Philosophy Objective Questions and Answers | Philosophy MCQs with Answers | Quiz Set 4

Questions
1 In which one of the following cases an argument can be invalid ?
1 Premises are True and Conclusion is True
2 Premises are True and Conclusion is False
3 Premises are False and Conclusion is False
4 Premises are False and Conclusion is True

Answer: Premises are True and Conclusion is False
2 Consider the following propositions and choose the correct answer : ‘‘All judges are lawyers’’. ‘‘Some judges are not lawyers’’. Code :
1 Both the statements are opposed in Quality only.
2 Both the statements are opposed in Quantity only
3 The statements are opposed both in Quality and Quantity.
4 The statements are opposed in Quality and not in Quantity.

Answer: The statements are opposed both in Quality and Quantity.

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3 If two propositions can both be true, but can not both be false together, their relation is :
1 Contrary
2 Contradictory
3 Sub-Contrary
4 Sub-altern

Answer:Sub-Contrary
4 Which one of the following rules of inference is employed in the argument : [N ⊃ (O . P)]•[Q ⊃ (O . R)] N ∨ Q ∴ (O . P) ∨ (O . R)
1 Hypothetical Syllogism
2 Disjunctive Syllogism
3 Constructive Dilemma
4 Modus Ponens

Answer: Constructive Dilemma
5 Which one of the following forms represents ‘Modus Tollens’ ?
1 p ⊃ q ~ q ∴ ∼ p
2 p ∨ q ~ p ∴ q
3 p ⊃ q ∴ p ⊃ (p.q)
4 p ⊃ q p ∴ q

Answer: p ⊃ q ~ q ∴ ∼ p
6 Consider the following statements in the light of Plato’s metaphysics and select the correct code : (a) What is truly real is objects that we encounter in sensory experience. (b) What is truly real is forms that can only be grasped intellectually. (c) Forms are eternal and changing. Code :
1 Only (a) is true
2 Only (a) and (c) are true
3 Only (b) is true
4 Only (b) and (c) are true

Answer:Only (b) is true
7 Which one of the following opined that ‘‘Philosophy is based on precepts of reason; theology on truths of revelation held on faith and philosophy serves as a handmaiden for theology.’’
1 Augustine
2 Anselm
3 Aquinas
4 Aristotle

Answer:Aquinas
8 Given below are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Consider them in the light of Plato’s Theory of Forms and select the correct code. Assertion (A) : Circularity does not exist in the physical world. Reason (R) : Circularity is not an example of form. Code :
1 Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2 Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3 (A) is true and (R) is false
4 (R) is true and (A) is false.

Answer: (A) is true and (R) is false
9 Which one of the following statements appropriately represents the position of Nietzsche ? (a) He equates the will to truth with the will to power. (b) The distinction between good and evil is based on the will to power. (c) The distinction between good and evil is rooted in objectivity. (d) All life and all happiness are governed by the will to power. Code :
1 Only (a) and (b) are true
2 Only (c) and (d) are true
3 Only (a), (b) and (d) are true
4 Only (b) and (d) are true

Answer: Only (a), (b) and (d) are true
10 According to Kant, Moral Laws are :
1 Apriori based on reason
2 Apriori not based on reason
3 Aposteriori not based on reason
4 Aposteriori based on reason

Answer: Apriori based on reason
11 Idealism is refuted by which of the following philosophers ? Select the correct code : (a) Moore (b) Russell (c) Berkeley Code :
1 Only (a) and (c) are true
2 Only (a) is true
3 Only (a) and (b) are true
4 Only (b) and (c) are true

Answer: Only (a) and (b) are true
12 Which one of the following Logical positivists replaced ‘Verification’ with ‘Confirmation’ on the basis that although Universal laws cannot be verified, they can be confirmed ?
1 Carnap
2 Ayer
3 Schlock
4 W.V.O. Quine

Answer:Carnap
13 ‘Reality which is Absolute is a Coherent thought system with logical connectivity’ is the view that can be ascribed to :
1 Hegel
2 Berkeley
3 Moore
4 Spinoza

Answer: Hegel
14 Which one of the following statements represents the philosophical position of Anaximander correctly ?
1 The ‘Limitless’ is the principle of the things that exist.
2 It is from the principle of ‘Limitless air’ that everything that exists comes into being
3 ‘‘Limitless number’’ is the principle of things that exist.
4 'Limitless earth’ is the basic principle of everything that exists

Answer:The ‘Limitless’ is the principle of the things that exist.
15 The theory of metempsychosis or the theory of transmigration of soul - is ascribed to which one of the following Pre-socratic philosophers ?
1 Pythagoras
2 Anaximander
3 Parmenides
4 Democritus

Answer: Pythagoras

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