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MH SET 2020: 27 December, Paper II, Philosophy

  • Date: 27 December 2020
  • Paper code: JUN12220
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 40 pages
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                                 Philosophy
                                   Paper II


                                                   II
Time Allowed : 120 Minutes]                          [Maximum Marks : 200
Note : This Paper contains Hundred (100) multiple choice questions. Each question
       carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
                              (100)                                           (2)


1.   Given below are two statements           1.                 (A)             (R)
     labelled Assertion (A) and Reason
     (R). Examine both with respect to
     the Yoga system and select the
     correct code :
                                                                (A)
     Assertion (A) :
     Pratyahara is the control of the
     senses and consists in withdrawing
     senses from internal objects.
     Reason (R) :                                         (R)
     Our senses must be checked and
     directed towards inner goal.
     Codes :
     (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
         (R) is the correct explanation
                                                    (A) (A)       (R)                  (R)
         of (A)
                                                          (A)
     (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and
         (R) is not the correct                     (B) (A)       (R)                  (R)
         explanation of (A)                               (A)

     (C) (A) is true and (R) is false               (C) (A)              (R)

     (D) (A) is false and (R) is true               (D) (A)                (R)
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2.   Which one of the following               2.
     statements is true with regard to
     theory of causation of Vedanta ?
                                                   (A)
     (A) Vivartavada is compatible with
         arambhavada                               (B)
     (B) Vivartavada is incompatible               (C)
         with satkaryavada
     (C) Satkaryavada is incompatible              (D)
         with parinamavada
     (D) Vivartavada is compatible with
         satkaryavada                         3.           I              II

3.   Match List I with List II in the
     context of the Jaina theory of
     knowledge and mark the correct                                           I
     code :
                                                   (i)
                        List I
                                                   (ii)
     (i)   Matijnana
     (ii) Avadhi                                   (iii)

     (iii) Manah-paryaya                           (iv)
     (iv) Kevala-jnana                                                        II
                    List II                        (a)
     (a) omniscience                               (b)
     (b) thought-reading                           (c)
     (c) supernatural cognition
                                                   (d)
     (d) ordinary cognition
     Codes :
                                                           (i)   (ii)   (iii) (iv)
           (i)   (ii)     (iii) (iv)
                                                   (A) (a)       (b)    (c)        (d)
     (A) (a)     (b)      (c)    (d)
     (B) (d) (c)          (b)    (a)               (B) (d) (c)          (b)        (a)

     (C) (c)     (a)      (b)    (d)               (C) (c)       (a)    (b)        (d)
     (D) (b)     (a)      (c)    (d)               (D) (b)       (a)    (c)        (d)
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4.   Match List I with List II in the            4.           I            II
     context of the Vedas and mark the
     correct code :
                                                                                 I
                        List I
     (i)   Mantra                                     (i)

     (ii) Brahmana                                    (ii)
     (iii) Aranyaka                                   (iii)
     (iv) Upanishad                                   (iv)
                    List II
                                                                                 II
     (a) intensely philosophical and
         spiritual                                    (a)

     (b) hymns addressed to the Gods
         and Goddesses                                (b)
     (c) collection of rules           and            (c)
         regulations of rituals
                                                      (d)
     (d) transition from ritualistic to
         philosophical
     Codes :                                                  (i)   (ii)   (iii) (iv)
           (i)   (ii)     (iii) (iv)
                                                      (A) (a)       (b)    (c)        (d)
     (A) (a)     (b)      (c)    (d)
                                                      (B) (d) (c)          (b)        (a)
     (B) (d) (c)          (b)    (a)
                                                      (C) (c)       (a)    (b)        (d)
     (C) (c)     (a)      (b)    (d)
     (D) (b)     (c)      (d) (a)                     (D) (b)       (c)    (d) (a)

5.   The Manas is that substance which           5.
     is independent and is atomic in size.
     This view is held by :
                                                      (A)
     (A) Nyaya-Vaisesika
                                                      (B)
     (B) Carvaka
     (C) Advaita Vedanta                              (C)

     (D) Mimamsa                                      (D)

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6.   Examine the following statement             6.
     and choose the fallacy immanent
     in it :

     “Fire is cold because it is a
     substance.”                                      (A)

     (A) Badhita                                      (B)
     (B) Virudha
                                                      (C)
     (C) Satpratipaksha
                                                      (D)
     (D) Savyabhichara
                                                 7.
7.   Which one of the following is the
     causal potency that propels the man
     to perform the actions enjoined by
     the Veda ?
                                                      (A)
     (A) Arthavada
                                                      (B)
     (B) Bhavana
                                                      (C)
     (C) Nisedha
                                                      (D)
     (D) Vidhi

8.   Which one of the following is not a         8.
     part of the triple path prescribed by
     the Buddhism ?
                                                      (A)
     (A) Prajna
                                                      (B)
     (B) Jnana
                                                      (C)
     (C) S ila

     (D) Samadhi                                      (D)

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9.   Which     one    of   the    following       9.
     combinations of theory of error and
     its advocator is wrongly matched ?

