Exam Details

Subject philosophy
Paper paper 2
Exam / Course ugc net national eligibility test
Department
Organization university grants commission
Position
Exam Date December, 2010
City, State ,


Question Paper

1. correct number of Samhitas is

One


Two


Three


Four


2. According to the Jainas truth is


Absolute


Relative


Both Absolute and Relative


None of the above


3. The Priest belonging to Samaveda is known as


Udgatha


Hota


Brahma


None of the above


4. Sabda is pramana but not an independent pramana according to


Carvaka


Vaisesika


Baudha


None of the above

5. Choose the correct combination.


Samanyalaksana,Jnanalaksanakevala


Samanyalaksana,kevala,avadhi


Salokya,samanyalaksana,yogaja


(D)Samanyalaksana,Jnanalaksana,yogaja


6. Which one is not a state of Samadhi


Ekagra


Savitarka


Savicara


Sananda

7. Who holds that the Parimana (dimension) of the body is the parimana of the atma


Carvaka


Jaina


Vaisesika


None of the above

8. According to Madhva jiva and Brahman are


Different


Non-different


Both different and non different


None of the above

9. the Vaisesikas hold that the parimana of the trasarenu is due to


The parimana of the Paramanus


The Parimana of the dryanukas


The number of its constituent dryanukas


The number of the paramanus


10. Choose the correct combination.


(A)Akasa,Eka, Nitya, Vibhu


(B)Atma,Eka, Nitya, Murta


(C)Kala,Eka, Nitya, Mahat


(D)Samanya,Aneka, Nitya, Vibhu



11. Consider the List-I and List-II and choose the code correctly matched.


List I List II

(a)Akasa Rupa

(b)Ksiti Sabda

(c)Teja Ga dha

(d)Marut Sparsa



Codes
















12. Find the correct sequence


(A)Prakrti, mahat, ahamkara


mahat,ahamkara,Prakrti


(C)Prakrti, ahamkara, mahat


(D)Ahamkara, prakrti, mahat


13. To Vivekananda Mayais

power of Brahman


form of evil


statement of fact


state of consciousness



14. Brahmacarya is the means to meet

(A)Devarna


(B)Pitrrna


(C)Rsirna


(D)None of the above



15. Who does hold that even perception is not a valid source of knowledge

(A)Kanada


(B)Jayrasi Bhatta


(C)naga


(D)Mahavira



16. Whose birthday is celebrated as "World Philosophers' Day"

(A)Thales


(B)Pythagoras


(C)Socrates


(D)Plato



17. Who declared, 'whenever the shadow of a man is equal to his height, the height of a pyramid is equal to its shadow'

(A)Thales


(B)Pythagoras


(C)Socrates


(D)Plato



18. The Sophists did not propose

(A)'Proper study of mankind is man.'


(B)'Morality is mere convention.'


is the measure of all things.'


(D)'Knowledge is virtue.'



19. The 'Socratic Irony' means

(A)Evolving truth through dialogue.


(B)Acting as that one knew less.


(C)Lecturing on the street corners.


(D)Ready to face death for the sake of truth.



