PHILOSOPHY- PAGE 1
1. The view that cit and acit are two parts of Brahman is upheld by
(A) Sankara
(B) Maddhva
(C) Ramanuja
(D) Jaimini
Ans: C
2. The Kara. nata between a cloth and its threads is
(A) Asamavayi
(B) Samavayi
(C) Both Samavayi and Asamavayi
(D) Nimitta
Ans: B
3. The relation between atman and manas is
(A) Samavaya
(B) Samyoga
(C) Svarupa
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
4. Which one among the following is not a nitya dravya?
(A) Akasa
(B) Kala
(C) Savayava
(D) Niravayava
Ans: C
5. Which satta is not refuted?
(A) Vyavaharika
(B) Paramarthika
(C) Both Vyavaharika and Paramarthika
(D) Neither Vyavaharika nor Paramarthika
Ans: B
6. Who advocates that matter is pervaded by mind?
(A) Descartes
(B) Spinoza
(C) Leibnitz
(D) Hume
Ans: C
7. Point out from the following statements the correct reasoning as regards Hume’s statement that ‘self is a fiction’.
(A) Self is ego.
(B) Self is unreal ‘I’ entity.
(C) Self is mere association of semi-impression.
(D) Self is a witness.
Ans: C
8. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Philosopher) (Theory)
