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Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All
questions are compulsory.
4. Given below are an Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). Consider them and select the correct
code given below in the context of Cārvāka Philosophy.
Assertion (A) : The dead body must be conscious.
Reason (R) : Consciousness is an attribute of body.
Codes :
(1) (A) and (R) both are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) (A) and (R) both are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false and (R) is true.
5. Who among the following holds that blue colour and the knowledge of the blue colour are
one and the same ?
(1) B haspati (2) Vasubandhu
(3) Bhāsarvañjna (4) Prabhākara
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6. Consider Set – I and Set – II and select the code correctly matched given below :
Set – I Set – II
a. Pañcaśila i. Nyāya
b. Pañcāvayava ii. Bauddha
c. parames.t.i iii. Jaina
Pañca ________
d. Pañcaklesha iv. Yoga
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) ii iii iv i
(3) ii i iii iv
(4) iii i ii iv
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11. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer with the help of codes given
below :
List – I List – II
a. Abhihitānvaya vāda i. Man ana
b. Anvitābhidhāna vāda ii. Kumārila
c. Sphot.avāda
_________ iii. Prabhākara
d. Apoha vāda iv. Di naga
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iii ii iv i
(2) ii iii i iv
(3) i ii iii iv
(4) iii i iv ii
12. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer with the help of codes given
below :
List – I List – II
a. Sā khya Darśana i. Asatkārya vāda
b. Dvaita Vedānta ii. Vivartavāda
c. Advaita Vedānta iii. Sadasatkārya vāda
d. Nyāya Darśana iv. Satkārya vāda
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iii iv i ii
(2) iv iii ii i
(3) i ii iii iv
(4) ii i iv iii
13. Given below are an Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). Consider them and select the correct
code given below in the context of Śa kara’s Philosophy.
Assertion (A) : Brahman is abhinna nimitto pādāna ______
Kāran.a of jagat.
Reason (R) : There is nothing other than Brahman.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
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14. Select the correct sequence of the gradations of ______
Moks.a in Madhva Vedānta
(1) Sāyujya, Sārūpya, Sām pya, Sālokya
_______
(2) Sālokya, Sām pya, Sārūpya, Sāyujya
_______
(3) Sārūpya, Sām pya, Sālokya, Sāyujya,
_______
(4) Sālokya, Sāyujya, Sārūpya, Sām pya,
_______
16. The Indian philosopher who makes a distinction between Anupramān. a and Kevala
__________
pramān.a is
_______
(1) Patañjali (2) Śa kara
(3) Madhva (4) Īśwarak na
21. Who among the following holds the view that ‘space, time and causation are not
metaphysical realities, they are mere forms’ ?
(1) Tagore (2) Vivekananda
(3) Radha Krishnan (4) J. Krishnamurti
22. Who among the following holds the view that ‘creation is plunge of the spirit into
ignorance’ ?
(1) Tagore (2) Gandhi
(3) Vive Kanandan (4) Sri Aurobindo
23. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I List – II
(Thinker) (Thinking)
a. Radha Krishnan i. God as the Supreme ego
b. Tagore ii. Village Republic
c. Gandhi iii. Doctrine, Devotion, Worship
d. Iqbal iv. Religion is home sickness
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) iv ii i iii
(3) iii iv ii i
(4) iii iv i ii
24. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer with the help of codes given
below :
List – I List – II
a. Prājña i. _____
jāgr.ta
b. Taijasa ii. sus.upti
______
c. Vaiś
. vānava
_________ iii. Svapna
d. Advaya iv. Tur ya
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iii ii i iv
(2) ii iii i iv
(3) ii i iii iv
(4) iv iii ii i
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25. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer with the help of codes given
below :
List – I List – II
a. ______
Prakr.ti i. Passive
b. Purus
.a
_____ ii. Active
c. Mahat iii. Second evolute
d. Aha
________
kāra iv. First evolute
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) ii i iv iii
(3) iii iv ii i
(4) iv iii i ii
26. In the context of Locke’s philosophy, consider the given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and
then mark the correct option as given below :
Assertion (A) : All our knowledge is A posteriori.
Reason (R) : Knowledge is received through sensation and reflection.
Options :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) does not provide the correct explanation of (A).
(2) (A) is true and (R) is false but (R) does not provide the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false but (R) provides the correct explanation of (A).
(4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) provides the correct explanation of (A).
27. Match List – I with List – II and mark the correct code :
List – I List – II
a. Hume i. Parallelism
b. Locke ii. Scepticism
c. Berkeley iii. Empiricism
d. Spinoza iv. Idealism
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) ii i iv iii
(3) ii iii iv i
(4) iv iii i ii
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29. Match List – I with List – II and mark the correct code from given below :
List – I List – II
(Thinkers) (Books)
a. Locke i. Principles of Human Knowledge
b. Hume ii. Principia Philosophia
c. Descartes iii. Essay concerning Human Understanding
d. Berkeley iv. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) ii iv iii i
(3) iii i ii iv
(4) iii iv ii i
31. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R). Considering (A) and (R) in the light of logical positivism select the correct code :
Assertion (A) : According to the principle of verification ‘meaning of a proposition is
the mode of its verification’.
Reason (R) : All the statements which could neither be verified nor falsified by
experience are meaningful.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
32. Which one of the following statements is true with reference to St. Thomas Aquinas ?
(1) God’s essence is identified with Reason.
(2) God’s essence is identified with his existence, as pure actuality.
(3) God’s essence is identified with his potentiality.
(4) God has only existence, but no essence.
33. As per Aristotle’s distinction between various sciences, “the pure and abstract knowledge”
is dealt by
(1) Theoretical sciences such as Politics and Ethics
(2) Practical sciences such as Theology and Metaphysics.
(3) Theoretical sciences such as Mathematics and Physics.
(4) Practical Sciences such as politics and Ethics
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34. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R). Considering (A) and (R), mark the correct code.
