MBOSE Class 12 Question Paper 2021 for Philosophy

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HS/XII/A/Pls/21

2021

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) Lo g ic a s a w h o le a im s a t
(i) o n ly f o r m a l tr u th
(ii) o n ly m a te r ia l tr u th
(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) Q u a n tita tiv e ly , th e ca u s e is
(i) e q u a l to th e e f f e ct
(ii) m o r e th a n th e e f f e ct
(iii) le s s th a n th e e f f e ct
(iv) s o m e tim e s m o r e a n d s o m e tim e s le s s th a n th e e f f e ct

(c) Th e e x p r e s s io n ‘ p lu r a lity o f ca u s e s ’ w a s in tr o d u ce d b y
(i) C a r v e th R e a d
(ii) M ill
(iii) H u m e
(iv) B a in

(d) ‘ p o n ly if q ’ is s y m b o lis e d a s
(i) p  q

(ii) q  p

(iii) p · q

(iv) pq

(e) 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
(i) th e ‘m e th o d s o f a d d itio n ’
(ii) th e ‘m e th o d s o f m u ltip lica tio n ’
(iii) th e ‘m e th o d s o f e lim in a tio n ’
(iv) N o n e o f th e a b o v e
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(f) Th e S ch o o l o f In d ia n P h ilo s o p h y w h ich d o e s n o t
b e lie v e in th e La w o f K a r m a is
(i) S ¢ ¼ k h y a
(ii) B u d d h a
(iii) V e d ¢ n ta
(iv) C ¢ rv ¢ k a

(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
(i) f o r m a l g r o u n d s o f in d u ctio n
(ii) m a te r ia l g r o u n d s o f in d u ctio n
(iii) b o th f o r m a l a n d m a te r ia l g r o u n d s o f in d u ctio n
(iv) n e ith e r f o r m a l n o r m a te r ia l g r o u n d s o f in d u ctio n

(h) Th e n u m b e r o f ¡ s tik a S ch o o l in In d ia n P h ilo s o p h y is
(i) 3
(ii) 5
(iii) 6
(iv) 9

(i) B a in s a y s th a t th e co u r s e o f th e w o r ld is
(i) a u n if o r m ity
(ii) u n if o r m itie s
(iii) a u n ity
(iv) N o n e 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) p e r ce p tio n

(iv) v e r if ica tio n

(k) ‘‘Jo h n a n d Ja ck a r e tw in s ”—It is

(i) s im p le s ta te m e n t

(ii) co m p o u n d s ta te m e n t

(iii) B o th s im p le a n d co m p o u n d s ta te m e n t

(iv) N o n e o f th e a b o v e

(l) In d u ctio n b y co m p le te e n u m e r a tio n is s y n o n y m fo r

(i) s cie n tif ic in d u ctio n

(ii) u n s cie n tif ic in d u ctio n

(iii) p e r f e ct in d u ctio n

(iv) a n a lo g y

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(m ) M ill p o in ts o u t th a t th e f a lla cie s o f o b s e r v a tio n a r e o f
(i) tw o k in d s
(ii) th r e e k in d s
(iii) f o u r k in d s
(iv) f iv e k in d s

(n) In f a ls e a n a lo g y , th e co n clu s io n is d r a w n f r o m
(i) e s s e n tia l p o in ts o f r e s e m b la n ce
(ii) id e n tica l p o in ts o f s im ila r ity
(iii) p o in ts o f d if f e r e n ce
(iv) s u p e r f icia l p o in ts o f s im ila r ity

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) P e r f e ct in d u ctio n is p o s s ib le o n ly w h e n th e r e is a
lim ite d to ta lity .

(b) In s cie n tif ic in d u ctio n , th e r e is a n in d u ctiv e le a p .

(c) Th e ca u s e d o e s n o t n e ce s s a r ily p r e ce d e th e e f f e ct.

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(d) O b s e r v a tio n a n d e x p e r im e n t d o n o t d if f e r in k in d b u t
o n ly in d e g r e e .

(e) ‘  ’ is a s y m b o l f o r co n ju n ctio n .

(f) Th e h y p o th e s is m u s t b e b a s e d o n f a cts .

(g ) U n s cie n tif ic in d u ctio n is ca lle d in d u ctio n b y co m p le te
e n u m e r a tio n .

(h) Th e S ¢ ¼ k h y a s ch o o l b e lie v e s in G o d .

(i) Th e s ta te m e n t p  q is a ta u to lo g y .

(j) Th e m e th o d o f d if f e r e n ce is e s s e n tia lly a m e th o d o f
e x p e r im e n t.

(k) E x p e r im e n t p r e ce d e s o b s e r v a tio n .

(l) Q u a lita tiv e ly , th e ca u s e is r e la tiv e to a g iv e n p h e n o m -
e n o n ca lle d th e e f f e ct.

(m ) Lo ck e is a r a tio n a lis t p h ilo s o p h e r .

