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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. PHILOSOPHY
CORE COURSE -(2019-Admn.) PHL1 B01-INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
1. The total number of Vedas is .
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four
2. Philosophy is originally a word.
a) English b) Latin c) Greek d) Spanish
3. Philosophy deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) the illusion d) none of these
4. ?Esthetikos? is a word.
a) Greek b) Latin c) French d) Spanish
5. Taoism belongs to the tradition.
a) Japanese b) Oriental c) Occidental d) None of these
6. does not belong to Oriental tradition.
a) India b) China c) Japan d) None of these
7. Vedic philosophy evolved in the order.
a) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism c) Polytheism, Monotheism, Monism
b) Monotheism, Polytheism, monism d) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism
8. is not a heterodox system.
a) Samkhya b) Buddhism c) Lokayata d) Jainism
9. implies ?accepting the authority of the Vedas?.
a) Heterodox b) Orthodox c) Oriental d) Occidental
10. According to the law of karma, every karma leads to .
a) Moksha b) Phala c) Dharma d) all these
11. The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as .
a) Mantras b) Brahmanas c) Aranyakas d) Upanishads
12. Polytheism implies as Monism refers to one.
a) Two b) three c) many d) all these
13. Belief in one God is referred as .
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Introduction to Philosophy Page 1
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. PHILOSOPHY
CORE COURSE -(2019-Admn.) PHL1 B01-INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
1. The total number of Vedas is .
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four
2. Philosophy is originally a word.
a) English b) Latin c) Greek d) Spanish
3. Philosophy deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) the illusion d) none of these
4. ?Esthetikos? is a word.
a) Greek b) Latin c) French d) Spanish
5. Taoism belongs to the tradition.
a) Japanese b) Oriental c) Occidental d) None of these
6. does not belong to Oriental tradition.
a) India b) China c) Japan d) None of these
7. Vedic philosophy evolved in the order.
a) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism c) Polytheism, Monotheism, Monism
b) Monotheism, Polytheism, monism d) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism
8. is not a heterodox system.
a) Samkhya b) Buddhism c) Lokayata d) Jainism
9. implies ?accepting the authority of the Vedas?.
a) Heterodox b) Orthodox c) Oriental d) Occidental
10. According to the law of karma, every karma leads to .
a) Moksha b) Phala c) Dharma d) all these
11. The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as .
a) Mantras b) Brahmanas c) Aranyakas d) Upanishads
12. Polytheism implies as Monism refers to one.
a) Two b) three c) many d) all these
13. Belief in one God is referred as .
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a) Henotheism b) Monotheism c) Monism d) Polytheism
14. Samkhya propounded .
a) Dualism b) Monism c) Monotheism d) Polytheism
15. is an Oriental system.
a) Buddhism b) Absolute Idealism c) Scholasticism d) All these
16. ?Scire? is the root word of .
a) System b) epistemology c) Sophia d) science
17. Metaphysics is a branch of .
a) Physics b) Metaethics c) Philosophy d) none of these
18. Science is not based on .
a) Experiment b) faith c) observation d) hypotheses
19. is the inquiry into ?being in general?.
a) Ontology b) Physics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
20. Coherence theory recognizes the relationship between .
a) truth and validity c) fact and judgment
b) judgments within a system d) all these
21. is a representative of pluralism.
a) Spinoza b) Fitche c) Descartes d) Leibnitz
22. is not a positive science.
a) Biology b) Sociology c) Ethics d) Anthropology
23. Etymological meaning of the term ?metaphysics? is .
a) after Physics b) before Physics c) of Physics d) other than physics
24. Aristotle?s ?Metaphysics? contains number of books.
a) 12 b) 16 c) 13 d) 14
25. Ontology is related to as Ethics is to Axiology.
a) Aesthetics b) Cosmology c) Idealism d) Metaphysics
26. The philosophical area which deals with the problem of Being is called
a) Axiology b) epistemology c) Materialism d) ontology
27. is the ontological position that recognizes the one ultimate reality as matter.
a) Materialism b) Spiritualism c) M o n i s m d) Idealism
28. Marx is a whereas Hegel is an idealist.
a) Materialist b) dualist c) pluralist d) skeptic
29. Spinoza?s metaphysical position is known as .
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Introduction to Philosophy Page 1
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. PHILOSOPHY
CORE COURSE -(2019-Admn.) PHL1 B01-INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
1. The total number of Vedas is .
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four
2. Philosophy is originally a word.
a) English b) Latin c) Greek d) Spanish
3. Philosophy deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) the illusion d) none of these
4. ?Esthetikos? is a word.
a) Greek b) Latin c) French d) Spanish
5. Taoism belongs to the tradition.
a) Japanese b) Oriental c) Occidental d) None of these
6. does not belong to Oriental tradition.
a) India b) China c) Japan d) None of these
7. Vedic philosophy evolved in the order.
a) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism c) Polytheism, Monotheism, Monism
b) Monotheism, Polytheism, monism d) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism
8. is not a heterodox system.
a) Samkhya b) Buddhism c) Lokayata d) Jainism
9. implies ?accepting the authority of the Vedas?.
a) Heterodox b) Orthodox c) Oriental d) Occidental
10. According to the law of karma, every karma leads to .
a) Moksha b) Phala c) Dharma d) all these
11. The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as .
a) Mantras b) Brahmanas c) Aranyakas d) Upanishads
12. Polytheism implies as Monism refers to one.
a) Two b) three c) many d) all these
13. Belief in one God is referred as .
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a) Henotheism b) Monotheism c) Monism d) Polytheism
14. Samkhya propounded .
a) Dualism b) Monism c) Monotheism d) Polytheism
15. is an Oriental system.
a) Buddhism b) Absolute Idealism c) Scholasticism d) All these
16. ?Scire? is the root word of .
a) System b) epistemology c) Sophia d) science
17. Metaphysics is a branch of .
a) Physics b) Metaethics c) Philosophy d) none of these
18. Science is not based on .
a) Experiment b) faith c) observation d) hypotheses
19. is the inquiry into ?being in general?.
a) Ontology b) Physics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
20. Coherence theory recognizes the relationship between .
a) truth and validity c) fact and judgment
b) judgments within a system d) all these
21. is a representative of pluralism.
a) Spinoza b) Fitche c) Descartes d) Leibnitz
22. is not a positive science.
a) Biology b) Sociology c) Ethics d) Anthropology
23. Etymological meaning of the term ?metaphysics? is .
a) after Physics b) before Physics c) of Physics d) other than physics
24. Aristotle?s ?Metaphysics? contains number of books.
a) 12 b) 16 c) 13 d) 14
25. Ontology is related to as Ethics is to Axiology.
a) Aesthetics b) Cosmology c) Idealism d) Metaphysics
26. The philosophical area which deals with the problem of Being is called
a) Axiology b) epistemology c) Materialism d) ontology
27. is the ontological position that recognizes the one ultimate reality as matter.
