1. According to Aristotle, God is the

material cause of the Universe

efficient cause of the Universe

instrumental cause of the Universe

final cause of the Universe
2. Which one of the following is correctly matched

Nyaya Viparitakhyati

Advaitavedanta Vivekakhyati

Prabhakara Mimamsa Akhyati

Bhatta Mimamsa Anyathakhyati
3. 'The Human Cycle' is written by

Tagore

Gandhi

Radhakrishnan

Sri Aurobindo
4. Rajauya Yajna is performed

to make the king more powerful

to swear one as king

to bring good to the king

to win a war
5. Match List-I (Philosophers) with List-II (Works) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

List-I List-II

Plato I Parmenides

Aristotle II Discourse on Method

Berkeley III Nicomechian Ethics

Descartes IV Principles of Human Knowledge

Codes



I II III IV

I IV II III

I III II IV

I III IV II
6. G. E. Moore refutes the following doctrine of the idealists

Time is unreal

To be is to be perceived

Reality is spiritual

All relations are internal
7. The expounder of dialectical method in early Greek Philosophy was

Socrates

Aristotle

Zeno

Plato
8. According to Plato

God is the cause of the ideas

Ideas are the cause of God

Ideas are equal to God

Ideas are material
9. According to St. Augustine, human soul is

An eternal substance identical with the Cosmos.

A material substance characterized by consciousness.

An individual substance

A rational substance suited for ruling the body
10. The proposition "I think", according to Descartes, is self-verifying because

Thinking is my essence

It is a logical truth

Doubting it, confirms it

It is a necessary truth
11. Which one of the following is not true of Spinoza

The physical can have no effect on the mental.

Psycho-physical interactionism.

God is at once both mental and material.

The mental can have no effect on the physical.
12. Which one of the following principles is not true of Leibnitz

The principle of sufficient reason

The law of non-contradiction

The indiscernibility of identicals

The identity of indiscernibles
13. The main aim of Berkeley in refuting abstract idea was

to criticize Rationalism

to criticize Locke

to refute Matter

to refute Idealism
14. The three steps by which one can rise to the heights of the Absolute Spirit are

History, Religion and Philosophy

History, Theology and Poetry

Poetry, Religion and History

Art, Religion and Philosophy
15. The proposition, basic to Idealism, which Moore rejects is

Ideas are no less real than matter

Esse est percipii (To be, is to be perceived)

The thing-in- itself is non-empirical

Cogito, ergo Sum think therefore I am)
16. Which one of the following is not true of Dasein, according to Heidegger

It is concernfully engaged with the world.

It is essentially self-conscious.

It is always an actuality, never a possibility.

Its real nature is revealed in its temporality.
17. The relation between meaning and its use refers, in later Wittgenstein, to the fact that

A sentence becomes meaningless if it is not used for a very long time.

Both private and public use of a sentence makes it meaningful.

A meaningful sentence makes use of rules of syntax and semantics

The meaning of a sentence consists entirely in its public, rule-governed use.
18. Ahimasa has been treated as a V.rata in

Buddhism

Jainism

Gandhism

Both in Buddhism and Jainism
19. "A word has two types of Vrtti (power) for conveying its meaning." This view is held by

The Naiyayikas

The Alamkarikas

The Grammarians

None of the above
20. Hota in vedic sacrifice is

The main priest of Rkveda

The main priest of Atharvaveda

The main priest of Yajurveda

None of the above
21. God according to Nyaya is

Material cause of the world

Efficient cause of the world

Both material and efficient cause of the world

Neither efficient nor material cause of the world
22. Which one of the following schools hold that sufferings are mainly of three types

The Buddhist

The Jaina

Samkhya

Mimamsa
23. Who propounds that there is internal difference in God

Shamkara

Ramanuja

Kapil

Patanjali
24. What is the intermediate principle in Sri Aurobindo's Philosophy

Psychic Being

Consciousness force

Super mind

Higher mind
25. Which one is the correct sequence of the following

Manas, Aha . mkara, Pancajnanendriya

Pancajnanendriya, Pancakarmendriya, Pancatanmatras

Prakrti, Mahat, Manas

Mahat, Manas, Aha .mkara
26. The correct sequence of triple transformation in evolutionary theory of Sri Aurobindo is

