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Subject philosophy
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Exam / Course combined competitive examination
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Organization Jammu Kashmir Public Service Commission
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Exam Date 2013
City, State jammu kashmir,


Question Paper

1. Indian Ethics means

Hindu Ethics


Ethics of Nastikas


Ethics of Aastikas


Ethics of all Classical Schools of Indian Philosophy


2. The source of Indian Ethics is in its

Metaphysics Epistemology


Rational will None of the above


3. Theory of Karma is accepted by all Schools except

Jaina


Charvaka


4. Moksa is accepted by all Indian Schools except

Nyaya


Sankhya


5. Dharma means

Religion


Knowledge


6. How many purusharthas are there

One


Three


7. What is the meaning of Purushartha

Ideals of human life


Ideals of work


8. Varna means

A man's choice


A man's relation to God


9. Caste system according to Vedas

Division of labour


Division of religion



Buddhism


None of the above


Charvaka


Mimamsa


Duty or dogmas


None of the above


Two


Four


Ideals of history


None of the above


A man's caste


None of the above


Division of people


None of the above


10. The theory of Division of Labour was sponsored by Western Philosopher of Greece namely

Epicurus Crito


Plato None of the above


11. The liability entrusted to the Brahaminas was

To carry on trade operations


Execution of academic work and other religious performances


To fight in the battle field


None of the above


12. The word varna etimologically implies

Colour Character


Profession Position in life


13. The Vaishyas according to the Varnaashram had to undertake

Agriculture and business Academic pursuits


Rule the country None of the above


14. Lord Krishna in the Bhagavada Gita expressly stated that it is me who has made this caste system but on the basis of

your past deeds by your choice


by chance none of the above


15. The main factor that determines one's caste is his

Richness and poverty Station in life


Birth in a family None of above


16. The ideals of Purusharthas in Indian Ethics is symbolic of

Dharma only Dharma and Astha only


Dharma, Astha and Karma only None of the above


17. Manu has said that the ultimate aim of human life is

Dharma Astha


Karma Moksa


18. Rita in the Rigveda means

Moral order that governs the behaviour of various powers in the universe and human communion with these powers


Worship of gods


Ritualism


None of the above


19. Svadharma according to Gita means

Performance of special duty assigned to man which will be a means of his salvation


Doing deeds of charity


To respect others


None of he above


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20. The theory of Karma lays down that

Every one shall have to reap the fruit of his actions


One should follow his vocation in life


One should avoid evil


None of the above


21. The word Sanskara means

Karma Essentialities of life


To purify None of the above


22. Who says in Indian ethical philosophy that the pleasure is the ultimate goal of life

Charvaka Nyaya


Jain Buddhism


23. The ethical views, of which Indian school, are hedonistic

Jain Sankhya


Charvaka Nyaya


24. "Eat, drink and be merry", this famous dictum is related to which school of Indian Philosophy
Charvaka Jain Nyaya Buddhism
25. "Svabhava" in Indian Ethics means
Basic nature Efforts Action None of the above
26. "Loksangraha" in Gita is used for Happiness Welfare or wellbeing of all Success None of the above

27. Non-violence (ahimsa) in general in Indian ethics means

Non injuring to life Steal


Untruthfulness None of the above


28. Jaina ethics is in the observance of vows (vratas). They are

Two Three


Four Five


29. Buddhist ethics is in

First Noble truth Second Noble truth


Third Noble truth Fourth Noble truth


30. Gita believes in the theory of

Sakama Nishkam karma


Passivity None of the above


31. Nirvama in Buddhism means

Kamna rahit jeevan (Life of desirelessness)


