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Introduction to Philosophical Methods | Set 1
1. intellectual midwifery is the theory of knowledge put forward by:
A. plato
B. thales
C. comte
D. socrates
Correct : D. socrates
2. ——— is a Skeptic.
A. david hume
B. emmanuel kant
C. hegel
D. none of these
Correct : A. david hume
3. The metaphysical view that there are many realities is known as
A. dualism
B. pluralism
C. monism
D. non-dualism
Correct : B. pluralism
4. The theory that holds reason as the source of knowledge is
A. idealism
B. rationalism
C. empiricism
D. none of the above
Correct : B. rationalism
5. Inborn ideas are known as:
A. adventitious ideas
B. factitious ideas
C. innate ideas
D. a b&c
Correct : C. innate ideas
6. The Philosophy of Hegel is known as
A. phenomenal idealism
B. personal idealism
C. objective idealism
D. absolute idealism
Correct : D. absolute idealism
7. The founder of Positivism is
A. saint simon
B. c. s pierce
C. august comte
D. francis bacon
Correct : C. august comte
8. The author of Novum Organum is
A. rene descartes
B. lemnitzer
C. john dewey
D. francis bacon
Correct : D. francis bacon
9. Metaphysics is the work of
A. socrates
B. plato
C. aristotle
D. thales
Correct : C. aristotle
10. Early Skepticism is also known as
A. pyrrhonism
B. positivism
C. materialism
D. idealism
Correct : A. pyrrhonism
11. The Greek word Pragma means
A. truth
B. act or deed
C. utility
D. beauty
Correct : B. act or deed
12. The author of Republic
A. socrates
B. descartes
C. plato
D. hume
Correct : C. plato
13. The metaphysical view that there is one ultimate reality is called
A. dualism
B. pluralism
C. monism
D. none of these
Correct : C. monism
14. According to the modern scientists matter is
A. light
B. energy
C. illusion
D. all of these
Correct : B. energy
15. ——— is a Greek atomist
A. democritus
B. xenophanes
C. xenophon
D. zeno
Correct : A. democritus
16. epistemology studies
A. origin and nature of knowledge
B. validity of knowledge
C. extend of knowledge
D. a, b &c
Correct : D. a, b &c
17. The two branches of Metaphysics are
A. religion and theology
B. rationalism and empiricism
C. ontology and cosmology
D. materialism and spiritualism
Correct : C. ontology and cosmology
18. The three distempers of learning according to. Francis Bacon are:
A. mind, body and god
B. ideas, experience and thought.
C. fantastical, contentious and delicate
D. tribe, cave and theatre
Correct : C. fantastical, contentious and delicate
19. Philosophy is concerned with
A. the irrational
B. beauty
C. the ideal
D. experimentation
Correct : C. the ideal
20. Ethics is a ——-
A. positive science
B. normative science
C. descriptive science
D. none of these
Correct : B. normative science
21. ———- seeks to clarify and refine the process of knowing
A. epistemology
B. axiology
C. metaphysics
D. ethics
Correct : A. epistemology
22. The Latin word ——— is the root of rationalism
A. sophia
B. reason
C. ratio
D. experiential
Correct : C. ratio
23. ———— insists on a a priori knowledge.
A. positivism
B. empiricism
C. rationalism
D. none of these
Correct : C. rationalism
24. ———— was written by Kant
A. novum organum
B. republic
C. critique of pure reason.
D. politics
Correct : C. critique of pure reason.
