Philosophy Objective Questions and Answers | Philosophy MCQs with Answers | Quiz Set 16

Questions
1 As per Aristotle’s distinction between various sciences, “the pure and abstract knowledge” is dealt by
1 Theoretical sciences such as Politics and Ethics
2 Practical sciences such as Theology and Metaphysics.
3 Theoretical sciences such as Mathematics and Physics.
4 Practical Sciences such as politics and Ethics

Answer:Theoretical sciences such as Mathematics and Physics.
2 Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Considering (A) and (R), mark the correct code.
  1. Assertion (A) : Plato rejected the view that “knowledge is opinion” in his theatetus
  2. Reason (R) : Knowledge must be grounded on faith, and not on Reason.

Code :

1 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4 (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer:(A) is true, but (R) is false.

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3 “Atoms exist – they are the existent. Empty space exists – even if it is paradoxically called the non-existent. And nothing else exists.” is the philosophical position of –
1 Heraclitus
2 Democritus
3 Anaxagoras
4 Parmenides

Answer:Democritus
4 Who among the following believed that “All things are full of Souls and Spirits”?
1 Democritus
2 Heraclitus
3 Parmenides
4 Pythagoras

Answer:Heraclitus
5 Which of the following statements are true with reference to Protagoras. Mark the correct code :
  1. Man is the measure of all things
  2. Truth is objective
  3. What is true to one person need not be so to the other.

Code :

1 only (i) is true.
2 only (i) and (ii) are true.
3 only (i) and (iii) are true.
4 only (ii) and (iii) are true.

Answer:only (i) and (iii) are true.
6 Gilbert Ryle’s theory of “Ghost in the Machine” rejects
1 Descarte’s Body-Mind Dualism
2 Berkeley’s Idealism
3 Spinoza’s Pantheism
4 Rational capacity of the mind as such

Answer: Descarte’s Body-Mind Dualism
7 According to Hegel, the absolute mind expresses its essence of truth in the form of Intuition in
1 Morality
2 Art
3 Religion
4 Philosophy

Answer:Art
8 ‘Being-towards-death is a constant fleeing in the face of death’ expresses the philosophy of
1 Russell
2 Husserl
3 Heidegger
4 Moore

Answer: Heidegger
9 The ‘Predicate-in subject’ principle is propounded by
1 Descartes
2 Leibnitz
3 Spinoza
4 Locke

Answer: Leibnitz
10 The essence of the ‘new man’ is joyful wisdom according to
1 Husserl
2 Moore
3 Nietzsche
4 Frege

Answer:Nietzsche
11 Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select the correct code from given below :
  1. Assertion (A) : According to Russell, ‘Denoting phrases never have any meaning in themselves’.
  2. Reason (R) : I In, ‘the brother of Charles II was deposed’, ‘Charles II was deposed is a denoting phrase’, and thus, has no meaning. II In, ‘the brother of Charles II was deposed’, the brother of Charles II is a denoting phrase and thus, has no meaning.

Code :

1 (A) is true and (R) I, II correctly explain (A).
2 (A) is true and (R) I is correct explanation of (A) and (R) II is false.
3 (A) is true and (R) II is a correct explanation of (A) and (R) I is false.
4 (A) is true but neither (R) I nor (R) II correctly explains (A).

Answer: (A) is true and (R) II is a correct explanation of (A) and (R) I is false.
12 Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) & select the correct code given below :
  1. Assertion (A) : Monads have no windows.
  2. Reason (R) : I Nothing is passed to them from outside. II Each of their state is generated from their own nature. III Monads do not interact.

Code :

1 (A) is true and (R) I, II, III are correct explanations of (A).
2 (A) is true and (R) I is the only correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) is true and (R) I, II are correct explanations of (A).
4 (A) is true and (R) II, III are the correct explanations of (A).

Answer:(A) is true and (R) I, II, III are correct explanations of (A).
13 Consider the following statements in the light of Russell’s logical Atomism and mark the correct code :
  1. Corresponding to individual variables and propositional functions of logic, the world contains particulars and universals.
  2. Corresponding to the particulars and universals of the logic, the world contains variables and propositional functions.
  3. The world contains independent atomic facts corresponding to the simple propositions.

Code :

1 only (i) is true.
2 only (i) and (ii) are true.
3 only (i) and (iii) are true
4 only (ii) and (iii) are true.

Answer:only (i) and (iii) are true
14 Consider the following statements in the light of pragmatism and mark the correct code :
  1. Both William James and C.S. Peirce agree completely on the method of pragmatism.
  2. William James went beyond Peirce in presenting a moral theory on pragmatic grounds.
  3. C.S. Peirce called his own theory as pragmaticism.

Code :

1 only (i) is true.
2 only (i) and (ii) are true.
3 only (ii) and (iii) are true.
4 only (i) and (iii) are true.

Answer:only (ii) and (iii) are true.
15 Who among the following philosophers advocated “Pragmaticism” ?
1 William James
2 C.S. Peirce
3 G. Ryle
4 A.J. Ayer

Answer: C.S. Peirce

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