MBOSE Class 12 Question Paper 2022 for Philosophy

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HS/XII/A/Pls/22

2022

PHILOSOPHY

Full Marks : 100
Time : 3 hours

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

General Instructions :
(i) Write all the answers in the Answer Script.
(ii) Attempt Part—A (Objective Questions) serially.
(iii) Attempt all parts of a question together at one place.

( P A R T : A —O B JE C TIV E )
( Marks : 50 )
S E C TIO N —I
( Marks : 30 )
G R O U P —A
1. C h o o s e a n d w r ite th e co r r e ct a n s w e r (a n y ten) : 1×10 =10
(a) D e d u ctio n a im s a t
(i) f o r m a l tr u th o n ly
(ii) m a te r ia l tr u th o n ly
(iii) B o th f o r m a l a n d m a te r ia l tr u th
(iv) N o n e o f th e a b o v e

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(b) In d u ctiv e le a p co n s is ts in p a s s in g f r o m th e
(i) o b s e r v e d ca s e s to th e u n o b s e r v e d ca s e s
(ii) u n o b s e r v e d ca s e s to th e o b s e r v e d ca s e s
(iii) o b s e r v e d ca s e s to th e o b s e r v e d ca s e s
(iv) u n o b s e r v e d ca s e s to th e u n o b s e r v e d ca s e s

(c) Th e te r m ‘co llig a tio n o f f a cts ’ w a s o r ig in a lly u s e d b y
(i) M ill
(ii) W h e w e ll
(iii) C a r v e th R e a d
(iv) B a co n

(d) E x N ih ilo N ih il F it m e a n s
(i) th e s a m e ca u s e h a s th e s a m e e f f e ct
(ii) ca u s e is e q u a l to th e e f f e ct
(iii) th e s a m e ca u s e h a s d if f e r e n t e f f e cts
(iv) o u t o f n o th in g , n o th in g co m e s

(e) Th e same effect may be produced by different causes
at different times. This is
(i) co n ju n ctio n o f ca u s e s
(ii) in te r m ix tu r e o f e f f e cts
(iii) p lu r a lity o f ca u s e s
(iv) N o n e o f th e a b o v e
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(f) Th e tw o f u n d a m e n ta l m e th o d s a cco r d in g to M ill a r e
(i) m e th o d o f A g r e e m e n t a n d D if f e r e n ce
(ii) m e th o d o f A g r e e m e n t a n d m e th o d o f R e s id u e
(iii) m e th o d o f D if f e r e n ce a n d m e th o d o f R e s id u e
(iv) m e th o d o f D if f e r e n ce a n d C o n co m ita n t v a r ia tio n

(g ) Th e Jo in t m e th o d o f A g r e e m e n t a n d D if f e r e n ce is a
d o u b le e m p lo y m e n t o f th e m e th o d o f
(i) A g re e m e n t
(ii) D if f e r e n ce
(iii) C o n co m ita n t v a r ia tio n
(iv) R e s id u e

(h) Th e La w o f G r a v ita tio n is a /a n
(i) P r im a r y la w
(ii) S e co n d a r y la w
(iii) E m p ir ica l la w
(iv) N o n e o f th e a b o v e

(i) W h ich o f th e f o llo w in g is /a r e h e te r o d o x s ch o o ls ?
(i) C a rv a k a
(ii) Ja in a
(iii) B u d d h a
(iv) A ll o f th e a b o v e
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(j) H y p o th e s is ca n n o t b e p r o v e d w ith o u t

(i) a n a ly s is

(ii) s e n s a tio n

(iii) v e r if ica tio n

(iv) p e r ce p tio n

(k) ‘p is e q u iv a le n t to q ’ is s y m b o lize d a s

(i) p · q

(ii) p  q

(iii) p  q

(iv) pq

(l) “N e ith e r Jim n o r To m is e le cte d ” is a /a n

(i) co n ju n ctio n

(ii) im p lica tio n

(iii) d is ju n ctio n

(iv) n e g a tio n o f d is ju n ctio n

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(m ) ‘A p r io r i’ m e a n s
(i) b e f o r e e x p e r ie n ce
(ii) a f te r e x p e r ie n ce
(iii) B o th b e f o r e a n d a f te r e x p e r ie n ce
(iv) in tu itio n

