PHILOSOPHY
Paper-II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions
are compulsory.
Sep 2013
1. Which one of the following upholds
the view that, ‘ought’, ‘right’, ‘good’
and the like have meaning only when
defined in term of pleasure ?
(A) J.S. Mill
(B) C.S. Pierce
(C) Aristotle
(D) Bentham
Answer:(D)
2. According to early Wittgenstein :
(A) Language may be used to
represent the world but cannot
be used to represent how
language represents.
(B) Language may be used to
represent the world and may also
be used to represent how
language represents.
(C) Language cannot be used to
represent the world but may be
used to represent how language
represents.
(D) Language can neither be used to
represent the world nor can it be
used to represent how language
represents.
Answer:(A)
3. According to B.R. Ambedkar the ideal
religion should :
i be consistant with science
ii rationalise rituals and
superstitious
iii support liberty, equality and
fraternity
iv not glorify poverty
v be based on Buddhist canons
vi have sacred morality as its core
concept
Choose from the codes given below :
(A) i, ii and iii
(B) iii, iv and vi
(C) iii, iv and v
(D) i, iii and iv
Answer:(D)
4. In the context of logical positivism
evaluate (A) and (R) and select correct
answer from given options :
Assertion (A) : ‘God exists’ is a
true proposition.
Reason (R) : ‘God exists’ is not
verifiable.
Options :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R)
provides a correct explanation of
(A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false and
(R) does not provide a 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 a correct
explanation of (A).
Answer:(D)
5. According to which of the following
‘enumerability constitutes the true
nature of things’ ?
(A) Parmenides
(B) Democritus
(C) Pythagoras
(D) Empedocles
Answer:(C)
6. According to Heraclitus
(A) reality is ceaseless change and
the underlying substance of the
universe is fire.
(B) reality is composed of uncreated
atoms and the underlying
substance of the universe is fire.
(C) reality is unchanging and the
underlying substance of the
universe is fire.
(D) reality is indivisible and the
underlying substance of the
universe is fire.
Answer:(A)
7. One of the permanent legacies of
Platonism to Aristotle is
(A) the conviction that reality exists
by itself.
(B) the conviction that reality is
parasitic on God.
(C) the conviction that reality is a
myth.
(D) the conviction that reality lies in
form.
Answer:(D)
8. Both Plato and Aristotle upheld that
the true explanation of things is to be
sought
(A) right in the beginning
(B) not in the beginning but in the
end
(C) not in the end but in the
beginning
(D) neither in the beginning nor in
the end
Answer:(B)
9. According to St. Thomas Aquinas the
existence of God can be proved in
(A) Three ways
(B) Five ways
(C) Seven ways
(D) Nine ways
Answer:(X)
10. The chief concern of Aristotle is
(A) to proposed transcendental
theories of knowledge.
(B) to prove the existence of God.
(C) to prove the reality of the
external world.
(D) to protect the knowledge of the
plural and multifarious world we
live in.
Answer:(D)
11. Berkeley rejects Locke’s distinction
between primary and secondary
qualities because :
(A) All qualities are subjective
(B) Only secondary qualities are
subjective
(C) Qualities are created by God
(D) Qualities inhere in substance
Answer:(A)
12. Hegel
(A) rejected the concept of ‘the
thing-in-itself’ but accepted that
all reality is the expression of
thought.
(B) accepted the concept of ‘the
thing-in-itself’ but rejected that
all reality is the expression of
thought.
(C) accepted both the concept of ‘the
thing-in-itself’ and that all reality
is the expression of thought.
(D) rejected both the concept of ‘the
thing-in-itself’ and that all reality
is the experience of thought
Answer:(A)
13. Locke’s realism is a
(A) Representative Realism
(B) Naïve-Realism
(C) Neo-Realism
(D) Pluralistic-Realism
Answer:(X)
14. Scepticism in Hume is :
(A) antecedent
(B) style statement
(C) consequent
(D) postulate
Answer:(C)
15. Select the correct sequence
(A) Prak ti, Mahat, Ahamkara,
Bhuta
(B) Puru a, Prak ti, Ahamkara,
Bhuta
(C) Prak ti, Mahat, Ahamkara,
Tanmatra
(D) Prak ti, Ahamkara, Bhuta,
Tanmatra
Answer:(C)
16. Consider the List I and List II and
select the correct answer from the
code.
