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MH SET 2021: 26 September, Paper II, Philosophy

  • Date: 26 September 2021
  • Paper code: Sep12221
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 36 pages
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                                                              PHILOSOPHY
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                                   Philosophy


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

1.   Which one of the khyativada is              1.
                         '
     accepted by Vaisesika     system ?
     (A) Anyathakhyati
                                                       (A)
     (B) Akhyati
     (C) Atmakhyati                                    (B)
     (D) Asatkhyati                                    (C)
2.   Match the Indian philosophers with                (D)
     the philosophical positions they hold       2.
     in interpreting the Veda. Mark the
     correct answer from the codes given
     below :
                      I                                                 I
     (i) Sankaracarya
                                                       (i)
     (ii) Madhavacarya
     (iii) Ramanujacarya                               (ii)
     (iv) Nimbarkacarya                                (iii)
                      II                               (iv)
     (a) The doctrine of identity-in-                                   II
           difference                                  (a)
     (b) Matter and souls are different                (b)
           from each other and from God
     (c) Individual soul is an attribute               (c)
           of God and forms a part of His
           Body
     (d) Ultimate Reality is unqualified               (d)
           Brahman
     Codes :                                               (i)   (ii)   (iii) (iv)
           (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)                         (A) (d)   (b)    (c) (a)
     (A) (d) (b) (c) (a)                               (B) (c)   (b)    (a) (d)
     (B) (c) (b) (a) (d)
     (C) (c) (a) (b) (d)                               (C) (c)   (a)    (b) (d)
     (D) (b) (a) (c) (d)                               (D) (b)   (a)    (c) (d)
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3.   The Purva-m imamsakas believe in           3.
     which one of the following ?
                                                     (A)
     (A) Paratah- Pramanyavada and
         Paratah- Apramanyavada
                                                     (B)
     (B) Svatah Pramanyavada and
         Paratah- Apramanyavada
                                                     (C)
     (C) Paratah Pramanyavada and
         Svatah Apramanyavada
                                                     (D)
     (D) Svatah Pramanyavada and
         Svatah Apramanyavada

4.   Consider the following statements          4.
     with respect to Samkhya , mark the
     incorrect statement :
                                                     (A)
     (A) All experience is full of sorrow

     (B) The suffering will continue as              (B)
         long as the citta and purus' a
         are associated

     (C) In the state of kevala, all

         samskara    and     avidya   are            (C)
         uprooted

     (D) The state of kevala implies
                                                     (D)
         non-distinction of prakrti and
              '
          purusa

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5.   Given below are two statements               5.                        (A)               (R)
     labelled Assertion (A) and Reason
     (R). Examine both with respect to
     the Jainism and select the correct
     code.

     Assertion (A) : The Mukta Jiva                                (A) :
     are the released pure souls.

     Reason (R) : Because it is possessed
                  '
     of ananta darsana , ananta jnana ,                       (R) :

     ananta virya and ananta sukha.

     Codes :

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

     (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and                 (B) (A)             (R)
         (R) is not the correct explanation                  (R)      (A)
         of (A)
                                                       (C) (A)                        (R)
     (C) (A) true and (R) are false

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

6.   The concept of Rna as enshrined in           6.
     the Vedas, which of the following is
     not a part of it ?
                                                       (A)
     (A) Deva Rna
                                                       (B)
     (B) Pitr Rna

     (C) Rsi Rna                                       (C)

     (D) Manushya Rna                                  (D)

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7.   Match the following vrttis of the       7.

     Citta and mark the correct code :

                        I                                              I

     (i)   Ksipta                                 (i)

     (ii) Pramudha                                (ii)

     (iii) Viksipta                               (iii)

     (iv) Ekagra                                  (iv)

                        II                                             II

     (a) One-pointed                              (a)

     (b) Ignorant                                 (b)

     (c) Unsteady                                 (c)

     (d) Wild                                     (d)

     Codes :