Assertion (A) : Plato rejected the view that “knowledge is opinion” in his theatetus.
Reason (R) : Knowledge must be grounded on faith, and not on Reason.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
35. “Atoms exist – they are the existent. Empty space exists – even if it is paradoxically called
the non-existent. And nothing else exists.” is the philosophical position of –
(1) Heraclitus (2) Democritus
(3) Anaxagoras (4) Parmenides
36. Who among the following believed that “All things are full of Souls and Spirits”?
(1) Democritus (2) Heraclitus
(3) Parmenides (4) Pythagoras
37. Which of the following statements are true with reference to Protagoras. Mark the correct
code :
(i) Man is the measure of all things.
(ii) Truth is objective.
(iii) What is true to one person need not be so to the other.
Codes :
(1) only (i) is true.
(2) only (i) and (ii) are true.
(3) only (i) and (iii) are true.
(4) only (ii) and (iii) are true.
40. According to Hegel, the absolute mind expresses its essence of truth in the form of Intuition
in
(1) Morality (2) Art
(3) Religion (4) Philosophy
41. ‘Being-towards-death is a constant fleeing in the face of death’ expresses the philosophy of
(1) Russell (2) Husserl
(3) Heidegger (4) Moore
42. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer by using the codes below :
List – I List – II
a. The set of all ‘givens’ which I i. Care
encounter in my existence
b. The experience which discloses ii. Dasmann
concrete beings over all to us
c. Everyone is the other and no one iii. Facticity
is himself
d. Unity of Existenz, facticity, iv. Mood
fallenness
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iv i iii ii
(2) i iv ii iii
(3) ii iii i iv
(4) iii iv ii i
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43. Match the List – I with List – II and select the correct answer. For Descartes, the human
body is like a machine.
List – I List – II
a. The moving principle of i. The heat in the heart
body is
b. The organs of motion ii. Nerves
c. The organs of sensations iii. Muscles
Codes :
a b c
(1) i iii ii
(2) iii i ii
(3) ii i iii
(4) ii iii i
46. Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select the correct code from given
below :
Assertion (A) : According to Russell, ‘Denoting phrases never have any meaning in
themselves’.
Reason (R) : I In, ‘the brother of Charles II was deposed’, ‘Charles II was deposed
is a denoting phrase’, and thus, has no meaning.
II In, ‘the brother of Charles II was deposed’, the brother of Charles II
is a denoting phrase and thus, has no meaning.
Codes :
(1) (A) is true and (R) I, II correctly explain (A).
(2) (A) is true and (R) I is correct explanation of (A) and (R) II is false.
(3) (A) is true and (R) II is a correct explanation of (A) and (R) I is false.
(4) (A) is true but neither (R) I nor (R) II correctly explains (A).
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47. Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) & select the correct code given below :
Assertion (A) : Monads have no windows.
Reason (R) : I Nothing is passed to them from outside.
II Each of their state is generated from their own nature.
III Monads do not interact.
Codes :
(1) (A) is true and (R) I, II, III are correct explanations of (A).
(2) (A) is true and (R) I is the only correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) I, II are correct explanations of (A).
(4) (A) is true and (R) II, III are the correct explanations of (A).
48. Consider the following statements in the light of Russell’s logical Atomism and mark the
correct code :
(i) Corresponding to individual variables and propositional functions of logic, the world
contains particulars and universals.
(ii) Corresponding to the particulars and universals of the logic, the world contains
variables and propositional functions.
(iii) The world contains independent atomic facts corresponding to the simple
propositions.
Codes :
(1) only (i) is true. (2) only (i) and (ii) are true.
(3) only (i) and (iii) are true (4) only (ii) and (iii) are true.
49. Consider the following statements in the light of pragmatism and mark the correct code :
(i) Both William James and C.S. Peirce agree completely on the method of pragmatism.
(ii) William James went beyond Peirce in presenting a moral theory on pragmatic
grounds.
(iii) C.S. Peirce called his own theory as pragmaticism.
Codes :
(1) only (i) is true. (2) only (i) and (ii) are true.
(3) only (ii) and (iii) are true. (4) only (i) and (iii) are true.
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PAPER-III
PHILOSOPHY
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1. (Signature) __________________________ OMR Sheet No. : ...............................................
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PAPER – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All
questions are compulsory.
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7. Which one of the following is true with reference to Leibnitz’s doctrine of pre-established
Harmony ?
(1) Bodies and Souls work inconsonance with each other and become one.
(2) Bodies act as if there were no souls, and souls act as if there were no bodies, but
both act as if one influenced the other.
(3) Bodies act on souls and souls act on bodies.
(4) Both bodies and souls are one and the same.
8. Consider the following statements with reference to Kant and mark the correct code :
(i) Space and Time are objective and exist in their own right.
(ii) Space and Time are not objective but only appearances and are relative.
(iii) Space and Time are a priori.
Codes :
(1) Only (ii) is true (2) Only (i) and (ii) are true
(3) Only (iii) is true (4) Only (i) and (iii) are true
9. Consider the following statements with reference to Descartes and mark the correct code :
(i) All Mental states are reducible to Physical states.
(ii) All Physical states are reducible to Mental states.
(iii) Body-Mind relation is not similar to that of Car and Driver.
(iv) There is no Corporeal and non-corporeal distinction with respect to human beings.
Codes :
(1) Only (iii) is true.
(2) Only (i) and (iv) are true
(3) Only (ii) and (iii) are true
(4) Only (ii), (iii) and (iv) are true
10. ‘It is impossible to realize perfect truth so long as we are imprisoned in the mortal frame’
is the view of
(1) K.C. Bhattacharya (2) Radhakrishnan
(3) J. Krishnamurti (4) Gandhi
11. Consider given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) in the light of Hume and mark the correct
code.
Assertion (A) : Personal identity is the work of imagination.
