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PHILOSOPHY
Paper III

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Time Allowed : 2½ Hours] [Maximum Marks : 150
Note : This paper contains Seventy Five (75) multiple choice questions. Each
question carries Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(75) (2)

1. The correct sequence of 1.
Bra hma viha ra s according to
Buddhism is :

(A) Upek sa , Maitri, Mu dita ,
Ka r u n a (A)

(B) Upek sa , Maitri, Ka r u n a
(B)
Mudit a
(C) Maitri, Ka r u n a , Mu dita , (C)
U pek sa

(D) Maitri, Mu dita , Ka r u n a , (D)
U pek sa
2.
2. According to Russell :
(A)
(A) All relations are external
(B)
(B) All relations are internal
(C)
(C) Internal-external division is not
applicable to relations
(D)
(D) Relations are both, internal and
external
3 [P.T.O.

3. Loka sa m gr a h a according to the 3.

G it a means :
(A)
(A) Organizing people
(B)
(B) Trying to attain better world

after death

(C)
(C) Satisfying desires of the people

(D) Behaving the way one expects (D)

people to bahave

4. How many truth-possibilities/rows
4. [(p q) . (q r)] (p r)

will be there in the truth table

of :

[(p q) . (q r)] (p r)
(A) 4
(A) 4

(B) 6
(B) 6

(C) 12
(C) 12

(D) 8 (D) 8

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5. The theory of meaning is a theory 5.

of use according to :

(A) Bertrand Russell (A)

(B) Wittgenstein
(B)

(C) Dummett
(C)

(D) Strawson
(D)

6. The best as rama for pursuing all
6.
the three pu r u sa r t h a s viz., Artha,

Ka ma and Dharma, was supposed

to be :

(A)
(A) Brahmacharya

(B)
(B) Gr h a st h a

(C) Va n a pr a st h a (C)

(D) Sa m n ya sa (D)

5 [P.T.O.

7. According to Frege, the reference of 7.

a sentence is :
(A)

(A) Objective
(B)
(B) Mental

(C)
(C) Spiritual

(D)
(D) Subjective

8. Identify the form of the following 8.

argument :
(E N) . (~ L ~ K)

(E N) . (~ L ~ K)
~ N K / ~ E L

~ N K / ~ E L
(A) (M.T.)
(A) Modus Tollens (M.T.)

(B) (C.D.)
(B) Constructive Dilemma (C.D.)

(C) Destructive Dilemma (D.D.) (C) (D.D.)

(D) Disjunctive Syllogism (D.S.) (D) (D.S.)

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9. In their versions of hermeneutics 9.

Gadamer and Habermas differed on

the role of :

(A) Application (A)

(B) Critique (B)

(C) Universality (C)

(D) Historicity (D)

10. At practical level, Advaita- 10.

Veda n t ia ns accept the following

number of pr a m a n a s :
(A)

(A) Three
(B)
(B) Four

(C)
(C) Five

(D)
(D) Six

7 [P.T.O.

11. Who upheld the view that logical 11.

and mathematical propositions have

the same status as empirical

ones ?

(A)
(A) Kant

(B)
(B) Mill

(C) Hegel (C)

(D) Ayer (D)

12. According to the Rn a theory we 12.

are indebted by birth, to the

following :
(A)
(A) God, parents and neighbours

(B)
(B) Gods, ancestors and teachers

(C)
(C) God, parents and society

(D)
(D) Gods, nature and living beings

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13. An expression that contains an
13.
individual variable and becomes a

proposition when an individual

constant is substituted for individual

variable is known as :

(A)
(A) Proposition

(B)
(B) Propositional function

(C) Universal proposition (C)

(D) General proposition (D)

14. When one perceives a table and has 14.

cognition of the form, “This is a

table”, it is according to Buddhists

a case of :

(A) P r a t ya k sa P r a m a n a (A)

(B) An um a n a P r a m a n a (B)

(C) Sabda P r a m a n a (C)

(D) Vikalp
(D)
9 [P.T.O.

15. ‘The view that women have a 15.

different voice’ is upheld by :

(A) Wollstonecraft (A)

(B) Simone de Beauvoir (B)

(C) Okin (C)

(D) Gilligan (D)

16. According to Austin, performatives
16.

can be judged as :

(A) Valid and invalid (A)

(B) True and false (B)

(C) Possible and impossible (C)

(D) Happy and unhappy (D)

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17. The distinction between 17.

propositional knowledge and know-

how is made by :
(A)

(A) Ryle

(B)
(B) Russell

(C)
(C) Carnap

(D) Ayer (D)

18. The notion of intentionality was 18.

propounded by :

(A) Sartre (A)

(B) Schütz (B)

(C) Heidegger (C)

(D) Brentano (D)

11 [P.T.O.

