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.
What is asked in Categorical propositions
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Distribution of terms | 3 |
| Structure of a proposition | 2 |
| Standard forms A, E, I and O | 1 |
| Symbolic representation | 1 |
| A-proposition | 1 |
| Parts of a proposition | 1 |
| Distribution of predicate | 1 |
| Contradictory statements | 1 |
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…
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…
'Some chemicals are poisons', which term is distributed in this Categorical Proposition?
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:
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:
Which part of the proposition denotes the relation between subject and predicate?
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:
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 :
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