(a) Spinoza (i) Intellectual love of God
(b) Leibnitz (ii) Unmoved mover
(c) Aristotle (iii) transcendental unity of apperception
(d) Kant (iv) Pre-established Harmony
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
9. The basis of Samkara’s philosophy of self is
(A) Dualism
(B) Non-dualism
(C) Qualified monism
(D) Pluralism
Ans: B
10. Which one of the following causes does not belong to Aristotle’s Philosophy?
(A) Necessary
(B) Formal
(C) Material
(D) Efficient
Ans: A
11. Prama according to the Buddhists is
(A) Ajnata tattvartha jnana
(B) Tadvati tatprakarakam jnanam
(C) Samyak jnanam
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
12. Consider the List – I and List – II and select the code correctly matched:
List – I List – II
(a) Akhyati (i) Nyaya
(b) Anirvacaniyakhyati (ii) Kumarila
(c) Viparitakhyati (iii) Prabhakara
(d) Anyathakhyati (iv) Advaita Vedanta
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
13. Select the code which is not correctly matched:
(A) Upamana, Bhuyodarsana, Vivarana
(B) Vyakarana, Kosa, Vivarana
(C) Kosa, Aptavakya, Vakyasesa
(D) Vyakarana, Kosa, Aptavakya
Ans: A
14. Who among the following is an anvit abhidhanavadin?
(A) Gautama
(B) Sankara
(C) Prabhakara
(D) Kumarila
Ans: A
15. Who among the following holds that the Karana - samagri of jnana is also the Karana-Samagri of its validity?
(A) Gautama
(B) Kanada
(C) Kumarila
(D) Nagarjuna
Ans: C
16. Prama literally means the experience which is
(A) Real
(B) Unreal
(C) Doubtful
(D) All of the above
Ans: C
17. The invariable relation between the Hetu and the Sadhya in Nyaya Philosophy is known as
(A) Paramarsha
(B) Anuman
(C) Vyapti
(D) Comparison
Ans: A
18. The knowledge of relation between a name and the thing in Nyaya Philosophy is known as
(A) Perception
(B) Inference
(C) Comparison
(D) Testimony
Ans: D
19. The basis of false knowledge according to Shankar is
(A) Brahman
(B) Atman
(C) Jiva
(D) Maya
Ans: C
20. The imposition of an object upon another due to illusion is known as
(A) Atmakhyativada
(B) Anyathakhyativada
(C) Akhyativada
(D) Asatkhyativada
Ans: C
21. Khyati according to Indian Philosophy means
(A) Theory of Error
(B) Theory of Truth
(C) Theory of Falsehood
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
22. Savikalpakapratyaka in Buddhist epistemology is
(A) Sometimes valid
(B) All times valid
(C) Valid in no way
(D) Indeterminable
Ans: C
23. Vyapti can be properly defined as______.
(A) Invariable concomitance
(B) Causal relation
(C) Sequence
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
24. The Karana of anumiti according to Nyaya is
(A) Paksadharmatajnana
(B) Bhuyodarsa a
(C) Vyaptijnana
(D) Sadrsyajnana
Ans: C
25. Sound is eternal because it has soundhood is an instance of
(A) Viruddhahetvabhasa
(B) Svabhicarahetvabhasa
(C) A valid inference
(D) Asiddhahetvabhasa
Ans: B
26. Samyak Darsana in Jaina ethics means
(A) Correct perception
(B) The realisation of truth
(C) The respect for the teaching of the Tirthankara
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
27. Consider the List – I and List – II and select the code correctly matched:
List – I List – II
(a) Brahma a (i) Academic activities
(b) Ksatriya (ii) Fight for the country
(c) Vaisya (iii) Serving other classes
(d) Sudra (iv) Business
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Ans: C
28. Which one is the correct sequence of the four kinds of purusarthas?
(A) Artha, Kama, Dharma, Mok. sa
(B) Kama, Artha, Dharma, Mok. sa
(C) Dharma, Artha, Kama, Mok. sa
(D) Mok. sa, Dharma, Artha, Kama
Ans: C
29. The correct sequence of Asramadharma is
(A) Garhastha, Vanaprastha, Brahmacarya, Sannyasa
(B) Vanaprastha, Garhastha, Brahmacarya, Sannyasa
(C) Brahmacarya, Garhastha, Vanaprastha, Sannyasa
(D) Brahmacarya, Vanaprastha, Sannyasa, Garhastha
Ans: C
30. The notion of Brahmavihara is found in
(A) Advaita Vedanta
(B) Dvaita Vedanta
(C) Both Dvaita and Advaita Vedanta
(D) Buddhism
Ans: D
31. Select the code that contains the three Kantian postulates of morality:
(A) Freedom, Will and Intuition
(B) Freedom, God and Immortality
(C) Freedom, Knowledge and Emotion
(D) Necessity, Category and Sensibility
Ans: B
32. Hatred and attachment according to Yoga School of Philosophy belong to
(A) Klesas
(B) Cittabhumis
(C) Yama
(D) Niyama
Ans: A
33. What is the moral criterion selected by Charvaka?
(A) Intuitive
(B) Rationalistic
(C) Hedonistic
(D) Eudaemonistic
Ans: C
34. A man who seeks pleasure and fails to get it, is facing the paradox of
(A) Eudaemonism
(B) Hedonism
(C) Rigourism
(D) Altruism
Ans: B
35. Select the code that contains two theories of punishment.
(A) Reactionary & Reassuring
(B) Retributive & Reformative
(C) Preventive & Reactionary
(D) Reassuring & Retributive
Ans: B
36. Who among the following worked for the upliftment of women by way of opposing SATEE PRATHA?
(A) Dayanand Saraswati
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Vallabh Bhai Patel
Ans: B
37. Kant has explained moral theories in
(A) The critique of pure reason
(B) The critique of practical reason
(C) Religion within the Limits of reason
(D) None of these
Ans: B
38. Intuitionism is _______Intuitionalism. (Fill in the blank)
(A) equivalent to
(B) Similar to
(C) Distinct from
(D) None of these
Ans: C
39. Categorical imperatives command______
(A) Conditionally
(B) Unconditionally
(C) Neither (A) nor (B) above
(D) Both (A) and (B) above
Ans: B
40. Which system rejects theology, happiness or practical consequences as the basis for morality?
(A) Realism
(B) Intuitionism
(C) Critical Idealism
(D) Utilitarianism
Ans: C
41. The figure of a syllogism is determined by the position of
(A) Major Term
(B) Middle Term
(C) Minor Term
(D) Copula
Ans: B
42. In a valid syllogism the ‘middle term’ must be distributed in the
(A) Major premise
(B) Minor premise
(C) In any one of the premises
(D) Conclusion
Ans: C
43. Truth and falsehood characterize
(A) Propositions
(B) Arguments
(C) Both propositions and arguments
(D) Neither propositions nor arguments
Ans: A
44. In Universal Negative Propositions, which of the following term/terms is/are distributed?
(A) Subject Term
(B) Predicate Term
(C) Neither Subject Term nor Predicate Term
(D) Both Subject and Predicate Terms
Ans: D
45. Indicate which one of the following pairs refer to E and O proposition?
(A) No men are good; some men are not good.
(B) All men are good; some men are good.
(C) All men are good; No men are good.
(D) Some men are good; some men are not good.
Ans: A
46. Select the pair of contrary propositions:
(A) I, O propositions
(B) A, E propositions
(C) A, O propositions
(D) E, I propositions
Ans: B
47. pVq is ‘false’ when
(A) p is true and q is true.
(B) p is true and q is false.
(C) p is false and q is true.
(D) p is false and q is false.
Ans: B
48. A statement form that has only TRUE substitution instances is called
(A) Tautology
(B) Contradiction
(C) Contingent
(D) Implication
Ans: B
49. If A and B are true statements and X and Y are false statements, the compound statement ~ (AÚX) is
(A) True
(B) False
(C) Doubtful
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
50. Which one of the following religious worships scripture as the ideal of divinity?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Christianity
(C) Jainism
(D) Sikhism
Ans: D
(A) Sankara
(B) Maddhva
(C) Ramanuja
(D) Jaimini
Ans: C
2. The Kara. nata between a cloth and its threads is
(A) Asamavayi
(B) Samavayi
(C) Both Samavayi and Asamavayi
(D) Nimitta
Ans: B
3. The relation between atman and manas is
(A) Samavaya
(B) Samyoga
(C) Svarupa
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
4. Which one among the following is not a nitya dravya?
(A) Akasa
(B) Kala
(C) Savayava
(D) Niravayava
Ans: C
5. Which satta is not refuted?
(A) Vyavaharika
(B) Paramarthika
(C) Both Vyavaharika and Paramarthika
(D) Neither Vyavaharika nor Paramarthika
Ans: B
6. Who advocates that matter is pervaded by mind?
(A) Descartes
(B) Spinoza
(C) Leibnitz
(D) Hume
Ans: C
7. Point out from the following statements the correct reasoning as regards Hume’s statement that ‘self is a fiction’.
(A) Self is ego.
(B) Self is unreal ‘I’ entity.
(C) Self is mere association of semi-impression.
(D) Self is a witness.
