MP SET 2025: State Eligibility Test, Philosophy
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51. Select the code that states the correct 51. PlMidRsld ^^ ^
sequence :
Code : :
Cv
(A) BrMimana, Saihhita, Aranyaka,
(A)
Upanisad
(B) Upanisad, Samhita, Aranyaka,
(B)
Brahmana
(C) Saihhit^ Brahmana, Aranyaka,
(C)
Upanisad
(D) Saihhita, Upanisad,Brahmana,
(P) 9tT^, 3TPM^
Aranyaka
52. 'Maranamevapavargah * stated by : 52. t ?
(A) Carvaka (B) Buddhism (A) (B) ^
(C) Jainism (D) Nyaya (C) ^ (D)^
53. Sautrmitika school of Buddhist 53. -Hl^Updch TRT ^
Philosophy has given maximum
importance to which text ?
(A) fq^qrHich
(A) Vinayapi^a
(B)
(B) Abhidhammapitaka
(C) Suttapitaka (C) iirlRldcb
(D) None of the above (D) ^
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54, Which one from amongst the following 54. clwMgr PdHRtRsId ^
is not Ajiva Dravya, according to Jain ^^ t ?
metaphysics ?
(A) (B)
(A) Akasa (B) Dharma
(C) Sthavara (D) Pudgala (C) (D)^
55. According to Nyaya,
-'bhutale ghatabhava' is which kind of ^ t ?
Sannikarsa ?
(A) RPk A
(A) Sariiyoga
(B) RTOR
(B) Samvaya
(C) "wmt
(C) Sariiyukta Samavaya
(D) Visesya-Vi^esana-Bhava (D) w
56. Who is known as Uluka ? 56. -IIH ^ ?
(A) Jaimini (A)
(B) Gautama (B) ita
(C) Kanada (C)
(D) Panini (D)
57. How many kinds of Liberation (Mukti) 57. ^ ^ wlchK
are accepted by Sahkhya ? t ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4 (C) 3 (D) 4
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58. Sankara believes in : 58. ^ ^lchl4 t :
(A) Parin^avada (A) 4Ruimc|K
(B) Vivartavada (B)
(C) Prakrtiparinamavada (C)
(D) Asatk^av^da (D)
59. What kind of Bheda in Brahma is there 59. ^ ^^
according to R^ahuja ? t:
(A) VijatTya Bheda (A) ^
(B) Saj^iya Bheda (B) ^
(C) Svagat Bheda (C) WTd ^
(D) P^amaithika Bheda (D) ^
60. Which one Bhasya is written by 60. "gPT RnRsia t" ;
Vallabhacarya ?
(A)
(A) Sribha^ya
(B)
(B) Anubhasya
(C) Prajn^hasya (C)
(D) Mahabhasya (D) rnmrn
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61. Who declared that the only reality is 61.
atoms ?
(A) Democritus (B) Heraclitus (A) (B)
(C) Anaxagoras (D) Protagoras (C) (D) dzptef
62, Who argued that the man is the measure 62. ^
of all things (Homo Mensura) ? ^ t ("dd ?
(A) Pythagoras (B) Parmenides (A) "qifSTFter (B)
(C) Socrates (D) Protagoras (C) (D) dsRtef
63. Who rejected Plato's view that 63. ^ ^ f^'ciK qfrl ^
forms can be separated from
particulars ? ^ 3WT ^ 'mm t ?
(A) Socrates (B) Aristotle (A) (B)
(C) St. Augustine (D) St. Anselm (C) aiHIwld (D) ^
64. Who said that God designed all humans 64. ^
to live together in the "bond of ^ -qRT ^
peace" ? t ?
(A) St. Anselm (A) ^
(B) St. Thomas Aquinas (B) ^ afro "dWlRT
(C) St. Augustine (C) ^
(D) Spinoza (D) PWHkl
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65. Who is considered as the father of 65. ^ ihrTT TTFfT "5IKIT
modem philosophy ? t?