(n) D a r s h a n a m e a n s
(i) lo v e o f k n o w le d g e
(ii) lo v e o f w is d o m
(iii) lo v e o f a r g u m e n t
(iv) v is io n o f tr u th

G R O U P —B
2. W r ite w h e th e r th e f o llo w in g s ta te m e n ts a re True o r
False (a n y ten) : 1×10 =10

(a) In p a r ity o f r e a s o n in g , th e r e is n o o b s e r v a tio n a t a ll.

(b) In d u ctio n is co llig a tio n a n d co llig a tio n is n e ce s s a r ily a n
in d u ctio n .

(c) In d u ctiv e a r g u m e n t m a y b e b o th f o r m a lly a n d m a te r ia lly
tr u e .
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(d) Th e q u a n tita tiv e m a r k o f th e ca u s e is its e q u a lity w ith
th e e f f e ct.

(e) N o n -o b s e r v a tio n is a n e g a tiv e f a lla cy .

(f) Th e m e th o d o f A g r e e m e n t is p r e -e m in e n tly a m e th o d
o f O b s e r v a tio n .

(g ) O b s e r v a tio n a n d e x p e r im e n t a r e th e m a te r ia l g r o u n d s o f
in d u ctio n .

(h) N e g a tiv e co n d itio n s m e a n th e a b s e n ce o f p r e v e n tin g
ca u s e .

(i) ‘  ’ is a s y m b o l f o r n e g a tio n .

(j) In in d u ctio n , th e r e is n o in d u ctiv e le a p .

(k) D e s ca r te s is a r a tio n a lis t p h ilo s o p h e r .

(l) C a r v a k a s ch o o l b e lo n g s to th e o r th o d o x s ch o o l o f
th o u g h ts .

(m ) Th e r e a r e s ix N a s tik a S ch o o ls in In d ia n P h ilo s o p h y .

(n) Th e s ta te m e n t ‘p · q ’ is a co n tin g e n t.
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G R O U P —C

3. F ill in th e b la n k s (a n y ten) : 1×10 =10

(a) Th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f a g e n e r a l tr u th o n th e b a s is o f
p a r ticu la r e x p e r ie n ce s is ca lle d _____.

(b) Th e _____ s ta te s th a t e v e r y e v e n t m u s t h a v e a ca u s e .

(c) In d u ctio n s im p r o p e r ly so ca lle d a re a ls o k n o w n a s
_____ in d u ctio n .

(d) In d u ctio n a n d d e d u ctio n d if f e r in th e ir s ta r tin g p o in t
b u t n o t in th e ir _____.

(e) Th e la w o f u n if o r m ity o f n a tu r e is a _____ o r fo rm a l
g r o u n d o f in d u ctio n .

(f) O b s e r v a tio n is f in d in g a _____ a n d e x p e r im e n t is
m a k in g o n e .

(g ) H y p o th e s is is th e _____ p o in t o f in d u ctio n .

(h) Th e e x p e r im e n ta l m e th o d s h a v e b e e n ca lle d b y M ill,
th e m e th o d o f _____.

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(i) A _____ co n d itio n is o n e th a t ca n n o t b e o m itte d w ith o u t
f r u s tr a tin g th e e f f e ct.

(j) Th e ca u s e is th e _____ a n te ce d e n t o f th e e f f e ct.

(k) E x p e r im e n t is th e _____ r e p r o d u ctio n o f e v e n ts .

(l) Th e h y p o th e s is w h e n v e r if ie d , b e co m e s a _____.

