PHILOSOPHY
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All
questions are compulsory.
June 2014
1. Bhutayajña is performed for the
wellbeing of
(A) Souls of dead persons
(B) Souls of the ancestors
(C) The Performer
(D) None of the above
Answer:(D)
2. The correct sequence of some items
of drādaśanidāna according to the
Buddhists is
(A) Nāmarūpa, Vijñāna, Sadāyatan,
Sparśa
(B) Vijñāna, Nāmarūpa, Sadāyatan,
Sparśa
(C) Vijñāna, Nāmarūpa, Sparśa,
Sadāyatan
(D) Sadāyatan, Vijñāna, Nāmarūpa,
Sparśa
Answer:(B)
3. Bandhana (bondage) is of two types
i.e. Bhāvabandhana &
Dravyabandhana – this view is upheld
by
(A) Nyāya
(B) Yoga
(C) Jaina
(D) None of the above
Answer:(C)
4. Which school holds that God exists,
but he has not created the World ?
(A) Vaiśesika
(B) Cārvāka
(C) Yoga
(D) Nyāya
Answer:(C)
5.Svalaksana according to the
Buddhists is
(A) Momentary only
(B) Real only
(C) Both momentary and real
(D) Eternal and real
Answer:(C)
6. Given below an Assertion (A) and a
Reason (R).
Consider them and select the correct
code in the context of Buddhism.
Assertion (A) : Even Nirvāna is a
stable of misery.
Reason (R) : Sarvam duhkham
duhkham
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A)
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true and
(R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(D) (A) and (R) are both false and
(R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
Answer:(C)
7. According to Nyāya which Pramāna
cognizes absence ?
(A) Pratyaksha
(B) Anumān
(C) Anupalabdhi
(D) Sabda
Answer:(A)
8. Which one of the following
alternatives is accepted by some
schools of Buddhism ?
(A) Swatah – Pramanya, Partah – Apramanya
(B) Swatah – Pramanya, Swatah – Apramanya
(C) Partah – Pramanya, Swatah – Apramanya
(D) Partah – Pramanya, Partah – Apramanya
Answer:(C)
9. What is the right sequence of five
Kle–sasa, according to Yoga Darshana ?
(A) Avidyā, Asmitā, Rāga, ______ Dvesa ,
Abhinive–sa
(B) Asmitā, Avidyā, Rāga, ______ Dvesa ,
Abhinive–sa
(C) Rāga, Asmitā, Avidyā, ______ Dvesa ,
Abhinive–sa
(D) Abhinive–sa, Rāga, Asmitā,
Avidyā, Dvesa ,
Answer:(A)
10. What is the link between Brahman
and World, according to Sri
Aurobindo ?
(A) Mind
(B) Higher Mind
(C) Illumined Mind
(D) Supermind
Answer:(D)
11. Which one of the following is the
basis of law of Karma, according to
Vedic tradition ?
(A) God
(B) Nature
(C) Human Being
(D) Rit
Answer:(D)
12. Which one is not a Cittavrithi ?
(A)Smrti
(B) Viparyaya
(C) Vitarka
(D) Pramana
Answer:(C)
13. In the following example there is
Hetvabhāsa which is known as :
‘Sabda is eternal because there is
Sabdatva in it’,
(A) Sādhārana anekāntika
(B) Asādhārana anekāntika
(C) Anupasamhāri anekāntika
(D) None of the above
Answer:(B)
14. The concept of Jivan-Mukta is the
ideal of
(A) Mimāmsā
(B) Dvaita-Vedanta
(C) Visista-Advaita
(D) Advaita-Vedanta
Answer:(D)
15. What is the correct sequence in
evolutionary process of mind to
supermind, according to Sri Aurobindo ?
