Q. When the conclusion of an argument follows from its premise/premises conclusively, the argument is called

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Q. Saturn and Mars are planets like the earth. They borrow light from the Sun and moves around the Sun as the Earth does. So those planets are inhabited by various orders of creatures as the earth is.

What type of argument is contained in the above passage ?

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Q. Given below are two premises. Four conclusions are drawn from those two premises in four codes. Select the code that states the conclusion validly drawn.

Premises :
(i) All saints are religious. (major)
(ii) Some honest persons are saints. (minor)

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Q. In certain code TEACHER is written as VGCEJGT. The code of CHILDREN will be

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Q. A person has to buy both apples and mangoes. The cost of one apple is Rs 7/- whereas that of a mango is Rs 5/-. If the person has Rs 38, the number of apples he can buy is

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Q. A man pointing to a lady said, “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife”. The lady is related to the man as

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Q. A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a round table. A is between E and F. E is opposite to D and C is not in either of the neighbouring seats of E. The person opposite to B is

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Q. In certain code HEALTH is written as KHDOWK. The code of NORTH will be

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Q. Yadav, Arjun, Rajesh and Kamal play cricket. Rajesh and Kamal play tennis but do not play football. Yadav does not play Badminton but play golf. Arjun does not play tennis. Kamal sometimes plays Badminton. Who does play only cricket ?

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Q. A deductive argument can not be valid :

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Q. An analogical argument is strengthened by

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Q. If two propositions cannot both be false but may both be true, what is the relation between the two propositions ?

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Q. Given below are some codes of arrangements of three items in order of wider scope. Select the correct code.

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Q. What is equivalent of the statement ‘All atheists are pessimists’ ?

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Q. In a certain code GALIB is represented by HBMJC. TIGER will be represented by

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Q. If the statement 'some men are honest' is false, which among the following statements will be true
Choose the correct code given below:

(i) All men are honest
(ii) No men are honest
(iii) Some men are not honest
(iv) All men are dishonest

Codes:

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Q. Choose the proper alternative given in the codes to replace the question mark.

Bee-Honey, Cow-Milk, Teacher-?

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Q. P is the father of R and S is the son of Q and T is the brother of P. If R is the sister of S, how is Q related to T?

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Q. A definition put forward to resolve a dispute by influencing attitudes or stirring emotions is called

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Q. Which of the codes given below contains only the correct statements?

Statements:
(i) Venn diagram is a clear method of notation
(ii) Venn diagram is the most direct method of testing the validity of categorical syllogisms
(iii) In Venn diagram method the premises and the conclusion of a categorical syllogism is diagrammed.
(iv) In Venn diagram method the three overlapping circles are drawn for testing a categorical syllogism

Codes:

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