Philosophy Questions and Answers - Quiz Set 22 | Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

1 The pragmatic test of meaning as “a method of settling metaphysical disputes that otherwise might be interminable” – is proposed by which one of the following philosophers ?

1 C.S. Pierce

2 William James

3 John Dewey

4 Irving Lewis

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Answer:William James

2 Consider given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) in Locke’s philosophy and then mark the correct option as given below :

Assertion (A) : Infants in the womb, according to Locke, have no complicated thought.
Reason (R) : Mind is an empty tablet.

Code :

1 (A) is false and (R) is true and (R) provides correct explanation of (A).

2 (A) and (R) are both true and (R) provides correct explanation of (A).

3 (A) and (R) are both true and (R) does not provides correct explanation of (A).

4 (A) is true and (R) is false and (R) does not provide correct explanation of (A).

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Answer:(A) and (R) are both true and (R) provides correct explanation of (A).

3 Which one among the following is not a mahāvākya ?

1 Tattvamasi

2 Aha Brahmāsmi

3 Sarva khalvida Brahma

4 Ayamātmā Brahma

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Answer: Sarva khalvida Brahma

4 Which one of the following has said ‘Immortality is the consumation of the life process within the ego’ ?

1 T K.C. Bhattacharya

2 Radhakrishnan

3 Vivekananda

4 Iqbal

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Answer:Iqbal

5 Which one of the following maintains that ‘Religion is not a creed or a code but an insight into reality’?

1 Gandhi

2 Vivekananda

3 Radhakrishnan

4 Tagore

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Answer:Radhakrishnan

6 Which one of the following holds the view that Māyā is neither good nor bad but it is neutral from both ?

1 Gandhi

2 Tagore

3 Vivekananda

4 Sri Aurobindo

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Answer: Vivekananda

7 Who holds that ‘When you deprive truth of its appearance, it loses the best part of reality’ ?

1 Sri Aurobindo

2 Iqbal

3 Gandhi

4 Tagore

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Answer:Tagore

8 ‘A good clockmaker can construct two clocks which will keep such perfect time that they for ever strike the hours at the same moment.’ This position is acceptable to :

1 Spinoza

2 Leibnitz

3 Descartes

4 Locke

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Answer:Leibnitz

9 The concept of categories was advocated by : (i) Kant (ii) Kant and Aristotle (iii) Kant and Locke (iv) Kant and Berkeley Select the correct code in the light of above :

1 (ii) only

2 (i) only

3 (iv) only

4 (iii) only

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Answer:(ii) only

10 The ideas imprinted on the senses by God are called real things according to :

1 Locke

2 Berkeley

3 Hume

4 Leibnitz

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Answer:Berkeley

11 The correct sequence of triple transformation in evolutionary theory of Sri Aurobindo is :

1 Psychic, spiritual and supramental

2 Spiritual, supramental and psychic

3 Psychic, supramental and spiritual

4 Spiritual, psychic and supramental

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Answer: Psychic, spiritual and supramental

12 Which one of the following maintains that ‘What is spoken must be in the first instance believed’ ?

1 Radhakrishnan

2 J. Krishnamurti

3 K.C. Bhattacharya

4 Iqbal

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Answer:K.C. Bhattacharya

13 Select the correct sequence of the four stages of ‘Theoretic consciousness’ according to K.C. Bhattacharya

1 Objective, Empirical, Spiritual, Transcendental

2 Empirical, Spiritual, Objective, Transcendental

3 Empirical, Objective, Spiritual, Transcendental

4 Spiritual, Transcendental, Objective, Empirical,

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Answer:Empirical, Objective, Spiritual, Transcendental

14 According to Prabhakara Dharma is :

1 Extrinsic value

2 Intrinsic value

3 Both intrinsic and extrinsic value

4 Pseudo value

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Answer:Intrinsic value

15 “If we see a snake, when infact there is only a rope, although it is an illusion, we should still accept that some kind of snake was there. Otherwise how could we have ever perceived a snake’ ? This explanation of illusion is offered by the :

1 Vijnānavāda Buddhists

2 Dvaitins

3 Advaitins

4 M mā sakas

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