a) Materialism b) Spiritualism c) M o n i s m d) Idealism
28. Marx is a whereas Hegel is an idealist.
a) Materialist b) dualist c) pluralist d) skeptic
29. Spinoza?s metaphysical position is known as .
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a) Materialism b) Dualism c) Pluralism d) Monism
30. is regarded as the father of modern Empiricism.
a) John Locke b) David Hume c) Rene Descartes d) Immanuel Kant
31. rejected innate ideas.
a) Rene Descartes b) John Locke c) Spinoza d) None of these
32. Esse est percipi and Tabula rasa indicate the position of respectively.
a) Locke and Hume c) Berkeley and Hume
b) Berkeley and Locke d) Descartes and Locke
33. is a monist.
a) Spinoza b) Descartes c) Leibnitz d) All these
34. The theory of innate ideas was first propounded by_ .
a) John Locke b) Spinoza c) Descartes d) David Hume
35. argue that objects do not exist independent of mind.
a) Materialists b) Realists c) Objectivists d) Idealists
36. Hegel developed Idealism.
a) Subjective b) Absolute c) Na?ve d) None of these
37. Esse est Percipi is the dictum of Idealism.
a) Objective b) Subjective c) Absolute d) All these
38. Tabula rasa is the concept of .
a) Idealism b) Cosmology c) Empiricism d) Pluralism
39. is the earliest representative of Greek Cosmology.
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Thales d) Protagoras
40. According to dualism, Reality is _.
a) Twofold b) Many c) One d) Indivisible
41. Ultimate reality is the concern of .
a) Metaphysics b) Skepticism c) Aesthetics d) Pragmatism
42. Each science deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) all parts d) none of these
43. is a representative of idealism.
a) Carvakas b) Marx c) Engels d) None of these
44. Epistemology is concerned with of knowledge.
a) Origin b) validity c) limitation d) All these
45. Skeptics consider truth as .
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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. PHILOSOPHY
CORE COURSE -(2019-Admn.) PHL1 B01-INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
1. The total number of Vedas is .
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four
2. Philosophy is originally a word.
a) English b) Latin c) Greek d) Spanish
3. Philosophy deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) the illusion d) none of these
4. ?Esthetikos? is a word.
a) Greek b) Latin c) French d) Spanish
5. Taoism belongs to the tradition.
a) Japanese b) Oriental c) Occidental d) None of these
6. does not belong to Oriental tradition.
a) India b) China c) Japan d) None of these
7. Vedic philosophy evolved in the order.
a) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism c) Polytheism, Monotheism, Monism
b) Monotheism, Polytheism, monism d) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism
8. is not a heterodox system.
a) Samkhya b) Buddhism c) Lokayata d) Jainism
9. implies ?accepting the authority of the Vedas?.
a) Heterodox b) Orthodox c) Oriental d) Occidental
10. According to the law of karma, every karma leads to .
a) Moksha b) Phala c) Dharma d) all these
11. The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as .
a) Mantras b) Brahmanas c) Aranyakas d) Upanishads
12. Polytheism implies as Monism refers to one.
a) Two b) three c) many d) all these
13. Belief in one God is referred as .
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a) Henotheism b) Monotheism c) Monism d) Polytheism
14. Samkhya propounded .
a) Dualism b) Monism c) Monotheism d) Polytheism
15. is an Oriental system.
a) Buddhism b) Absolute Idealism c) Scholasticism d) All these
16. ?Scire? is the root word of .
a) System b) epistemology c) Sophia d) science
17. Metaphysics is a branch of .
a) Physics b) Metaethics c) Philosophy d) none of these
18. Science is not based on .
a) Experiment b) faith c) observation d) hypotheses
19. is the inquiry into ?being in general?.
a) Ontology b) Physics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
20. Coherence theory recognizes the relationship between .
a) truth and validity c) fact and judgment
b) judgments within a system d) all these
21. is a representative of pluralism.
a) Spinoza b) Fitche c) Descartes d) Leibnitz
22. is not a positive science.
a) Biology b) Sociology c) Ethics d) Anthropology
23. Etymological meaning of the term ?metaphysics? is .
a) after Physics b) before Physics c) of Physics d) other than physics
24. Aristotle?s ?Metaphysics? contains number of books.
a) 12 b) 16 c) 13 d) 14
25. Ontology is related to as Ethics is to Axiology.
a) Aesthetics b) Cosmology c) Idealism d) Metaphysics
26. The philosophical area which deals with the problem of Being is called
a) Axiology b) epistemology c) Materialism d) ontology
27. is the ontological position that recognizes the one ultimate reality as matter.
a) Materialism b) Spiritualism c) M o n i s m d) Idealism
28. Marx is a whereas Hegel is an idealist.
a) Materialist b) dualist c) pluralist d) skeptic
29. Spinoza?s metaphysical position is known as .
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a) Materialism b) Dualism c) Pluralism d) Monism
30. is regarded as the father of modern Empiricism.
a) John Locke b) David Hume c) Rene Descartes d) Immanuel Kant
31. rejected innate ideas.
a) Rene Descartes b) John Locke c) Spinoza d) None of these
32. Esse est percipi and Tabula rasa indicate the position of respectively.
a) Locke and Hume c) Berkeley and Hume
b) Berkeley and Locke d) Descartes and Locke
33. is a monist.
a) Spinoza b) Descartes c) Leibnitz d) All these
34. The theory of innate ideas was first propounded by_ .
a) John Locke b) Spinoza c) Descartes d) David Hume
35. argue that objects do not exist independent of mind.
a) Materialists b) Realists c) Objectivists d) Idealists
36. Hegel developed Idealism.
a) Subjective b) Absolute c) Na?ve d) None of these
37. Esse est Percipi is the dictum of Idealism.
a) Objective b) Subjective c) Absolute d) All these
38. Tabula rasa is the concept of .
a) Idealism b) Cosmology c) Empiricism d) Pluralism
39. is the earliest representative of Greek Cosmology.
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Thales d) Protagoras
40. According to dualism, Reality is _.
a) Twofold b) Many c) One d) Indivisible
41. Ultimate reality is the concern of .
a) Metaphysics b) Skepticism c) Aesthetics d) Pragmatism
42. Each science deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) all parts d) none of these
43. is a representative of idealism.
a) Carvakas b) Marx c) Engels d) None of these
44. Epistemology is concerned with of knowledge.
a) Origin b) validity c) limitation d) All these
45. Skeptics consider truth as .
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a) Certain b) necessary c) probable d) practical
46. Charles Pierce, William James and John Dewy are prominent advocates of the theory
of truth.
a) Coherence theory c) Correspondence theory
b) Pragmatic theory d) None of these
47. hold coherence theory.
a) Realists b) Idealists c) Both(a) and(b) d) Neither(a) nor(b) 48. John Dewey is a/an .
a) Rationalist b) absolutist c) idealist d) pragmatist
49. Mind-body dualism is the position of .
a) Charles Pierce b) John Dewey c) Descartes d) none of these
50. coined of the term ?Aesthetics?.