Ans: C
8. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List – I List – II
(Philosopher) (Theory)
(a) Spinoza (i) Intellectual love of God
(b) Leibnitz (ii) Unmoved mover
(c) Aristotle (iii) transcendental unity of apperception
(d) Kant (iv) Pre-established Harmony
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: A
9. The basis of Samkara’s philosophy of self is
(A) Dualism
(B) Non-dualism
(C) Qualified monism
(D) Pluralism
Ans: B
10. Which one of the following causes does not belong to Aristotle’s Philosophy?
(A) Necessary
(B) Formal
(C) Material
(D) Efficient
Ans: A
11. Prama according to the Buddhists is
(A) Ajnata tattvartha jnana
(B) Tadvati tatprakarakam jnanam
(C) Samyak jnanam
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
12. Consider the List – I and List – II and select the code correctly matched:
List – I List – II
(a) Akhyati (i) Nyaya
(b) Anirvacaniyakhyati (ii) Kumarila
(c) Viparitakhyati (iii) Prabhakara
(d) Anyathakhyati (iv) Advaita Vedanta
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans: B
13. Select the code which is not correctly matched:
(A) Upamana, Bhuyodarsana, Vivarana
(B) Vyakarana, Kosa, Vivarana
(C) Kosa, Aptavakya, Vakyasesa
(D) Vyakarana, Kosa, Aptavakya
Ans: A
14. Who among the following is an anvit abhidhanavadin?
(A) Gautama
(B) Sankara
(C) Prabhakara
(D) Kumarila
Ans: A
15. Who among the following holds that the Karana - samagri of jnana is also the Karana-Samagri of its validity?
(A) Gautama
(B) Kanada
(C) Kumarila
(D) Nagarjuna
Ans: C
16. Prama literally means the experience which is
(A) Real
(B) Unreal
(C) Doubtful
(D) All of the above
Ans: C
17. The invariable relation between the Hetu and the Sadhya in Nyaya Philosophy is known as
(A) Paramarsha
(B) Anuman
(C) Vyapti
(D) Comparison
Ans: A
18. The knowledge of relation between a name and the thing in Nyaya Philosophy is known as
(A) Perception
(B) Inference
(C) Comparison
(D) Testimony
Ans: D
19. The basis of false knowledge according to Shankar is
(A) Brahman
(B) Atman
(C) Jiva
(D) Maya
Ans: C
20. The imposition of an object upon another due to illusion is known as
(A) Atmakhyativada
(B) Anyathakhyativada
(C) Akhyativada
(D) Asatkhyativada
Ans: C
21. Khyati according to Indian Philosophy means
(A) Theory of Error
(B) Theory of Truth
(C) Theory of Falsehood
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
22. Savikalpakapratyaka in Buddhist epistemology is
(A) Sometimes valid
(B) All times valid
(C) Valid in no way
(D) Indeterminable
Ans: C
23. Vyapti can be properly defined as______.
(A) Invariable concomitance
(B) Causal relation
(C) Sequence
(D) None of the above
Ans: A
24. The Karana of anumiti according to Nyaya is
(A) Paksadharmatajnana
(B) Bhuyodarsa a
(C) Vyaptijnana
(D) Sadrsyajnana
Ans: C
25. Sound is eternal because it has soundhood is an instance of
(A) Viruddhahetvabhasa
(B) Svabhicarahetvabhasa
(C) A valid inference
(D) Asiddhahetvabhasa
Ans: B
26. Samyak Darsana in Jaina ethics means
(A) Correct perception
(B) The realisation of truth
(C) The respect for the teaching of the Tirthankara
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
27. Consider the List – I and List – II and select the code correctly matched:
List – I List – II
(a) Brahma a (i) Academic activities
(b) Ksatriya (ii) Fight for the country
(c) Vaisya (iii) Serving other classes
(d) Sudra (iv) Business
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Ans: C
28. Which one is the correct sequence of the four kinds of purusarthas?
(A) Artha, Kama, Dharma, Mok. sa
(B) Kama, Artha, Dharma, Mok. sa
(C) Dharma, Artha, Kama, Mok. sa
(D) Mok. sa, Dharma, Artha, Kama
Ans: C
29. The correct sequence of Asramadharma is
(A) Garhastha, Vanaprastha, Brahmacarya, Sannyasa
(B) Vanaprastha, Garhastha, Brahmacarya, Sannyasa
(C) Brahmacarya, Garhastha, Vanaprastha, Sannyasa
(D) Brahmacarya, Vanaprastha, Sannyasa, Garhastha
Ans: C
30. The notion of Brahmavihara is found in
(A) Advaita Vedanta
(B) Dvaita Vedanta
(C) Both Dvaita and Advaita Vedanta
(D) Buddhism
Ans: D
31. Select the code that contains the three Kantian postulates of morality:
(A) Freedom, Will and Intuition
(B) Freedom, God and Immortality
(C) Freedom, Knowledge and Emotion
(D) Necessity, Category and Sensibility
Ans: B
32. Hatred and attachment according to Yoga School of Philosophy belong to
(A) Klesas
(B) Cittabhumis
(C) Yama
(D) Niyama
Ans: A
33. What is the moral criterion selected by Charvaka?
(A) Intuitive
(B) Rationalistic
(C) Hedonistic
(D) Eudaemonistic
Ans: C
34. A man who seeks pleasure and fails to get it, is facing the paradox of
(A) Eudaemonism
(B) Hedonism
(C) Rigourism
(D) Altruism
Ans: B
35. Select the code that contains two theories of punishment.
(A) Reactionary & Reassuring
(B) Retributive & Reformative
(C) Preventive & Reactionary
(D) Reassuring & Retributive
Ans: B
36. Who among the following worked for the upliftment of women by way of opposing SATEE PRATHA?
(A) Dayanand Saraswati
(B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Vallabh Bhai Patel
Ans: B
37. Kant has explained moral theories in
(A) The critique of pure reason