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

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

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

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

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

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8.   Match the following and select the           8.
     correct code :
                                                                            I
                        I
                                                       (i)
     (i)   Perception can perceive only its
           own object and not the object
           of Inference
     (ii) The object of knowledge can be               (ii)
          cognized through perception,
          inference, verbal testimony,
          comparison and the like                      (iii)
     (iii) The object of perception as per             (iv)
           Pramana Vyavastha is
                                                                            II
     (iv) The object of inference as per
          Pramana Vyavastha is                         (a)
                        II
                                                       (b)
     (a)   Pramana - Samplava
                                                       (c)
     (b)   Svalaksana
                                                       (d)
     (c)   Pramana - vyavastha
     (d) Samanya laksana
     Codes :                                                   (i)   (ii)   (iii) (iv)
           (i)   (ii)   (iii) (iv)                     (A) (a)       (b)    (c)    (d)
     (A) (a)     (b)    (c)   (d)                      (B) (c)       (b)    (a)    (d)
     (B) (c)     (b)    (a)   (d)
                                                       (C) (c)       (a)    (b)    (d)
     (C) (c)     (a)    (b)   (d)
                                                       (D) (b)       (a)    (c)    (d)
     (D) (b) (a) (c) (d)
9.   Which one of the Vedantic systems            9.
     advocates avikrta parinamavada ?
     (A) Advaita                                       (A)
     (B) Visishtadvaita                                (B)
     (C) Dvaita                                        (C)
     (D) Shuddhadvaita                                 (D)
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10. Which of the following systems                 10.
    of Indian Philosophy accept
      Savikalpaka     Pratyaksa as a
      prama ? Select the correct code from
      below :                                            (i)

      (i)   Nyaya                                        (ii)
      (ii) Buddhists                                     (iii)
      (iii) Purva-M imamsa
      Code :
                                                         (A)       (i)           (iii)
      (A) Only (i) and (iii)
                                                         (B)       (ii)
      (B) Only (ii)
      (C) Only (iii)                                     (C)       (iii)

      (D) Only (i) and (ii)                              (D)       (i)           (ii)
11.    Bhedabhedvada is maintained by :            11.
           '
      (A) Samkara                                        (A)
      (B) Ramanuja                                       (B)
      (C) Vallabha                                       (C)
      (D) Nimbarka                                       (D)
12. Heraclitus believes in ............... .       12.
      (1) Harmony and opposites                          (1)
      (2) Only one reality                               (2)
      (3) All is flow and becoming                       (3)
      (4) The doctrine of flux                           (4)
      Codes :
      (A) (1) and (2)                                    (A) (1)           (2)
      (B) (2) and (3)                                    (B) (2)           (3)
      (C) (1), (3) and (4)                               (C) (1), (3)            (4)
      (D) (1) and (4)                                    (D) (1)           (4)
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13. Distinction between the appearance           13.
    and reality, sense and thought is
    given by .................. .
                                                       (A)
     (A) Thales
                                                       (B)
     (B) Anaximenes
                                                       (C)
     (C) Pythagoras
     (D) Parmenides                                    (D)

14. Plato did not restrict dialectic             14.
    to .................. .
     (A) Examination                                   (A)
     (B) Opposition                                    (B)
     (C) Reasoning                                     (C)
     (D) Division                                      (D)
15. According to Aristotle, substance is         15.
    prior to other categories because it :
     (A) Exists separately and is not an               (A)
         attribute
     (B) Does not exist separately and is              (B)
         an attribute
     (C) Does not exist separately and is              (C)
         not an attribute
     (D) Exists separately and is an                   (D)
         attribute, not both
16. Category of relation in the                  16.
    philosophy of Immanuel Kant,
    includes .................. .
                                                       (A)
     (A) Reality
     (B) Plurality                                     (B)

     (C) Substance                                     (C)
     (D) Space                                         (D)
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17. Leibnitz’s theory of monads is based          17.
    on the principle of ................ .

    (A) Abstraction                                     (A)             (Abstraction)

    (B) Imagination                                     (B)          (Imagination)

    (C) Individuation                                   (C)              (Individuation)

    (D) Division                                        (D)           (Division)

18. For Kant, space and time are :                18.

    (A) Categories of understanding                     (A)                    (Categories of
    (B) Objects of experience                           (B)                        (Objects of
    (C) Ideas of reason
                                                        (C)                   (Ideas of reason)
    (D) Forms of sensibility                            (D)                          (Forms of
                                                              sensibility)
19. The claim that nature actually
                                                  19.
    embodie thoughts is a central
    feature of :
                                                        (A)
    (A) Plato’s Idealism
                                                        (B)
    (B) Berkeley’s Idealism

    (C) Hegel’s Idealism                                (C)

    (D) Kant’s Critical Idealism                        (D)

20. According to Hume, the ascription             20.
    of necessity to nature is :

    (A) Logical                                         (A)

    (B) Causal                                          (B)