(A) Descartes (B) Socrates (A) (B)
(C) Aristotle (D) Kant (C) (D) TO
66. Who claims that imagination, intuition 66. ctili ctxai f" 1% chrnij,
and the exercise of the intellect are the
three orders of knowing ? t ?
(A) Spinoza (B) Leibnitz (A) -fFETkr (B)
(C) Hume (D) Hegel (C) ^ (D)
67. Who said that God is the necessary being 67. TO % ^ TO
which constitutes the suflScient explanation t; "^a;# tortt ^
of the totality of contingent things ? TOT t ?
(A) Leibnitz (B) Descartes (A) (B)
(C) Spinoza (D) Hume (C) -froNn (D) ^
68. Who has given the theory of "Esse Est 68. "TO ^
Percipi" ? t ?
(A) Locke (B) Hegel (A) cTO (B) itm
(C) Berkeley (D) Hume (C) (D) ^
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69. Who has written the book "An Enquiry
Concerning Human Understanding" ? t ?
(A) Locke (B) Hume (A) ^ (B)
(C) Kant (D) Hegel (C) (D)
70. *Atindriya Parmarth is Agnostic. It is 70. wrrsf ^ a#q f i ^
limit of our knowledge. It is called ^ "I I
Agnosticism of ' 3#^!^ t r
(A) Kant (B) Hume (A) ^ (B) ^
(C) Locke (D) Leibnitz (C) ^TRfi" (D)
71. Which of the following Pumsarthas are 71. PHHRriRsld ^ ^
included in Trivarga ? ^ STcFfd ^ "I ?
(A) Artha, Kaina, Moksha (A)
(B) Artha, Dharma, K^a (B) ^
(C) Dharma, K^a, Moksha (C) -pftaj
(D) Artha, Dharma, Moksha (D) arsf,
72. Loksamgraha means : 72. ^ t:
(A) Actions performed for the sake of (A) "5^ aiTciTT ^ ^
the liberated soul
(B) Actions performed for the sake of
humanity (B) ^^ 1W Tfir ^
(C) Actions performed for the
(C) ^ Tra;
attainment of Liberation
(D) None of the above
(D) ^ ^^
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73. Which of the following scholars has 73. 1%fe: -R:
given the definition "Yatoabhyudaya PjHRiRstd ^ fer -fegFT
nihsreyas siddhih sah dhannah" ? ^t ?
(A) Gautam (B) Kapila (A) (B) cbftjcri
(C) Kanada (D) Patanjali (C) (D)
74. According to Yoga, the'Raga'is ; 74. "qhr ^ 37^^ '"tk' t ;
(^) Kles'a (A) ^
(B) Prema (B) ^
(^) Asakti (C) sirafe
(D) All of the above (D)
75. 'Samyak Darsan' in Jaina ethics 75. "tr "4* ^
means:
t:
(A) Correct Perception
(A) "31%
(B) Realization of Truth
(B)
(C) Respect for the teachings of
Tirthankaras (C) ^ ^uiH
(D) None of the above (D) ^^
76. Which one of the following are known 76. Pi^RiRaa
as Triratna' ?
t ?
(A) Sravana, Manana,Nidhidhyasana (A) ^cju|^
(B) Samyak Darsana, Samyak Jnaha, (B)
Samyak Caritra
(C) Maitri, Karuna, Mudita (C) -gferi
(D) Samgha, Dhamma, Buddha (D) ^
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77. Meaning of Rta is : 77. "5!icr f :
(A) World (A) WR
(®) Darsan (B)
(C) Cosmic order (C) ^
(D) None of the above (D) ^
78. The person with a steady mind is called: 78. Tpf t:
(A) Sthitaprajna (B) Prajnasri (A) (B)
(C) VanaprastW (D) Gnhastha (C) (D)
79. The root-meaning of Bhagvadagita's 79. ^ ^^
doctrine of Niskama Karma is : ^ a;T2f t :
(A) Performing actions considering one
(A) wf ^ ^
self as an instrument of God
(B) Performing actions without any
attachment
(B) to toft STRlto ^ ^
(C) Performing actions for others
(C) fto
(D) Performing actions for attaining
liberation (D) Tftaj-'RTftd ^ to; ^
80. "Apurva is an invisible power." This 80. TT^ 37^ -^Tto t l" "21?
statement belongs to whom ? toi^ t ?