(B) The critique of practical reason
(C) Religion within the Limits of reason
(D) None of these
Ans: B
38. Intuitionism is _______Intuitionalism. (Fill in the blank)
(A) equivalent to
(B) Similar to
(C) Distinct from
(D) None of these
Ans: C
39. Categorical imperatives command______
(A) Conditionally
(B) Unconditionally
(C) Neither (A) nor (B) above
(D) Both (A) and (B) above
Ans: B
40. Which system rejects theology, happiness or practical consequences as the basis for morality?
(A) Realism
(B) Intuitionism
(C) Critical Idealism
(D) Utilitarianism
Ans: C
41. The figure of a syllogism is determined by the position of
(A) Major Term
(B) Middle Term
(C) Minor Term
(D) Copula
Ans: B
42. In a valid syllogism the ‘middle term’ must be distributed in the
(A) Major premise
(B) Minor premise
(C) In any one of the premises
(D) Conclusion
Ans: C
43. Truth and falsehood characterize
(A) Propositions
(B) Arguments
(C) Both propositions and arguments
(D) Neither propositions nor arguments
Ans: A
44. In Universal Negative Propositions, which of the following term/terms is/are distributed?
(A) Subject Term
(B) Predicate Term
(C) Neither Subject Term nor Predicate Term
(D) Both Subject and Predicate Terms
Ans: D
45. Indicate which one of the following pairs refer to E and O proposition?
(A) No men are good; some men are not good.
(B) All men are good; some men are good.
(C) All men are good; No men are good.
(D) Some men are good; some men are not good.
Ans: A
46. Select the pair of contrary propositions:
(A) I, O propositions
(B) A, E propositions
(C) A, O propositions
(D) E, I propositions
Ans: B
47. pVq is ‘false’ when
(A) p is true and q is true.
(B) p is true and q is false.
(C) p is false and q is true.
(D) p is false and q is false.
Ans: B
48. A statement form that has only TRUE substitution instances is called
(A) Tautology
(B) Contradiction
(C) Contingent
(D) Implication
Ans: B
49. If A and B are true statements and X and Y are false statements, the compound statement ~ (AÚX) is
(A) True
(B) False
(C) Doubtful
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
50. Which one of the following religious worships scripture as the ideal of divinity?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Christianity
(C) Jainism
(D) Sikhism
Ans: D
51. Who says that space and time are empirically real but transcendentally ideal?
(A) Pythagoras
(B) Spinoza
(C) Kant
(D) Hegel
Ans: C
52. Which theory of the following holds that ‘universal’ means universal concepts and not anything external to our minds?
(A) Realism
(B) Nominalism
(C) Conceptualism
(D) Resemblance theory
Ans: C
53. Essential feature of the phenomenological method is
(A) Intentionality
(B) Doubting the world
(C) Technique of bracketing
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
54. Which of the philosophers given below made a distinction between grammatical interpretation and psychological interpretation?
(A) Dilthey
(B) Heidegger
(C) Schleiermacher
(D) Gadamer
Ans: C
55. Consider List – I with List – II and select the code correctly matched:
List – I List – II
(Praman)
a. Nyaya i. Two
b. Bauddha ii. Four
c. Carvaka iii. Three
d. Samkhya iv. One
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
56. Brahmacharya is the means to meet
(A) R.i a
(B) Pit a
(C) Deva a
(D) Manusya na
Ans: A
57. Match List – I with List – II and mark the correct option:
List – I List – II
a. p ≡ p ∨ q i. Material implication
b. (p ⊃ q) ≡ (–q ⊃–p) ii. Tautology
c. (p ⊃ q) ≡ (–p ∨ q) iii. Commutation
d. (p ∨ q) ≡ (q ∨ p) iv. Transportation
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: B
58. Examine the following argument and spot the right option: Argument:
P ⊃ (Q ∨ R)
S ⊃ (T ⋅ U)
–T
∴ P ⊃ U
Options:
(A) Valid
(B) Invalid
(C) Both of these
(D) None of these
Ans: B
59. Match List – I with List – II according to Vaiśesika metaphysics and select the correct code as given below:
List – I List – II
a. ________ Paramāu i. Vibhu
b. Ātmā ii. Niravayava
c. Manas iii. Mahat
d. Ghata iv. ___________ Anuparimā a
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: B
60. The first part of Yoga Sutra is
(A) Kaivalyapāda
(B) Sādhanāpāda
(C) Vibh–utipāda
(D) Samādhipāda
Ans: D
61. Which type of change in the gu as causes the starting of evolution according to Samkhya?
(A) Sar–upa Pari āma
(B) Vir–upa Pari āma
(C) Both sar–upa and vir–upa pari āma
(D) Neither sar–upa nor vir–upa pari āma
Ans: B
62. According to Nyaya-Vaisesika dravya-gu a relationship is known as
(A) Sa. myoga
(B) Samavāya
(C) Tādātmya
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
63. According to Śa kara tattvamasi’ establishes use identify of Jīva with Brahman through
(A) Its primary meaning
(B) Its secondary meaning
(C) Both its primary and its secondary meaning
(D) Neither its primary nor its secondary meaning
Ans: B
64. According to Rāmānuja, the individual soul is
(A) Only j ātā
(B) J ātā and Kartā
(C) Kartā and Bhoktā
(D) J ātā, Kartā and Bhoktā
Ans: D
65. According to the Naiyāyikas vyatirekā vyāpta between hetu and sādhya obtains when
(A) All cases of Hetu are cases of absence of Sādhya.
