McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA Philosophy) .
| 1. |
Logic is the science of-----------. |
| A. | thought |
| B. | beauty |
| C. | mind |
| D. | goodness |
| Answer» A. thought | |
| 2. |
Aesthetics is the science of ------------. |
| A. | truth |
| B. | matter |
| C. | goodness |
| D. | beauty. |
| Answer» A. truth | |
| 3. |
Logic is a ------------ science |
| A. | positive |
| B. | normative |
| C. | descriptive |
| D. | natural. |
| Answer» B. normative | |
| 4. |
A normative science is also called ------------ science. |
| A. | natural |
| B. | descriptive |
| C. | positive |
| D. | evaluative. |
| Answer» D. evaluative. | |
| 5. |
The ideal of logic is |
| A. | truth |
| B. | beauty |
| C. | goodness |
| D. | god |
| Answer» B. beauty | |
| 6. |
The ideal of ethics is |
| A. | truth |
| B. | beauty |
| C. | goodness |
| D. | god |
| Answer» C. goodness | |
| 7. |
The ideal of aesthetics is |
| A. | truth |
| B. | beauty |
| C. | goodness |
| D. | god. |
| Answer» B. beauty | |
| 8. |
The process by which one proposition is arrived at on the basis of other propositions is called-----------. |
| A. | term |
| B. | concept |
| C. | inference |
| D. | connotation. |
| Answer» C. inference | |
| 9. |
Only--------------- sentences can become propositions. |
| A. | indicative |
| B. | exclamatory |
| C. | interogative |
| D. | imperative. |
| Answer» A. indicative | |
| 10. |
Propositions which supports the conclusion of an argument are called |
| A. | inferences |
| B. | premises |
| C. | terms |
| D. | concepts. |
| Answer» B. premises | |
| 11. |
That proposition which is affirmed on the basis of premises is called |
| A. | term |
| B. | concept |
| C. | idea |
| D. | conclusion. |
| Answer» D. conclusion. | |
| 12. |
The etymological meaning of the word logic is |
| A. | the science of mind |
| B. | the science of thought |
| C. | the science of conduct |
| D. | the science of beautyody . |
| Answer» B. the science of thought | |
| 13. |
The systematic body of knowledge about a particular branch of the universe is called------- . |
| A. | science |
| B. | art |
| C. | religion |
| D. | opinion. |
| Answer» A. science | |
| 14. |
The process of forming a mental image is called |
| A. | willing |
| B. | feeling |
| C. | conception |
| D. | knowing. |
| Answer» C. conception | |
| 15. |
The verbal expression of a concept is called a --------. |
| A. | proposition |
| B. | argument |
| C. | judgment |
| D. | term. |
| Answer» D. term. | |
| 16. |
The verbal expression of a judgment is called ----------. |
| A. | argument |
| B. | term |
| C. | proposition |
| D. | reasoning. |
| Answer» C. proposition | |
| 17. |
The verbal expression of reasoning is called---------. |
| A. | an argument |
| B. | a term |
| C. | a proposition |
| D. | a concept. |
| Answer» A. an argument | |
| 18. |
According to James Mill logic is |
| A. | an art |
| B. | a science |
| C. | science and art |
| D. | religion. |
| Answer» B. a science | |
| 19. |
“Logic is the science which treats of the operations of the human mind in its search for truth”- is a definition of logic by |
| A. | creighton |
| B. | whately |
| C. | mill |
| D. | thompson. |
| Answer» A. creighton | |
| 20. |
A ---------- is either true or false. |
| A. | question |
| B. | command |
| C. | proposition |
| D. | exclamation. |
| Answer» C. proposition | |
| 21. |
A ------- does not belong to a particular language. |
| A. | sentence |
| B. | proposition |
| C. | judgment |
| D. | term. |
| Answer» B. proposition | |
| 22. |
A -------- does not have a physical existence. |
| A. | proposition |
| B. | sentence |
| C. | term |
| D. | judgment. |
| Answer» A. proposition | |
| 23. |
The premisses provide conclusive grounds for the conclusion in ----------- argument. |
| A. | inductive |
| B. | deductive |
| C. | fallacious |
| D. | intuitive. |
| Answer» B. deductive | |
| 24. |
The argumentation becomes a closed system in |
| A. | deduction |
| B. | induction |
| C. | material logic |
| D. | intuitive logic. |
| Answer» A. deduction | |
| 25. |
That cannot advance beyond the scope of its premises is |
| A. | induction |
| B. | material logiv |
| C. | deduction |
| D. | dilemma. |
| Answer» C. deduction | |
| 26. |
The defining feature of a valid deduction is its |
| A. | vagueness |
| B. | uncertatinty |
| C. | indefiniteness |
| D. | certainty. |
| Answer» D. certainty. | |
| 27. |
Deductive arguments are typically ----------. |
| A. | analytic |
| B. | synthetic |
| C. | intuitive |
| D. | material. |
| Answer» A. analytic | |
| 28. |
The relationship between premises and conclusion in a deductive argument is--. |
| A. | cause-effect |
| B. | analytic-synthetic |