(A) Jaimini (B) Kanada (A) (B)
(C) Kapila (D) Sahara (C) (D)
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81, Who is the exponent of the deontological
theory of lightness ? ^ ^f ?
(A) A.C. Ewing (A) R."#.
(B) C.D. Broad (B) ^
(C) W.D.Ross (C) ^
(D) All of the above (D)
82, Who envisaged the concept of "My 82. ^ 1%%^ chcloil ^
station and my duties" in the context of ctidoq" ^ fcj-cjK
a person's specific duty ?
(A) Socrates (B) Aristotle (A) (B)
(C) Bradley (D) Plato (C) (D)
83, What is the main virtue according to 83. ^ ^
Kant ? t ?
(A) Justice (A)
(B) Courage (B)
(C) Sense of Duty (C) "^Rfoqwror
(D) Temperance (D) wr
84, According to whom 'virtue is habit' ? 84. 1^^^ 37^;^ t' ?
(A) Socrates (B) Aristotle (A) (B)
(C) Plato (D) Kant (C) (D) ^
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85. Which of the following alternatives is 85. [q=hcrM
true regarding the ethical theory of
perfectionism ? ^t ?
(A) Self realization is the highest good (A) t
(B) Perfectionism reconciles egoism and (B) ^
altruism t
(C) Perfectionism ends conflict between (C) 3^ ^^C|K ^
'rationalism and hedonism ^ "I"
(D) All of the above (D)
86. Which ofthe following theories or concepts 86. rHHPdRsId feSRT RT ^
hold that moral qualities of actions are
directly identified by conscience ? ^^ ^i ?
(A) Ethical hedonism (A)
(B) Psychological hedonism (B)
(C) Teleological ethics (C)
(D) Intuitionism (D)
87. Which one of the following alternatives 87. wftfeRR ^ PHHPdPtsld
is correct regarding utilitarianism ? ^t ?
(A) The moral quality of an action
(A) PtTtil ^ "IJ0| "5^1^
depends on its consequences
(B) Moral quality is implicit in the
■q^ "I
action only (B) ^ ^ t
(C) It is a deontological theory
(C) ^ i
(D) Moral laws are not based on
experience
(D) t
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88. What is the Highest Good ? 88. ^f 7
(A) It is absolute good (A) t
(B) It is not desired as a means to (B)
another higher good
(C) It is good in itself (C) ^ t
(D) All of the above (D)
89. Who while regarding virtues as the 89. ^ ^cjT-oxI
supreme good, has said that it consists in "p; flflfT
good will ? t ?
(A) Mill (A)
(B) Bentham (B)
(C) Kant (C)
(D) None of the above (D) ^
90. Who said that "Quantity of pleasure 90. ^iFT ^
being equal pushpin is as good as ^ PTRr
poetry" ? f Riddl Cti[qcll" ?
(A) Bentham (A)
(B) Mill (B)
(C) Rashdall (C)
(D) Hobbes (D) im
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91. 'Integral Yoga' is related to which of the 91. 'wm RHRrlRsld ^
following Philosophers ? ^ t ?
(A) B.R. Ambedkar (A)
(B) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (B)
(C) Shri Anrobindo (C) ^
(D) Narayan Guru (D) -wim
92. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya's Philosophy is 92. ^
known as : t:
(A) Scientific Humanism (A)
(B) Integral Humanism (B) RpmK
(C) Existentalistic Humanism (C)
(D) None of the above (D)
93. Under the 'concept of philosophy' K.C. 93. ^
Bhattacharya talks about how many
grades of theoretic consciousness ? ?