List – I List – II
1. Laungāksh- i. Bhāttakaustubha
bhaskara
2. Bhasarvajna ii. Arthasamgraha
3. Khandadeva iii. Nyāyasāra
4. Dharmaraja- iv. Vedāntaparibhāsa
dhwarendra
Codes :
1 2 3 4
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv ii i iii
Answer:(B)
17. The cause of the parimā a of a trasare u
is :
(A) Number of the paramānus
(B) Number of the dvayanukas
(C) Parimāna of the dvayanukas
(D) Parimā a of the Paramā us
Answer:(B)
18. Choose the correct sequence of the
Pañcāvayavi-nyāya held by the
Naiyāyikas.
(A) Pratijñā, hetu, upanaya,
udāhara a, nigamana
(B) Pratijñā, upanaya, hetu,
udāhara a, nigamana
(C) Pratijñā, hetu, udāhara a,
upanaya, nigamana
(D) Pratijñā, udahara a, hetu,
upanaya, nigamana
Answer:(C)
19. The vedic notion of R. ta is :
(A) A moral order only
(B) A cosmic order only
(C) A legal order only
(D) Both a moral and a cosmic order
Answer:(D)
20. The word syād in Jaina syadvāda
implies :
(A) Doubtful
(B) Unconditional ‘yes’
(C) Conditional ‘yes’
(D) None of the above
Answer:(C)
21. Select correct pair :
(A) Samprajñāta, A-samprajñāta
(B) Yoga, –Ishwarkrishna
(C) Ishwarkrishna, Samprajñāta
(D) Samprajñāta, Moksa
Answer:(A)
22. What position does the Nyāya system
hold ?
(A) Svatahprāmānya, Paratah
aprāmānya
(B) Paratah prāmānya, Paratah
aprāmānya
(C) Paratah prāmānya, Svatah
aprāmānya
(D) Neither of the above
Answer:(B)
23. The relation between self and the body
according to the Vaiśesikas is :
(A) Samavāya
(B) Samyoga
(C) Svarūpa
(D) None of the above
Answer:(B)
24. Who holds the theory of
Saptaprajñāvāda ?
(A) Yoga Philosophy
(B) Vedānta Philosophy
(C) Sāmkhya Philosophy
(D) Vaiśesika Philosophy
Answer:(A)
25. Which one is the correct match ?
Answer by using the given code :
a. Praśastapāda i. Tattvopaplabsi ha
b. Nāgārjuna ii. Nyāya Kusumāñjali
c. Vācaspati iii. Tattvakaumidi
d. Udayana iv. Padārthadharma samgraha
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv i iii ii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iii ii i iv
Answer:(B)
26. Which one of the following is a school
of Purva-Mimāsā ?
(A) Murāri Miśhra School
(B) Nimbārka School
(C) Jayanta School
(D) None of these
Answer:(A)
27. Select the correct pair :
(A) Viśi tadvaita : Adhyāsa
(B) Saguna Brahma : Ap thaksiddhi
(C) Dvaita : Gaudapādācārya
(D) Three grades
of satta : Refutation of Māyā
Answer:(B)
28. Select the correct option :
(A) Kamalsila is the predecessor of
Dharmakirti and Jayanta Bhatta
(B) Ranga Ramanujaćārya is the
contemporary of
Gau apādāćārya and
Madhvāćārya
(C) Samkarāćārya is the predecessor
of Gau apādāćārya and
Madhvāćārya
(D) Gau apadāćārya is the
predecessor of Shamkarāćārya
and Rāmānujāćārya
Answer:(D)
29. In the context of Sa khya Philosophy
consider the following :
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Assertion (A) : Pura a is ultimate
reality.
