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MH SET 2025: 15 June, Paper II, Philosophy

  • Date: 15 June 2025
  • Paper code: JUN-12225
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 36 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.   Match the pairs :                        1.
         System of philosophy
     (i)                                            (i)
     (ii)
                                                    (ii)
     (iii) Advaita- Vedanta                         (iii)
     (iv) Nyaya                                     (iv)
     The theory of Error accepted
              by the system
                                                    (a)
     (a) Anirvacan iyakhyati                        (b)
     (b) Vipar itakhyati                            (c)
     (c) Anyathakhyati                              (d)
     (d) Akhyati
     Choose the correct option :                        (i)   (ii)   (iii) (iv)
           (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)                      (A) (d)   (c)    (b) (a)
     (A) (d) (c) (b) (a)                            (B) (b)   (d)    (a) (c)
     (B) (b) (d) (a) (c)                            (C) (a)   (b)    (d) (c)
     (C) (a) (b) (d) (c)                            (D) (b)   (a)    (c) (d)
     (D) (b) (a) (c) (d)
2.   “By knowing one combination of           2.
     clay, everything made of clay is
     known. Name and form is just
     linguistic expression and a
     transformation. Clay is the truth”
     This metaphor of clay is used for
     explaining Brahman as the material
     cause in the following Upanisad :
                                                   (A)
     (A)                                            (B)
     (B)                                            (C)
     (C)
                                                    (D)
     (D) Chandogya
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3.   According to Carvaka materialism :           3.

     (A) Consciousness is identical with               (A)
           matter
                                                       (B)
     (B) Only         matter        exists,
           consciousness does not
                                                       (C)
     (C) Consciousness emerges from
           matter                                      (D)

     (D) Matter and consciousness
           produce each other                     4.

4.   The correct order of the first four
     links in the 12 linked chain of
     Dependent Origination is :                        (A)
     (A)
                                                       (B)
     (B)
                                                       (C)
     (C)
                                                       (D)
     (D)
                                                  5.
5.   The specific sense in which the term
     karma is used in Jainism is :
     (A) Volition, mental action                       (A)

     (B) A sort of minute particle of                  (B)
           matter
                                                       (C)
     (C) Motion
     (D) Action ejoined or prohibited by               (D)

           religious scriptures

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6.                        `
     According to the Sankhya   system in
                                                 6.
        `
     Sankhyakarika , the group of eleven
     consisting of five sense organs, five
     motor organs and manas arises
     directly from :
     (A) Ahamkara as a whole
            .
                                                      (A)
     (B) Tamasa (Bhutadi) part of
         Ahamkara
             .                                        (B)
     (C) Rajasa (Taijasa) part of
                                                      (C)
         Ahamkara
            .
     (D) Sattvika (Vaikrta)
                       .    part of                   (D)
          Ahamkara
               .                                 7.
7.    `
     `Isvara according to the Yogasutra
             ~
     of Patanjali is the Purusa
                              , :
                                                      (A)
     (A) Who possesses all good qualities
         and is the object of worship by
         all                                          (B)
     (B) Who is identical with the
         individual souls of all beings               (C)
     (C) Untouched by afflictions,
         actions, their fruitions and                 (D)
         latent impressions
     (D) Omniscient and omnipotent               8.
         creator of the world
8.   According to the early Nyaya
     definition of perception, perceptual
     knowledge arises from the contact
                                                      (A)
     between :
     (A) Sense organ and object                       (B)
     (B) Self and object
                                                      (C)
     (C) Mind and object
     (D) Self and sense organ                         (D)

