Rajasthan Public Service Commission 2016
Paper PhilosophyII
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Time: 3 Hours
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which of the following accepts sansara world) as real (stya)
advaita vedanta
madhyamika sunyavada
yogacharya vigyana vada
mimamsa
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according to samkhya philosophy, mahat, is
god
unconscious
conscious
both unconscious and conscious
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in the following agama sabda) is
vikalpa verbal cognition)
pramana right cognition)
smriti memory)
nidra sleep)
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ramanuja believes in
jeevanmukti
videhamukti
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neither jeevanmukti nor videhamukti
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according to jain philosopy the jiva in the stage of moksa
is of the nature of setchitananda
is only blissfull
possesses infinite perceptim, knowledge, bliss and strenght
in only knowledgefull
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charvaka epistemology accepts
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only pratyeksa
both pratyeksa and anumana
only sabda
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on what grounds does the indian materialist reject anumana as a pramana
the invariable relation of vipaksa with sadhya and hetu is not perceived
the invariable relation between hetu and sadhya is not perceived
the invariable relation between sadhy and paksa is not perceived
the invariable relation between hetu and paksa is not perceived
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jainism classified paroksa knowledge into
mati and sruta
avadhi and mati
mati and kevala
avadhi and kevala
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theory of knowledge is known as jnatatavada
ramanuja's philosophy
kumarila's philosophy
udayana's philosophy
sridhara's philosophy
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prabhakara's theory of error is known as
akhyati
atmakhyati
anyathakhyati
satkhyati
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the meaning of bhuyodarsana in nyaya is
self realization
bhumi darsana
repeated observation
alaukika pratyaksa
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which one of the following accepts anupalabdhi as an independent pramana
bhatta mimamsakas
buddhism
samkhya
prabhakar mimamsakas
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nyaya accepts
svatah pramanya regarding both prama and aprama
paratah pramanya regarding both prama and aprama
savatah pramanya regarding prama but paratah pramanya regarding aprama
paratah pramanya regarding prama, but svatah pramanya regarding aprama
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the first stage of perception according to nyaya is called
savikalpaka
savadhi
nirvikalpaka
badhita
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socratic method is
transcendental
convcrsational
mathemetical
experimental
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according to locke
experience is only source of knowledge
innate ideas are the only source of knowledge
there is no relation between experience and knowledge
knowledge is attained by the grace of god
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" the world is totality of facts, not of things." this statement is of the following
wittgenstein
hume
gettier
nozick
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which of the following causes, does not belong to aristotle's philosophy
necessary
formal
material
efficient
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cosmological argument for the existence of god, is mainly associated with
st. anselm
st. thomas aquinas

plato
socrates
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according to liebnitz monads are
dipendent on external agencies
unconcious
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on the basis of esse est percipi' berkeley undertakes
refutation of matter
refutation of soul
refutation of god
refutation of ideas
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according to kant
only phenomenon can be known
only noumenon can be known
both phenomenon and noumenon can be known
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choose the correct symbolic form of the proposition: he is neither german nor portuguese. "




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the premisses of a deductive agrument
provide conclusive evidence for its conclusion
provide some evidence for its conclusion
provide no evidence for its conclusion
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an inference is called inmmediate inference if it depends upon
two premises
more then one premise
only one premise
three premisses
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a conjuction is true if
all of its conjucts are true
one of its conjucts is true
all of its conjucts are false
one of its conjucts is false
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the syllogism all cats are animals. all dogs are animals. therefore all dogs are cats' is invalid because
the conclusion is false
the premises are false
the middle term is undistributed in the premises
the major term is undistributed in the conclusion
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if the o proposition in the square of opposition is false, which of the following is true
i is false a and e are true
a is true e and i are false
a is false e and i are true
e is false i and a are true
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vyapti is a relation between
paksa and hetu
sapaksa and sadhya
paksa and sadhya
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linga paramarsa is
inference anumana
comparison upamana
testimony sabda
implication arthapatti
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rta basically meant
yajna etc
immoratality of soul
eternal moral order
polytheism
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which of these is not chittavratti according to yoga philosophy
pramana (right cognition)
viparayaya (wrong cognition)
avidya (ignorance)
vikalpa (verbal cognition)
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to get rid of consequence of action or karmaphala