Reason (R) : Pura a is the substra-
tum of all the pleasures and pains.
Options :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false and
(R) does not provide correct
explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is false and (R) is true and
(R) provides correct
explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false and
(R) provides correct
explanation of (A).
(D) All the above mentioned options
are incorrect.
Answer:(A)
30. Which one among the following is not
a means of Śaktigraha ?
(A) Āptavākya
(B) V ddhavyavahāra
(C) Tarka
(D) Vyākarana
Answer:(C)
31. Followings are the three levels of
Reality according to Advaita Vedanta :
(A) Pārmārthika, Prātibhāsika,
Vyāvahārika
(B) Sāmvrtika, Samvyāvaharika,
Pārmārthika
(C) Pārmarthika, Samprātibhāsika,
Samvyāvaharika
(D) Sāmvrtika, Loka-samvrtti,
A-loka-samvrtti
Answer:(A)
32. Match correctly and answer with the
help of the code given :
Idea Thinker
a. Shunyavāda i. Maddhva
b. Advaitavāda ii. Shankara
c. Ajativāda iii. Gau apāda
d. Dvaitavāda iv. Nagarjunà
Codes :
i ii iii iv
(A) a c b d
(B) d b c a
(C) a b c d
(D) d c b a
Answer:(B)
33. The path of Rāja-yoga in modern
period was propounded by
(A) Swami Ram Tīrth
(B) Mahātmā Gandhi
(C) S. Rādhākrish an
(D) Swami Vivekānand
Answer:(D)
34. The book My Experiments with Truth
is written by
(A) Jiddu Krishnamurty
(B) Swami Yoganand
(C) Shri Raman Maharshi
(D) Mahātmā Gandhi
Answer:(D)
35. Which one of the following pairs is
incorrectly matched ?
(A) Dr. M. Iqbal -Integral,Intuition
(B) Dr. B.R. - Removal of Casteism
Ambedkar
(C) Sri. K.C. - The Subject as Freedom
Bhattacharya
(D) Sri. R. Tagore- Jivana-Devatā
Answer:(A)
36. According to Sri. Aurobindo, the
ascent from mind to supermind takes
place through the following order of
steps :
(A) Illumined mind, Overmind,
Intuition
(B) Illumined mind, Higher mind,
Intuition, Overmind
(C) Higher mind, Illumined mind,
Intuition, Overmind
(D) Intuition, Overmind, Illumined
mind
Answer:(C)
37. Sri. Rabindranath Tagore’s philosophy
is integral to the ideas of :
(A) Nimbarka’s philosophy and
Vaishnavism
(B) Madhva’s philosophy and
Vaishnavism
(C) Ramanuja’s Vedantā and
Vaishnavism
(D) Shankar’s advaitism and
Vaishnavism
Answer:(X)
38. Who amongst the following thinkers
gave prominent emphasis on the
concept of ‘Intellect and Intuition’ ?
(A) Dr. K.C. Bhattacharya
(B) Dr. S. Rādhākrish an
(C) Dr. M. Iqbal
(D) Dr. M.N. Roy
Answer:(B)
39. Which one of the following statements
illustrates the theory of Akhyātivāda ?
(A) Error emerges due to
amalgamation of perception and
memory.
(B) Error emerges due to incorrect
perception.
(C) Error emerges due to
misapprehension of the object.
(D) Error emerges due to a defect in
sense-organ.
Answer:(A)
40. For Descartes, the idea of soul
(A) is not related to reason
(B) is identical with reason
(C) contradicts reason
(D) does not contradict reason
Answer:(A)
41. ‘Okham’s razor’ is basically a method
of :
(A) Deduction
(B) Explanation
(C) Elaboration
(D) Elimination
Answer:(D)
42. Who upholds that ‘beings’ are the
objects of our common experience ?
