Philosophy-2003

1. Truth of any cognition lies in its utilitarian
value. This view is known as
a. Emotive theory
b. Coherence theory
c. Pragmatic theory
d. Semantic theory
2. Match List-I with List-II and select the
correct answer using the code given below
the Lists :
List-I
(Theory)
A. Anirvacaniyakhyati
B. Satkhyati
C. Atmakhyati
D. Anyathakhati
List-II
(School/System)
1. Yogacaras
2. Naiyayikas
3. Vishishtadvaita
4. Advaitins
Codes:
A B C D
a. 4 2 1 3
b. 1 3 2 2
c. 4 3 1 2
d. 1 2 4 3
3. Which one of the following statements
correctly illustrate the theory of Akhyati?
a. Error is due to non-apprehension of the
distinction between two cognitions
b. Error is due to misapprehension of any
fact of cognition
c. Error is due to wrong synthesis of two
separate facts
d. Error is primarily due to some defect in
the bodily organ
4. ‘Error consists in not cognizing the
difference between the real and illusory
object’. This view is advocated by
a. Kumarila
b. Prabhakara
c. Sankara
d. Nyaya-Vais’esika
5. Which one of the following holds
anirvacaniyakhyati as a theory of error?
a. Ramanuja-vedanta
b. Sankhya
c. Prabhakara-Mimansa
d. Sankara-vedanta
6. Match List-I with List-II and select the
correct answer using the code given below
the Lists :
List-I
(Concept)
A. Monad had consciousness
B. Matter does not have consciousness
C. Mind and matter are attributes of
substance
List-II
(Thinker)
1. Descartes
2. Spinoza
3. Leibnitz
Codes:
A B C
a. 1 2 3
b. 1 3 2
c. 3 2 1
d. 3 1 2
7. Which one of the following is the
Spinozistic account on the issue of matter
and mind?
a. Mind and matter are two independent
substances
b. Mind and matter are two attributes
(thought and extension) of the
substance which men can conceive as
the essence of the substance.
c. The relation between mind and matter
is pre- established
d. Mattar and mind are two entities out of
which the former is primary and the
latter is derivative
8. For Leibnitz, monad is windowless
because
a. it is absolutely free from external
influence
b. it is extended
c. it is a composite body
d. it is something material
9. Consider the following statements :
1. The premises and the conclusion of a
valid argument must be true
2. Arguments are either true or false
3. A sound argument must have true
conclusion
4. If the premises are true, the conclusion
of an argument must be true
Which of these statements is/are correct?
a. 1 and 3
b. only 3
c. 2 and 4
d. 2, 3 and 4
10. Which one of the following statements is
true if A, B and C are true statements and
X, Y and Z are false statements?
a. [A. (B∨ C)]. ~ [(A .B) ∨ (A.C)]
b. [(X∨ Y) . (A ∨ X)]
c. (C∨ Z) . (Y ∨ B)
d. ~ [(~ Y∨ Z) ∨ (~ Z∨ Y)]
11. Given the ‘Either China or Pakistan will
disagree’s is false, which one of the
following not correct?
a. If Pakistan disagrees, then China will
disagree
b. If China disagrees, then Pakistan will
disagree
c. China will disagree, if and only if,
Pakistan disagrees
d. If Pakistan does not disagree then
China will disagree
12. Which one of the following statements is
not correct?
a. A valid argument with false premises
does not guarantee truth of its
conclusion
b. A valid argument with a false
conclusion does not guarantee truth of
its premises
c. A valid argument with a true
conclusion must have true premises
d. A valid argument with a true
conclusion must have a true conclusion
13. Identify the following propositions as A,
E, I, O and select the correct answer using
the codes given below the propositions :
1. No happy persons are non-virtuous.
2. All non-virtuous persons are nonhappy
persons.
3. A few students study logic.
4. Not all students are students of
philosophy
Codes:
A B C D
a. I A E O
b. E O I A
c. I O E A
d. E A I O
14. Which of the following propositions are
simple propositions?
1. Becoming is synthesis of Being and
Non-being
2. Indian culture is composite culture
3. Truth is one but wise men have stated
it in different ways
4. The world is created by God yet there
is evil in the world
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 2
d. 1, 3 and 4
15. Match List-I with List-II and select the
correct answer using the code given below
the Lists :
List-I
(Propositions)
A. A friend in need
is a friend indeed
B. A few great men are
are not kind-hearted
C. Cashew nuts are grown in Goa
D. Never can the rights be separated from
duties
List-II
(Venn Diagrams)
1.
1.
S P
X
2.
2.
S P
3.
X
S P
3.
4.
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4.
S P
Codes:
A B C D
a. 3 2 4 1
b. 4 1 3 2
c. 3 1 4 2
d. 4 2 3 1