Reason (R) : The succession of pleasure-pain, sensations and images are connected
together by resemblance, contiguity and causation.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is the false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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12. Relation between word and its’ meaning is not natural is the view upheld by
(1) Bauddhas (2) Vedāntins
(3) M māmsākas (4) Naiyāyikās
13. Which of the following pair supports the view that Truth of Cognition has not to be
verified by any other cognition ?
(1) Vedanta and M mā sa (2) M mā sa and Sā khya
14. When the i plied meaning of a word or an expression excludes the primary meaning
partially, then it is the case of
(1) Abhidhā (2) Ajahat lak a ā
15. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes below :
List – I List – II
a. The capacity of the meanings of the words to become i. Tātparya
objects of enquiry regarding each other.
b. Non-contradiction of the relation between meanings ii. Āsatti
of the words.
c. The apprehension without an interval of the iii. Ākānk ā
meanings of words that is produced by those words.
d. The capacity of a sentence to convey a particular iv. Yogyatā
meaning.
Codes :
a b c d
(1) ii i iii iv
(2) i iii iv ii
(3) iv iii ii i
(4) iii iv ii i
16. The negation of the non-cow is a positive entity and is different from the non-cow is the
view appropriated by :
(1) Naigama Naya (2) Apohavāda
(3) Pratibi bavāda (4) Saptabhanginaya
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17. ‘Pratyak am Kalpanāpo am’ this definition of pratyakşa was given by :
(1) Di nāga (2) Dharmakirti
(3) Ga geśa (4) Īśvarak a
19. ‘Yāga na svargahetuh kriyatrāt’ which type of hetvābhāsa is committed by the above
anumāna ?
(1) Bādhita (2) Satpratipak a
(3) Viruddha (4) Savyabhichār
20. Self according to the Vaiśesikas cannot be the serlestratum of knowledge when it becomes
(1) Knower (2) Known
(3) In bondage (4) Liberated
21. It is through the mind that one sees, that one hears. Indeed, everything is perceived on
being invested with the light of Buddhi like an object in the dark illumined by a lamp
located in front of it, in the view of
(1) Gangeśa (2) Śanikara
(3) Vallabha (4) Kapila
22. Which list of puru ārthas is acceptable to the Cārvākas ? Select the code given below :
(1) Artha and Kāma (2) Artha, Kāma and Dharma
(3) Mok a and Kāma (4) Kāma and Dharma
24. Which of the following does not belong to the group of Brahmavihāra ?
(1) Muditā (2) Karu ā
(3) Ekāgratā (4) Maitr
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25. Which of the following is not a Tri-ratna according to Jainism ?
(1) Samyak Bhāvanā (2) Samyak Cāritra
(3) Samyak Darśana (4) Samyak Jñāna
26. ‘Śabda nitya śabdatvāt’, which type of hetvābhāsa is committed by the above anumāna ?
(1) Sādhāra a savyabhichāra (2) Anupasa hāri
27. Find the equivalence by matching List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using
codes below :
List – I List – II
a. [(p⋅q) ⊃ r] ≡ i. [(p⊃q) ⋅ (q⊃p)]
b. [p∨ (q.r)] ≡ ii. ~ p ∨ q
c. [p ≡ q] ≡ iii. [p⊃(q⊃r)]
d. [p ⊃ q] ≡ iv. [(p∨q) ⋅ (p∨r)]
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i iii iv ii
(2) ii iv iii i
(3) iv ii i ii
(4) iii iv i ii
28. In the context of Traditional square of opposition of proposition, Match list-I with list-II
and select the correct answer by choosing the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. If ‘I’ is false i. E is undetermined
b. If ‘O’ is true ii. ‘I’ is undetermined
c. If ‘I’ is true iii. ‘O’ is undetermined
d. If ‘A’ is false iv. ‘A’ is false
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iv i iii ii
(2) iii ii iv i
(3) ii iii i iv
(4) i iv ii iii
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29. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes below :
List – I List – II
a. Fallacy committed in directing an emotional appeal i. Petitio Principii
‘to the people’ to win their assent to a conclusion
unsupported by good evidence.
b. The method is not always fallacious for the ii. Ignoratio Elenchi
reference to an admitted authority in the special
field of his competence may carry weight.
c. In establishing the truth of a proposition, one often iii. Argumentum ad
casts about for acceptable premises from which the populum
proposition in question can be deduced as
conclusion.
d. Fallacy committed when an argument purporting to iv. Argumentum ad
establish a particular conclusion is directed to verecundiam
proving a different conclusion.
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i iii ii iv
(2) ii i iv iii
(3) iii iv i ii
(4) iv iii ii i
30. Set down the relation between universal and existential quantification by matching the
List-I with List-II and select the appropriate code for your answer :
List – I List – II
a. [(x) φ x] i. ≡ [~ (x) φ x]
b. [(∃x) φ x] ii. ≡ [~ (∃x) φ x]
c. [(x) ~ φ x] iii. ≡ [~ (x) ~ φ x]
d. [(∃x) ~ φ x] iv. ≡ [~ (∃x) ~ φ x]
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) iv iii ii i
(3) ii iv i iii
(4) iii i iv ii
31. Which of the following abbreviated forms of, ‘Neither fill more nor Harding was the
greatest President’, is correct ?
(1) (~ f) ⋅ (~ H) (2) (~ F ∨ ~ H)
(3) F ∨ H (4) ~ (F ⋅ H)
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32. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below :
List – I List – II
(Obvertend) (Obverse)
a. Some S is not – P i. Some S is not-non-P
b. No S is P ii. No S is non-P
c. Some S is P iii. Some S is non-P
d. All S is P iv. All S is non-P
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i iv ii iii
(2) ii iii iv i
(3) iv i ii iii
(4) iii iv i ii
33. Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select the correct code given below :
Assertion (A) : The number of distributed terms in the conclusion must be at least one
less than the total number of distributed terms in the premises.
