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Philosophy

Q 1 :
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
Q 2 :
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
Q 3 :
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
Q 4 :
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) Parmenides was a monist.
Reason (R) According to Parmenides, Being is one, eternal and indivisible.
Code
  1. 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
Q 5 :
Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer with the help of the code given below.

                    List I                                                                                     List II
A. Air is the fundamental source of the universe                             1. Empedocles
B. Number is the fundamental source of the universe                    2. Aristotle    
C. The doctrine of four elements                                                     3. Pythagoras
D. God is unmoved mover                                                                4. Anaximenes
  1. A. Codes
    A         B         C         D                       
    3          4          2          1 
  2. B.4          3          1          2 
  3. C.1          2          3          4 
  4. D.3          1          2          4       
Q 6 :
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
Q 7 :
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
Q 8 :
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
Q 9 :
By what type of sannikarsa do we perceive patabhava in ghata according to the Nyaya ?
  1. A.Samyoga
  2. B.Samyukta Samvaya
  3. C.Samavaya
  4. D.Visesanata
Q 10 :
Which type of Karana of the world God is in Vaisesika Philosophy ?
  1. A.Samavayikarana
  2. B.Asamavayikarana
  3. C.Upadanakarana
  4. D.Nimittakarana
Q 11 :
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
Q 12 :
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)
Q 13 :
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
Q 14 :
The goal of the study of Comparative Religions is the need to:
  1. A.Understand inter-religious dialogues.
  2. B.Understand commonality and differences amongst religions.
  3. C.To get at the core and harmony of plurality of religions.
  4. D.All the above
Q 15 :
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer by using the codes given below:
      List-I                                                     List-II
(a) Hinduism                                        (i) Five main pillars
(b) Buddhism                                       (ii) Saptabhaginaya
(c) Jainism                                            (iii) Pratityasamutpada
(d) Islam                                               (iv) Varnasrama
Codes:
  1. A.(a) (b) (c) (d)
    (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
  2. B.(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
  3. C.(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
  4. D.(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Q 16 :
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
Q 17 :
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
Q 18 :
“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
Q 19 :
Which one of the following theory holds the view: ‘Eye for an eye’ ?
  1. A.Preventive theory
  2. B.Reformative theory
  3. C.Retributive theory
  4. D.All the above
Q 20 :
Which one of the following philosophers has said that ‘each one for himself to each one for others no road’ ?
  1. A.Mill
  2. B.Bentham
  3. C.Kant
  4. D.Martineau
Q 21 :
‘Elementary propositions depict the picture of Reality’ is formulated by:
  1. A.Moore
  2. B.Russell
  3. C.Wittgenstein
  4. D.Husserl
Q 22 :
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)
Q 23 :
Which of the following book is authored by Heidegger ?
  1. A.Lebenswelt
  2. B.Being and Time
  3. C.Pragmatism
  4. D.Phenomenology
Q 24 :
Logical positivism rejects the metaphysics on the following grounds:
  1. A.Metaphysical questions are beyond the limit of the categories  of Human understanding.
  2. B.Metaphysical questions are doubtful.
  3. C.Metaphysical questions are non-sensicalas they are non-verifiable.
  4. D.Metaphysical questions are beyond space and time.
Q 25 :
According to G. Ryle which one of the following is correct ?
  1. A.All the physical events are reducible to the mental events.
  2. B.All the mental events are reducible to the physical events.
  3. C.Both kinds of events are inter reducible to each other.
  4. D.None of the above
Q 26 :
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
Q 27 :
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
Q 28 :
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)
Q 29 :
What is the correct sequence of the following in the evolutionary process, according to Sri Aurobindo?
