UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B and C give core structural rules of valid categorical syllogisms, and E and F correctly name the fallacies arising from breaking the first two rules. D is false because two particular premises do not guarantee a valid conclusion in general. Therefore A, B, C, E and F only forms the correct combination of true statements.

Option A:
Option A is correct since it includes all the true rules and their associated fallacies, and excludes D.

Option B:
Option B is incomplete as it omits F, leaving out illicit major/minor.

Option C:
Option C is incomplete because it omits A (distribution of middle term).

Option D:
Option D is incorrect since it includes D, which is false.

Statements A, B, D and E are correct, while C is false. Illicit process concerns the major or minor term being distributed in the conclusion without being distributed in its respective premise, violating the rule that distribution cannot increase from premise to conclusion. Errors involving the middle term give rise to fallacies like undistributed middle, not “illicit middle” in standard terminology. UGC NET questions often ask candidates to identify illicit major or minor in flawed syllogisms, so E is true. Therefore A, B, D, E only is the correct combination.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it omits E, failing to mention that this topic appears explicitly in exam items. A, B, D only thus does not fully respond to the stem.

Option B:
Option B is correct as it contains all true descriptive and exam-related statements and excludes C, which mislabels middle-term errors. This matches standard syllogistic terminology used in UGC NET preparation material.

Option C:
Option C is wrong since it leaves out A and still misclassifies the middle-term error as “illicit middle”, which is not the usual name. B, D, E only therefore provides an incomplete and partly incorrect picture.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it includes C, the misnamed error, and so A, B, C, D only mixes correct information with an inaccurate label. It cannot be accepted as the correct option.

Statements A, B, C and E are correct, whereas D is wrong. A standard categorical syllogism uses two premises and one conclusion, and validity is determined by logical form, not by the physical order of premises. The major premise contains the major term, but it may or may not be written first in exam questions. UGC NET items often shuffle the order, so insisting that the major premise must always appear first, as D does, is mistaken.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it omits E, which highlights the exam practice of presenting premises in different orders. A, B, C only therefore does not entirely answer the question as framed.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect since it leaves out C, losing the information about what the major premise normally expresses, and so A, B, E only misses an important conceptual detail.

Option C:
Option C is wrong because it omits A, failing to mention the basic structure of a syllogism as involving two premises and one conclusion. B, C, E only therefore does not provide the full set of correct statements.

Option D:
Option D is correct as it gathers all the true statements and excludes D, which wrongly ties validity to the written order of premises. This option reflects how exam questions actually present syllogistic arguments.

Statements A, B and C correctly identify the roles of major, minor and middle terms, and E is true about their use in solving exam questions. D is false because the major premise is defined as the premise containing the major term, not the minor term. Therefore, the correct collection of true statements is A, B, C and E only.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete since it omits E, not acknowledging the practical importance of term identification for applying rules like distribution and mood-figure checks. Without E, the answer does not reflect the exam-related aspect.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it includes D, which incorrectly defines the major premise by reference to the minor term. This misidentification would mislead students about syllogism structure.

Option C:
Option C is wrong as it leaves out A, omitting the statement that the major term is the predicate of the conclusion, which is central to understanding syllogistic form. Thus B, C and E only cannot be right.

Option D:
Option D is correct, gathering all true statements about the three terms and their exam relevance while excluding the false definition in D of the stem. It matches the standard explanation of terminology in categorical syllogism.

Statements A, B, C and E correctly describe how quantifiers are treated in logic and in the exam, while D is false. Logical “some” is inclusive and allows the possibility that all elements satisfy the predicate, even if conversational usage often suggests otherwise. The universal “all” and “no” correspond to familiar A and E categorical forms, and careful attention to these meanings is essential for solving UGC NET syllogism questions. Thus the combination that includes all true statements and excludes D is A, B, C, E only.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it gathers the logically accurate descriptions of “all”, “some” and “no” and emphasises exam importance, while omitting the misleading claim in D. It reflects both formal semantics and practical test-taking needs.

Option B:
Option B is incomplete since it leaves out E, failing to mention the explicit role quantifiers play in UGC NET question interpretation. A, B, C only therefore does not fully answer the question.

Option C:
Option C is wrong because it omits A, dropping the clear linkage between “all” and universal statements, and so B, C, E only presents only part of the correct picture. Missing A is significant because universal claims are central to categorical logic.

Option D:
Option D is also incorrect as it excludes B, leaving out the crucial clarification that logical “some” does not automatically imply “not all”. A, C, E only is therefore not the full set of true statements.

All statements A to E correctly describe the four standard forms of categorical propositions and their exam relevance. A and B give the universal forms, C and D the particular forms, and E notes their importance for syllogistic and immediate inference questions. Since none is false, the correct combination includes all of them.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it omits E (the exam-use point), even though A–D are true.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it leaves out D (the O-form), so it does not cover the full A, E, I, O scheme.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it excludes A (the universal affirmative), which is central to the classification.

Option D:
Option D correctly includes every true statement, giving a full description of A, E, I, O forms and their uses.

Statements A, B, C and E correctly explain the roles of the three terms in a categorical syllogism and their exam relevance, whereas D is false. The major term is indeed the predicate of the conclusion, the minor term its subject, and the middle term connects the premises but does not appear in the conclusion. A valid syllogism requires the middle term to be distributed at least once, so it cannot remain undistributed in both premises, making D incorrect. Therefore A, B, C and E only is the correct combination.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it omits C and E, leaving out the description of the middle term and the explicit reference to exam use. A, B only reports only part of the true information and fails to capture the full set of correct statements.

Option B:
Option B improves on option A by including C, but it still omits E, which emphasises how these terms are tested in UGC NET. Since the question explicitly mentions such context, A, B, C only remains incomplete as an answer.

Option C:
Option C is correct because it gathers all the true statements about the three terms and their significance in exam questions while excluding D. This option reflects both the standard textbook account and the way syllogisms are handled in UGC NET Paper 1.

Option D:
Option D is wrong since it excludes A, the identification of the major term, and presents only a subset of true statements. B, C, E only does not include all the correct information and therefore cannot satisfy the requirement to pick all correct statements.

The only wrong statement here is D; all of A, B, C and E are correct. In any valid categorical syllogism, the middle term must be distributed at least once; otherwise the fallacy of undistributed middle occurs.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it isolates D as the single wrong statement.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it wrongly treats A as wrong even though A correctly describes first-figure placement.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it wrongly treats B as wrong even though B correctly states distribution for “All S are P”.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it wrongly treats C as wrong even though “No S are P” distributes both terms.

Statements A, B, C and D correctly describe the four standard categorical forms, while E is false. A-propositions are indeed “All S are P”, E-propositions “No S are P”, I-propositions “Some S are P” and O-propositions “Some S are not P”. I-propositions are particular, not universal, so they do not express universal affirmation. Therefore the set of all and only true statements is A, B, C, D only.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it includes exactly those four statements that match the standard AEIO scheme and excludes E, which wrongly labels an I-proposition as universal. This option fully represents textbook terminology used in UGC NET preparation.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect since it omits D, leaving out the correct form of the O-proposition, and so A, B, C only does not list all true statements. It is therefore incomplete with respect to the question stem.

Option C:
Option C is wrong because it drops C, the correct form of the I-proposition, and thus A, B, D only fails to include all valid categorical types. It also still excludes nothing false beyond E, so it does not capture the full set of accurate statements.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect as it includes E along with B, C and D, thereby treating the false statement about I-propositions as if it were true. B, C, D, E only therefore mixes correct and incorrect information and cannot be accepted.