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9.  According to Vaisesikas
                      ,     the relation        9.
    called Samavaya does not obtain
    between :                                         (A)
    (A) Substance and its qualities                   (B)
    (B) Two atoms of a substance
                                                      (C)
    (C) Parts and whole
                                                      (D)
    (D) Particulars and universals
10. According      to                           10.
                          Prabhakara -
    Mimamsa .   absence of a pot from the             (A)
    floor :
    (A) Does not exist, only the empty                (B)
         floor exists
    (B) Exists and can be known
         through perception                           (C)
    (C) Exists and can be known
         through non-apprehension                     (D)
    (D) Exists and can be known
         through inference
11. Match the following and mark the            11.
    correct code :                                                        I
                  List I                              (a)
     (a)   Theory of atoms                            (b)
     (b)   Change is unreal                           (c)
     (c)   Earth is cylindrical                       (d)
     (d)   Homo Mensura
                                                                         II
                  List II
                                                      (i)
     (i) Parmenides
     (ii) Protagoras                                  (ii)
     (iii) Democritus                                 (iii)
     (iv) Anaximander                                 (iv)
     Codes :
           (a) (b) (c) (d)                                (a) (b)      (c) (d)
     (A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)                          (A) (iii) (ii)   (iv) (i)
     (B) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)                          (B) (iii) (i)    (iv) (ii)
     (C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)                          (C) (i) (iii)    (ii) (iv)
                                                      (D) (iv) (ii)    (iii) (i)
     (D) (iv) (ii)   (iii) (i)
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12. ....... said that “an unexamined life         12.

     is not worth living”

     (A) Socrates                                       (A)

     (B) Aristotle                                      (B)

     (C) Zeno                                           (C)

     (D) Sophists                                       (D)

                                                  13.
13. Choose the correct code :

     According to Plato parts of soul are :
     (i)   reason                                       (i)

     (ii) spirit                                        (ii)

     (iii) super-ego                                    (iii)
     (iv) appetite                                      (iv)
     Codes :
     (A) (i)    (ii)   (iii)
                                                        (A) (i)   (ii)   (iii)
     (B) (ii) (iii) (iv)                                (B) (ii) (iii) (iv)
     (C) (i)    (ii)   (iv)                             (C) (i)   (ii)   (iv)
     (D) (i)    (iii) (iv)                              (D) (i)   (iii) (iv)

14. Aristotle believed that there are .....       14.
     levels of reality.

     (A) Three                                          (A)

     (B) Four                                           (B)

     (C) Two                                            (C)

     (D) One                                            (D)

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15. ‘Evil is necessary for enhancement          15.
    of the greater good.’ ‘Evil is a
    privation’ of good ? These are the
    view of :
                                                      (A)
    (A) St. Anselm
                                                      (B)
    (B) St. Augustine
    (C) St. Aquinas                                   (C)

    (D) St. Paul                                      (D)
16. In Descartes method of doubt, these         16.
    are .......... steps.
    (A) One                                           (A)
    (B) Three                                         (B)
    (C) Two
                                                      (C)
    (D) Four
                                                      (D)
17. Being a real unit, each monad
    contains :                                  17.

    (A) The whole infinity of existence
    (B) Physical characteristics                      (A)

    (C) Mind as well as body                          (B)

    (D) Many windows                                  (C)
18. According to Hume, an example of                  (D)
    a judgement concerning relations of         18.
    ideas is ...............
    (A) “The sun will rise tomorrow”                  (A)
    (B) “All bachelers are unmarried”                 (B)
    (C) “Real is rational and rational is             (C)
        real”
    (D) “This flower is yellow”                       (D)

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19. Berkeley’s          thesis        concerning       19.
    universals is :                                          (A)
    (A) Theory of ideas                                      (B)
    (B) Conceptualism
                                                             (C)
    (C) Nominalism
                                                             (D)
    (D) Family rresemblance
                                                       20.
20. Kant’s philosophical methodology is :
                                                             (A)
    (A) Analytic
                                                             (B)
    (B) Scientific
                                                             (C)
    (C) Practical
    (D) Critical                                             (D)
21. Match the pairs :                                  21.
                      List-I                                                    I
           Purusarthas
               
    (a) Dharma                                               (a)
    (b) Artha                                                (b)
    (c) Kama                                                 (c)
    (d) Moksa                                                (d)
           
                      List-II                                                  II
          Nature of the goal
    (i)   Material                                           (i)
    (ii) Spiritual                                           (ii)
    (iii) Ethical                                            (iii)
    (iv) Hedonistic                                          (iv)
          (a)   (b)     (c)     (d)                              (a) (b)     (c)    (d)
    (A) (iv) (i)        (ii) (iii)                           (A) (iv) (i)    (ii)   (iii)
    (B) (i)     (iii) (ii) (iv)                              (B) (i) (iii)   (ii)   (iv)
    (C) (iii) (i)       (iv) (ii)                            (C) (iii) (i)   (iv)   (ii)
    (D) (iv) (i)        (iii) (ii)                           (D) (iv) (i)    (iii) (ii)

