Philosophy Objective Questions and Answers | Philosophy MCQs with Answers | Quiz Set 22

Questions
1 The pragmatic test of meaning as “a method of settling metaphysical disputes that otherwise might be interminable” – is proposed by which one of the following philosophers ?
1 C.S. Pierce
2 William James
3 John Dewey
4 Irving Lewis

Answer:William James
2 Consider given Assertion (A) and Reason (R) in Locke’s philosophy and then mark the correct option as given below :
  1. Assertion (A) : Infants in the womb, according to Locke, have no complicated thought.
  2. Reason (R) : Mind is an empty tablet.

Code :

1 (A) is false and (R) is true and (R) provides correct explanation of (A).
2 (A) and (R) are both true and (R) provides correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) and (R) are both true and (R) does not provides correct explanation of (A).
4 (A) is true and (R) is false and (R) does not provide correct explanation of (A).

Answer:(A) and (R) are both true and (R) provides correct explanation of (A).

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3 Which one among the following is not a mahāvākya ?
1 Tattvamasi
2 Aha Brahmāsmi
3 Sarva khalvida Brahma
4 Ayamātmā Brahma

Answer: Sarva khalvida Brahma
4 Which one of the following has said ‘Immortality is the consumation of the life process within the ego’ ?
1 T K.C. Bhattacharya
2 Radhakrishnan
3 Vivekananda
4 Iqbal

Answer:Iqbal
5 Which one of the following maintains that ‘Religion is not a creed or a code but an insight into reality’?
1 Gandhi
2 Vivekananda
3 Radhakrishnan
4 Tagore

Answer:Radhakrishnan
6 Which one of the following holds the view that Māyā is neither good nor bad but it is neutral from both ?
1 Gandhi
2 Tagore
3 Vivekananda
4 Sri Aurobindo

Answer: Vivekananda
7 Who holds that ‘When you deprive truth of its appearance, it loses the best part of reality’ ?
1 Sri Aurobindo
2 Iqbal
3 Gandhi
4 Tagore

Answer:Tagore
8 ‘A good clockmaker can construct two clocks which will keep such perfect time that they for ever strike the hours at the same moment.’ This position is acceptable to :
1 Spinoza
2 Leibnitz
3 Descartes
4 Locke

Answer:Leibnitz
9 The concept of categories was advocated by : (i) Kant (ii) Kant and Aristotle (iii) Kant and Locke (iv) Kant and Berkeley Select the correct code in the light of above :
1 (ii) only
2 (i) only
3 (iv) only
4 (iii) only

Answer:(ii) only
10 The ideas imprinted on the senses by God are called real things according to :
1 Locke
2 Berkeley
3 Hume
4 Leibnitz

Answer:Berkeley
11 The correct sequence of triple transformation in evolutionary theory of Sri Aurobindo is :
1 Psychic, spiritual and supramental
2 Spiritual, supramental and psychic
3 Psychic, supramental and spiritual
4 Spiritual, psychic and supramental

Answer: Psychic, spiritual and supramental
12 Which one of the following maintains that ‘What is spoken must be in the first instance believed’ ?
1 Radhakrishnan
2 J. Krishnamurti
3 K.C. Bhattacharya
4 Iqbal

Answer:K.C. Bhattacharya
13 Select the correct sequence of the four stages of ‘Theoretic consciousness’ according to K.C. Bhattacharya
1 Objective, Empirical, Spiritual, Transcendental
2 Empirical, Spiritual, Objective, Transcendental
3 Empirical, Objective, Spiritual, Transcendental
4 Spiritual, Transcendental, Objective, Empirical,

Answer:Empirical, Objective, Spiritual, Transcendental
14 According to Prabhakara Dharma is :
1 Extrinsic value
2 Intrinsic value
3 Both intrinsic and extrinsic value
4 Pseudo value

Answer:Intrinsic value
15 “If we see a snake, when infact there is only a rope, although it is an illusion, we should still accept that some kind of snake was there. Otherwise how could we have ever perceived a snake’ ? This explanation of illusion is offered by the :
1 Vijnānavāda Buddhists
2 Dvaitins
3 Advaitins
4 M mā sakas

Answer:Dvaitins

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