(A) Illumined mind, Higher mind,
Intuitive mind, Overmind and
Supermind
(B) Higher mind, Illumined mind,
Intuitive mind, Overmind and
Supermind
(C) Intuitive mind, Overmind,
Supermind, Higher mind,
Illumined mind
(D) Supermind, Highermind,
Illumined mind, Intuitive mind
and Overmind
Answer:(B)
16. Who according to Sri Aurobindo, is
the father of ignorance ?
(A) Supermind
(B) Overmind
(C) Illumined mind
(D) Intuitive mind
Answer:(B)
17. Who has propounded ultimate reality
as supra-ethical ?
(A) Nietzsche
(B) Gandhi
(C) Sri Aurobindo
(D) K.C. Bhattacharya
Answer:(C)
18. What is the right sequence of triple
process of evolution, according to Sri
Aurobindo ?
(A) Heightening, Widening and
Integration
(B) Widening, Heightening and
Integration
(C) Integration, Heightening and
Widening
(D) None of the above
Answer:(B)
19. According to M māmsā, the validity
of knowledge is
(A) Intrinsic
(B) Extrinsic
(C) Both Intrinsic and Extrinsic
(D) Neither Intrinsic nor Extrinsic
Answer:(A)
20. According to Kumaril the relation of
genes with individual is known as
(A) Identity indifference
(B) External relation
(C) Inseparable relation
(D) All the three
Answer:(A)
21. Match the following by using the
code below :
List – I List – II
(Thinker) (Doctrine)
a. Vivekananda i. Surplus in man
b. Tagore ii. Universal religion
c. Sri Aurobindo iii. Neo-Buddhism
d. Ambedkar iv. Purnādvaita
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i iv ii iii
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) iii i ii iv
Answer:(A)
22. Who has propounded that ‘Religion
is not meant for empty belly’ ?
(A) Radhakrishnan
(B) Tagore
(C) Krishnamurti
(D) Vivekananda
Answer:(D)
23. Who has propounded that matter and
spirit are the lowest and highest
terms of the same existence ?
(A) Gandhi
(B) Sankara
(C) Tagore
(D) Sri Aurobindo
Answer:(D)
24. Match the List – I with List – II and
choose correct answer from the code
given below :
List – I List – II
(Authors) (Texts)
a. Gandhi i. The Human Cycle
b. Sri Aurobindo ii. My Experiments
with Truth
c. Tagore iii. The Hindu
View of Life
d. Radhakrishnan iv. The Religion of
Man
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i ii iv iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii iii iv i
Answer:(A)
25. Who said that ‘Concepts without
percepts are empty and percepts
without concepts are blind’ ?
(A) Kant
(B) Locke
(C) Berkeley
(D) Spinoza
Answer:(A)
26. Which of the followings are
considered as NOT primary qualities ?
(A) Solidity and Extension
(B) Figure and Motion
(C) Rest and Number
(D) Colour and Sound
Answer:(D)
27. Consider the ‘Assertion’ (A) and
‘Reason’ (R) and mark the correct
option in the light of ontological
argument.
Assertion (A) : God exists as an
absolutely perfect being.
Reason (R) : Perfection does not
entail existence.
Codes :
(A) (A) and (R) both are true and
(R) provides correct
explanation of (A).
(B) (A) and (R) both are false and
(R) does not provides correct
explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false and
(R) does not provide correct
explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is false and (R), is true and
(R) does not provide correct
explanation of (A).
Answer:(C)
28. Choose the correct order of hierarchy
of sciences according to Plato.
(A) Arithmetic, Geometry,
Astronomy, Harmonics and
Dialectics
(B) Dialectics, Arithmetic,
Astronomy, Harmonics and
Geometry
(C) Dialectics, Astronomy,
Arithmetic, Geometry and
Harmonics
(D) Arithmetic, Astronomy,
Diabetics, Geometry and
Harmonics
Answer:(A)
29. Which of the Philosophers noted
below belong to Milesian School ?
