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Question 1Single Answer
Thale’s philosophy is consistent with the following except one. Select it
  1. A
    The Earth is a flat disc which floats on water
  2. B
    The whole universe is flooded with water
  3. C
    Water is the fundamental source of the universe
  4. D
    Apeiron is the fundamental source of the universe
Question 2Single Answer
Consider the following statements with reference to Heraclitus and mark the correct code
1. The basic substance of the universe is fire
2. Reality is ceaselessly changing
3. Reality is unchanging and permanent
Choose the correct answer from the code given below
  1. A
    Only 1
  2. B
    Only 2
  3. C
    Only 1 and 3
  4. D
    Only 1 and 2
Question 3Single Answer
In the given question two statements are given one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other Reason (R). Find the correct statement using the code given below.
Assertion (A) Void is not possible.
Reason (R) Empthy space would be non-being and therefore does not exist.
Code
  1. A
    (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B
    Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C
    A is true, but R is false
  4. D
    A is false, but R is true
Question 4Single Answer
Vrtti according to Nyaya is a relation between:
  1. A
    Two Padas
  2. B
    Two Padarthas
  3. C
    Pada and Padartha
  4. D
    Pada and Vakya
Question 5Single Answer
According to Nyaya the objects of visual sense-organ are also the objects of tactual sense-organ except:
  1. A
    Rupa only
  2. B
    Rupatva only
  3. C
    Both rupa and rupatva
  4. D
    Both Rupa and Sparsa
Question 6Single Answer
Which type of hetvabhasa is committed by the following  anumana ? Select the correct code given below:
marinmayah parvatah vahniman
  1. A
    Asadharana savyabhicara
  2. B
    Svarupasiddha hetvabhasa
  3. C
    Asryasiddha hetvabhasa
  4. D
    Viruddha
Question 7Single Answer
Which of the following is the correct pair of prophetic religion ?
  1. A
    Jainism and Buddhism
  2. B
    Christianity and Islam
  3. C
    Sikhism and Islam
  4. D
    Hinduism and Zoroastrianism
Question 8Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
      List-I                                                     List-II
   (Religion)                                      (Aspiring process)
(a) Buddhism                                   (i) Gunasthanaka
(b) Islam                                           (ii) Namasmarana
(c) Sikhism                                       (iii) Astangikamarga
(d) Jainism                                       (iv) Praying five times a day
Codes:
  1. A
    (a) (b) (c) (d)
    (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
  2. B
    (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
  3. C
    (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
  4. D
    (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Question 9Single Answer
The common and essential teaching of all religions is:
  1. A
    Morality is the cream of life.
  2. B
    Upgradation of social values.
  3. C
    Establishment of manava dharma of mutual love and respect.
  4. D
    All the above
Question 10Single Answer
Who among the following authored the work “Gender trouble” ?
  1. A
    Simon de Bouvour
  2. B
    Luce Irigary
  3. C
    Judith Butler
  4. D
    Allen Showalter
Question 11Single Answer
Who among the following philosophers coined the concept “group-differentiated rights” ?
  1. A
    Thomas Hobbes
  2. B
    AmartyaSen
  3. C
    Will Kymlicka
  4. D
    Mac Intyre
Question 12Single Answer
“The political laws are the highest court of appeal in the matters of morality’. Which one of the following persons hold this view ?
  1. A
    Spencer
  2. B
    Mill
  3. C
    Kant
  4. D
    Hobbes
Question 13Single Answer
‘Elementary propositions depict the picture of Reality’ is formulated by:
  1. A
    Moore
  2. B
    Russell
  3. C
    Wittgenstein
  4. D
    Husserl
Question 14Single Answer
Match the List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given hereunder:
List-I                                                                          List-II
(a) Husserl                                                       (i) Verification theory
(b) A. J. Yer                                                     (ii) Category mistake
(c) William James                                           (iii) Epoche
(d) G. Ryle                                                     (iv) Pragmatic theory
Codes:
  1. A
    (a)  (b) (c) (d)
    (iii) (i)  (iv) (ii)
  2. B
    (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
  3. C
    (iii) (i)  (ii)  (iv)
  4. D
    (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Question 15Single Answer
Which of the following book is authored by Heidegger ?
  1. A
    Lebenswelt
  2. B
    Being and Time
  3. C
    Pragmatism
  4. D
    Phenomenology
Question 16Single Answer
Which one of the following is not accepted by Ambedkar ?
  1. A
    Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
  2. B
    Education, Organization, Agitation
  3. C
    Caste, Varna, Karma
  4. D
    Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha
Question 17Single Answer
Which one of the following is admitted by Tagore to be the essential aspect of human being ?
