MAHA SET 2018 Question Paper 2 Philosophy

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Philosophy
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Note : This paper contains Fifty (50) multiple choice questions, each carrying
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ada is 1.

known as :
(A)
(A) Visvakarama
(B)
(B) Prajapati
(C)
(C) Sahasraka

(D)
(D) Sahasra Sirsu

2. Which of the following are 2.

materialists (Jadavadi) ?
(A)
(A) Naiyayikas
(B)
(B) Vais esikas

(C)
(C) Carvakas

(D) Advaitins (D)

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3. Match List I with List II and select 3. I II

the correct answer from the codes

given below :
I
List I
(a)
(a) Jivas
(b)
(b) Vaikuntha
(c)
(c) Prapatti
(d)
(d) Ramanuja
II
List II
(1)
(1) Liberation
(2)
(2) Nitya, Mukta, Baddha
(3)
(3) Nitya Jivas
(4)
(4) Brahmaparinamavada

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

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

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4. Which among the following schools 4.

rejects anumana as a valid source

of knowledge ?
(A)
(A) Nyaya

(B)
(B) Jainism

(C)
(C) Buddhism

(D) Carvaka (D)

5. Which of the following is Vritti 5.

(modification of citta ) as advocated

by yogadarsana ?
(A)

(A) Nidra (sleep)
(B)
(B) Antahkaran

(C)
(C) Manas (mind)

(D)
(D) Dravya (substance)

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6. Which of the following is one of the 6.

arguments for existence of prakriti

in Samkhyakarika ?
(A)
(A) Bhedanam Parimanat

(B)
(B) Asadakaranat

(C)
(C) Bhoktrubhavat

(D) Adhisthana (D)

7. Nibbana as understand by 7.

Buddhism indicates :

(A) Cessation of body
(A)

(B) Cessation of fruits
(B)

(C) Cessation of suffering
(C)

(D) Cessation of action
(D)
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8. Which of the following is Bahirang 8.

Sadhana (External means) of

Astanga Yoga ?
(A)
(A) Asan
(B)
(B) Dharana
(C)
(C) Dhyan
(D)
(D) Samadhi

9. Which of the following statements 9.

is true ?
(A)
(A) Both Prabhakara and

Kumarila do not accept

Anupalabdhi as a pramana

(B) Prabhakara does not accept (B)

Anupalabdhi but Kumarila

does

(C) Prabhakara does not accept
(C)
any of the Pramanas

(D) Prabhakara and Kumarila (D)
accept anupalabdhi as a

pramana

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10. According to Ramanuja , relation- 10.

ship between soul and body is ............

(A) Aprthaksiddhi (A)

(B) Ayutasiddhi (B)

(C) Prapatti (C)

(D) Samavaya (D)

11. The concepts of Niskama Karma 11.

and devotion are emphasized by :

(A) Samkaracarya (A)

(B) Ramanujacarya (B)

(C) Madhvacarya (C)

(D) Vallabhacarya (D)

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12. The notion of daksina in Vedic 12.

tradition is associated with :

(A) Rta (A)

(B) Rna (B)

(C) Dharma (C)

(D) Yajna (D)

13. Which of the following is not 13.

maintained by Sankara ?

(A) Atman and Brahman are
(A)
identical

(B)
(B) J iva and Brahman are

identical (C)

(C) Jagat is superimposition (D)

(D) Atman is created by Brahman

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14. Iqbal is a : 14.

(A) Monotheist (A)

(B) Polytheist (B)

(C) Positivist (C)

(D) Sceptic (D)

15. ‘‘ Uttisthata (Arise), Jagrata 15.

(Awake), Prapya Varannibodhata

(stop not till the goal is reached)’’ is

oft-quoted by :

(A)
'
(A) Sr i Aurobindo

(B)
(B) Radhakrishnan

(C) Iqbal (C)

(D) Swami Vivekananda (D)

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16. Which of the following is not written 16.

by Dr. Ambedkar ?