Make the correct code :
1. Thales 2. Anaximander
3. Parmenides 4. Anaximanes
Codes :
(A) 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 2 and 4
(D) All of the above
Answer:(B)
30. According to A.J. Ayer statements
pertaining to ethics are
(A) Cognitive
(B) Non-Cognitive
(C) Analytic
(D) A-prior
Answer:(B)
31. Match the locus of the universal with
its corresponding theory :
a. Universal has i. Aristotelianism
independent
existence
b. Universal exists ii. Nominalism
only in
particulars
c. Universals exist iii. Conceptualism
in mind
d. Universals have iv. Realism
neither
independent
existence nor
reside in mind
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) iv i iii ii
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) ii iii iv i
Answer:(B)
32. Which group of the elements
mentioned below belongs to
substance according to Aristotle ?
1. Universal
2. Qualities
3. Relations
4. An unknown substratum called
matter by itself.
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) only 1 and 3
(C) only 4
(D) all of the above
Answer:(D)
33. Which group of the Philosophers
noted below belong to quantitative
atomism ? Mark the correct code as
given below :
1. Anaxagoras
2. Leucippus
3. Democritus
4. Empedocles
Codes :
(A) 1, 3 and 4
(B) only 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) all of the above
Answer:(C)
34. The philosophical concept of God as
the infinite and Boundless matter was
first advocated by
(A) Aristotle
(B) Anaximander
(C) Anselm
(D) Heraclitus
Answer:(B)
35. Select the correct sequence of the
Ancient Greek Philosophers
mentioned below on the basis of their
period
(A) Heraclitus, Pythagoras,
Democritus, Parmenides
(B) Democritus, Heraclitus,
Parmenides, Pythagoras
(C) Parmenides, Heraclitus,
Pythagoras, Democritus
(D) Pythagoras, Parmenides,
Heraclitus, Democritus
Answer:(D)
36. The theory ‘Ghost in Machine’ is
related to
(A) Official doctrine of mind
(B) Theory of Life and Death
(C) Spiritual theory of mind
(D) Mysticism
Answer:(A)
37. Read undernoted sentences carefully
and mark the correct option as given
below :
Sentences :
I. Hume makes difference
between sensation and
perception.
II. Hume is an idealist
III. Hume is an idealist, but
emparacist too.
IV. Hume is sceptic and a
rationalist too
Options :
(A) I and II are false, but III and IV
are true.
(B) I and II are true, but III and IV
are false
(C) All but I is true.
(D) All but I is false.
Answer:(D)
38. What are the three aspects of ‘Care’
according to Heidegger ?
(A) Facticity, Possibility, Falleness
(B) Facticity, Attention, Discipline
(C) Discipline, Falleness, Possiblity
(D) Attention, Facticity, Falleness
Answer:(A)
39. According to pragmatic theory of
Truth
(A) Truth is a system of beliefs and
it must not disagree with real.
(B) Truth must be a copy of Reality
and it must not disagree with
Reality.
(C) Truth must not disagree with
reality and it must have
workability.
(D) An idea is true if it works and
if it is a copy of reality.
Answer:(C)
40. Match List – I with List – II and
mark the correct option as given
below :
List – I List – II
a. Defence of i. Wittgenstein
common sense
b. Problems of ii. Russell
Philosophy
c. The Brown Book iii. Moore
d. Concept of mind iv. Ryle
Options :
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) i iv iii ii
Answer:(A)
41. Examine given ‘A’ (Assertion) and
‘R’ (Reason) and mark correct option
as given below :
Assertion (A) : According to
Berkeley there is no difference
in Primary and Secondary
qualities.
Reason (R) : Russell holds that
General propositions are never
existential.
Options :
(A) (A) and (R) both are true and (R)
provides a correct explanation of
(A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) does not provide correct
explanation of (A).
(C) (A) and (R) both are false, but
(R) provides correct explanation
to (A).
(D) (A) is true and (R) is false, but
(R) provides a correct
explanation of (A).