    (C) Empirical                                       (C)
    (D) Psychological                                   (D)
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21. Who maintained that reality is pure         21.
    experience independent of all
    thoughts ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Berkeley
                                                      (B)
    (B) Locke
    (C) Bradley                                       (C)
    (D) William James                                 (D)
22. Match the pairs :                           22.
                 Group I
    (a) Sadharana-dharma                              (a)
    (b)        '
          Varnasrama-dharma                           (b)
    (c)   Kamya-karma                                 (c)
    (d) Nitya-karma                                   (d)
                 Group II
    (1) Conditional                                   (1)
    (2) Unconditional                                 (2)
    (3) Relative duties                               (3)
    (4) Generic duties                                (4)
    Codes :
          (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)                             (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)
    (A) (2)     (3)   (1)   (4)                       (A) (2)     (3)   (1)   (4)
    (B) (4)     (3)   (1)   (2)                       (B) (4)     (3)   (1)   (2)
    (C) (4)     (1)   (2)   (3)                       (C) (4)     (1)   (2)   (3)
    (D) (2)     (4)   (1)   (3)                       (D) (2)     (4)   (1)   (3)
23. Trividha Duhkhanivrtti (Absolute            23.
    cessation of suffering) as the ideal
    is mentioned by :                                 (A)
    (A) Carvakas                                      (B)
    (B) Samkhyas
                                                      (C)
    (C) Yoga
    (D) Advaita Vedanta                               (D)

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24. The       position   that    ‘state   of        24.
    sthitaprajna     can    be    attained
    through the performance of duties’
    is maintained by :                                    (A)

    (A) M. N. Roy                                         (B)
    (B) Rabindranath Tagore
                                                          (C)
          '
    (C) Samkara
                                                          (D)
    (D) Tilak
25. As per Vedic saying Rta cannot be               25.
    transgressed even by :
    (A) Human beings                                      (A)

    (B) Animals                                           (B)

    (C) Gods                                              (C)
    (D) The creation                                      (D)
26. The        Brahmasutra        “Kevalo           26.
    nirgunasca ” supports :
    (A) Visista
          '     -Advaita                                  (A)

    (B) Advaita-Vedanta                                   (B)

    (C) Dvaita                                            (C)

    (D) Dvaitadvaita                                      (D)

27. Which of the following is not                   27.
    Sadharana-dharma ?
    (A) Restraint of Anger                                (A)

    (B) Cleanliness                                       (B)

    (C) Punishment                                        (C)

    (D) Veracity                                          (D)

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28. Which of the following is the core         28.
    of Buddhistic Ethics ?

    (A) The Principle of Dependent
                                                     (A)
        Origination
                                                     (B)
    (B) The Four Noble Truths
                                                     (C)
    (C) The Eightfold Path

    (D) Trivarga                                     (D)

29. The position that Dharma is                29.
    essentially a virtue and thus, is a
    subjective trait is maintained by :
                                                     (A)
    (A) Kumarila

    (B) Prabhakara                                   (B)

    (C) Samkhya , Bauddha, Nyaya-                    (C)
         Vais' esika
                                                     (D)
    (D) Samkhya and Mimamsa

30. The position that “ Moksa is not           30.

    negation of individuality but the
    restoration of harmony with the
    Absolute” is maintained by :
                                                     (A)
    (A) Carvaka
                                                     (B)
    (B) Samkhya
         '
    (C) Samkara                                      (C)

    (D) Ramanuja                                     (D)

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31. Match the pairs considering                  31.
    concepts :
                                                                               I
               Group I
          '                                            (a)
    (a) S reyas
                                                       (b)
    (b) Preyas
                                                       (c)
    (c) Apurva
    (d) Adrsta                                         (d)
               Group II                                                    II
    (1) Mimamsaka                                      (1)
             '
    (2) Vaisesika                                      (2)
    (3) Merely pleasant                                (3)
    (4) Intrinsically excellent                        (4)
    Codes :
         (a) (b) (c) (d)                                     (a)   (b)   (c)       (d)
    (A) (4) (3) (2) (1)                                (A) (4)     (3)   (2)       (1)
    (B) (4) (1) (3) (2)                                (B) (4)     (1)   (3)       (2)
    (C) (4) (3) (1) (2)                                (C) (4)     (3)   (1)       (2)
    (D) (2) (4) (3) (1)                                (D) (2)     (4)   (3)       (1)
32. Scriptural duties are stated                 32.
    positively as well as negatively
    as :
                                                       (A)
    (A) Vidhi and Nisedha
    (B) Karma and Akarma                               (B)
    (C) Dharma and Adharma                             (C)
          '
    (D) Srti and Nisedha                               (D)
33. “Each person’s happiness is a good           33.
    to that person, and the general
    happiness, therefore, is good to the
    aggregate of all persons” is the view
    upheld by :
    (A) J. S. Mill                                     (A)
    (B) Bentham                                        (B)
    (C) Sidgwick                                       (C)
    (D) Kant                                           (D)
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34. ‘Ramu was punished in the school             34.
    in such a way that no other student
    would dare to commit similar
    mischief in future’. Which of the
    following theories of punishment
    subscribes to the above view ?
                                                       (A)
    (A) Deterrent theory
                                                       (B)
    (B) Retributive theory
    (C) Preventive theory                              (C)