(m ) R a tio n a lis m h o ld s th a t _____ is th e o n ly s o u r ce o f
k n o w le d g e .

(n) _____ s ch o o ls b e lie v e in th e a u th o r ity o f th e V e d a s .

S E C TIO N —II
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4. A n s w e r th e f o llo w in g q u e s tio n s in 2 o r 3 s e n te n ce s e a ch
(a n y ten) : 2×10 =20

(a) W h y p e r f e ct in d u ctio n h a s b e e n n a m e d in d u ctio n b y
co m p le te e n u m e r a tio n ?

(b) W h a t is in d u ctio n b y s im p le e n u m e r a tio n ?
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(c) D e f in e a ca u s e .

(d) W h a t is p a r a d o x o f in d u ctio n ?

(e) W h a t is la w o f u n if o r m ity o f n a tu r e ?

(f) W h a t is h y p o th e s is ?

(g ) S ta te tw o a d v a n ta g e s o f o b s e r v a tio n o v e r e x p e r im e n t.

(h) W h a t is n o n -o b s e r v a tio n ?

(i) W h a t is e x p e r im e n t?

(j) W h a t is o b s e r v a tio n ?

(k) W h a t is p lu r a lity o f ca u s e s ?

(l) W h a t is th e m e th o d o f d if f e r e n ce ?

(m ) W h a t a r e s ta te m e n t f o r m s ?

(n) W h a t is im p lica tio n ?
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( P A R T : B —D E S C R IP TIV E )
( Marks : 50 )

A n s w e r Q u e s tio n N o . 5 a n d any th re e f r o m th e r e s t

5. (a) S y m b o lize a n y five o f th e f o llo w in g : 2×5=10

(i) N e ith e r In d ia n o r P a k is ta n w ill w in th e A s ia C u p .

(ii) E ith e r C h ica g o o r D a lla s w ill w in th e S u p e r B o w l
b u t th e y w ill n o t b o th w in th e S u p e r B o w l.

(iii) It is n o t tr u e th a t A la n is s h o r t o r h a n d s o m e .

(iv) Ir a n a n d Lib y a r a is e s th e p r ice o f o il b u t th e y b o th
n o t d o so .

(v) If R a v i is e le cte d cla s s p r e s id e n t, th e n e ith e r B ill is
e le cte d v ice p r e s id e n t o r A li is e le cte d tr e a s u r e r .

(vi) If A m h e s t w in s its f ir s t g a m e , th e n C o lg a te w ill
n o t w in its f ir s t g a m e .

(vii) A lice a n d B e tty w ill n o t b o th b e e le cte d .

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(b) U s e tr u th ta b le to d e te r m in e th e v a lid ity o r in v a lid ity
o f a n y two o f th e f o llo w in g a r g u m e n t f o r m s : 5×2=10

(i) (p  q )·(p  r)
p
 q r

(ii) p q
p
 ~q

(iii) p q
 ~ q  ~p

(iv) p · ~q
p

6 . W h a t is in d u ctio n ? Is p e r f e ct in d u ctio n a n in d u ctio n
a t a ll? 2+8 =10

7. D e f in e a n a lo g y . H o w d o e s a n a lo g y d if f e r f r o m s cie n tif ic
induction? 3+7=10

8 . S ta te th e a d v a n ta g e s o f e x p e r im e n t o v e r o b s e r v a tio n . 10

9 . W h a t is th e m e th o d o f A g r e e m e n t? E x p la in w ith e x a m p le s . 10

10 . E x p la in R a tio n a lis m a s a th e o r y o f k n o w le d g e . 10
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11. E x p la in th e d is tin ctiv e f e a tu r e s o f In d ia n P h ilo s o p h y . 10

12. W r ite s h o r t n o te s o n a n y two o f th e f o llo w in g : 5×2=10

(a) C o llig a tio n o f f a cts

(b) E m p ir icis m

(c) M a l-o b s e r v a tio n

(d) V a r ia b le s a n d co n s ta n ts

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