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Subject philosophy
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Question Paper

1. Which one of the following correctly matched

Akaas'a, Kaala, Dik

Dravya, Atmaa, Rasa

Padaartha, Gu]Ja, Buddhi

PrJthivi Apa Abhaava
2. According to Plato the soul is composed of

reason, faith and appetite

spirit, faith and appetite

reason, faith and spirit

reason, spirit and appetite
3. Russell's atomic facts are

facts of atomic physics

senseAdate

facts in logical space

elements of atomic prepositions

4. Match according to the NyaayaAVais'esika view ListaI (Substances) with ListaII (Qualities) and choose the correct answer from the code given below
ListaI ListaII

Atman Rasa
Prithvi S'abda
Jala Gandha
kas'a Jfana

Code












5. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched

Leibniz Pragmatic Theory of truth

Descarts Correspondence theory of truth

William James Coherence theory of truth

Spinoza The self evident theory of truth
6. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched

Jeon Paul Sortre Existence precuds essence

Edmand Husserl The Vienna circle

G.E. Moore Logical Atomism

A.J. Ayer Eidetic reduction
7. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below
ListaI ListaII

Gilbert Ryle Utilitarianism

J. Kant Category mistake

Jormy Bentham Picture theory of meaning

Ludving Wittgenstion Categorical Imperative

Code









8. Match List-I (Nature of substance and its quality) with List-II (Names of Philosophers/ school) and select the correct answer using the codes given below

ListaI ListaII

belief in one absolute subtance and two relative subtances buddhism

Denial of substance that has no parimana Locke

Ides of substances are obtained through Descarts
either sensation or reflaction
Denial of substance Nyaaya Vais'esika Code









9. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

S. Radhakrishnan "Classical indian Philosophy"

Ludning Wittgenstein "Philosophical investigatio]s"

K.C. Bhattacharya "Studies in Philosophy"

Bertrand Russell "An Enquiry into Meaning and Truth"
10. Which one of the following is not correctly matched a

sabara-yogabhasya

Vaatsyayana Nyaayabhasya


Pras'astapaada Ka]aadabhasya


sankara-brahmasutrabhasya

11. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched
ListaI ListaII

Prabhaakara Satkhyati

Naiyayika Anyathakhyaati

Saamkhya Atmakhyaati

Yogacara Akhyaati

12. According to St. Aquinsas as the view that the world has 20 begining in time

is contradicted by revelation

would imply that God is not the creator of the world

world contradict the doctrine of 'creation from nothing'

is a philosophical absurdity
13. The theory which holds that the word is not a product of sentence A analysis lent an autonomous unit of meaning is known as

Abhihitanvayavaada

Anvitaabhidhanavaada

Sphotavaada

Neither of them
14. According to Pontheism God is

material cause of the world

efficient cause of the world

both material and efficient cause of the world

neither material nor efficient cause of the world
15. Descartes' method of Doubt is centrally aimed at

methodological scepticism

self knowledge

systematic discovery of truth

rejection of empiricism
16. Husserl's "phenomenological reduction" is concerned with

reduction of material objects to senseAdata

reduction of noumeno to phenomena

isolating the content of experience from any reference to existence

reducing the ending self to discrete mental states
17. By the expression "the face of entire universe" spinoza means

the infinite collection of particular extended object in nature

the universe conceived as a single indivisible nature

the way the universe appears to God

the way the universe appears to us
18. In Hegel the antithesis of being and NonAbeing is overcome by

Absolute spirit

Pure consciousness

Becoming

Self realisation of spirit
19. Which of the following is not a primary quality according to Locke

extension

hardness

motion

solidity
20. What leibniz means by "windowless monads" is that monads are

inherently unconscious

confusedly conscious

incapable of knowledge of the external world

closed to interaction with one another
21. Which of the following is not a synthetic apriori judgement according to Kant

9+7=16

All bodies have weight

All bodies have specific gravity

Every change has a cause
22. According to Hume, the contrary of every matter of fact is possible because

it can never imply a contradiction

the contrary is never a contradictory

matters of fact are merely historically true

We do imagine contrary A to A fact situations
23. Who propounds that asecnt without descent is unthinkable

Tagore

Iqbal

Radhakrishnan

Sri Aurobindo
24. The correct sequence of evolutionary journey from Higher mind to supermind of Sri Aurobindo is

Highermind, Overmind, Supermind, Illuminedmind, Intuitivemind

Intuitivemind, Overmind, Highermind, Supermind, Illuminedmind

Illuminedmind, Intuitivemind, Overmind, Highermind, Supermind

Highermind, Illuminedmind, Intuitivemind, Overmind, Supermind
25. The correct sequence of three jewels of Jainism is

Samyaka darshan, Samyaka Jnana and Samyaka Charitra

Samyaka, jnana, Samyaka darshan and Samyaka Charitra

Samyaka Charitra, Samyaka Jnana and Samyaka darshan

Samyaka darshan, Samyaka Charitra and Samyaka Jnana

26. Syadvada is

Sceptical

Rationalistic

Empiricist

Relativistic
27. The correct sequence of external aids to yoga of Patanjali is aaA

Pratyaahaara, Pranayaama, Asana, Niyama and Yama

Pranayaama, Pratyaahaara, Asana, Niyama and Yama

Asana, Pratyaahaara, Pranayaama, Niyama and Yama

28. Who among the following does hold that even the liberated souls differ in degrees

Sankara

Ramaanuja

Madhva

Gaudpaada
.
29. Parima]a of ma]as according to Vais'esika school is
.