Reason (R) : The middle term does not appear in the conclusion.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(1) (A) and (R) both are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) (A) and (R) both are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is false and (R) is the true.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
34. Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select the correct code given below :
Assertion (A) : If one Premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular.
Reason (R) : (i) An affirmative particular has no distributed terms, and a negative
particular has only one.
(ii) The premises cannot both be particular and thus must differ in
quantity.
Codes :
(1) (A) and (R) both are true and (R) (i), (ii) correctly explain of (A).
(2) (A) and (R) both are true, but (R) (i) is a correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) and (R) both are true and (R) (ii) is a correct explanation of (A).
(4) (A) is true, but (R) (i) and (ii) are incorrect explanations of (A).
35. “If a language is provided with a truth definition, that is sufficient condition of its concept
of truth” – is advocated by
(1) Correspondence theory of truth (2) Redundance theory of truth
(3) Semantic theory of truth (4) Pragmatic theory of truth
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36. Who among the following is not a sceptic ?
(1) Hume (2) Pyrrho
(3) Bayle (4) Descartes
38. Which one of the following pair does not match correctly with reference to Leibnitz ?
(1) Truths of Reason – necessarily true
(2) Truths of Fact – based on principle of sufficient reason.
(3) Truths of Reason – based on Law of Contraction.
(4) Truths of Fact – cannot be denied without contradiction.
39. “Ideas are of two kinds; ideas imprinted on the senses and ideas formed by memory and
imagination.” ____ is the view advocated by;
(1) Locke (2) Berkeley
(3) Hume (4) Leibnitz
40. Consider the following statements with reference to Locke’s theory of knowledge and
mark the correct code :
(i) knowledge depends on the mental power to perceive or apprehend ideas.
(ii) knowledge is not rational.
(iii) knowledge consists in seeing the agreement or disagreement between ideas.
Codes :
(1) Only (i) is true. (2) Only (ii) is true
(3) Only (i) and (iii) are true. (4) Only (i) and (ii) are true
41. Which one of the following is not correct about ‘Sthitaprajña’ of Bhagavadg ta ?
(1) A ‘Sthitaprajña’discards are desires from his mind.
(2) A ‘Sthitaprajña’is not disturbed in suffering.
(3) ‘Sthitaprajña’is not desirous of pleasure.
(4) ‘Sthitaprajña’ always thinks to do good for others.
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42. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R). Considering (A) and (R), select the correct code :
Assertion (A) : Kant’s ethics of categorical imperative is formal and regoristic.
Reason (R) : It disparages the role of sensibility.
Codes :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is the false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
43. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Writer) (Writings)
a. G.E. Moore i. Freedom and Reason
b. R.M. Hare ii. Ethics
c. T.H. Green iii. The Logic of Moral Discourse
d. Paul Edward iv. Prolegomene to Ethics
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iv i ii iii
(2) i iii iv ii
(3) ii i iv iii
(4) i ii iii iv
44. It has been pointed out that the Mill’s argument for Refined altruistic Hedonism suffers
from the fallacy. Select the correct answer from the given below :
(1) Illicit major
(2) Illicit minor
(3) Undistributed middle
(4) Fallacy of figure of speech
47. Which one of the following expresses the basis tenet of hedonism ?
(1) Honesty is good in itself.
(2) Honesty is good because it promotes happiness.
(3) Honesty is good because it is a natural capacity of man.
(4) Honesty is good because it distinguishes man from beast.
48. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Thinker) (Thinking)
a. Kant i. Prima Facie obligation
b. Hegel ii. My station and its duties
c. Bradley iii. Be a Person
d. Ross iv. Act as a member of kingdom
of end
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) iv iii ii i
(3) ii iii i iv
(4) iii i iv ii
49. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Theory) (Thinker)
a. Prescriptivism i. Rudolf Carnap
b. Descriptivism ii. Butler
c. Non Naturalism iii. R.M. Hare
d. Emotivism iv. P.T. Geach
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iii iv ii i
(2) i ii iv iii
(3) ii i iii iv
(4) iv ii i iii
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50. ‘Good’ according to Moore is indefinable because
(1) It has innumerable qualities (2) It is a simple term
(3) It is a super sensible thing (4) It is a meaningless term
51. Who among the following pairs of Vedāntins, do not justify the concept of Jivanmukti ?
(1) Śa kara and Rāmānuja (2) Rāmānuja and Madhva
(3) Śa kara and Madhva (4) Vācaspati and Prakāśātman
52. Who among the Pūrva-m mā sins hold the view that Dharma is only an intrinsic value
and not instrumental ?
(1) Kumārila (2) Prabhākara
(3) Śabara (4) Murāri Miśra
54. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct with the help of the codes given below :
List – I List – II
a. Yad cchavāda i. Vedāntins
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iii iv ii i
(2) ii iii i iv
(3) iii ii iv i
(4) iv ii iii i
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55. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer with the help of codes given
below :
List – I List – II
a. Cārvāka i. Pratyak a , Anumana, Upamāna, Śabda only
b. Bauddhas ii. Pratyak a only
c. Sā khyans iii. Pratyak a Anumāna only
d. Naiyāyikas iv. Pratyak a , Anumāna, Śabda only
Codes :
a b c d
(1) ii iii iv i
(2) iii ii i iv
(3) i iii ii iv
(4) iv ii iii i
56. Who among the Indian Philosophers makes a distinction between Dharmabhūtajñāna and
Dharm bhūtajñāna ?
(1) Vasubandhu (2) Madhva
(3) Rāmānuja (4) Vallabha
58. Who among the following philosophers advocate Avik ta pari āmavāda ?
(1) Nimbārka (2) Śa kara
(3) Vallabha (4) Madhva
59. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer with the help of codes given
below :
List – I List – II
a. Talmud i. Zorastrianism
b. Tripitaka ii. Sikhism
c. Granthsaheb iii. Judaism
d. Zenda Avastha iv. Buddhism
Codes :
a b c d
(1) iii iv ii i
(2) iv iii i ii
(3) ii i iv iii
(4) i ii iii iv
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60. Which religion amongst the following advocates fire worship ?