    (D) Reformative theory                             (D)

35. Which     one    of   the   following        35.
    statements can be attributed to
    Ethical Non-cognitivists ? Select the
    correct code :
                                                       (i)
    (i)   Moral     sentences   are   not
          propositions                                 (ii)
    (ii) Moral        sentences       are
                                                       (iii)
          propositions
    (iii) Moral sentences have truth                   (iv)
          value
    (iv) Moral sentences have not truth
          value
                                                       (A)     (i)     (iv)
    Codes :
    (A) Only (i) and (iv) are true                     (B)     (i)     (ii)

    (B) Only (i) and (ii) are true
                                                       (C)     (iii)
    (C) Only (iii) is true
    (D) Only (i) and (iii) are true                    (D)     (i)     (iii)

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36. Which of the following is not true             36.
    with regard to Intuitionism as an
    ethical theory ?
     (A) There are objective moral
                                                         (A)
         truths that are independent of
         human beings                                    (B)
     (B) Moral truth are fundamental
         truths that cannot be broken
         down into parts                                 (C)
     (C) Our intuition is always in league
         with the conventional morality
     (D) Human beings can discover                       (D)
         moral truths by using their
         mind in an intuitive way
37. The view that moral truths exist, but          37.
    they are determined on an individual
    level is true of which of the following
    theories of ethics ?
     (A) Ethical Realism                                 (A)
     (B) Cultural Realism                                (B)
     (C) Subjectivism                                    (C)
     (D) Super-naturalism                                (D)
38. The idea that ethical judgements               38.
    appeal to principles rather than to
    particular cases is closest to which
    of the following theories of ethics ?
                                                         (A)
     (A) Act-deontology
     (B) Ethical egoism                                  (B)

     (C) Act-utilitarianism                              (C)
     (D) Ethical universalism                            (D)
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39. Match the pairs :                             39.

                 Group I                                                        I

     (a) Moore                                          (a)

     (b) Aristotle                                      (b)

     (c) Amartya Sen                                    (c)

     (d) Rawls                                          (d)

                 Group II                                                   II

     (1) Justice as fairness                            (1)

     (2) Analysis of ‘Good’                             (2)

     (3) Corrective justice                             (3)

     (4) Welfare economics                              (4)

     Codes :

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

     (A) (1)   (3)   (2)   (4)                          (A) (1)     (3)   (2)       (4)

     (B) (2)   (3)   (4)   (1)                          (B) (2)     (3)   (4)       (1)

     (C) (2)   (4)   (1)   (3)                          (C) (2)     (4)   (1)       (3)

     (D) (2)   (1)   (4)   (3)                          (D) (2)     (1)   (4)       (3)

40. ‘Distributive justice’ and ‘Corrective        40.
     justice’ are elaborated by :

     (A) Socrates                                       (A)

     (B) Plato                                          (B)

     (C) Aristotle                                      (C)

     (D) Locke                                          (D)

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41. Match the pairs :                            41.
                Group I                                                        I
    (a) Wisdom                                         (a)
    (b) Courage                                        (b)
    (c) Temperance                                     (c)
    (d) Justice                                        (d)
                Group II                                                   II
    (1) Society                                        (1)
    (2) Traders                                        (2)
    (3) Warriors                                       (3)
    (4) Rulers                                         (4)
    Codes :
         (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)                               (a)   (b)   (c)       (d)
    (A) (4)    (3)   (1)   (2)                         (A) (4)     (3)   (1)       (2)
    (B) (4)    (1)   (2)   (3)                         (B) (4)     (1)   (2)       (3)
    (C) (4)    (3)   (2)   (1)                         (C) (4)     (3)   (2)       (1)
    (D) (3)    (4)   (1)   (2)                         (D) (3)     (4)   (1)       (2)
42. Nietzsche does not consider the will-        42.
    to-power as :
    (A) Interpretation                                 (A)
    (B) Invention                                      (B)
    (C) Force                                          (C)
    (D) Truth                                          (D)
43. The philosophy of Radhakrishnan              43.
    could be termed as :
                                                       (A)
    (A) Subjective Idealism
                                                       (B)
    (B) Representative Realism
    (C) Qualified Monism                               (C)

    (D) Monistic Idealism                              (D)
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44. What, according to K. C. Bhatta-           44.
    charya, is the clearest form of
    spiritual activity ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Introspection
                                                     (B)
    (B) Performing yajna
                                                     (C)
    (C) Selfless-service
    (D) Devotion                                     (D)

