MAHA SET 2018 Question Paper 3 Philosophy

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PHILOSOPHY
Paper III

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

1. Which of the following principles is 1.

not mentioned by Ramanuja in

Tattvatraya ?
(A)
(A) Spirit (Cit)
(B)
(B) Matter (Acit)

(C)
(C) Time (Kala)

(D) God (Is vara) (D)

2. According to S ankaracarya the 2.

world is real only as ...........

(A) Paramarthika Satta (A)

(B) Vyavaharika Satta (B)

(C) Both (A) and (B) (C) (A) (B)

(D) Neither (A) nor (B) (D) (A) (B)

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3. According to Jaina Dars ana , 3.

Dravya (Substance) has ................

and .............
(A)
(A) Samanya, Vis esa

(B)
(B) Guna, Paryaya

(C)
(C) Guna, Samanya

(D) Paryaya, Vis esa (D)

4. ............. Dravyas (substances) are 4.

advocated by Vais esika.

(A) 6 (A) 6

(B) 3 (B) 3

(C) 9 (C) 9

(D) 10 (D) 10

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5. If Karana is inseparably connected
5.
with the effect, then the Karana is

called ..............

(A) Samavayi Karana (inherent

cause)

(B) Asamavayi Karana (non- (A)

inherent cause)
(B)
(C) Pratiyogi Karana (opposite

cause)
(C)

(D) Nimitta Karana (efficient

(D)
cause)

6. Hobbes is a/an ............ 6.

(A) Nominalist (A)

(B) Conceptualist (B)

(C) Idealist (C)

(D) Rationalist
(D)

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7. According to ............, Being is one 7.

and indivisible.

(A) Heraclitus (A)

(B) Plato (B)

(C) Aristotle (C)

(D) Parmenides (D)

8. ‘Degrees of truth’ are maintained 8.

by :

(A) Plato (A)

(B) Aristotle (B)

(C) Bradley (C)

(D) Kant (D)

9. Brain-mind identity theory is put 9.

forth by :
(A)
(A) Descartes
(B)
(B) Spinoza
(C)
(C) Ryle

(D)
(D) J.J.C. Smart

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10. Who speaks of feigning the 10.
identity ?
(A)
(A) Locke
(B)
(B) Berkeley
(C)
(C) Hume

(D) Kant (D)

11. Which of the following is maintained 11.
by Abhihitanvayavada ?

(i) Words have separate meaning. (i)
(ii) The meanings of indepednent
(ii)
words get connected to express
sentence-meaning

(iii) Words function to help convey (iii)

the meaning of a sentence.

(iv) Meaning of a sentence is a (iv)
function of the meanings of the
component words.

Options :
(A) (i) (ii)
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i), (ii) (iii)
(B) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(C) (i), (ii) and (iv) (C) (i), (ii) (iv)

(D) (i), (iii) and (iv) (D) (i), (iii) (iv)

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12. According to Anyathakhyati : 12.

(A) Object of error is unreal (A)

(B) Object of error is imaginary (B)

(C) Object of error is real (C)

(D) Object of error is elsewhere and (D)
is real

13. Identify the true sentences : 13.

(i) According to Buddhists,
(i)
knowledge is intrinsically
invalid.

(ii) According to Naiyayikas (ii)

invalidity of knowledge is
extrinsic.
(iii)
(iii) According to Prabhakara,
invalidity of knowledge is
intrinsic.

Options : (A) (i), (ii) (iii)

(A) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(B) (i)
(B) only (i)
(C) (i) (ii)
(C) (i) and (ii)
(D) (ii)
(D) only (ii)

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14. Match List I with List II and select 14. I II

the correct answer from the codes

given below :
I
List I
(a)
(a) Pratyaksa and Anumana
(b)
(b) Anumana and S abda
(c)
(c) S abda and Upamana
(d)
(d) Upamana and Anuplabdh i
II
List II
(1)
(1) Sankhya
(2)
(2) Bauddha
(3)
(3) Purvam imamsa
(4)
(4) Nyaya

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (2) (1) (4) (3) (A) (2) (1) (4) (3)

(B) (3) (1) (4) (2) (B) (3) (1) (4) (2)

(C) (1) (2) (3) (4) (C) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(D) (4) (3) (2) (1) (D) (4) (3) (2) (1)

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15. Which of the following theories of 15.
pramanya (Validity) accepted by
Nyaya darsan ?