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22. The concept of Pancamahayajna               22.
      includes :                                      (A)
      (A) mere study of scriptures
                                                      (B)
      (B) mere offerings
                                                      (C)
      (C) scriptural study and offerings
                                                      (D)
      (D) devotion to the Abstract
                                                23.
23. As stated in the Bhagavad g ita and
      g itarahasya ,         
                       Lokasamgraha   is
      possible :                                      (A)

      (A) only once in a lifetime                     (B)

      (B) only after death                            (C)
      (C) by meditation                               (D)
                                ~
      (D) and promoted even by Jnani
                                                24.
24.   Moksa , according to Carvakas, is
                                                     (A)
      nothing but :
      (A) Life as well as death                       (B)
      (B) Death as well as freedom                    (C)
      (C) Freedom as well as Bliss
                                                      (D)
      (D) Death as well as birth
                                                25.
25. The concept of ‘Sanyama’ in the
      Yoga- sutras excludes :
      (A) Dharana                                     (A) Dharana
                                                              
      (B) Dhyana                                      (B) Dhyana

      (C) Samadhi                                     (C) Samadhi

      (D) Pratyahara                                  (D) Pratyahara

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26.   Yogasutras regard Samadhi as the          26.

      pen-ultimate goal and the ultimate

      goal is :
                                                      (A)
      (A) Kaivalya
                                                      (B)
      (B) Moksa
             
                                                      (C)
      (C) Apavarga

      (D) Nirvana                                     (D)
               
27. As stated in the Dhammapada, for            27.

      the sustenance of the society,

      relationships cannot be based on :
                                                      (A)
      (A) Enmity
                                                      (B)
      (B) Non-co-operation
                                                      (C)
      (C) Anarchy

      (D) Absurdity                                   (D)

28. In Indian Philosophy, we find that          28.

      the law of karma is rejected :
                                                      (A)
      (A) Only by Carvakas
                                                      (B)
      (B) by no school whatsoever
                                                      (C)
      (C) by all heterodox schools
                                                      (D)
      (D) only by atheistic schools


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29.   Yogaksema , as maintained in the              29.
           
      Bhagavad- g ita , is carried on by :
      (A) Brahma                                          (A)
      (B) Nirguna Brahman                                 (B)
               
      (C) Apurva                                          (C)
      (D) Lord                                            (D)
30. Which one is not included in
                                                    30.
      Triratna ?
                                                          (A)
      (A) Samyak Bhava
                                                          (B)
      (B) Samyak Darshana
                                                          (C)
      (C) Samyak Charitra
      (D) Samyak 
                Jnana                                     (D)

31. In Kant’s moral philosophy, ......... is        31.

      not a moral postulate.
      (A) Freedom of will                                 (A)

      (B) Faith in the existence of devil                 (B)

      (C) Imortality of soul                              (C)

      (D) Faith in the existence of God                   (D)

32. Etymologically, the meaning of the              32.
      term ‘right’ is ...........
      (A) According to law                                (A)

      (B) According to desire                             (B)

      (C) Elder person’s advice                           (C)

      (D) According to religious law                      (D)

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33. The study of ultimate objectives and          33.
     outcome is ...........                             (A)
     (A) Deontology
                                                        (B)
     (B) Business Ethics
                                                        (C)
     (C) Teleology
     (D) Naturalism                                     (D)

34. According to Kant, there are .........        34.
     categorical imperatives.
                                                        (A)
     (A) Two
                                                        (B)
     (B) Three
                                                        (C)
     (C) Four
     (D) Six                                            (D)
35. “The ethical theory connot account            35.
     for the fact and disagreement in
     ethics” is ..............
                                                        (A)
     (A) Super-naturalism
                                                        (B)
     (B) Objectivism
     (C) Non-naturalism                                 (C)
     (D) Subjectivism                                   (D)
36. Those offences against society which          36.
     are recognised by national law, and
     which are liable to punishment are
     known as .............
     (A) Crime                                          (A)

     (B) Sin                                            (B)
     (C) Misbehaviour                                   (C)
     (D) Non-moral actions                              (D)

