1. If we want to seek new knowledge of facts about the world, we must rely on reason of the type:

2. Which of the following statements is/are absolutely impossible ?
(A) A woman giving birth to her own grandchild
(B) A man attending his own funeral
(C) The Sun not rising in the East some day
(D) Cars running without petrol Choose the correct answer from the code given below : Codes :

3. If we want to seek new knowledge of facts about the world, we must rely on reason of the type:

4. In the following question a statement is followed by two conclusions. Taking the statement to be true. Decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given statements. Statements: illiteracy in India is the root cause of slow pace of economic development Conclusion:
I. Development is directly related with illiteracy. II. Pace of economic development in India is slow

5. In the following question a statement is followed by two conclusions. Taking the statement to be true. Decide which of the given conclusions definitely follows from the given statements. Statements: illiteracy in India is the root cause of slow pace of economic development Conclusion:
I. Development is directly related with illiteracy. II. Pace of economic development in India is slow

6. Which of the following conclusions is logically valid based on statement given below? Statement : Most of the Indian states existed before independence. Conclusions:
(I) Some Indian States existed before independence. (II) All Indian States did not exist before independence.

7. If the proposition 'No men are honest' is taken to be false which of the following proposition/ propositions can be claimed certainly to be true ? Propositions :

8. 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. Codes :

9. What is equivalent of the statement 'All atheists are pessimists' ?

10. Read the following statement carefully: If a person has studied in foreign language. He is definitely not a patriot.

11. If the proposition 'All men are not mortal' is true then which of the following inferences is correct ? Choose from the code given below :
1. 'All men are mortal' is true.
2. 'Some men are mortal' is false.
3. 'No men are mortal' is doubtful.
4. 'All men are mortal' is false. Codes :

12. 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. Codes :

13. 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 :

14. If the statement 'most of the students are obedient' is taken to be true, which one of the following pair of statements can be claimed to be true?
I. All obedient persons are students. II. All students are obedient. III. Some students are obedient. IV. Some students are not disobedient. Codes:

15. Given below are some characteristics of reasoning. Select the code that states a characteristic which is not of deductive reasoning:

16. Which of the following conclusions is logically valid based on statement given below? Statement : Most of the Indian states existed before independence. Conclusions:
(I) Some Indian States existed before independence. (II) All Indian States did not exist before independence.

17. Product of two consecutive integers is divisible by 2. Therefore 4 X 5 (=20) is divisible by 2. This is an example of which type of Reasoning?

18. Statement : Most labourers are poor Conclusions : (i) Some labourers are poor (ii) All labourers are not poor Which of the following is implied?

19. Read the following statement carefully: If a person has studied in foreign language. He is definitely not a patriot.

20. Which of the following statements is/are absolutely impossible ?
(A) A woman giving birth to her own grandchild
(B) A man attending his own funeral
(C) The Sun not rising in the East some day
(D) Cars running without petrol Choose the correct answer from the code given below : Codes :

21. Assertion (A) : Man is a rational being. Reason (R) : Man is a social being.

22. Statement : Most students are intelligent Conclusions : (i) Some students are intelligent (ii) All students are not intelligent Which of the following is implied?

23. Identify the reasoning in the argument: 'Pre-active stage of classroom teaching is important just as pre-learning preparation stage of communication'.

24. If the proposition 'All men are not mortal' is true then which of the following inferences is correct ? Choose from the code given below :
1. 'All men are mortal' is true.
2. 'Some men are mortal' is false.
3. 'No men are mortal' is doubtful.
4. 'All men are mortal' is false. Codes :

25. Statement : Most labourers are poor Conclusions : (i) Some labourers are poor (ii) All labourers are not poor Which of the following is implied?