1. The arguments presented in favour of Vedas include

Power of the authors

Characters of the authors

Purpose of the authors

None of the above

2. On the question of nature of self the Charvaka philosophy can be classified as

Dehatmavadins

Pranavadins

Indriyatmavadins

All the above

3. The havya of Yajna results in benefiting

Rtvik

Consumer of the havya

Devata

None of these

4. The Vedic word Rta stands for

moral order

cosmic order

both moral and cosmic order

neither moral nor cosmic order

5. Which out of the following does not refute perception as a valid means of knowledge

Jayarashi Bhatta

Sri Harsha

Goutama

Nagarjuna

6. Which of the following does not form a part of Brahma Vihara

Maitri

Daya

Mudita

Upeksa

7. The Buddhist doctrine of Pratityasamutpada can be defined as

There is no permanent self

Whatever is, is momentary

There is no origination of some elements

Whatever originates, originate on some conditions

8. Liberation according to Jainism is

Freedom from life and death only

Freedom from Karma only

Freedom from matter only

All the above

9. Liberation according to Jainism is termed as

(A)Bhava-Moksa

(B)Dravya Moksa

(C)Bhava Moksa and Dravya Moksa Both

(D)Neither



10. Which of the following sets is consistent

(A)Shunyavada Chandrakirti

(B)Nirguna Ramanuja

(C)Satkaryavada Goutama

(D)Karmavada Charvaka



11. The view that all types of Pratyaks.a are nirvikalpaka is upheld by

(A)Nyaya

(B)Vaisesika

(C)Bauddha

(D)Visistadvaita



12. Prapathi is the relation between

(A)Jiva and Jagat

(B)Brahma and Jagat

(C)Jiva and Isvara

(D)Jiva and Brahman



13. According to the Vaisesika school the universal 'Cowness' is

(A)Non-eternal and many

(B)Eternal and many

(C)Eternal, one and residing in many

(D)Non-eternal and one



14. Vyapti can be properly defined as

(A)Invariable concomitance

(B)Causal relation

(C)Sequence

(D)None of the above


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15. An unique innovation of Mimam sa Philosophy about the source of knowledge is

(A)Anupalabdhi

(B)Inference

(C)Comparison

(D)Testimony



16. Which one of the following alternatives is accepted by mimamsa

(A)Svatah-pramanya, Svatah­apramanya.

(B)Paratah- pramanya, Paratah­apramanya.

(C)Svatah- pramanya, Paratah­apramanya.

(D)Paratah- pramanya, Svatah­apramanya.



17. Samkhya theory of causation is based upon

(A)Effect is not related with the cause.

(B)Effect does not pre-exist in the cause.

(C)Effect is produced out of nothing.

(D)Effect pre-exists in the cause.



18. To Patanjali Sasmita is a kind of

(A)Yoga

(B)Samadhi

(C)Asana

(D)Pranayama



19. The theory of causation as proposed by Sankaradwaita is corroborated by

(A)Experience

(B)Logic

(C)Scriptures

(D)All the above



20. The theory that the effect is only the apparent result of the cause is known as

(A)Satkaryavada

(B)Asatkaryavada

(C)Parin. amavada

(D)Vivarta vada



21. Point out from the following reason why Dr. B.R. Ambedkar opposes the caste system prevalent in India

(A)…. as it creates discrimination, social injustice and inequality within the Indian Nation.

(B)…. as it is foreign innovation.

(C)…. as it is vedic heritage.

(D)…. as it is suggested by smritis.