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37. Which of the following theories              37.
     maintains the view that pleasure is
     the ultimate good ?
                                                       (A)
     (A) Hedonism
                                                       (B)
     (B) Deontological theories
                                                       (C)
     (C) Eudamonia ethics
                                                       (D)
     (D) Emotivism
38. Whom according to the following              38.
     philosophers, man should carry out
     activities yielding the maximum
     pleasure,       without       making
     qualitative distinction ?                         (A)
     (A) Mill                                          (B)
     (B) Spencer
                                                       (C)
     (C) Bentham
     (D) Kant                                          (D)

39. Ethical subjectivism is ..........           39.

     (A) A cognitivist theory                          (A)
                                                       (B)
     (B) A non-cognitivist theory
                                                       (C)
     (C) A kind of emotivism
                                                       (D)
     (D) Prescriptivism
40. The term “metaethics” was coined             40.
     by :
     (A) Moore                                         (A)

     (B) Russell                                       (B)

     (C) Ayer                                          (C)

     (D) Wittgenstein                                  (D)

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41. The universal religion, according to          41.
     Swami Vivekananda, is attained by
     what is called :
                                                        (A)
     (A) Dharma
                                                        (B)
     (B) N it i
     (C) Yoga                                           (C)
           
     (D) Samnyasa                                       (D)
42. Life is joy, according to Tagore,
                                                  42.
    because of :
     (A) Brahman
                                                        (A)
     (B) Finite-infinite
                                                        (B)
     (C) J ivana-devata                                 (C)
     (D) God                                            (D)
43. “Love,    sacrifice,   sincerity,             43.
    spontaneity     and    innocence
    constitute religious life” is
    maintained     not    only    by
                                                        (A)
    J. Krishnamurti but also by :
     (A) K. C. Bhattacharya                             (B)
     (B) Rabindranath Tagore                            (C)
     (C) S. Radhakrishnan
                                                        (D)
     (D) Mahatma Gandhi
                                                  44.
44. Intuition is not the property of
    intellect, as maintained by Iqbal, but
    of the :                                            (A)
     (A) Head
                                                        (B)
     (B) Soul
     (C) Heart                                          (C)
     (D) Complete system                                (D)

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45. S. Radhakrishnan holds that the          45.

    ultimate human destiny is :

    (A) Universal redemption                       (A)

    (B) Individual redemption                      (B)

    (C) Unintelligible                             (C)

    (D) Incorrigible                               (D)

46. Match the pairs :                        46.

                      List-I

    (a) Mahatma Gandhi                             (a)

    (b) K.C. Bhattacharya                          (b)
    (c) S. Radhakrishnan                           (c)
    (d) J. Krishnamurti                            (d)
                      List-II

    (i)   Swaraj in ideas                          (i)
    (ii) Hind-Swaraj
                                                   (ii)
    (iii) Freedom from the known
                                                   (iii)
    (iv) Idealist view of life
                                                   (iv)
          (a)   (b)     (c)     (d)
                                                           (a)   (b)   (c)   (d)
    (A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
                                                   (A) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
    (B) (iv) (i)        (ii) (iii)
                                                   (B) (iv) (i)        (ii) (iii)
    (C) (ii) (i)        (iv) (iii)
                                                   (C) (ii) (i)        (iv) (iii)
    (D) (ii) (iv) (i)           (iii)
                                                   (D) (ii) (iv) (i)         (iii)

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47. “One caste, one Religion, One God        47.
    for human being”. This principle
    was recommended by :
                                                   (A)
    (A) Dr. Ambedkar
                                                   (B)
    (B) Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya
                                                   (C)
    (C) Sree Narayan Guru

    (D) Mahatma Gandhi                             (D)

48. According to Gandhi :                    48.

    (A) Ahimsa is the means and Truth
                                                   (A)
        is the end

    (B) Ahimsa is the end and Truth                (B)
        is the means
                                                   (C)
    (C) Ahimsa and Truth, both are
        means to a higher goal

    (D) Ahimsa and Truth, both are
                                                   (D)
        ends in themselves

49. The principle of Pandit Deendayal        49.

    Upadhyaya is recognized as :