Answer:(B)
42. According to Kant, the two a priori
forms of sensibility are
(A) World and Soul
(B) Soul and God
(C) World and God
(D) Space and Time
Answer:(D)
43. Which one of the following pairs is
correctly matched ?
(A) Wittgenstein – Philosophy and
Analysis
(B) C.S. Pierce – Critical
Philosophy
(C) Husserl – Meaning and
Use
(D) G.E. Moore – Refutation of
Idealism
Answer:(D)
44. Ramanuja’s satkhyati is also known
as
(A) Anirvacaniya Khyati
(B) Akhyati
(C) Sadasat Khyati
(D) Yathartha Khyati
Answer:(D)
45. The view that ‘language has multiple
functions to perform’ is related to
(A) Picture theory of meaning
(B) Use theory of meaning
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Answer:(B)
46. According to Carvaka anumana
cannot be accepted as a source of
knowledge because
(A) There is no necessary relation
between Paksa and Sādhya
(B) There is doubt regarding the
knowledge of Paksa
(C) Vyāpti cannot be established
(D) None of the above
Answer:(C)
47. Who propounds ‘Bhakti’ as the main
thesis of Gita ?
(A) Sankara
(B) Rāmānuja
(C) Lokmānya Tilak
(D) Gandhi
Answer:(B)
48. Apohavada in Buddhism leads to the
development of
(A) Nominalism
(B) Conceptualism
(C) Realism
(D) Pragmatism
Answer:(A)
49. According to Russell, which are of
the following have meaning of their
own ?
(A) Proper names
(B) Definite Descriptions
(C) Indefinite Descriptions
(D) Both (A) and (C)
Answer:(A)
50. Russell said that his doctrine of
logical Atomism is derived from the
writings of
(A) Schlick
(B) Carnap
(C) Frege
(D) Wittgenstein
Answer:(D)
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All
questions are compulsory.
June 2014
1. Bhutayajña is performed for the
wellbeing of
(A) Souls of dead persons
(B) Souls of the ancestors
(C) The Performer
(D) None of the above
Answer:(D)
2. The correct sequence of some items
of drādaśanidāna according to the
Buddhists is
(A) Nāmarūpa, Vijñāna, Sadāyatan,
Sparśa
(B) Vijñāna, Nāmarūpa, Sadāyatan,
Sparśa
(C) Vijñāna, Nāmarūpa, Sparśa,
Sadāyatan
(D) Sadāyatan, Vijñāna, Nāmarūpa,
Sparśa
Answer:(B)
3. Bandhana (bondage) is of two types
i.e. Bhāvabandhana &
Dravyabandhana – this view is upheld
by
(A) Nyāya
(B) Yoga
(C) Jaina
(D) None of the above
Answer:(C)
4. Which school holds that God exists,
but he has not created the World ?
(A) Vaiśesika
(B) Cārvāka
(C) Yoga
(D) Nyāya
Answer:(C)
5.Svalaksana according to the
Buddhists is
(A) Momentary only
(B) Real only
(C) Both momentary and real
(D) Eternal and real
Answer:(C)
6. Given below an Assertion (A) and a
Reason (R).
Consider them and select the correct
code in the context of Buddhism.
Assertion (A) : Even Nirvāna is a
stable of misery.
Reason (R) : Sarvam duhkham
duhkham
Code :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
(B) (A) is true and (R) is false and
(R) is the correct explanation of
(A)
(C) (A) is false and (R) is true and
(R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
(D) (A) and (R) are both false and
(R) is not the correct
explanation of (A).
Answer:(C)
7. According to Nyāya which Pramāna
cognizes absence ?
(A) Pratyaksha
(B) Anumān
(C) Anupalabdhi
(D) Sabda
Answer:(A)
8. Which one of the following
alternatives is accepted by some
schools of Buddhism ?
(A) Swatah – Pramanya, Partah – Apramanya
(B) Swatah – Pramanya, Swatah – Apramanya
(C) Partah – Pramanya, Swatah – Apramanya
(D) Partah – Pramanya, Partah – Apramanya
Answer:(C)
9. What is the right sequence of five
Kle–sasa, according to Yoga Darshana ?