(A) Four (B) Two (A) ^ (B) i[
(C) Three (D) One (C) #r (D)
94. The central element of B.R. Ambedkar's 94. ^ ^^
social philosophy is : "dc^ t :
(A) Political Freedom (A) <Mdl[acti
(B) Annihilation of caste and social (B) ^^dlfd^T^TT dTT
equality ^HHdl
(C) Globalization (C)
(D) Spiritualization (D)
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95. According to New Humanism of 95. WT-Wl. ^ ^
M.N. Roy :
(A) The individual is prior to society. (A) ^ t I
(B) The society is prior to individual. (B) 'W^ t I
(C) Both society and individual are at (C) -^arr ^ -qr
par. f I
(D) None of the above (D) ^
96. Match correct order of the following 96. PiMRriRaa RiRsld
writers and books written by them : qq Ihoih :
Writers Books
"iWcb
(1) B.R. Ambedkar (a) An Idealistic (1) (a) Rq
\^ew of Life
(2) Maulana Azad (b) The Religion ^ Sqqr ^1^4)
of Man
(2) -^IHI SITSIK (b)^
(3) S. Radhakrishnan (c) The Buddha
and His (3) (c) ^ ^
Dhamma
(4) Rabindranath (d) India Wins (4) <q1-s-i|8T Mc (d)f%qi
Tagore Freedom
Code :
^ =
(A) (l)-(b), (2)-(c), (3)-(a), (4)-(d) (A) (l)-(b), (2)-(c), (3)-(a), (4)-(d)
(B) (l)-(c), (2)-(d), (3)-(a), (4)-(b) (B) (l)-(c), (2)-(d), (3)-(a), (4)-(b)
(C) (l)-(a), (2)-(b), (3)-(c), (4)-(d) (C) (l)-(a), (2)-(b), (3)-(c), (4)-(d)
(D) (l)-(b). (2)-(d), (3)-(a), (4)-(c) (D) (l)-(b), (2)-(d), (3)-(a), (4)-(c)
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97. Which of the following Philosophers 97. rHHRrlHsld ^ W%
said, "Our Philosophy is the same as
that of Shankaracharya ?" t ?"
(A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati (A) Wit WK
(B) Jiddu Krishnamurti (B)
(C) Sree Narayan Guru (C) ^
(D) B.R. Ambedkar (D) ^t.fflR. ch<
98. Which of the following is correct about 98. ^ '11^ wrsr' ^ ^ PlMpQiRsid
Gandhi's *Hind Swaraj' ? ■4* ^ ^ t ?
(A) It was written in 1908 and (A) 1908 TO "4*
supported industrialisation in India. ^ t 1
(B) It is on Education. (B) ^ t I
(C) It is based on explanation of God. (C) "4? ^ Ws^IT "qr 3TT??Tfer t I
(D) It was written in 1908 and a severe (D) 1908 ^ "3^
condemnation of * modem civilization'. qt# 3q#qqT t i
99. 'Satyashodhak Samaj' was founded by 99. WF' ^ WRI fel "WF
which social reformer ?
(A) Sant Kabi Bhima Bhoi (A) ^ ^ ^
(B) Jyotiba Phule (B)
(C) Maulana Azad (C) 31MF
(D) Mohammad Iqbal (D) eIfRF
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100. In the writings of Sant Kabi Bhima Bhoi 100. W ^^ ^ ^
in which form has God been described ? ^ RtrW [^^1 "MI ?
(A) As Shunya (A) ^ ^ ^
(B) As concrete idol (B) ^
(C) As nature (C) ^
(D) As inert matter (D) ^ ^
101. Which one of the following thinkers has 101. rHHPeiRsid PcixiKchT ^ fer
given the idea of Logical Atomism ? cllPh'ch ^ ^t ?