(A) Svatah-Pramanya (Intrinsic
validity) (A)

(B) Svatah-Apramanya (Intrinsic
invalidity) (B)

(C) Paratah-Pramanya (Extrinsic
validity) (C)
(D) Svatah-Pramanya and
Paratah-Apramanya (Intrinsic
(D)
Validity and Extrinsic Validity)

16. Knowledge that has no source in 16.

experience can be termed as :

(A) A priori (A)

(B) A posteriori (B)

(C) Tentative
(C)

(D) Synthetic
(D)

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17. The condition of knowledge that 17.

connotes objectivity is :

(A) Justification (A)

(B) Truth (B)

(C) Correspondence (C)

(D) Verification (D)

18. Edmund Gettier’s famous paper 18. 1963

published in 1963 was entitled :

(A) Justified true belief is not
(A)

knowledge
(B)
(B) Knowledge cannot be defined
(C)
(C) Is justified true belief

knowledge ?

(D)
(D) Why is justified true belief

knowledge ?

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19. The semantic theory of truth was 19.

offered by :

(A) Ryle (A)

(B) Moore (B)

(C) Tarski (C)

(D) Russell (D)

20. The truth of the premises of an 20.

inductive argument do not :

(A) in a priori way lead to the truth
(A)
of its conclusion

(B) prima facie lead to the truth of
(B)
its conclusion

(C)
(C) in a posteriori way lead to the

truth of its conclusion

(D) prospectively lead to the truth (D)

of its conclusion

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21. Which of the following is true 21.

about the Buddhist theory of

Anumana ?
(1)
(1) Hetu is Trilaksanatmaka
(2)
(2) Vyapti is derived from

tadatmya and tadutpatti

(3)
(3) Anupalabdhi anumana is a

variety of anumana

(4)
(4) Asatpratipaksatva is one of the

conditions of good hetu

Options :

(A) (1), (2) and (4) (A) (1), (2) (4)

(B) (2), (3) and (4)
(B) (2), (3) (4)

(C) (1), (2) and (3)
(C) (1), (2) (3)

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

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22. Match List I with List II and select 22. I II
the correct answer from the codes

given below :
I
List I
(a)
(a) Pramana Samuccaya
(b)
(b) Pramana Mimamsa
(c)
(c) Nyayavatara
(d)
(d) Nyayabindu
II
List II
(1)
(1) Dharmak irti
(2)
(2) Siddhasena
(3)
(3) Hemacandra
(4)
(4) Dinnaga

Codes :

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

(A) (1) (2) (3) (4) (A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(B) (2) (3) (1) (4) (B) (2) (3) (1) (4)

(C) (4) (3) (2) (1) (C) (4) (3) (2) (1)

(D) (4) (2) (3) (1) (D) (4) (2) (3) (1)

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23. Find out which of the following is 23.

not included in the Buddhist

classification of anumana ?
(1)
(1) Samanyatodrsta Anumana
(2)
(2) Svabhavanumana
(3)
(3) Anyathanupapanna anumana
(4)
(4) Anupalabdhi anumana

Options :
(A) (1) (3)
(A) (1) and (3)
(B) (1), (2) (3)
(B) (1), (2) and (3)

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

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

24. Nirvikalpaka and Savikalpaka are 24.

two stages of pratyaksa Jnana. This

view is held by the :

(A) Naiyayikas (A)

(B) Carvakas (B)

(C) Buddhists (C)

(D) Naiyayikas and Carvakas
(D)

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25. Right faith, right knowledge and 25.

right conduct are known as ..............

(A) Triratna (A)

(B) Triguna (B)

(C) Tripitak (C)

(D) None of the above (D)

26. Which among the following are not
26.

the kinds of Pratyaksa according to

Nyaya ?

(A)
(A) Samanyalaksna and

Jnanalaksana (B)

(B) Laukika and Alaukika
(C)

(C) Nirvikalpa and Savikalpa
(D)
(D) Vahaya and Antara

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27. Sadharanadharmas are to be 27.

practised by .................