25. Ontology deals with
A. matter
B. knowledge
C. being
D. none of these
Correct : C. being
26. The method of Kant was
A. dialectic
B. critical
C. speculative
D. conversational
Correct : B. critical
27. True knowledge is
A. prama
B. aprama
C. pramana
D. prameya
Correct : A. prama
28. Berkeley argues that all knowledge is derived from
A. impression
B. ideas
C. axioms
D. postulates
Correct : B. ideas
29. ———— helps in getting correct knowledge through anumana
A. vyapti
B. paksha
C. sadhya
D. badha
Correct : A. vyapti
30. The words of a trustworthy person is known as
A. satya
B. dharma
C. aptavakya
D. linga
Correct : C. aptavakya
31. In Philosophy, what is an argument?
A. debate
B. verbal persuasion
C. rational justification
D. opposition
Correct : C. rational justification
32. The method of philosophy is
A. rational reflection
B. dogmatism
C. emperical study
D. revelation
Correct : A. rational reflection
33. ———— is a materialist
A. gautama
B. hegel
C. marx
D. spinoza
Correct : C. marx
34. The author of Advancement of Learning
A. karl marx
B. thomas hobbes
C. francis bacon
D. kant
Correct : C. francis bacon
35. A theory is a conclusion, where as a method is a
A. style
B. manner
C. inference
D. procedure
Correct : D. procedure
36. Philosophy is the root and science is the
A. fruit
B. branch
C. nourishment
D. stem
Correct : A. fruit
37. Who said ? Philosophy is the Science of sciences
A. plato
B. voltaire
C. august’s comte
D. russell
Correct : C. august’s comte
38. Bacon recommended ———— method to attain correct knowledge
A. inductive
B. intuitive
C. mathematical
D. doubt
Correct : A. inductive
39. Questions of philosophy are———— ones
A. causal
B. systematic
C. inconsistent
D. dogmatic
Correct : B. systematic
40. ———— said “whatever is. Clearly and distinctly perceived is true”
A. locke
B. berkeley
C. descartes
D. none of these
Correct : C. descartes
41. According to Skepticism knowledge is ———-
A. certain
B. possible
C. uncertain
D. none of these
Correct : C. uncertain
42. Cosmology was the characteristic of——— Philosophers.
A. ionian
B. cartesian
C. scholastic
D. all these
Correct : A. ionian
43. For Idealism ——— is primary
A. mind
B. body
C. perception
D. sense experience
Correct : A. mind
44. The problem of Universals was first introduced into philosophy by:
A. aquinas
B. aristotle
C. plato
D. berkeley
Correct : C. plato
45. “Tabula rasa” is the term coined by:
A. john locke
B. kant
C. socrates
D. spinoza
Correct : A. john locke
46. The author of Meditations is
A. leibniz
B. patanjali
C. descartes
D. kannada
Correct : C. descartes
47. The only pramana accepted by Carvakas:
A. inference
B. comparison
C. verbal testimony
D. perception
Correct : D. perception
48. Nyaya syllogism has ——— statements
A. one
B. five
C. three
D. two
Correct : B. five
49. The two Heterodox schools in Indian Philosophy are:
A. nyaya and vaisesika
B. buddhism and jainism
C. sankhya and yoga
D. purva and uttaramimamsa
Correct : B. buddhism and jainism
50. The father of philosophy :
A. descartes
B. thales
C. aristotle
D. francis bacon
Correct : B. thales
51. Who said “ Two things fill me with awe and wonder the starry heavens above and the Moral law within”.
A. karl marx
B. bertrand russell
C. kant
D. david hume
Correct : C. kant
52. A Treatise of Human Nature is the work of:
A. karl popper
B. david hume
C. john dewey
D. john locke
Correct : B. david hume
53. The most original contribution of Americans thought at the end of nineteenth century:
A. pragmatism
B. positivism
C. empiricism
D. rationalism
Correct : A. pragmatism
54. According to Kant genuine knowledge appears in the form of——— judgements.
A. analytic
B. synthetic
C. synthetic a posteriori
D. synthetic a priori
Correct : D. synthetic a priori
55. Who is known as Cartesian dualist?
A. august comte
B. rene descartes
C. st. thomas aquinas
D. derrida
Correct : B. rene descartes
56. Who is the father of modern philosophy?
A. descartes
B. spinoza
C. hobbes
D. leibniz
Correct : A. descartes
57. ————is a Subjective idealist
A. hegel
B. kant
C. plato
D. berkeley
Correct : D. berkeley
58. The three main divisions of Philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, and ———
A. axiology
B. sociology
C. anthropology
D. cosmology
Correct : A. axiology
59. A logical sentence is called ———
A. proposition
B. syllogism
C. preposition
D. clause
Correct : A. proposition
60. The study of philosophy stimulates
A. dogmatism
B. critical thinking
C. blind faith
D. all these
Correct : B. critical thinking
61. Descartes was a ———thinker
A. emperical
B. rational
C. materialistic
D. idealistic
Correct : B. rational
62. Which American mathematician philosopher laid the foundation of Pragmatism
A. william james
B. j. dewey
C. c.s pierce
D. spinoza
Correct : C. c.s pierce
63. The Problem of Knowledge was written by ———
A. aristotle
B. plato
C. a.j ayer
D. collingwood
Correct : C. a.j ayer
64. Spinoza’s method is known as———
A. axiomatic
B. theoretical
C. geometrical
D. doubt
Correct : A. axiomatic
65. The study of the origin and development of the universe is known as———
A. ontology
B. cosmology
C. zoology
D. sociology
Correct : B. cosmology
66. Who said ? “God is dead”
A. schopenhauer.
B. sartre
C. popper
D. nietzsche
Correct : D. nietzsche
67. Who is the father of existentialism?
A. soren kierkegaard.
B. camus
C. sartre
D. heidegger
Correct : A. soren kierkegaard.
