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Introduction to Philosophy | Set 1
1. The total number of Vedas is .
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Correct : D. four
2. Philosophy is originally a word.
A. english
B. latin
C. greek
D. spanish
Correct : C. greek
3. Philosophy deals with of reality.
A. a part
B. the whole
C. the illusion
D. none of these
Correct : B. the whole
4. ‘Esthetikos’ is a word.
A. greek
B. latin
C. french
D. spanish
Correct : A. greek
5. Taoism belongs to the tradition.
A. japanese
B. oriental
C. occidental
D. none of these
Correct : B. oriental
6. does not belong to Oriental tradition.
A. india
B. china
C. japan
D. none of these
Correct : D. none of these
7. is not a heterodox system.
A. samkhya
B. buddhism
C. lokayata
D. jainism
Correct : A. samkhya
8. implies ‘accepting the authority of the Vedas’.
A. heterodox
B. orthodox
C. oriental
D. occidental
Correct : B. orthodox
9. According to the law of karma, every karma leads to .
A. moksha
B. phala
C. dharma
D. all these
Correct : B. phala
10. The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as .
A. mantras
B. brahmanas
C. aranyakas
D. upanishads
Correct : A. mantras
11. Polytheism implies as Monism refers to one.
A. two
B. three
C. many
D. all these
Correct : C. many
12. Belief in one God is referred as .
A. henotheism
B. monotheism
C. monism
D. polytheism
Correct : B. monotheism
13. Samkhya propounded .
A. dualism
B. monism
C. monotheism
D. polytheism
Correct : A. dualism
14. is an Oriental system.
A. buddhism
B. absolute idealism
C. scholasticism
D. all these
Correct : A. buddhism
15. ‘Scire’ is the root word of .
A. system
B. epistemology
C. sophia
D. science
Correct : D. science
16. Metaphysics is a branch of .
A. physics
B. metaethics
C. philosophy
D. none of these
Correct : C. philosophy
17. Science is not based on .
A. experiment
B. faith
C. observation
D. hypotheses
Correct : B. faith
18. is the inquiry into ‘being in general’.
A. ontology
B. physics
C. epistemology
D. ethics
Correct : A. ontology
19. is a representative of pluralism.
A. spinoza
B. fitche
C. descartes
D. leibnitz
Correct : D. leibnitz
20. is not a positive science.
A. biology
B. sociology
C. ethics
D. anthropology
Correct : C. ethics
21. Etymological meaning of the term ‘metaphysics’ is .
A. after physics
B. before physics
C. of physics
D. other than physics
Correct : A. after physics
22. Aristotle’s‘Metaphysics’ contains number of books.
A. 12
B. 16
C. 13
D. 14
Correct : D. 14
23. Ontology is related to as Ethics is to Axiology.
A. aesthetics
B. cosmology
C. idealism
D. metaphysics
Correct : D. metaphysics
24. The philosophical area which deals with the problem of Being is called
A. axiology
B. epistemology
C. materialism
D. ontology
Correct : D. ontology
25. 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
Correct : A. materialism
26. Marx is a whereas Hegel is an idealist.
A. materialist
B. dualist
C. pluralist
D. skeptic
Correct : A. materialist
27. Spinoza’s metaphysical position is known as .
A. materialism
B. dualism
C. pluralism
D. monism
Correct : D. monism
28. is regarded as the father of modern Empiricism.
A. john locke
B. david hume
C. rene descartes
D. immanuel kant
Correct : A. john locke
29. rejected innate ideas.
A. rene descartes
B. john locke
C. spinoza
D. none of these
Correct : B. john locke
30. is a monist.
A. spinoza
B. descartes
C. leibnitz
D. all these
Correct : A. spinoza
31. The theory of innate ideas was first propounded by_ .
A. john locke
B. spinoza
C. descartes
D. david hume
Correct : C. descartes
32. argue that objects do not exist independent of mind.
A. materialists
B. realists
C. objectivists
D. idealists
Correct : D. idealists
33. Hegel developed Idealism.
A. subjective
B. absolute
C. naïve
D. none of these
Correct : B. absolute
34. Esse est Percipi is the dictum of Idealism.
A. objective
B. subjective
C. absolute
D. all these
Correct : B. subjective
35. is the earliest representative o f Greek Cosmology.
A. socrates
B. plato
C. thales
D. protagoras
Correct : C. thales
36. According to dualism, Reality is _.
A. twofold
B. many
C. one
D. indivisible
Correct : A. twofold
37. Ultimate reality is the concern of .
A. metaphysics
B. skepticism
C. aesthetics
D. pragmatism
Correct : A. metaphysics
38. Each science deals with of reality.
A. a part
B. the whole
C. all parts
D. none of these
Correct : A. a part
39. is a representative of idealism.
A. carvakas
B. marx
C. engels
D. none of these
Correct : D. none of these
40. Epistemology is concerned with of knowledge.
A. origin
B. validity
C. limitation
D. all these
Correct : D. all these
41. Skeptics consider truth as . Introduction to Philosophy Page 4
A. certain
B. necessary
C. probable
D. practical
Correct : C. probable
42. hold coherence theory.
A. realists
B. idealists
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Correct : B. idealists
43. John Dewey is a/an .
A. rationalist
B. absolutist
C. idealist
D. pragmatist
Correct : D. pragmatist
44. Mind-body dualism is the position of .
A. charles pierce
B. john dewey
C. descartes
D. none of these
Correct : C. descartes
45. coined of the term ‘Aesthetics’.
A. socrates
B. plato
C. aristotle
D. alexander baumgarten
Correct : D. alexander baumgarten
46. Summum bonum is the concern of .
A. aesthetics
B. metaphysics
C. epistemology
D. ethics
Correct : D. ethics
47. is a normative discipline.
