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(1) Belief, according to John Dewey, is :
1 most natural and most metaphysical of all things.
2 most non-natural and most empirical of all things.
3 most artificial and most metaphysical of all things.
4 most creative and most essential of all things.
Answer: most natural and most metaphysical of all things.
(2) Spinoza conceives error as :
1 defect of senses
2 defect of knowledge
3 defect of reason
4 defect of intellect
Answer: defect of knowledge

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(3) According to Plato the aim of philosophy is to arrive at knowledge that is :
1 Universal, Changeable, mutable reality behind transitory appearances of sense.
2 Universal, Unchangeable, eternal reality behind transitory appearances by sense.
3 Particular, changeable, mutable reality behind universals.
4 Universal, sentient reality behind world of ideas.
Answer: Universal, Unchangeable, eternal reality behind transitory appearances by sense
(4) Consider the following statements with reference to Theory of truth of Leibnitz and mark the correct code :
  1. Truths of reason are necessarily true and cannot be denied without inconsistency
  2. Truths of reason are contingent and can be denied without inconsistency.
    3. Truths of fact cannot be denied without contradiction. Truths of fact can be denied without contradiction.

Code :

1 Only (i) and (iii) are true
2 Only (ii) and (iii) are true
3 Only (i) and (iv) are true
4 Only (i), (ii) and (iv) are true
Answer: Only (i) and (iv) are true
(5) The purpose of Socratic method is to :
1 Establish his mastery over the situation.
2 Evolve such universal judgements that work as common ground beneath the clash of opinions.
3 Evolve such universal judgements that reject all clash of opinions.
4 Reject the importance of all particular judgments.
Answer: Evolve such universal judgements that work as common ground beneath the clash of opinions.
(6) All the propositions below, according to Locke are true, except :
1 There are real objects and their primary qualities can be known.
2 There are real objects and their secondary qualities are subjective.
3 There are real objects and their primary qualities are unknowable.
4 There are real objects and whose contact with our senses generate ideas in us.

Answer: There are real objects and their primary qualities are unknowable.
(7) All the propositions below, according to Spinoza are true, except
1 God and world are one and the same
2 God is immanent in the world
3 God transcends the world
4 The world and its changes are God’s modes

Answer: God transcends the world
(8) Consider the argument and choose the fallacy. All traditionally religious people are fundamentalists. All traditionally religious people are opponents of abortion. Therefore, all opponents of abortion are fundamentalists. Codes :
1 Fallacy of undistributed middle
2 Fallacy of illicit major
3 Fallacy of illicit minor
4 Fallacy of exclusive premises

Answer: Fallacy of illicit minor
(9) By what sannikars.a according to the Nyaya, we perceive a snake in case of a rope ?
1 Jñānalaksana
2 Yogaja
3 Viśesanatā
4 Sāmānyalaksana

Answer: Jñānalaksana
(10) Who holds that ‘the prāmān.ya of cognition is paratah. and aprāmān.ya is svatah. ?
1 Nyāya
2 Bauddha
3 Sākhya
4 Mimā sā

Answer: Bauddha
(11) Which one among the following is not a means of śabdagraha ?
1 Kośa
2 Upamāna
3 Padasmarana
4 Vākyaśesa

Answer: Padasmarana
(12) Select the contrapositive of “Some non-citizens are not non-residents.”
1 Some citizens are not residents.
2 Some non-citizens are residents.
3 Some non-residents are citizens
4 Some residents are not citizens.

Answer: Some residents are not citizens.
(13) If ‘O’ proposition is given ‘true’, which of the following is correct option ?
1 E is false ; I is true ; A is false
2 A is false ; I is false ; E is undetermined
3 A is false ; E is true ; I is undetermined
4 A is false ; E and I undertermined

Answer: A is false ; E and I undertermined
(14) Consider the following arguments and select the correct code given below : Arguments : (i) Bats must be birds because they have wings like that of the birds. (ii) All dogs are animals, the cats are not dogs, therefore, the cats are not animals.
1 (i) is valid but (ii) is invalid
2 Both (i) and (ii) are valid
3 Both (i) and (ii) are invalid
4 (i) is invalid, but (ii) is valid

Answer: Both (i) and (ii) are invalid
(15) Validity is an attribute of
1 Proposition
2 Inductive argument
3 Proposition and inductive argument
4 Reductive argument

Answer: Reductive argument

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