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(1) ‘Pratyak am Kalpanāpo am this definition of pratyakşa was given by
1 Di nāga
2 Dharmakirti
3 Ga geśa
4 Īśvarak a
Answer: Di nāga
(2) The nirvikalpaka state of pratyak a is proved by the Naiyāyikas by
1 Pratyak a
2 Anumāna
3 Upamāna
4 Sábda
Answer: Anumāna

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(3) Yāga na svargahetuh kriyatrāt’ which type of hetvābhāsa is committed by the above anumāna ?
1 Bādhita
2 Satpratipak a
3 Viruddha
4 Savyabhichār
Answer: Bādhita
(4) Self according to the Vaiśesikas cannot be the serlestratum of knowledge when it becomes
1 Knower
2 Known
3 In bondage
4 Liberated
Answer: Liberated
(5) It is through the mind that one sees, that one hears. Indeed, everything is perceived on being invested with the light of Buddhi like an object in the dark illumined by a lamp located in front of it, in the view of
1 Gangeśa
2 Śanikara
3 Vallabha
4 Kapila
Answer: Śanikara
(6) Which list of puru ārthas is acceptable to the Cārvākas ? Select the code given below :
1 Artha and Kāma
2 Artha, Kāma and Dharma
3 Mok a and Kāma
4 Kāma and Dharma

Answer: Artha and Kāma
(7) Which of the following is not a teaching of ‘Bhagvad g tā ?
1 Renunciation of fruits of actions.
2 Performance of ones natural and appointed duties.
3 Elevation at good fortune and depression at loss should be conquered.
4 All egoistic desires should not be directed to God.

Answer: All egoistic desires should not be directed to God.
(8) Which of the following does not belong to the group of Brahmavihāra ?
1 Muditā
2 Karu ā
3 Ekāgratā
4 Maitr

Answer: Ekāgratā
(9) Which of the following is not a Tri-ratna according to Jainism ?
1 Samyak Bhāvanā
2 Samyak Cāritra
3 Samyak Darśana
4 Samyak Jñāna

Answer: Samyak Bhāvanā
(10) ‘Śabda nitya śabdatvāt’, which type of hetvābhāsa is committed by the above anumāna ?
1 Sādhāra a savyabhichāra
2 Anupasa hāri
3 Satpratipk a
4 Asādhāra a savyabhichāra

Answer: Asādhāra a savyabhichāra
(11) Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select the correct code given below :
  1. Assertion (A) : The number of distributed terms in the conclusion must be at least one less than the total number of distributed terms in the premises
  2. Reason (R) : The middle term does not appear in the conclusion. Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

Code :

1 (A) and (R) both are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2 (A) and (R) both are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) is false and (R) is the true.
4 Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer: (A) and (R) both are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(12) Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select the correct code given below :
  1. Assertion (A) : If one Premise is particular, the conclusion must be particular.
  2. Reason (R) : (i) An affirmative particular has no distributed terms, and a negative particular has only one. (ii) The premises cannot both be particular and thus must differ in quantity.

Code :

1 (A) and (R) both are true and (R) (i), (ii) correctly explain of (A).
2 (A) and (R) both are true, but (R) (i) is a correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) and (R) both are true and (R) (ii) is a correct explanation of (A).
4 (A) is true, but (R) (i) and (ii) are incorrect explanations of (A).

Answer: (A) and (R) both are true and (R) (ii) is a correct explanation of (A).
(13) “If a language is provided with a truth definition, that is sufficient condition of its concept of truth” – is advocated by
1 Correspondence theory of truth
2 Redundance theory of truth
3 Semantic theory of truth
4 Pragmatic theory of truth

Answer: Semantic theory of truth
(14) Who among the following is not a sceptic ?
1 Hume
2 Pyrrho
3 Bayle
4 Descartes

Answer: Descartes
(15) What is the criterion of truth according to Descartes ?
1 Clearness and uniformity
2 Clearness and distinctness
3 Clearness and completeness
4 Clearness and directness

Answer: Clearness and distinctness

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