LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 1 Logic 1 2022-23 Question Paper - Mumbai University | munotes

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SECTION I - Q.1) Answer the following in one or two sentences (any six) (12 marks)

1. Q1 What is deductive inference? Give example.
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2. Q2 Give any one definition of Logic.
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3. Q3 What is universe of discourse of a term?
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4. Q4 Define per genus et differentam definition.
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5. Q5 What is eduction?
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6. Q6 State the law of contradiction.
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7. Q7 Define analogy.
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8. Q8 What is proposition function?
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SECTION II - Q.2) Write short notes on any two (12 marks)

1. Q9 Form and Content
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2. Q10 Connotation and Denotation of a term.
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3. Q11 Coherence Theory
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4. Q12 'Consent' as per 'Law of Contract'.
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SECTION III - Q.3) Attempt any two questions (12 marks)

1. Q13 A) Reduce the following sentences to logical form, identify its kind and name the terms distributed.
   • (i) Few children do not like chocolates.
   • (ii) Plants grow towards the sun.
   • (iii) Certain men are atheists.
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2. Q14 B) (i) Identify the following compound proposition, Symbolize it and construct a truth table for it: He is clever and he is rich.
   • (ii) Symbolize the following propositions by using propositional functions and quantifiers.
   • (a) All doctors are kind. (Dx, Kx)
   • (b) No scholars are ambitious. (Sx, Ax)
   • (c) Lions do not exist. (Lx)
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3. Q15 C) Identify the following definitions and give reasons to the your answers.
   • (i) A ship is a prison with a chance of drowning.
   • (ii) A moral man is one who does not lie or steal or live intemperately.
   • (iii) The sun is a star that shines by day.
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4. Q16 D) Identify the fallacies in the following logical divisions. Give reasons.
   • (i) Wars into civil, aggressive and naval.
   • (ii) Professors into learned poor and popular.
   • (iii) Sugar into whiteners and sweetness.
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SECTION IV - Q.4) Answer the following questions in detail. Any two from 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e' is compulsory (39 marks)

1. Q17 a) Define logic and bring out the main features of logic.
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2. Q18 b) Discuss the limitations of traditional classification of propositions.
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3. Q19 c) Define opposition of proposition. Illustrate and explain the different kinds of opposition.
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4. Q20 d) Define Simple Enumeration. Discuss its main characteristics and its value.
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5. Q21 e) Do as directed.
   • (i) Girls always obey their parents. (State contrary) (1)
   • (ii) A few writers are teachers. (State Contradictory) (1)
   • (iii) No dishonest person is brave. (State Subaltern) (1)
   • (iv) Some good speakers are not good writers. (State Subcontrary) (1)
   • (v) Some books are not interesting. (State Obverse) (1)
   • (vi) All men are naturally good. (State Conversion) (1)
   • (vii) Some men are not wise. (State Contrapositive) 3
   • (viii) No men are angels. (State Inverse) 4
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