(A) Russell (B) Wittgenstein (A) (B)
(C) Moore (D) Strawson (C) (D)
102. Match the List I with List II and select 102. I^ n [hcrll'l dilRrjl!,
the correct answer with the given codes : ^ ^^ :
List I List II
(a) Ryle (1) truth is (a) <1^01 (1) WT a^icqfro^
subjectivity "t
(b) Ayer (2) speech act (b) (2)
(c) Kierkegaard (3) ghost in (c) Mmd (3) "q#!
machine theory ■feRT
(d) Austin (4) having right to (d) arffer (4) ^ ^ -q;^
be sure as a
condition of
knowledge
Code :
^ '
(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (4) (3) (1) (2) (A) (4) (3) (1) (2)
(B) (3) (4) (1) (2) (B) (3) (4) (1) (2)
(C) (3) (2) (1) (4) (C) (3) (2) (1) (4)
(D) (1) (4) ■ (3) (2) (D) (1) (4) (3) (2)
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103. Which of the following philosophers has 103. PiHPeiRsld ^ ^
said "The world is the totality of facts, t ^ t,
not of things" ? 'm ?
(A) Husserl (B) Russell (A) (B)
(C) Wittgenstein (D) Moore (C) (D) iJC
104. "Existence precedes Essence". This 104. ^^ t I"
dictum is of: t:
(A) Heidegger (B) Nietzsche (A) ^ (B) "qn
(C) Sartre (D) Keirkegaard (C) m (D) ^
105. Tractatus-Logico-Philosophicus' book is
written by : M t:
(A) Early Wittgenstein (A) -m
(B) Later Wittgenstein (B) "fefelfq m
(C) Husserl (C) m
(D) Ayer (D) -m
106. "Rationalism may be discarded, but life- 106. ^ t,
useful beliefs cannot be discarded."
Whose belief is this ?
(A) Dewey (B) James (A) "sHt (B) ^
(C) Peirce (D) Brentano (C) (D)
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107. In the critique of dialectical reason, 107. if
Sartre abandoned the individualistic view ^ ^^ "qfwT
of existentialism and adopted an integral
view. This view is related to : Tfsifer t :
(A) Humanism (B) Marxism (A) HHcidlclK ^ (B) HIcHlciK
(C) Pragmatism (D) Hedonism (C) ^ (D) ^
108. Which of the following is not related to 108. PHHRrifed ^^
the phenomenological method process ? ^ ^ t ?
(A) Reduction (B) Mixture (A) (B) -fTTOT
(C) Ideation (D) Bracketing (C) (D)
109. What are Moore's ultimate ideals ? 109. ^ ^ ?
(i) Fellow feelings among humans (i) Rm ^ bW
(ii) Aesthetic enjoyment (ii)
(iii) Pleasure (iii) 1®I3^
(iv) Salvation (iv)
Code :
(A) (i) and (iii) (B) (i) and (ii) (A) (i)3Tk(iii) (B) (i)3i[k(ii)
(C) (iii) and (iv) (D) (iv) (C) (iii)4!:(iv) (D) (iv)
110. What is the mind according to Gilbert Ryle ? 110. fpT f ;
(A) Absolute matter (A) ^
(B) Physical matter (B) ^
(C) Separated matter (C) ^ ^ ^
(D) Being without a body but having an (D) 'roh: ■gkn: ^ mk siPft
integral existence
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111. "Ajust society is that in which ascending 111. ^
sense of reverence and descending sense 3TT^ ^ si(sa1 ^
of contempt is dissolved into the creation
of a compassionate society."-It is said by ^^t i'
whom ? t ?
(A) Amartya Sen (A)
(B) John Rawls (B) ^ tf^
(C) B.R. Ambedkar (C) ^.STR.
(D) Nozick (D)
112. Which Revolutionary leader was inspired 112. stiiRi=bi<1
by the Swadeshi Movement ? ifer SIT ?