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Aristotle d) Alexander Baumgarten
51. Carvakas deny .
a) materialism c) perception
b) spiritualism d) all these
52. Summum bonum is the concern of .
a) Aesthetics b) Metaphysics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
53. Synthesis of is a characteristic of classical Indian philosophy.
a) Materialismand Epistemology c) Religion and Philosophy
b) Materialism and Ethics d) None of these
54. is a normative discipline.
a) Ethics b) Aesthetics c) Both(a) and(b) d) Neither(a) nor(b) 55. Positive sciences are basically .
a) Descriptive b) prescriptive c) normative d) All these
56. Mores literally means .
a) Norm b) ethics c) knowledge d) custom
57. ?I think therefore I am? is the meaning of _.
a) Summum bonum c) Cogito ergo sum
b) Esse est percipi d) Tabula rasa
58. ?First Philosophy? refers to .
a) Aesthetics b) Metaphysics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
59. is the founder of Idealism.
a) Hegel b) Spinoza c) Plato d) Aristotle
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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. PHILOSOPHY
CORE COURSE -(2019-Admn.) PHL1 B01-INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
1. The total number of Vedas is .
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four
2. Philosophy is originally a word.
a) English b) Latin c) Greek d) Spanish
3. Philosophy deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) the illusion d) none of these
4. ?Esthetikos? is a word.
a) Greek b) Latin c) French d) Spanish
5. Taoism belongs to the tradition.
a) Japanese b) Oriental c) Occidental d) None of these
6. does not belong to Oriental tradition.
a) India b) China c) Japan d) None of these
7. Vedic philosophy evolved in the order.
a) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism c) Polytheism, Monotheism, Monism
b) Monotheism, Polytheism, monism d) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism
8. is not a heterodox system.
a) Samkhya b) Buddhism c) Lokayata d) Jainism
9. implies ?accepting the authority of the Vedas?.
a) Heterodox b) Orthodox c) Oriental d) Occidental
10. According to the law of karma, every karma leads to .
a) Moksha b) Phala c) Dharma d) all these
11. The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as .
a) Mantras b) Brahmanas c) Aranyakas d) Upanishads
12. Polytheism implies as Monism refers to one.
a) Two b) three c) many d) all these
13. Belief in one God is referred as .
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a) Henotheism b) Monotheism c) Monism d) Polytheism
14. Samkhya propounded .
a) Dualism b) Monism c) Monotheism d) Polytheism
15. is an Oriental system.
a) Buddhism b) Absolute Idealism c) Scholasticism d) All these
16. ?Scire? is the root word of .
a) System b) epistemology c) Sophia d) science
17. Metaphysics is a branch of .
a) Physics b) Metaethics c) Philosophy d) none of these
18. Science is not based on .
a) Experiment b) faith c) observation d) hypotheses
19. is the inquiry into ?being in general?.
a) Ontology b) Physics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
20. Coherence theory recognizes the relationship between .
a) truth and validity c) fact and judgment
b) judgments within a system d) all these
21. is a representative of pluralism.
a) Spinoza b) Fitche c) Descartes d) Leibnitz
22. is not a positive science.
a) Biology b) Sociology c) Ethics d) Anthropology
23. Etymological meaning of the term ?metaphysics? is .
a) after Physics b) before Physics c) of Physics d) other than physics
24. Aristotle?s ?Metaphysics? contains number of books.
a) 12 b) 16 c) 13 d) 14
25. Ontology is related to as Ethics is to Axiology.
a) Aesthetics b) Cosmology c) Idealism d) Metaphysics
26. The philosophical area which deals with the problem of Being is called
a) Axiology b) epistemology c) Materialism d) ontology
27. is the ontological position that recognizes the one ultimate reality as matter.
a) Materialism b) Spiritualism c) M o n i s m d) Idealism
28. Marx is a whereas Hegel is an idealist.
a) Materialist b) dualist c) pluralist d) skeptic
29. Spinoza?s metaphysical position is known as .
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a) Materialism b) Dualism c) Pluralism d) Monism
30. is regarded as the father of modern Empiricism.
a) John Locke b) David Hume c) Rene Descartes d) Immanuel Kant
31. rejected innate ideas.
a) Rene Descartes b) John Locke c) Spinoza d) None of these
32. Esse est percipi and Tabula rasa indicate the position of respectively.
a) Locke and Hume c) Berkeley and Hume
b) Berkeley and Locke d) Descartes and Locke
33. is a monist.
a) Spinoza b) Descartes c) Leibnitz d) All these
34. The theory of innate ideas was first propounded by_ .
a) John Locke b) Spinoza c) Descartes d) David Hume
35. argue that objects do not exist independent of mind.
a) Materialists b) Realists c) Objectivists d) Idealists
36. Hegel developed Idealism.
a) Subjective b) Absolute c) Na?ve d) None of these
37. Esse est Percipi is the dictum of Idealism.
a) Objective b) Subjective c) Absolute d) All these
38. Tabula rasa is the concept of .
a) Idealism b) Cosmology c) Empiricism d) Pluralism
39. is the earliest representative of Greek Cosmology.
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Thales d) Protagoras
40. According to dualism, Reality is _.
a) Twofold b) Many c) One d) Indivisible
41. Ultimate reality is the concern of .
a) Metaphysics b) Skepticism c) Aesthetics d) Pragmatism
42. Each science deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) all parts d) none of these
43. is a representative of idealism.
a) Carvakas b) Marx c) Engels d) None of these
44. Epistemology is concerned with of knowledge.
a) Origin b) validity c) limitation d) All these
45. Skeptics consider truth as .
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a) Certain b) necessary c) probable d) practical
46. Charles Pierce, William James and John Dewy are prominent advocates of the theory
of truth.
a) Coherence theory c) Correspondence theory
b) Pragmatic theory d) None of these
47. hold coherence theory.
a) Realists b) Idealists c) Both(a) and(b) d) Neither(a) nor(b) 48. John Dewey is a/an .
a) Rationalist b) absolutist c) idealist d) pragmatist
49. Mind-body dualism is the position of .
a) Charles Pierce b) John Dewey c) Descartes d) none of these
50. coined of the term ?Aesthetics?.