  1. A.Over mind, Higher mind, Illumined mind, Intuitive mind
  2. B.Higher mind, Illumined mind, Intuitive mind, Over mind
  3. C.Illumined mind, Higher mind, Intuitive mind, Over mind
  4. D.Intuitive mind, Higher mind, Illumined mind, Over mind
Q 30 :
Who among the following introduced the concept of ‘Annadayee Sharma Siddhanta ?
  1. A.Gandhi
  2. B.Vinobabhave
  3. C.Tilaka
  4. D.J.B. Kripalani
Q 31 :
Which of the following theory accepts khyati as Smrtipramosa ?
  1. A.Asat Khyati
  2. B.Akhyati
  3. C.Anirvacaniya Khyati
  4. D.Sat Khyati
Q 32 :
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
Q 33 :
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
Q 34 :
‘Fire is cold because it is a substance’. what type of fallacy is committed by the above argument according to the Nyaya ?
  1. A.Viruddha
  2. B.Asiddha
  3. C.Badha
  4. D.Satpratipaksa
Q 35 :
In the context of Abhava, what does ‘Jala’ in the statement ‘Jale Gandho Nasti’ stands for:
  1. A.Pratiyogi
  2. B.Anuyogi
  3. C.Anuyogita
  4. D.Prati yogita vachedak dharma
Q 36 :
Rita in its moral sense may be equated with :
  1. A.Artha
  2. B.Moksa
  3. C.Satya
  4. D.Nisedha
Q 37 :
Which of the following is indicative of Arthibhavana 
  1. A.The Yaj Dhatu
  2. B.Linga
  3. C.Nipata
  4. D.Akhyata
Q 38 :
In Vedic tradition yajna is performed under the direction of:
  1. A.Yajmana
  2. B.Rtvika
  3. C.Grhakarta
  4. D.Isvara
Q 39 :
Select the code that states the correct sequence:
  1. A.Brahmana, Samhita, Aranyaka, Upanisad
  2. B.Upanisad, Samhita, Aranyaka, Brahmana
  3. C.Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka, Upanisad
  4. D.Samhita, Upanisad, Brahmana, Aranyaka
Q 40 :
Rsirna can be repaid by:
  1. A.Brahmacarya
  2. B.Performing Yajna
  3. C.Giving birth to a son
  4. D.Helping the poor
Q 41 :
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
Q 42 :
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)
Q 43 :
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
Q 44 :
Consider the following statements in the light of Pythagoras and mark the correct code:
(a) Pythagoreans believed in the idea of eternal recurrence.
(b) Pythagoreans held that the soul was immortal and it undergoes a sequence of re-birth.
(c) Pythagoreans rejected the view that the process of world is endless and unchanging.
Codes:
  1. A.Only (a) is true. B. Only (b) is true.
  2. B.Only (a) and (c) are true.D. (a), (b) and (c) are true.
  3. C.Only (a) and (c) are true.D. (a), (b) and (c) are true.
  4. D.Only (a) and (c) are true.D. (a), (b) and (c) are true.
Q 45 :
Choose the correct order from lowest to the highest with reference to Plato’s theory of knowledge.
  1. A.Knowledge derived from senses, conjectural knowledge, discursive intellect, rational insight.
  2. B.Conjectural knowledge,knowledge derived from senses,discursive intellect, rational insight.
  3. C.Knowledge derived from senses, conjectural knowledge,rational insight, discursive intellect.
  4. D.Discursive intellect, conjectural knowledge,knowledge derived from senses,rational insight.
Q 46 :
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
Q 47 :
Who among the following philosophers reduced perception to matter in motion?
  1. A.Berkeley
  2. B.Hume
  3. C.Hobbes
  4. D.Descartes
Q 48 :
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
Q 49 :
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other labelled as Reason (R). Considering (A) and (R) in the light of 'Liberal Feminism', mark the correct code:
Assertion (A) Men and women are equal.
Reason (R) Both men and women are essentially rational creatures.
Code
  1. A.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not give correct explanation of (A)
  3. C.(A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D.(A) is false, but (R) is true
Q 50 :
Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer with the help of the code given below.
   List I                                                     List II
(Thinking)                                           (Statement)
(a) Radical feminism                   (1) The struggle for women's liberation is essentially                                                                                                        bound up with the struggle against capitalism.
(b) Liberal feminism                    (2) Men and women should be treated
(c) Socialist                                 (3) A women is not born but made.
(d) Marxist feminism                    (4) Both men and women are essentially rational creatures. 
Codes
  1. A.A          B         C          D
    3          4          1          2
  2. B.1          3          2          4
  3. C.2          1          4          3
  4. D.4          3          1          2

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