giving up nitya karma
giving up kamya karma
giving up nitya, kamya and naimittika karma
giving up naimittika karma
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which of the following is inadequate pair
svadharma varnadharama
brhmacharya vivaha
grhastha mahayajna
sthita pragya samatva
yogi
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non violance,
according to jainism and buddhism is
not to kill human beings
not to injure anyone by thought, speech and action
not to injure any living creature
not to take any creature's life and to have fraindlly feeling
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meta ethics is
analytical ethics
normative ethics
practical ethics
professional ethics
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what does the word 'prasthantrayi' refers to in indian philosophy
upnishad, bhagwad gita, brahmasutra
rig veda,
sam veda,
atharv veda
raag, dwesh, abhinivesh
praman, vikalpa, vipraya
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according to kant
pleasure is good in itself
good will is good in itself
self realisation is good in itself
knowledge is good in itself
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which of the following is not true about the postulates of morality as given by kant
immortality of soul is a postulate
exitence of god is postulate
postulates are based on rational metaphysics
freedom of will is a postulate
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there are three theories of punishment retributive,
reformative and
positive
curative
imaginative
preventive or deterrent
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the statement " our direct and immediate purpose is not happiness but to obtains things. " is made by
bentham
butler
bradley
sidgwick
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the concept of secular ethics is linked to
tagore
gandhi
m. n. roy
g. aurobindo
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neo buddhism
is the view of
ambedkar
gandhi
tagore
vivekanand
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the following is the proposer of gradrs of consciausness
k. c. bhattacharya
gandhi

radhakrishnan
krishnamurti
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" post modernism
is the development of modernism is up held by
lyotard
derrida
gademer
habermas
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a name associated with feminist epistemology is
simone de beavoir
mary wollstone craft
donna haraway
e. getticr
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which one of the following is correctly matched
anekantvada charvaka
apohavada jainism
matter is all buddhism
theory of many souls samkhya
philosophy
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which one of the following distinction exists in brahman according to ramanuja
vijatiya
sajatiya
svagat
bahya
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which pair of the two pramanas is accepted by vaisheshika from the following
pratyaksha and anuman
anuman and upman
pratyaksha and upman
pratyaksha and shabd
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ramanuja's theory of causation is known as
vivartvad
prakriti parinamvada
brahman parinamvada
asatkaryvada
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according to nyaya vaisheshika
system, consciousness is
the accidental quality of the soul
the essential quality of the soul
identical with the soul
a byproduct
of matter
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samkhya philosophy admits
parathpramanya and svatapramanya
svat pramanya and partah apramanya
svat pramanya and svat apramanya
paratah pramanya and partah apramanya
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how is the knowledge of abhava accounted by advaita vedanta.
by means of sense perception
by means of inference
by means of revelation
by means of non apprehension
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five types of yama according to patanjali are
ahimsa, astya, satya, brahamcharya and asana
ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahamcharya and aparigraha
satya, asteya, brahamcharya, aprigraha and dhyan
asteya, brahamcharya, satya, dhyana and asana
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bondage is caused by ignorance this view is accepted by
charvaka, buddhism, jainism
advaita vedanta, samkhya, buddhism
samkhya, mimamsa, charvaka
buddhism, charvaka, mimamsa

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in the samkhya system, prakriti is regarded as
a substratum of sattva, rajas and tamas
a synthesis of sattva, rajas and tamas
a conscious principle having sattva, rajas and tamas
an inert substance having sattva, rajas and tamas
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according to aristotle
only universals are substances
only particulars are substances
substances are neither universals nor particulars
substance is the universal in particular
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which of the following is not accepted by spinoza
substance is independent
substance is infinite
substance is eternal
substance has a cause
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which of the following is correct in samkhya philosophy