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Aristotle d) Alexander Baumgarten
51. Carvakas deny .
a) materialism c) perception
b) spiritualism d) all these
52. Summum bonum is the concern of .
a) Aesthetics b) Metaphysics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
53. Synthesis of is a characteristic of classical Indian philosophy.
a) Materialismand Epistemology c) Religion and Philosophy
b) Materialism and Ethics d) None of these
54. is a normative discipline.
a) Ethics b) Aesthetics c) Both(a) and(b) d) Neither(a) nor(b) 55. Positive sciences are basically .
a) Descriptive b) prescriptive c) normative d) All these
56. Mores literally means .
a) Norm b) ethics c) knowledge d) custom
57. ?I think therefore I am? is the meaning of _.
a) Summum bonum c) Cogito ergo sum
b) Esse est percipi d) Tabula rasa
58. ?First Philosophy? refers to .
a) Aesthetics b) Metaphysics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
59. is the founder of Idealism.
a) Hegel b) Spinoza c) Plato d) Aristotle
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60. Naturalism is the position of _.
a) Aristotle b) Hegel c) Plato d) None of these
61. Ancient Greek atomism is .
a) Monism b) Pluralism c) Dualism d) Idealism
62. ?Real is rational and rational is real?. This is the dictum of .
a) Hegel b) Spinoza c) Marx d) Aristotle
63. Neutral Monism is the metaphysical position of .
a) Marx b) Spinoza c) Berkeley d) Aristotle
64. The pragmatist criterion of truth is .
a) God b) perception c) workability d) None of these
65. Transcendentalism refers to the philosophy of .
a) Marx b) Kant c) Locke d) Aristotle
66. Cartesian epistemology emphasizes as the source of true knowledge.
a) Perception b) faith c) revelation d) reason
67. ?True knowledge is a priori?. This is the view of _ .
a) Empiricists b) Materialists c) Rationalists d) All these
68. Identify the odd one.
a) Thales b) Anaximander c) Socrates d) Anaximenes
69. The term ?right? implies - according to .
a) Rule b) reason c) desire d) interest
70. The child?s right to education necessarily implies the of parents to give it.
a) Will b) desire c) refusal d) duty
71. Aesthetic experience is .
a) immediate and intuitive c) dictated by others
b) not spontaneous d) not pure
72. is an area of applied ethics.
a) Metaethics c) Cyber-ethics
b) Descriptive ethics d) None of these
73. Modern philosophers tried to reject the authority of .
a) Renaissance b) Scholasticism c) Reason d) All these
74. Rationalism and Empiricism represent the philosophy of era.
a) Ionian b) Medieval c) contemporary d) modern
75. The study of philosophy stimulates .
a) dogmatism b) critical thinking c) blind faith d) All these
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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A. PHILOSOPHY
CORE COURSE -(2019-Admn.) PHL1 B01-INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
1. The total number of Vedas is .
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four
2. Philosophy is originally a word.
a) English b) Latin c) Greek d) Spanish
3. Philosophy deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) the illusion d) none of these
4. ?Esthetikos? is a word.
a) Greek b) Latin c) French d) Spanish
5. Taoism belongs to the tradition.
a) Japanese b) Oriental c) Occidental d) None of these
6. does not belong to Oriental tradition.
a) India b) China c) Japan d) None of these
7. Vedic philosophy evolved in the order.
a) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism c) Polytheism, Monotheism, Monism
b) Monotheism, Polytheism, monism d) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism
8. is not a heterodox system.
a) Samkhya b) Buddhism c) Lokayata d) Jainism
9. implies ?accepting the authority of the Vedas?.
a) Heterodox b) Orthodox c) Oriental d) Occidental
10. According to the law of karma, every karma leads to .
a) Moksha b) Phala c) Dharma d) all these
11. The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as .
a) Mantras b) Brahmanas c) Aranyakas d) Upanishads
12. Polytheism implies as Monism refers to one.
a) Two b) three c) many d) all these
13. Belief in one God is referred as .
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a) Henotheism b) Monotheism c) Monism d) Polytheism
14. Samkhya propounded .
a) Dualism b) Monism c) Monotheism d) Polytheism
15. is an Oriental system.
a) Buddhism b) Absolute Idealism c) Scholasticism d) All these
16. ?Scire? is the root word of .
a) System b) epistemology c) Sophia d) science
17. Metaphysics is a branch of .
a) Physics b) Metaethics c) Philosophy d) none of these
18. Science is not based on .
a) Experiment b) faith c) observation d) hypotheses
19. is the inquiry into ?being in general?.
a) Ontology b) Physics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
20. Coherence theory recognizes the relationship between .
a) truth and validity c) fact and judgment
b) judgments within a system d) all these
21. is a representative of pluralism.
a) Spinoza b) Fitche c) Descartes d) Leibnitz
22. is not a positive science.
a) Biology b) Sociology c) Ethics d) Anthropology
23. Etymological meaning of the term ?metaphysics? is .
a) after Physics b) before Physics c) of Physics d) other than physics
24. Aristotle?s ?Metaphysics? contains number of books.
a) 12 b) 16 c) 13 d) 14
25. Ontology is related to as Ethics is to Axiology.
a) Aesthetics b) Cosmology c) Idealism d) Metaphysics
26. The philosophical area which deals with the problem of Being is called
a) Axiology b) epistemology c) Materialism d) ontology
27. is the ontological position that recognizes the one ultimate reality as matter.
a) Materialism b) Spiritualism c) M o n i s m d) Idealism
28. Marx is a whereas Hegel is an idealist.
a) Materialist b) dualist c) pluralist d) skeptic
29. Spinoza?s metaphysical position is known as .
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a) Materialism b) Dualism c) Pluralism d) Monism
30. is regarded as the father of modern Empiricism.
a) John Locke b) David Hume c) Rene Descartes d) Immanuel Kant
31. rejected innate ideas.
a) Rene Descartes b) John Locke c) Spinoza d) None of these
32. Esse est percipi and Tabula rasa indicate the position of respectively.
a) Locke and Hume c) Berkeley and Hume
b) Berkeley and Locke d) Descartes and Locke
33. is a monist.
a) Spinoza b) Descartes c) Leibnitz d) All these
34. The theory of innate ideas was first propounded by_ .
a) John Locke b) Spinoza c) Descartes d) David Hume
35. argue that objects do not exist independent of mind.
a) Materialists b) Realists c) Objectivists d) Idealists
36. Hegel developed Idealism.
a) Subjective b) Absolute c) Na?ve d) None of these
37. Esse est Percipi is the dictum of Idealism.
a) Objective b) Subjective c) Absolute d) All these
38. Tabula rasa is the concept of .
a) Idealism b) Cosmology c) Empiricism d) Pluralism
39. is the earliest representative of Greek Cosmology.
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Thales d) Protagoras
40. According to dualism, Reality is _.
a) Twofold b) Many c) One d) Indivisible
41. Ultimate reality is the concern of .
a) Metaphysics b) Skepticism c) Aesthetics d) Pragmatism
42. Each science deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) all parts d) none of these
43. is a representative of idealism.
a) Carvakas b) Marx c) Engels d) None of these
44. Epistemology is concerned with of knowledge.
a) Origin b) validity c) limitation d) All these
45. Skeptics consider truth as .
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a) Certain b) necessary c) probable d) practical
46. Charles Pierce, William James and John Dewy are prominent advocates of the theory
of truth.
a) Coherence theory c) Correspondence theory
b) Pragmatic theory d) None of these
47. hold coherence theory.
a) Realists b) Idealists c) Both(a) and(b) d) Neither(a) nor(b) 48. John Dewey is a/an .
a) Rationalist b) absolutist c) idealist d) pragmatist
49. Mind-body dualism is the position of .
a) Charles Pierce b) John Dewey c) Descartes d) none of these
50. coined of the term ?Aesthetics?.
