Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
'Some Indians are not spiritual' is an example of
AUniversal affirmative
BUniversal negative
CParticular affirmative
DParticular negative ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Particular negative — 'Some Indians are not spiritual' is a particular negative (O) proposition, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★'Some Indians are not spiritual' is a particular negative (O) proposition, so that is the answer.
★'Some… are not' makes it particular in quantity and negative in quality.
★This combination is the O proposition of the traditional square.
★It denies the predicate of part of the subject class.
★It is neither universal nor affirmative.
★So the answer is particular negative.
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