(A) Avidyā, Asmitā, Rāga, ______ Dvesa ,
Abhinive–sa
(B) Asmitā, Avidyā, Rāga, ______ Dvesa ,
Abhinive–sa
(C) Rāga, Asmitā, Avidyā, ______ Dvesa ,
Abhinive–sa
(D) Abhinive–sa, Rāga, Asmitā,
Avidyā, Dvesa ,
Answer:(A)
10. What is the link between Brahman
and World, according to Sri
Aurobindo ?
(A) Mind
(B) Higher Mind
(C) Illumined Mind
(D) Supermind
Answer:(D)
11. Which one of the following is the
basis of law of Karma, according to
Vedic tradition ?
(A) God
(B) Nature
(C) Human Being
(D) Rit
Answer:(D)
12. Which one is not a Cittavrithi ?
(A)Smrti
(B) Viparyaya
(C) Vitarka
(D) Pramana
Answer:(C)
13. In the following example there is
Hetvabhāsa which is known as :
‘Sabda is eternal because there is
Sabdatva in it’,
(A) Sādhārana anekāntika
(B) Asādhārana anekāntika
(C) Anupasamhāri anekāntika
(D) None of the above
Answer:(B)
14. The concept of Jivan-Mukta is the
ideal of
(A) Mimāmsā
(B) Dvaita-Vedanta
(C) Visista-Advaita
(D) Advaita-Vedanta
Answer:(D)
15. What is the correct sequence in
evolutionary process of mind to
supermind, according to Sri Aurobindo ?
(A) Illumined mind, Higher mind,
Intuitive mind, Overmind and
Supermind
(B) Higher mind, Illumined mind,
Intuitive mind, Overmind and
Supermind
(C) Intuitive mind, Overmind,
Supermind, Higher mind,
Illumined mind
(D) Supermind, Highermind,
Illumined mind, Intuitive mind
and Overmind
Answer:(B)
16. Who according to Sri Aurobindo, is
the father of ignorance ?
(A) Supermind
(B) Overmind
(C) Illumined mind
(D) Intuitive mind
Answer:(B)
17. Who has propounded ultimate reality
as supra-ethical ?
(A) Nietzsche
(B) Gandhi
(C) Sri Aurobindo
(D) K.C. Bhattacharya
Answer:(C)
18. What is the right sequence of triple
process of evolution, according to Sri
Aurobindo ?
(A) Heightening, Widening and
Integration
(B) Widening, Heightening and
Integration
(C) Integration, Heightening and
Widening
(D) None of the above
Answer:(B)
19. According to M māmsā, the validity
of knowledge is
(A) Intrinsic
(B) Extrinsic
(C) Both Intrinsic and Extrinsic
(D) Neither Intrinsic nor Extrinsic
Answer:(A)
20. According to Kumaril the relation of
genes with individual is known as
(A) Identity indifference
(B) External relation
(C) Inseparable relation
(D) All the three
Answer:(A)
21. Match the following by using the
code below :
List – I List – II
(Thinker) (Doctrine)
a. Vivekananda i. Surplus in man
b. Tagore ii. Universal religion
c. Sri Aurobindo iii. Neo-Buddhism
d. Ambedkar iv. Purnādvaita
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i iv ii iii
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) iii i ii iv
Answer:(A)
22. Who has propounded that ‘Religion
is not meant for empty belly’ ?
(A) Radhakrishnan
(B) Tagore
(C) Krishnamurti
(D) Vivekananda
Answer:(D)
23. Who has propounded that matter and
spirit are the lowest and highest
terms of the same existence ?
