SSB Odisha Lecturer 2021: Lecturer recruitment for non-government aided colleges, Logic and Philosophy
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1 Which figure has no weakened (B) Sub-contraries
mood ? (c) Contradictories
(A) Firstfigure (D) Sub-altems
(B) Second figure
5. ( - p .q) is definitionally equivalent
(C) Third figure
to:
(D) Fourthfigure
(A) -(pvq)
2. Aristotle's dictum does not applyto
(B) (pv-q)
which of the groups taken together?
(A) First figure, Second figure, (c) -(pv-q)'
Third figure (D) (-pv-q)
(B) First figure, Second figure, 6. Which of the following is not
Fourth figure
correct ?
(C) Second figure, Third figure, (A) ln induction conclusion has no
Fourthfugure
' logicalertainty
(D) Sbcond figure, Firstfigure
(B) ln induction conclusion has
3. War is destructive. probability
.'. Peace is constructive.
(C) ln induction conclusion is a
This inference is a case of : generalization
(A) Simple conversion (D) tn induction formal validity is
(B) Convercionperlimitation aimed at l
.(C) Obversion
(D) Materialobversion
7. Which of the propositional groups
have ne existential import ?
4. Some students are intelligent and (A) E and I
some students are not intelligent.
These two propositions are related
. (B) EandO
AS:
(C) A and O
(A) Contraries (D) A and E
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8. ln a valid deductive argumentwhat (C) Fallacyofamphibology
is never possible ? (D) Fallacyofillicitmajor
(A) Premises are false and the
11 Fallacy of equivocation can apply in
conclusion is fatse
which of thefollowing ?
(B) Premises are true and the (A) Fallacyofcomposition
conctusion is true
(B) Fallacyof division
(C) Premises are true and the
(C) Fallacy of undistributed
conclusion is false
middle
(D) Premisesarefalse, conclusion (D) Fallacy of ambiguous middle
may betrue orfalse
12 'BAROCO'can directly be reduced
9. Which form of dilemma is towhich mood ?
rebutable ?
(A) BARBARA
(A) Simple constructive (B) CETARENT
(B) Simple destructive (c) DARil
(C) Complexconstructive (D) FERTO
(D) Complex destructive
13. Material giound of induction
10. To inflict pain upon others is wrong. includes:
The surgeon inflicts pain in a patient (A) Observation and uniformity of
in an operation. nature
The surgeon's act is wrong. (B) Experiment . and law of
. The argument involves : causation
(A) Fallacyof accident (C) Observation and experiment
(B) Fallacyof accent (D) Experimentandgeneralization
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14. Which of the following does not come (C) Law of identity and law of
underscientific order ? uniformityof nature
(A) Classification and causation (D) Law of non-contradiction and
(B) Mathematicalexplanationand lawof excluded middle
hypothesis
17. Which of the following expresses a
(C) Causation and mathematical
proposition ?
explanation
(D) Classification and theoretical (A) How old are you ?
formulation (B) Please help him.
15. When price of gold increases, its (C) Alas ! he is no more.
sale decreases. This can be an (D) eirO,s lay eggs.
example of :
18. ln a valid deductive reasoning :
(A) Jointmethod of agreementand
(A) Premises support the
difference
conclusion
(B) Method of difference
(B) Premises must be true as
(C) Method of residue
mafterof fact
(D) Method of concomitant
(C) Premisesimplytheconclusion
variation
(D) Conclusionmustbetrue
16. Which of the following group does not
come under fundamental principle of 19. Which of the following are not the
logic ? conditions of Iegitimate hypothesis ?
(A) Law of identity and law of (A) Adequacy and verifiability
excluded middle (B) Verifiabilityand predictability
(B) Law of identity and law of non- (C) Simplicityand predictability
contradiction (D) Causalityand supernaturalrty
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20. Einstein's theory of relativity is a (C) Truth ofthe conclusion
case of:
(D) Form of theargument
(A) Non-instantialhypothesis
(B) Working hypothesis 25. Aconjunctivefunction istruewhen :
(C) Ad-hoc hypothesis (A) One component is ture
(D) Analogicdlhypothesis (B) Allcomponentsaretrue
21. p is false when :
(C) At least one component is false
=q
(A) p is false and q is false (D) Both components are false
(B) p is true and q is false 26. (p .q): (r.s)
(C) p is false and q is true
To calculate its truth function how
(D) p is true and q is true
many rows are required ?