    (A) Ekatma Manav Darshan                       (A)

    (B) Ekatma Rashtra Darshan                     (B)

    (C) Ekatma Vedanta Darshan                     (C)

    (D) Ekatma Bharatiya Darshan                   (D)

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50. Dhananjay            Keer,      Phule’s        50.
    biographer, noted him as the father
    of :
                                                         (A)
    (A) Religious revolution
                                                         (B)
    (B) Indian social revolution
    (C) Indian educational revolution                    (C)

    (D) Indian economic revolution                       (D)
51. In Russell’s metaphysics, material             51.
    objects are :
    (A) Ideas                                            (A)
    (B) Illusion                                         (B)
    (C) Constructed                                      (C)

    (D) Not constructed                                  (D)

52. In Wittgenstein’s Tractatus, simple            52.
    objects are :
    (A) Non-existing entities                            (A)

    (B) Existing entities                                (B)

    (C) Abstract entities                                (C)

    (D) Linguistic entities                              (D)
53. According to Later Wittgenstein, the
                                                   53.
    task of logical analysis is :
    (A) To describe the world
    (B) To      discover         elementary              (A)
           proposition
                                                         (B)
    (C) To re-construct the logical
           structure of language                         (C)
    (D) To look at the grammatical
           forms of language                             (D)


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54. According to Ryle, the error                54.
    regarding categories can be avoided
    by identifying the :
    (A) Difference in linguistic form of              (A)
        expressions
    (B) Difference in logical form of                 (B)
        expressions
                                                      (C)
    (C) Difference in the meaning of
        expressions                                   (D)
    (D) Mistake in the application of
        syntactical rules
55. Moore uses the phrase ‘things which         55.
    are to be met with in space’ :
    (A) To defend the philosophy of
        common sense                                  (A)
    (B) To refute idealism                            (B)
    (C) To prove an external world
                                                      (C)
    (D) To explain the distinction
        between sense and reference                   (D)

56. According to Husserl, the task of           56.
    Phenomenology is :
                                                      (A)
    (A) To describe facts
    (B) To analyze presuppositions of                 (B)
        knowledge
                                                      (C)
    (C) To intuit the relation between
        object the intentional act
    (D) To explain how object is                      (D)
        constituted in knowing act


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57. In    Kierkegaard’s      philosophy,           57.
     Christianity turns out to be :
     (A) Unreasonable life of faith                      (A)
     (B) Rational way of life
                                                         (B)
     (C) Truly ethical way of life
                                                         (C)
     (D) Reasonable life of faith
58. Merleau Ponty’s phenomenology is                     (D)
    an attempt :                                   58.
     (A) To explore the basic structure
         of pre-given world
                                                         (A)
     (B) To explore the basic structure
         of world of sense-data                          (B)
     (C) To explore the basic structure
         of world accessed in privileged                 (C)
         way
     (D) To explore the basic structure
                                                         (D)
         of world accessed in objective
         way
59. According to William James,                    59.
    religious beliefs are justified because
    they are :
                                                         (A)
     (A) Grounded in experience and are
         verifiable                                      (B)
     (B) Grounded in experience but are
         not verifiable
                                                         (C)
     (C) Grounded in reason and can be
         deduced from the belief in God
     (D) Grounded in reason but cannot                   (D)
         be deduced from the belief in
         God

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60. Who among the following said that          60.

    ‘Nothing counts as justification

    unless by reference to what we

    already accept’ ?
                                                     (A)
    (A) William James
                                                     (B)
    (B) Richard Rorty
                                                     (C)
    (C) Frederick Nietzsche
                                                     (D)
    (D) Immanuel Levinas
                                               61.
61. The component principles of Foreign

    policy, according to Kautilya are :
                                                     (A)
    (A) Five

    (B) Six                                          (B)

    (C) Two                                          (C)

    (D) One                                          (D)

62. According to Kautilya, the factor          62.
    regarded as most important in the

    structure of state.
                                                     (A)
    (A) Kosa
                                                     (B)
    (B) Guru

    (C) Swami                                        (C)

    (D) Bhumi                                        (D)

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63. The      Sarvodaya        movement          63.
    emphasizes upon :
                                                      (A)
    (A) economic equality
                                                      (B)
    (B) equal opportunity
                                                      (C)
    (C) welfare of all
    (D) social equality                               (D)