(A) Heidegger
(B) Frege
(C) Kant
(D) Husserl
Answer:(A)
43. Match the List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I List – II
1. Clear and i. Leibnitz
Distinct idea
2. Pre-established ii. Kant
harmony
3. Solipsism iii. Descartes
4. Phenomenon iv. Berkeley
and noumenon
Codes :
1 2 3 4
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Answer:(B)
44. Husserl in his later works
(A) abandoned naturalism in favour
of transcendental idealism
(B) abandoned transcendental
idealism in favour of naturalism
(C) continued to uphold both
naturalism and transcendental
idealism
(D) abandoned both naturalism and
transcendental idealism
Answer:(A)
45. Who has advocated the idea of
‘Pañchabheda’ in Indian thought ?
(A) Madhavacharya
(B) Ramanujacharya
(C) Shankaracharya
(D) Nimbarkacharya
Answer:(A)
46. According to Plato the business of
philosophy is to fit the soul
(A) to stay permanently in the
material world
(B) to return to the limitations of the
mortal frame
(C) to stay permanently with God
(D) to stay permanently in the world
of ideas
Answer:(D)
47. According to Spinoza
(A) substance is always the subject
(B) substance exists in itself and
concerned by itself
(C) substance is material
(D) substance is the unknown
foundation of qualities
Answer:(X)
48. According to Leibnitz, city of God is
(A) non-existent
(B) a moral world distinct from
natural world
(C) a moral world in the natural
world
(D) a natural world
Answer:(C)
49. According to Kant belief in God is :
(A) accidental to ethics
(B) totally irrelevant to ethics
(C) contingent to ethics
(D) a presupposition of ethics
Answer:(D)
50. Russel’s theory of definite description
is important because it helps us in
understanding proportions involving
the use of
(A) empty terms
(B) denotative terms
(C) connotative terms
(D) infinite terms
Answer:(X)
Paper-II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions
are compulsory.
Sep 2013
1. Which one of the following upholds
the view that, ‘ought’, ‘right’, ‘good’
and the like have meaning only when
defined in term of pleasure ?
(A) J.S. Mill
(B) C.S. Pierce
(C) Aristotle
(D) Bentham
Answer:(D)
2. According to early Wittgenstein :
(A) Language may be used to
represent the world but cannot
be used to represent how
language represents.
(B) Language may be used to
represent the world and may also
be used to represent how
language represents.
(C) Language cannot be used to
represent the world but may be
used to represent how language
represents.
(D) Language can neither be used to
represent the world nor can it be
used to represent how language
represents.
Answer:(A)
3. According to B.R. Ambedkar the ideal
religion should :
i be consistant with science
ii rationalise rituals and
superstitious
iii support liberty, equality and
fraternity
iv not glorify poverty
v be based on Buddhist canons
vi have sacred morality as its core
concept
Choose from the codes given below :
(A) i, ii and iii
(B) iii, iv and vi
(C) iii, iv and v
(D) i, iii and iv
Answer:(D)
4. In the context of logical positivism
evaluate (A) and (R) and select correct
answer from given options :
Assertion (A) : ‘God exists’ is a
true proposition.
Reason (R) : ‘God exists’ is not
verifiable.
Options :
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R)
provides a correct explanation of
(A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false and
(R) does not provide a 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 a correct
explanation of (A).
Answer:(D)
5. According to which of the following
‘enumerability constitutes the true
nature of things’ ?
(A) Parmenides
(B) Democritus
(C) Pythagoras
(D) Empedocles
Answer:(C)
6. According to Heraclitus
(A) reality is ceaseless change and
the underlying substance of the
universe is fire.
(B) reality is composed of uncreated
atoms and the underlying
substance of the universe is fire.
(C) reality is unchanging and the
underlying substance of the
universe is fire.
(D) reality is indivisible and the
underlying substance of the
universe is fire.
Answer:(A)
7. One of the permanent legacies of
Platonism to Aristotle is
(A) the conviction that reality exists
by itself.
