UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Mood is determined by listing the categorical types of the major premise, minor premise and conclusion in order, using the letters A, E, I and O. For example, a syllogism with all three statements universal affirmative is said to have mood AAA. Mood, together with figure, fully specifies the syllogism's form. Hence the pattern of types described in the stem is called the mood of the syllogism.

Option A:
Option A is correct because mood captures exactly which kinds of categorical propositions are used and in what order. This information is crucial for checking validity against standard lists of valid moods in each figure.

Option B:
Option B, figure, as noted, is determined by the arrangement of the middle term in the premises, not by the types of propositions. While both mood and figure describe form, they refer to different aspects.

Option C:
Option C, schema, is sometimes used more broadly for generic argument patterns, but in traditional syllogistic logic, the specific term for the series of A, E, I, O labels is mood, not schema.

Option D:
Option D, order, is too vague and could refer to many sequences; it is not the standard technical label used in syllogistic theory.