Life of desires


Self negation


None of the above


32. Which school of Indian ethics teaches the Madhyam Marga

Jainism Buddhism


Charvaka None of the above


33. 'Sthithaprajna' means

Stable mind Restlessness


Non-activity None of the above


34. Who says that life is given only once enjoy it, there is no hereafter

Jaina Buddha


Charvaka None of the above


35. Gita's ethics is

Teleleological Formalistic


Anti-metaphysical None of these


36. Charvakas believe in

Dharma Dharma, Artha


Artha, Kama Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksa


37. Charvakas talk about pleasure is the only goal of life- is it about

Mental pleasure Sensual pleasure


Qualitative pleasure None of the above


38. Asteya in Jaina ethics means

Non stealing Ahimsa


Pleasure None of the above


39. Buddhist ethics advocates

Self negation Self affirmation


Renunciation None of the above


40. Upanisadic ethics gives importance to

Self realisation Self negation


Self indulgence None of the above


41. Shankar'sAdvaita philosophy is primarily based on

Bhakti Marga Jn-ana Marga


Karma Marga None of the above


42. Ramanuja's Visishtadvaitavada gives priority to

Jnana Marga Karma Marga


Bhakti Marga None of the above


43. Gita teaches

Karma Marga Jna-na Marga


Bhakti Marga All the above


44. According to Shankara Brahman is

Saguna Nirguna


Trinity (Siva, Brahma and Vishnu) None of the above


45. All evil is the result of one's

Individual thinking Individual knowledge


Past karmas None of the above


46. Who said "as you sow so you shall reap"

Buddha Mahavir Jaina


Charvaka None of the above


47. The 'Law of Karma' is accepted by all the Schools of Indian Philosophy except

Gita Charvaka


Shankara Sankhya


48. Truth according to the Nyaya School means that which

practically works conforms to reality


is spoken by the learned people is accepted by all as true


49. Who is the author of "The Religion of Man"

Gandhi Tagore


Aurobindo None of the above


50. "The Hindu view of Life", is written by

Radhakrishnan Tagore


Aurobindo None of the above


51. Who accepts 'virtue is knowledge'

Socrates Descartes


Plato Kant


52. Who propagated the theory of Ideas

Hume Plato


Locke Aristotle


53. Who propounded the theory of Fourfold Causation

Aristotle Socrates


Plato Spinoza


54. Whose concept is "Cogito ergo sum"

Socrates Plato


Descartes Kant


55. Who said "There is pre-established harmony among Monades"

Berkeley Kant


Aristotle Leibnitz


56. Mind is "Tabula rasa" is a theory of

Locke Spinoza


Kant Hume


57. Who said "Esse est percipe"

Locke Berkeley


Hume Kant


58. Who propounded categories of understandings

Berkeley Hume


Kant Spinoza


59. Who refuted the law of Causation

Hume Locke


Berkeley Kant


60. Who is rationalist among the following

Berkeley Locke


Spinoza Hume


61. Who stated "God is the monad of monads"

Socrates Leibnitz


Plato Aristotle


62. Who propagated the theory of "Nishkam Karma"

Charvaka Jainism


Gita Buddha


63. Who propounded the theory of 'Syadvada'

Buddhism Jainism


Charvaka Nyaya


64. Who accepts Four Noble Truths

Sankhya Jaina


Buddhism Nyaya


65. 'Vishistadvaita' theory is propounded by

Shankar Ramanuja


Madhva Vallabha


66. Who stated "Truth is God"

Kapila Gandhi


Tagore Shankara


67. Who propagated the theory of Pratitya Samutpada

Shankara Ramanuja


Buddha Mahavir Jaina


68. Who accepts Pratyakasha (Perception) as the only Pramana

Jaina Charvaka


Buddhism Shankara


69. Whose theory is Vivartavada

Shankara Ramanuja


Sankhya Madhva


70. Who propounded the theory of 'Duty for the sake of duty'

Descartes Spinoza


Kant Hume


71. Who taught the doctrine of 'Eight fold path'

Shankara Ramanuja


Buddha Kapila


72. 'Eye for 'tooth for tooth', is accepted by which theory of punishment

Retributive Preventive


Reformative None of the above


73. Who is empiricist

Descartes Spinoza


Locke Leibnitz


74. Who told about categorical imperative

Descartes Spinoza


Kant Locke


75. Who is Sceptic among the following philosophers

Hume Spinoza


Kant None of the above


76. Whose philosophy is Atheist

Nyaya Shankara


Charvaka Ramanuja