68. ——— Introduced the term Aesthetics
A. kant
B. hegel
C. baumgarten
D. aristotle
Correct : D. aristotle
69. Socratic method is
A. skeptical
B. conceptual
C. conversational
D. all of these
Correct : D. all of these
70. The theory of understanding is explained in transcendental ———
A. analytic.
B. synthetic
C. aesthetic
D. pragmatic
Correct : A. analytic.
71. Know thyself is the maxim of ———
A. plato
B. zeno
C. socrates
D. aristotle
Correct : C. socrates
72. Phaedros is the Work of ————
A. heraclitus
B. aristophanes
C. plato
D. anaxagoras
Correct : C. plato
73. Corgito ergo sum means:
A. i doubt therefore i am
B. i think therefore i am
C. i see therefore i am
D. i question therefore i am .
Correct : B. i think therefore i am
74. Leibniz was a ——— thinker
A. english
B. french
C. german
D. american
Correct : C. german
75. Plato was the teacher of ———
A. georgias
B. socrates
C. aristotle
D. protogoras
Correct : C. aristotle
76. ———— is an Empiricist
A. locke
B. berkeley
C. hume
D. all of these
Correct : D. all of these
77. The doubt of Descartes should not be confused with ———
A. skepticism
B. solipsism
C. idealism
D. intuitionism
Correct : A. skepticism
78. Locke is a ———
A. idealist
B. phenomenologist
C. critical realist
D. representative realist
Correct : D. representative realist
79. The Skepticism of Descartes is known as ———
A. pure skepticism
B. phenomenal skepticism
C. methodological skepticism
D. none of these
Correct : C. methodological skepticism
80. Who said “ Accept nothing as true which we do not perceive clearly and distinctly
A. descartes
B. spinoza
C. leibniz
D. kant
Correct : A. descartes
81. ——— explained the world with the theory of Monads
A. democritus
B. st. anselm
C. leibniz
D. william james
Correct : C. leibniz
82. ——— is said to be the origin of Philosophy
A. greed
B. wonder
C. fear
D. none of these
Correct : B. wonder
83. The mind body relationship theory of Descartes is known as———
A. psycho physical parallelism
B. interactionism
C. pre established harmony
D. none of these
Correct : B. interactionism
84. ———— rejected Metaphysics as meaningless
A. logical positivists
B. rationalists
C. idealists
D. spiritualists
Correct : A. logical positivists
85. ——— means knowledge that follows some other knowledge
A. pratyaksa
B. upamana
C. sabda
D. anumana
Correct : D. anumana
86. The invariable concomitance between hetu and sadhya is known as
A. vyapati
B. paksa
C. linga
D. none of these
Correct : A. vyapati
87. The Pramana for knowing the nonexistence of a thing is
A. anumana
B. upamana
C. arthapathi
D. anupalabdhi
Correct : D. anupalabdhi
88. Agama comes under ———
A. sabha
B. pratyaksa
C. anumana
D. upasana
Correct : A. sabha
89. According to Indian epistemology the person who knows is ———
A. premeya
B. pramatha
C. prama
D. aprama
Correct : B. pramatha
90. In Nyaya syllogism the statement to be proved is known as ———
A. pratinja
B. major premise
C. udaharana
D. nigamana
Correct : A. pratinja
91. ——— is known as queen Science
A. mathematics
B. physics
C. philosophy
D. psychology
Correct : C. philosophy
92. The author of Discourse of the method is ———
A. sartre
B. descartes
C. malebranche
D. hobbes
Correct : B. descartes
93. The author of Prince is ———
A. machiavelli
B. plato
C. bruno
D. aristotle
Correct : A. machiavelli
94. In India Philosophy is known as ———
A. brahma vidya
B. atmabodha
C. darshana
D. yogavidya
Correct : C. darshana
95. The philosophy of God is called———
A. theology
B. religion
C. philology
D. all of these
Correct : A. theology
96. The proponent of Advaitha Vedanta is———
A. ramanuja
B. madhvacharya
C. jaimini
D. sankara
Correct : D. sankara
97. The philosopher seeks to harmonise the ideals of Truth, Good and ———
A. love.
B. god
C. beauty.
D. knowledge
Correct : C. beauty.
98. Henri Bergson advocated———
A. intuitionism
B. empiricism
C. apriorism
D. sensationalism
Correct : A. intuitionism
99. ——— says “Understanding makes Nature “.
A. bergson
B. herbert spencer
C. kant.
D. lamarck
Correct : C. kant.
100. Dialectical materialism is the theory of———
A. hegel
B. marx
C. nietzsche
D. schopenhauer
Correct : B. marx