19. For Gadamer, the fusion of horizons 19.

of interpretation and object is :

(A) reference (A)

(B) meaning (B)

(C) cognition (C)

(D) method (D)

20. Quine believes that justification 20.

applies to :
(A)

(A) Individual sentence

(B)
(B) Atomic sentences

(C)
(C) Sets of sentences

(D) Logic of sentences (D)

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21. According to christianity, love of God 21.

is :
(A)

(A) Agape
(B)
(B) Eros
(C)
(C) Motherly love

(D)
(D) Fatherly love

22.
22. “One feature of Justice as fairness

is to think of the parties in the initial

situation as rational and mutually

disinterested.” This can be

attributed to :
(A)

(A) Rawls
(B)
(B) Nussbaum
(C)
(C) Kant

(D)
(D) Dworkin

13 [P.T.O.

23. According to Na iya yika s word- 23.

meaning relation is determined :

(A) only by divine convention
(A)
(B) only by human convention
(B)
(C) in some cases by divine

(C)
convention, in some cases by

human convention

(D) by no conventions, as the (D)

relation is eternal

24. Which of the following does
24.
Descartes know with certainty at

first ?

(A)
(A) The phenomenal self

(B)
(B) The divine self

(C)
(C) The thinking self

(D)
(D) The material self

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25. Which one of the following relation 25.

between two propositions in modern

predicate logic stands ?

(A) Contradictory
(A)

(B) Contrary
(B)

(C) Sub-contrary
(C)

(D) Subalternation
(D)

26. According to Abh ih it a n va ya va da :
26.

(A) First sentence meaning is
(A)
grasped, then word meaning

(B) First word meaning is grasped,
(B)
then sentence meaning

(C) Both are grasped simultane-
(C)
ously
(D)
(D) Both are grasped in an

irregular sequence
15 [P.T.O.

27. The category of Sa m a n ya resides 27.

in :
(A)

(A) Dravya, Karma and Vis esa
(B)

(B) Dravya, Gu n a and Abha va
(C)

(C) Dravya, Gu na and Sa m a va ya
(D)

(D) Dravya, Gu n a and Karma

28.
28. Compound propositions are :

(A)
(A) Never truth-functional

(B)
(B) Always truth-functional

(C)
(C) Either truth-functional or non-

truth-functional

(D) Neutral (D)

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29. Like the deterrence theory, the 29.

rehabilitative approach to

punishment is :
(A)
(A) Oriented to the past
(B)
(B) Oriented to the present
(C)
(C) Oriented to the future

(D)
(D) Oriented to decent

30. According to Jaina darshana, 30.

Triratna consists of the following : (A)

(A) Samyak buddhi, Samyak

bh a va , Samyak caritra
(B)

(B) Samyak drist i , Samyak

jijn a sa , Samyak karma
(C)
(C) Samyak da rs a na , Samyak

jn a n a , Samyak caritra

(D)
(D) Samyak da rs a na , Samyak

karma, Samyak caritra
17 [P.T.O.

31. Bh a t t a m im a m sa accepts the 31.

following theory of error :

(A) Asa t kh ya t i (A)

(B) Vipa r it a kh ya t i (B)

(C) An ya t h a kh ya t i (C)

(D) Akh ya t i (D)

32. The total number of vows prescribed 32.

by Gandhiji for Sa t ya gr a h i are :

(A)
(A) Five

(B)
(B) Nine

(C)
(C) Eleven

(D)
(D) Twenty one
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33. Scepticism about whether the future 33.

resembles the past is a part of :

(A) The hypothetico-deductive
(A)
method

(B)
(B) The problem of induction

(C) Cartesian scepticism (C)

(D) Pyrrohnian scepticism (D)

34. “The job of ethical language is ‘to 34.

express feelings’ in the sense of

arousing feeling and to stimulate

action.” This view is held by :

(A) Moore (A)

(B) Hare (B)

(C) Ayer (C)

(D)
(D) Stevenson

19 [P.T.O.

35. Which of the following is not correct
35.
with reference to Gandhiji ?

(A) In its negative form Ah im sa (A)
means physical and mental non-
injury to any being

(B) In its positive form, it means (B)

largest love, love for enemy
(C)
(C) The follower of Ahimsa should
be neutral towards his enemy
(D)
(D) Ahimsa consists of truth and
fearlessness

36. From Mill’s utilitarian point of view, 36.
what matters is not the agent’s
personal happiness but :

(A) Whether the action promotes
(A)
perfection

(B) Whether the action promotes
(B)
pleasure

(C) Whether the action minimizes (C)
pain

(D) Whether the action promotes (D)
the greatest happiness of
greatest number

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37. Which of the following is a 37.

formulation of Kant’s categorical

imperative ?
(A)
(A) Mean between extremes
(B)
(B) Humanity as an end-in-itself

(C)
(C) The highest good

(D) Divine good (D)

38. “The various excellences of 38.

character are each intermediate

between two vices, one of excess and

the other deficiency.” This statement

can be attributed to : (A)

(A) Parmenides
(B)

(B) Socrates
(C)
(C) Plato

(D) Aristotle (D)

21 [P.T.O.