(A) Who were the Shudras ? (A)

(B) Annihilation of Caste (B)

(C) Buddha and his Dhamma (C)

(D) Svaraj in Ideas (D)

17.
17. According to Aurobindo the goal of

evolution is ............

(A)
(A) Integration

(B) Divine life (B)

(C) Bliss (C)

(D)
(D) Liberation

18. Philosophy of K.C. Bhattacharya is 18.

labelled as :

(A) Absolute Idealism (A)

(B) Transcendental Idealism (B)

(C) Logical Idealism (C)

(D) Pure Idealism (D)

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19. Match List I with List II and select 19. I II
the correct answer from the codes
given below :
I
List I
(a)
(a) Radhakrishnan
(b)
(b) K.C. Bhattacharya
(c)
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d)
(d) Sri Aurobindo
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List II
(1)
(1) Integral Yoga
(2)
(2) Universal Religion
(3)
(3) Transcendental Idealism
(4)
(4) Universal Redemption
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (2) (4) (1) (3)
(A) (2) (4) (1) (3)
(B) (3) (4) (2) (1)
(B) (3) (4) (2) (1)
(C) (4) (3) (2) (1)
(C) (4) (3) (2) (1)
(D) (4) (2) (3) (1) (D) (4) (2) (3) (1)

20. ............ believed that freedom does 20.
not come through effort but it is the
perception of truth that liberates.
(A)
(A) J. Krishnamurti
(B)
(B) K.C. Bhattacharya
(C) Rabindranath Tagore (C)
(D) Mahatma Gandhi (D)
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21. Whether religious mind is 21.

important for J. Krishnamurti ?

(A) Yes (A)

(B) No (B)

(C) Cant’s say (C)

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

22. Identify the work not written by 22.

Gandhi from the following :

(A) The Story of My Experiments
(A)
with Truth

(B)
(B) Young India

(C) Discovery of India (C)

(D) Hind Swaraj
(D)

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23. Tagore proceeds from the 23.

observation of the ‘‘universe as a

symphony’’ to ‘‘music-maker’’ (God)

which reminds us of :
(A)
(A) Ontological proof

(B)
(B) Cosmological proof

(C)
(C) Teleological proof

(D)
(D) Moral proof

24. ‘‘Man is the measure of all things’’ 24.

said :

(A) Protagoras (A)

(B) Socrates
(B)

(C) Parmenides
(C)

(D) Gorgias
(D)

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25.
25. Parmenides rejects the reality of :

(A)
(A) Motion
(B)
(B) Multiplicity

(C)
(C) Change

(D)
(D) All of the above

26. Socrates was mainly concerned with 26.

the issues pertaining to :

(A) Ethics (A)

(B) Psychology (B)

(C) Epistemology (C)

(D) Metaphysics (D)

27. Recollection theory of knowledge is 27.

put forth by :

(A) Plato
(A)

(B) Aristotle
(B)

(C) St. Aquinas
(C)
(D) Thales
(D)
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28. The term ‘doxa’ refers to .......... in 28.

Plato’s Philosophy.

(A) Doctrine (A)

(B) Knowledge (B)

(C) Opinion (C)

(D) Theory (D)

29. According to Plato, particulars are 29.

not :
(A)
(A) Copies of forms
(B)
(B) Shadows of forms

(C)
(C) Identical with forms

(D) Imitations of forms (D)

30. According to Aristotle, universals 30.

are :

(A) Transcendent to particulars (A)

(B) Immanent in the particulars (B)

(C) Concepts in the mind (C)

(D) Names in langauge (D)

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31. The ‘‘third man argument’’ criticizes 31.
the philosophy of :

(A) Sophists (A)

(B) Atomists (B)

(C) Plato (C)

(D) Aristotle (D)

32. Substance according to Aristotle is 32.
not :
(A)
(A) A grammatical subject

(B) A logical subject (B)

(C) That which exists independently
(C)
(D) That which exists in the other
(D)
world

33. Ontological argument is based on 33.

the concept of God as :

(A) a perfect being (A)

(B) a necessary being (B)

(C) the creator of the world (C)

(D) the unmoved mover (D)

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34. The ontological argument offered by 34.