20. Plato proposed

(A)Idealistic Philosophy


(B)Materialistic Philosophy


(C)Dualism


(D)Monism



21. Who is the exponent of 'Ontological argument'

(A)St. Augustine


(B)St. Anselm


(C)St. Thomas Aquinas


(D)St. Theresa



22. "Summa Theologica" was written by

(A)St. Paul


(B)St. Augustine


(C)St. Anselm


(D)St. Thomas Aquinas



23. Who was the Philosopher invited by the Queen of Sweden

(A)Descartes


(B)Spinoza


(C)Leibniz


(D)Locke


24. Arrange the following theories in order in which they appeared

I. Theory of Ideas
II. Theory of Innate Ideas
III. Theory of Four Causes
IV. Theory of Verification


Codes

II, III, IV


IV, III


III, II, IV


II, III, I



25. According to Descartes, to attain certainity, false opinions and traditional views are to be replaced with

(A)Scholarly opinion


(B)Faculty of reason


(C)Sense perception


(D)Scriptures



26. Which is the independent monad according to Leibniz

(A)Soul


(B)Universe


(C)Space


(D)Time



27. All knowledge, according to Locke, comes through two avenues

(A)Reason and Ideas


(B)Sensation and Reflection


(C)Ideas and Experience


(D)Experience and Reason



28. Hegel's Philosophy is known as

(A)Subjective Idealism


(B)Objective Idealism


(C)Absolute Idealism


(D)Continental Rationalism



29. Who propounded the theory of 'Language Game'

(A)Whitehead


(B)G.E. Moore


(C)Wittgenstein


(D)A.J. Ayer



30. Concept of 'Category mistake' is advocated by

(A)William James


(B)Heidegger


(C)Gilbert Ryle


(D)G.E. Moore



31. The principle of 'Either/or' is accepted by

(A)Logical positivism


(B)Existentialism


(C)Idealism


(D)Empiricism



32. Nyaya Philosophy is propounded by

(A)Kanada


(B)Samkara


(C)Kapila


(D)Gautama



33. Which of the following pairs is acceptable to the Carvaka

(A)Air and Water


(B)Fire and Ether


(C)Perception and Inference


(D)Testimony and Inference



34. Samkhya theory of causation is known as

(A)Brahma-Parinamvada


(B)Prakriti-Parinamvada


(C)Brahma-Vivartavada


(D)None of the above


35. The first evolute in the process of . evolution in Samkhya is

(A)Mahat


(B)Ahankara


(C)Panchatanmatra


(D)Ten senses

36. The concept of Apurva is propounded by


(A)Samkhya


(B)Mimansa


(C)Nyaya


(D)Vedanta



37. "Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man" is the view of

(A)Radhakrishnan


(B)Vivekananda


(C)Aurobindo


(D)Rabindranath Tagore



38. Who has given the concept of "Integral Yoga"

(A)Vivekananda


(B)Aurobindo


(C)Gandhiji


(D)Radhakrishnan



39. Gandhi means by Sarvodaya

(A)Uplift of some


(B)Uplift of majority


(C)Uplift of all


(D)None of these



40. Who among the following is an Ionic Philosopher

(A)Heraclitus


(B)Zeno


(C)Thales


(D)Anaxagoras






41. Assertion According to Descartes God is an eternal substance.

Reason According to Descartes everything in nature has a mind or soul.

(A)Both and are individually true and is the correct explanation of


(B)Both and are individually true and is not the correct explanation of


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



42. Assertion The category of soul is divided into five in Jainism.

Reason Soul is an extended substance.

is correct, but is wrong.


is false, but is true.


(C)Both and are correct.


(D)Both and are wrong.



43. Assertion Advaita accepts the standard of abadhitatva.

Reason(R): Advaita accepts the ontological reality of the world.

(A)Both and are false.


(B)Both and are true.


is true, but is false.


is false, but is true.



44. The thinker who called for the 'revaluation of all values' is

(A)Nietzsche


(B)Heidegger


(C)Kant


(D)Sartre



45. Care (Sorge) is the key concept in

(A)J.P. Sartre


(B)Nietzsche


(C)Heidegger


(D)Albert Camus


Subjects

  • adult education
  • anthropology
  • arab culture and islamic studies
  • arabie
  • archaeology
  • assamese
  • bengali
  • bodo
  • buddhist jaina gandhian and peace studies
  • chinese
  • commerce
  • comparative literature
  • comparative study of religions
  • computer science and applications
  • criminology
  • dance
  • defence and strategic studies
  • dogri
  • drama theatre
  • economics
  • education
  • electronic science
  • english
  • environmental sciences
  • folk literature
  • forensic science
  • french
  • general paper
  • geography
  • german
  • gujarati
  • hindi
  • hindustani music
  • history
  • home science
  • human rights and duties
  • indian culture
  • international and area studies
  • japanese
  • kannada
  • karnatik music
  • kashmiri
  • konkani
  • labour welfare
  • law
  • library and information science
  • linguistics
  • maithili
  • malayalam
  • management
  • manipuri
  • marathi
  • mass communication and journalism
  • museology & conservation
  • music
  • nepali
  • odia
  • pali
  • percussion instruments
  • performing art
  • persian
  • philosophy
  • physical education
  • political science
  • population studies
  • prakrit
  • psychology
  • public administration
  • punjabi
  • rabindra?? sangeet
  • rajasthani
  • russian
  • sanskrit
  • santali
  • social medicine & community health
  • social work
  • sociology
  • spanish
  • tamil
  • telugu
  • tourism administration and management
  • tribal and regional languageliterature
  • urdu
  • visual art
  • women studies