A. ethics
B. aesthetics
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Correct : C. both (a) and (b)
48. Positive sciences are basically .
A. descriptive
B. prescriptive
C. normative
D. all these
Correct : A. descriptive
49. Mores literally means .
A. norm
B. ethics
C. knowledge
D. custom
Correct : D. custom
50. ‘First Philosophy’ refers to .
A. aesthetics
B. metaphysics
C. epistemology
D. ethics
Correct : B. metaphysics
51. is the founder of Idealism.
A. hegel
B. spinoza
C. plato
D. aristotle
Correct : C. plato
52. Naturalism is the position of _.
A. aristotle
B. hegel
C. plato
D. none of these
Correct : A. aristotle
53. Ancient Greek atomism is .
A. monism
B. pluralism
C. dualism
D. idealism
Correct : B. pluralism
54. ‘Real is rational and rational is real’. This is the dictum of .
A. hegel
B. spinoza
C. marx
D. aristotle
Correct : A. hegel
55. Neutral Monism is the metaphysical position of .
A. marx
B. spinoza
C. berkeley
D. aristotle
Correct : B. spinoza
56. The pragmatist criterion of truth is .
A. god
B. perception
C. workability
D. none of these
Correct : C. workability
57. Transcendentalism refers to the philosophy of .
A. marx
B. kant
C. locke
D. aristotle
Correct : B. kant
58. Cartesian epistemology emphasizes as the source of true knowledge.
A. perception
B. faith
C. revelation
D. reason
Correct : D. reason
59. ‘True knowledge is a priori’. This is the view of _ .
A. empiricists
B. materialists
C. rationalists
D. all these
Correct : C. rationalists
60. Identify the odd one.
A. thales
B. anaximander
C. socrates
D. anaximenes
Correct : C. socrates
61. The term ‘right’ implies - according to .
A. rule
B. reason
C. desire
D. interest
Correct : A. rule
62. The child’s right to education necessarily implies the of parents to give it.
A. will
B. desire
C. refusal
D. duty
Correct : D. duty
63. Modern philosophers tried to reject the authority of .
A. renaissance
B. scholasticism
C. reason
D. all these
Correct : B. scholasticism
64. Rationalism and Empiricism represent the philosophy of era.
A. ionian
B. medieval
C. contemporary
D. modern
Correct : D. modern
65. The study of philosophy stimulates .
A. dogmatism
B. critical thinking
C. blind faith
D. all these
Correct : B. critical thinking
66. Empiricists regard ________ as the only source of knowledge.
A. reason
B. experience
C. intuition
D. analysis
Correct : B. experience
67. According to Descartes_________ is the source of real knowledge.
A. sense experience
B. reason
C. authority
D. none of these
Correct : B. reason
68. _________ is the position holding that there is no genuine knowledge.
A. skepticism
B. empiricism
C. realism
D. rationalism
Correct : A. skepticism
69. 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
Correct : A. correspondence
70. ___________ 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
Correct : B. pragmatic theory
71. 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
Correct : B. coherence
72. _______ divides perception into impressions and ideas.
A. john locke
B. immanuel kant
C. benedict spinoza
D. david hume
Correct : D. david hume
73. Subjective Idealism was propounded by___________.
A. george berkeley
B. david hume
C. john locke
D. rene descartes
Correct : A. george berkeley
74. ________ reconciled rationalism and empiricism.
A. immanuel kant
B. george berkeley
C. david hume
D. john locke
Correct : A. immanuel kant
75. _________ put forward the theory of monads.
A. rene descartes
B. leibnitz
C. john locke
D. george berkeley
Correct : B. leibnitz
76. 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
Correct : A. rene descartes
77. ___________ is the branch of philosophy that deals with the problems concerning knowledge.
A. metaphysics
B. ethics
C. aesthetics
D. epistemology
Correct : D. epistemology
78. The branch of Philosophy that deals with values is known as __________.
A. metaphysics
B. ontology
C. axiology
D. epistemology
Correct : C. axiology
79. __________ is a normative science.
A. logic
B. ethics
C. aesthetics
D. all these
Correct : D. all these
80. The root word of ‘Ethics’ means _________.
A. thought
B. customs
C. activity
D. good
Correct : B. customs
81. ___________ is not applicable to Science.
A. systematic body of knowledge
B. tentative knowledge
C. based on observation
D. hypothesis is significant
Correct : B. tentative knowledge
82. ___________ belongs to Applied Ethics.
A. environmental ethics
B. medical ethics
C. legal ethics
D. all these
Correct : D. all these
83. The Philosophical study of art and beauty is termed _________.
A. ethics
B. aesthetics
C. logic
D. drama
Correct : B. aesthetics
84. __________ is a mixed form of art.
A. dance
B. music
C. sculpture
D. painting
Correct : A. dance
85. The habitual performance of duties leads to ________.
A. rights
B. duties
C. virtues
D. none of these
Correct : C. virtues
86. The experience produced by a work of art is referred to as _________.
A. aesthetic experience
B. intuitive experience
C. direct experience
D. mystic experience
Correct : A. aesthetic experience
87. The Indian term for Aesthetics is ________.
A. soundarya sastra
B. asvadana sastra
C. sahradaya sastra
D. none of these
Correct : A. soundarya sastra
88. Identify the odd one.
A. socrates
B. aquinas
C. augustine
D. anselm
Correct : A. socrates
89. Protagoras belongs to the ________ School.
A. ionian
B. sophist
C. theistic
D. mystic
Correct : B. sophist
90. Identify the odd one.
A. metaphysics
B. axiology
C. epistemology
D. psychology
Correct : D. psychology