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5Dec19 FS Q35

0. Considered the following statements with reference to categorical propositions:
(A) "Some birds are mammals" is a particular affirmative proposition and it distributes subject term alone.
(B) "Some birds are mammals" is a particular affirmative proposition and it distributes predicate term alone.
(C) "Some birds are mammals" is a particular affirmative proposition and it distributes both subject and predicate terms.
(D) "Some birds are mammals" is a particular affirmative proposition and it distributes neither subject term nor predicate term.
Choose the correct option from below:

  • Option : D
  • Explanation : If a term of a categorical proposition refers to every member of a class, it is said to be distributed; if the term is not being used to refer to each and every member of the class, it is undistributed. As shown in the following table, the given proposition is I type, particular affirmative, where the subject as well as the predicate is undistributed
    TypeFormQuantityQualityDistribution
    SubjectPredicate
    AAIl S is Puniversalaffirmativedistributedundistributed
    ENo S is Puniversalnegativedistributeddistributed
    ISome S is Pparticularaffirmativeundistributedundistributed
    OSome S is not Pparticularnegativeundistributeddistributed
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