(1) Judaism (2) Christianity
(3) Islam (4) Zorastrianism
61. Consider given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and then mark the correct option as given
below
Assertion (A) : Gandhi accepted ‘Satyāgraha’ as a weapon to fight the British Empire.
Reason (R) : He was afraid of British rulers.
Codes :
(1) (A) and (R) both are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) (A) and (R) both are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
62. Which one of the following statements is true with reference to Eco-feminism ?
(1) It identifies culture with female and nature with male and questions the dominance
of female.
(2) It identifies culture with male and nature with female and questions the dominance
of male.
(3) It identifies culture with male and nature with female and questions the dominance
of female.
(4) It identifies culture with female and nature with male and questions the dominance
of male.
63. Who among the following philosophers held the view that “A natural right is a son that
never had a father’?
(1) Edmurd Burke (2) Bentham
(3) Nietzsche (4) Mac Intyre
64. Which one of the following is not correct about Gandhian ethics ?
(1) Truth as the end
(2) Non-Violence as the means
(3) Both the end means should be just
(4) A Just end justifies the bad means
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65. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using codes given below :
List – I List – II
(Writer) (Writing)
a. Desai Mahadev i. Religion and Society
b. Gandhi ii. The story of Bardoli
c. Radhakrishnan iii. Why Socialism ?
d. Narayan Jaya Prakash iv. The Wheel of Fortune
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) ii iv iii i
(3) ii iv i iii
(4) iii ii iv i
66. “I will kill you” is an example of which one of the following speech Acts according to
Austin ?
(1) Locutionary (2) Illocutionary
(3) Perlocutionary (4) Non-locutionary
67. Which one of the following lists correctly depicts Austin’s division of verbs that differ in
their illocutionary force ?
(1) Verdictives exercitives commissives, behavitives and expositives.
(2) Verdictives, exercitives, commissives, syntactical and expositives.
(3) Verdictives, exercitives, commissives, semantical and behavitives.
(4) Verdictives, exercitives, semantical, syntactical and commissives.
69. Which one of the following cannot be considered as indefinite description as per Russell ?
(1) Present king of Ayodhya
(2) Present President of India
(3) Present Governor of Reserve Bank of India
(4) Present Prime Minister of India.
70. “There is no one standard meaning of a given word, it has as many meanings as it has
uses, and that these are countless.” – is the view held by :
(1) Russell (2) Frege
(3) Wittgenstein (4) Dammett
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71. “Death destroys all our possibilities” is the statement of
(1) Heideggar (2) Husserl
(3) Sartre (4) Jaspers
72. According to which one of the following ‘essences’ can be ‘seen’ just as ‘tones’ can be
‘heard’.
(1) Heideggar (2) Marcel
(3) Husserl (4) Satre
73. Which one of the following is not the aim of Husserl’s phenomenology ?
(1) To discover the foundations of knowledge and experience.
(2) To lay bare the structure which constitutes the essences of logical concepts.
(3) To take neutral position with respect to the states of consciousness.
(4) To accept the presuppositions of a given systems.
74. Match List-I with List-II and mark the correct code :
List – I List – II
a. Schleiermacher i. Phenomenological Hermeneutics
b. Heidegger ii. Radical Hermeneutics
c. Derrida iii. Marxist Hermeneutics
d. Fredric Jameson iv. Romantic Hermeneutics
Codes :
a b c d
(1) i ii iii iv
(2) iv i iii ii
(3) iv ii i iii
(4) iv i ii iii
75. Which one of the following philosophers Contributed ‘Ontological turn’ to Hermeneutics.
(1) Paul Ricoeur (2) Derrida
(3) Habermas (4) Heidegger
________
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2. The movement of the heavenly bodies according to the vedic tradition is guided by :
(1) The will of the gods (2) äta, the cosmic law
(3) The moral virtues of the people (4) PrajÂpati
3. Match the Set-I with Set-II and select the correct code :
Set - I Set - II
(a) äk (i) UdgÂtÂ
(b) SÂma (ii) Hota
(c) YajuÉ (iii) Adhvaryu
(d) Atharva (iv) BrahØÂ
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(3) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(4) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
5. There are two types of Bandhana of the soul : BhÂvabandhana and dravyabandhana. This view is
held by :
(1) CÂrvÂka (2) Jaina (3) SÂØkhya (4) MÍmÂØsÂ
9. Which one among the following is not an avayava of paácÂvayavÍnyÂya according to the
NaiyÂyikas ?
(1) UdÂharaàa (2) Upanaya (3) UpamÂna (4) Nigamana
10. Which one among the following is not a condition of VÂkyÂrtha (sentential meaning) jáÂna
according to the NaiyÂyikas ?
(1) VyÂkaraàa (2) TÂtparya (3) ÀkÂßkîa (4) Àsatti
11. Which type of hetvÂbhÂsa is committed by the following anumÂna ? Select the correct
code :
‘ParvataÉ vahnimÂn nÍladhömÂt’
