Syllogism Analysis. of Prev Questions #LearnersEnclave

SYLLOGISM
Siva Prasath T R
UGC Junior Research Fellow
Department of Social Work
Pondicherry Central University
sivaprasathtr@gmail.com
Ph:9500436023
Siva Prasath T R (UGC Junior Research Fellow)
Department of Social Work , Pondicherry Central University
sivaprasathtr@gmail.com , 9500436023
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• All cats are rats
• All cats are white
• Conclusion
• All cats are white
Precise /Statement /
Preposition
Subject Predicate
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NOALL
SOME SOME NOT
UNIVERSAL
PARTICULAR
A
E
I
O
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All cats are rats
All rats are cats
ALL
EVERY
EACH OF
ANYONE
Only S is P
S alone is P
None but S is P
No one else but S is p
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Some cats are rats
Beginning with:
Some
Most
A Few
Mostly
Generally
Almost
Frequently
Often
Negative. Proposition.
Begins with words
Few
Seldom
Hardly
Scarcely
Rarely
Little
All+Except All students except three have passed
Hardly players do not take rest
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• No cats are rats
No one
None
Not a single
He doesn’t. deserve gold
None can escape from jail
Is there any person cheat himself
No student except Ram has
passed
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• Some cats are not rats
Positive propositions starting with word
Few
Seldom
Hardly
Scarcely
Rarely
Little
Negative with exception
No student except Few (two) has passed
All that glitters are not gold
Some glittering objects are not
gold
Beginning with +Not
Some
Most
A Few
Mostly
Generally
Almost
Frequently
Often
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Given below are two premises with four conclusions drawn from them.
Which of the following conclusions could be validly drawn from the premises?
Premises:
(i) Some bags are tables
(1i) All bags are chairs.
Conclusions:
(a) Some tables are chairs
(b) No chair is table
(c) Some chairs are bags
(d) Some bags are not tables
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (a) and (c)
(2) (b), (c) and (d)
(3) (a) and (d)
(4) (b) only
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June 2019
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If proposition ‘All republics are grateful’ is taken to be true then which of the following
propositions can be false?
(i) Republics are not grateful
(ii) Some republics are not grateful
(iii) No republics are grateful
(iv) Some republics are grateful
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
(1) (i) only
(2) (ii) only
(3) (i). (ii) and (iii)
(4) (ii) and (iii)
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June 2019
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Given below are two premises (a) and (b). Four conclusions are drawn from them. Select the code
that states validly drawn conclusion(s). [Taking the premises individually or jointly]www.netugc.com
Premises:
(a) All judges are lawyers.
(b) No doctors are lawyers.
Conclusions:
(1) No lawyers are doctors.
(2) No doctor are judges.
(3) All lawyers are judges.
(4) Some doctor are judges.
1. (1) and (3)
2. (1) and (2)
3. (1) and (4)
4. (2) and (3) Siva Prasath T R (UGC Junior Research Fellow)
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December 2018
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Among the following, there are two statements which can’t be true together, but can be false
together. Select the code that represents them.
Statements:
(a) All poets are dreamers.
(b) No poets are dreamers.
(c) Some poets are dreamers.
(d) Some poets are not dreamers.
1. (a) and (b)
2. (b) and (d)
3. (a) and (d)
4. (c) and (d)
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December 2018
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Given below are two premises (a) and (b). Four conclusions are drawn from them.
Select the code that embodies validly drawn conclusion(s) (taking the premises individually or
jointly).
Premises:
(a) All saints are noble.
(b) Some religious men are saints.
Conclusions:
(i) Some religious men are noble.
(ii) All religious men are noble.
(iii) Some saints are religious men.
(iv) All noble persons are saints.
Code:
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i) and (iii)
(4) (i) and (iv) Siva Prasath T R (UGC Junior Research Fellow)
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July 2018
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If the proposition ‘domestic animals are hardly ferocious’ is taken to be false, which of the following
proposition/propositions can be claimed to be certainly true? Select the correct code:
Propositions:
(a) All domestic animals are ferocious.
(b) Most of the domestic animals are ferocious.
(c) No domestic animal is ferocious.
(d) Some domestic animals are non-ferocious.
Code:
(1) (a) and (b)
(2) (a) only
(3) (c) and (d)
(4) (b) only
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July 2018
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Given below are two premises (A and B). Four conclusions are drawn from them. Select the
code that states validity drawn conclusion (s) (taking the premises individually or jointly).
Premises:
(A) Most of the dancers are physically fit.
(B) Most of the singers are dancers.
Conclusions:
(a) Most of the singers are physically fit.
(b) Most of the dancers are singers.
(c) Most of the physically fit persons are dancers.
(d) Most of the physically fit persons are singers.
Code:
(1) (a) and (b)
(2) (b) and (c)
(3) (c) and (d)
(4) (d) and (a) Siva Prasath T R (UGC Junior Research Fellow)
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July 2018
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Given below are two premises (a and b), from those two premises four conclusions (i), (ii),
(iii) and (iv) are drawn. Select the code that states the conclusion/conclusions drawn
validity (taking the premises singularly or jointly).
Premises:
(a) All bats are mammals.
(b) No birds are bats.
Conclusions:
(i) No birds are mammals.
(ii) Some birds are not mammals.
(iii) No bats are birds.
(iv) All mammals are bats.
Code:
(1) (i) and (ii) only
(2) (iii) only
(3) (iii) and (iv) only
(4) (i) only
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July 2018
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Given below are four statements. Among them, two are related in such a way that they can both be
true but they cannot both be false. Select the code that indicates those two statements:
Statements:
(a) Honest people never suffer.
(b) Almost all honest people do suffer.
(c) Honest people hardly suffer.
(d) Each and every honest person suffers.
Code:
(1) (a) and (c)
(2) (a) and (d)
(3) (b) and (c)
(4) (a) and (b)
Answer: (3)
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Dec 2017
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If the statement 'None but the brave wins the race' is false which of the following statements can
be claimed to be true?
Select the correct code:
(1) All brave persons win the race.
(2) Some persons who win the race are not brave.
(3) Some persons who win the race are brave.
(4) No person who wins the race is brave.
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Given below are two premises ((a) and (b)). From those two premises four conclusions (i), (ii), (iii) &
(iv) are drawn. Select the code that states the conclusions validly drawn from the premises (taking
singly or jointly.)
Premises:
(a) Untouchability is a curse.
(b) All hot pans are untouchable.
Conclusions:
(i) All hot pans are curse.
(ii) Some untouchable things are hot pans.
(iii) All curses are untouchability.
(iv) Some curses are untouchability.
Codes:
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (iii) and (iv)
(4) (ii) and (iv) Siva Prasath T R (UGC Junior Research Fellow)
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Among the following propositions two are related in such a way that they cannot both be true but
can both be false. Select the code that states those two propositions.
Propositions:
(a) Every student is attentive.
(b) Some students are attentive.
(c) Students are never attentive.
(d) Some students are not attentive.
Codes:
(1) (a) and (b)
(2) (a) and (c)
(3) (b) and (c)
(4) (c) and (d)
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