Supramental, Psychic and Spiritual

Spiritual, Psychic and Supramental

Psychic, Spiritual and Supramental

Psychic, Supramental and Spiritual
27. The correct sequence of four conditions of an intelligible sentence according to Nyaya is

Sannidhi, Tatparya, Akank.sa and Yogyata

Sannidhi, Yogyata, Tatparya and Akank.sa

Akank.sa, Yogyata, Sannidhi and Tatparya

Yogyata, Sannidhi, Tatparya and Akank.sa
28. The correct sequence of astasiddhis is

Anima, Mahima, Laghima, Prapti, Prakamya, Vasitva, Isitva, Yatrakamavasayitva

Laghima, Anima, Mahima, Prapti, Prakamya, Yatrakamavasayitva, isitva, Vasitva

Yatrakamavasayitva, isitva, Vasitva, Mahima, Laghima, Anima, Prapti, Prakamya

Mahima, Laghima, Anima, Prapti, Prakamya, Vasitva, isitva, Yatrakamavasayitva
29. Which one is the correct sequence of the following

Viksipta, Ekagra, Niruddha

Ksipta, Viksipta, Mudha

Ekagra, Niruddha, Ksipta

Viksipta, Ksipta, Ekagra
30. Which one is the correct sequence of the following

Parmanusa .myoga, Is'vareccha, Jagatasrsti

Anumiti, Sisadhayisa, Sidhyabhava

Is'vareccha, Parmanusamyoga, Dvyanuka

Is'vareccha, Trayanuka, Dvyan.uka
31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists

List-I List-II

(Philosopher) (Works)

Sankara 1. Satadusini
Vacaspati Misra 2. Visnutattva Vinirnaya
Madhva 3. Bhamati
Vedanta Desika 4. Drgdrisya Viveka 5. Pancadasi
Codes


4 3 2 1

3 2 1 5

2 1 5 4

1 5 3 4
32. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Tripitaka A Buddhist text

Kiranavali A Vaisesika text

Tattvarthadhigamasutra A Mimamsa text

Tattvacintamani -Nyaya text
33. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct one.

List-I List-II

K.siti Bhutadravya only

Manas Both Bhutadravya Murtadravya

Akasa Murtadravya only

Atma Neither Bhutadravya nor Murtadravya

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34. The sense-object contact needed for perceiving the abhava of pot on the ground,
according to Nyaya is

Visesanata

Samyukta Visesanata

Yogyanupalabdhi

Samavaya
35. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists

List-I List-II

Indeterminism 1. Kumarila
Determinism 2. Buddhism
Prat-itya Samutpada 3. Spinoza
Jatisàktivada 4. Charwaka

Code








36. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

Dehatmavada Carvaka

Nairatmyavada Buddha

Atmavada Nyaya

Arambhavada Samkhya
37. Which one of the following statements adequately sums up Heraclitus Philosophy

All things originate from water.

The universe is composed of five great elements.

All things are in a state of flux.

The originating cause of the universe is air.

38. Assertion Sa . mkara criticised the Nyaya theory of Khyativada.

Reason According to Sa . mkara effect must exist in the cause before its manifestation.

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.
39. Assertion According to Buddha Samyak Drsti is necessary for Nirvana.

Reason Knowledge alone can remove suffering.

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.
40. Assertion According to Moore, Mill has committed a naturalistic fallacy.

Reason Mill has defined a natural property 'goodness' in terms of another natural property pleasure.

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.
41. Assertion Sunyata itself is called Nirvana in Madhyamika Philosophy.

Reason Sunyata is of the nature of cessation of Prapanca.

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.
42. Assertion Human selves are in bondage.

Reason The law of karma is inexorable

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.
43. Assertion The whole of being cannot be plurality according to Zeno.

Reason For Zeno to say that one and the same whole is both infinitely small and infinitely great is absurd.

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.
44. Assertion Ramanuja does not accept any proof for the existence of God.

Reason Ramanuja asserts that God's existence has to be accepted on the basis of Veda.

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.
45. Assertion The Mima .msa accepts a plurality of selves or atmans.

Reason Each atman or self is responsible for its own actions and has to enjoy the fruits of its own actions.

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.
46. Assertion In Gandhian ethics the golden rule of conduct is mutual toleration.

Reason Conscience is not the same thing for all.

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.
47. Assertion Gita does not preach renunciation of all actions.

Reason Man must act while living in the world.

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.