Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (22.09.2022) Shift-II
If 'Some men are violent' is given as false, which of the following could be immediately inferred from it?
- 'No men are violent' is undetermined
- 'Some men are not violent' is true
- 'No men are violent' is true
- 'All men are violent' is false
A2, 3 and 4 only ✓ Correct
B1, 2 and 4 only
C1 and 4 only
D1 and 3 only
Correct answer: (A) 2, 3 and 4 only — The answer is 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★The answer is 2, 3 and 4.
★On the traditional reading, if 'Some men are violent' is false, then 'No men are violent' is true, which is item 3.
★From this it follows that 'Some men are not violent' is true, which is item 2.
★And 'All men are violent' must be false, which is item 4.
★So 'No men are violent' is determined as true, not undetermined, and item 1 is excluded.
★So the immediate inferences are the second, third and fourth.
★So the answer is 2, 3 and 4.
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