16. Match List-I with List-II and select the

correct answer using the code given below

the Lists :

List-I

(Propositions)

A. Jayesh sings well

B. John is a liar

C. The thief will be caught the policemen

are efficient

D. Karim attacked Rahim

List-II

(Type)

1. Class-membership

2. S-P. type

3. Relational

4. Implicative

Codes:

A B C D

a. 4 1 2 3

b. 2 3 4 1

c. 4 3 2 1

d. 2 1 4 3




17. Which one of the following is a truthfunctional

compound proposition?

a. It is impossible that there is life on

Mars

b. It is possible that there is not any life

on Mars

c. I believe that Krishna is an incarnation

of God.

d. I do not believe that Krishna is an

incarnation of God

18. According to Modern Interpretation of A,

E, I, O propositions, which of the

following statements regarding logical

relations are true?

1. If A is true, I is true

2. If A is true, E is false

3. If I is false, O is true

4. If O is true, I is false

5. If E is true, I is false

6. If O is false, A is true

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below:

a. 1, 3 and 5

b. 2, 4 and 6

c. 1 and 2

d. 5 and 6

19. Match List-I with List-II and select the

correct answer using the code given below

the Lists :

List-I

(Statement Form)

A. The statement form which is not true

only when both of its components have

the same truth value

B. The statement form which is false

when one of its components is false

C. The statement form which a

propositional connective

D. The statement form which at least one

true substitution instance and at least

one false substitution instance

List-II

(Name)

1. Conjunctive

2. Compound

3. Biconditional

4. Contingent

Codes:

A B C D

a. 2 4 3 1

b. 3 1 2 4

c. 2 1 3 4

d. 3 4 2 1

20. Which one of the following is the correct

Figure and Mood of the argument ‘None

but whites are civilized, the ancient

Germans were whites therefore, they were

civilized’?

a. Ist Figure, Mood AAA

b. Ist Figure, Mood AII

c. 2nd Figure, Mood AAA

d. 2nd Figure, Mood AII

21. Which one of the following sets of rules is

applicable to the 3rd Figure?

a. (i) If the minor is affirmative, the

conclusion is particular (ii) If the major

premise is affirmative, the minor is

universal

b. (i) If any premise is negative, the

major must be universal (ii) The minor

premise must be affirmative

c. (i) The conclusion must be particular

(ii) The minor must be affirmative

d. (i) If the minor is affirmative, the

conclusion is particular (ii) The

major premise must be universal

22. Arrange the following statements in a

valid syllogism:

1. No logical exercises are too easy

2. All too easy exercises are solved

without much concentration

3. No logical exercises are solved without

much concentration.

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below:

a.

3

2

1

∴

b.

3

2 2

∴

c.

2

1

3

∴

d.

1

3 2

∴

23. Which one of the following moods in not

valid in the 2nd figure?

a. AEE

b. AII

c. EAE

d. EAO

24. Match List-I with List-II and select the

correct answer:

List-I

(Syllogistic Form)

A. IAI in 3rd Figure

B. EIO in 2nd Figure

C. AAA in Ist Figure

D. AEE in 2nd Figure

List-II

(Venn Diagram)

1.

S P

M

2.

S P

M

3.

S P

M

X

4.

S P

M

Codes:

A B C D

a. 3 2 4 1

b. 4 1 3 2

c. 3 1 4 2

d. 4 2 3 1

25. Which of the following is not true in

respect of Aristotle’s substance?

a. Substance is self-existent

b. It is a particular having universal

c. It is predicate of a subject

d. It is not an attribute

26. Which one of the following pairs in not

correctly matched?

a. Descartes : There are three substances

b. Spinoza :God is the only substance,

Mind and Mattar are his attributes

c. Berkeley: Substances are many and

maintain their independence by acting

against each other

d. Locke : Substance is the unknown

support of known qualities.