22. p=q istruewhen:
(A) Four
(A) p is true and q is true
(B) Eisht
(B) p. is true and q is false
(C) Twelve
(C) p is false and q is true
(D) p is false and q is not false (D) Sixteen
23. The correct form of quantificationa! 27 . According to logicians, "Bhubaneswar
symbolization of "All crows are blacK' is the capital of Odisha" is
is: categorised as:
(A) (lx) (fx.gx) (A) Universal proposition or
(B) (lx) (fx.- sx) alternative proposition
(c) (x) (fx.sx) (B) Particular proposition or
(D) (x) (fxrsx) General proposition
24. The validity of a syllogistic argument (C) Singular proposition or
is determined on the basis of : Universal proposition
(A) Truth of the premises (D) General proposition or
(B) Truth of at leastone premise hypothetical proposition
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28. ln a proposition there will be class 31. t /hich is the conect syrnbolization of
inclusion when : the proposition "Ghosts do not
(A) Subjectstandsforan individual exist" ?
member (A) -CJx) (-fx)
(B) Predicate stands for an (B) -Bx) (fx)
individual member (c) (x) (fx)
(C) Subject stands fora class and (D) (x) (fx .- fx)
predicate stands for an 32. 'He travelled from Bhubaneswar to "
individual member Delhi in two minutes"
- vr/hich of the
(D) Subject and predicate both fotlowing is true ?
stand for class (nl I is logically possible.
29. Which one is the definitional (B) lt is empirically possible.
equivalence of (p . - q) ? (C) lt is logically impossible.
(A) (p=-q) (D) lt is technicalty possible.
(B) -(-pr-q) 33. 'This triangle is a circle" is :
(c) -(-p"q) (A) Logically possible
(D) -(p=-q) (B) Logicatlyimpossible
30. lf f stands for boy and g stands for (C) Empiricallypossible
intelligent, (lx) (fx .gx) can be true (D) Technicallypossible
if: U. "Truth is God'is a case of :
(A) a is a boy and intelligent (A) Reportivedefinition
(B) a is a boy and not intelligent (B) Ostensivedefinition
(C) a is not a boy and intelligent (C) Stipulativedefinition
(D) a is not a boy and not intelligent (D) Gonnotationaldefinition
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35. A proposition is true if it is consistent (B) Parallelish
with other true propositions - (C) Epiphenomenalism
expresses the theory of truth, (D) ldentitytheory
called:
39. Cartesian theory of mind-body
(A) Pragmatic theory relationship is called :
(B) Corespondencetheory (A) lnteractionism
(C) Coherenttheory (B) Psychologicalparallelism
(D) Use theory (C) Pre-established harmony
(D) Epiphenomenalism
36. A proposition is analytic if :
(A) lt is sometimes true and 40. A proposition is synthetic if its
' sometimesfalse negation is:
(B) ltiscontingentlytrue (A) Analyticproposition
(B) Syntheticproposition
(C) ltisnecessarilytrue
(C) A-prioriproposition
(D) lt is necessarilyfalse
(D) Contradictory
37. Haris saw Hipu on the boat with a
41. According to Plato knowledge should
telescope. The proposition taken
befounded on:
literally involves :
(A) Perception
(A) Type-tokenambigui$ (B) lntuition
(B) Process-productambiguity (C) Opinion
(C) Syntacticalambiguity (D) Reason
(D) Figurativeambiguity 42. One of the characteristics of Plato's
38. Every mental state is identicalwith theory of ldeas is :
certain physicalstate of the brain - (A) Objective ultimate reality
expresses which theory of mind-body (B) Spatial
relationship ? (C) Tempora!
(A) lnteractionism (D) Spatio-terhporal
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43. Plato's theory of ldeas is called by 47. Which figure of syllogism has not
him: occurred in Aristotle's exposition of
deductive logic ?
(A) Theoryofform
(B) Epistemology (A) Firstfigure
(C) Metaphysics (B) Second figure
(D) Axiology (C) Third figure
M. Aristotle's metaphysics iscalled : (D) Fourth figure
, (A) Ontology 48. The ontological argument for the
(B) Theology existence of God was propounded
(C) First philosophy by:
(D) Naturalphilosophy (A) Descartes and Anselm
45. Aristotle identifies mafterwith : (B) Descartes and Spinoza
(A) Potentiality
(C) Spinoza and LeibniE
(B) Actuality
(D) Spinoza and Kant
(C) Being
(D) Changeability 49. Prejudices grounded in human
nature and common to human race
46. The concept of innate idea is
are called by Bacon :
acceptable to :
(A) ldola of the den
(A) Descartes and Leibnitz
(B) Descartes and Berkeley (B) ldola of the tribe
(C) Descartes and Hume (C) ldola of the market place
(D) Locke and Kant (D) ldola of the theatre
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50. "Mind is a clean state before (C) BothAristotle and Kant
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experience begins'
- who has said (D) Spinoza
it?