  1. A
    Physical and Mental
  2. B
    Vital and Mental
  3. C
    Physical and Spiritual
  4. D
    Mental and Spiritual
Question 18Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer with the help of codes given below:
List-I                                     List-II
(a) Gandhi                        (i) Life Ahead
(b) Tagore                         (ii) The Recovery of Faith
(c) Radhakrishnan             (iii) Crisis in Civilization
(d) J. Krishnamurti             (iv) The Art of Living
Codes:
  1. A
    (a)  (b)  (c)  (d)
    (i)   (iii)  (ii)  (iv)
  2. B
    (iv)   (iii)   (ii)   (i)
  3. C
    (iii)   (ii)   (iv)   (i)
  4. D
    (ii)   (i)   (iii)   (iv)
Question 19Single Answer
Which of the following theory accepts khyati as Smrtipramosa ?
  1. A
    Asat Khyati
  2. B
    Akhyati
  3. C
    Anirvacaniya Khyati
  4. D
    Sat Khyati
Question 20Single Answer
According to the Naiyayikas we can perceive all cases of smoke only by:
  1. A
    Yogaja Pratyasatti
  2. B
    Samanyalaksana pratyasatti
  3. C
    Jnanalaksana pratyasatti
  4. D
    Samavaya sannikarsa
Question 21Single Answer
By what type of perception, according to Nyaya one can perceive the objects of past, present and future ?
  1. A
    Samanyalaksana
  2. B
    Yogaja
  3. C
    Sravana
  4. D
    Jnanalaksana
Question 22Single Answer
Rita in its moral sense may be equated with :
  1. A
    Artha
  2. B
    Moksa
  3. C
    Satya
  4. D
    Nisedha
Question 23Single Answer
Which of the following is indicative of Arthibhavana 
  1. A
    The Yaj Dhatu
  2. B
    Linga
  3. C
    Nipata
  4. D
    Akhyata
Question 24Single Answer
In Vedic tradition yajna is performed under the direction of:
  1. A
    Yajmana
  2. B
    Rtvika
  3. C
    Grhakarta
  4. D
    Isvara
Question 25Single Answer
Consider the following statements in the light of philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas and mark the correct code :
(a) Philosophy passes from facts to God and theology from God to facts.
(b) He made a distinction between reason and faith and argued that matters of faith such as revealed truths are beyond reason, but not contrary to reason.
(c) Faith is a matter of will and the will commands acceptance.
Codes:
  1. A
    Only (a) is true.
  2. B
    Only (b) is true.
  3. C
    Only (a) and (c) are true.
  4. D
    (a), (b) and (c) are true
Question 26Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer with the help of code given below:
List-I                                                  List-II
(a) Protagoras                       (i) Whatever is ‘is’, we cannot know ‘is not’
(b) Gorgias                           (ii) Man is the measure of all things
(c) Thrasymachus                (iii) Nothing exists, even if it exists it cannot be known
(d) Parmenides                    (iv) Justice is the interest of the strong
Codes:
 
  1. A
    (a)   (b)   (c)  (d)
    (iv)  (iii)   (ii)   (i)
  2. B
    (ii)    (iii)     (iv)     (i)
  3. C
    (ii)    (iv)    (iii)     (i)
  4. D
    (iii)     (i)     (ii)      (iv)
Question 27Single Answer
Which one of the following philosophers of Medieval period stated : “Understand in order that you may believe, believe in order that you may understand. Some-things we do not believe unless we understand them; others we do not understand unless we believe”.
  1. A
    St. Anselm
  2. B
    St. Aquinas
  3. C
    St. Augustine
  4. D
    William Occam
Question 28Single Answer
Who among the following philosophers holds that, "there could be no single unchanging set of perennial and ultimate human rights as the human nature changes constantly"?
  1. A
    Locke
  2. B
    Rousseau
  3. C
    Hobbes
  4. D
    Hume
Question 29Single Answer
Who among the following philosophers reduced perception to matter in motion?
  1. A
    Berkeley
  2. B
    Hume
  3. C
    Hobbes
  4. D
    Descartes
Question 30Single Answer
Who among the following holds the view that 'Morality consists in obedience to the law of state'?
  1. A
    Bentham
  2. B
    Mill
  3. C
    Hobbes
  4. D
    Spencer
Question 31Single Answer
Social and political philosophy is related with
  1. A
    Role of community in a society
  2. B
    Role of individual in a society
  3. C
    Role of masses
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 32Single Answer
In which field does the social philosophy deal in
  1. A
    Individual Highest Good
  2. B
    Community Highest Good
  3. C
    Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
  4. D
    None of these
Question 33Single Answer
Which among the following is referred as longest literary work among all?
  1. A
    Mahabharata
  2. B
    Ramayana
  3. C
    Gita
  4. D
    None of these
Question 34Single Answer
"All life and all happiness are governed by the will to power" is the view held by
  1. A
    Ryle
  2. B
    Nietzsche
  3. C
    Husserl
  4. D
    William James
Question 35Single Answer
Which one of the following is correct with reference to the concept to 'Dasein' of Heidegger?