(B) the conviction that reality is
parasitic on God.
(C) the conviction that reality is a
myth.
(D) the conviction that reality lies in
form.
Answer:(D)
8. Both Plato and Aristotle upheld that
the true explanation of things is to be
sought
(A) right in the beginning
(B) not in the beginning but in the
end
(C) not in the end but in the
beginning
(D) neither in the beginning nor in
the end
Answer:(B)
9. According to St. Thomas Aquinas the
existence of God can be proved in
(A) Three ways
(B) Five ways
(C) Seven ways
(D) Nine ways
Answer:(X)
10. The chief concern of Aristotle is
(A) to proposed transcendental
theories of knowledge.
(B) to prove the existence of God.
(C) to prove the reality of the
external world.
(D) to protect the knowledge of the
plural and multifarious world we
live in.
Answer:(D)
11. Berkeley rejects Locke’s distinction
between primary and secondary
qualities because :
(A) All qualities are subjective
(B) Only secondary qualities are
subjective
(C) Qualities are created by God
(D) Qualities inhere in substance
Answer:(A)
12. Hegel
(A) rejected the concept of ‘the
thing-in-itself’ but accepted that
all reality is the expression of
thought.
(B) accepted the concept of ‘the
thing-in-itself’ but rejected that
all reality is the expression of
thought.
(C) accepted both the concept of ‘the
thing-in-itself’ and that all reality
is the expression of thought.
(D) rejected both the concept of ‘the
thing-in-itself’ and that all reality
is the experience of thought
Answer:(A)
13. Locke’s realism is a
(A) Representative Realism
(B) Naïve-Realism
(C) Neo-Realism
(D) Pluralistic-Realism
Answer:(X)
14. Scepticism in Hume is :
(A) antecedent
(B) style statement
(C) consequent
(D) postulate
Answer:(C)
15. Select the correct sequence
(A) Prak ti, Mahat, Ahamkara,
Bhuta
(B) Puru a, Prak ti, Ahamkara,
Bhuta
(C) Prak ti, Mahat, Ahamkara,
Tanmatra
(D) Prak ti, Ahamkara, Bhuta,
Tanmatra
Answer:(C)
16. Consider the List I and List II and
select the correct answer from the
code.
List – I List – II
1. Laungāksh- i. Bhāttakaustubha
bhaskara
2. Bhasarvajna ii. Arthasamgraha
3. Khandadeva iii. Nyāyasāra
4. Dharmaraja- iv. Vedāntaparibhāsa
dhwarendra
Codes :
1 2 3 4
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) ii iii i iv
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iv ii i iii
Answer:(B)
17. The cause of the parimā a of a trasare u
is :
(A) Number of the paramānus
(B) Number of the dvayanukas
(C) Parimāna of the dvayanukas
(D) Parimā a of the Paramā us
Answer:(B)
18. Choose the correct sequence of the
Pañcāvayavi-nyāya held by the
Naiyāyikas.
(A) Pratijñā, hetu, upanaya,
udāhara a, nigamana
(B) Pratijñā, upanaya, hetu,
udāhara a, nigamana
(C) Pratijñā, hetu, udāhara a,
upanaya, nigamana
(D) Pratijñā, udahara a, hetu,
upanaya, nigamana
Answer:(C)
19. The vedic notion of R. ta is :
(A) A moral order only
(B) A cosmic order only
(C) A legal order only
(D) Both a moral and a cosmic order
Answer:(D)
20. The word syād in Jaina syadvāda
implies :
(A) Doubtful
(B) Unconditional ‘yes’
(C) Conditional ‘yes’
(D) None of the above
Answer:(C)
21. Select correct pair :
(A) Samprajñāta, A-samprajñāta
(B) Yoga, –Ishwarkrishna
(C) Ishwarkrishna, Samprajñāta
(D) Samprajñāta, Moksa
Answer:(A)
22. What position does the Nyāya system
hold ?
