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Introduction to Philosophy | Set 1

1. The total number of Vedas is .

Correct : D. four

2. Philosophy is originally a word.

Correct : C. greek

3. Philosophy deals with of reality.

Correct : B. the whole

4. ‘Esthetikos’ is a word.

Correct : A. greek

5. Taoism belongs to the tradition.

Correct : B. oriental

6. does not belong to Oriental tradition.

Correct : D. none of these

7. is not a heterodox system.

Correct : A. samkhya

8. implies ‘accepting the authority of the Vedas’.

Correct : B. orthodox

9. According to the law of karma, every karma leads to .

Correct : B. phala

10. The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as .

Correct : A. mantras

11. Polytheism implies as Monism refers to one.

Correct : C. many

12. Belief in one God is referred as .

Correct : B. monotheism

13. Samkhya propounded .

Correct : A. dualism

14. is an Oriental system.

Correct : A. buddhism

15. ‘Scire’ is the root word of .

Correct : D. science

16. Metaphysics is a branch of .

Correct : C. philosophy

17. Science is not based on .

Correct : B. faith

18. is the inquiry into ‘being in general’.

Correct : A. ontology

19. is a representative of pluralism.

Correct : D. leibnitz

20. is not a positive science.

Correct : C. ethics

21. Etymological meaning of the term ‘metaphysics’ is .

Correct : A. after physics

22. Aristotle’s‘Metaphysics’ contains number of books.

Correct : D. 14

23. Ontology is related to as Ethics is to Axiology.

Correct : D. metaphysics

24. The philosophical area which deals with the problem of Being is called

Correct : D. ontology

25. is the ontological position that recognizes the one ultimate reality as matter.

Correct : A. materialism

26. Marx is a whereas Hegel is an idealist.

Correct : A. materialist

27. Spinoza’s metaphysical position is known as .

Correct : D. monism

28. is regarded as the father of modern Empiricism.

Correct : A. john locke

29. rejected innate ideas.

Correct : B. john locke

30. is a monist.

Correct : A. spinoza

31. The theory of innate ideas was first propounded by_ .

Correct : C. descartes

32. argue that objects do not exist independent of mind.

Correct : D. idealists

33. Hegel developed Idealism.

Correct : B. absolute

34. Esse est Percipi is the dictum of Idealism.

Correct : B. subjective

35. is the earliest representative o f Greek Cosmology.

Correct : C. thales

36. According to dualism, Reality is _.

Correct : A. twofold

37. Ultimate reality is the concern of .

Correct : A. metaphysics

38. Each science deals with of reality.

Correct : A. a part

39. is a representative of idealism.

Correct : D. none of these

40. Epistemology is concerned with of knowledge.

Correct : D. all these

41. Skeptics consider truth as . Introduction to Philosophy Page 4

Correct : C. probable

42. hold coherence theory.

Correct : B. idealists

43. John Dewey is a/an .

Correct : D. pragmatist

44. Mind-body dualism is the position of .

Correct : C. descartes

45. coined of the term ‘Aesthetics’.

Correct : D. alexander baumgarten

46. Summum bonum is the concern of .

Correct : D. ethics

47. is a normative discipline.

Correct : C. both (a) and (b)

48. Positive sciences are basically .

Correct : A. descriptive

49. Mores literally means .

Correct : D. custom

50. ‘First Philosophy’ refers to .

Correct : B. metaphysics

51. is the founder of Idealism.

Correct : C. plato

52. Naturalism is the position of _.

Correct : A. aristotle

53. Ancient Greek atomism is .

Correct : B. pluralism

54. ‘Real is rational and rational is real’. This is the dictum of .

Correct : A. hegel

55. Neutral Monism is the metaphysical position of .

Correct : B. spinoza

56. The pragmatist criterion of truth is .

Correct : C. workability

57. Transcendentalism refers to the philosophy of .

Correct : B. kant

58. Cartesian epistemology emphasizes as the source of true knowledge.

Correct : D. reason

59. ‘True knowledge is a priori’. This is the view of _ .

Correct : C. rationalists

60. Identify the odd one.

Correct : C. socrates

61. The term ‘right’ implies - according to .

Correct : A. rule

62. The child’s right to education necessarily implies the of parents to give it.

Correct : D. duty

63. Modern philosophers tried to reject the authority of .

Correct : B. scholasticism

64. Rationalism and Empiricism represent the philosophy of era.

Correct : D. modern

65. The study of philosophy stimulates .

Correct : B. critical thinking

66. Empiricists regard ________ as the only source of knowledge.

Correct : B. experience

67. According to Descartes_________ is the source of real knowledge.

Correct : B. reason

68. _________ is the position holding that there is no genuine knowledge.

Correct : A. skepticism

69. According to_______ theory of truth, a proposition is true when it agrees with reality or fact.

Correct : A. correspondence

70. ___________ is the theory of truth that emphasizes the norm of utility/practical value.

Correct : B. pragmatic theory

71. According to_______ theory of truth, the truthfulness of a proposition is implicit in its harmony with other propositions.

Correct : B. coherence

72. _______ divides perception into impressions and ideas.

Correct : D. david hume

73. Subjective Idealism was propounded by___________.

Correct : A. george berkeley

74. ________ reconciled rationalism and empiricism.

Correct : A. immanuel kant

75. _________ put forward the theory of monads.

Correct : B. leibnitz

76. The theory of mind-body dualism forms an important aspect in the philosophy of _________.

Correct : A. rene descartes

77. ___________ is the branch of philosophy that deals with the problems concerning knowledge.

Correct : D. epistemology

78. The branch of Philosophy that deals with values is known as __________.

Correct : C. axiology

79. __________ is a normative science.

Correct : D. all these

80. The root word of ‘Ethics’ means _________.

Correct : B. customs

81. ___________ is not applicable to Science.

Correct : B. tentative knowledge

82. ___________ belongs to Applied Ethics.

Correct : D. all these

83. The Philosophical study of art and beauty is termed _________.

Correct : B. aesthetics

84. __________ is a mixed form of art.

Correct : A. dance

85. The habitual performance of duties leads to ________.

Correct : C. virtues

86. The experience produced by a work of art is referred to as _________.

Correct : A. aesthetic experience

87. The Indian term for Aesthetics is ________.

Correct : A. soundarya sastra

88. Identify the odd one.

Correct : A. socrates

89. Protagoras belongs to the ________ School.

Correct : B. sophist

90. Identify the odd one.

Correct : D. psychology