     (A) Satkhyati — Ramanuja
                                                        (A)
     (B) Anirvachaniya           Khyati   —
           Shankara                                     (B)

     (C) Anyathakhyati — Prabhakara                     (C)
     (D) Asatkhyati — Madhyamika                        (D)
           Buddhism
                                                  10.
10. Consider the following statements as
     per the theory of Satkaryavada
     upheld by Samkhya and mark the
     correct code :
                                                        (i)
     (i)   The full-grown oak tree is
           contained in its seed.
                                                        (ii)
     (ii) The curd is contained in the
           milk in an un-manifest form.

     (iii) The paper is a new production,               (iii)
           something that is not contained
           in the pulp-wood.

     Codes :
                                                        (A)     (i)
     (A) Only (i) is true
                                                        (B)     (i)     (ii)
     (B) Only (i) and (ii) are true

     (C) Only (iii) is true                             (C)     (iii)

     (D) Only (i) and (iii) are true                    (D)     (i)     (iii)

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11. Sartre’s notion of freedom negotiates       11.

    between :

    (A) facticity and responsibility                  (A)

    (B) facticity and nihilism                        (B)

    (C) facticity and indeterminism                   (C)

    (D) facticity and immanence                       (D)

12. Anaximander’s fundamental stuff             12.

    is .......................... .

    (1) Formless                                      (1)

    (2) Partless                                      (2)

    (3) Infinite                                      (3)

    (4) Eternal                                       (4)

    Codes :

    (A) (1) and (2)                                   (A) (1)        (2)

    (B) (1), (2) and (3)                              (B) (1), (2)         (3)

    (C) (2), (3) and (4)                              (C) (2), (3)         (4)

    (D) (1), (2), (3) and (4)                         (D) (1), (2), (3)          (4)

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13. Given below are two statements                13.                  (A)             (R)
     labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason
     (R) and select the correct code :

     Assertion (A) :
                                                                      (A)
     The Sophists denied the possibility
     of scientific knowledge.

     Reason (R) :                                               (R)

     The Sophists had maintained that
     knowledge is perception and
     perception is relative and transitory.

     Codes :
                                                        (A) (A)         (R)
     (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and
                                                              (R)     (A)
         (R) is the correct explanation
         of (A)                                         (B) (A)         (R)

     (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but                        (R)     (A)

         (R)      is   not    the   correct             (C) (A)                (R)
         explanation of (A)
                                                        (D) (A)                  (R)
     (C) (A) is true but (R) is false
                                                  14.
     (D) (A) is false but (R) is true

14. In his ‘Republic’ Plato introduces the
     tripartition of the soul to address :
                                                        (A)
     (A) Individual conflict
                                                        (B)
     (B) Political conflict

     (C) Educational conflict                           (C)

     (D) Psychological conflict                         (D)

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15. Aristotle upholds that the formal,          15.
    efficient and final causes are :
    (A) neither identical nor different               (A)
    (B) both identical and different                  (B)
    (C) identical                                     (C)
    (D) different                                     (D)
16. According to Kant, the idea of God          16.
    and immortality are :
    (A) Innate ideas
                                                      (A)
    (B) Objects of intuition
                                                      (B)
    (C) Ideas of reason
                                                      (C)
    (D) Ideas of imagination
                                                      (D)
17. Which of the following books is not
                                                17.
    authored by Rene Descartes ?
    (A) Discourse on Method
                                                      (A)
    (B) Meditation on First Philosophy
                                                      (B)
    (C) Principles of Philosophy
                                                      (C)
    (D) An Essay Concerning Human
        Understanding                                 (D)

18. Which of the following philosophers         18.
    infers the self-existence based upon
    thinking ?
    (A) Immanuel Kant                                 (A)
    (B) John Locke                                    (B)
    (C) Jean-Paul Sartre                              (C)
    (D) Rene Descartes                                (D)
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19. Who advocates that clarity and                19.
     distinctness are the qualities of
     knowledge ?
                                                        (A)
     (A) Plato
                                                        (B)
     (B) Aristotle
                                                        (C)
     (C) Rene Descartes
                                                        (D)
     (D) David Hume
                                                  20.
20. Who said, ‘mind is the idea of body’ ?

