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(1) In vedic metaphysics even the flowing of water downwards was guided by :
1 Devatā
2 Isvira
3 Brahma
4 Rta
Answer: Rta
(2) Consider the following statements with reference to Wittgenstein and mark the correct code :
  1. World is totality of facts and not of things
  2. World is totally of things and not of facts.
  3. The meaning of a word lies in its use
  4. The use of a word lies in its meaning.

Code :

1 Only (i) and (iv) are true
2 Only (ii) and (iv) are true
3 Only (iii) and (i) are true
4 Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are true
Answer: Only (iii) and (i) are true

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(3) Hetvābhāsa according to the Nyāya obstructs
1 Inference only
2 Karan.a of inference only
3 Either inference or karan.a of inference
4 Parāmarsâ only
Answer: Either inference or karan.a of inference
(4) Which one of the following statements is in consonance with Gilbert Ryle’s “Ghost in the Machine” ?
1 The phrase “there occur mental processes” does not mean the same sort of thing as “there occur physical processes”.
2 The phrase “there occur mental processes” mean same sort of thing as “there occur physical processes.”
3 Both physical processes and mental processes originate from the same.
4 Both physical processes and mental processes are created by Ghost in The Machine
Answer: The phrase “there occur mental processes” does not mean the same sort of thing as “there occur physical processes”.
(5) Which system holds that ākāśa is of two types ; Lokākāśa and alokākāśa ?
1 Bauddha
2 Jaina
3 Vaiśesika
4 Sānikhya
Answer: Jaina
(6) Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) given below and mark the correct code from the standpoint of Buddhism :
  1. Assertion (A) : A state of pleasure is a state of suffering.
  2. Reason (R) : Sarvam duhkham dukham

Code :

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

Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) provides correct explanation of (A).
(7) Consider the following statements with reference to Bertrand Russell’s ‘The Problems of Philosophy’ and choose the correct code
  1. Sense data is described as private.
  2. Sense data is interpreted as public objects capable of existing even if unsensed
  3. The sensation of hardness ceases to exist if I remove my hand from contact with the table.

Code :

1 Only (i) is true
2 Only (i) and (ii) are true
3 Only (ii) is true
4 Only (i) and (iii) are true

Answer: Only (i) and (iii) are true
(8) Consider the following statements in the light of Nietzsche’s ‘Will to power’ and choose the correct answer :
1 Will to live is the basic principle of life.
2 What humans desire is mere self preservation.
3 Pleasure is the ultimate principle that men normally desire.
4 Men willingly sacrifice pleasures and incur suffering for the sake of greater power.

Answer: Men willingly sacrifice pleasures and incur suffering for the sake of greater power.
(9) Which one of the following statements are not true with reference to Hegel ?
1 Dialectical method begins with an abstract universal concept that gives rise to a contradiction, both of which are finally reconciled into one.
2 Truth is a living logical process.
3 The dialectical movement is the logical self-unfolding of thoughts.
4 Reality is a homogenous empirical one.

Answer: Reality is a homogenous empirical one.
(10) Which one of the following statements is true with reference to St. Augustine and St. Anselm ?
1 Both St. Augustine and St. Anselm appealed to authority of the scripture.
2 St. Anselm appealed to the authority of scriptures where as St. Augustine appealed to the authority of reason.
3 Both appealed to the necessary reasons for the truths of the faith.
4 St. Augustine appealed to scripture, whereas St. Anselm appealed to reasons for the truths of the faith

Answer: St. Augustine appealed to scripture, whereas St. Anselm appealed to reasons for the truths of the faith
(11) Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Consider (A) and (R) and select the correct code in the light of philosophy of St. Augustine.
  1. Assertion (A) : The hierarchy of reality involves degrees of goodness, degrees of being and degrees of unity.
  2. Reason (R) : Pure evil is the polar opposite of God on the hierarchy.

Code :

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

Answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(12) Consider given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and then mark the correct option :
  1. Assertion (A) : Hegel calls God the Idea.
  2. Reason (R) : This idea contains within itself the entire logico-dialectical process.

Code :

1 (A) and (R) are both true, and (R) provides a correct explanation of (A).
2 (A) and (R) are both true, but (R) does not provides a correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) is false and (R) is true and (R) is an incorrect explanation of (A).
4 (A) is true and (R) is false and (R) is an incorrect explanation of (A).

Answer: (A) and (R) are both true, and (R) provides a correct explanation of (A).
(13) Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Consider (A) and (R) and select the correct code :
  1. Assertion (A) : Pre-socratic philosophers were Atheists.
  2. Reason (R) : Gods of the pre-socratic philosophers do not interfere with the natural world.

Code :

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

Answer: (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(14) Who among the following pre-socratic philosophers believed in the “Unity of opposites” ?
1 Heraclitus
2 Anaximander
3 Xenophanes
4 Parmenides

Answer: Heraclitus
(15) Consider the following statements with regard to Plato’s theory of knowledge and mark the correct code from below :
  1. Conjectural knowledge is a kind of sensuous knowledge.
  2. Source of belief is sense perception.
  3. Conjucture and belief are grouped under “Opinion”.
  4. Dialectical knowledge rests on hypothesis

Code :

1 Only (i) and (ii) are true.
2 Only (i) and (iii) are true.
3 Only (i) (ii) and (iii) are true.
4 Only (i) and (iv) are true.

Answer: Only (i) (ii) and (iii) are true.

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