UGC NET Indian logic Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 78 previous-year questions on Indian logic from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 6: Logical Reasoning, drawn from 60 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2023–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Indian logic
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Hetvabhasa types | 4 |
| Forms of non-existence (abhava) | 3 |
| Contradictory (viruddha) middle term | 3 |
| Contradicted (badhita) middle term | 2 |
| Members of the Nyaya syllogism | 2 |
| Non-exclusive middle term | 2 |
| Too-narrow versus too-wide middle term | 1 |
| Contradicted versus non-exclusive middle | 1 |
| Assertion-Reason | 1 |
| Nyaya and Aristotelian syllogism | 1 |
| The five propositions of Nyaya syllogism | 1 |
| Propositions and terms in Nyaya and Aristotelian syllogism | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Indian logic appears in 60 of 87 papers (69%), which JRFSmart rates as high frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
"Sound is eternal, because it is caused" commits the fallacy (hetvabhasa) of:
Which of the following are TRUE: A. For the Carvaka, pratyaksa is the only pramana. B. For the Carvaka, sabda is the only pramana. C. For the Carvaka, anumana is not a pramana. D. For the Jaina, Mati includes both perceptual and inferential knowledge. Choose…
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Source of Knowledge) | LIST-II (Accepted by) A. Yogaja Pratyaksa | I. Vedantins B. Kevalajnana | II. Carvaka C. Only Pratyaksa | III. Jaina D. Aparoksanubhuti | IV. Nyaya Choose the correct answer from the options given…
Which of the following are TRUE: A. For the Nyaya, knowledge of Abhava is acquired through Anupalabdhi Pramana. B. The Nyaya makes a distinction between Laukika and Alaukika Pratyaksa. C. The Nyaya reduces Arthapatti to Anumana. D. The Nyaya accepts the…
"All bipeds are rational. Swans are bipeds. Therefore Swans are rational." commits the fallacy (hetvabhasa) of :
Which of the following explains the fallacy (hetvabhasa) of satpratipaksa correctly ?
Which of the following is/are NOT true: A. The presence of the middle term in the minor term is called paksadharmata. B. The knowledge of paksadharmata as qualified by vyapti is called upamiti. C. Indian logic does not separate deduction from induction. D…
"The sky-lotus is fragrant, because it has lotusness in it like a natural lotus", commits the fallacy (hetvabhasa) of:
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