(n) Th e m e th o d o f a g r e e m e n t d o e s n o t e n a b le u s to
d is tin g u is h f r o m co e x is te n ce .
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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 ca u s e is a n _____ o f th e e f f e ct.

(b) M ill f o r m u la te s _____ e x p e r im e n ta l m e th o d s .

(c) O b s e r v a tio n is a r e g u la te d _____ o f f a cts a n d cir cu m -
s ta n ce s w ith a d e f in ite p u r p o s e .

(d) Th e e x p r e s s io n ‘ p lu r a lity o f ca u s e s ’ w a s in tr o d u ce d
b y _____.

(e) In d u ctio n is b a s e d o n _____ o f f a cts .

(f) E m p ir icis m h o ld s th a t a ll h u m a n k n o w le d g e co m e s
f r o m _____.

(g ) In a n a lo g y , w e p r o ce e d f r o m p a r ticu la r to _____.

(h) A s ta te m e n t f o r m , a ll o f w h o s e s u b s titu tio n in s ta n ce s
a r e tr u e is ca lle d a _____.

(i) E v e r y e v e n t m u s t h a v e a _____.

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(j) H y p o th e s is is a _____ s u p p o s itio n .

(k) Th e m e th o d o f a g r e e m e n t is th e m e th o d o f d is co v e r y
r a th e r th a n a m e th o d o f _____.

(l) Th e h e te r o d o x s ch o o ls o f In d ia n P h ilo s o p h y d o n o t
b e lie v e in th e _____ o f V e d a s .

(m ) In S y m b o lic Lo g ic, th e s y m b o ls ‘~’, ‘ ·’, ‘  ’, ‘  ’, ‘  ’
w h ich r e p r e s e n t th e lo g ica l f o r m a r e ca lle d _____.

(n) M a l o b s e r v a tio n is a _____ f a lla cy .

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 a t is a r e a l p r o p o s itio n ?

(b) H o w d o e s C a r v e th R e a d d e f in e ca u s e ?

(c) W h o is r e g a r d e d a s th e f o u n d e r o f In d u ctiv e Lo g ic?

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(d) W h a t d o e s th e te r m ‘o b s e r v a tio n ’ lite r a lly m e a n ?

(e) D is tin g u is h b e tw e e n A g e n t a n d P a tie n t.

(f) W h a t a r e th e k in d s o f in d u ctio n ?

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

(h) W h a t is co n ju n ctio n ?

(i) N a m e tw o r a tio n a lis t p h ilo s o p h e r s .

(j) D e f in e A n a lo g y .

(k) W h a t is a s ta te m e n t v a r ia b le ?

(l) W h a t a r e th e f u n ctio n s o f e x p e r im e n ta l m e th o d s ?

(m ) W h a t is a n in n a te id e a ?

(n) W h a t is p e r f e ct in d u ctio 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 four o f th e f o llo w in g : 2½×4=10

(i) If G e r m a n y w ill w in th e W o r ld C u p th e n A r g e n tin a
w ill n o t w in th e W o r ld C u p .

(ii) If th e w e a th e r is w a r m a n d th e s k y is cle a r , th e n
w e w ill g o f o r s w im m in g a n d b o a tin g .

(iii) It is n o t th e ca s e th a t le a d is h e a v ie r th a n g o ld .

(iv) N o t b o th M e g h a la y a a n d A s s a m f o o tb a ll te a m s w ill
jo in th e to u r n a m e n t.

(v) It is n o t th e ca s e th a t n e ith e r A tla n ta n o r B a ltim o r e
w in s th e ir co n f e r e n ce ch a m p io n s h ip .

(vi) E ith e r ta x e s a r e in cr e a s e d o r if e x p e n d itu r e r is e s ,
th e n th e d e b t ce ilin g is r a is e d .

(vii) 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.

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(b) U s e tr u th ta b le s 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
 ~q  ~p

(ii) p q
p
 ~q

(iii) p · ~q
p

(iv) (p  q )  (p  q )
~(p  q )
 ~(p  q )

6 . W h a t is s cie n tif ic in d u ctio n ? W h a t a re its m a rk s o r
ch a r a cte r is tics ? 3+7=10

7. E x p la in a n d e x a m in e th e la w o f u n if o r m ity o f n a tu r e . 10

8 . W h a t is h y p o th e s is ? W h a t a r e th e co n d itio n s o f a le g itim a te
h y p o th e s is ? 3+7=10

9 . E x p la in e m p ir icis m a s a th e o r y o f k n o w le d g e . 10

10 . W h a t is o b s e r v a tio n ? E x p la in th e f a lla cie s o f o b s e r v a tio n .
3+7=10
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11. E x p la in th e m e th o d o f a g r e e m e n t w ith e x a m p le s . 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) 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

(b) R a tio n a lis m

(c) 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

(d) D if f e r e n ce b e tw e e n D e d u ctio n a n d In d u ctio n

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