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1 Which one of the following philosophers argued that the moral authority of natural rights is assured because it had divine authority ?
1 Thomas Hobbes
2 Thomas Aquinas
3 Edmund Burke
4 Rousseau

Answer: Thomas Aquinas
2 All things are composed of matter and form. Still it is right to talk of both matterless form and formless matter. This view is held by :
1 Socrates
2 Aristotle
3 Aristotle and Leucippus
4 Aristotle and Socrates

Answer:Aristotle
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3 Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Considering (A) and (R) in the light of pragmatism of William James and mark the correct code :
  1. Assertion (A) : The test of truth is its practical consequences.
  2. Reason (R) : The possession of truth is an end in itself.

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.
4 Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Considering (A) and (R) in the light of Sophists and select the correct code :
  1. Assertion (A) : There is no objective truth.
  2. Reason (R) : Knowledge depends upon the particular knower.

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: Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
5 Which one of the following philosophers advocated the distinction between three inductive procedures such as, Table of essence or presence, table of deviation and table of comparative instances ?
1 Mill
2 Bacon
3 Kant
4 Aristotle

Answer:Bacon
6 The correct sequence of the origin and development of religion is :
1 National Religion, Tribal Religion, Universal Religion
2 Universal Religion, National Religion, Tribal Religion
3 Tribal Religion, Universal Religion, National Religion
4 Tribal Religion, National Religion, Universal Religion

Answer:Tribal Religion, National Religion, Universal Religion
7 What is a ‘Sin against men and God’ according to Gandhiji ?
1 Illiteracy
2 Poverty
3 Untouchability
4 Alcohalism

Answer:Untouchability
8 Which of the following statements is/are true with reference to Gandhi ? Mark the correct code :
  1. All Religions are true
  2. All religions have some error in them
  3. All the religions are not as dear to me as my own Hinduism

Code :

1 (b) and (c)
2 (a) and (c)
3 (a) and (b)
4 (a), (b) and (c)

Answer:(a) and (b)
9 “My religion teaches me that whenever there is distress which can not be removed one must fast and pray.” ? This statement is given by :
1 Vivekananda
2 Gandhi
3 Sri Aurobindo
4 Radhakrishnan

Answer:Gandhi
10 Which of the following pair is not consistent ?
1 Ross – Prima facie duty and obligation.
2 Kant – Nothing is unconditionally good, save the goodwill.
3 Green – To be moral, I must will my station and its duty.
4 Moore – To deny and exclude matter is to deny and exclude the best we know.

Answer: Green – To be moral, I must will my station and its duty.
11 Who among the following has said “The presence of an ethical symbol in a proposition adds nothing to its factual content” ?
1 Kant
2 Ayer
3 Moore
4 Hare

Answer:Ayer
12 Which one of the following belongs to ‘Rational Utilitarianism’ ?
1 Bentham
2 Moore
3 Sidgwick
4 Mill

Answer:Sidgwick
13 Which one of the thinkers has maintained that moral language is prescriptive ?
1 Moore
2 Ross
3 Ayer
4 Hare

Answer:Hare
14 Which of the following statements correctly represents Moore’s position ? Answer from the codes given below :
  1. Ends justify the means
  2. Moral rules can be empirically demonstrated
  3. Moral rules are as indifinable as ‘good’ is indifinable

Code :

1 (a) and (c)
2 (b) and (c)
3 (a) and (b)
4 (a), (b) and (c)

Answer:(a) and (b)
15 Which of the following statements represent Mill’s position ? Select the correct answer by using codes given below :
  1. Mill does not accept the qualitative distinction of happiness.
  2. Mill regards Health, Honour and Wealth as intrinsic values.
  3. Mill’s theory is Altruistic Hedonism and Qualitative Utilitarianism.

Code :

1 (a) and (b)
2 (b) and (c)
3 (a) and (c)
4 (a), (b) and (c)

Answer: (b) and (c)

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