MAHA SET 2015 Question Paper 2 Philosophy

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Philosophy
Paper II

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Time Allowed : 75 Minutes] [Maximum Marks : 100
Note : This paper contains 50 multiple choice questions, each carrying
Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
50 (2)

1. The dialectical method of Hegel 1.

consists of :

(A) thesis and hypothesis (A)

(B) thesis, synthesis and hypothesis (B)

(C) antithesis and hypothesis (C)

(D) thesis, antithesis and synthesis (D)

2. According to Vaisesika consciousness 2.

is :
(A)
(A) Permanent property of soul
(B)
(B) Accidental property of soul

(C)
(C) Nature of soul

(D) Pure consciousness (D)

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3. Berkeley regards God as : 3.

(A) Monad of all monads (A)

(B) Eternal perceiver (B)

(C) The Highest Reality (C)

(D)
(D) All-embracing Truth

4. “The movement from certainty to 4.

uncertainty is what I call fear” is
said by :
(A)
(A) K. C. Bhattacharya
(B)
(B) Iqbal
(C)
(C) J. Krishnamurti
(D)
(D) S. Radhakrishnan

5. “A clear idea is one which is so 5.

apprehended that it will be
recognized wherever it is met with,
so that no other will be mistaken
for it.” This is held by :
(A)
(A) William James
(B)
(B) C. S. Pierce

(C) John Dewey (C)

(D) Wittgenstein (D)

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6. The problem of universals was first 6.

introduced into philosophy by :

(A) Aristotle (A)

(B) Aquinas (B)

(C) Berkeley (C)

(D)
(D) Plato

7. “Jñana, Karma, Bhakti and Yoga 7.

are the means to Liberation” is

maintained by :
(A)

(A) K. C. Bhattacharya
(B)
(B) J. Krishnamurti
(C)
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D)
(D) B. R. Ambedkar

8.
8. The prominent sophists were :

(A) Socrates and Plato (A)

(B) Protagoras and Gorgias (B)

(C) Anaxagoras and Democritus (C)

(D) Democritus and Protagoras (D)

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9. Which one of the following is not 9.
correctly matched ?
(A)
(A) Tripitaka — A Buddhist text

(B) Tattvacintamani — Nyaya text (B)

(C) Tattvarthadhigamasutra —
(C)
A Mimamsa text
(D)
(D) Kiranavali — A Vaisesika text

10. The ultimate human destiny, 10.

according to Radhakrishnan, is not

individual but universal redemption

called :
(A)
(A) Sarvodaya
(B)
(B) Sarvamukti
(C)
(C) Bodhisattva
(D)
(D) Mahaparinirvana

11. Hume’s account of causation is : 11.

(A) Epistemological (A)

(B) Psychological (B)

(C) Logical (C)

(D) Historical (D)
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12. Wittgenstein distinguished between 12.

‘sense’ and ‘non-sense’ by :

(A) analyzing the value-judgments
(A)
which represent the world of

facts

(B) refuting philosophy of language

(C) drawing a limit to the (B)

expression of thoughts but not
(C)
to thinking

(D) describing the contents of
(D)
judgements

13. According to Tagore the finite form 13.

of Human tells about the

characteristics of man such as :
(A)
(A) Universality and Ego
(B)
(B) Individuality and Ego

(C) Creativity and Ego (C)

(D) Creativity and Individuality (D)

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14. According to Aristotle, the science 14.

that is concerned with pure abstract

knowledge is :
(A)
(A) Logic
(B)
(B) Practical science

(C)
(C) Theoretical science

(D)
(D) The productive science

15. ‘All knowable objects are nameable 15.

the pot is knowable object, therefore

the pot is nameable’. It is an

example of the inference called :
(A)
(A) Kevalanvayi

(B)
(B) Kevala Vyatireki

(C)
(C) Seshavat

(D) Anvaya-Vyatireki (D)

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16. Heidegger’s fundamental ontology is 16.

about :
(A)
(A) Interpretation of Being
(B)
(B) Philosophy of Language
(C)
(C) Interpretation of Religion

(D) Interpretation of Dasein (D)

17. Which of the following is not 17.

mentioned in the concept of

‘Tri-rna’ ?
(A)
(A) Rsi-rna
(B)
(B) Deva-rna
(C)
(C) Nisarga-rna
(D)
(D) Pitru-rna

18. St. Anselm’s ontological argument 18.

for the existence of God is criticized

by :