(A) All human beings (A)

(B) Hindus (B)

(C) Indians (C)

(D) All beings (D)

28. The theory of varna is derived 28.

from :
(A)

(A) Nasad iya-sukta

(B)
(B) Purusa-sukta

(C)
(C) Bhagavad-g ita

(D) Brahma-sutras (D)

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29. Rta is identified with : 29.

(A) Satya (A)

(B) Dharma (B)

(C) Both satya and dharma (C)

(D) Neither satya nor dharma (D)

30. Which of the following alternatives
30.
indicates the correct order ?

(A) Grhasthas rama, Vanapras -

thas rama, Brahmacaryas - (A)

rama and Sanyasas rama

(B) Brahmacaryas rama, has-
(B)
thas rama, Sanyasas rama

and Vanaprasthas rama

(C) Brahmacaryas rama, has-
(C)
thas rama, Vanaprasthas rama

and Sanyasas rama

(D) Grahasthas rama, Brahmaca- (D)
ryas rama, Vanaprasthas rama

and Sanyasas rama

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31. The view that moral obligation is 31.
based on sentiments is advocated

by :
(A)
(A) Kant

(B)
(B) Aristotle

(C) Plato (C)

(D) Hume (D)

32. Retributive theories of punishment
32.
is based on .............

(A) Use
(A)

(B) Fairness
(B)

(C) Equality
(C)

(D) Mercy
(D)

33. Moral responsibility is based on : 33.

(A) Causal agency (A)

(B) Free agency (B)

(C) Meritorious agency (C)

(D) Social agency (D)

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34. The concept of good is primary for 34.

the :

(A) Libertarian approach (A)

(B) Contractarian approach (B)

(C) Teleological approach (C)

(D) Deontological approach (D)

35. According to Aristotle, virtues are 35.

..................
(A)

(A) Ideas of reason

(B)
(B) Skills of habit

(C)
(C) Traits of personality

(D) Dispositions of character (D)

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36. Identify the correct pairs : 36.

(i) Nyaya-Paratahpramanyavada
(i)

(ii) Buddhists- Svatahpramanya-

(ii)
vada

(iii) M imamsa-Paratahpraman- (iii)

yavada
(iv)

(iv) Samkhya - Svatahpramanya-

vada

Options : (A) (i) (ii)

(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i) (iii)

(B) (i) and (iii)
(C) (i) (iv)

(C) (i) and (iv)

(D) (ii) (iii)
(D) (ii) and (iii)

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37. Match List I with List II and select 37. I II

the correct answer from the codes

given below :
I
List I
(a)
(a) Social Disparity
(b)
(b) Human Rights
(c)
(c) Utilitarianism
(d)
(d) Deontological moral theory
II
List II
(1)
(1) Disproportion
(2)
(2) Universality
(3)
(3) Maximum hapiness
(4)
(4) Duty for duty’s sake

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)
(A) (1) (2) (3) (4)

(B) (1) (4) (3) (2)
(B) (1) (4) (3) (2)

(C) (4) (2) (3) (1) (C) (4) (2) (3) (1)

(D) (4) (3) (2) (1) (D) (4) (3) (2) (1)

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38. ‘In a Different Voice’ was authorised 38.

by :

(A) Carol Gilligan (A)

(B) J.S. Mill (B)

(C) Simone De Beauvoir (C)

(D) Mary Wollstonecraft (D)

39. Who was an ethical non- 39.
naturalist ?
(A)
(A) Moore
(B)
(B) J.S. Mill

(C)
(C) Kant

(D) Gandhi (D)

40. What do you mean by moral 40.
subjectivism ?
(A)
(A) Individual views on morality
(B)
(B) Society’s views on morality
(C)
(C) People’s attitudes and opinions

(D)
(D) None of the above

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41. Utilitarianism is a ........... ethical 41.

theory.

(A) Teleological (A)

(B) Deontological (B)

(C) Emotivist (C)

(D) Naturalist (D)

42. ‘‘All that glitters is not gold’’ is a 42.