     (A) John Locke
                                                        (A)
     (B) Spinoza
                                                        (B)
     (C) Rene Descartes
                                                        (C)
     (D) Plato
                                                        (D)
21. Who is the author of ‘Letters
                                                  21.
     Concerning Toleration’ ?

     (A) John Locke
                                                        (A)
     (B) Hobbes
                                                        (B)
     (C) David Hume
                                                        (C)
     (D) Leibniz
                                                        (D)
22. “Tattvamasi”, according to Madhva,
     means :                                      22.

     (A) Tasya tvam asi                                 (A)

     (B) Tasmin tvam asi                                (B)

     (C) Tena tvam asi                                  (C)

     (D) Tasmat tvam asi                                (D)
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23. Match the pairs :                            23.
                 Group I                                                         I
    (a)   Asrava                                       (a)
    (b) Samvara                                        (b)
    (c) Vrata                                          (c)
    (d) Law of Karma                                   (d)
                 Group II                                                    II
    (i)   Arrest of flux of karma and                  (i)
          matter into soul
    (ii) Moral justification of suffering
                                                       (ii)
    (iii) Karma entering into soul
                                                       (iii)
    (iv) A means to samvara
                                                       (iv)
    Codes :
          (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)
                                                               (a)   (b)   (c)       (d)
    (A) (iii) (iv) (i)      (ii)
                                                       (A) (iii) (iv) (i)            (ii)
    (B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
                                                       (B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
    (C) (iv) (ii)     (iii) (i)
                                                       (C) (iv) (ii)       (iii) (i)
    (D) (iii) (i)     (iv) (ii)
                                                       (D) (iii) (i)       (iv) (ii)
24. Which of the following is a feature
    of Sthitaprajna mentioned in                 24.
    Bhagvad Gita ?
    (A) Sam Dukhe Same Krutva                          (A)

    (B) Tat tvam asi                                   (B)

    (C) Aham Brahmasmi                                 (C)

    (D) Dharayati iti Dharmah                          (D)
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25. Select the correct alternative               25.
    which postulates for the moral

    intelligibility of the universe :
                                                       (A)
    (A) Karma and Dharma
                                                       (B)
    (B) Law of Karma and Rebirth

    (C) Astanga-marga                                  (C)

    (D) Astangika-marga                                (D)

26. Dharma does not mean :
                                                 26.

    (A) Attributes
                                                       (A)
    (B) Constituents of reality
                                                       (B)
    (C) Detachment
                                                       (C)
    (D) Duties, Virtue, Merit

                                                       (D)
27. According       to   the   Samkhyas ,

    Dharma signifies a specific function         27.
    of the :
                                                       (A)
    (A) Mind
                                                       (B)
    (B) Ego

                                                       (C)
    (C) Intellect

    (D) Mahat                                          (D)

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28. Tilak insists that Sthitaprajna              28.
    should :

    (A) Renounce the world
                                                       (A)
    (B) Work in the world
                                                       (B)
    (C) Work in renunciation
                                                       (C)
    (D) Work        renouncing       the
         attachment to the fruits of                   (D)
         actions

29. While interpreting Bhagavad- g ita ,
                                                 29.
    the concept of ‘ Niskama -karma’ is
    underlined by :

    (A) Tilak                                          (A)

    (B) Madhva                                         (B)

    (C) Madhva and Tilak                               (C)
    (D) Neither Madhva nor Tilak                       (D)
30. Which of the following does not fit
                                                 30.
    with Moore’s defence of common
    sense ?

    (A) ‘In this universe there are many               (A)
         material objects.’

    (B) ‘Men       perform    acts    of               (B)
         consciousness.’
                                                       (C)
    (C) We know the objects and acts
         of consciousness.

    (D) There are evidences for our                    (D)

         belief regarding external world.
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31. Cross the odd one out keeping in              31.

      mind Jaina Ethics :

      (A) J iva , Aj iva , Asrava                       (A)

      (B) Asrava , Bandha, Samvara                      (B)

      (C) Samvara , Nirjara, Moksa
                                                        (C)

      (D) Kamma,      Kusala    Kamma,
                                                        (D)
          Akusala Kamma
                                                  32.
32.   ‘‘Sthitaprajna’’ is described in the

      G ita as one who controls the senses

      like a :
                                                        (A)
      (A) Lion
                                                        (B)
      (B) Tortoise
                                                        (C)
      (C) Snake
                                                        (D)
      (D) Crow

                                                  33.
33. Hedonistic calculus is proposed by :

      (A) J.S. Mill                                     (A)


      (B) Bentham                                       (B)

      (C) Sidgwick                                      (C)

      (D) Kant                                          (D)

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34. “Ethical sentences are primarily               34.
    emotion expressions of one’s own

    attitudes and are intended to

    influence the actions of the listeners”

    — can be attributed to which one

    of the following philosophers ?