45. Who among the following writes             45.
    “Knowledge itself is the highest
    reward of knowlege and in the
    second place, there is also utility              (A)
    in it.”
                                                     (B)
    (A) Swami Vivekananda
    (B) Sri Aurobindo                                (C)
    (C) Jiddu Krishnamurti
                                                     (D)
    (D) K. C. Bhattacharya
46. In Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy the          46.
    Absolute is identified with :
        '
    (A) Citta- '
               S akti                                (A)
        '
    (B) Citta-Vrtti                                  (B)
        '
    (C) Citta-nivrtti                                (C)

    (D) Citta-anasakti
        '                                            (D)

47. According to Mohammad Iqbal                47.
    humans are :
                                                     (A)
    (A) Divinely created only
                                                     (B)
    (B) Evolved from matter only
    (C) Neither created nor destroyed                (C)

    (D) Both (A) and (B)                             (D) (A)   (B)

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48. “Every scientific statement or theory             48.
     must be capable of being verified.”
     Who holds this view ?
     (A) A. J. Ayer                                         (A)
     (B) Moritz Schlick                                     (B)
     (C) Rudolf Carnap                                      (C)
     (D) Hans Hahn                                          (D)
49. According to Radhakrishnan , the                  49.
    supreme viewed apart from the
     cosmos is nothing but :
                                                            (A)
     (A) Absolute
                                                            (B)
     (B) Self
                                                            (C)
     (C) Soul
     (D) Spirit                                             (D)

50. K. C. Bhattacharya maintains that                 50.
     the subject matter of philosophy of
     truth is :
                                                            (A)
     (A) Brahman
                                                            (B)
     (B) Soul
                                                            (C)
     (C) Absolute
     (D) Spirit                                             (D)

51. ................... is the culmination and        51.
     consummation of mind for Sri
     Aurobindo.
                                                            (A)
     (A) Overmind
                                                            (B)
     (B) Supermind
     (C) Illumined mind                                     (C)

     (D) Higher mind                                        (D)
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52. For Vivekananda, Religion is :                52.
    (A) Realization                                     (A)
    (B) Talk                                            (B)
    (C) Doctrine                                        (C)
    (D) Theory                                          (D)

53. According to Sartre, bad-faith                53.
    emerges while denying that the :
    (A) self is a subject, while the other              (A)
           is an object
    (B) self is an object, while the other
                                                        (B)
           is a subject
    (C) self and other are both subjects
                                                        (C)
           and objects
    (D) self and other are neither                      (D)

           subjects nor objects
54. Heidegger upholds technology to               54.
    be :
                                                        (A)
    (A) a human behavior
                                                        (B)
    (B) an act of manipulation
                                                        (C)
    (C) a revelation of beings
    (D) a useful gadget                                 (D)

55. Nietzsche’s will-to-power leads to :          55.
    (A) Perspectivism                                   (A)
    (B) Universalism                                    (B)
    (C) Nihilism                                        (C)

    (D) Rationalism                                     (D)

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56. The other for Levinas is related to            56.
    the self :
     (A) as numerically different                        (A)
     (B) as qualitatively different                      (B)
     (C) as finitude                                     (C)
     (D) in infinity                                     (D)
57. According to early Wittgenstein, a             57.
    proposition must share a pictorial
    form with :
     (A) its apparent content                            (A)
     (B) its use in a context                            (B)
     (C) the state of affairs it represents              (C)
     (D) other propositions of same class                (D)
58. Which of the following is the object           58.
    of knowledge by acquaintance,
    according to Russell ?
                                                         (A)
     (A) Other minds
                                                         (B)
     (B) World
     (C) Sense data                                      (C)

     (D) Particulars                                     (D)
59. Moore’s objection against idealism is          59.
    that it fails to distinguish between :
     (A) Necessary true proposition and
         a false one
     (B) A true proposition and a                        (A)
         necessary false one
     (C) Factual proposition and formal                  (B)
         one
                                                         (C)
     (D) Analytic    and        synthetic
         proposition                                     (D)

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60. “Naive realism leads to physics and             60.
    physics, if true, shows that naive
    realism is false. Therefore, naive
    realism, if true, is false, therefore it
    is false.” Who says this ?