39. One of the journals in which 39.

Gandhiji expresses his thoughts

is :

(A) Mu ka n a ya k a (A)

(B) Harijan (B)

(C) Hindustan Times (C)

(D) Young Bharatiya (D)

40. P r a m a n a is defined by Buddhism 40.

as :

(A) Ka r a n a of P ra m a (A)

(B) Ya t h a rt ha anubhava (B)

(C) Sva-para- vya va sa yi-jn a n a (C)

(D) Avisa m va d i jn a n a (D)

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41. Phenomenalism is the view that
41.
physical objects are :

(A) Metaphysical constructions of

sense data
(A)
(B) Spiritual constructions of sense

data (B)

(C) Logical constructions of sense
(C)
data

(D) Physical constructions of sense (D)
data

42.
42. If hetu exists only in pa k sa (the

case to be proved), neither in

sa pa ksa (similar cases), nor in

vipa k sa (dissimilar cases), the

following h et va bha sa is
(A)
committed :

(A) Sa dh a r a n a -a n a ik a n t ika (B)

(B) Asa dh a r a n a -a n a ik a n t ik a
(C)
(C) Asiddha

(D) Sa t pr a t ipa k sa (D)

23 [P.T.O.

43. The various theories of punishment 43.

differ regarding :

(A) Whom to punish (A)

(B) Why to punish (B)

(C) How to punish (C)

(D) When to punish (D)

44. According to Zarathushtra, God has 44.

these many sacred powers :

(A) Two (A)

(B) Seven (B)

(C) Eight (C)

(D) Six (D)

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45. The view that memory is central to 45.

personal identity was upheld by :

(A) Hobbes (A)

(B) Locke (B)

(C) Hume
(C)

(D) Kant
(D)

46. Utilitarianism has another
46.

distinguishing character besides

hedonism, namely :
(A)

(A) Teleology
(B)
(B) Deontology

(C)
(C) Biologism

(D)
(D) Altruism

25 [P.T.O.

47. According to Sa n k a r a ca r ya , God
47.
is :

(A) Only a material cause of the (A)

world
(B)
(B) Only an efficient cause of the

world (C)

(C) Both material and efficient

cause of the world

(D) a sa m a va yi cause of the world (D)

48. The p r a st h a n a t ra y i of veda nt a -
48.
system consists of :

(A) U pa n isa da s, Sm r t is a n d

P u ra n a s
(A)
(B) Sa m h it a , Ar a n ya k a and

U pa n isa da s
(B)
(C) Upa n isa da s , Br a h ma su t r a

and the G it a (C)

(D) Br a h ma su t r a , the G it a and
(D)
Bh a gva t apu r a n a

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49. According to ‘Quran’ the total 49.

number of Nabis is :
(A) 26

(A) 26
(B) 28
(B) 28

(C) 27
(C) 27

(D) 25
(D) 25

50. For Husserl the constitution of an 50.

intentional object as an object across

different perceptual acts requires the

following form of consciousness :

(A) Cognitive (A)

(B) Subjective
(B)

(C) Temporal
(C)

(D) Spatial
(D)

27 [P.T.O.

51. According to Ra m a n u ja Brahman 51.

has :
(A)

(A) No qualities
(B)

(B) Human-like qualities
(C)

(C) All and only good qualities
(D)

(D) Mostly good qualities but a few

bad qualities

52.
52. According to Hinduism the ultimate

goal of human life is :

(A)
(A) Dharma

(B)
(B) Artha

(C) Ka ma (C)

(D) Moksa (D)

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53. For Aristotle, a Universal is : 53.

(A) a property
(A)

(B) an entity
(B)

(C) a concept (C)

(D) a name (D)

54. Prapatti as the path to liberation was 54.

advocated by :
(A)

(A) Ma dh va ca r ya

(B)
(B) N im ba r k a ca r ya

(C)
(C) Va lla bh a ca r ya

(D) Ra m a n u ja ca r ya (D)

29 [P.T.O.

55. For Aristotle, form or structure is 55.

determined by :

(A) Composition (A)

(B) Quality (B)

(C) Function (C)

(D) Quantity (D)

56. “Women must always be honoured 56.

and respected by father, brothers,

husband and brother-in-law. Who

desire their welfare.” This statement

is made by :

(A)
(A) Manu

(B) Gandhi (B)

(C) Tilak (C)

(D) Vivekananda
(D)

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57.
57. Who rejects the Enlightenment

prejudice against prejudice ?