(B) Some cases of Hetu are cases of Sādhya
(C) Some cases of Sādhya are casesof Hetu
(D) All cases of absence Sādhya are cases of absence of Hetu
Ans: D
66. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer code from below:
List – I List – II
a. Rational Utilitarianism i. G.E. Moore
b. Quantitative Utilitarianism ii. Sidgwick
c. Ideal Utilitarianism iii. Bentham
d. Qualitative Utilitarianism iv. J.S. Mill
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iv ii iii
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: D
67. Consider the statements of J.S. Mill given below and mark the correct code:
1. J.S. Mill’s theory is Altruistic hedonism and qualitative utilitarianism.
2. Mill uses pleasure and happiness synonymously.
3. Mill regards virtue, health, love of honour and the like as intrinsic values.
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are true.
(B) 1 and 2 are true.
(C) 1 and 3 are true.
(D) Only 2 is true.
Ans: B
68. In Russell’s philosophy, logical atomism and theory of truth go together
(A) Correspondence
(B) Pragmatic
(C) Coherence
(D) Semantic
Ans: A
69. Who said that “where of one cannot speak, there of one must be silent”?
(A) Husserl
(B) Heidegger
(C) Wittgenstein
(D) Ayer
Ans: C
70. Consciousness according to Nyāya is
(A) A contingent attribute of self
(B) An eternal attribute of self
(C) An eternal substance
(D) A non-eternal substance
Ans: A
71. Which of the following statements are true with regard to ‘Will theory’ of Human Rights Discussion?
(A) It argues that the principal function of Human Rights is to protect and promote certain essential human interests.
(B) It attempts to establish the validity of Human Rights based on the unique human capacity for freedom.
(C) (B) above is true and (A) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (B) above are true.
Ans: C
72. Consider the below given statements and mark the correct code:
Assertion (A): Human conscience immediately perceives the rightness or wrongness of actions without considering their relations to any end or consequences.
Reason (R): Rightness and wrongness are inherent qualities of actions.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
73. According to Heidegger Hermeneutic Circle refers to
(A) Reciprocity between text and its parts
(B) Reciprocity between text and meaning
(C) Reciprocity between meaning and context
(D) Reciprocity between self-understanding and understanding of the world.
Ans: D
74. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the list:
List – I List – II
(Different names used for the highest ideal) (The Schools associated with these names)
a. Moksa i. Vedanta
b. Nirvana ii. Samkhya
c. Apavarga iii. Nyaya
d. Kaivalya iv. Buddhism
v. Jaina
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iv iii v
(B) ii v iv i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) v ii iii iv
Ans: A
75. Scepticism is the
(A) Starting point of Hume’s philosophy
(B) Conclusion of Hume’s philosophy
(C) Both of these
(D) None of these
Ans: B
76. Who is the author of the book ‘Commentaries on Living’?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Śri J. Krishnamurti