    (A) Bentham                                          (A)

    (B) Sidgwick                                         (B)

    (C) A.J. Ayer
                                                         (C)
    (D) Kant
                                                         (D)
35. Which one of the following theories
                                                   35.
    of punishment views crime in terms

    of its contributing conditions and

    argues for the changing these

    conditions that punishing the

    offender ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) Deterrent theory
                                                         (B)
    (B) Retributive theory

    (C) Preventive theory                                (C)


    (D) Reformative theory                               (D)

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36. Which of the following best                  36.
    summarizes Kant’s possible criticism
    of Egoism as a theory of Ethics ?
    (A) Ethical egoism is logically self-              (A)
        contradictory
    (B) Egoism involves conflict of will               (B)
    (C) Egoism involves wrong view of                  (C)
        human nature
    (D) One cannot will the egoistic                   (D)
        maxim to be a universalized
37. Match the pairs :                            37.
                 Group I                                                         I
    (a) Good                                           (a)
    (b) Right                                          (b)
    (c) Duty                                           (c)
    (d) Virtue                                         (d)
                 Group II                                                    II
    (i)   Simple, unanalyzable                         (i)
    (ii) Obligatoriness                                (ii)
    (iii) Nobility                                     (iii)
    (iv) Appropriateness                               (iv)
    Codes :
          (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)                                (a)   (b)   (c)       (d)
    (A) (iii) (ii)    (iv) (i)                         (A) (iii) (ii)      (iv) (i)
    (B) (iii) (i)     (ii) (iv)                        (B) (iii) (i)       (ii) (iv)
    (C) (iii) (iv) (i)      (ii)                       (C) (iii) (iv) (i)            (ii)
    (D) (i)     (iv) (ii) (iii)                        (D) (i)       (iv) (ii) (iii)
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38. Match the pairs :                           38.

                 Group I                                                        I

    (a) Golden rule                                   (a)

    (b) Golden mean                                   (b)

    (c) Categorical imperative                        (c)

    (d) Hypothetical imperative                       (d)

                 Group II                                                   II

    (i)   Conditional                                 (i)

    (ii) Reciprocity                                  (ii)

    (iii) Avoiding extremes                           (iii)

    (iv) Unconditional                                (iv)

    Codes :

          (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)                               (a)   (b)   (c)       (d)

    (A) (i)     (iv) (iii) (ii)                       (A) (i)       (iv) (iii) (ii)

    (B) (i)     (iv) (ii) (iii)                       (B) (i)       (iv) (ii) (iii)

    (C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)                           (C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

    (D) (iii) (i)     (iv) (ii)                       (D) (iii) (i)       (iv) (ii)

39. The primacy of character over action        39.
    is asserted in :

    (A) Traditional ethics                            (A)

    (B) Meta-ethics                                   (B)

    (C) Ethics of care                                (C)

    (D) Virtue-ethics                                 (D)

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40. Which among the following is a true            40.
    statement with regard to Egoism as
    an ethical theory ?
                                                         (A)
     (A) Ethical egoism presupposes
         psychological egoism
     (B) Ethical egoism does not                         (B)
         presuppose   psychological
         egoism
                                                         (C)
     (C) Psychological egoism is identical
         with psychological hedonism
     (D) Psychological egoism and                        (D)
         psychological hedonism are two
         contradictory positions
41. Which of the following statements              41.
    is not true of Act-deontological theory
    of Ethics ?
     (A) Particular judgements are basic                 (A)
         and any general rules are to be
         derived from them, not the
         other way around.
     (B) It   presents   a    method
                                                         (B)
         determining what is right by
         becoming clear about facts in
         the case and then forming a
         judgement about action.
     (C) We cannot form a thumb of rule                  (C)
         judgement without taking stock
         of concrete situation.
                                                         (D)
     (D) Act-deontology is a position that
         implicitly assumes hedonism.
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42. Happiness       is   construed   by        42.
    Hedonistic egoism as :

    (A) Maximisation of pleasure and
                                                     (A)
        minimization of pain

    (B) Bliss
                                                     (B)
    (C) Maximization of one’s own
                                                     (C)
        pleasure

    (D) Maximization of pleasure of                  (D)

        maximum number of people               43.