(A) Leibnitz (A)

(B) Descartes (B)

(C) Bradley (C)

(D) Kant (D)

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19. According to Hegel, the goal of the 19.
development of Absolute is :

(A) Redemption (A)

(B) Self-consciousness (B)

(C) Cipher (C)

(D) God (D)

20. Match the pair and choose the 20.

correct alternative from the codes
given below :

List I List II I II

(a ) Ramanuja (i ) Dvaita (a) (i )

(b ) Vallabha (ii ) Visistadvaita (b) (ii)

(c) Nimbarka (iii) Suddhadvaita (c) (iii)

(d) Madhva (iv) Dvaitadvaita (d ) (iv)

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (ii ) (iv) (iii) (i) (A) (ii ) (iv) (iii) (i )

(B) (ii ) (iii) (iv) (i) (B) (ii ) (iii) (iv) (i )

(C) (i ) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(C) (i ) (iii) (iv) (ii )

(D) (i ) (iv) (iii) (ii) (D) (i ) (iv) (iii) (ii )

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21. The philosopher who is associated 21.

with stoicism is :
(A)

(A) Thales
(B)
(B) Plato

(C)
(C) Heraclitus

(D)
(D) Zeno

22. In their unity of science project, the 22.

logical positivists gave the highest

position to :

(A) History and Physics
(A)

(B) Sociology and Physics (B)

(C) Economics and Physics (C)

(D) Physics (D)

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23. Which one of the following pairs is
23.
correctly matched ?

List I List II I II

(A) Svatantra- — Dinnaga
(A)

Vijnanavada

(B)
(B) Shunyavada — Dharmakirti

(C) Vijnanavada — Nagarjuna (C)

(D) Pratityasamutpada
(D)
— Vatsyayana

24. The study of mathematics is the key 24.

to understand the structure and

order of universe is the opinion of :

(A) Aristotle (A)

(B) Pythagoras (B)

(C) Empedocles (C)

(D) Democritus (D)

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25. Who refuted the Manuvada ? 25.

(A) B. R. Ambedkar (A)

(B) B. G. Tilak (B)

(C) Sri Aurobindo (C)

(D)
(D) M. N. Roy

26. In the philosophy of Plato’s ‘Ideas’ 26.

are : (A)

(A) real but non-existent (B)

(B) existent but unreal (C)

(C) neither real nor non-existent

(D) both real and existent (D)

27. According to Ramanuja, the relation 27.

between matter, spirit and God is

called :
(A)
(A) Samavaya

(B)
(B) Samyoga

(C) Ayutasiddhi (C)

(D) Aprthaksiddhi (D)

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28. Consider the List I and the List II 28.

and select the code correctly

matched :

List I List II I II

(a ) Thales (i ) Ideas (a) (i )

(b ) Plato (ii ) Change (b) (ii)

(c) Pythagoras (iii) Numbers (c) (iii)

(d) Heraclitus (iv) Water (d ) (iv)

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (i ) (iii) (iv) (ii) (A) (i ) (iii) (iv) (ii )

(B) (iv) (i ) (iii) (ii) (B) (iv) (i ) (iii) (ii )

(C) (iii) (ii ) (iv) (i) (C) (iii) (ii ) (iv) (i )

(D) (ii ) (iv) (i) (iii) (D) (ii ) (iv) (i ) (iii)

29. Kumbhaka is a step in : 29.

(A) Niyama (A)

(B) Asana (B)

(C) Yama (C)

(D) Pranayama (D)

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30.
30. In his refutation of idealism, Moore
criticizes :
(A)
(A) Spinoza’s Natura Naturans (B)
(B) Locke’s Tabula Rasa (C)

(C) Descartes’ Cogito ergo sum
(D)
(D) Berkeley’s Esse Est Percipi

31. Surrendering oneself to God is 31.
called, in Yoga :
(A)
(A) Bhakti
(B)
(B) Prapatti
(C)
(C) Kriyayoga

(D) Isvarapranidhana (D)

32. Which of the philosophers noted 32.
below belong to Milesian school ?
The correct code is :
(1)
(1) Thales
(2)
(2) Anaximander
(3)
(3) Parmenides
(4)
(4) Anaximanes

Codes :
(A) (2) (3)
(A) (2) and (3)

(B) (1), (2) and (4) (B) (1), (2) (4)

(C) (2) and (4) (C) (2) (4)

(D) (1), (2), (3) and (4) (D) (1), (2), (3) (4)

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33. According to Gandhi, Ahimsa
33.

means :

(A)
(A) not only non-violence but love

(B) not only non-violence but also (B)

love, service and sacrifice

(C) not only non-violence but also

love and service (C)

(D) not only non-violence but also
(D)
service

34. ‘Even if there be anything, we 34.

cannot know it’ is the view of :

(A) Parmenides
(A)
(B) Democritus
(B)

(C) Protagoras
(C)

(D) Gorgias (D)

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35. In his ‘Philosophical Investigations’, 35.