(A) Svatahprāmānya, Paratah
aprāmānya
(B) Paratah prāmānya, Paratah
aprāmānya
(C) Paratah prāmānya, Svatah
aprāmānya
(D) Neither of the above
Answer:(B)
23. The relation between self and the body
according to the Vaiśesikas is :
(A) Samavāya
(B) Samyoga
(C) Svarūpa
(D) None of the above
Answer:(B)
24. Who holds the theory of
Saptaprajñāvāda ?
(A) Yoga Philosophy
(B) Vedānta Philosophy
(C) Sāmkhya Philosophy
(D) Vaiśesika Philosophy
Answer:(A)
25. Which one is the correct match ?
Answer by using the given code :
a. Praśastapāda i. Tattvopaplabsi ha
b. Nāgārjuna ii. Nyāya Kusumāñjali
c. Vācaspati iii. Tattvakaumidi
d. Udayana iv. Padārthadharma samgraha
Codes :
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv i iii ii
(C) ii i iii iv
(D) iii ii i iv
Answer:(B)
26. Which one of the following is a school
of Purva-Mimāsā ?
(A) Murāri Miśhra School
(B) Nimbārka School
(C) Jayanta School
(D) None of these
Answer:(A)
27. Select the correct pair :
(A) Viśi tadvaita : Adhyāsa
(B) Saguna Brahma : Ap thaksiddhi
(C) Dvaita : Gaudapādācārya
(D) Three grades
of satta : Refutation of Māyā
Answer:(B)
28. Select the correct option :
(A) Kamalsila is the predecessor of
Dharmakirti and Jayanta Bhatta
(B) Ranga Ramanujaćārya is the
contemporary of
Gau apādāćārya and
Madhvāćārya
(C) Samkarāćārya is the predecessor
of Gau apādāćārya and
Madhvāćārya
(D) Gau apadāćārya is the
predecessor of Shamkarāćārya
and Rāmānujāćārya
Answer:(D)
29. In the context of Sa khya Philosophy
consider the following :
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Assertion (A) : Pura a is ultimate
reality.
Reason (R) : Pura a is the substra-
tum of all the pleasures and pains.
Options :
(A) (A) is true and (R) is false and
(R) does not provide correct
explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is false and (R) is true and
(R) provides correct
explanation of (A).
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false and
(R) provides correct
explanation of (A).
(D) All the above mentioned options
are incorrect.
Answer:(A)
30. Which one among the following is not
a means of Śaktigraha ?
(A) Āptavākya
(B) V ddhavyavahāra
(C) Tarka
(D) Vyākarana
Answer:(C)
31. Followings are the three levels of
Reality according to Advaita Vedanta :
(A) Pārmārthika, Prātibhāsika,
Vyāvahārika
(B) Sāmvrtika, Samvyāvaharika,
Pārmārthika
(C) Pārmarthika, Samprātibhāsika,
Samvyāvaharika
(D) Sāmvrtika, Loka-samvrtti,
A-loka-samvrtti
Answer:(A)
32. Match correctly and answer with the
help of the code given :
Idea Thinker
a. Shunyavāda i. Maddhva
b. Advaitavāda ii. Shankara
c. Ajativāda iii. Gau apāda
d. Dvaitavāda iv. Nagarjunà
Codes :
i ii iii iv
(A) a c b d
(B) d b c a
(C) a b c d
(D) d c b a
Answer:(B)
33. The path of Rāja-yoga in modern
period was propounded by
(A) Swami Ram Tīrth
(B) Mahātmā Gandhi
(C) S. Rādhākrish an
(D) Swami Vivekānand
Answer:(D)
34. The book My Experiments with Truth
is written by
(A) Jiddu Krishnamurty
(B) Swami Yoganand
(C) Shri Raman Maharshi
(D) Mahātmā Gandhi
Answer:(D)
35. Which one of the following pairs is
incorrectly matched ?