(A) Bhagat Singh (A) ^ETcT kfe
(B) Chandrashekhar Azad (B)
(C) Alluri Sitaramara^ (C) 31^ -RkTPJTO^
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) ^^
113. Kautilya's Arthashastra is the : 113. ^ 378^1^ t :
(A) Biography of Kautilya (A) ^
(B) History of Chandra Gupta Maurya (B) ^ i%T^
(C) It's a book of Economics (C) "^TF 3l8feT^ ^ ^5^1^ t
(D) Book on principles of Government (D) ^ felRff "qr "5?^
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114. According to Ancient Political Thought, 114. 3rr#T <NHlfdch ^
the science of law and punishment is
called : t:
(A) Dharma-Vibhaga (A)
(B) Rashtra Dharma (B)
(C) Danda Niti (C)
(D) Griha Dharma (D)
115. According to Kautilya the concept of 115. TRT ^
State consists of seven elements called : ■?TRr ^ t*, t:
(A) Saptanga Theory (A) TTWT RHc^H
(B) Saptamugha Theoiy (B)
(C) Sapta Daya Theory (C) TTRT "f^RI
(D) Sapta Bhaga Theory (D) ^ ^ fejRf
116. Which kind of war is declared as 'Most 116. "f^ "51^ ^ ^
Righteous' according to Kautilya ? sterJTjyf' "TO t ?
(A) Open warfare (A)
(B) Concealed war (B) .llRr ^
(C) Silent war (C) ifk ^
(D) None of the above (D) ^
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117. The antithesis of constitutionalism is 117. ^ ^ W WT
called : t:
(A) Socialism (B) Feudalism (A) (B)
(C) Totalitarianism (D) Pluralism (C) (D)
118. What is the major wealcness of king 118. Tm ^ ^
Yudhisthira that lead to the loss of his
kingdom ? ?
(A) Intoxicants (A)
(B) Women (B)
(C) Gambling (C)
(D) Hunting (D)
119. How many types of wars have been 119. ^
discussed by Kautilya ? t ?
(A) One (B) Two (A) ^ (B) ^
(C) Three (D) Four (C) (D) ^
120. Which ofthe following is not a component 120. srtilRrlRsid ^ ^ Tt^ "qfeR ^
of the Evolutionary Theory of Family ? ^ t ?
(A) Consanguineous Family (A)
(B) Punaluant Family (B) "qfeR
(C) Patriarchal Family (C)
(D) Matriarchal Family (D) "qfeR
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121. According to Plato the reason for man to 121. KIclI ^
be just is :
^ -I" j
(A) The fear of society (A) ^
(B) Divine Command (B)
(C) The Purity of Soul (C) ^^
(D) Virtue of Human being (D)
122. According to Hobbes, the passion for the 122. 31^^ "fr
formation of a state firom the state of ^1^ ^ "qiT c+iKU| ;
nature was because of:
(A) ^^
(A)■ The fear of death
(B) ^ ^
(B) For being in the state of equality 1^
(C) For getting reputation (C) "JIM ^
(D) An inherent demand for organisation (D) ^ 3fdf^ff|H TFT ^
123. Bernard William's Tdea of Equality' 123. 3=R^ '-yHHai ^ fr*
argues in favour of :
"4' f ?
(A) Equality of capability and freedom (A) ^ ^ iiHHdl
(B) Equality ofeducation and employment (B) ^ ^Nttr ^ wmr
(C) Equality of need and merit (C) 3iiq;;^ch(l( ^IJiJdl ^ wra
(D) Political equality and equality of (D) -H^Hdl 37^^
opportunity ^HHdl
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124. "Justice is the first virtue of social 124. 'UiHito ^ "srsm
institutions, as truth is of systems of t, "fer 3m: WT yuiiM
thought." It is a statement by which of t !" pjHrelfeld
the following thinkers ?