purusa is active
purusa is one
prakriti is conscious
prakriti is constantly changing
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which one of the following is not a samkhya argument for the existence of prakriti
bhedanam parimanat
samanvyat
karan karya vibhagat
bhoktrbhavat
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which one of the following is correctly matched
whatever is sat is momentary jaina
the self of an elephant is bigger than that of an ant charvaka
god can perceive without sense organs nyaya
inference is not a dependable source of knowledge vaisheshika
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according to sartra's, " when one chooses, one is choosing "
only for oneself
for one's family
for all friends
for all humanity
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heidegger's dasein is a
thinking being
spiritual being
material being
worldly being
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which among the following is correctly matched
hegel meaning
and use
kant dialectical
method
wittgenstein critical
philosophy
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nominalism is that theory which accepts
that uiversals are not real but are only names.
that universals are not names.
that universals are things
that universals are concepts.
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russell's atomic facts are
facts of atomic physics
sense data
facts in logical space
elements of atomic propositions
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the thinker who called for the revolution of all values' is
nietzsche
heideggar
kant
sartra
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in later wittgenstein, the theory of meaning and its use refers to
a sentence in meaningless if it is not used for a very long time.
a sentence is meaningful if it used by public
rule of syntax make a sentence meaningful
the meaning of a sentence consists in its use.
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correspondence is a relation between
proposition and its truth values
proposition and sentence
proposition and facts
sentence and its meaning
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empiricail knowledge is that which is
based on evidence of reasoning power.
known to everyone at birth
gathered from philosophical debate
gained from the evidence of sensory experience
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if the minor term of the conclusion of a syllogum is udistributed then its
minor premise must be affirmative
minor premise must be universal
minor premise must be particular
major premise must be negative
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what determines the truth of a proposition according to a pragmatist
its coherence with other propositions
its correspondence with reality

its usefulness in practical life.
it is according to the rules of syntax
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which one of the following pairs is correctly matched
wittgenstein incomplete
symbol
husserl meaning
and use
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james pragmatism
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how can devarina
.....) be compensated
by brahmacharya
by giving birth to childern
by performing yajna
by isvarpranidhana
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according to jainism, anuvratas are
satya, ahimsa, asteya, brahamcharya, aparigrah
brahamcharya and aparigrah only
brahmvivartvada
asatkaryavada
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'shaad paarmitayen' is associated with
buddhism
samkhya philosophy
charvaka philosophy
nyaya philosophy
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psychological hedonism holds that nature has put man under two sovereigns, they are
right and good
pleasure and pain
ends and means
good and duty
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according to a j ayer, statements of ethics are
cognitive
non cognitive
analytic
a prior
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in jain ethics, triratna refers to
samyak smriti, samyak jnana and samyak charitra
samyak darshna, samyak jnana and samyak charitra
samyak darshna, samyak smriti and samyak jnana
samyak darshna, samyak jnana and samyak smriti
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" colour is non eternal
as it is audible " is an example of
svarupsiddhi hetvabhasa
badhita hetvabhasa
visuddha hetvabhasa
anaikantika hetvabhasa
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Ques :88
the correct sequence of the avayavas of panchavayava according to naiyayika is
udaharna, pratigya, hetu, upanaya, nigmana
pratigya, udaharan, hetu, upanaya, nigmana
pratigya, hetu, udaharna, upanaya, nigmana
pratigya, hetu, upanaya, udahran, nigmana
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Ques :89
scientific induction starts with
formulation of hypothesis
observation and analysis of facts
testing hypothesis
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Ques :90
the theory of punishment that approves capital punishment is
reformative
retributive
both reformative and retributive
preventive
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Ques :91
what is the right sequence of triple process of evolution, according to sri aurobindo
heightening widening and integration
widening, heightening and integration
integration, heightening and widening
integration, widening and heightening
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Ques :92
arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached. who said this
dr. radhakrishnan
sri aurobindo
swami vivekananda
m n roy
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Ques :94
which one of the following is not correctly matched
ambedkar annihilation
of caste
k. c. bhattacharya the
subject as freedom
aurobindo integral
yoga
m n roy sadhana
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Ques :95
what is the right sequence according to sri aurobindo
matter, life, mind, higher mind
higher mind, life, matter, mind
mind, life, matter, higher mind