Bibhu Parimana

Mahat Parimaana

A]uparimana

Misra Parimana
30. Which system among the following holds that liberated souls lack even consciousness

Nyaya

Jaina

Samkhya

Yoga
31. What is the correct sequence of the following Choose the correct answer from the given code

Bradley
Leibnitz
Russell
Hegel
Code










32. Which one of the following is not the correct sequence

Sainhitaa, Brahmana, Ara]J yaka

Brahmana, Aranyaka, Upa]isJ ada

Veda, Upanisada, Aranyaka

Sanihita, Aranyaka, upanisada
33. Which one is the correct sequence of the following choose from the code below

Udaharana
Pratijna
Hetu
Upanaya
Code

(iii)



(iii)


34. The correct sequence of the following in Buddhist Bhavachakra is

Spars'a, Vedana, Trusna

Trusna, Vedana, Spars'a

Trusna, Spars'a, Vedana

Vedana, Spars'a, Trusna

35. Which one of the following is a correctly matched

whatever is sat is momentary -jaina

The self of an elephant is bigger than that of an ant ACavaaka a -cavaka

Isvara can perceive with out senseAorgans Nyaya

Inference is not a dependable source of knowledge -Vais'esika








36. Match ListaI with ListaII and select the correct one from the code given below

List-I List-II

Carvaka Validity of none of the pramanas

Madhyamika Validity of pratyaksa only

Vais'esika Validity of pratyaksa and anumana

Saanikhya Validity of pratyaksa, anumana and Sabda
.
Code






(iii)


37. The correct sequence of triple process in evolutionary theory of Sri Aurobindo is

Widening, Heightening and Integration

Heightening, Widening and Integration

Integration, Widening and Heightening

Heightening, Integration and Widening

consist of two statements one labelled the "Assertion A" and the other labelled as "Reason R". Please examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion A and the Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the Reason R is a correct explanation of the Assertion A. Choose your answers using the code below and mark your answer sheet accordingly.

Both and are true and is the correct explanation of

Both and are true but is not a correct explanation of

is true but is false

is false but is true

38. Assertion Gandhiji identifies God with truth.

Reason Truth is universal and all pervasive.









39. Assertion Locke made a distinction between primary and secondary qualities.

Reason Locke sought to distinguish between appeornce and reality.

40. Assertion 'All human beings have a right to freedom' is a moral judgement.
Reason It assets what ought to be.
41. Assertion According to Sartsre, we are responsible for every choice that make.

Reason We feel that we could have done otherwise.
42. Assertion According to Ramaniya Saptabhanginaya is a false theory.
Reason The coexistence of contradicting attributes in one and the same object at the same time is impossible.

43. Assertion Carvakes argue that anumana is never valid.
Reason They say that the invariable concomittance between the Sadhya and hetu can never be established.
44. Assertion Descortes conceived of body and mind as entirely different entities interacting with each other.
Reason Descortes was a rationalist who did not have faith in religious doctrines.
45. Assertion The study of moral philosophy is not worth undertaking.
Reason Moral philosophers disagree with one another on the same moral issues.
46. Assertion A categorical imperative is an unconditional direction.
Reason A good will is one which acts for the sake of duty alone.
47. Assertion The word Dharma is derived from the root dhr which means to 'support' to hold together'.
Reason Caste duties really constitute dharma because they hold together the community.

alone is a collection of hymns seen or composed in the course of centuries. One can therefore hardly expect uniform value appreciation in all the works of this literature. Attempts have been made to show that in the Vedas and upanisads we find evolution of ideas. There is however remarkable continuity of ideas in the Vedas and the upanisads inspite of some differences in the views of individual teachers.
48. The vedic literature is not homogeneous because

The literature is voluminous

The hymns of the Vedas are composed in the course of centuries

VedaAVyaasa divided the Vedas

The literature is very old
49. Which one of the following is correct

There is uniform valueAappreciation in all the works of Vedic literature.

There is no uniform valueAappreciation in all the works of Vedic literature

The Vedic literature possesses no value at all

The Vedic literature is the creation of finite beings.
50. The attempts to show the evolution of ideas are found in

the Vedas but not in the upanishads

both in the Vedas and upanishads

the upanishads, but not in the Vedas

neither in the upanishads nor in the Vedas


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