.............. type of proposition.

(A) E (A) E

(B) A (B) A

(C) I (C) I

(D) O (D) O

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43. Examine given agument and choose 43.

the correct name of the fallacy out

of codes given below :

Argument :

No men are perfect.

All men are animals.

No animals are perfect.

(A)
(A) Fallacy of Illicit Major

(B) Fallacy of Illicit Minor (B)

(C) Fallacy of Illicit Middle (C)

(D) None of the above (D)

44. The subject term of the conclusion 44.

of a syllogism is called .........

(A) Copula (A)

(B) Middle term (B)

(C) Minor term (C)

(D) Major term (D)

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45. The proposition in which both the 45.

subject and predicate terms are

distributed is a ............ proposition.
(A) O
(A) O

(B) I
(B) I

(C) E
(C) E

(D) A (D) A

46. The relation between ‘A’ and ‘E’ 46. ‘A’ ‘E’

propositions is called ...............

(A) Contrary (A)

(B) Sub-contrary (B)

(C) Contradictory (C)

(D) Subalternation (D)

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47. Proposition must be ............ 47.

(A) True (A)

(B) Tautologous (B)

(C) Neither true nor false (C)

(D) Either true or false (D)

48. If the statement ‘p’ is false and the 48. ‘p’ ‘q’

statement ‘q’ is true, the truth- ‘p q’ ‘~ p . q’

value of the statements ‘p q’ and

‘~ p . q’ are :
(A) ‘p q’ ‘~ p . q’
(A) Both the statements ‘p q’ and

‘~ p . q’ are true
(B) ‘p q’ ‘~ p . q’
(B) Both the statements ‘p q’ and

‘~ p . q’ are false

(C) ‘p q’ ‘~ p . q’
(C) The statement ‘p q’ is true and

‘~ p . q’ is false

(D) The statement ‘p q’ is false (D) ‘p q’

and ‘~ p . q’ is true ‘~ p . q’

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49. Find out the correct match : 49.

(A) Tautology ~ (p . ~ p) (A) ~ (p . ~ p)

(B) Contingent p ~ p (B) p ~p

(C) Law of Double ~ (~ p) (C) ~ (~ p)

Negation (D)

( x) x ( x) x
(D) Rule of E.G. a a

50. The correct symbolization of the 50.

following proposition is :

Statement : Authors and poets are

intelligent and successful.

(A) (x)[(Ax . Px) (Ix . Sx)]
(A) (x)[(Ax . Px) (Ix . Sx)]

(B) (x)[(Ax . Px) (Ix Sx)]
(B) (x)[(Ax . Px) (Ix Sx)]

(C) (x)[(Ax . Px) . (Ix . Sx)] (C) (x)[(Ax . Px) . (Ix . Sx)]

(D) (x)[(Ax Px) (Ix . Sx)] (D) (x)[(Ax Px) (Ix . Sx)]

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51. Ahurmazda is the supreme God 51.
according to :

(A) Hinduism (A)

(B) Christianity (B)

(C) Zoroastrianism (C)

(D) Islam (D)

52. Guru Nanak is the founder of ......... 52.

(A) Islam (A)

(B) Sikhism (B)

avism (C)

(D) None of the above (D)

53. Everything in the universe is 53.
contingent and there must be
something which is non-contingent,
and that something is God, which
is a necessary being. This is the
........... argument for the proof of
existence of God.
(A)
(A) Moral
(B)
(B) Design

(C) Ontological (C)

(D) Cosmological (D)

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54. ‘Tirthankar’ and ‘ Tathagata ’ are 54.

terms associated with :

(A) Jainism and Hinduism (A)

(B) Jainism and Buddhism (B)

(C) Sikhism and Hinduism (C)

(D) Judaism and Jainism (D)

55. Is vara is only nimitta karana of 55.

the world is held of :

(A) Nyaya system (A)

(B) Vedanta system (B)

(C) Jainism (C)

(D) Mimamsa system (D)

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56. Name the author of the article ‘On 56.