    (A) Wittgenstein                                      (A)
    (B) Russell                                           (B)
    (C) Moore                                             (C)
    (D) Bradley                                           (D)

61. According to P.F. Strawson :                    61.

    (A) Material bodies are logically                     (A)
         primitive

    (B) Mind is logically primitive                       (B)

    (C) Concept of a person is logically                  (C)
         primitive

    (D) Concept of a person is a product                  (D)
         of concepts of body and mind

62. Swadeshi according to Gandhi :
                                                    62.
    (A) does not lead to swaraj or self-
         rule                                             (A)
    (B) leads to swaraj or self-rule
                                                          (B)
    (C) leads to partial swaraj or self-
         rule                                             (C)
    (D) leads to contextual swaraj or
         self-rule                                        (D)

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63. According to Gandhi, Satyagraha               63.
      can be practiced if one develops :
      (A) a disciplined mind                            (A)
      (B) a logical mind                                (B)
      (C) an intuitive mind                             (C)
      (D) a creative mind                               (D)
64. Constitutional morality :
                                                  64.
      (A) Advocates the personification of
          political authority                           (A)
      (B) Does    not    advocate     the
                                                        (B)
          personification of political
          authority
      (C) Advocates the sacralization of
          political authority                           (C)

      (D) Advocates the specificity of
                                                        (D)
          political authority
65. Which of the following expresses the          65.
      ideal of social democracy in the
      Indian constitution ?
                                                        (A)
      (A) Fundamental rights
                                                        (B)
      (B) Universal adult franchise
      (C) Directive principles                          (C)

      (D) Citizenship                                   (D)

66.   Satyagraha is :                             66.
      (A) Non-violent resistance                        (A)
      (B) Violent resistance                            (B)
      (C) Aesthetic resistance                          (C)
      (D) Discursive resistance                         (D)
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67. Which of the following do not apply           67.
    to fundamental rights ?
     (A) The basic human rights of all
         citizens                                       (A)

     (B) Hold irrespective of race, class               (B)
         and so forth
                                                        (C)
     (C) Include right to religion
     (D) Only political and not civic                   (D)

68. What, according to Kautilya, are the          68.
    qualifying qualities for the selection
    of minister ?
     (A) Knowledge, loyalty, honesty
         and relation with royal family                 (A)

     (B) Loyalty, skills, knowledge and
         friendship with the king                       (B)
     (C) Only loyalty to the king
                                                        (C)
     (D) Honesty, knowledge, skills and
         loyalty                                        (D)

69. According to Kautilya, what is the            69.
    foundation of the state ?
     (A) Dharma                                         (A)
     (B) Dandaniti                                      (B)
     (C) Artha                                          (C)
     (D) Sukha                                          (D)
70. According to Kautilya, which are the          70.
    two wheels of the chariot of the
    state ?
                                                        (A)
     (A) King and Ministry
                                                        (B)
     (B) Ministry and Spies
     (C) King and Chaplain                              (C)

     (D) King and Advisors                              (D)

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71. What, according to Kautilya, ensures           71.
    the success of any strategy ?
    (A) Participation of all                             (A)
    (B) Democratic decision process                      (B)
    (C) Secrecy                                          (C)
    (D) Consultancy                                      (D)
72. Dworkin’s theory of justice primarily          72.
    focuses on which of the following ?
    (A) Equality of decision-making                      (A)
    (B) Equality of opportunity                          (B)
    (C) Equality of resources                            (C)
    (D) Equality of respect                              (D)
73. Which of the following is not an
                                                   73.
    argument in favour of Justice in
    Plato’s Republic ?
    (A) The just man is wise and good,                   (A)
         and the unjust man is ignorant
         and bad
    (B) Injustice produces internal
         disharmony which prevents                       (B)
         effective actions
    (C) The just person lives a happier
         life than the unjust person                     (C)
    (D) Justice should be              left
         completely in the control of
                                                         (D)
         philosopher king for its
         dispensation
74. Who, among the following, asserts              74.
    that legitimacy of a law is contingent
    upon its justification being impossible
    to reasonably reject ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) Bernard Williams
    (B) John Rawls                                       (B)
    (C) Isaiah Berlin                                    (C)
    (D) Nozick                                           (D)
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75. Radical feminism proposes that the            75.
    root cause of women’s oppression lies
    primarily in :
                                                        (A)
    (A) Legal system
                                                        (B)
    (B) Patriarchal gender relations
                                                        (C)
    (C) Class conflict
    (D) Political constitutional politics               (D)

76. According to Marx’s notion of                 76.
    Dialectic materialism ideas could
    arise only as products and reflections
    of :
    (A) Cultural conditions                             (A)