(A) Gandhi
(B) Sankara
(C) Tagore
(D) Sri Aurobindo
Answer:(D)
24. Match the List – I with List – II and
choose correct answer from the code
given below :
List – I List – II
(Authors) (Texts)
a. Gandhi i. The Human Cycle
b. Sri Aurobindo ii. My Experiments
with Truth
c. Tagore iii. The Hindu
View of Life
d. Radhakrishnan iv. The Religion of
Man
Codes :
a b c d
(A) ii i iv iii
(B) i ii iv iii
(C) iii ii i iv
(D) ii iii iv i
Answer:(A)
25. Who said that ‘Concepts without
percepts are empty and percepts
without concepts are blind’ ?
(A) Kant
(B) Locke
(C) Berkeley
(D) Spinoza
Answer:(A)
26. Which of the followings are
considered as NOT primary qualities ?
(A) Solidity and Extension
(B) Figure and Motion
(C) Rest and Number
(D) Colour and Sound
Answer:(D)
27. Consider the ‘Assertion’ (A) and
‘Reason’ (R) and mark the correct
option in the light of ontological
argument.
Assertion (A) : God exists as an
absolutely perfect being.
Reason (R) : Perfection does not
entail existence.
Codes :
(A) (A) and (R) both are true and
(R) provides correct
explanation of (A).
(B) (A) and (R) both are false and
(R) does not provides correct
explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false and
(R) does not provide correct
explanation of (A).
(D) (A) is false and (R), is true and
(R) does not provide correct
explanation of (A).
Answer:(C)
28. Choose the correct order of hierarchy
of sciences according to Plato.
(A) Arithmetic, Geometry,
Astronomy, Harmonics and
Dialectics
(B) Dialectics, Arithmetic,
Astronomy, Harmonics and
Geometry
(C) Dialectics, Astronomy,
Arithmetic, Geometry and
Harmonics
(D) Arithmetic, Astronomy,
Diabetics, Geometry and
Harmonics
Answer:(A)
29. Which of the Philosophers noted
below belong to Milesian School ?
Make the correct code :
1. Thales 2. Anaximander
3. Parmenides 4. Anaximanes
Codes :
(A) 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 2 and 4
(D) All of the above
Answer:(B)
30. According to A.J. Ayer statements
pertaining to ethics are
(A) Cognitive
(B) Non-Cognitive
(C) Analytic
(D) A-prior
Answer:(B)
31. Match the locus of the universal with
its corresponding theory :
a. Universal has i. Aristotelianism
independent
existence
b. Universal exists ii. Nominalism
only in
particulars
c. Universals exist iii. Conceptualism
in mind
d. Universals have iv. Realism
neither
independent
existence nor
reside in mind
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i iii iv ii
(B) iv i iii ii
(C) iv ii iii i
(D) ii iii iv i
Answer:(B)
32. Which group of the elements
mentioned below belongs to
substance according to Aristotle ?
1. Universal
2. Qualities
3. Relations
4. An unknown substratum called
matter by itself.
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) only 1 and 3
(C) only 4
(D) all of the above
Answer:(D)
33. Which group of the Philosophers
noted below belong to quantitative
atomism ? Mark the correct code as
given below :
1. Anaxagoras
2. Leucippus
3. Democritus
4. Empedocles
Codes :
(A) 1, 3 and 4
(B) only 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) all of the above
Answer:(C)
34. The philosophical concept of God as
the infinite and Boundless matter was
first advocated by
(A) Aristotle
(B) Anaximander
(C) Anselm
(D) Heraclitus
Answer:(B)
35. Select the correct sequence of the
Ancient Greek Philosophers
mentioned below on the basis of their
period
(A) Heraclitus, Pythagoras,
Democritus, Parmenides
(B) Democritus, Heraclitus,
Parmenides, Pythagoras
(C) Parmenides, Heraclitus,
Pythagoras, Democritus
(D) Pythagoras, Parmenides,
Heraclitus, Democritus
Answer:(D)
36. The theory ‘Ghost in Machine’ is
related to
(A) Official doctrine of mind
(B) Theory of Life and Death
(C) Spiritual theory of mind
(D) Mysticism
Answer:(A)
37. Read undernoted sentences carefully
and mark the correct option as given
below :
Sentences :
I. Hume makes difference
between sensation and
perception.
