UGC NET Paper 1 — Logical Reasoning

"In the hospital, some nurses don't wear white dress, some doctors have private practice and medicines prescribed are of high cost. Therefore, treatment in this hospital is of poor...

"If it rains, then the drought will end. The drought has ended. Therefore, it rained". Which kind of fallacy does this commit?

The product of any three consecutive integers is divisible by 6. Therefore, 3×4×5 (=60), is divisible by 6? Which type of reasoning is embodied here?

Consider the following statements and choose the right option (a) Middle term should be distributed in atleast one premise (b) Middle term should be present in the conclusion (c) B...

Consider the following argument: Statements: Some chairs are curtains. All curtains are bedsheets. Conclusion: Some chairs are bedsheets. What is the Mood of the above proposition?

Which one of the following is the characteristic feature of an argument?

Consider the following statements with reference to categorical propositions: (a) "Some birds are mammals" is a particular affirmative proposition and it distributes subject term a...

Identify the reasoning in the following argument: 'Use of teaching aids in the classroom to enhance learning is important in a similar way as that of the use of ICT for production...

The inference “A mouse is an animal. Therefore, a large mouse is a large animal” commits which one of the following fallacies?

The reasoning which would be helpful in finding new knowledge of facts about the world is:

"Mr X lives in a slum and is unemployed. Therefore, Mr X deserves to be a minister." Which kind of fallacy is committed in this argument?

In which of the following propositions, both can be true simultaneously but cannot be false simultaneously?

When subject and predicate of both the premises is same but they differ only in quantity, it is known as:

Statements: No Musicians are Japanese. All Barbers are Musicians. No Barbers are Japanese. Identify the Middle Term in the above syllogism.

In which of the following arguments 'the relation that exists between premises and conclusion is that of logical necessity'?

Identify the reasoning in the following arguments: 'A pilot without flight plans is like an artist without paints.

Identify the argument under which instantial propositions are inferable from Universal Proposition.

Which one of the following is not a part of immediate deductive inference?

A fallacy in which an opponent's position is depicted as being more extreme or unreasonable than is justified by what was actually asserted is called

Choose the correct alternative. Cup is to coffee as bowl is to ________.

Inductive argument proceeds from:

Identify the reasoning in the argument: 'Writing on paper is similar to writing on the board'.

The argument which claims that its conclusion is conclusively supported by its premises is called

Identify the minor term in the following syllogism: "Some books are not edifying All books are interesting Therefore, some interesting things are not edifying"

Oar is to rowboat as foot is to

All gentlemen are polite No criminals are polite No criminals are gentlemen Identify the major term in above syllogism.

When subject and predicate of both the premises is same but they differ in quality as well as quantity, it is known as:

Identify the reasoning in the following argument: 'Method of teaching in the classroom can be compared to architectural plan of a building."