Validity-of-Arguments

Question 1
Which one of the following is not an argument ?
A
Devadutt does not eat in the day so he must be eating at night.
B
If Devadutt is growing fat and if he does not eat during the day, he will be eating at night.
C
Devadutt eats in the night so he does not eat during the day.
D
Since Devadutt does not eat in the day, he must be eating in the night.
       Logical-Reasoning       Validity-of-Arguments       2012 June UGC NET Paper 1
Question 1 Explanation: 
Argument: An exchange of diverging (or) opposite views.
→ Option B is not an argument.
Question 2
When in a group of propositions, one proposition is claimed to follow from the others, that group of propositions is called
A
An argument
B
A valid argument
C
An explanation
D
An invalid argument
       Logical-Reasoning       Validity-of-Arguments       2014 December UGC NET Paper 1
Question 2 Explanation: 
Argument:- Set of reasons given in support of an idea, theory (or) action.
Question 3
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)
A
All saints are honest
B
Some saints are honest.
C
Some honest persons are religious.
D
All religious persons are honest
       Logical-Reasoning       Validity-of-Arguments       2013 December UGC NET Paper 1
Question 4
Given below are two premises and four conclusions drawn from those premises. Select the code that expresses conclusion drawn validly from the premises (separately or jointly).
Premises:
(a) All dogs are mammals.
(b) No cats are dogs.
Conclusions:
(i) No cats are mammals
(ii) Some cats are mammals.
(iii) No Dogs are cats
(iv) No dogs are non-mammals.
A
(i) only
B
(i) and (ii)
C
(iii) and (iv)
D
(ii) and (iii)
       Logical-Reasoning       Validity-of-Arguments       2014 June UGC NET Paper 1
Question 4 Explanation: 
Question 5
Given below are two premises, with four conclusions drawn from them (taking singly or together); which conclusions are validly drawn? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Premises:
(i) All bats are mammals.
(ii) Birds are not bats.
Conclusions:
(a) Birds are not mammals.
(b) Bats are not birds.
(c) All mammals are bats.
(d) Some mammals are bats.
A
(a), (b) and (d)
B
(b) and (d)
C
(a) and (c)
D
(b), (c) and (d)
       Logical-Reasoning       Validity-of-Arguments       2016 August NTA UGC NET Paper 1
Question 5 Explanation: 
Question 6
Given below two premise and four conclusions are drawn from them (taking singly or together). Select the code that states the conclusion validly drawn.
Premises: (i) All religious persons are emotional.
(ii) Ram is a religious person.
Conclusion: (a) Ram is emotional.
(b) All emotional persons are religious.
(c) Ram is not a non-religious person.
(d) Some religious persons are not emotional.
A
(a), (b), (c) and (d)
B
(a) only
C
(a) and (c) only
D
(b) and (c) only
       Logical-Reasoning       Validity-of-Arguments       2016 July NTA UGC NET Paper 1
Question 6 Explanation: 
Question 7
A Cluster of propositions with a structure that exhibits some inference is called
A
An inference
B
An argument
C
An explanation
D
A valid argument
       Logical-Reasoning       Validity-of-Arguments       2015 December NTA UGC NET Paper 1
Question 7 Explanation: 
Argument:- Set of reasons given in support of an idea, action (or) theory.
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