II. Hume is an idealist
III. Hume is an idealist, but
emparacist too.
IV. Hume is sceptic and a
rationalist too
Options :
(A) I and II are false, but III and IV
are true.
(B) I and II are true, but III and IV
are false
(C) All but I is true.
(D) All but I is false.
Answer:(D)
38. What are the three aspects of ‘Care’
according to Heidegger ?
(A) Facticity, Possibility, Falleness
(B) Facticity, Attention, Discipline
(C) Discipline, Falleness, Possiblity
(D) Attention, Facticity, Falleness
Answer:(A)
39. According to pragmatic theory of
Truth
(A) Truth is a system of beliefs and
it must not disagree with real.
(B) Truth must be a copy of Reality
and it must not disagree with
Reality.
(C) Truth must not disagree with
reality and it must have
workability.
(D) An idea is true if it works and
if it is a copy of reality.
Answer:(C)
40. Match List – I with List – II and
mark the correct option as given
below :
List – I List – II
a. Defence of i. Wittgenstein
common sense
b. Problems of ii. Russell
Philosophy
c. The Brown Book iii. Moore
d. Concept of mind iv. Ryle
Options :
a b c d
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iv iii ii i
(C) iii ii iv i
(D) i iv iii ii
Answer:(A)
41. Examine given ‘A’ (Assertion) and
‘R’ (Reason) and mark correct option
as given below :
Assertion (A) : According to
Berkeley there is no difference
in Primary and Secondary
qualities.
Reason (R) : Russell holds that
General propositions are never
existential.
Options :
(A) (A) and (R) both are true and (R)
provides a correct explanation of
(A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and
(R) does not provide correct
explanation of (A).
(C) (A) and (R) both are false, but
(R) provides correct explanation
to (A).
(D) (A) is true and (R) is false, but
(R) provides a correct
explanation of (A).
Answer:(B)
42. According to Kant, the two a priori
forms of sensibility are
(A) World and Soul
(B) Soul and God
(C) World and God
(D) Space and Time
Answer:(D)
43. Which one of the following pairs is
correctly matched ?
(A) Wittgenstein – Philosophy and
Analysis
(B) C.S. Pierce – Critical
Philosophy
(C) Husserl – Meaning and
Use
(D) G.E. Moore – Refutation of
Idealism
Answer:(D)
44. Ramanuja’s satkhyati is also known
as
(A) Anirvacaniya Khyati
(B) Akhyati
(C) Sadasat Khyati
(D) Yathartha Khyati
Answer:(D)
45. The view that ‘language has multiple
functions to perform’ is related to
(A) Picture theory of meaning
(B) Use theory of meaning
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Answer:(B)
46. According to Carvaka anumana
cannot be accepted as a source of
knowledge because
(A) There is no necessary relation
between Paksa and Sādhya
(B) There is doubt regarding the
knowledge of Paksa
(C) Vyāpti cannot be established
(D) None of the above
Answer:(C)
47. Who propounds ‘Bhakti’ as the main
thesis of Gita ?
(A) Sankara
(B) Rāmānuja
(C) Lokmānya Tilak
(D) Gandhi
Answer:(B)
48. Apohavada in Buddhism leads to the
development of
(A) Nominalism
(B) Conceptualism
(C) Realism
(D) Pragmatism
Answer:(A)
49. According to Russell, which are of
the following have meaning of their
own ?
(A) Proper names
(B) Definite Descriptions
(C) Indefinite Descriptions
(D) Both (A) and (C)
Answer:(A)
50. Russell said that his doctrine of
logical Atomism is derived from the
writings of
(A) Schlick
(B) Carnap
(C) Frege
(D) Wittgenstein
Answer:(D)