64. The number of administrative                64.
    departments according to Kautilya
    are :
                                                      (A)
    (A) Seven
                                                      (B)
    (B) Eight
    (C) Nine                                          (C)

    (D) Ten                                           (D)
65. Which of the following statements
                                                65.
    is true with reference to Gandhi’s
    understanding of swadeshi ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Swadeshi is swadharma applied
          to one’s immediate environment
    (B) Swadeshi and satyagraha are                   (B)
          not linked together
    (C) Swadeshi and ahimsa are not
                                                      (C)
          linked together
    (D) The law of swadeshi is not
          natural, it must be cultivated              (D)

          with perseverance

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66. The punishment for the offence,             66.
    according to Kautilya, should be :
    (A) Tikshna                                       (A)
    (B) Mrudu                                         (B)
    (C) Yatharha                                      (C)

    (D) Avyakhyeya                                    (D)
67. Which of the following is not               67.
    characteristic of a Satyagrahi
    according to Gandhi ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) a satyagrahi does not inflict
        pain on the adversary
                                                      (B)
    (B) a satyagrahi does not seek the
        destruction of the adversary
    (C) a satyagrahi may resort to                    (C)
        firearms only to deter the
        adversary
    (D) a satyagrahi does not renounce                (D)
        truth even unto death
68. According to Bhishma, the
                                                68.
    important things in the life of an
    individual are :
    (A) First king, then wife and lastly
        property                                      (A)
    (B) First property, then wife and
        lastly king                                   (B)
    (C) First wife, then property and
        lastly king                                   (C)

    (D) First king, then property and
                                                      (D)
        lastly wife

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69. According to Bhishma, the supreme           69.
    among the dharmas is :
                                                      (A)
    (A) Nitidharma
                                                      (B)
    (B) Brahmanadharma
                                                      (C)
    (C) Rajadharma
                                                      (D)
    (D) Mokshadharma

70. According to Kamandaka :                    70.

    (A) Both king and state are                       (A)
        protected by God
                                                      (B)
    (B) King is responsible for the
        security of the state                         (C)
    (C) King is responsible for the
        stability of state                            (D)

    (D) King is responsible for security
        and stability of the state
                                                71.
71. According to Will Kymlicka, one of
    the most pressing global issues of
    constitutional design concerns the
    status and treatment of :

    (A) Ethnocultural minorities                      (A)
    (B) Women and people of other
                                                      (B)
        gender
                                                      (C)
    (C) People of lower races and castes

    (D) Jews                                          (D)


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72. Radical Feminism holds that men as              72.

    group dominate women through :

    (A) Patriarchy
                                                          (A)
    (B) Masculinity                                       (B)

    (C) Male violence and power                           (C)

    (D) Patriarchal codes of state                        (D)

73. Rousseau calls the public person, so            73.

    formed by the union of all other

    persons as :                                          (A)
    (A) Contractual society
                                                          (B)
    (B) Republic state
                                                          (C)
    (C) Sovereign state

    (D) Body politic                                      (D)

74. Charles Taylor argues that the                  74.
    development of the modern notion

    of identity has given rise to a politics

    of :
                                                          (A)
    (A) Recognition
                                                          (B)
    (B) Difference

    (C) Reconciliation                                    (C)

    (D) Emotionalism                                      (D)

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75. Robert Nozick’s entitlement theory                   75.

    of justice is based in .......... principles.

    (A) End result                                             (A)

    (B) End state                                              (B)

    (C) Historical                                             (C)

    (D) Unhistorical                                           (D)

76. Marx envisions a communist society                   76.

    as one where human beings will be

    undistorted by :

    (A) Only possessiveness                                    (A)

    (B) Only Acquisitiveness                                   (B)

    (C) Possessiveness and Acquisitiveness                     (C)

    (D) Exchange                                               (D)

77. Denise Thompson is of the view that                  77.
    the characterization of feminism into

    liberal, socialist, radical etc.

    disguises the relations of :

    (A) Society                                                (A)

    (B) Men vs women                                           (B)

    (C) Matriarchy                                             (C)

    (D) Power involved                                         (D)

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78. In    the      Universalism       vs         78.

