Every novel of Premchand can be read in a day. Therefore all novels of Premchand can be read in a day. This involves the fallacy of

The correct answer is B) Composition. The argument moves from a claim about each novel taken separately (each can be read in a day) to a claim about all of them taken together (the whole set can be read in a day). What is true of each member is not automatically true of the collection, and that is the fallacy of composition.

• A) Division is the reverse: it assumes that what is true of the whole must be true of each part. Here the move goes from parts to whole, so Division does not fit.
• C) Petitio principia (begging the question) means the conclusion is smuggled into the premises. The premise here is a different statement from the conclusion, so there is no circularity.
• D) None of the above fails because Composition clearly applies.

Core concept: fallacies of relevance and ambiguity in logic, where distributive and collective predication get confused. Mains connection: GS-IV (logical reasoning in ethics and governance) and essay writing, where aggregate claims like "every district is developing, so the state is developed" need this check.

Trap: candidates pick Division because the word "all" appears in the conclusion. Ask whether the inference goes from parts to whole (Composition) or whole to parts (Division).