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Aristotle d) Alexander Baumgarten
51. Carvakas deny .
a) materialism c) perception
b) spiritualism d) all these
52. Summum bonum is the concern of .
a) Aesthetics b) Metaphysics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
53. Synthesis of is a characteristic of classical Indian philosophy.
a) Materialismand Epistemology c) Religion and Philosophy
b) Materialism and Ethics d) None of these
54. is a normative discipline.
a) Ethics b) Aesthetics c) Both(a) and(b) d) Neither(a) nor(b) 55. Positive sciences are basically .
a) Descriptive b) prescriptive c) normative d) All these
56. Mores literally means .
a) Norm b) ethics c) knowledge d) custom
57. ?I think therefore I am? is the meaning of _.
a) Summum bonum c) Cogito ergo sum
b) Esse est percipi d) Tabula rasa
58. ?First Philosophy? refers to .
a) Aesthetics b) Metaphysics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
59. is the founder of Idealism.
a) Hegel b) Spinoza c) Plato d) Aristotle
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60. Naturalism is the position of _.
a) Aristotle b) Hegel c) Plato d) None of these
61. Ancient Greek atomism is .
a) Monism b) Pluralism c) Dualism d) Idealism
62. ?Real is rational and rational is real?. This is the dictum of .
a) Hegel b) Spinoza c) Marx d) Aristotle
63. Neutral Monism is the metaphysical position of .
a) Marx b) Spinoza c) Berkeley d) Aristotle
64. The pragmatist criterion of truth is .
a) God b) perception c) workability d) None of these
65. Transcendentalism refers to the philosophy of .
a) Marx b) Kant c) Locke d) Aristotle
66. Cartesian epistemology emphasizes as the source of true knowledge.
a) Perception b) faith c) revelation d) reason
67. ?True knowledge is a priori?. This is the view of _ .
a) Empiricists b) Materialists c) Rationalists d) All these
68. Identify the odd one.
a) Thales b) Anaximander c) Socrates d) Anaximenes
69. The term ?right? implies - according to .
a) Rule b) reason c) desire d) interest
70. The child?s right to education necessarily implies the of parents to give it.
a) Will b) desire c) refusal d) duty
71. Aesthetic experience is .
a) immediate and intuitive c) dictated by others
b) not spontaneous d) not pure
72. is an area of applied ethics.
a) Metaethics c) Cyber-ethics
b) Descriptive ethics d) None of these
73. Modern philosophers tried to reject the authority of .
a) Renaissance b) Scholasticism c) Reason d) All these
74. Rationalism and Empiricism represent the philosophy of era.
a) Ionian b) Medieval c) contemporary d) modern
75. The study of philosophy stimulates .
a) dogmatism b) critical thinking c) blind faith d) All these
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76. Empiricists regard ________ as the only source of knowledge.
a) Reason b) experience c) Intuition d) Analysis
77. According to Descartes_________ is the source of real knowledge.
a) Sense experience b) Reason c) Authority d) None of these
78. _________ is the position holding that there is no genuine knowledge.
a) Skepticism b) Empiricism c) Realism d) Rationalism
79. According to_______ theory of truth, a proposition is true when it agrees with reality or
fact.
a) Correspondence b) Coherence c) Pragmatic d) None of these
80. ___________ is the theory of truth that emphasizes the norm of utility/practical value.
a) Correspondence theory b) Pragmatic theory
c) Coherence theory d) none of these
81. According to_______ theory of truth, the truthfulness of a proposition is implicit in its
harmony with other propositions.
a) Correspondence b) Coherence
c) Pragmatic d) None of the above
82. _______ divides perception into impressions and ideas.
a) John Locke b) Immanuel Kant c) Benedict Spinoza d) David Hume
83. Subjective Idealism was propounded by___________.
a) George Berkeley b) David Hume c) John Locke d) Rene Descartes
84. ________ reconciled rationalism and empiricism.
a) Immanuel Kant b) George Berkeley c) David Hume d) John Locke
85. _________ put forward the theory of monads.
a) Rene Descartes b) Leibnitz c) John Locke d) George Berkeley
86. The theory of mind-body dualism forms an important aspect in the philosophy of
_________.
a) Rene Descartes b) John Locke c) Karl Marx d) Leibnitz
87.___________ is the branch of philosophy that deals with the problems concerning
knowledge.
a) Metaphysics b) Ethics c) Aesthetics d) Epistemology
88. The branch of Philosophy that deals with values is known as __________.
a) Metaphysics b) Ontology c) Axiology d) Epistemology
89. __________ is a normative science.
a) Logic b) Ethics c) Aesthetics d) All these
90. The root word of ?Ethics? means _________.
a) Thought b) Customs c) Activity d) Good
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CORE COURSE -(2019-Admn.) PHL1 B01-INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
1. The total number of Vedas is .
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four
2. Philosophy is originally a word.
a) English b) Latin c) Greek d) Spanish
3. Philosophy deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) the illusion d) none of these
4. ?Esthetikos? is a word.
a) Greek b) Latin c) French d) Spanish
5. Taoism belongs to the tradition.
a) Japanese b) Oriental c) Occidental d) None of these
6. does not belong to Oriental tradition.
a) India b) China c) Japan d) None of these
7. Vedic philosophy evolved in the order.
a) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism c) Polytheism, Monotheism, Monism
b) Monotheism, Polytheism, monism d) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism
8. is not a heterodox system.
a) Samkhya b) Buddhism c) Lokayata d) Jainism
9. implies ?accepting the authority of the Vedas?.
a) Heterodox b) Orthodox c) Oriental d) Occidental
10. According to the law of karma, every karma leads to .
a) Moksha b) Phala c) Dharma d) all these
11. The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as .
a) Mantras b) Brahmanas c) Aranyakas d) Upanishads
12. Polytheism implies as Monism refers to one.
a) Two b) three c) many d) all these
13. Belief in one God is referred as .
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a) Henotheism b) Monotheism c) Monism d) Polytheism
14. Samkhya propounded .
a) Dualism b) Monism c) Monotheism d) Polytheism
15. is an Oriental system.
a) Buddhism b) Absolute Idealism c) Scholasticism d) All these
16. ?Scire? is the root word of .
a) System b) epistemology c) Sophia d) science
17. Metaphysics is a branch of .
a) Physics b) Metaethics c) Philosophy d) none of these
18. Science is not based on .
a) Experiment b) faith c) observation d) hypotheses
19. is the inquiry into ?being in general?.
a) Ontology b) Physics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
20. Coherence theory recognizes the relationship between .
a) truth and validity c) fact and judgment
b) judgments within a system d) all these
21. is a representative of pluralism.
a) Spinoza b) Fitche c) Descartes d) Leibnitz
22. is not a positive science.