(C) M. N. Roy
(D) Śri K.C. Bhattāchārya
Ans: B
77. Who amongst the following is considered as pioneering in establishing the Ramkrishnan Math & Mission?
(A) Śri Ramkrishna Paramhamsa
(B) Śri Ramana Maharshi
(C) Swami Vivekanand
(D) Śri Ranganāthānand Maharāj
Ans: C
78. The term ‘Philosophy’ means
(A) Love for God
(B) Love for Human being
(C) Love of Life
(D) Love for Knowledge
Ans: D
79. Both Plato and Aristotle believed that knowledge must be
(A) Of matter and not form
(B) Both of matter and form
(C) Neither of matter nor of form
(D) Of form and not matter
Ans: D
80. Is it possible for two monads to have all qualities in common?
(A) Yes
(B) Probably
(C) In some exceptional cases
(D) No
Ans: D
81. One of the permanent legacies of Platonism to Aristotle is
(A) Cosmological point of view
(B) Teleological point of view
(C) Heuristic point of view
(D) Informal point of view
Ans: B
82. According to Aristotle, God is
(A) Unmoved, eternal, perfect, incorporeal and pure actuality
(B) Unmoved, eternal, perfect, incorporeal and pure potentiality
(C) Unmoved, eternal, perfect, corporeal and pure potentiality
(D) Unmoved, eternal, perfect, corporeal and pure actuality
Ans: A
83. The ontological proof for the existence of God is propounded by
(A) St. Anslem and Ramanuja
(B) St. Thomas Aquinas and Madhva
(C) St. Thomas Aquinas and Patanjali
(D) St. Anslem and Patanjali
Ans: D
84. According to Berkeley
(A) Ideas but not the minds exist
(B) Minds but not the ideas exist
(C) Both ideas and the minds exist
(D) Neither ideas nor the minds exist
Ans: C
85. Rational basis of induction was challenged by
(A) Descartes
(B) Plato
(C) Kant
(D) Hume
Ans: D
86. Which out of the following does not refute perception as a valid means of knowledge?(A) Jayarashi Bhatta
(B) Sri Harsha
(C) Goutama
(D) Nagarjuna
Ans: C
87. According to Hegel, reason is
(A) The substance of the universe but not its infinite energy
(B) The infinite energy of the universe but not its substance
(C) The infinite energy of the universe alone
(D) The substance and infinite energy of the universe
Ans: D
88. Locke suggests that the idea of substance is
(A) Simple idea
(B) Complex idea
(C) Particular idea
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
89. According to Kant, moral duty is
(A) The command of God
(B) Imperative of pure reason
(C) Determined by majority
(D) Given by one’s intuition
Ans: B
90. Which one of the following upholds that, “society must not exist for society’s sake” but for “a type of being who is able to raise himself to its higher task and to a higher state of being”?
(A) Hegel
(B) Nietzsche
(C) Sri Aurobindo
(D) Marx
Ans: B
91. Russell’s atomic facts are
(A) Facts of atomic physics
(B) sense-data
(C) Facts of logical space
(D) Elements of atomic proposition
Ans: B
92. Husserl supports
(A) Absolute idealism
(B) Absolute empiricism
(C) Transcendental idealism
(D) Transcendental rationalism
Ans: C
93. Heidegger characterises Dasein in terms of
(A) Affective isolation of being
(B) Being-in-itself
(C) Affective relationship with surrounding people and objects
(D) being-for-itself
Ans: C
94. Match List – I with List – II and select correct answer from given code:
List – I List – II
a. Ghost in the Machine i. G.E. Moore
b. Elimination of Metaphysics ii. Austin
c. Defence of common sense iii. A.J. Ayer
d. Speech act iv. Gilbert Ryle
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: D
95. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from given code:
List – I List – II
a. Plato i. Critique of Pure Reason
b. Kant ii. Foundation of Empirical Knowledge
c. Wittgenstein iii. Republic
d. Ayer iv. Philosophical Investigation
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) iv ii i iii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
96. Match List – I with List – II and select correct answer by using the given code:
List – I List – II
(Books) (Authors)
a. Religion of Man i. Śri Aurobindo
b. Freedom from the Known ii. Śri R. Tagore
c. Eastern Religion and Western Thought iii. Śri J. Krishnamurti
d. The Life Divine iv. S. Radhakrishnan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: D
97. Leibnitz defines monads as
(A) Physical object
(B) Mental object
(C) Centres of force or energy
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
98. Which pair correctly matches in following the cause of Neo-Buddhist thought in India in contemporary times?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Lokmanya Tilak, Śri M.G. Ranade
(C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Śri D.D. Kosambi, Dr. Rahul Sa krityāyana
(D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Śri J. Krishnamurti, Sri Dalai Lama
Ans: C
99. According to G. E. Moore whenever there is a conflict between a philosophical doctrine and common sense, it was more likely that
(A) Common sense has gone astray than that philosophical doctrine had done so.
(B) The argument has gone astray than that the common sense had done so.
(C) Bothargument and common sense have gone astray.
(D) Neither the argument nor common sense had gone stray.
Ans: B
100. Match Set – I and Set – II and select the correct answer from the code:
List – I List – II
(Thinkers) (Doctrines/Sayings)
a. Śri Aurobindo i. Biological & spiritual aspects of man
b. R.N. Tagore ii. Self-evident elaboration of the self-evident
c. K.C. Bhattacharya iii. Universal Religion
d. Vivekananda iv. Psychic transformation
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) iv ii i iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: B
(A) Pythagoras
(B) Spinoza
(C) Kant
(D) Hegel
Ans: C
52. Which theory of the following holds that ‘universal’ means universal concepts and not anything external to our minds?
(A) Realism
(B) Nominalism
(C) Conceptualism
(D) Resemblance theory
Ans: C
53. Essential feature of the phenomenological method is
(A) Intentionality
(B) Doubting the world
(C) Technique of bracketing
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
54. Which of the philosophers given below made a distinction between grammatical interpretation and psychological interpretation?
(A) Dilthey
(B) Heidegger
(C) Schleiermacher
(D) Gadamer
Ans: C
55. Consider List – I with List – II and select the code correctly matched:
List – I List – II
(Praman)
a. Nyaya i. Two
b. Bauddha ii. Four
c. Carvaka iii. Three
d. Samkhya iv. One
Codes:
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) iii ii iv i
(C) iv i iii ii
(D) i ii iii iv
Ans: A
56. Brahmacharya is the means to meet
(A) R.i a
(B) Pit a
(C) Deva a
(D) Manusya na
Ans: A
57. Match List – I with List – II and mark the correct option:
List – I List – II
a. p ≡ p ∨ q i. Material implication
b. (p ⊃ q) ≡ (–q ⊃–p) ii. Tautology
c. (p ⊃ q) ≡ (–p ∨ q) iii. Commutation
d. (p ∨ q) ≡ (q ∨ p) iv. Transportation
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iv iii
(B) ii iv i iii
(C) iii iv ii i
(D) iv ii iii i
Ans: B
58. Examine the following argument and spot the right option: Argument:
P ⊃ (Q ∨ R)
S ⊃ (T ⋅ U)
–T
∴ P ⊃ U
Options:
(A) Valid
(B) Invalid
(C) Both of these
(D) None of these
Ans: B
59. Match List – I with List – II according to Vaiśesika metaphysics and select the correct code as given below:
List – I List – II
a. ________ Paramāu i. Vibhu
b. Ātmā ii. Niravayava
c. Manas iii. Mahat
d. Ghata iv. ___________ Anuparimā a
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: B
60. The first part of Yoga Sutra is
(A) Kaivalyapāda
(B) Sādhanāpāda
(C) Vibh–utipāda
(D) Samādhipāda
Ans: D
61. Which type of change in the gu as causes the starting of evolution according to Samkhya?
(A) Sar–upa Pari āma
(B) Vir–upa Pari āma
(C) Both sar–upa and vir–upa pari āma
(D) Neither sar–upa nor vir–upa pari āma
Ans: B
62. According to Nyaya-Vaisesika dravya-gu a relationship is known as
(A) Sa. myoga
(B) Samavāya
(C) Tādātmya
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
63. According to Śa kara tattvamasi’ establishes use identify of Jīva with Brahman through
(A) Its primary meaning
(B) Its secondary meaning
(C) Both its primary and its secondary meaning
(D) Neither its primary nor its secondary meaning
Ans: B
64. According to Rāmānuja, the individual soul is
(A) Only j ātā
(B) J ātā and Kartā
(C) Kartā and Bhoktā
(D) J ātā, Kartā and Bhoktā
Ans: D
65. According to the Naiyāyikas vyatirekā vyāpta between hetu and sādhya obtains when
(A) All cases of Hetu are cases of absence of Sādhya.
(B) Some cases of Hetu are cases of Sādhya
(C) Some cases of Sādhya are casesof Hetu
(D) All cases of absence Sādhya are cases of absence of Hetu
Ans: D
66. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer code from below:
List – I List – II
a. Rational Utilitarianism i. G.E. Moore
b. Quantitative Utilitarianism ii. Sidgwick
c. Ideal Utilitarianism iii. Bentham
d. Qualitative Utilitarianism iv. J.S. Mill
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iv ii iii
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) ii iv i iii
(D) ii iii i iv
Ans: D
67. Consider the statements of J.S. Mill given below and mark the correct code:
1. J.S. Mill’s theory is Altruistic hedonism and qualitative utilitarianism.
2. Mill uses pleasure and happiness synonymously.
3. Mill regards virtue, health, love of honour and the like as intrinsic values.
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are true.
(B) 1 and 2 are true.
(C) 1 and 3 are true.
(D) Only 2 is true.
Ans: B
68. In Russell’s philosophy, logical atomism and theory of truth go together
(A) Correspondence
(B) Pragmatic
(C) Coherence
(D) Semantic
Ans: A
69. Who said that “where of one cannot speak, there of one must be silent”?
(A) Husserl
(B) Heidegger
(C) Wittgenstein
(D) Ayer
Ans: C
70. Consciousness according to Nyāya is
(A) A contingent attribute of self
(B) An eternal attribute of self
(C) An eternal substance
(D) A non-eternal substance
Ans: A
71. Which of the following statements are true with regard to ‘Will theory’ of Human Rights Discussion?
(A) It argues that the principal function of Human Rights is to protect and promote certain essential human interests.
(B) It attempts to establish the validity of Human Rights based on the unique human capacity for freedom.
(C) (B) above is true and (A) is false.
(D) Both (A) and (B) above are true.
Ans: C
72. Consider the below given statements and mark the correct code:
Assertion (A): Human conscience immediately perceives the rightness or wrongness of actions without considering their relations to any end or consequences.
Reason (R): Rightness and wrongness are inherent qualities of actions.
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Ans: A
73. According to Heidegger Hermeneutic Circle refers to
(A) Reciprocity between text and its parts
(B) Reciprocity between text and meaning
(C) Reciprocity between meaning and context
(D) Reciprocity between self-understanding and understanding of the world.
Ans: D
74. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the list:
List – I List – II
(Different names used for the highest ideal) (The Schools associated with these names)
a. Moksa i. Vedanta
b. Nirvana ii. Samkhya
c. Apavarga iii. Nyaya
d. Kaivalya iv. Buddhism
v. Jaina
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iv iii v
(B) ii v iv i
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) v ii iii iv
Ans: A
75. Scepticism is the
(A) Starting point of Hume’s philosophy
(B) Conclusion of Hume’s philosophy
(C) Both of these
(D) None of these
Ans: B
76. Who is the author of the book ‘Commentaries on Living’?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Śri J. Krishnamurti