(1) SÂdhÂraàa SavyabhicÂra (2) SvaröpÂsiddha
(3) VyÂpyatvÂsiddha (4) BÂdhita
13. Which of the following statements is not true with regard to PÂtanjala Yoga ?
(1) God is one among Puruîas
(2) PÂtanjala Yoga admits three pramÂàas
(3) PÂtanjala Yoga advocates Monism
(4) PÂtanjala Yoga admits prior moral training
15. Match List - I and List - II and choose the correct answer with the help of the code given
below :
List - I List - II
(a) Jivanmukti (i) NyÂya - Vaiïeîikas
(b) Videhamukti (ii) Early MÍmÂØsakas
(c) NiÉïreyasah (iii) ìaØkara
(d) Svarga (iv) Madhva
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(2) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(3) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(4) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
16. Given below are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Consider them and select the correct code
given below, in the context of ìaØkara’s Philosophy :
Assertion (A) : ìaØkara’s philosophy denies the world outright
Reason (R) : The fact is that there is a real external world
Code :
(1) (A) and (R) are both true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) (A) and (R) are both true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true
(4) (A) is true and (R) is false
20. Given below are Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). Consider them and select the correct code in
the context of Buddhism :
Assertion (A) : NirvÂàa is momentary
Reason (R) : Sarvam KîaàikaØ KîaàikaØ
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false
(4) (A) is false and (R) is true
21. Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer with the help of code given
below :
List - I List - II
(Writer) (Writing)
(a) Sri Aurobindo (i) Freedom from the known
(b) J. Krishnamurti (ii) The Recovery of Faith
(c) K.C. Bhattacharya (iii) Studies in Vedantism
(d) S. Radhakrishnan (iv) Savitri, a Legend and a symbol
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(2) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(3) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(4) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
22. Which among the following is not correctly matched with Sri Aurobindo’s concept of three poises
of Supermental consciousness ?
(1) Comprehending consciousness (2) Apprehending consciousness
(3) Analytical consciousness (4) Projecting consciousness
24. Who among the following has said that ‘It is better that mankind should become atheist by following
reason than blindly believe in two million of gods’ ?
(1) Gandhi (2) Tagore (3) Vivekananda (4) Ambedkar
25. Given below are an Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). Consider them and select the correct code
given below in the context of K.C. Bhattacharya :
Assertion (A) : Judgements of Philosophy are Pseudo Judgements.
Reason (R) : In all Judgements Predicate is Contained in the Subject
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true
26. Who among the following holds the view that : ‘Divine knowledge is creational, and as there is
nothing outside God. He himself is the object of his knowledge. He creates as he knows, and
knows as he creates.
(1) Tagore (2) Vivekananda
(3) K.C. Bhattacharya (4) Iqbal
27. Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer with the help of code given
below :
List - I List - II
(Thinker) (Thought)
(a) S. Radhakrishnan (i) What is spoken must be in the first instance believed
(b) Vivekananda (ii) The destiny of the human soul is to realise its oneness
with the Supreme
(c) K.C. Bhattacharya (iii) The infinite and finite are one as song and singing are
one
(d) Tagore (iv) Immortality is the realisation of oneness with everything
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(2) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
(3) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(4) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
29. ‘‘If there are no individual circular things ; there would be no such thing as the form called
circularity’’, can be attributed to ;
(1) Socrates (2) Plato (3) Aristotle (4) St. Augustine
30. Consider the following statements in the light of Plato’s metaphysics and mark the correct code :
(a) What is truly real is not the objects we encounter in sensory experience
(b) Forms can only be grasped intellectually
(c) Forms are just ideas or concepts in the mind of some one
Code :
(1) Only (a) is true
(2) Only (a) and (b) are true
(3) Only (a) and (c) are true
(4) All (a), (b) and (c) are true
31. Who among the following holds the view that ‘‘Things are things because they can be ennumerated’’ ?
(1) Pythagoras (2) Anaximander
(3) Heraclitus (4) Parmenides
32. Given below are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Consider them in the light of Thomas Aquinas
and mark the correct code :
Assertion (A) : God is the uncaused cause of the world.
Reason (R) : Anything that begins to exist has to be caused to exist by something that already
exists.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false and (R) is true.
34. Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer with the help of code given below :
List - I List - II
(a) Anaximenes (i) Nous
(b) Anaximander (ii) Air
(c) Thales (iii) Apeiron
(d) Anaxagoras (iv) Water
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(3) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(4) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
35. Which of the following sequence correctly represent the successive stages of the Absolute mind
according to Hegel ?
(1) imagination, intuition, conception (2) religion, psychology, philosophy
(3) art, religion, philosophy (4) religion, art, philosophy
36. In the light of Kant’s philosophy, match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer
with the help of code given below :
List - I List - II
(a) The Problematical Judgement (i) Heat is a form of motion
(b) The Infinite Judgement (ii) This may be poison
(c) The Apodictic Judgement (iii) Mind is unextended
(d) The Affirmative Judgement (iv) Every effect must have a cause
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(3) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(4) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
38. Given below are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Consider them and select the correct
code :
Assertion (A) : According to Gilbert Ryle, to say of someone that ‘x’ is intelligent implies
Reason (R) : (i) It is an assertion about x’s mind
(ii) It is our knowledge of x’s public performance
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) (i), (ii) are true and (R) (i), (ii) both are correct explanations of (A)
(2) (A) and (R) are true but (R) (i) only is the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) and (R) are true but (R) (ii) only is the correct explanation of (A)
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false and (R) (i), (ii) is not a correct explanation of (A)
40. In the light of William James, which of the following is not a correct statement ?
(1) Life demands a response -‘‘forced options’’
(2) False ideas are those that we cannot verify
(3) Theories are only man - made language, in which we write our reports of nature
(4) True ideas cannot be validated
42. Given below are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Consider them and select the correct
code :
Assertion (A) : According to Kant, though we cannot directly experience Noumena, a special
class of Transcendental Ideas bridges the gap between the Phenomenal and
Noumenal Worlds
Reason (R) : (i) Ideas are called Transcendental because they are products of reason alone
and not the result of the mind’s interaction with sensation
(ii) They ‘Unify’ or ‘make possible’ having experience in the first place.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) (i), (ii) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) (A) and (R) (i) are true and (R) (i) is the only correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) and (R) (ii) are true and (R) (ii) alone is the correct explanation of (A)
(4) Both (A) and (R) (i), (ii) are false and (R) does not provide a correct explanation of (A)
43. Match List - I with List - II and mark the correct code from given below :
List - I List - II
(a) Epoche (i) The intending consciousness
(b) Eidos (ii) Suspension of the empirical and metaphysical presupposition
(c) Intuition (iii) The invariant structure
(d) Noesis (iv) An active repossession of the passive play of possibilities, reuniting
them in a single grasp
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(2) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(3) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(4) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
46. Match List - I with List - II and choose the correct answer by using code given below :
List - I List - II
(a) Hume (i) The idea of causality is not necessarily connected with uniformity
(b) Locke (ii) God is the real cause of spirits and things
(c) Berkeley (iii) The relation of the soul to the body is of the nature of the pilot and
his machine
(d) Descartes (iv) Past experience of constant conjunction.
