Indian school of Logic) which means of knowledge (pramāņa) is used in the following argument - "The world is an effect and hence it must have an effic...
According to Nyaya (Classical Indian School of Logic) Which of the following argument involves the fallacy of Anupsamhari (non-exclusive middle term)? 1. The hill has smoke because...
According to classical Indian school of logic which of the following are names of fallacies involving contradiction of the middle term by another middle term?
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): 'Nyaya' syllogism has three propositions Statement (II): Aristotelian syllogism has five propositions In the light of the above state...
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): As per classical Indian view of logic the argument - 'Sound is...
Given below are two statements: Assertion A: According to the classical Indian view of logic, the inference "Fire is cold because it is a substance" is fallacious. Reason R: Accord...
According to Nyāya (Classical Indian School of logic) which of the following argument involves the fallacy of Viruddha? 1. The hill has smoke because it has fire. 2. Sound is etern...
According to classical Indian School of Logic (Nyāya) which of the following steps of inference involves synthesis of major term (sādhya), middle term (hetu) and the minor term (pa...
Which of the following arguments is an example of the fallacy of a sādhāraṇa (narrow middle term) according to Nyāya (classical Indian school of Logic)? 1. Sound is non-eternal bec...
Below are two statements: Statement I: Nyaya syllogism has three propositions and five terms. Statement II: Aristotelian syllogism has three propositions and three terms. In light...
According to Classical Indian School of Logic (Nyaya) which of the following argument involves the fallacy of Sadharana (middle term being too wide)? 1. The hill has smoke because...
Given below are two statements: Assertion A and Reason R Assertion A: According to the classical Indian school of logic, the argument "Sound is a quality because it is visible" is...
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Nyāya syllogism has three propositions and five terms Statement (II): Aristotelian syllogism has three propositions and three terms I...
According to classical Indian school of Logic (Nyāya) which of the following statements commits the fallacy of viruddha? 1. Sound is eternal, because it is produced. 2. Wherever th...
According to Classical Indian school of logic knowledge derived from comparison and which roughly corresponds to analogy is:
Which of the following arguments is an example of Svarupāsīddha fallacy?
When I ask my friend for my way about his residence over the phone, which of the following instruments of knowledge is used by me to hear and understand what my friend says, as per...
नीचे दो कथन दिए गए हैं: कथन I : भारतीय शास्त्रीय न्याय दर्शन के अनुसार “ध्वनि शाश्वत है क्योंकि यह श्रव्य है” युक्ति दोषयुक्त है। कथन II : भारतीय शास्त्रीय न्याय दर्शन के अनुसार “ध...
According to the classical Indian School of logic (Nyaya) in the process of inference (anumana), the reasoning proceeds from:
नीचे दो कथन दिए गए हैं : कथन (I) : न्यायवाक्य 'न्याय' में तीन प्रतिज्ञप्तियाँ होती हैं। कथन (II) : अरस्तूवादी न्यायवाक्य में पाँच प्रतिज्ञाप्तियाँ होती हैं। उपरोक्त कथन के आलोक में...
According to classical Indian School of logic (Nyāya) which of the following arguments involves the fallacy of āshrayāsiddha? 1. The sky-lotus is fragrant, because it is a lotus, l...
Which of the following is true regarding Nyaya view of invariable concomitance? (A) It is determined by inductive process of reasoning which corresponds to Mill's method of agreeme...
Given below are two statements: Statement I: An inference which is based on the middle term being only positively related to the major term is called Kevalānvayi. Statement II: In...
Which of the following are admitted by the Naiyāyikas (Indian Logicians) as kinds of Inferences?
The argument, 'Sound is eternal, because it is produced', is fallacious because:
Given below are two statements: Statement I : Aristotelian syllogism has three terms. Statement II : Nyaya syllogism has five terms. In the light of the above statements, choose th...
Given below are two statements: Statement I: In the Aristotelian syllogism, the major term and the minor term stand apart in the premises though they are connected by the middle te...
Which of the following steps of inference corresponds to application (upanaya) according to Classical Indian Logicians?
Which of the following steps of inference state(s) the reason for the establishment of the proposition according to the Classical Indian School of Logic? A. The hill has fire. B. B...
Given below are two statements: Statement I : According to classical Indian School of Logic inference for oneself is called Svārtha Anumāna. Statement II : Svārtha Anumāna is a syl...
When inference is based not on causation but on uniformity of co-existence, what is it called as per Classical Indian School of Logic?
Given below are two statements: Statement I : Aristotelian syllogism regards deduction and induction as inseparably related. Statement II : The Nyaya school of classical Indian phi...
Which of the following corresponds to hetu (reason) according to classical Indian Logicians?
Which of the following steps of inference as per classical Indian school of logic involve application of the universal concomitance to the particular present case (A) Socrates is m...
Given below are two statements Statement I: According to Classical Indian School of Logic, proof of a statement is given with the help of a syllogism. Statement II: According to Cl...
Match List I with List II: List I (Type of Inference) (A) Sārtha anumāna (B) Parārth anumāna (C) Kevalānvayi anumāna (D) Kevalavyatireki anumāna List II (Description) (I) Middle te...
Which of the following statements are true regarding Nyāya logic? A. Inference is from the universal to the particular only. B. Inference is from the particular to the universal on...
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): In Anvaya-Vyatireki; middle term is both positively and negatively related to the major term. Statement (II): The knowledge of vyapti...
Given below are two statements: Statement I : Classical Indian logicians regard deduction and induction as two separate logical processes. Statement II : According to Classical Ind...
Which of the following inferences are based on causation according to Nyāya view of inference? A. Inferring future rain from the dark clouds B. Inferring past rain from the swift m...
Which of the following Prāmāņas (means of knowledge) is differentiated into Svārtha (for oneself) and Parārtha (for others) types?
Which of the following are essential characteristics of the middle term according to classical Indian Logicians: (A) It must be present in minor term (B) It must be present in all...
Given below are two statements Statement I: Indian Logic makes a distinction between deduction and induction. Statement II: Indian Logic studies thought as such and not the forms o...