SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION VI SEMESTER B.A PHILOSOPHY (Additional Course In Leo Project) (2011 ADMISSION ONWARDS) APPLICATIONS OF LOGICAL REASONING QUESTION BANK 1. The logical form of the sentence ’Only food is nutritious’ is ……….. a. No food is nutritious b. Some foods are nutritious c. All foods are nutritious d. All nutritious things are food 2. The logical form of the sentence, ’Trees are not fragrant’ a. No trees are fragrant b. Some trees are not fragrant c. All trees are fragrant d. None of the above 3. The logical form of the sentence ‘All that glitters is not gold’ a. Some glittering objects are not gold b. No glittering objects are gold c. No gold is glittering d. None of the above 4. The logical form of the sentence ‘All graduates can vote’ a. All voters are graduates b. No voters are graduates. c. All graduates are those who can voted. d. None of the above 5. The logical form of the sentence ‘All men are not clever’ a. No men are lever b. All men are clever c. Some men are not clever. d. None of the above APPLICATIONS OF LOGICAL REASONING Page 1 SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION 6. The logical form of the sentence’ Few men are above temptations’ a. Some men are above temptations b. Some men are not above temptations. C. No men are above temptations d. None of the above 7. The logical form of the sentence ‘ Only the wise are happy’ a. No one who is happy is wise b. All who are happy are the wise c. All the wise are happy . d. None of the above 8. The logical form of the sentence ‘A few men are rich’ a. Some men are rich b. No men are rich c. Some men are not rich d. None of the above 9. The logical form of the sentence ‘Every man is liable to error’ a. No man is liable to error b. Some men are liable to error c. All men are liable to error d. None of the above 10. The logical form of the sentence ‘All lawyers are not formalists’ a. No lawyers are formalists b. Some lawyers are not formalists c. Some lawyers are formalists d. None of the above 11. The logical form of the sentence ‘ Every mistake is culpable’ a. All mistakes are culpable b. No mistakes are culpable c. Some mistakes are culpable. d. None of the above 12. The logical form of the sentence ‘Every bullet does not kill’ a. No bullets are those that kill b. Some bullets are those that kill c. Some bullets are not those that kill d. None of the above 13. The logical form of the sentence ‘All who praise are not friends’ a. No one who praise are friends b. Some who praise are friends c. Some who praise are not friends d. None of the above 14. The logical form of the sentence ‘Any student can understand it’ a. All students are those who can understand it b. Some students are those who can understand it c. Some students are not those who can understand it d. None of the above 15. The logical form of the sentence’ No everyone can solve this problem’ a. Someone are not those who can solve this problem b. Someone are those who can solve this problem c. No one are those who can solve this problem d. None of the above APPLICATIONS OF LOGICAL REASONING Page 2 SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION 16. The logical form of the sentence ‘Every Spartan is not a hero’ a. No Spartan is a hero b. Some Spartans are heroes c. Some Spartans are not heroes d. None of the above 17. The logical form of the sentence ’ No women was hanged’ a. Some women are hanged b. Some women are not hanged c. No women are those who are hanged d. None of the above 18. The logical form of the sentence ‘Few men are not selfish’ a. Some men are selfish b. Some men are not selfish c. No men are selfish d. None of the above 19. The logical form of the sentence ‘ Scarcely students are selfish’ a. Some students are selfish b. Some students are not selfish c.No students are selfish d. None of the above 20. The logical form of the sentence ‘ None the brave deserve the fair’ a. No one who is brave are those who deserve the fair b. All who is brave are those who deserve the fair c. Some brave are those who deserve the fair d. None of the above 21. The logical form of the sentence ‘Not all good writers are good speakers’ a. No good writers are good speakers b. Some good writers are good speakers c. Some good writers are not good speakers d. None of the above 22. The logical form of the sentence ‘Only pre-University students are eligible for admission’ a. All those who are eligible for admission are are pre-University students b. Some who are eligible for admission are are pre-University students c. Some pre-University students are eligible for admission d. None of the above 23. The logical form of the sentence ‘Almost all legisleters are graduates’ a. All legisleters are graduates b. Some legisleters are graduates c. Some legisleters are not graduates d. None of the above 24. The logical form of the sentence ‘Nearly all students attended the conference’ a. All students are those who attended the conference b. Some students are those attended the conference c. Some students are not those attended the conference d. None of the above APPLICATIONS OF LOGICAL REASONING Page 3 SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION 25. The logical form of the sentence ‘Ticket holders alone are admitted’ a. All ticket holders are admitted b. All those who are admitted are ticket holders c.No ticket holders are admitted d. None of the above 26. The logical form of the sentence ‘None but women can understand women’ a.All those who can understand women are women b. Some women are those who can understand women c. Some women are not those who can understand women d. None of the above 27. The logical form of the sentence ‘A few lawyers are prosperous’ a. Some lawyers are prosperous b. Some lawyers are not prosperous c. No lawyers are prosperous d. None of the above 28. The logical form of the sentence ‘No lazy man succeeds in life’ a. No lazy men are those who succeeds in life b. All lazy men are those who succeeds in life c. Some lazy men are those who succeeds in life d. None of the above 29. The logical form of the sentence ‘Few men are free from vanity’ a. Some men are free from vanity b. All men are free from vanity c. Some men are not free from vanity d. None of the above 30. The logical form of the sentence ‘All adults can vote’ a. No adults are those who can vote b. All adults are those who can vote c. Some adults are those who can vote d. Some adults are not those who can vote 31. The logical form of the sentence ‘A few men are liberal minded’ a. Some men are not liberal minded b.All men are liberal minded c. No men are liberal minded d. Some men are liberal minded 32. The logical form of the sentence ‘All docters in the world can save you’ a. All docters in the world are those who can save you b. No docters in the world are those who can save you c. Some docters in the world are those who can save you d. None of the above APPLICATIONS OF LOGICAL REASONING Page 4 SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION 33. The logical form of the sentence ‘Every Spartan is not a hero’ a. Some Spartans are heroes b. No Spartans are heroes c. Some Spartans are not heroes d. None of the above 34. The logical form of the sentence ‘All are not wise who read much’ a. N one who read much are wise b. Some who read much are not wise c. All who read much are wise d. None of the above 35. The logical form of the sentence ‘A fool is not always wrong ‘ a. Some fools are not wrong b. No fools are wrong c. Some fools are wrong d. None of the above 36. The logical form of the sentence ‘The virtuous are seldom miserable’ a.No virtuous are miserable b. Some virtuous are miserable c. Some virtuous people are not miserable d . None of the above 37. The logical form of the sentence ‘Few men really know their own mind’ a. Some men are those who really know their own mind b. All men are not those who really know their own mind c. No men are those who really know their own mind d. None of the above 38. The logical form of the sentence ‘A few students were present’ a. Some students are those who were present b. Some students are not those who were present c. No students are those who were present d. None of the above 39. The logical form of the sentence ‘Many Americans are rich’ a. All Americans are rich b. Some Americans are rich c. Some Americans are not rich d. None of the above 40. The logical form of the sentence ‘Only the wise are happy’ a.