(A)
(A) Gadamer

(B) Habermas (B)

(C) Ricoeur (C)

(D) Husserl (D)

58. “We may understand by 58.

metaphysics........the effect to

comprehend the universe, not simply

piecemeal or by fragments but

somehow as a whole.” This

statement can be attributed to :

(A)
(A) Bradley

(B) Aristotle (B)

(C) Aquinas (C)

(D) Schopenhauer (D)

31 [P.T.O.

59. 59.
N ya ya -va isesika s recognise these

number of P a da rt h a s : (A)

(A) Five
(B)
(B) Six
(C)
(C) Seven

(D) Eight (D)

60. Total number of Tirthankaras in 60.

Jainism are :
(A)
(A) 21
(B)
(B) 20
(C)
(C) 24

(D)
(D) 18

61. Va lla bh a ca r ya 's path towards 61.

liberation is called :

(A) Ka r m a m a rga (A)

(B) P u st im a r ga (B)

(C) Bh a k t im a r ga (C)

(D) P r a pa t t im a rga (D)

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62. Sa m a va ya relation does not subsist 62.

between :
(A)

(A) Anuyogin-Pratiyogin
(B)

(B) Dravya- Gu na

(C)
(C) J a t i and Vyakti

(D)
(D) Avayava and Avayavi

63.
63. According to Hume, cause and effect

are not related through :

(A) Logical necessity (A)

(B) Constant conjunction (B)

(C) Association of ideas
(C)

(D) Antecedence of events
(D)

33 [P.T.O.

64. The number of P r a m a na s accepted 64.

by Sa m k h ya is :

(A) Two (A)

(B) Three (B)

(C) Four (C)

(D) Five (D)

65. The relation between two separables 65.

and that between two inseparables

respectively are called in

N ya ya -Va isesika s as :

(A) Tadutpatti and Ta d a tm ya
(A)

(B) Sa m yoga a n d Sa m a va ya
(B)
(C) P r t h a k siddh i and

(C)
Apr th a ksiddhi

(D) Bheda and Abheda
(D)

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66. The validity of a deductive 66.

argument is determined by its :

(A) Truth of its premises (A)

(B) Truth of its conclusion (B)

(C) Form (C)

(D) Content (D)

67. The subject term of the conclusion 67.

of a categorical syllogism is

called :

(A)
(A) Middle term

(B)
(B) Major term

(C) Minor term (C)

(D) Negative term
(D)

35 [P.T.O.

68. The attributes of validity and 68.

invalidity can belong only to :

(A) deductive arguments (A)

(B) inductive arguments (B)

(C) deductive and inductive (C)

arguments both

(D)
(D) propositions

69. The relation of contradiction exists 69.

between............................
(A) ‘I’ ‘O’

(A) ‘I’ and ‘O’ propositions

(B) ‘A’ ‘E’
(B) ‘A’ and ‘E’ propositions

(C) ‘A’ and ‘I’ propositions (C) ‘A’ ‘I’

(D) ‘E’ and ‘I’ propositions (D) ‘E’ ‘I’

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70. A proposition is : 70.

(A) Neither true nor false (A)

(B) Either true or false (B)

(C) Both true and false (C)

(D) Valid and invalid (D)

71. Existence of Dik can be established
71.

according to N ya ya -Va isesika s on

the basis of :

(A) Perception of things in space (A)

(B) Intuition of spatial distances
(B)

(C) Linguistic usages such as ‘to the
(C)
east’.

(D)
(D) Reference in the Vedas

37 [P.T.O.

72.
72. According to Advaita Veda nta , the
(a)
P r a m a na s are :
(b)
(a) Ultimately real
(c)
(b) Empirically real
(d)
(c) Ultimately unreal
(d) Empirically unreal
Codes : (A) (a)
(A) Only (a) is true (B) (b) (c)
(B) Both (b) and (c) are true
(C) (a) (d)
(C) Both (a) and (d) are true
(D) (b)
(D) only (b) is true
73. Buddhists accept the following 73.
classification of a n uma na based on
the kinds of connection between
Hetu and Sa dh ya :
(A) Sva r t ha n um a na and

P a ra rt ha num a na (A)
(B) P u r va va t , Sesa va t and
Sa m a n ya t odr st a (B)
(C) Sa d h a r m ya va t p r a yoga and
Va idh a r m ya va t pr a yoga (C)
(D) Ka rya n u m a n a a n d

Sva bha va nu ma na (D)

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74. Indubitable knowledge of Vya pt i is 74.

questioned by the following

system :
(A)

(A) Ca rva k a

(B)

(B) Buddhism

(C)
(C) Jainism

(D)
(D) Sa m k h ya

75.
75. According to Jainism, J iva is :

(A)
(A) only eternal

(B) only non-eternal (B)

(C) both eternal and non-eternal (C)

(D) non-existent (D)

39 [P.T.O.

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