St. Anselm was criticized by :

(A) St. Aquinas
(A)
(B) Kant
(B)
(C) Descartes (C)

(D) Spinoza (D)

35. Which of the following arguments is 35.

not given by St. Aquinas to prove
the existence of God ?

(A) Ontological argument (A)

(B) Argument from contingency (B)

(C) Argument from graded (C)

excellence

(D) Argument from origin of motion (D)

36. St. Augustine was mainly infleunced 36.

by the philosophy of :

(A) Plato (A)

(B) Aristotle (B)

(C) Socrates (C)

(D) Pythagoras (D)
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37. For Spinoza, another term for God 37.

is :

(A) Mind (A)

(B) Body (B)

(C) Nature (C)

(D) Idea (D)

38. According to Descartes, our 38.

knowledge of the external world is

a/an :

(A)
(A) Perceptual knowledge

(B)
(B) Intuitive knowledge

(C) Deductive knowledge (C)

(D) Innate knowledge (D)

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39. According to Leibnitz, ‘monad’ is : 39.

(A) Non-physical substance (A)

(B) Physical substance (B)

(C) Existent (C)

(D) Absolute idea (D)

40. According to Locke, sound is a/an : 40.

(A) Primary quality (A)

(B) Secondary quality (B)

(C) Accidental quality
(C)

(D) Composite of (A) and (B)
(D) (A) (B)

41. The author of ‘An Essay Concerning
41.
Human Understanding’ is :

(A) Hume (A)

(B) Locke (B)

(C) Kant (C)

(D) Berkeley (D)

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42. The status of scepticism in Hume’s 42.

philosphy is a/an :

(A) Conclusion of inquiry (A)

(B) Method of inquiry (B)

(C) Basic proposition of inquiry (C)

(D) Inference (D)

43. In Kant’s philosophy, space and time 43.

are :

(A) Judgements (A)

(B) Categories (B)

(C) Forms of intuition (C)

(D) Observable objects (D)

44. Hegel maintains that contradictory 44.
aspects of things can be understood

only as :
(A)
(A) Logical signs
(B)
(B) Part of an organic system

(C) Part of a formal logical system (C)

(D) Mental formations (D)

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45. In Nietzsche’s philosophy, terms like 45.

‘Apollonian and Dionysian’ refer

to :

(A) Greek Gods (A)

(B) Forces (B)

(C) Myths (C)

(D) Mental images (D)

46. Heidegger’s term Dasein 46.

appropriately refers to :

(A) Fundamental being (A)

(B) Being-in-itself (B)

(C) Being-in-the-world (C)

(D)
(D) Being-for-itself

47. Kant maintains that conditions of 47.

genuine knowledge consist of :

(A) Analytic judgements only (A)

(B) Synthetic judgements only (B)

(C) Synthetic a priori judgements (C)

(D) Synthetic a posteriori (D)
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48. According to Nietzsche, christian 48.
morality is an example of :

(A) Will to power (A)

(B) Slave morality (B)

(C) Master morality (C)

(D) Rational morality (D)

49. According to Moore, Berkeley’s
49.
idealism fails to distinguish
between :

(A) Logical and Psycholgoical (A)
object
(B)
(B) Consciousness and the subject
of consciousness (C)
(C) Consciousness and the object of
(D)
consciousness

(D) Perceived and imagined object

50. According to Ambedkar which of the 50.
following statements is not true ?

(A) To maintain purity of life is
(A)
Dhamma

(B) To reach perfection in life is (B)
Dhamma
(C)
(C) To live in nibbana is Dhamma

(D) To believe in God is Dhamma (D)

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