54. Pantheism as a philosophical
(A) Bacon
(B) Locke (A) Descartes
(C) Hume (B) Spinoza
(D) Kant (C) Leibnitz
51. "Human knowledge is aposteriori- (D) Kant
who supportthis statement ?
55. Which of thefollowing statements is
(A) Locke and Hume not acceptable to Locke ?
(B) BaconandLocke
(A) Objects have primary and
(C) Bacon and Hume secondary qualities
(D) Humeand Kant
(B) When senses come in contact
52. ?ll significant propositions can be with objects ideas are
classified into relation of ideas and generated in the mind
matters of fact"
- who support this (C) Objects are real and can be
thesis ? known
(A) Bacon
(D) Secondary qualities are
(B) Locke unknown and unknownable
(C) Berkeley
56. Who distinguishes between
(D) Hume impression and idea ?
53. The concept of categories was (A) Locke
propounded by: (B) Berkeley
(A) Aristotle only (C) Kant
(B) Kantonly (D) Hume
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57. According to Kant spa@:and time (B) God is immanent
are: (C) God and the Cosmos are one
(A) Objectivelyunreal and the same
(D) The world and its changes are
(B) Onlyappearances
God's modes
(C) Apriori
61. Which of the following sources of
(D) Transcendentallyreal
knowledge is accepted by
58. According to Hume, the principte of Carvaka ?
causality is based on : (A) Perception
(A) A necessary relation (B) lnferenoe
(B) An apriorirelation (C) Teslimony
(C) An invariable relation (D) lntuition
(D) Aconjoinedrelation 62. Caryaka's notion of self is:
(A) Body itself
59. Who says'thatthe ideas which are
(B) Consciousnessitself
imprinted on senses by God are
(C) Bodywithoutconsciousness
called realthings'?
(D) Bodywithconsciousness
(A) LeibniE
63. Which school of lndian Philosophy
(B) Berkeley
states that a thing is and is not at the
(C) Spinoza
same time ?
(D) Locke (A) Garvaka
60. Which statement is notaceptableto (B) Buddhism
Spinoza ? (C) Jainism
(A) God istranscendent (D) Nyaya
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&1. Which of the following cannot be (B) Jnanalaksanapratyaksya
called Triratna ? (C) Jogaja pratyaksya
(A) Samyak Samadhi (D) Dhyana pratyaksya
(B) Samyak Darsana
68. Which one of the following is correct
(C) Samyak Carita according to Ramanuja ?
(D) SamyakJnana (A) Jiva is the same as Brihman.
65. Which of the following is not (B) The world is a cosmic illusion.
advocated by Buddhism ? (C) Brahma is the seat ofAvidya.
(A) Nairatmyavad (D) Devotion is the ground of
(B) Syadavad liberation.
(C) Theory of dependent
69. The ultimate means to liberation
origination
according to Sankar is:
(D) Theoryofmomentariness (A) Karma
66. Which of the following is not (B) Jnana
acceptable to Jainism ? (C) Bhakti
(A) Relativisticpluralism (D) Karma, Jnana, Bhakti all
(B) Absolutism together
(C) lnseparability of dravya and 70. Which system of lndian Philosophy
guna
accepts pramanya of cognition as
(D) Absoluteness of Keval Jnana swatah and apramanya as paratah ?
67. Which form of perception according (A) Nyaya
to Nyaya can give knowledge of (B) Vedanta
past, present and future ? (C) Mimamsa
(A) Samanyalaksana pratyaksya (D) Vaisesika
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71. According to Sankhya, Purusa is: (B) Samyoga
(A) Conscious and active (C) Samavaya
(B) Unconscious and active (D) Visesa
(C) Conscious and inactive
76. Which of the following systems are
(D) Unconscious and inactive atheistic ?