22. The theory of evolution accepted by Sri Aurobindo is known as

(A)Emergent Evolution

(B)Mechanical Evolution

(C)Integral Evolution

(D)None of the above



23. To whom of the following statement can be rightfully attributed to
reads Shankara from a Hegelian point of view'

(A)Swami Vivekananda

(B)Sri Aurobindo

(C)Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Krishnamurthy


24. True knowledge according to J. Krishnamurthy is as follows

(A)Accepted by Religious Text

(B)Prescribed by masters

(C)Unconditional awareness

(D)Conditional reactions



25. Mahatma Gandhi criticised industrialisation in one of the following writings

(A)Autobiography

(B)Hind Swaraj

(C)Key to health

(D)Harijan



26. The Philosopher interviewed by young Socrates was

(A)Heraclitus

(B)Plato

(C)Parmenides

(D)Zeno



27. Who established the theory of Becoming

(A)Plato

(B)Parmanides

(C)Heraclitus

(D)St. Anselm



28. Who said, "Man is the measure of all things"

(A)Plato

(B)Anaximenes

(C)Protagoras

(D)Zeno



29. Who believed that "good and ill are one"

(A)Thales

(B)Heraclitus

(C)Aristotle

(D)Anaximenes



30. Who ultimately reduced the number of causes from four to two only

(A)Parmanides

(B)Pythagoras

(C)Plato

(D)Aristotle



31. Which one among the following is real to Plato

(A)Objects

(B)Ideas

(C)Soul

(D)None of the above



32. Entire Western Philosophy is the foot note on the Philosophy of

(A)Socrates

(B)Aristotle

(C)Plato

(D)Parmanides



33. Who considers that unexamined life is not worth living'

(A)Plato

(B)Aristotle

(C)Socrates

(D)Thales



34. Who proved the existence of God through arguments based on Ontology

(A)St. Thomas Acquinas

(B)St. Anselm

(C)St. Augustine

(D)All the three



35. Concept of 'Unmoved Mover' for God was developed by

(A)St. Thomas Acquinas

(B)St. Anselm

(C)Aristotle

(D)Plato



36. According to whom start with, mind is a clean state'

(A)Plato

(B)Descartes

(C)Spinoza

(D)Locke



37. Who said that 'Reason must approach nature not as a pupil, but as a judge'

(A)Kant

(B)Locke

(C)Hegel

(D)Spinoza



38. The Philosopher who defended common sense philosophy is

(A)Berkeley

(B)Hegel

(C)Moore

(D)Green



39. Which one of the following statements was propounded by Wittgenstein

be is to be perceived

think therefore I am

am therefore I think

(D)Where of one cannot speak, there of one must remain silent.



40. The Philosopher who is associated with the doctrine of Language-games is

(A)Moore

(B)Russell

(C)Wittgenstein

(D)William James



41. The verifiability theory of meaning is introduced by

(A)Existentialists

(B)Logical Positivists

(C)Phenomenologists

(D)Pragmatists



42. The Philosopher who criticized the Cartesian dualism of descaste as the 'Doctrine by Ghost in the Machine' is

(A)A.J. Ayer

(B)G.E. Moore

(C)Bertrand Russell

(D)Gilbert Ryle



43. According to which theory truth depends upon practical consequences

(A)Correspondence theory

(B)Coherence theory

(C)Pragmatic theory

(D)Semantic theory



44. Which one of the following pairs is not theoretically harmonious

(A)Moore and Russell

(B)Pierce and James

(C)Schlick and Carnap

(D)Heidegger and Husserl



45. The 'Vienna Circle' is associated with

(A)Logical Positivism

(B)Pragmatism

(C)Existentialism

(D)Phenomenological Movement



46. Which one of the following is considered as the essence of Philosophy by Russell

(A)Aesthetics

Ethics

(C)Logic

Axiology



47 Descartes introduced
Mathematical Method
II) Advanced Proofs for the existence of God.
III) Explained body-mind relation.
IV) Introduced the distinction between primary and secondary qualities.
Find the correct answer by using the code below

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(A)only I and II are correct.

(B)only II and III are correct.

(C)only III and IV are correct.

(D)only II III are correct.

48. Out of following two statements the first is Assertion and second is Reason
Assertion Early Wittgenstein subscribes Picture theory of meaning.
Reason For later Wittgenstein the function of Language is to state facts.
Select only the correct answer from given two statements through codes given

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

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

is true, but is false.

is false, but is true.



49. Identify the correct sequence of woks.

Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Meditations, Organon, Republic.

(B)Republic, Meditations, Organon, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

(C)Republic, Organon, Meditations, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

(D)Meditations, Republic, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, organon.



50. Match the following by using the code below and select the correct answer using the code given below

List I(Author) List II (Texts)

(a)Gilbert Philosophical Ryle Studies

(b)Bertrand Either/or Russell

(c)Heidegger The Concept of Mind

(d)G.E. Moore An inquiry into meaning and truth





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