    (B) Material conditions                             (B)
    (C) Ideal state conditions                          (C)
    (D) Dialectics of rational conditions               (D)
77. Bernard Williams distinguishes
                                                  77.
    between which two elements in the
    idea of equality ?
    (A) Equality of opportunity and                     (A)
           equality of respect
                                                        (B)
    (B) Equality of opportunity and
           equality of religion                         (C)
    (C) Equality of gender and equality
           of opportunity
    (D) Equality of decision-making                     (D)

           and equality of respect

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78. Which of the following, according to           78.
    Berlin, is not an essential part of his
    idea of Liberty ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) The absence of constraints on
         the agent imposed by other
         people                                          (B)
    (B) The ability and opportunity to
         pursue and achieve willed goals
                                                         (C)
    (C) Autonomy or self-rule
                                                         (D)
    (D) Liberty is a result of historical
         struggle
79. Who among the following thinkers               79.
    prefers state of nature to naturalized
    social contract ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) John Locke
                                                         (B)
    (B) Hobbes
                                                         (C)
    (C) John Rawls
    (D) Rousseau                                         (D)

80. Which of the following is not true             80.
    of state of nature as expounded by
    Hobbes ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) Men       are   naturally      and
         exclusively self-interested
                                                         (B)
    (B) Men are more or less equal to
         one another
    (C) Men co-operate with each other                   (C)

    (D) There are limited resources                      (D)
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81. According to Charles Taylor, which         81.
    of the following are two forms of
    recognition ?
    (A) Intimate recognition and public
        recognition                                  (A)
    (B) State recognition and family
                                                     (B)
        recognition
    (C) Family recognition and public
                                                     (C)
        recognition
    (D) Public recognition and state                 (D)
        recognition
82. Which of the following is not the          82.
    characteristics of an effective
    decision procedure ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) Valid
                                                     (B)
    (B) Mechanical
    (C) Finite number of steps                       (C)
    (D) Reliable                                     (D)
83. Characteristics of an Axiomatic            83.
    systems are ................. .
    (1) Consistency                                  (1)
    (2) Completeness
                                                     (2)
    (3) Independence
    (4) Contingent                                   (3)
    (A) Consistency, independence and
                                                     (4)
        contingent
    (B) Consistency, completeness and                (A)
        contingent
                                                     (B)
    (C) Completeness, independence
        and contingent                               (C)
    (D) Consistency, completeness and
        independence                                 (D)

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84. Correct symbolization of the following         84.
     proposition is — “All successful
     politicians and orators are hard-
     working”.
                                                         (A) (X) [Sx . Px . Ox]       Hx
     (A) (X) [Sx . Px . Ox]    Hx
                                                         (B) (X) (Sx) . [(X) (Px . Ox)        Hx]
     (B) (X) (Sx) . [(X) (Px . Ox)    Hx]
                                                         (C) (X) [Sx . (Px    Ox) . Hx]
     (C) (X) [Sx . (Px   Ox) . Hx]

     (D) (X) [Sx . (Px   Ox)    Hx]                      (D) (X) [Sx . (Px    Ox)       Hx]

85. Law of contradiction states that :             85.

     (A) Everything is identical to itself               (A)

     (B) Nothing can be both (A) and                     (B)                      (A)               (A)
         not (A)

     (C) Proposition can be both true and                (C)
         false

     (D) Everything is either (A) or                     (D)                    (A)
         not (A)                                               (A)

86. If ‘O’ proposition is true, the truth          86. ‘O’                              ‘I’         ‘A’
     values of ‘I’ and ‘A’ propositions are
     — and — respectively.

     (A) False, False                                    (A)

     (B) True, True                                      (B)

     (C) False, True                                     (C)

     (D) True, False                                     (D)

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87. The fallacy committed in the                       87.
    following syllogism is .................. .
    “No tragic actors are idiots.
    Some comedians are not idiots.
    Therefore all comedians are not
                                                             (A)
    tragic actors.
                                                             (B)
    (A) Undistributed Middle
    (B) Undistributed Major                                  (C)

    (C) Undistributed Minor                                  (D)
    (D) Undistributed Major and Minor                  88.         I               II
88. Match List I and List II and select
    the correct answer from the codes                                                    I
    given below :
                                                             (a) ~ ( p ~ p)
                       List I
                                                             (b) ~ ( p ~ p)
    (a) ~ ( p ~ p)
                                                             (c)   ~ (p       q)
    (b) ~ ( p ~ p)
    (c)   ~ (p       q)                                      (d)   p      p

    (d)   p      p                                                                       II
                     List II                                 (1)
    (1) Identity                                             (2)
    (2) Contingency                                          (3)
    (3) Tautology
                                                             (4)
    (4) Contradiction
    Codes :
                                                                   (a)    (b)      (c)        (d)
          (a)    (b)      (c)   (d)
                                                             (A) (3)      (1)      (4)        (2)
    (A) (3)      (1)      (4)   (2)
    (B) (4)      (3)      (2)   (1)                          (B) (4)      (3)      (2)        (1)