27. Consider the following doctrines :

1. To be is to be perceived

2. I think, therefore, I am

3. Categorical Imperative

The correct sequence of these of Modern

Western Philosophy is

a. 2, 1, 3

b. 1, 2, 3

c. 3, 2, 1

d. 2, 3, 1

28. We may characterize Berkeley’s

philosophy as

a. Nominalistic & rationalistic

b. Nominalistic & idealistic

c. Realistic & rationalistic

d. Realistic & nominalistic

29. Materkal substances do not exist as the

support of the primary qualities, but

individual things are collections of ideas in

us, nothing more. This view held by

a. Spinoza

b. Berkeley

c. Locke

d. Leibnitz

30. Buddhists reject the reality of pudgala

because

a. all things are mental constructions

b. all things are momentary

c. pudgales are not eternal

d. pud
31. Match List-I with List-II and select the
correct answer using the code given below
the Lists :
List-I
(Theory)
A. Prakriti Parinamvada
B. Vivartavada
C. Svabhavavada
D. Brahman Parinamvada
List-II
(School of Thought)
1. Advaita Vedanta
2. Sankhya system
3. Vishishtadvaita
4. Carvakas
Codes:
A B C D
a. 2 1 3 4
b. 4 3 2 1
c. 2 3 4 1
d. 4 1 2 3
32. Who among the following was obsessed
with the intellectual love of God?
a. Shankara
b. Descartes
c. Spinoza
d. St. Augustine
33. Which one of the following arguments for
the existence of God is not accepted by St.
Aquines?
a. The argument from motion
b. The argument from the governance of
the world
c. The argument from the gradation to be
found in things
d. The ontological argument
34. St. Augustine argues that when a will
chooses evil, the cause of the choice is
a. God
b. Satan
c. Lack of Knowledge
d. Nature
35. ‘God I understand to be a being absolutely
infinite, that is, a substance consisting of
infinite attributes, each of which expresses
eternal and infinite essence. ‘This
definition of God is given by
a. Descartes
b. Leibnitz
c. Locke
d. Spinoza
36. Descartes’ one of the arguments to prove
God’s existence is that every effect must
have an adequate cause the argument is
based on the principal of
a. Sufficient reason
b. nihil ex nihilo fit
c. Continuity
d. Modus ponens
37. ‘Consciousness is not an essential
characteristic of the soul.’ Whose view is
this?
a. Carvakas
b. Nyaya-Vais’esika
c. Sankhya-yoga
d. Jainism
38. Which one of the following distinctions
exists in Brahman according to Ramanuja
a. Vijatiya
b. Sajatiya
c. Svagata
d. Bahya
39. Which one of the following is not
acceptable to Ramanuja?
a. Brahman is qualified
b. Brahman is Ishvara
c. Jivas merge in Ishwara and have no
separate identity
d. Jivas is not identical with Bahman
40. The view that universals have no existence
independently of being thought and are
more names, is held by
a. Conceptualists
b. Realists
c. Nominalists
d. Critical realists
41. Which one of the following statements
illustrates Platonic theory of universals?
a. Universals alone are real
b. Universals and particulars are equally
real
c. Universals are copies of particulars
d. Universals are not real entities but are
only concepts
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42. Which one of the following is not
consistent with Aristotle’s conception of
matter and form?
a. Matter and form are inseparable
b. Form is universal, matter is particular
c. Matter and form are absolute terms
d. Matter and form are relative terms
43. According to Berkeley, which of the
following statements are correct?
1. The abstract general ideas are rejected
2. It is not possible to frame an idea of a
triangle which includes all the
characteristics of different types
3. The general ideas, too, have no
function to perform.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
44. Consider the following statements
concerning Nyaya- Vais’esika :
1. Universals and particulars are mere
subjective concepts in mind
2. Universals reside in substances,
qualities and actions
3. A universal can subsist in another
universal
4. Both particulars and universals are
separately real
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 4
c. 1 and 3
d. 2 and 3
45. Which one of the following is correct
according to Nyaya?
a. Samanya is unreal
b. Samana is non-eternal
c. Samanya is an objective entity
d. Samanya is a subjective concept

46. Which one of the following is not correct

according to Buddhist philosophy?

a. The universal is a mental construction

b. ‘The universal man’ is a figment of

imagination

c. The universal is a mere name

d. The universal is a real entity

47. Pramana in Indian philosophy implies

a. means of knowledge

b. means of valid knowledge

c. means of invalid knowledge

d. the thing to be known




48. The Naiyayikas accepts cognition of nonexistence

as generated by

a. Perception

b. Inference

c. Comparison

d. Verbal testimony

49. Which of the following doctrines

regarding the validity of knowledge is

advocated by the Nyaya-Vais’esika

system?

a. Extrinsic validity of knowledge

b. Intrinsic validity of knowledge

c. The idealistic theory of knowledge

d. The illusory theory of knowledge

50. According to Buddhism, which one of the

following is correct?