43. For Vivekananda, Religion is :                   (A)

    (A) Being and Becoming
                                                     (B)
    (B) Hearing
                                                     (C)
    (C) Acknowledging
                                                     (D)
    (D) Listening
                                               44.
44. Samkara’s Mayavada is criticized

    on seven grounds by :
                                                     (A)
    (A) Ramanuja

    (B) Vallabha                                     (B)

    (C) Madhva                                       (C)

    (D) Nimbarka                                     (D)

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45. Saccidananda is the .........................        45.

     of Brahman.
                                                               (A)

     (A) Description
                                                               (B)
     (B) Main feature
                                                               (C)
     (C) Negative characterization
                                                               (D)
     (D) Essential nature
                                                         46.
46. Which of the following is not

     maintained by Samkara ?
                                                               (A)
     (A) Pratibhasika
                                                               (B)
     (B) Anekantika
                                                               (C)
     (C) Vyavaharika
                                                               (D)
     (D) Paramarthika

                                                         47.
47. According to Ramanuja , the world-

     process is the outcome of :

     (A) Panc ikarana                                          (A)


     (B) Trivrtkarana                                          (B)

     (C) Aprthaksiddhi                                         (C)

     (D) Brahman                                               (D)

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48. Who among the following thinkers              48.
    speaks    of    possibility   of   the
    consciousness of the denial of ‘I’ ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) K.C. Bhattacharyya

    (B) Vivekananda                                     (B)

    (C) Sri Aurobindo                                   (C)

    (D) Radhakrishnan                                   (D)

49. Which of the following is not true
                                                  49.
    of Iqbal’s conception of God ?

    (A) God is immanent
                                                        (A)
    (B) God is transcendent
                                                        (B)
    (C) Constantly       creative      and
        dynamic                                         (C)
    (D) God is irrelational
                                                        (D)
50. In Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy “that
                                                  50.
    state of common self-existence in
    which the knower and the known are
    one through knowledge” refers to
    which of the following ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) Reason
                                                        (B)
    (B) Intuition
                                                        (C)
    (C) Intentionality of consciousness

    (D) Supraintentional consciousness                  (D)

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51. “This human body is the greatest              51.
    body in the universe, and a human
    being the greatest being” is said by :

    (A) Radhakrishnan                                   (A)
    (B) Sri Aurobindo                                   (B)
    (C) Tagore                                          (C)
    (D) Swami Vivekananda                               (D)
52. In ‘Republic’ of Plato which of the           52.
    following is not a reason why
    philosophers should rule a city ?

    (A) They hate poetry
                                                        (A)
    (B) They hate falsehood
                                                        (B)
    (C) They love what is rather than
                                                        (C)
        what becomes

    (D) They are quick learners
                                                        (D)
53. In Moore’s critique of Hegelian
                                                  53.
    Idealism, the main tenet under
    attack is :
                                                        (A)
    (A) “All relations are internal to
        their terms.”

    (B) “All relations are external to                  (B)

        their terms.”

    (C) “Relations are both internal and                (C)
        external.”

    (D) “There is no distinction between                (D)
        internal and external relations.”
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54. Ryle’s phrase ‘the ghost in the            54.

    machine’        was   designed   to

    characterize a mythical view, which

    he attributed to :
                                                     (A)
    (A) Aristotle
                                                     (B)
    (B) Descartes
                                                     (C)
    (C) Strawson
                                                     (D)
    (D) Wittgenstein
                                               55.
55. Carnap upholds :
                                                     (A)
    (A) Correspondence theory of truth
                                                     (B)
    (B) Coherence theory of truth
                                                     (C)
    (C) Pragmatic theory of truth
                                                     (D)
    (D) Semantic theory of truth

                                               56.
56. According to early Wittgenstein a

    name denotes :

    (A) a mental state                               (A)

    (B) a fact                                       (B)

    (C) a physical object                            (C)

    (D) a simple                                     (D)

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57. Russell’s theory of descriptions         57.
    makes a distinction between two

    forms of a sentences :
                                                   (A)
    (A) Grammatical and Semantical
                                                   (B)
    (B) Grammatical and Logical
                                                   (C)
    (C) Grammatical and Syntactical
                                                   (D)
    (D) Syntactical and Semantical

58. Kierkegaard’s notion of truth as         58.

    subjectivity is related to :

    (A) direct communication                       (A)

    (B) rational communication                     (B)

    (C) propositional communication
                                                   (C)

    (D) indirect communication
                                                   (D)
59. According to Heidegger, the human
                                             59.
    being belongs to Being as :
                                                   (A)
    (A) a guardian

                                                   (B)
    (B) a creator

    (C) a master                                   (C)

    (D) an author                                  (D)

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60. For Rorty epistemology believes              60.

    the mind to work on empirical reality

    to :

    (A) mirror it                                      (A)


    (B) negate it                                      (B)

