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UGC NET Categorical propositions Previous Year Questions

JRFSmart holds 11 previous-year questions on Categorical propositions from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 6: Logical Reasoning, drawn from 9 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2018–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.

11Questions
9 of 87Papers containing it
MediumFrequency
2018–2026Years covered

What is asked in Categorical propositions

The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.

SubtopicQuestions
Distribution of terms3
Structure of a proposition2
Standard forms A, E, I and O1
Symbolic representation1
A-proposition1
Parts of a proposition1
Distribution of predicate1
Contradictory statements1

NTA repeat analysis

Categorical propositions appears in 9 of 87 papers (10%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.

Sample previous-year questions

Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Standard Form Categorical Propositions) | List - II (Symbolic Representation) A. All S is P. | I. SP != 0 B. No S is P. | II. S(P-bar) != 0 C. Some S is P. | III. SP = 0 D. Some S is not P. | IV. S(P-bar) = 0 Choose…

December 2025

Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Types Categorical propositions) | List - II (Explanation) A. A proposition | I. Distributes both subject and predicate terms B. E proposition | II. Distributes only predicate term C. I proposition | III. Distributes…

December 2025

'Some chemicals are poisons', which term is distributed in this Categorical Proposition?

June 2026

Which of the following are true in A- proposition? A. Universal B. Particular C. Affirmative D. Negative E. Only subject term distributed Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

June 2026

Identify following in the sequence of quantifier, quality, subject, predicate and copula in the statement 'All Indians are Citizens'. A. Indians B. All C. are D. Citizens E. Affirmative Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

June 2026

Which part of the proposition denotes the relation between subject and predicate?

June 2026

In which of the following propositions the predicate term is distributed A. All monkeys are primates. B. Some monkeys are primates. C. No monkeys are primates. D. Some monkeys are not primates. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

June 2026

In which of the following propositions the predicate term is undistributed ? A. All birds are vertebrate. B. Some birds are vertebrate. C. Some birds are not vertebrates. D. No birds are vertebrate. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

June 2026

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