  1. A
    Authentic self is "They-self"
  2. B
    Inauthentic self is "One's-self"
  3. C
    Authentic self is "Fallen-self"
  4. D
    Inauthentic self is "They-self"
Question 36Single Answer
Who among the following philosophers equates 'Will to truth with will to power'?
  1. A
    Heidegger
  2. B
    Wittgenstein
  3. C
    Nietzsche
  4. D
    Peirce
Question 37Single Answer
If the proposition ‘All men are mortal’ is true, what is the truth-value of the proposition ‘Some men are not mortal’?
  1. A
    True
  2. B
    False
  3. C
    Yet to be undetermined
  4. D
    Nether true nor false
Question 38Single Answer
An argument form is invalid if and only if,
  1. A
    it has no substitution instances with true premises and a false conclusion
  2. B
    it has substitution instances with true premises and a false conclusion
  3. C
    it has no substitution instances with false premises and a true conclusion
  4. D
    it has substitution instances with false premises and a true conclusion
Question 39Single Answer
Truth is an attribute of a/ an
  1. A
    proposition
  2. B
    argument
  3. C
    word
  4. D
    sentence
Question 40Single Answer
In how many parts Applied Ethics is divided?  
  1. A
    One  
  2. B
    Two
  3. C
    Three
  4. D
    Four
Question 41Single Answer
In applied philosophy business and professional ethics are related with          
  1. A
    environmental ethics
  2. B
    multinational ethics
  3. C
    Both (a) and (b)
  4. D
    None of these
Question 42Single Answer
Which among the following concerns with first- order of philosophical knowledge?    
  1. A
    Ontology
  2. B
    Rational psychology
  3. C
    Cosmology
  4. D
    All of these
Question 43Single Answer
Which among the following is true regarding KC Bhattacharya’s two branches of philosophy of object?
  1. A
    Ethics and logic
  2. B
    Religion and ethic
  3. C
    Logic and metaphysics
  4. D
    Physics and metaphysics
Question 44Single Answer
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
List I (Thinkers)                                        List II ( Works)
  1. A
    Sri Aurobindo                                     The Human cycle, Freedom’s battle
  2. B
    Tagore                                                  Love’s Gift and Crossing, My Soul’s Agony
  3. C
    Gandhi                                                 The Wheel of Fortune, Delhi Diary
  4. D
    Radhakrishnan                                  Religion and Society, Massage from the East
Question 45Single Answer
Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer with the help of codes given below
       List I ()                                                                        List II ()
A. Sri Aurbindo                                                    1. Freedom from the known
B. J Krishnamurti                                                 2. The Recovery of Faith
C. KC Bhattacharya                                            3. Studies in Vedantism
D. S Radhakrishnan                                           4. Savitri, a Legend and a Symbool
Codes
  1. A
    A         B         C         D
    1          2          4          3
  2. B
    4          1          3          2
  3. C
    2          4          1          3
  4. D
    3          1          2          4
Question 46Single Answer
Condider the following statements in the light of Kant's maxims of morality and mark the correct
code.
1. Act only on that maxim which will to be a universal law.
2. So act as to treat humanity whether in thine own person or that of any other, always as an end and never as a means only.
3. Act as to be members of a kingdom of Ends.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes
  1. A
    Only 1 is true
  2. B
    Only 2 it true
  3. C
    Only 1 and 2 are true
  4. D
    1, 2 and 3 are true
Question 47Single Answer
Match the List I with List II and the correct answer with the help of codes given below.
List I                                                 List II
(a) Kant                             (a) The ideal self is the source of moral obligation.
(b) TH Green                    (b) God is the source of moral obligation.
(c) Martineau                    (c) The ultimate source of all morality and ground of obligation is
                                               the pain, attendant on the violation of duty.
(d) JS Mill                          (d) Practical reason is the true source of moral obligation.   
Codes
  1. A
    A         B         C         D
    4          1          2          3            
  2. B
    1          2          4          3
  3. C
    3          4          1          2
  4. D
    4          3          2          1
Question 48Single Answer
Match the List I with List II and choose the correct answer with the help of codes given below.
List I                                                  List II
(a) kant                                          (a) Foundations of Ethics
(b) Ewing                                      (b) Language and Ethics
(c) Ross                                       (c) Metaphysics of Morals
(d) Stevenson                              (d) Second Thoughts in Moral Philosophy        
Codes
  1. A
    A         B         C         D
     2          1          3          4
  2. B
    3          4          1          2
  3. C
    1          2          4          3
  4. D
    4          3          2          1
Question 49Single Answer
One may be free from devarna by
  1. A
    observing Brahmacharya
  2. B
    performing yajna
  3. C
    uttering mantras
  4. D
    giving birth to a child
Question 50Single Answer
Lokasamgraha is meant for
  1. A
    the benefit of the victims
  2. B
    the benefit of the ancestors
  3. C
    the benefit of the masses
  4. D
    the benefit of  selected few
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