                                                       (C)
    (C) transcend it
                                                       (D)
    (D) rationalize it
                                                 61.
61. Merleau Ponty does not regard the

    lived-body as a :
                                                       (A)
    (A) physical object
                                                       (B)
    (B) zero point
                                                       (C)
    (C) reflexive touch
                                                       (D)
    (D) incarnate reflection
                                                 62.
62. Dewey regards inquiry as a process

    of constant revision, since it is :

    (A) self-assertive                                 (A)

    (B) self-negating                                  (B)

    (C) self-conscious                                 (C)

    (D) self-corrective                                (D)

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63. Sarvodaya consists of :                       63.
    (A) Truth, non-violence and self-
                                                        (A)
        assertion

    (B) Truth, non-violence and self-                   (B)
        denial
                                                        (C)
    (C) Truth, non-violence and self-
        development                                     (D)

    (D) Truth,      non-violence     and
                                                  64.
        possessiveness

64. Secularism in India does not
    maintain :                                          (A)

    (A) the de-publicisation of religions
                                                        (B)
    (B) the de-politicization of religions
                                                        (C)
    (C) a principled distance from
        religions                                       (D)

    (D) the commitment to religious
                                                  65.
        pluralism

65. The constitution is :                               (A)

    (A) not only a noun, but also a verb
                                                        (B)
    (B) either a noun or a verb
                                                        (C)
    (C) neither a noun nor a verb

    (D) only a noun, but not a verb                     (D)

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66. Social democracy is a mode of :             66.


    (A) government


    (B) individual living                             (A)


    (C) institutions                                  (B)


    (D) associated living                             (C)


67. Free and compulsory education is a                (D)


    .......................... in India.        67.


    (A) fundamental right                             (A)


    (B) social right                                  (B)


    (C) political right                               (C)


    (D) cultural right                                (D)


68. Sarvodaya does not imply :                  68.


    (A) the private good                              (A)


    (B) the common good                               (B)


    (C) the dignity of labor                          (C)


    (D) the dignity of work                           (D)

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69. What, according to Kautilya, is most        69.
    conducive for the stability of the
    state ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Establishing peace
                                                      (B)
    (B) Victory in war
                                                      (C)
    (C) Strict governance

    (D) Treasury full of resources                    (D)

70. In Kautilya’s policy of governance,         70.
    which factor is regarded as the
    strong point of the king ?

    (A) Advice of the chaplain
                                                      (A)
    (B) Efficient network of spies
                                                      (B)
    (C) Able Ministry
                                                      (C)
    (D) Active administrative officers
                                                      (D)
71. According to Locke, State of Nature
    is a state where there is :                 71.

    (A) Freedom from the interference                 (A)
         of others

    (B) Perfect and complete liberty to
                                                      (B)
         conduct one’s life as one best
         sees fit
                                                      (C)
    (C) A state without morality

    (D) No civil power to whom men                    (D)

         can appeal

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72. Berlin associated negative liberty             72.
    mainly with :

    (A) Classical liberal tradition
                                                         (A)
    (B) Communitarianism
    (C) Modern liberalism                                (B)

    (D) Communism                                        (C)
73. Which of the following thinkers                      (D)
    argues for “a state of affairs in which
    men are treated as the equal beings            73.
    which in fact they already are, but
    are not already treated as being” ?

    (A) John Locke
    (B) Hobbes
                                                         (A)
    (C) John Rawls

    (D) Bernard Williams                                 (B)

74. In Robert Nozick’s view which one                    (C)
    of the following is not among the
                                                         (D)
    three main principles that should be
    accounted for in an adequate theory            74.
    of Justice ?
    (A) A principle of Justice in
        acquisition

    (B) A principle of Justice in transfer               (A)

    (C) A principle of Justice in                        (B)
        rectification
                                                         (C)
    (D) A principle of Justice in decision
        making                                           (D)

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75. For Amartya Sen capabilities as               75.
    freedom refer to :

    (A) Ability     to     take   informed
        decisions                                       (A)

    (B) To be able to do what one                       (B)
        wishes and desires to
                                                        (C)
    (C) The presence of valuable
        options       or     alternatives
        effectively available to the agent
                                                        (D)
    (D) Freedom to sell one’s produce
        freely at a desired price
                                                  76.
76. Arguing    for       minority   rights
    Kymlicka distinguishes between
    which two types of ethnocultural
    groups ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) National         minorities     in
        multination states and Ethnic
        groups in Polyethnic states.
                                                        (B)
    (B) International minorities in
        polyethnic states and ethnic
        groups in multination states.

    (C) National         minorities     in              (C)
        Polyethnic states and Ethnic
        groups in multination states.