    (C) (2)      (1)      (3)   (4)                          (C) (2)      (1)      (3)        (4)
    (D) (3)      (2)      (4)   (1)                          (D) (3)      (2)      (4)        (1)

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89. “Sudhir had not locked the gates                   89.
    yesterday. Either the watchman or

    Sudhir locks the gates. Therefore,

    the watchman must have locked the

    gates yesterday”. This argument

    is ..................... .                               (A)

    (A) Deductive and valid
                                                             (B)
    (B) Deductive and invalid
                                                             (C)
    (C) Inductive and invalid
                                                             (D)
    (D) Inductive and good

90. If the statement ‘p’ is true and the               90.         ‘p’                    ‘q’

    statement ‘q’ is false, the truth value
                                                                            ‘p     ~ q’     ‘~ q   ~ p’
    of the statements ‘ p          ~ q ’ and

    ‘~ q      ~ p ’ are :

    (A) Both the statements are true                         (A)

    (B) Both the statements are false
                                                             (B)
    (C) The statement ‘ p        ~ q ’ is true

           and the statement ‘ ~ q     ~ p ’ is              (C) ‘ p        ~ q’

           false                                                     ‘~ q    ~ p’

    (D) The statement ‘ p        ~ q ’ is false
                                                             (D) ‘ p        ~ q’
           and the statement ‘ ~ q     ~ p ’ is

           true                                                      ‘~ q    ~ p’

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91. Correct formulation of the Rule U.I.              91.                         (U.I.)
    (Universal Instantiation) is ........... .
    (A) (X) x                                               (A) (X) x
                 y
                                                                        y
    (B) (X) ( x)
                                                            (B) (X) ( x)
                 u
                                                                        u
         (where u is any individual
         constant)                                                (u                           )

    (C) (X) ( x)                                            (C) (X) ( x)

                 u                                                      u
         (where u is any individual                               (u                       )
         symbol)
                                                            (D) (X)    x
    (D) (X)     x
                                                                        y
                 y
                                                                  (y               )
         (where y is any variable)
92. According to James Rachels :                      92.

    (A) Passive euthanasia is morally                       (A)
         acceptable
    (B) Active euthanasia is morally
         unacceptable                                       (B)

    (C) Active euthanasia is morally
         acceptable                                         (C)
    (D) The distinction between active
                                                            (D)
         and passive euthanasia on the
         ground of moral acceptability is
         worth questioning

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93. According to Deep Ecology :                   93.
    (A) Ecological problem is economic                  (A)
        problem
    (B) Ecological problem is about
                                                        (B)
        inadequate natural resources
    (C) Ecological problem is the prolem
                                                        (C)
        regarding human approach to
        nature
    (D) Ecological     problem      is   a              (D)
        geographical problem
94. Which of the following is not the             94.
    principle of Biomedical ethics ?
    (A) Principle of justice                            (A)
    (B) Principle of beneficience                       (B)
    (C) Principle of malficience                        (C)
    (D) Principle of fraternity                         (D)
95. According to Peter Singer, “giving            95.
    pain to animals” is :
    (A) a-moral action                                  (A)
    (B) immoral action                                  (B)
    (C) morally justifiable action                      (C)
    (D) morally undecidable action                      (D)
96. Which type of cloning is ethically            96.
    and legally objectionable ?
    (A) Reproductive                                    (A)
    (B) Therapeutic                                     (B)
    (C) Animal                                          (C)
    (D) Human                                           (D)
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97. This American code of ethics                     97.
    provides the guideline for social
    media :
                                                            (A) ASHA
    (A) ASHA
                                                            (B) NIRBHAYA
    (B) NIRBHAYA
    (C) VISHAKHA                                            (C) VISHAKHA

    (D) NISHA                                               (D) NISHA

98. Samuel Warren and Louis Bradeis                  98.
    are associated with the ............... .
    (A) Right to private property                           (A)
    (B) Freedom of expression                               (B)
    (C) Right to employment                                 (C)
    (D) Right to privacy                                    (D)
99. Which of the following is not                    99.
    principle of social media ethics ?
    (A) keeping authenticity                                (A)
    (B) keeping the transparency                            (B)
    (C) respecting others dignity                           (C)
    (D) not following the confidentiality                   (D)
100. Which of the following philosophers             100.
    talks about the panopticon ?
    (A) Michel Foucault                                     (A)
    (B) Immanuel Kant                                       (B)
    (C) David Hume                                          (C)
    (D) Plato                                               (D)

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