a) Biology b) Sociology c) Ethics d) Anthropology
23. Etymological meaning of the term ?metaphysics? is .
a) after Physics b) before Physics c) of Physics d) other than physics
24. Aristotle?s ?Metaphysics? contains number of books.
a) 12 b) 16 c) 13 d) 14
25. Ontology is related to as Ethics is to Axiology.
a) Aesthetics b) Cosmology c) Idealism d) Metaphysics
26. The philosophical area which deals with the problem of Being is called
a) Axiology b) epistemology c) Materialism d) ontology
27. is the ontological position that recognizes the one ultimate reality as matter.
a) Materialism b) Spiritualism c) M o n i s m d) Idealism
28. Marx is a whereas Hegel is an idealist.
a) Materialist b) dualist c) pluralist d) skeptic
29. Spinoza?s metaphysical position is known as .
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a) Materialism b) Dualism c) Pluralism d) Monism
30. is regarded as the father of modern Empiricism.
a) John Locke b) David Hume c) Rene Descartes d) Immanuel Kant
31. rejected innate ideas.
a) Rene Descartes b) John Locke c) Spinoza d) None of these
32. Esse est percipi and Tabula rasa indicate the position of respectively.
a) Locke and Hume c) Berkeley and Hume
b) Berkeley and Locke d) Descartes and Locke
33. is a monist.
a) Spinoza b) Descartes c) Leibnitz d) All these
34. The theory of innate ideas was first propounded by_ .
a) John Locke b) Spinoza c) Descartes d) David Hume
35. argue that objects do not exist independent of mind.
a) Materialists b) Realists c) Objectivists d) Idealists
36. Hegel developed Idealism.
a) Subjective b) Absolute c) Na?ve d) None of these
37. Esse est Percipi is the dictum of Idealism.
a) Objective b) Subjective c) Absolute d) All these
38. Tabula rasa is the concept of .
a) Idealism b) Cosmology c) Empiricism d) Pluralism
39. is the earliest representative of Greek Cosmology.
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Thales d) Protagoras
40. According to dualism, Reality is _.
a) Twofold b) Many c) One d) Indivisible
41. Ultimate reality is the concern of .
a) Metaphysics b) Skepticism c) Aesthetics d) Pragmatism
42. Each science deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) all parts d) none of these
43. is a representative of idealism.
a) Carvakas b) Marx c) Engels d) None of these
44. Epistemology is concerned with of knowledge.
a) Origin b) validity c) limitation d) All these
45. Skeptics consider truth as .
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a) Certain b) necessary c) probable d) practical
46. Charles Pierce, William James and John Dewy are prominent advocates of the theory
of truth.
a) Coherence theory c) Correspondence theory
b) Pragmatic theory d) None of these
47. hold coherence theory.
a) Realists b) Idealists c) Both(a) and(b) d) Neither(a) nor(b) 48. John Dewey is a/an .
a) Rationalist b) absolutist c) idealist d) pragmatist
49. Mind-body dualism is the position of .
a) Charles Pierce b) John Dewey c) Descartes d) none of these
50. coined of the term ?Aesthetics?.
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Aristotle d) Alexander Baumgarten
51. Carvakas deny .
a) materialism c) perception
b) spiritualism d) all these
52. Summum bonum is the concern of .
a) Aesthetics b) Metaphysics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
53. Synthesis of is a characteristic of classical Indian philosophy.
a) Materialismand Epistemology c) Religion and Philosophy
b) Materialism and Ethics d) None of these
54. is a normative discipline.
a) Ethics b) Aesthetics c) Both(a) and(b) d) Neither(a) nor(b) 55. Positive sciences are basically .
a) Descriptive b) prescriptive c) normative d) All these
56. Mores literally means .
a) Norm b) ethics c) knowledge d) custom
57. ?I think therefore I am? is the meaning of _.
a) Summum bonum c) Cogito ergo sum
b) Esse est percipi d) Tabula rasa
58. ?First Philosophy? refers to .
a) Aesthetics b) Metaphysics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
59. is the founder of Idealism.
a) Hegel b) Spinoza c) Plato d) Aristotle
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60. Naturalism is the position of _.
a) Aristotle b) Hegel c) Plato d) None of these
61. Ancient Greek atomism is .
a) Monism b) Pluralism c) Dualism d) Idealism
62. ?Real is rational and rational is real?. This is the dictum of .
a) Hegel b) Spinoza c) Marx d) Aristotle
63. Neutral Monism is the metaphysical position of .
a) Marx b) Spinoza c) Berkeley d) Aristotle
64. The pragmatist criterion of truth is .
a) God b) perception c) workability d) None of these
65. Transcendentalism refers to the philosophy of .
a) Marx b) Kant c) Locke d) Aristotle
66. Cartesian epistemology emphasizes as the source of true knowledge.
a) Perception b) faith c) revelation d) reason
67. ?True knowledge is a priori?. This is the view of _ .
a) Empiricists b) Materialists c) Rationalists d) All these
68. Identify the odd one.
a) Thales b) Anaximander c) Socrates d) Anaximenes
69. The term ?right? implies - according to .
a) Rule b) reason c) desire d) interest
70. The child?s right to education necessarily implies the of parents to give it.
a) Will b) desire c) refusal d) duty
71. Aesthetic experience is .
a) immediate and intuitive c) dictated by others
b) not spontaneous d) not pure
72. is an area of applied ethics.
a) Metaethics c) Cyber-ethics
b) Descriptive ethics d) None of these
73. Modern philosophers tried to reject the authority of .
a) Renaissance b) Scholasticism c) Reason d) All these
74. Rationalism and Empiricism represent the philosophy of era.
a) Ionian b) Medieval c) contemporary d) modern
75. The study of philosophy stimulates .
a) dogmatism b) critical thinking c) blind faith d) All these
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76. Empiricists regard ________ as the only source of knowledge.
a) Reason b) experience c) Intuition d) Analysis
77. According to Descartes_________ is the source of real knowledge.
a) Sense experience b) Reason c) Authority d) None of these
78. _________ is the position holding that there is no genuine knowledge.
a) Skepticism b) Empiricism c) Realism d) Rationalism
79. According to_______ theory of truth, a proposition is true when it agrees with reality or
fact.
a) Correspondence b) Coherence c) Pragmatic d) None of these
80. ___________ is the theory of truth that emphasizes the norm of utility/practical value.
a) Correspondence theory b) Pragmatic theory
c) Coherence theory d) none of these
81. According to_______ theory of truth, the truthfulness of a proposition is implicit in its
harmony with other propositions.
a) Correspondence b) Coherence
c) Pragmatic d) None of the above
82. _______ divides perception into impressions and ideas.
a) John Locke b) Immanuel Kant c) Benedict Spinoza d) David Hume
83. Subjective Idealism was propounded by___________.
a) George Berkeley b) David Hume c) John Locke d) Rene Descartes
84. ________ reconciled rationalism and empiricism.
a) Immanuel Kant b) George Berkeley c) David Hume d) John Locke
85. _________ put forward the theory of monads.
