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Which of the following theory focused upon the moral significance of individuals' capability of achieving the kind of lives they have reason to value?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. Rawls' liberal theory of Justice / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19921]
2. J. S. Mill's Utilitarianism / ? ? ? [Option ID = 19922]
3. Kant's theory of moral maxim / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19924]
4. Amartya Sen's Capability theory / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19923]
Correct Answer :- Rawls' liberal theory of Justice / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19921]
Which darsana supports the view that particulars are known exclusively by perception and universals exclusively by inference:
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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?:
1. Buddhism / ? ? [Option ID = 20057]
2. Nyaya / ? [Option ID = 20058]
3. Vaisesika / ? [Option ID = 20059]
4. None of the above / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20060]
Correct Answer :- Buddhism / ? ? [Option ID = 20057]
Shanti parva of Mahabharata Deals with:

? ? ? ? ?:
1. Duties of a King / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20011]
2. Duties of Elder Brother / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20009]
3. All the above / ? ? [Option ID = 20012]
4. Duties of a Husband / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20010]
Correct Answer :- Duties of Elder Brother / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20009]

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Kant argued that the ontological argument was invalid because

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. God may not exist / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20016]
2. God does not exist / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20013]
3. Existence is a predicate / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20014]
4. Existence is not a predicate / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20015]
Correct Answer :- God does not exist / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20013]
That power is not simply repressive but is productive is argued by

? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ?
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1. Foucault / ? [Option ID = 20086]
2. Marx / ? [Option ID = 20085]
3. Sartre / ? [Option ID = 20088]
4. Bacon / ? [Option ID = 20087]
Correct Answer :- Marx / ? [Option ID = 20085]
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Who argued that philosophy should be edifying rather than constructive, representative and systematic?

? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. Richard Rorty / ? ? [Option ID = 20042]
2. Kant / ? [Option ID = 20041]
3. Husserl / ? [Option ID = 20043]
4. Frege / ? [Option ID = 20044]
Correct Answer :- Kant / ? [Option ID = 20041]
In Plato's dialogue Parmenides, Zeno argues that
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? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ?
1. Objects are both like and unlike each other / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19944]
2. the theory of Forms is absurd / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19941]
3. the theory of Forms is not absurd / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19942]
4. Parmenides' theory is wrong / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19943]
Correct Answer :- the theory of Forms is absurd / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19941]
Aphorism Yogash Citta-Vrtti-Nirodhah belongs to which chapter of Yoga Sutra:

? ? ? -?-? ? ? ? ? ?:
1. Vibhuti Pada / ?-? [Option ID = 19977]
2. Samadhi Pada / ?-? [Option ID = 19978]
3. Sadhana Pada / ?-? [Option ID = 19979]
4. Kaivalya Pada / ?-? [Option ID = 19980]
Correct Answer :- Vibhuti Pada / ?-? [Option ID = 19977]

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Those who hold that there are moral facts, and in the light of these moral facts people's moral judgements can be true or false are:

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ?
1. Moral relativists / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20072]
2. Moral realists and relativists / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20071]
3. Error theorists / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20069]
4. Moral realists / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20070]
Correct Answer :- Error theorists / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20069]
In Carvaka philosophy, Moksha is associated with

? ? ? ? ---? ? ? ?
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1. Artha / ? [Option ID = 19940]
2. Dharma / ? [Option ID = 19937]
3. Kama / ? [Option ID = 19938]
4. Death / ? [Option ID = 19939]
Correct Answer :- Dharma / ? [Option ID = 19937]
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Space according to Kant refers to

? ? ? ? ? ? ?:
1. a relation between objects / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20034]
2. a self subsistent reality / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20033]
3. a subjective condition of sensibility / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20036]
4. an empirical concept / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20035]
Correct Answer :- a self subsistent reality / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20033]
Friedrich Nietzsche viewed 'Master morality' as
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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?:
1. None of the above / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20032]
2. Christian morality / ? ? [Option ID = 20031]
3. Life denying morality / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20030]
4. An affirmation of life / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20029]
Correct Answer :- An affirmation of life / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20029]
The actuality for Aristotle is prior to potentiality in the following manner

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. All of the above / ? ? [Option ID = 20064]
2. In substance / ? ? [Option ID = 20063]
3. In time / ? ? [Option ID = 20062]
4. In account / ? ? [Option ID = 20061]
Correct Answer :- In account / ? ? [Option ID = 20061]

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The rational capacities for Aristotle are those that bring about

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. All of the above / ? ? [Option ID = 19984]
2. Two-way consequences / ?- ? ? [Option ID = 19983]
3. No consequences / ? ? ? [Option ID = 19981]
4. One-way consequences / ?- ? ? [Option ID = 19982]
Correct Answer :- • No consequences / ? ? ? [Option ID = 19981]
The Form of the Good for Plato is:

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1. the ultimate object of knowledge / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20038]
2. to be approached through Dialectic / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20037]
3. hard to obtain knowledge of / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20039]
4. all of the above / ? ? [Option ID = 20040]
Correct Answer :- to be approached through Dialectic / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20037]
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The author of A System of Logic is