(C) M. N. Roy
(D) Śri K.C. Bhattāchārya
Ans: B
77. Who amongst the following is considered as pioneering in establishing the Ramkrishnan Math & Mission?
(A) Śri Ramkrishna Paramhamsa
(B) Śri Ramana Maharshi
(C) Swami Vivekanand
(D) Śri Ranganāthānand Maharāj
Ans: C
78. The term ‘Philosophy’ means
(A) Love for God
(B) Love for Human being
(C) Love of Life
(D) Love for Knowledge
Ans: D
79. Both Plato and Aristotle believed that knowledge must be
(A) Of matter and not form
(B) Both of matter and form
(C) Neither of matter nor of form
(D) Of form and not matter
Ans: D
80. Is it possible for two monads to have all qualities in common?
(A) Yes
(B) Probably
(C) In some exceptional cases
(D) No
Ans: D
81. One of the permanent legacies of Platonism to Aristotle is
(A) Cosmological point of view
(B) Teleological point of view
(C) Heuristic point of view
(D) Informal point of view
Ans: B
82. According to Aristotle, God is
(A) Unmoved, eternal, perfect, incorporeal and pure actuality
(B) Unmoved, eternal, perfect, incorporeal and pure potentiality
(C) Unmoved, eternal, perfect, corporeal and pure potentiality
(D) Unmoved, eternal, perfect, corporeal and pure actuality
Ans: A
83. The ontological proof for the existence of God is propounded by
(A) St. Anslem and Ramanuja
(B) St. Thomas Aquinas and Madhva
(C) St. Thomas Aquinas and Patanjali
(D) St. Anslem and Patanjali
Ans: D
84. According to Berkeley
(A) Ideas but not the minds exist
(B) Minds but not the ideas exist
(C) Both ideas and the minds exist
(D) Neither ideas nor the minds exist
Ans: C
85. Rational basis of induction was challenged by
(A) Descartes
(B) Plato
(C) Kant
(D) Hume
Ans: D
86. Which out of the following does not refute perception as a valid means of knowledge?(A) Jayarashi Bhatta
(B) Sri Harsha
(C) Goutama
(D) Nagarjuna
Ans: C
87. According to Hegel, reason is
(A) The substance of the universe but not its infinite energy
(B) The infinite energy of the universe but not its substance
(C) The infinite energy of the universe alone
(D) The substance and infinite energy of the universe
Ans: D
88. Locke suggests that the idea of substance is
(A) Simple idea
(B) Complex idea
(C) Particular idea
(D) None of the above
Ans: B
89. According to Kant, moral duty is
(A) The command of God
(B) Imperative of pure reason
(C) Determined by majority
(D) Given by one’s intuition
Ans: B
90. Which one of the following upholds that, “society must not exist for society’s sake” but for “a type of being who is able to raise himself to its higher task and to a higher state of being”?
(A) Hegel
(B) Nietzsche
(C) Sri Aurobindo
(D) Marx
Ans: B
91. Russell’s atomic facts are
(A) Facts of atomic physics
(B) sense-data
(C) Facts of logical space
(D) Elements of atomic proposition
Ans: B
92. Husserl supports
(A) Absolute idealism
(B) Absolute empiricism
(C) Transcendental idealism
(D) Transcendental rationalism
Ans: C
93. Heidegger characterises Dasein in terms of
(A) Affective isolation of being
(B) Being-in-itself
(C) Affective relationship with surrounding people and objects
(D) being-for-itself
Ans: C
94. Match List – I with List – II and select correct answer from given code:
List – I List – II
a. Ghost in the Machine i. G.E. Moore
b. Elimination of Metaphysics ii. Austin
c. Defence of common sense iii. A.J. Ayer
d. Speech act iv. Gilbert Ryle
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv iii ii i
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) ii iii i iv
(D) iv iii i ii
Ans: D
95. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from given code:
List – I List – II
a. Plato i. Critique of Pure Reason
b. Kant ii. Foundation of Empirical Knowledge
c. Wittgenstein iii. Republic
d. Ayer iv. Philosophical Investigation
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) iv ii i iii
(D) iv iii ii i
Ans: B
96. Match List – I with List – II and select correct answer by using the given code:
List – I List – II
(Books) (Authors)
a. Religion of Man i. Śri Aurobindo
b. Freedom from the Known ii. Śri R. Tagore
c. Eastern Religion and Western Thought iii. Śri J. Krishnamurti
d. The Life Divine iv. S. Radhakrishnan
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii i iv iii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) ii iii iv i
Ans: D
97. Leibnitz defines monads as
(A) Physical object
(B) Mental object
(C) Centres of force or energy
(D) None of the above
Ans: C
98. Which pair correctly matches in following the cause of Neo-Buddhist thought in India in contemporary times?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Lokmanya Tilak, Śri M.G. Ranade
(C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Śri D.D. Kosambi, Dr. Rahul Sa krityāyana
(D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, Śri J. Krishnamurti, Sri Dalai Lama
Ans: C
99. According to G. E. Moore whenever there is a conflict between a philosophical doctrine and common sense, it was more likely that
(A) Common sense has gone astray than that philosophical doctrine had done so.
(B) The argument has gone astray than that the common sense had done so.
(C) Bothargument and common sense have gone astray.
(D) Neither the argument nor common sense had gone stray.
Ans: B
100. Match Set – I and Set – II and select the correct answer from the code:
List – I List – II
(Thinkers) (Doctrines/Sayings)
a. Śri Aurobindo i. Biological & spiritual aspects of man
b. R.N. Tagore ii. Self-evident elaboration of the self-evident
c. K.C. Bhattacharya iii. Universal Religion
d. Vivekananda iv. Psychic transformation
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv i ii iii
(C) iv ii i iii
(D) ii i iii iv
Ans: B