a) Rene Descartes b) Leibnitz c) John Locke d) George Berkeley
86. The theory of mind-body dualism forms an important aspect in the philosophy of
_________.
a) Rene Descartes b) John Locke c) Karl Marx d) Leibnitz
87.___________ is the branch of philosophy that deals with the problems concerning
knowledge.
a) Metaphysics b) Ethics c) Aesthetics d) Epistemology
88. The branch of Philosophy that deals with values is known as __________.
a) Metaphysics b) Ontology c) Axiology d) Epistemology
89. __________ is a normative science.
a) Logic b) Ethics c) Aesthetics d) All these
90. The root word of ?Ethics? means _________.
a) Thought b) Customs c) Activity d) Good
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91. ___________ is not applicable to Science.
a) Systematic body of knowledge b) Tentative knowledge
c) Based on observation d) Hypothesis is significant
92. ___________ belongs to Applied Ethics.
a) Environmental Ethics b) Medical Ethics
c) Legal Ethics d) All these
93. The Philosophical study of art and beauty is termed _________.
a) Ethics b) Aesthetics c) Logic d) Drama
94. __________ is a mixed form of art.
a) Dance b) Music c) Sculpture d) Painting
95. The habitual performance of duties leads to ________.
a) Rights b) Duties c) Virtues d) None of these
96. The experience produced by a work of art is referred to as _________.
a) Aesthetic experience b) Intuitive experience
c) Direct experience d) Mystic experience
97. The Indian term for Aesthetics is ________.
a) Soundarya Sastra b) Asvadana Sastra
c) Sahradaya Sastra d) None of these
98. Identify the odd one.
a) Socrates b) Aquinas c) Augustine d) Anselm
99. Protagoras belongs to the ________ School.
a) Ionian b) Sophist c) Theistic d) Mystic
100.Identify the odd one.
a) Metaphysics b) Axiology c) Epistemology d) Psychology
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1. The total number of Vedas is .
a) One b) Two c) Three d) Four
2. Philosophy is originally a word.
a) English b) Latin c) Greek d) Spanish
3. Philosophy deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) the illusion d) none of these
4. ?Esthetikos? is a word.
a) Greek b) Latin c) French d) Spanish
5. Taoism belongs to the tradition.
a) Japanese b) Oriental c) Occidental d) None of these
6. does not belong to Oriental tradition.
a) India b) China c) Japan d) None of these
7. Vedic philosophy evolved in the order.
a) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism c) Polytheism, Monotheism, Monism
b) Monotheism, Polytheism, monism d) Polytheism, Monism, Monotheism
8. is not a heterodox system.
a) Samkhya b) Buddhism c) Lokayata d) Jainism
9. implies ?accepting the authority of the Vedas?.
a) Heterodox b) Orthodox c) Oriental d) Occidental
10. According to the law of karma, every karma leads to .
a) Moksha b) Phala c) Dharma d) all these
11. The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as .
a) Mantras b) Brahmanas c) Aranyakas d) Upanishads
12. Polytheism implies as Monism refers to one.
a) Two b) three c) many d) all these
13. Belief in one God is referred as .
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a) Henotheism b) Monotheism c) Monism d) Polytheism
14. Samkhya propounded .
a) Dualism b) Monism c) Monotheism d) Polytheism
15. is an Oriental system.
a) Buddhism b) Absolute Idealism c) Scholasticism d) All these
16. ?Scire? is the root word of .
a) System b) epistemology c) Sophia d) science
17. Metaphysics is a branch of .
a) Physics b) Metaethics c) Philosophy d) none of these
18. Science is not based on .
a) Experiment b) faith c) observation d) hypotheses
19. is the inquiry into ?being in general?.
a) Ontology b) Physics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
20. Coherence theory recognizes the relationship between .
a) truth and validity c) fact and judgment
b) judgments within a system d) all these
21. is a representative of pluralism.
a) Spinoza b) Fitche c) Descartes d) Leibnitz
22. is not a positive science.
a) Biology b) Sociology c) Ethics d) Anthropology
23. Etymological meaning of the term ?metaphysics? is .
a) after Physics b) before Physics c) of Physics d) other than physics
24. Aristotle?s ?Metaphysics? contains number of books.
a) 12 b) 16 c) 13 d) 14
25. Ontology is related to as Ethics is to Axiology.
a) Aesthetics b) Cosmology c) Idealism d) Metaphysics
26. The philosophical area which deals with the problem of Being is called
a) Axiology b) epistemology c) Materialism d) ontology
27. is the ontological position that recognizes the one ultimate reality as matter.
a) Materialism b) Spiritualism c) M o n i s m d) Idealism
28. Marx is a whereas Hegel is an idealist.
a) Materialist b) dualist c) pluralist d) skeptic
29. Spinoza?s metaphysical position is known as .
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a) Materialism b) Dualism c) Pluralism d) Monism
30. is regarded as the father of modern Empiricism.
a) John Locke b) David Hume c) Rene Descartes d) Immanuel Kant
31. rejected innate ideas.
a) Rene Descartes b) John Locke c) Spinoza d) None of these
32. Esse est percipi and Tabula rasa indicate the position of respectively.
a) Locke and Hume c) Berkeley and Hume
b) Berkeley and Locke d) Descartes and Locke
33. is a monist.
a) Spinoza b) Descartes c) Leibnitz d) All these
34. The theory of innate ideas was first propounded by_ .
a) John Locke b) Spinoza c) Descartes d) David Hume
35. argue that objects do not exist independent of mind.
a) Materialists b) Realists c) Objectivists d) Idealists
36. Hegel developed Idealism.
a) Subjective b) Absolute c) Na?ve d) None of these
37. Esse est Percipi is the dictum of Idealism.
a) Objective b) Subjective c) Absolute d) All these
38. Tabula rasa is the concept of .
a) Idealism b) Cosmology c) Empiricism d) Pluralism
39. is the earliest representative of Greek Cosmology.
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Thales d) Protagoras
40. According to dualism, Reality is _.
a) Twofold b) Many c) One d) Indivisible
41. Ultimate reality is the concern of .
a) Metaphysics b) Skepticism c) Aesthetics d) Pragmatism
42. Each science deals with of reality.
a) a part b) the whole c) all parts d) none of these
43. is a representative of idealism.
a) Carvakas b) Marx c) Engels d) None of these
44. Epistemology is concerned with of knowledge.
a) Origin b) validity c) limitation d) All these
45. Skeptics consider truth as .
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a) Certain b) necessary c) probable d) practical
46. Charles Pierce, William James and John Dewy are prominent advocates of the theory
of truth.
a) Coherence theory c) Correspondence theory
b) Pragmatic theory d) None of these
47. hold coherence theory.
a) Realists b) Idealists c) Both(a) and(b) d) Neither(a) nor(b) 48. John Dewey is a/an .
a) Rationalist b) absolutist c) idealist d) pragmatist
49. Mind-body dualism is the position of .
a) Charles Pierce b) John Dewey c) Descartes d) none of these
50. coined of the term ?Aesthetics?.