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(2) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(3) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(4) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
48. Which one among the following code is acceptable to Spinoza ? Answer considering
(a), (b), (c), (d) :
(a) Nature as a self-creating reality is known as Natura Naturans.
(b) Nature as a self-creating reality is known as Natura Naturata.
(c) In its aspect of a creative product, Nature is known as Natura Naturata.
(d) In its static aspect, Nature is known as Natura Naturans.
Code :
(1) (a) and (b) (2) (a) and (c) (3) (a) and (d) (4) (b) and (d)
49. In the philosophy of Berkeley, all the following statements are true except :
(1) There are no physical objects
(2) What we call objects are only ideas
(3) God creates ideas in us
(4) There are ideas of flying horses
50. Select the correct sequence of process of evolution regarding Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy :
(1) Widening, Heightening, Integration
(2) Heightening, Widening, Integration
(3) Heightening, Integration, Widening
(4) Integration, Heightening, Widening
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Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks
each. All questions are compulsory.
1. The cause of the apprehension of past and present according to the Vaiïeîikas is :
(1) AkÂïa (2) Dik (3) KÂla (4) Manas
6. Who among the following Early Greek Philosophers distinguished between appearance and reality
as a contrast between apparent permanence and hidden reality of continuous change ?
(1) Heraclitus (2) Anaxagoras (3) Empedocles (4) Democritus
10. Which one of the following can be placed under ‘‘Opinion’’, according to Plato ?
(1) Belief of Chair (2) Chairness
(3) Blackness of Chair (4) Whiteness of Chair
13. Consider the following statements in the context of William James’ pragmatism and mark the
correct code :
(a) Universalist notion of truth is rejected
(b) Truth is contextless
(c) Truth happens to an idea
Code :
(1) Only (a) is true (2) Only (a) and (c) are true
(3) Only (b) is true (4) Only (b) and (c) are true
14. According to which one of the following Western Philosophers ‘‘Truth is a subjective condition,
not an objective one.’’
(1) Kierkegaard (2) Hume (3) Kant (4) William James
18. According to which one of the following schools, Truth of Pram is considered to be ‘AbÂdhitÂrtha -
Viîayakatva’’ ?
(1) CÂrvÂka (2) Jaina (3) Advaita (4) SÂØkhya
20. Which one of the following theory of KhyÂti illustrates that ‘‘KhyÂti is non-apprehension’ of the
distinction between two cognitions which are partial and imperfect’’ ?
(1) ViparÍta khyÂti (2) AkhyÂti
(3) YathÂrtha khyÂti (4) AnyÂth khyÂti
22. Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select the correct code given below :
Assertion (A) : Advaitins accept only ‘AnvayÍ’ but not ‘KevalÂnvyÍ’ AnumÂna.
Reason (R) : The thing to be inferred must not be the counter positive of non-existence.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
24. Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select the correct code given below :
Assertion (A) : According to Advaita, anything perceived is not revealed by PramÂtç - Caitanya.
Reason (R) : Anything Unperceived is veiled by AjáÂna .
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) (A) is true but (R) is false and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is false and (R) is true.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
31. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer with the help of code given below :
List-I List-II
(Philosopher) (View)
(a) Zeno (i) Sense of dignity
(b) Hegel (ii) Social equilibrium
(c) J.S. Mill (iii) Be a person
(d) Samuel Alexander (iv) Life according to nature
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(2) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(3) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(4) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
32. According to Ayer, when you say ‘This is good’ you are :
(1) Communicating your feelings
(2) Expressing your feelings
(3) Describing a particular things
(4) Influencing others feelings
34. Who among the following has said that ‘Punishment brings wisdom. It is the healing art of
Wickedness’ ?
(1) Socrates (2) Plato
(3) Aristotle (4) Nietzsche
35. Who among the following has said that þTrue law is the rightÿ reason in agreement with nature; it
is of universal application, unchanging and everlastingÿ ?
(1) Kant (2) Cicero (3) Hegel (4) Darwin
37. Which philosopher among the following has classified ‘Adjectives’ in three categories
(A - words, D - words, G - words) as per their functions ?
(1) Ayer (2) Hare (3) Nowell Smith (4) Stevenson
40. Find out the fallacy committed in the syllogistic form : AAI-1
(1) Undistributed middle term (2) Illicit Major
(3) Illicit Minor (4) Existential Fallacy
41. Given below are an Assertion (A) and a Reason (R), consider them and select the correct
answer from code given here under :
Assertion (A) : A Categorical syllogism commits a fallacy of four terms if more than three terms
are used.
Reason (R) : In a standard form of categorical syllogism, there are three and only three terms
occurring twice each in the same meaning.
Code :
(1) (A) and (R) both are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(2) (A) and (R) both are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(4) (A) and (R) both are false.
42. The difference between Aristotlean and Boolean interpretation of categorical propositions is as
follows :
(1) Aristotlean accepts contrary, sub - contrary, sub-alternation and contradictory relations whereas
Boolean accepts only contradictory relations.
(2) Aristotlean accepts contrary, sub - contrary and Boolean accepts only contradictory relations.
(3) Aristotlean and Boolean both accepts all the above relations.
(4) Aristotlean and Boolean both accept none of the above relations.
43. If ‘A’ proposition is converted to ‘A’ and ‘E’ proposition is contraposited to E, what kind of
fallacy is commited according to Boole ?