Denoting’ :

(A) Quine (A)

(B) Davidson (B)

(C) Russell (C)

(D) Frege (D)

57. Frege makes a distinction between 57.

the following :
(A)

(A) Sense and truth conditions

(B)
(B) Truth and truth conditions

(C)
(C) Sense and nonsense

(D)
(D) Sense and reference

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58. Who maintained that language 58.

functions not on sentence-to-

sentence basis, but as a whole ?

(A) Frege (A)

(B) Russell (B)

(C) Quine (C)

(D) Early Wittgenstein (D)

59. What is the nature of Strawson’s 59.

metaphysics ?

(A) Revisionary (A)

(B) Idealistic (B)

(C) Descriptive (C)

(D) Nihilistic (D)

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60. Name the author of ‘Philosophical 60.

Investigations’ :

(A) Early Wittgentein (A)

(B) Russell (B)

(C) Frege (C)

(D) Later Wittgenstein (D)

61. Wilhem Dilthey introduces the 61.

concept of :

(A) Categories of life (A)

(B) Categories of understanding (B)

(C) Categories of consciousness (C)

(D) Categories of objects (D)

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62. A major problem associated with the 62.

method of hermeneutics is :

(A) Conflict of interpretations
(A)

(B) Transparency of meaning
(B)
(C) Interdependence of interpre-
(C)
tation and understanding

(D) Role of grammar in interpre-

tation (D)

63. Which of the following is not a part 63.

of the method of Phenomenology ?

(A) Dialectics (A)

(B) Epoche
(B)

(C) Intentional analysis
(C)

(D) Reduction
(D)

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64. Match of the following : 64.

Group I I

(a) Carvaka (a)

(b) Bauddha (b)

(c) Kumarila (c)

(d) Prabhakara (d)

Group II II

(i) five pramanas (i)

(ii) six pramanas (ii)

(iii) two pramanas (iii)

(iv) one pramana (iv)

Codes : :

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

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

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

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

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

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65. Husserl wanted philosophy to 65.

become :

(A) an empirical science (A)

(B) a rigorous science (B)

(C) a speculative science (C)

(D) a normative science (D)

66. Which theory of error is upheld by 66.

S amkara ?

(A) Akhyati (A)

(B) Satkhyati (B)

(C) Anirvachan iyakhyati (C)

(D) Vipar ita-khyati (D)

67. According to Ramanuja individual 67.

soul is .............
(A)
(A) non-dual with a God
(B)
(B) Reflection due to ignorance
(C)
(C) Real enjoyer and agent

(D)
(D) The Brahman

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68. In case of conflict between sense 68.

experience and testimony S amkara

prescribes to go by :

(A) Testimony (A)

(B) Sense experience (B)

(C) Reason (C)

(D) Inference (D)

69. Acceptance of Brahman as Supreme 69.
Reality points to :

(A) Subjective Realism (A)

(B) Subjective Idealism (B)

(C) Objective Idealism (C)

(D) Objective Realism (D)

70. According to Ramanuja
70.
Dharmabhutjnana and Nityabhuti

are ............
(A)
(A) Jad Dravyas
(B)
(B) Chetana Dravyas

(C) Ajada Dravyas (C)

(D) Unreal drvyas (D)

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71. ‘All the wealth belongs to God and 71.

those who hold it are trustees not

possessor’ was stated by ............
(A)
(A) Tolstoy
(B)
(B) Vinobha Bhave

(C)
(C) Gandhi

(D)
(D) Tagore

72. Which of the following would Gandhi 72.

not accept ?
(A)
(A) A good end justifies the means

to it
(B)

(B) End and means are convertible

terms

(C) Satya is the end, ahimsa is the (C)

means

(D) End and means are

interdependent (D)

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73. The journal Harijan was run 73.
by ............
(A)
(A) Ambedkar
(B)
(B) Sri Aurobindo
(C)
(C) Gandhi

(D) Swami Vivekananda (D)

74. Gandhi criticised industrialisation in 74.

one of the following :

(A) Education (A)

(B) Hind Swaraj (B)

(C) Key to Health (C)

(D) My Experiments With Truth (D)

75. Gandhian Economics is based on 75.
...........

(A) Spiritual principle (A)

(B) Social principle (B)

(C) Economic principle (C)

(D) All of the above (D)

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