(A) Plato (B) Aristotle (A) (B) 37^
(C) John Rawls (D) Amartya Sen (C) "sfR tf^ (D) iR
125. The aim of government, according to 125. ^ ^
Ronald Dworkin must be :
#TT :
(A) Equality of income (A) 37PT ^ TFTPM
(B) Equality of property (B) ^ ^HHdl
(C) Equality of social status (C) IMcf ^ ^MHdl
(D) Equality of resources (D) "OT?#' ^ ^HHdl
126. According to Amartya Sen, well being can 126. ^ SIJHR ch(r4iui ^ PdHl^Rsld
conflict with which of the following ? ^ t ?
(A) Agency freedom (A) arpTO^
(B) Wellbeing freedom
(B) di<rqnj| WOT
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(C) #if (A) (B)
(D) None of the above
(D) ^^
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127. According to Marx, the immediate aim 127. "dc=bl(rl "3^?^
of communism is : t:
(A) Formation of proletarian into a class (A) ^
(B) Overthrow of bourgeois supremacy (B) *1^1 HPd ^ -qrr^
(C) Conquest of the political power by (C) w ^ WJ
the proletarian
(D) All of the above (D)
128. Multiculturalism addresses which of the 128. PlHprlRsld ^
following issues ? WT t ?
(A) Gender equality (A) llHHdl
(B) General rights of citizens (B) diqRcbT ^ itlHM
(C) Discrimination in society (C) wm
(D) Supports the majority in society (D) mm ^
129. Who is the author of 'A Theory of
Justice' ? t ?.
(A) Plato (A)
(B) John Rawls (B) ^ tf^
(C) Aristotle (C) ^
(D) Dworkin (D) -s^ciTRhd
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130. Rousseau's idea behind the social 130. write 3^"^ teRT ^ ^^
contract theory is based on : ^ teR t ?
(A) Advanced society (A) "Bwr
(B) General will (B)
(C) Industrial revolution (C) sMte
(D) Citizenship (D) wtedT
131, Demarcate the distribution in 'E' 131. 'E' ^ ^
proposition : :
(A) S distributed, P undistributed (A) "3.
(B) S distributed, P distributed (B) 1^.
(C) S undistributed, P undistributed (C)
(D) S undistributed, P distributed (D) aqoqTRT, 1^.
132. What is the relationship between 132. crater 'A' alk 'O'^' ^feir ^
proposition 'A' and '0' ? t ?
(A) Contradictory (A) <^NIdl
(B) Contrary (B)
(C) Subcontrary (C)
(D) Subalternation (D)
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133. The formula of T proposition in Boolean 133. ii T (snf) ^
method is : ^Hlcb<u| t :
(A) S P 9^ 0 (A) ^ ^0
(B) SP = 0 (B) ^ W = 0 V.
(C) S P 0 (C) ^ W ^ 0
(D) SP = 0 (D) ^ =0
134. Which proposition ■ is correctly 134. m, 1^ ^ 3T^
represented in the given picture ? ^t ?
(A) S P (B) SP (A) ^ ^ (B) ^
(C) S P (D) S P (Q Z fk (D) ^
135. All dogs are mammals. 135. ^ WWfi t I
No cat is dog. ^ ^ t I
So, no cat is mammal.
f I
Which fallacy is present in this syllogism ? cblH-HI f ?
(A) Fallacy of xmdistributed middle (A) SToTO ^
(B) Existential fallacy (B) ^
(C) Fallacy of illicit minor (C) ^ ^
(D) Fallacy of illicit major (D) -q^
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136. If A, B, C are given True value and X, 136.^ ST, ^
Y, Z are given False, then decide the X, ^ SIWT f, ^ oMvjlcb
value of the statement : :
~(BvX). -(YvZ) ~ V -q) . V ■^)
(A) False (A) ST^
(B) True (B) ^
(C) Doubtful (C)
(D) None of the above (D)
137. Which ■ figure is valid in all the 137. ST^^ ^ ^
moods ? t ?
(A) All (B) A O 0 (A) T3;. sn^. sTTf. (B) "q;. srl.