    particularism debate, MacIntyre

    attempts to steer clear from the

    charge of :
                                                       (A)
    (A) Theologism
                                                       (B)
    (B) Nihilism
                                                       (C)
    (C) Absolutism

                                                       (D)
    (D) Relativism

79. Amartya Sen argues that the                  79.

    capability approach does not propose

    any specific formula and merely

    points to ............ in judging and

    comparing      overall   individual

    advantages.                                        (A)

    (A) Actual opportunity
                                                       (B)

    (B) Informational focus
                                                       (C)
    (C) Ends

                                                       (D)
    (D) Justice

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80. Marx refers to capitalist society as :           80.


     (A) Bourgeois society
                                                           (A)
     (B) Middle class society
                                                           (B)
     (C) Asiatic society
                                                           (C)

     (D) Industrial society                                (D)

81. An     argument        in     which   the        81.
     conclusion follows necessary from the

     premises is a ............
                                                           (A)
     (A) Valid deductive argument
                                                           (B)
     (B) Invalid deductive argument

     (C) Inductive argument                                (C)

     (D) Simple enumeration                                (D)

82. Which of the following is incorrect              82.
     with reference to the law of
     indentity ?

     (A) P  P                                            (A) P  P

     (B) Everything is modification of
                                                           (B)
          itself

     (C) Everything is what it is                          (C)

     (D) Everything is identical with                      (D)
          itself

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83. A proposition that does not contain           83.
    any other proposition as a
    component, is called :
    (A) Simple proposition                              (A)
    (B) Compound proposition                            (B)
    (C) Complex proposition                             (C)
    (D) Complicate proposition                          (D)
84. If ‘I’ proposition is false, the truth
                                                  84.          ‘I’                        ‘A’, ‘E’
    value of ‘A’, ‘E’ and ‘O’ propositions
    are respectively :                                  ‘O’
    (A) T, F, T                                         (A) T, F, T
    (B) F, F, T                                         (B) F, F, T
    (C) F, T, T                                         (C) F, T, T
    (D) T, T, F                                         (D) T, T, F
85. Which of the codes given below
                                                  85.
    contains only the correct statements ?
    (i) Venn diagram is a method of
          testing the validity of                       (i)
          categorical syllogism
    (ii) Venn diagram is not a method                   (ii)
          of testing the invalidity of
          categorical syllogism
                                                        (iii)
    (iii) In Venn diagram method the
          three overlapping circles are
          drawn to represent two premises
          and a conclusion                              (iv)              ‘S’, ‘P’, ‘M’
    (iv) The three circle are label as S,
          P, M
    Codes :
    (A) (i), (ii), (iii)                                (A) (i), (ii), (iii)
    (B) (i), (iii), (iv)                                (B) (i), (iii), (iv)
    (C) (i), (ii), (iv)                                 (C) (i), (ii), (iv)
     (D) (ii), (iii), (iv)                              (D) (ii), (iii), (iv)

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86. Recognized the rule expressed by                 86.
    the following argument :
                                                                 (p  q) . (r  s)
         (p  q) . (r  s)
                                                                     p r
             p r
                                                                   q r
           q r
                                                           (A)
    (A) Conjunction

    (B) Disjunctive Syllogism                              (B)

    (C) Addition                                           (C)

    (D) Constructive Dilemma                               (D)
87. Which of the following is a
                                                     87.
    Tautology ?
                                                           (A) [(r  s) . (s  t)]  (r  t)
    (A) [(r  s) . (s  t)]  (r  t)
                                                           (B) [(r . s) . (s . t)]  (r  t)
    (B) [(r . s) . (s . t)]  (r  t)

    (C) [(p  q) . q]  p                                (C) [(p  q) . q]  p

    (D) (p  q)  (~ p  ~ q)                           (D) (p  q)  (~ p  ~ q)

88. A method of obtaining propositions               88.
    from propositional functions is/are :

    (A) Generalization and enumeration
                                                           (A)
    (B) Instantiation only
                                                           (B)
    (C) Enumeration only
                                                           (C)
    (D) Both      Generalization          and
         Instantiation                                     (D)

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89. Identify the fallacy committed in the
                                                   89.
    following argument :

    “If Hume is an atheist, then Spinoza

    is an atheist also. Spinoza is an

    atheist. Therefore, Hume is also an

    atheist.”