(A) Dr. M. Iqbal -Integral,Intuition
(B) Dr. B.R. - Removal of Casteism
Ambedkar
(C) Sri. K.C. - The Subject as Freedom
Bhattacharya
(D) Sri. R. Tagore- Jivana-Devatā
Answer:(A)
36. According to Sri. Aurobindo, the
ascent from mind to supermind takes
place through the following order of
steps :
(A) Illumined mind, Overmind,
Intuition
(B) Illumined mind, Higher mind,
Intuition, Overmind
(C) Higher mind, Illumined mind,
Intuition, Overmind
(D) Intuition, Overmind, Illumined
mind
Answer:(C)
37. Sri. Rabindranath Tagore’s philosophy
is integral to the ideas of :
(A) Nimbarka’s philosophy and
Vaishnavism
(B) Madhva’s philosophy and
Vaishnavism
(C) Ramanuja’s Vedantā and
Vaishnavism
(D) Shankar’s advaitism and
Vaishnavism
Answer:(X)
38. Who amongst the following thinkers
gave prominent emphasis on the
concept of ‘Intellect and Intuition’ ?
(A) Dr. K.C. Bhattacharya
(B) Dr. S. Rādhākrish an
(C) Dr. M. Iqbal
(D) Dr. M.N. Roy
Answer:(B)
39. Which one of the following statements
illustrates the theory of Akhyātivāda ?
(A) Error emerges due to
amalgamation of perception and
memory.
(B) Error emerges due to incorrect
perception.
(C) Error emerges due to
misapprehension of the object.
(D) Error emerges due to a defect in
sense-organ.
Answer:(A)
40. For Descartes, the idea of soul
(A) is not related to reason
(B) is identical with reason
(C) contradicts reason
(D) does not contradict reason
Answer:(A)
41. ‘Okham’s razor’ is basically a method
of :
(A) Deduction
(B) Explanation
(C) Elaboration
(D) Elimination
Answer:(D)
42. Who upholds that ‘beings’ are the
objects of our common experience ?
(A) Heidegger
(B) Frege
(C) Kant
(D) Husserl
Answer:(A)
43. Match the List – I with List – II and
select the correct answer from the
codes given below :
List – I List – II
1. Clear and i. Leibnitz
Distinct idea
2. Pre-established ii. Kant
harmony
3. Solipsism iii. Descartes
4. Phenomenon iv. Berkeley
and noumenon
Codes :
1 2 3 4
(A) iii ii i iv
(B) iii i iv ii
(C) i iii ii iv
(D) iv ii iii i
Answer:(B)
44. Husserl in his later works
(A) abandoned naturalism in favour
of transcendental idealism
(B) abandoned transcendental
idealism in favour of naturalism
(C) continued to uphold both
naturalism and transcendental
idealism
(D) abandoned both naturalism and
transcendental idealism
Answer:(A)
45. Who has advocated the idea of
‘Pañchabheda’ in Indian thought ?
(A) Madhavacharya
(B) Ramanujacharya
(C) Shankaracharya
(D) Nimbarkacharya
Answer:(A)
46. According to Plato the business of
philosophy is to fit the soul
(A) to stay permanently in the
material world
(B) to return to the limitations of the
mortal frame
(C) to stay permanently with God
(D) to stay permanently in the world
of ideas
Answer:(D)
47. According to Spinoza
(A) substance is always the subject
(B) substance exists in itself and
concerned by itself
(C) substance is material
(D) substance is the unknown
foundation of qualities
Answer:(X)
48. According to Leibnitz, city of God is
(A) non-existent
(B) a moral world distinct from
natural world
(C) a moral world in the natural
world
(D) a natural world
Answer:(C)
49. According to Kant belief in God is :
(A) accidental to ethics
(B) totally irrelevant to ethics
(C) contingent to ethics
(D) a presupposition of ethics
Answer:(D)
50. Russel’s theory of definite description
is important because it helps us in
understanding proportions involving
the use of
(A) empty terms
(B) denotative terms
(C) connotative terms
(D) infinite terms
Answer:(X)