77. Who taught the philosophy of Astang Yoga

Sankhya Yoga


Nyaya None of the above


78. Who accepted seven padarthas

Charvaka Nyaya


Sankhya Vaisheshika


79. Who propounded the theory of "Mayavada"

Shankara Ramanuja


Madhva Nimbarka


80. Shankar's philosophy is

Advaitavada Vishistadvaita


Dvitavada Shuddhadvaitavada


81. The book 'Critique of Pure Reason" was written by

Aristotle Kant


Spinoza Descartes


82. Who is the author of 'Either/Or'

Sartre Keirkegaard


Jaspers Marcel


83. Who wrote "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding"

Kant Berkeley


Locke Hume


84. Name the author of "Republic"

Socrates Plato


Aristotle None of the above


85. Whose philosophy is dualistic

Descartes Socrates


Spinoza Leib


86. Who reconciled Rationalism and Empiricism

Kant Descartes


Hume None of the above


87. What type of Science is Logic

Descriptive Positive


Normative None of the above


88. How many general rules of Syllogistic reasoning are there

Four Six


Eight Ten


89. How many terms should be there in a categorical syllogism

Two Three


Four Five


90. Which of the following propositions, is only affirmative

Hypothetical Categorical


Disjunctive None of the above


91. Which term should be distributed at least once in a categorical syllogism

Major Minor


Middle None of the above


92. How many methods of Mill are there

Two Three


Four Five


93. Name the reasoning passing from universal to particular

Deductive Inductive


Analogy None of the above


94. When universal conclusion is drawn from particular proposition that reasoning is called

Deduction Induction


Analogy None of the above


95. Logic is related to

Formal Truth Material Truth


Formal and Material Truth None of the above


96. "Knowledge is not innate, it is acquired by experience". Whose opinion is this

Utilitarianism Empiricism


Rationalism None of the above


97. Who said "Monads are windowless"

Locke Kant


Leibnitz Berkeley


98. Descartes started his philosophical thinking with the method of

Doubt Belief


Criticism Comparison


99. Moral action is related to

Automatic action Voluntary action


Involuntary action Reflex action


100. Which branch of Philosophy deals with theory of values

Epistemology Axiology


Logic None of the above


101. Vedic philosophy is

Dualistic Monotheistic


Polytheistic Monistic


102. Upanishads stipulate ultimate reality as

Mind Brahma


Matter Will


103. The philosophy of Qualified Non-Dualism was advocated by

Shankara Madhva


Vallabha Ramanuja


104. Fallacy is

Simple reasoning True reasoning


False reasoning Erroneous reasoning


105. "Tractatus-Logico-Philosophicus" was authored by

Moore Wittgenstein


Ryle None of the above


106. Russel was a

Logical Atomist Logical Positivist


Logical Rationalist None of the above


107. Locke criticised

Objective ideas Innate ideas


Subjective ideas None of the above


108. Husserl was a

Cosmologist Phenomenologist


Teleologist None of the above


109. The book "Being and Time" was written by

Marcel Sartre


Heidegger None of the above


110. According to Kierkegaard Truth is

Rationality Subjectivity


Objectivity None of the above


111. Who is the author of 'Critique of Pure Reason'

Plato Kant


Hegel Spinoza


112. Empiricism is a

Cosmological theory Metaphysical theory


Epistemological theory None of the above


113. Which of the following Schools of Philosophy is not heterodox

Charvaka Jaina


Vedanta Buddhist


114. Which one of the following Schools of Philosophy is theistic

Charvaka Nyaya


Jaina Buddhism


115. Prakrti and Purusha dualism is advocated by

Sankhya Nyaya


Vedanta None of the above


116. Anekantavada means Reality is

One Supreme


Multi-faced Absolute


117. Who said "Man is condemned to be free"

Sartre Ryle


Marcel Jaspers


118. Shankara was

Dualist Unqualified Non-dualist


Qualified Non-dualist Pluralist


119. One who believes that pleasure is the only goal of life is a

Naturalist Materialist


Hedonist None of the above


120. Berkeley was a

Subjective idealist Monist


Objective idealist None of the above


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