"? ? ? ?" ? ? ?:
1. Gottlob Frege / ? ? [Option ID = 19974]
2. Bertrand Russell / ? ? [Option ID = 19973]
3. John Stuart Mill / ? ? ? [Option ID = 19975]
4. Alfred North Whitehead / ? ? ? [Option ID = 19976]
Correct Answer :- Bertrand Russell / ? ? [Option ID = 19973]
A 'maxim' in Kant's philosophy is
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? ? ? ? '?'
1. An example of an imperfect duty / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19991]
2. An example of a relative duty / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19992]
3. An action guiding principle / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19989]
4. An example of a perfect duty / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19990]
Correct Answer :-
'Hinduism is inimical to equality, antagonistic to liberty and opposed to fraternity' is stated by:

? ? ? ? '? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?'?
1. M. K. Gandhi / ?. ?. ? [Option ID = 20045]
2. M. N. Roy / ?. ?. ? [Option ID = 20048]
3. B. R. Ambedkar / ?. ?. ? [Option ID = 20047]
4. E. V. R. Periyar / ?. ?. ?. ? [Option ID = 20046]
Correct Answer :- M. K. Gandhi / ?. ?. ? [Option ID = 20045]

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-(X ? Y) is equivalent to which of the following?

-(X > Y) ? ? ? ? ? ?:
1. Y = X [Option ID = 19945]
2. Y & - X [Option ID = 19948]
3. X & Y [Option ID = 19947]
4. X v Y [Option ID = 19946]
Correct Answer :- • Y = X [Option ID = 19945]
Truths of fact according to Leibniz are:

? ? ? ? ? ? :
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1. Necessary truths / ? ? ? [Option ID = 19925]
2. None of the above / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19928]
3. Truths whose opposite is possible / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19926]
4. Not contingent truths / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19927]
Correct Answer :- • Necessary truths / ? ? ? [Option ID = 19925]
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If X is true, Y is false and Z is true, then which of the following is false?

? X ? ?, Y ? ? ? Z ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. (X?Y) = Z [Option ID = 19906]
2. (X=Y) = Z [Option ID = 19905]
3. (X v Y) v Z [Option ID = 19907]
4. (X v Y) & Z [Option ID = 19908]
Correct Answer :- (X=Y) = Z [Option ID = 19905]
The equivalent formula of (x)Gx is which of the following:
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(x) Gx ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. -(?x)-(Gx) [Option ID = 19988]
2. (?x) - (Gx) [Option ID = 19987]
3. -(?x) - Gx [Option ID = 19986]
4. (?x) Gx [Option ID = 19985]
Correct Answer :- • (?x) Gx [Option ID = 19985]
Frege took arithmetical truths to be

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. Analytic / ? ? [Option ID = 19997]
2. Synthetic a priori / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20000]
3. A posteriori / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19999]
4. Synthetic / ? ? [Option ID = 19998]
Correct Answer :- Analytic / ? ? [Option ID = 19997]

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The essence of a thing for Aristotle in his Metaphysics is

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. What a thing is because it is a compound of things / ? ? ?/? ? [Option ID = 19910]
2. What a thing is because God desires it that way / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19911]
3. What a thing is in the world of pure forms / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19912]
4. What a thing is in its own right / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19909]
Correct Answer :- What a thing is in its own right / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19909]
'sad-darsana' includes:

'?' ? ? ?:
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1. Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Mima?sa, Vedanta / ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? [Option ID = 20017]
2. Carvaka, Yoga, Jainism, Mima?sa, Samkhya, Buddhism / ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? ? [Option ID = 20019]
3. Buddhism, Jainism, Nyaya, Carvaka, Vedanta, Yoga / ? ?, ?, ?, ?, ? [Option ID = 20018]
4. All of the above / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20020]
Correct Answer :- Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaise?ika, Mima?sa, Vedanta | ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? [Option ID = 20017]
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"We must accept probabilities rather than absolute facts, for ethics is not like geometry or physics." To who is this statement attributed?

"? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?" ? ? ? ?
1. Bentham / ? [Option ID = 19915]
2. Mill / ? [Option ID = 19914]
3. Kant / ? [Option ID = 19913]
4. Aristotle / ? [Option ID = 19916]
Correct Answer :- Kant / ? [Option ID = 19913]
"Each nation has its own centre of happiness within itself, just as every sphere has its centre of gravity." To who is this statement attributed?
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"? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?" ? ? ? ?
1. Herder / ? [Option ID = 20082]
2. Mill / ? [Option ID = 20083]
3. Kant / ? [Option ID = 20081]
4. Locke / ? [Option ID = 20084]
Correct Answer :- • Kant / ? [Option ID = 20081]
Deconstruction as a technique for uncovering the multiple interpretation of texts is developed by

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (?) ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. Jaspers / ? [Option ID = 19920]
2. Sartre / ? [Option ID = 19919]
3. Derrida / ? [Option ID = 19918]
4. Hegel / ? [Option ID = 19917]
Correct Answer :- • Hegel / ? [Option ID = 19917]