    (D) Ethnic groups in multination
        states only                                     (D)

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77. Michael    Sandel’s    critique   of
                                                 77.
    liberalism with reference to rational

    choice is based on his emphasis

    upon :
                                                       (A)
    (A) Voluntarily picked up social
                                                       (B)
        attachments

    (B) Involuntarily picked up social                 (C)
        attachments
                                                       (D)
    (C) Impossibility of rational choice

        altogether

    (D) Impossibility of social dialogue
                                                 78.
        among equal partners

78. Who among the following thinkers

    argues that nature is given to all

    mankind by God for its common

    subsistence, one cannot take more

    than his own fair share ?                          (A)

    (A) John Locke
                                                       (B)

    (B) Hobbes
                                                       (C)
    (C) John Rawls

    (D) Rousseau                                       (D)

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79. Most of the feminist theories suppose        79.

    that the complex of psychological

    traits   and    dispositions    that

    characterize a person as either

    “masculine” or “feminine” — as well

    as the relations between genders

    are :                                              (A)


    (A) Genetically formed                             (B)

    (B) Naturally presented                            (C)

    (C) Socially constructed                           (D)

    (D) Determined by oneself
                                                 80.

80. Which of the feminist theory

    emphasizes upon women’s financial

    dependence upon men as the main

    reason for their subjugation ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Radical Feminism
                                                       (B)
    (B) Ecofeminism

                                                       (C)
    (C) Liberal Feminism

    (D) Socialist Feminism                             (D)

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81. Consider the following statements                 81.
    with reference to valid deductive
    argument and choose the incorrect
    statement :
                                                            (A)
    (A) All its premises are true and
           conclusion is also true.
                                                            (B)
    (B) All its premises are true but its
           conclusion is false.
                                                            (C)
    (C) All its premises are false and its
           conclusion is also false.

    (D) All its premises are false but its                  (D)
           conclusion is true.

82. According to quantity, propositions               82.
    are divided into ....................... .

    (A) Universal and Particular                            (A)
    (B) Universal and Existential                           (B)
    (C) Affirmative and Negative                            (C)
    (D) Necessary and Probable                              (D)
83. Example of Law of Excluded Middle
                                                      83.
    is ........................ .

    (A) A thing cannot be both ‘a circle’
                                                            (A)
           and ‘not a circle’

    (B) A circle is a circle
                                                            (B)
    (C) A thing is both a circle and not
           a circle                                         (C)

    (D) A thing is neither a circle nor                     (D)
           a not-circle
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84. If the Truth-value of ‘I’ proposition                 84.      ‘I’                                       (T)
    is True (T), the truth-values of ‘A’                           ‘A’, ‘E’              ‘O’
    and ‘E’, ‘O’ are ............... respectively.

    (A) T, F and undetermined                                   (A) T, F
    (B) Undetermined, F and F                                   (B)                , F           F
    (C) Undetermined,                 F     and                 (C)                , F
         undetermined
                                                                (D) F,                           T
    (D) F, undetermined and T
                                                          85.         ‘p’                               ‘p     q’
85. If the statement ‘p’ is True, the
                                                                ‘~p’
    truth-value of ‘p         q’ and ‘~p’ are :
                                                                (A)
    (A) both are true
                                                                (B)
    (B) both are false
                                                                (C) ‘p        q’                     ‘~p’
    (C) ‘p      q’ is true and ‘~p’ is false
                                                                (D) ‘p        q’                      ‘~p’
    (D) ‘p      q’ is false and ‘~p’ is true
                                                          86.
86. Which of the following is the correct
    form of Laws of DeMorgan ?
                                                                (A) {(p       q)         [(p     q) • (q            p)]}
    (A) {(p      q)     [(p     q) • (q      p)]}
         and {[(p • q)          (~p • ~q)]}                                   {[(p • q)              (~p • ~q)]}

    (B) [(p • q)              (q • p)] and                      (B) [(p • q)                   (q • p)]

         [(p     q)     (q      p)]                                    [(p     q)        (q      p)]

    (C) [(~p • q)             (~p     ~q)] and                  (C) [(~p • q)                  (~p          ~q)]
         [(~p      q)     (~p • ~q)]                                   [(~p        q)      (~p • ~q)]

    (D) [~(p • q)             (~p     ~q)] and                  (D) [~(p • q)                  (~p          ~q)]
         [~(p      q)     (~p • ~q)]                                   [~(p        q)      (~p • ~q)]