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Ques :96
the main goal of feminism is to
protect women from alienation
assert minority rights
change the patriarchal nature of society
change voting behaviour
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Ques :97
the criteria of science does not include which one of the following
hypotheses
falsifiability
testability
intuition
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Ques :98
according to anvitabhidanavada of prabhakar
words are independently meaningful
words have permanent meaning
words do not gain meaning according to the content
words are meaningful only in relation to other words.
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Ques :99

'tattva traya' is
avidya, adhyas and ajyana
avidya, jiva and ajiva
jiva, ajiva and bandhan
chitta, achitta and god
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Ques :100
bandhan (bondage) is of two kinds bhavbandh dravya bandha, this view is held by
nyaya
jaina
vedanta
yoga
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Ques :101
the universal 'cowness' according to vaisheshika is
eternal and many
non eternal and many
noneternal
and one
eternal, one and residing in many
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Ques :102
the concept of ishwarpranidhan is upheld by
nyaya
ramanujacharya
yoga
minansa
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Ques :103
which among the following arguments is not given by nyaya to prove the existence of god.
vakyat
dhrityadeh
adrashtat
apurva
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Ques :104
which one among the following is (prama) valid form of knowledge according to nyaya
tark
upmana
viprayay
samshya
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Ques :105
which of the following is not a necessary condition of prama (valid knowledge) according to purva mimansa
karan doshrahit
badhak jyanarahit
agrahitagrahi
ishwarkrit
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Ques :106
the basic characteristic of valid knowledge according to nyaya is
arthkriyakaritv
tark sangat
badhak jyanarahit
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Ques :107
pratyaksh according to navya naiyayik gangesh is
samany lakshan
indriyarth sannikarsh
sakshat pratiti
yogaj
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Ques :108
"devdutt does not eat during day time yet he is becoming day by day. he must be eating at night" the above
example refers to which pramana
abhav
anuplabdhi
anuman
arthapatti
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Ques :109
according to whom the derives its meaning from tradition and god
mimansa
nyaya
samkhya
charvak
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according to samkhya purusha is
effect of evolution
cause of evolution
neither cause nor effect
dependent on prakriti
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Ques :111
according to nyaya philosophy the correct sequence of four conditions of an intelligible sentence is
akanksa, yogyta, sannidhi, tatparya
sanniddhi, yogyta akanksha, tatparya
sannidhi, akanksa, yogyta, tatparya
akanksha, sannidhi, yogyta, tatparya
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Ques :112
descartes proves the existence of god by
innate idea
'cogito ergo sum'
method of doubt
penial gland
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Ques :113
the philosophy of plato is known as
objective idealism
subjective idealism
representationalism
realism
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Ques :114
"real is rational and rational is real" is the philosophy of
husserl
hegel
hume
russell
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according to hume, the self (soul) does not exist because
i am not aware of any conscious permanent soul in me.
i do not have any knowledge of innate idea of soul
there is no cause and effect relation between soul and body
soul is immortal
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husserl supports
absolute empiricism
radical humanism
phenomenology
existentialism
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Ques :117
who, among the following thinkers, maintains that truth is that which works
william james
sartra
ayer
russell

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Ques :118
'existence precedes essence' in the human realm, is maintained by
heidegger
wittgenstien
sartre
g.e. moore
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locke believes in the theory of
coherence theory of knowledge
correspondance theory of knowledge
rational theory of knowledge
intuitive theory of knowledge
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Ques :120
which one of the following statement was propounded by wittgenstein
i think therefore i am
i am therefore i think
where of one cannot speak, there of one must remain silent
to be is to be perceived
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Ques :121
there is a dialectical relation among things, according to