72. The meaning of Maya according to (A) Carvaka, Buddhism, Sankhya
Advaita is: (B) Buddhism, Jainism, Nyaya
(A) Theworld is real (C) Jainism, Carvaka, Vedanta
(B) The world is existent (D) Carvaka, Mimamsa, Nyaya
(C) The world is mistaken for
77.'The essence of soul is
Brahman
consciousness' is held by :
(D) Theworld is permanent (A) Buddhism
73. Sankhyatheoryof error is calted : (B) Nyaya
(A) Satkhyati (C) AdvaitVedanta
(B) Akhyati (D) Carvaka
(C) Mparitakhyati 78. According to Nyaya soulcan be :
(D) Anyathakhyati (A) Knoweronly
74. Satakaryavad is propounded by: (B) Knowledgeonly
(A) Nyaya (C) Known only
(B) Vaisesika (D) Knowerand known
(C) Sankhya 79. Visistadvaita theory of liberation is
(D) Mimamsa calted:
75. The absence (abhava) of bitterness (A) Jeevanamukti
in sugar is on account of the relation (B) Mdehamukti
of: (c) Both (A) and (B)
(A) Svarupa (D) Neither(A) nor(B)
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80. According to Ramanuja, Nirguna (B) Grahastha, Vanaprastha,
means: Brahmacarya, Sannyas
(A) Without noble qualities (C) Brahmacarya, Grahastha,
Vanaprastha, Sannyas
(B) Without auspicious qualities
(D) Grahastha, Vanaprastha,
(C) Withoutinauspiciousqualities
Sannyas, Brahmacarya
(D) Withoutanyquality
84. The Vedic concept'Rta'stands for:
81. Anupalabdhi a6 an independent (A) Moralorderonly
souroe of knowledge according to:
(B) Cosmicorderonly
(A) Ramanuja (C) Both moral order and cosmic
(B) Patanjali order
(C) Kumarila (D) Lawof Karma
(D) Prabhakar 85. Which order of the Purusartha is
right ?
82. The law of Karma is associated
(A) Artha, Kama, Moksa, Dharma
with:
(B) Kama,Artha, Dharma, Moksa
(A) Logic (C) Dharma, Kama, Moksa,Artha
(B) Ethics (D) Dharma,Artha, Kama, Moksa
(C) Epistemology 86. Buddha's noble truth 'life is full of
(D) Aesthetics suffering' signifies :
(A) A pessimistic view of life
83. The orders of human life in traditional
(B) Purposelessness of life
Hindu society given below are wrong
(C) Conscious endeavour to
except:
remove evil
(A) Brahmacarya, Grahastha, (D) To take to Sannyas to do away
Sannyas, VanaPrastha, with it
a
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87 . Jaina view of 'good life' consists in : 91. 'Pleasure isthe naturalend of life' is
(A) Right faith, right knowledge, the version of :
rightconduct (A) Psychologicalhedonism
(B) Faith in God and right conduct (B) Ethicalhedonism
(C) Right knowledge and right (C) Utilitarianism
conduct (D) Rigorism
,(D) Faith in God and right
92. "Every one should seek his or her
knowledge
own pleasure" is the view of :
88. Which one among the following is not (A) EgoisticEthicalhedonism
included in the eightfold path of
(B) Perfectionism
Buddha ?
(C) Refined hedonism
(A) Rightlivelihood
(D) Evolutionaryhedonism
(B) Right resolve
(C) Right association 93. 'Act only on that maxim which you
(D) Rightconcentration want to become a universal moral
law' is the view of :
89. Who is the propounder of Noble
eight-fold path ?
(A) Socrates
(A) Mahavira (B) Jesus
(B) Buddha (C) Kant
(C) Sankar (D) Aristotle
(D) Ramanuja
94. 'The moral law is a categorical
90. Geeta's idea of Caturvarna is based imperative' is the version of :
on the notion of :
(A) Perfectionism
(A) Calling and guna
(B) Altruism
(B) Calling and karma
(C) Rigorism
(C) Guna and karma
(D) Calling, guna and karma (D) Humanism
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95. Aristotle's concept of summum 98.' Man's moral dutyshould beextended
bonum lies in :
to the whole of the biosphere is
(A) Cultivation of health, weafth and
called:
power
(B) Cultivation of personality and (A) Humanism
fame (B) Cosmopolitanism
(C) Cultivation of kindness, (C) tntemationalism
sympathy and fratemi$
(D) Biocentrism
(D) Cultivation of happiness,
ethical virtue and reason 99. Bio-medical ethics extends man's
96. ToAristotle justice is: moral response to :
(A) Virtue of the individuat (A) Business
(B) Mrtueofthestate (B) Sports
(C) Virtueofthefamily
(C) Education
(D) Virtueofthepolis
(D) Sunogacy
97. 'Man's moral obtigations are
confined to human society' is the 100. Normative Ethics is:
version of : (A)' Descriptive
(A) Anthropocentrism
(B) Prescriptive
(B) Cosmocentrism
(C) Permanent
(C) Theocentrism
(D) Nanative
,
(D) Biocentrism
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