    (A) Fallacy of composition                           (A)

    (B) Fallacy     of     Affirming    the
                                                         (B)
         concequent

    (C) Fallacy       of   Denying      the
                                                         (C)
         antecedent

    (D) Fallacy of Division                              (D)


90. Correct symbolization of the                   90.

    following statement is ..........
                                                                                 (Cx, Vx)
    “Only citizens are voters”. (Cx, Vx)
                                                         (A) (X) (Cx  Vx)
    (A) (X) (Cx  Vx)
                                                         (B) (X) (Cx . Vx)
    (B) (X) (Cx . Vx)
                                                         (C) (x) (Cx . Vx)
    (C) (x) (Cx . Vx)

    (D) (X) (Vx  Cx)                                    (D) (X) (Vx  Cx)


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91. Which of the following provides the         91.

    best reason against ethical theories

    and for the need of applied ethics ?

    (A) Theoretical ethics is inadequate

        to solve problems of day-to-day               (A)

        life

    (B) Theoretical ethics depends on

        how    well   one    can    know              (B)

        universal moral laws

    (C) Theoretical ethics is highly

        abstract, reductionist and                    (C)

        deductive in nature

    (D) Theoretical ethics is ambiguous               (D)

92. Ethical dilemmas arise in the use           92.
    of technologies primarily because :
    (A) Technologies are useful to
                                                      (A)
        humans
    (B) Technologies are value neutral                (B)

    (C) The way in which technologies                 (C)
        are used may be ethically
        problematic
    (D) Technologies        shape    our              (D)
        understanding of the world

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93. The     ethics       of   Information        93.
    Technology comprises of :

    (A) the study of methods of
                                                       (A)
          generating information

    (B) the study of issues arising out
                                                       (B)
          of the use of information and

          development of electronic

          technologies

    (C) the study of who has right to                  (C)

          information

    (D) the study of who has right to                  (D)

          technology of information

94. Is it morally acceptable for a               94.
    physician to do things to a patient

    for their benefit without their

    informed consent ? This question

    represents the issue of :
                                                       (A)
    (A) confidentiality
                                                       (B)
    (B) honesty

    (C) deceit                                         (C)

    (D) paternalism                                    (D)


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95. Which of the following schools of           95.
    thought holds that it is particular
    cases and decisions about particular
    cases that are foundational for
    bioethics rather than principles ?
                                                      (A)
    (A) Casuistry
                                                      (B)
    (B) Feminist ethics
                                                      (C)
    (C) Virtue ethics
                                                      (D)
    (D) Deontology
96. One of the premises in an argument          96.

    against euthanasia is :
    (A) deliberate killing is always                  (A)
        wrong
    (B) deliberate killing of innocent                (B)
        persons is always wrong
    (C) killing is always wrong
                                                      (C)
    (D) deliberate killing is not always
                                                      (D)
        wrong
97. The belief that human beings should
                                                97.
    look after the world as guardians,
    in the way God wants them to is
    known as :
    (A) Biocentrism                                   (A)

    (B) Ecocentrism                                   (B)
    (C) Anthropocentrism                              (C)
    (D) Theocentrism                                  (D)

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98. The value that something has for              98.
    what it is, independent of whether
    anyone values it or not is known
    as :                                                 (A)
    (A) Intrinsic value
                                                         (B)
    (B) Instrumental value
                                                         (C)
    (C) Subjective value

    (D) Aesthetic value                                  (D)

99. What ethical principle is violated            99.
    when an organization fails to secure
    and protect individuals personal
    information ?
                                                         (A)
    (A) Autonomy
                                                         (B)
    (B) Confidentiality
                                                         (C)
    (C) Freedom

    (D) Non-maleficence                                  (D)

100. One of the most systematized                 100.
    modalities of philosophical counseling
    is :
                                                         (A)
    (A) Existential therapy

    (B) Logic-based therapy                              (B)

    (C) Rational emotive behavior
                                                         (C)
           therapy

    (D) Cognitive behavior therapy                       (D)

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Source: Savitribai Phule Pune University. Question paper published by Savitribai Phule Pune University.