Wittgenstein regards traditional

philosophical problems as :
(A)
(A) Complex
(B)
(B) Pseudo
(C)
(C) Genuine

(D)
(D) Simple

36. Which one of the following pairs is 36.

correctly matched ?
I II
List I List II

(A) Iqbal — Self is immortal (A)

(B) Vivekananda — integral yoga
(B)
(C) Radhakrishnan — Rejection of

Nirguna brahman (C)

(D) K. C. Bhattacharya
(D)
— Critique of modern

civilization

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37. Which of the following is an incorrect 37.

match ?
(A)
(A) Ryle — Category mistake
(B)
(B) Heidegger — Meta-ethics
(C)
(C) Husserl — Phenomenology

(D)
(D) Nietzsche — Existentialism

38. Tagore’s philosophy is based on : 38.

(A) Contemplation (A)

(B) Personal Realization (B)

(C) Argumentation (C)

(D) Discussion (D)

39. The concept of Apurva is propounded 39.

by :
(A)
(A) Vedanta
(B)
(B) Samkhya

(C)
(C) Mimansa

(D) Nyaya (D)

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40. St. Augustine argues that when a 40.

will chooses evil, the cause of the

choice is :

(A) God (A)

(B) Satan (B)

(C) Lack of Knowledge (C)

(D) Nature (D)

41. ‘Substance cannot be separated from 41.

essence’ is the point :

(A) made by Plato criticizing
(A)
Socrates

(B) made by Aristotle criticizing
(B)
Plato

(C) made by Locke criticizing
(C)
Descartes

(D) made by Berkeley criticizing

Locke (D)

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42. Nietzsche begins with the 42.

presumption :
(A)

(A) How can I become a Christian ?
(B)
(B) Know yourself

(C)
(C) God is dead.

(D)
(D) Man is the measure of all things

43. Which of the following is not
43.

characteristic of Modern Indian

Philosophy ?

(A) Belief in liberation
(A)

(B) Belief in reality of world

(B)
(C) No belief in superstition and

dogmatism
(C)

(D) No belief in human existence

and freedom of man (D)

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44. Assertion (A) : Logical positivists 44. (A)

reject the metaphysical propositions.

Reason (R) : Truth of the
(R)
proposition depends upon the

method of its verification.
(A) (A) (R)
(A) Both (A) and (R) are

individually true
(B) (A) (R)
(B) (A) is true but (R) is false
(C) (A) (R)
(C) (A) is false but (R) is true

(D) Both (A) and (R) are (D) (A) (R)

individually false

45. Point out from the following reason 45.
why Dr. B. R. Ambedkar opposes the

caste system prevalent in India ?
(A)
(A) as it is suggested by smritis

(B) as it is Vedic heritage (B)

(C) as it creates discrimination, (C)
social injustice and inequality

within the Indian Nation
(D)
(D) as it is suggested by karma

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46. The strong verification principle was 46.

upheld by :

(A) Schlick (A)

(B) Moore (B)

(C) Carnap (C)

(D) Ayer (D)

47. Plato’s hierarchy is topped by : 47.

(A) Idea of God (A)

(B) Idea of Good (B)

(C) God (C)

(D) Goodness (D)

48. According to Vivekananda, Absolute 48.

has become the universe by passing

through :
(A)
(A) Matter, Life, Mind
(B)
(B) Space, Time, Causation

(C)
(C) Jiva, Mind, Soul

(D) Matter, Spirit, God (D)

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49. According to Russell, language 49.

has a/an :
(A)

(A) representative function

(B)

(B) empirical function

(C)
(C) pragmatic function

(D)
(D) expressive function

50. Yoga is defined by Patañjali 50.

as :

(A) Yogah Karmasu Kausalam (A)

(B) Yogah Cittavrttinirodhah (B)

(C) Samatvam Yogah Ucyate (C)

(D) Dhyanayoga (D)

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