ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 3 Mathematics

Deduction is mostly used in

• elementary mathematics A
• natural science B
• higher mathematics C
• medicine D

Disjunction of p and q is

• p or q A
• p and q B
• p if q C
• p implies q D

The greater part of our knowledge,is based on

• Deduction A
• Induction B
• Conjunction C
• Disjunction D

Deductive logic in which every statement is regarded as true or false and there is no other possibility is called

• deductive logic A
• inductive logic B
• Aristolian logic C
• non-Aristolian logic D

All men are mortal. We are men, therefore, we are also mortal. This is a useful example of

• deduction A
• induction B
• conjunction C
• disjunction D

A conjunction is considered to be true only if both its components are

• False A
• Equivalent B
• Equal C
• True D

To draw conclusions from some expreiments or few contacts only is called

• deduction A
• implication B
• conjunction C
• induction D

While writing his books on geometry, Euelid used

• Inductive method A
• Deductive method B
• Implication C
• proposition D

To draw conclusions from some experiments or few contacts only is called:

• Deduction A
• Implication B
• Conjunction C
• Induction D

A conjunction is considered to he true only if both its components are

• false A
• equilvalent B
• equal C
• true D

A statement which is already false is called

• Tautology A
• Contrapsitive B
• Absurdity C
• Universal quantifiers D

According to Aristotle, in preposition there could be

• One possibility A
• Two possibility B
• three possibility C
• Seven possibilites D

While witting his hooks on geometry, Euclid used

• inductive method A
• deductive method B
• implication C
• proposition D

10 is a even number or 0 is a natural number, then truth value of this disjunction is

• False A
• True B
• Not discussed C
• negation of first D

• conclusion A
• consequent B
• hypothesis C
• conditional D

Deductive logic in which every statement is regarded as true or false and there is no other possibility is called:

• Deductive logic A
• Inductive logic B
• Aristotlian logic C
• Non-Aristotlian logic D

A declarative statement which may be true or false but not both is called a

• Hypothesis A
• Proposition B
• implication C
• conjunction D

The conjunction of 3>5 , and 5>9, is

• False A
• True B
• Disjunction C
• Unknown D

All men are mortal, We are men, there fore, we are also mortal. This is a useful example of

• Deduction A
• Induction B
• Conjuction C
• disjunction D

If p is false, ~ p is

• true A
• not true B
• equal to p C
• conjuction D

~ p is the

• implication of p A
• disjunction of p B
• negation of p C
• conjuction of p D

A daclarative statement which may be true or false but not both is called a

• hypothesis A
• proposition B
• implication C
• conjuction D

The conditional statement "If p then q" is logically equivalent to the statement.

• Not p or Not q A
• Not p and Not q B
• Not p or q C
• p or q D

Basic principles of deductive logic were laid down by

• Euclid A
• Leibniz B
• Newton C
• Aristotle D

The converse and Inverse are

• Equivalent to each other A
• Opposite to each other B
• Equal to each other C
• Not Equal to each other D

To draw conclusions front premises believed to be true, this way of reasoning is called

• deduction A
• induction B
• implication C
• disjunction D

The statements of the form "If p then q" are called

• hypothesis A
• conditional B
• disjunction C
• conjunction D

-p is the

• Implication of p A
• disjunction of p B
• negation of p C
• conjunction of p D

Basic-principles of deductive logic were laid down by:

• Euelid A
• Leibniz B
• Aristotle C
• Newton D

The greater part of our knowledge, is based on

• deduction A
• induction B
• conjunction C
• disjunction D