Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET 06th Jan 2026 Shift 1
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Assertion (A): As per Classical Indian School of Logic the argument that sound is quality because it is visible is fallacious.
Reason (R): In the above argument the middle term by its very nature cannot be present in the minor term.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A — Both statements are correct, and the reason explains the assertion. The argument that sound is a quality because it is visible is faulty, and the reason tells us why, because…
Explanation
★Both statements are correct, and the reason explains the assertion. The argument that sound is a quality because it is visible is faulty, and the reason tells us why, because the middle term here, being visible, simply cannot apply to sound. Since the reason gives the exact ground of the fault, both are correct and R explains A.
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