UGC NET Paper 1 — Logical Reasoning

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: The argument "Everything is nameable because it is knowledge" is f...

"Wherever there is smoke, fire is also present". Which of the following statements is true with reference to the above statement according to Nyāya philosophy?

According to Nyaya the argument — 'Sound is eternal because it is produced' commits, which of the following fallacy?

Which one of the following sources of knowledge (pramāna) in classical Indian Philosophy is based on similarity of the unobserved object with a known object?

Which of the following options are true regarding inference with reference to classical Indian system of logic? A. It is deductive B. It is inductive C. It has to be formally valid...

Given below are two statements: Statement I: If we infer "Socrates is a man, because he is mortal" we commit the fallacy named as sadharana by Classical Indian Logicians. Statement...

What is the correct sequence of steps in case of inference according to Indian Logic? A. Statement of similarity/applicability of the example to case in consideration (upanaya) B....

Match List I with List II List I A. Ashrayāsiddha B. Svarupāsiddha C. Vyapyatvasiddha D. Anupasamhari List II I. Sound is eternal because it is visible II. All real are momentory;...

Match List I with List II List I A. Sannidhi B. Tātparya C. Yogyatā D. Akanksā List II I. Mutual fitness and compatibility of the constituent words in a sentence II. Expectancy bet...

An inference when based on a middle term which is only positively related to the major term and the knowledge of Vyapti between the middle and major terms is arrived at only throug...

When a middle term does not go further than producing a state of mental oscillation between two opposite views, the case is known as:

Which of the following types of inference is used when one infers rainfall on the hills from floods?

In which of the following steps of inference in the Nyāya syllogism all the three terms stand synthesized?

When a middle term does not go further than producing a state of mental oscillation between two opposite views, the case is of:

When the middle term in some cases relates to the major and in other cases relates to the absence of the major, it is said to be the fallacy of

With reference to pramāna theory both on dialogical and philosophical discourse, which of the following options are correct? A. It furnishes the required grounding for the thesis t...

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: Naiyāyikas do not accept non-apprehension (annpalabdhi) as a disti...

Which of the following schools of Classical Indian Philosophy reduce Saba pramāna(verbal authority) to inference? A. Nayāya B. Vaisesikas C. Buddhists D. Mimāmsā E. Cārvāka/Lokāyat...

When the middle term is related to a minor term that stands not for any definite individual or class of individuals, but indefinitely for all objects is known as

Given below are two statements: Statement I: The works in Nyaya- Sastra discuss the aggregate causal conditions and the process involved in inferential cognition. Statement II: The...

Given below are two statements Statement I: An inference is called kevalānvayi when it is based on a middle term, which is only positively related to the major term. Statement II:...

Given below are two statements: Statement I: The fallacy of contradictory middle (viruddha) occurs in an argument when the middle term is found both where the major is found and wh...

The middle term of the inference is related to the major term neither as a cause nor as an effect but because they are uniformly related to each other in our experience, is known a...

Which of the following pramanas are accepted by the Nyāya School? A. Pratyakşa B. Anumāna C. Upamāna D. Sabda E. Arthāpatti Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A: The Naiyāyikas did not separate treatment of the inductive method...

The middle term is related to the major term (Sadhya) as its cause and is antecedent to it. We pass from the knowledge of the antecedent cause to that of the consequent effect. It...

I see a piece of fragrant sandalwood' would correctly represent:

Given below are two statements: Statement I: "Every thinkable is nameable, because it is thinkable". This is a fallacious argument because there can be no inference where the minor...

Given below are two statements Statement I: According to classical Indian Logic the psychological sequence also corresponds to the logical sequence. Statement II: The logical struc...

Which of the following is NOT a necessary condition for a sentence to be meaningful?

In an illustration of inference that the 'Sun moves, like other moving objects its position changes' represents

Which of the following is taken to mean inference by elimination, in which the inferred character is the residuum of a process of elimination that excludes other characters?

Identify the correct sequence of Inference from beginning to end, according to the Nyāya system. A. Udaharana B. Hetu C. Pratijñā D. Nigamana E. Upanaya Choose the correct answer f...

Which among the following type of relations are considered by Nyfiva system as necessary relation between middle and major terms? A. Species — species relation B. The causal relati...

Anumana has been accepted as an independent source of valid knowledge by which of the following schools? A. Buddhists B. Naiyāyikas C. Cārvākās D. Mīmāmsakas E. Advaitins Choose th...

In which of the five steps of inference (anumāna) in the Nyāya syllogism all the three terms stand synthesized?

Given below are two statements Statement I: In the Nyaya system, inference is made from the particular to the particular through the Universal. Statement II: In the Nyaya system, i...

Given below are two statements : Statement I: Śesavata is the inference of what remains (sesa) by elimination of the irrelevant. Statement II: Śesavata inference corresponds to the...

Given below are two statements: Statement I: Naiyāyikas define upadhi (conditionality) as the necessary relation of something only with major term but not with middle term. Stateme...

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: According to the Nyaya system, the argument "Sound is quality beca...

In which of the following forms of knowledge there cannot be any predication of the object in terms of the subject-predicate relation?

Match List I with List II. List I A. Vyāpti B. Linga C. Sādhya D. Paksa List II I. The property being inferred II. Locus of hetu and Sādhya III. Sign or reason IV. Universal concom...

Given below are two statements: Statement I: According to Classical Indian Logic the fallacies(hetvābhasa) are not errors of inference, but rather hindrances to inference. Statemen...

Which fallacy is committed in the argument — "Sound is a quality because it 1s visible"?

Which kind of inference is illustrated when one argues that sound must be a quality because it cannot be a substance or an activity or a relation and so on?

Under which of the following conditions an inference may be categorized as Kevalanvayl?