socrates
plato
marx
descartes
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Ques :122
" a sentence in order to be meaningful must be verifiable in principle, either in stronger sense or weaker
sense", this view is held by
a.j. ayer
wittgenstien
carnap
schlick
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Ques :123
the main characteristic of inductive argument is
the conclusion is probable only
the premises provides conclusive proof
the argument is always consistent
the argument is valid
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Ques :124
all men are mortal, socrates is a man, therefore socrates is mortal. the above argument is
inductive
true
consistent
deductive
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Ques :125
the basic characteristic of a contrary statements is
they cannot be false together
they cannot be true together
they are negative statements
both of them are particular statements
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Ques :126
the contraposition of a proposition "all indians are honest" will be
no indian is non honest
no non indian is honest
all non indians are non honest
all non honest are non indians
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Ques :127
which among the following is incorrect about the categorical syllogism
a standard form categorical syllogism should have only three terms
a standard form categorical syllogism must not have two negative premises.
a standard form categorical syllogism should not have two existential premises.
a standard form categorical syllogism must not have two universal premises
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Ques :128
which among the following is not a sacrifice (yajna) to be performed by a householder (.....)
bhoot yajna
manushya yajna
deva yajna
guru yajna

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Ques :129
which doctrine of buddhist is known as middle path (madhyam marg)
shanikvada
pratityasamutpada
sanghatvada
astang marg
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Ques :130
which one of the following is not a cordinal virtue according to plato
courage
wisdom
truth
temperance
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Ques :131
"we consciously do not derive pleasure even if we try to derive it we miss it", this phenomena regarding
pleasure is known as
ethical hedonism
naturalistic fallacy
psychological hedonism
paradox of hedonism
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Ques :132
according to utilitarianism the basic criteria to judge moral action is
greatest happiness of the greatest number
greatest happiness of the individual
treat every rational being as an end
intention of the doer
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Ques :133
ethical cognitive theories claim regarding ethical sentences is
ethical sentences are always true.
ethical sentences express proportions, therefore they are true or false
moral statements have no substantial truth conditions
moral statements express emotions so they cannot be judged as true or false
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Ques :134
ethical naturalism asserts that
ethics is descriptive science
ethics is normative science
ethical concepts are based in intuition
ethical concepts are leads to independence
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Ques :135
"moral concepts are not descriptive and emotive in meaning they prescriptive and presribes a course of
action", who among supports this view
c.l. stevenson
r.m. hare
g.e. moore
bradley
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Ques :136
the concept of 'illumined mind' is related with the philosophy of
d.p. chattopadhayaya
j. krishnamurti
vivekanand
sri. aurobindo
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Ques :137
the word 'radical humanism' was coined by
m.k. gandhi
m.n. roy
vivekanand
b.r. ambedkar
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Ques :138
who among the following thinkers considers intuition as the way of knowing reality
radhakrishnan
j. krishnamurti
aurobindo
ambedkar
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Ques :139
the basic criteria of true knowledge for j. krishnamurti is
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words of masters
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accepted by religious texts
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Ques :140
which one of the following is not an essential requirement for satyagrahi
a satyagrahi must be honest and sincere
a satyagrahi must be open minded
a satyagrahi must be fearless
a satyagrahi must be physically strong person.
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Ques :141
"lokayat a study in ancient indian materialism" a philosophical book written by
d.p. chattopadhayaya
krishnamurti
ambedkar
vatsyayam
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Ques :142
which one of the following gives the ethical sense of good
my dog is very good
taj mahal is very good
the painting is very good
my brother is good
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Ques :143
when we use moral words in our language we imply that
somebody may do certain actions
somebody needs to do certain actions
somebody must do certain actions
somebody ought to do certain actions
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Ques :144
expreimentation and observation are sources of
idealistic knowledge
scientific method
intuitive knowledge
deductive method
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Ques :145
with the help of scientific enquiry we can discover only
the desirable results
whatever we want
according to the methods and instruments, which they are capable of finding.
according to our imagination.
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Ques :146
the theory of hylozoism believes that
god, soul, brahma are unreal
present is the child of the past and the parent of future
all nature is alive or animated
events are mutually dependent
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Ques :147
which theory asserts that there is a dialectical relation between things
dualism
idealism
materialism
holism
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Ques :148
the term structuralism is related with which branch of philosophy
philosophy of science
philosophy of arts
philosophy of history
philosophy of religion
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Ques :149
according to kant the goodness of an action depends upon
circumstances
good results
feelings
reason
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development according to science is a
natural process of things
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