a) Socrates b) Plato c) Aristotle d) Alexander Baumgarten
51. Carvakas deny .
a) materialism c) perception
b) spiritualism d) all these
52. Summum bonum is the concern of .
a) Aesthetics b) Metaphysics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
53. Synthesis of is a characteristic of classical Indian philosophy.
a) Materialismand Epistemology c) Religion and Philosophy
b) Materialism and Ethics d) None of these
54. is a normative discipline.
a) Ethics b) Aesthetics c) Both(a) and(b) d) Neither(a) nor(b) 55. Positive sciences are basically .
a) Descriptive b) prescriptive c) normative d) All these
56. Mores literally means .
a) Norm b) ethics c) knowledge d) custom
57. ?I think therefore I am? is the meaning of _.
a) Summum bonum c) Cogito ergo sum
b) Esse est percipi d) Tabula rasa
58. ?First Philosophy? refers to .
a) Aesthetics b) Metaphysics c) Epistemology d) Ethics
59. is the founder of Idealism.
a) Hegel b) Spinoza c) Plato d) Aristotle
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60. Naturalism is the position of _.
a) Aristotle b) Hegel c) Plato d) None of these
61. Ancient Greek atomism is .
a) Monism b) Pluralism c) Dualism d) Idealism
62. ?Real is rational and rational is real?. This is the dictum of .
a) Hegel b) Spinoza c) Marx d) Aristotle
63. Neutral Monism is the metaphysical position of .
a) Marx b) Spinoza c) Berkeley d) Aristotle
64. The pragmatist criterion of truth is .
a) God b) perception c) workability d) None of these
65. Transcendentalism refers to the philosophy of .
a) Marx b) Kant c) Locke d) Aristotle
66. Cartesian epistemology emphasizes as the source of true knowledge.
a) Perception b) faith c) revelation d) reason
67. ?True knowledge is a priori?. This is the view of _ .
a) Empiricists b) Materialists c) Rationalists d) All these
68. Identify the odd one.
a) Thales b) Anaximander c) Socrates d) Anaximenes
69. The term ?right? implies - according to .
a) Rule b) reason c) desire d) interest
70. The child?s right to education necessarily implies the of parents to give it.
a) Will b) desire c) refusal d) duty
71. Aesthetic experience is .
a) immediate and intuitive c) dictated by others
b) not spontaneous d) not pure
72. is an area of applied ethics.
a) Metaethics c) Cyber-ethics
b) Descriptive ethics d) None of these
73. Modern philosophers tried to reject the authority of .
a) Renaissance b) Scholasticism c) Reason d) All these
74. Rationalism and Empiricism represent the philosophy of era.
a) Ionian b) Medieval c) contemporary d) modern
75. The study of philosophy stimulates .
a) dogmatism b) critical thinking c) blind faith d) All these
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76. Empiricists regard ________ as the only source of knowledge.
a) Reason b) experience c) Intuition d) Analysis
77. According to Descartes_________ is the source of real knowledge.
a) Sense experience b) Reason c) Authority d) None of these
78. _________ is the position holding that there is no genuine knowledge.
a) Skepticism b) Empiricism c) Realism d) Rationalism
79. According to_______ theory of truth, a proposition is true when it agrees with reality or
fact.
a) Correspondence b) Coherence c) Pragmatic d) None of these
80. ___________ is the theory of truth that emphasizes the norm of utility/practical value.
a) Correspondence theory b) Pragmatic theory
c) Coherence theory d) none of these
81. According to_______ theory of truth, the truthfulness of a proposition is implicit in its
harmony with other propositions.
a) Correspondence b) Coherence
c) Pragmatic d) None of the above
82. _______ divides perception into impressions and ideas.
a) John Locke b) Immanuel Kant c) Benedict Spinoza d) David Hume
83. Subjective Idealism was propounded by___________.
a) George Berkeley b) David Hume c) John Locke d) Rene Descartes
84. ________ reconciled rationalism and empiricism.
a) Immanuel Kant b) George Berkeley c) David Hume d) John Locke
85. _________ put forward the theory of monads.
a) Rene Descartes b) Leibnitz c) John Locke d) George Berkeley
86. The theory of mind-body dualism forms an important aspect in the philosophy of
_________.
a) Rene Descartes b) John Locke c) Karl Marx d) Leibnitz
87.___________ is the branch of philosophy that deals with the problems concerning
knowledge.
a) Metaphysics b) Ethics c) Aesthetics d) Epistemology
88. The branch of Philosophy that deals with values is known as __________.
a) Metaphysics b) Ontology c) Axiology d) Epistemology
89. __________ is a normative science.
a) Logic b) Ethics c) Aesthetics d) All these
90. The root word of ?Ethics? means _________.
a) Thought b) Customs c) Activity d) Good
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91. ___________ is not applicable to Science.
a) Systematic body of knowledge b) Tentative knowledge
c) Based on observation d) Hypothesis is significant
92. ___________ belongs to Applied Ethics.
a) Environmental Ethics b) Medical Ethics
c) Legal Ethics d) All these
93. The Philosophical study of art and beauty is termed _________.
a) Ethics b) Aesthetics c) Logic d) Drama
94. __________ is a mixed form of art.
a) Dance b) Music c) Sculpture d) Painting
95. The habitual performance of duties leads to ________.
a) Rights b) Duties c) Virtues d) None of these
96. The experience produced by a work of art is referred to as _________.
a) Aesthetic experience b) Intuitive experience
c) Direct experience d) Mystic experience
97. The Indian term for Aesthetics is ________.
a) Soundarya Sastra b) Asvadana Sastra
c) Sahradaya Sastra d) None of these
98. Identify the odd one.
a) Socrates b) Aquinas c) Augustine d) Anselm
99. Protagoras belongs to the ________ School.
a) Ionian b) Sophist c) Theistic d) Mystic
100.Identify the odd one.
a) Metaphysics b) Axiology c) Epistemology d) Psychology
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ANSWER KEY
1 d 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 b
6 d 7 c 8 a 9 b 10 b
11 a 12 c 13 b 14 a 15 a
16 d 17 c 18 b 19 a 20 b
21 d 22 c 23 a 24 d 25 d
26 d 27 a 28 a 29 d 30 a
31 b 32 b 33 a 34 c 35 d
36 b 37 b 38 c 39 c 40 a
41 a 42 a 43 d 44 d 45 c
46 b 47 b 48 d 49 c 50 d
51 b 52 d 53 c 54 c 55 a
56 d 57 c 58 b 59 c 60 a
61 b 62 a 63 b 64 c 65 b
66 d 67 c 68 c 69 a 70 d
71 a 72 c 73 b 74 d 75 b
76 b 77 b 78 a 79 a 80 b
81 b 82 d 83 a 84 a 85
b
86 a 87 d 88 c 89 d 90 b
91 b 92 d 93 b 94 a 95 c
96 a 97 a 98 a 99 b 100 d
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