(C) EAE (D) E I O (C) t i (D) t STlf. 4,
138. A 3B 138. ^ 3 T
-B / -A 7 /
What is the name of this rule of ST^iTFT ^ ^ ^
Inference ? t ?
(A) Modus Ponens (A)
(B) Modus Tollens (B)
(C) Disjunctive Syllogism (C)
(D) Constructive Dilemma (D)
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139. The formula of exportation in the rule of 139. twT ^
replacement is : t:
(A) (x = y)= ix:Dy).(yzDx') (A) (■q' = T) = ("21 3 T) . (^ 3 "^T)
(B) (B) ^
(C) [(x.y)^z]=[x:D(y=:,z)] (C) [("^T. -=0 3 = p =3 (X 3 ^)]
(D) x = xvx
(D) ^ ^ V ^
140. (3X)(AX. BX) 140. (3X) (^X . TX)
Which type of proposition is this ? fHHrcrlRsJd ^ t?
(A) I (B) A (A) ^ (B) R
(C) E (D) O (C) f (D) #
141. Which one is mismatched ? 141. -q^ t ?
(A) Power - Peace , Justice (A)
(B) Authority - Power, Legitimacy (B) "^mr -
(C) Legitimacy - Religion, Morality (C) ^faqicii
(D) Authority — Quality, Public opinion (D) Tfdl - "jq,
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142. As per Max Weber which one of the 142. ^^ RMRrlRsld ^
following is not a form of Authority ?
(A) Traditional Authority (A) WWId TRiT
(B) Command Authority (B) TPdT
(C) Legal Authority (C) W
(D) Charismatic Authority (D) doUmi W
143. Environmentalism is a/an : 143. ^t ?
(A) Ideological movement (A) Pci-ciK^m^icMdi
(B) Political theory (B)
(C) Economic theory (C) "feRT
(D) Social ideology (D)
144, Which one of the following is not the 144. PHHprlReld ^
main concern of Ecology ? ^ "I ?
(A) Soil erosion (A)
(B) Chemical waste (B)
(C) Democratic deterioration (C) ofedffw
(D) Radioactive leakage (D)
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145. Which one of the following is not the 145. rHHRrlRsId
part of environmental ethics ?
^ t ?
(A) Animal world
(A) ^
(B) Plant world
(B) cjdwRl
(C) Material world
(C)
(D) Metaphysical world (D) ^
146. "Man has acquired priority in
comparison to animals."-Who said ? t i" sn 7
(A) Peter Singer (A) "te Wnr
(B) Michael Tooley (B) ^
(C) Sidgwick (C) Ri-Jlfqch
(D) Mackenzie
(D)
147. According to Ame Naess-which one of 147. ^ 3i5?TK--pjHrvjRdd
the following is not the laid down theory ^ TTf^PTTf^
of environmental ethics ?
■teRl ^ t ?
(A) Internal values, vested values (A) aiir^Rch a=F#ff^
(B) Values in themselves
(B)
(C) Eradication of Bio-diversity (C) ^
(D) Teleological need values
(D) aHldi^qchcir
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148. Which one of the following is not the 148. WTFTT rdHfcriRsid
subject of ethical analysis by Hosmer ?
(A) By Legal control (A)
■ (B) Utility (B) wfcr
(C) Freedom of self (C) 3Tl^R^Rf5£I
(D) Universality (D) ^^IrHchcIl
149. Which one of the following is believed 149.
the oldest profession by William T. Fits ? t ?
(A) Medical (A)
(B) Education (B)
(C) Services (C) ^
(D) Legal (D)
150. In the case of Medical Ethics, which one 150. P^Ph<^di f^PhoHl d1Pd!^ll^ ^
is not necessary for a doctor ? ^ -=1^ t ?
(A) Rigourous Law (A)
(B) Change in attitude (B) "rFftcfftf
(C) Misuse of advertisement (C) PcidlHH ^
(D) Character building (D) fFiW
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