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87. Identify the fallacy committed in the          87.
    following argument :
    “The pleasure of an individual is
    good for him. Therefore the pleasure
    of everybody is good for everybody.”                 (A)
    (A) Division                                         (B)
    (B) Composition                                      (C)
    (C) Fallacy of Accident
                                                         (D)
    (D) Converse Fallacy of Accident
                                                   88.
88. Select the correct symbolization of
    the following proposition :
    “Bees and wasps sting if they are
    either angry or frightened. (Bx, Wx,                         (Bx, Wx, Sx, Ax, Fx)
    Sx, Ax, Fx)”                                         (A) (x) {[(Bx • Vx) • (Ax    Fx)]   Sx}
    (A) (x) {[(Bx • Vx) • (Ax   Fx)]   Sx}
                                                         (B) (x) [(Bx    Vx) • (Ax • Fx)]     Sx
    (B) (x) [(Bx   Vx) • (Ax • Fx)]     Sx
                                                         (C) (x) {(Bx • Vx)     [(Ax • Fx)   Sx]}
    (C) (x) {(Bx • Vx)    [(Ax • Fx)   Sx]}
                                                         (D) (x) {(Bx Wx)       [(Ax Fx)     Sx]}
    (D) (x) {(Bx Wx)      [(Ax Fx)     Sx]}
                                                   89.
89. Given the argument, select the
    correct option :
    Argument :                                                 (x) (Cx   Dx)
         (x) (Cx    Dx)                                        (x) (Ex   ~Dx)
         (x) (Ex    ~Dx)
                                                               (x) (Ex    Cx)
         (x) (Ex    Cx)
                                                         (A)
    (A) The argument is true
                                                         (B)
    (B) The argument is false
                                                         (C)
    (C) The argument is valid
    (D) The argument is invalid                          (D)

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90. The Rule of Detachment is :                   90.

    (A) Rule of Formation only                          (A)

    (B) Rule of Transformation                          (B)
    (C) Rule of Formation and Rule of                   (C)
        Transformation
                                                        (D)
    (D) Neither a Rule of Formation
        nor a Rule of Transformation
                                                  91.
91. Which of the following theories
    represents Ethical holism ?
                                                        (A)
    (A) Anthropocentric morality
                                                        (B)
    (B) Land Ethics
                                                        (C)
    (C) Deep Ecology
                                                        (D)
    (D) Shallow Ecology
                                                  92.
92. Indian Ethics do not support any
    kind of euthanasia on the grounds
    that :                                              (A)

    (A) Life is immaterial and one
        doesn’t have to bother about the
        type of death.                                  (B)

    (B) Any thought of death is sinful.

    (C) Life is a divine gift and one gets              (C)
        it as per the result of past
        Karmas.

    (D) Any thought of death is                         (D)
        meaningless.
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93. Consequences of technology on                     93.
    human life are studied under :
     (A) Metaphysics                                        (A)
     (B) Epistemology                                       (B)
     (C) Philosophy of technology                           (C)
     (D) Philosophy of art                                  (D)
94. The thesis that, “there is a                      94.
    fundamental ontological distinction
    between natural things and
    artifacts” is closely related to ....... .
                                                            (A)
     (A) Ethics
                                                            (B)
     (B) Epistemology
                                                            (C)
     (C) Philosophy of social science
                                                            (D)
     (D) Philosophy of technology
                                                      95.
95. Ethical codes prescribed to lawyers
    is ......................... ethics.
     (A) Medical                                            (A)

     (B) Social                                             (B)

     (C) Professional                                       (C)

     (D) Utilitarian                                        (D)

96. What is not included in the                       96. WHO
    definition of health given by WHO ?
     (A) Physical well-being                                (A)
     (B) Mental well-being                                  (B)
     (C) Social well-being                                  (C)
     (D) Political well-being                               (D)
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97. Branch of ethics which deals with                   97.
    the ethical issues with biology and
    medicine is called :
     (A) Philosophy of biology                                 (A)
     (B) Philosophy of medicine                                (B)
     (C) Bioethics                                             (C)
     (D) Environmental ethics                                  (D)
98. Instrumental and consumerist                        98.
    approach towards environment is
    called ................ .
     (A) Shallow ecology
                                                               (A)
     (B) Deep ecology
                                                               (B)
     (C) Cosmocentric ecology
                                                               (C)
     (D) Green ecology
                                                               (D)
99. Indian Supreme Court Judgment on
                                                        99.
    24 September, 2017 upheld right to
    privacy as ...................... .
     (A) Freedom of expression
                                                               (A)
     (B) Right to property
                                                               (B)
     (C) Right to employment
                                                               (C)
     (D) Right to life
                                                               (D)
100. .................. takes into consideration
     the intrinsic value of the                         100.
     environment.
     (A) Shallow ecology                                       (A)

     (B) Deep ecology                                          (B)

     (C) Anthropocentric view                                  (C)
     (D) Utilitarian view                                      (D)
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