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"X & Y" and "X v Y" are

"X & Y" ? "X v Y" ?:
1. Consistent with each other / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20073]
2. Inconsistent with each other / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20074]
3. Contradictory with each other / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20075]
4. Equivalent to each other / ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20076]
Correct Answer :- Consistent with each other / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20073]
For Heidegger, the study of human being as Dasein is -

? ? ?, ? (Dasein) ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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1. hypothetical inquiry / ? ? [Option ID = 20004]
2. nomological inquiry / ? ? [Option ID = 20003]
3. ontic inquiry / ? ? [Option ID = 20002]
4. ontological inquiry / ? ? [Option ID = 20001]
Correct Answer :- • ontological inquiry / ? ? [Option ID = 20001]
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Hilary Putnam's view regarding meaning is that

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. None of the above / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20092]
2. It is not in the head / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20089]
3. It does not involve role of experts / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20090]
4. It is an idea in the head / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20091]
Correct Answer :- • It is not in the head / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20089]
The following constraint, for all w1, w2, if w1Rw2, then w2Rw1 is
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? w1, w2 ? ?, ? w1Rw2 ?, ? w2Rw1 ?, ? ?/? ?
1. Reflexivity / ? [Option ID = 20025]
2. Transitivity / ? [Option ID = 20027]
3. Symmetry / ? [Option ID = 20026]
4. Extendability / ? [Option ID = 20028]
Correct Answer :- • Reflexivity / ? [Option ID = 20025]
Which of the following statements is incorrect with reference to Mill's view on sanctions:

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?:
1. Education teaches us the right feelings for humanity. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19951]
2. The motive for observance of sanctions is attached to utilitarian morality as powerfully as it is in any other morality. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19950]
3. External sanctions are more effective as they work both through peer pressure and divine reprimand. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
4. Moral feelings are not innate but acquired. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19949]
Correct Answer :- Moral feelings are not innate but acquired. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19949]

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Which of the schools of Indian Philosophy are considered as a part of anvikshiki (philosophy) by Kautilya?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. Nyaya, Viseshika, Vedanta, samkhya / ?, ?, ?, ? [Option ID = 19972]
2. Samkhya, Vedanta and Mimamsa / ?, ?, ? [Option ID = 19971]
3. Lokayata, Ajivikas and Buddhism / ?, ?, ? ? [Option ID = 19970]
4. Samkhya, Yoga and Lokayata / ?, ?, ? [Option ID = 19969]
Correct Answer :- Samkhya, Yoga and Lokayata / ?, ?, ? [Option ID = 19969]
The modal system ?st is known as:

? ? ?t ? ? ?
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1. S2 [Option ID = 20077]
2. S3 [Option ID = 20078]
3. S5 [Option ID = 20080]
4. S4 [Option ID = 20079]
Correct Answer :- S2 [Option ID = 20077]
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According to Deleuze and Guattari philosophy is all about:

? (Deleuze) ? ? (Guattari) ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. Creating concepts / ? ? [Option ID = 19960]
2. Communication / ? [Option ID = 19959]
3. Reflection / ? [Option ID = 19957]
4. Contemplation / ? [Option ID = 19958]
Correct Answer :- Reflection / ? [Option ID = 19957]
According to Quine, the two dogmas of empiricism are
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? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ?
1. impressions and ideas / ? (?) ? ? (?) [Option ID = 20093]
2. analytic synthetic distinction and reductionism / ?-? (?) ? ? ? [Option ID = 20094]
3. functionalism and analysis / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20096]
4. reductionism and functionalism / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20095]
Correct Answer :- • impressions and ideas / ? (?) ? ? (?) [Option ID = 20093]
According to Hume, Ideas

? ? ? ?
1. Are faint and bland images of the impression in thinking and reasoning. / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19956]
2. Are perceptions that affect the mind with the most force and violence / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19954]
3. Are known for their vividness, clarity and distinctness / ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19953]
4. Include sensations, passions and emotions / ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19955]
Correct Answer :- Are known for their vividness, clarity and distinctness / ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19953]

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According to the Tractatus pictorial relationship is

? (Tractatus) ? ? ? ? (pictorial relation) ?
1. The possibility of connection among the elements of a picture / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19964]
2. The relation between the respective standpoints of the picture and reality / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19961]
3. The correlations of the elements of a picture with objects / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19962]
4. The connection among the elements of a picture / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19963]
Correct Answer :- The relation between the respective standpoints of the picture and reality / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19961]
According to Eliminative Materialism Folk Psychology can be reduced to

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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1. Completed neuroscience / ? ? ? [Option ID = 20050]
2. None of the above / ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20052]
3. Propositions about completed neuroscience / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20049]
4. Propositions about incomplete neuroscience / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 20051]
Correct Answer :-
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According to Identity theory a brain state and a mental state are

? ? ? ?, ? ? ? ? ? ?
1. Necessarily identical with each other / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19993]
2. Probably identical with each other / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19994]
3. Contingently identical with each other / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19995]
4. None of the above / ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19996]
Correct Answer :- Necessarily identical with each other / ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? [Option ID = 19993]

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