| C. | a priori-a posteriori |
| D. | implication-entailment. |
| Answer» D. implication-entailment. | |
| 29. |
In induction, reasoning proceeds to a conclusion that is ---------- to the scope of its premises. |
| A. | confined |
| B. | not confined |
| C. | narrow |
| D. | restricted. |
| Answer» B. not confined | |
| 30. |
In inductive reasoning the conclusion is -------. |
| A. | probable |
| B. | certain |
| C. | definite |
| D. | predictable. |
| Answer» A. probable | |
| 31. |
Discovering a new ------- is permissible in inductive reasoning. |
| A. | cause |
| B. | effect |
| C. | assumption |
| D. | evidence. |
| Answer» D. evidence. | |
| 32. |
Inductive arguments are properly characterised as |
| A. | valid-invalid |
| B. | strong-weak |
| C. | definite-indefinite |
| D. | certain-uncertain. |
| Answer» B. strong-weak | |
| 33. |
Induvtive method is identified with |
| A. | religious activity |
| B. | scientific activity |
| C. | moral activity |
| D. | aesthetic activity. |
| Answer» B. scientific activity | |
| 34. |
A single ------ is enough to prove the inductive conclusion false. |
| A. | intuition |
| B. | assumption |
| C. | counter-example |
| D. | concept. |
| Answer» C. counter-example | |
| 35. |
An advantage of inductive reasoning is |
| A. | to sustain existing belifs |
| B. | to formulate valid arguments |
| C. | to create aesthetic sense |
| D. | to frame future expectations. |
| Answer» D. to frame future expectations. | |
| 36. |
Truth or Falsehood may be predicated of --------. |
| A. | arguments |
| B. | inferences |
| C. | propositions |
| D. | syllogism. |
| Answer» C. propositions | |
| 37. |
Validity or Invalidity may be predicated of ---------. |
| A. | deductive arguments |
| B. | propositions |
| C. | terms |
| D. | concepts. |
| Answer» A. deductive arguments | |
| 38. |
The falsehood of a valid deductive argument’s conclusion guarantees that |
| A. | the argument is sound |
| B. | atleast one of the premise is false |
| C. | premises are true |
| D. | the validity is uncertain. |
| Answer» B. atleast one of the premise is false | |
| 39. |
If it is possible for the premises of a deductive argument to be true and its conclusion to be false, that argument is |
| A. | valid |
| B. | invalid |
| C. | indescribable |
| D. | sound. |
| Answer» B. invalid | |
| 40. |
The claim of an inductive argument is that premises provide---------- for the conclusion. |
| A. | invalidity |
| B. | absolute evidence |
| C. | no evidence |
| D. | some evidence |
| Answer» D. some evidence | |
| 41. |
The following argument: Aristotle is human and mortal. Bacon is human and mortal. Castro is human and mortal. Descartes is human and mortal. Therefore all humans are mortal. is an example for --------- argument. |
| A. | deductive |
| B. | inductive |
| C. | syllogistic |
| D. | deduction-induction combined. |
| Answer» B. inductive | |
| 42. |
A valid deductive argument with true premises is called a ------ argument. |
| A. | sound |
| B. | unsound |
| C. | fallacious |
| D. | dilemma. |
| Answer» A. sound | |
| 43. |
A deductive argument is sound if and only if it is |
| A. | valid and all its premises are true |
| B. | invalid and all its premises are true |
| C. | is valid and one of the premise is false |
| D. | is valid and its conclusion is false. |
| Answer» A. valid and all its premises are true | |
| 44. |
Deduction and Induction are two main forms of---------. |
| A. | beliefs |
| B. | concepts |
| C. | reasoning |
| D. | assumptions. |
| Answer» C. reasoning | |
| 45. |
Deductive logic is also known as |
| A. | intuitive logic |
| B. | material logic |
| C. | formal logic |
| D. | scientific logic. |
| Answer» C. formal logic | |
| 46. |
Inductive logic is also known as |
| A. | formal logic |
| B. | model logic |
| C. | material logic |
| D. | sentential logic |
| Answer» C. material logic | |
| 47. |
The following argument: “ All mammals have wings. All reptiles are mammals. Therefore all reptiles have wings ”. Is----------. |
| A. | inductive |
| B. | invalid |
| C. | sound |
| D. | valid. |
| Answer» D. valid. | |
| 48. |
Deduction and Induction are two types of----------. |
| A. | arguments |
| B. | terms |
| C. | prpositions |
| D. | concepts. |
| Answer» A. arguments | |
| 49. |
A term can have -------- in its proposition. |
| A. | vague meaning |
| B. | many meanings |
| C. | no meaning |
| D. | only one meaning. |
| Answer» D. only one meaning. | |
| 50. |
Words and names can become terms only if they are used in---------. |
| A. | an argument |
| B. | propostion |
| C. | thought |
| D. | reasoning. |
| Answer» B. propostion | |
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