(1) Undistributed Middle term (2) Existential Fallacy
(3) Illicit Major (4) Illicit Minor
44. Which of the following is a correct statement in the light of truth and validity ?
(1) The truth or falsity of an argument’s conclusion does by itself determine the validity or
invalidity of that argument.
(2) The validity of an argument does guarantee the truth of its conclusion.
(3) Truth and falsity are attributed to the arguments while validity and invalidity are attributed to
the propositions.
(4) The truth or falsity of an argument’s conclusion does not by itself determine the validity or
invalidity of that argument and the fact that an argument is valid does not guarantee the truth
of its conclusion.
46. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given here under in the
argument and argument form :
List-I List-II
(Arguments) (Argument form)
(a) A (i) (p ⊃ q).(r ⊃ s)
œ A∨B p ∨r
œ q∨s
(b) C⋅D (ii) p
œC œ p ∨q
(c) H (iii) p.q
I œp
œ H.I
(d) (A ⊃ B).(C ⊃ D) (iv) p
A∨C q
œ B∨D œ p.q
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(3) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(4) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
47. What are the correct symbolization of the paradoxes of material implication ?
(1) ~ p ⊃ (q ⊃ p) and p ⊃ (q ⊃ p) (2) p ⊃ (q ⊃ p) and ~ p ⊃ (p ⊃ q)
(3) ~ p ⊃ (q ⊃ p) andU ~ p ⊃ (p ⊃ q) (4) p ⊃ (q ⊃ p) and p ⊃ (p ⊃ q)
50. Who among the following has not criticised Human Rights ?
(1) Bentham (2) Alian Pellet (3) Locke (4) Nietzsche
51. Which one of the following feminist activists gave the slogan ‘ The personal is political’ ?
(1) Carol Harisch (2) Simon de Beauvoir
(3) Mary R. Beard (4) Kate Millet
52. Which one of the following philosophers celebrates the free play of language as an endless difference
of meaning ?
(1) Derrida (2) Russell (3) Wittgenstein (4) Husserl
53. Which one of the following lists correctly depicts Heidegger’s four modes of language ?
(1) Assertion, Discourse, Idle talk and Saying
(2) Assertion, Reason, Emotion and Idle talk
(3) Assertion, Understanding, Discourse and talking
(4) Assertion, Reason, Understanding and Idle talk
54. Who among the following mentioned a distinction between authentic and inauthentic forms of
existential discourse ?
(1) Heidegger (2) Husserl (3) Sartre (4) Derrida
57. Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) in the light of Gandhian view and select
the correct code :
Assertion (A) : Non - Violence presupposes the capacity to strike.
Reason (R) : Strike is a passive resistance.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.
58. Match List-I with List-II and select the code from the given below :
List-I List-II
(Author) (Writing)
(a) Tagore (i) Foundations of Indian Culture
(b) Gandhi (ii) Search for the absolute in Neo - Vedanta
(c) K.C. Bhattacharya (iii) My Religion
(d) Sri Aurobindo (iv) Thought Relics
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
(4) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
60. Which among the following is not true about the Gandhian principle of ‘Bread Labour’ ?
(1) It was designed to promote simple living among all citizens.
(2) It was designed to promote dignity of labour.
(3) It was designed to promote reaction against capitalists.
(4) It was designed to promote a sense of equality transcending the prevailing division of
labour.
61. Who among the following has said that, ‘If we want to Cultivate true spirit of democracy, we can
not afford to be intolerant. Intolerance betrays want of faith in one’s cause’ ?
(1) Vivekananda (2) Ambedkar (3) Tilak (4) Gandhi
62. Match the List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer by selecting one of the code given
below :
List-I List-II
(a) ‘On Referring’ (i) Donald Davidson
(b) Theory of Description (ii) J.L. Austin
(c) T - Sentences (iii) P.F. Strawson
(d) Speech - Act (iv) Bertrand Russell
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(2) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(3) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(4) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
66. Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) given below and choose the correct code as your
answer :
Assertion (A) : þWe can and must conceive that blue might exist and yet the sensation of blue
not existÿ.
Reason (R) : Sensation, according to Moore, has two elements, consciousness and the other,
object of consciousness.
Code :
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) correctly explains (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true, (R) is false
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false
70. Match List-I and List-II and choose the correct answer with the help of code given
below :
List-I List-II
(a) SatakhyÂti (i) YogacÂra Buddhists
(b) Abhinavaanyath khyÂti (ii) MÂdhyÂmika Buddhists
(c) ÀtmakhyÂti (iii) SÂØkhya
(d) AsatakhyÂti (iv) Madhva
Code :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(2) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
72. All the following propositions according to RÂmÂnuja are false except :
(1) RÂmÂnuja advocates Karma - Yoga as the principal means to JÍvanmukti
(2) RÂmÂnuja advocates JáÂna - Yoga as the principal means to Videhamukti
(3) RÂmÂnuja advocates Karma - Yoga as the principal means to Videhamukti
(4) RÂmÂnuja advocates Bhakti - Yoga as the principal means to Videhamukti
73. According to Islam, all the following propositions are true except :
(1) Prime of place is given to prayer and fasting
(2) Charity is the greatest virtue
(3) Pilgrimage is a sacred undertaking to gain the grace of God
(4) Failing to surrender to the will of God
74. The sequence of the process of bondage and release of jÍva, according to Jainism is :
(1) Bandha, saØvara, nirjarÂ, mokîa, Âïrava.
(2) Àïrava, bandha, saØvara, nirjarÂ, mokîa
(3) SaØvara, nirjarÂ, mokîa, Âïrava, bandha.
(4) NirjarÂ, mokîa, Âïrava, bandha, saØvara.
75. According to Zoroastrianism, all the following propositions are true except :
(1) Zoroastrianism advocates fire - worship.
(2) In Zoroastrianism, Ahramazda is recognised as the God for the good.
(3) In Zoroastrianism, Ahriman is recognised as the God for the evil.
(4) Zoroastrianism advocates VarnÂïrama Vyavasth .
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