a. Valid knowledge is attainable through

interfence, comparison and verbal

testimony

b. Valid knowledge is attainable through

inference only

c. Valid knowledge is attainable through

both perception and inference

d. Valid knowledge is attainable through

perception, inference, comparison and

verbal testimony

51. ‘True cognition is the apprenhension of an

object (visaya) which is above doubt

(asamdigdha), free from eroor (aviparita)

and has not been previously known

(anadhigata) and so falls outside the scope

of memory (smriti)’, is the definition given

by

a. Nyaya

b. Jainism

c. Sankhya

d. Buddhism

52. According to Nyaya valid knowledge

consists in the manifestion of an object as

it really is. It is the application of

a. Correspondence theory of truth

b. Coherence theory of truth

c. Pragmatic theory of truth

d. Self-evident theory of truth

53. Which of the following theories holds that

a true proposition is one that describes an

actual state of affairs?

a. Coherence theory

b. Pragmatic theory

c. Phenomenological theory

d. Correspondence theory

54. Consider the following statements :

1. Ethical judgements are universalizable

2. Logical relation among ethical

judgements are

3. The evaluative meaning of ‘Good’ can

be used to effect a change in the

description meaning of it.

Which of these statements is/are

acceptable to R.M. Hare?

a. 1 only

b. 1 and 2

c. 2 and 3

d. 1, 2 and 3

55. According to Stevenson, moral

disagreement does not involve which one

of the following?

a. Disagreement in belief

b. Disagreement in attitude

c. Disagreement in both belief and

attitude

d. Disagreement in neither belief not

attitude

56. Which one of the following view dows not

accept that moral judgements are

supervenient on the description of the

object of moral judgement?

a. Descriptivism

b. Prescriptivism

c. Intuitionism

d. Emotivism

57. Consider the following statements :

1. He be self abides in the self and has

found joy, satisfaction and peace in

self.

2. He has given up all his desires.

3. He is not affected by pain, pleasure,

passion fear and anger.

4. He has withdrawn all his senses from

the attraction of their object

Which of the above statements correctly

describe(s) sthitaprajna according to Gita?

a. 1 only

b. 2 and 4

c. 2 and 3

d. 1, 2, 3 and 4

58. Which one of the following is not

acceptable in the Gita’s concept of

niskama karma?

a. The agent’s concern is solely with the

action, never with its fruits

b. There follows no result from the action

done

c. The results cease to be ends because

they are not desired

d. There can be no end conceivable apart

from desire

59. Aparigraha is a part of Jaina ethics because

a. there are limited resources in the

universe

b. material possession leads to attachment

c. it is desirable to be poor and simple

d. it ensures better distribution of wealth

60. Match List-I with List-II and select the

correct answer:

List-I

(Description)

A. Influx of matter into the soul

B. Complete elimination of matter from

the soul

C. Passions of the soul

D. Stoppage of influx of matter into the

soul

List-II

(Name)

1. Samvaras

2. Asrava

3. Nirjara

4. Vikara

Codes:

A B C D

a. 5 1 4 3

b. 2 3 5 1

c. 5 3 4 1

d. 2 1 5 3
61. Consider the following five links in the
chain of causation in Buddhism :
1. Clinging (Upadana)
2. Six organs of knowledge (sadayatana)
3. Sense contaxt (sparsa)
4. Sense experience (vedana)
5. Thirst (trsna)
The correct chronological sequence of
these links is :
a. 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
b. 5, 2, 1, 4, 3
c. 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
d. 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
62. Which is the most important means for
attaining nirvana?
a. tapah
b. anasakti
c. astangamarga
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d. atmahuti
63. Consider the following four truths :
1. There is cessation of suffering.
2. There is a way leading to the cessation
of suffering.
3. There is suffering.
4. There is cause of suffering
The correct order of the above truths is :
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 3, 4, 2, 1
c. 4, 3, 1, 2
d. 3, 4, 1, 2
64. Which one of the following is not presupposed
by Gandhi in his idea of
Satyagraha?
a. Contingency of evil in man
b. Contingency of goodness in man
c. Identity of Truth and God
d. Eventual triumph of non-violence
65. Which of the following views were held
by Gandhi?
1. The means may be likened to a seed,
the end to a tree.
2. There is no wall of separation between
means and end
3. The realization of the goal is
proportional to the means employed.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
66. The fact-value distinction is rejected by
a. Kant
b. Hume
c. Hare
d. Hegal
67. A man who seeks pleasure and fails to get
it, is facing the paradox of
a. Eudaemonism
b. Rigorism
c. Altruism
d. Hedonism
68. Which one of the following is implied by
'p ⊂ q'
a. ~ (~ p. ~ q)∨ ~ (~ p . q)
b. ~ (~ p∨ ~ q)∨ ~ (~ p ∨ q)
c. p ≡ (p . q)
d. (p∨ q) . (p ∨ ~ q)
69. Assertion (A) : According to Kant, moral
philosophy can have an empirical
component.
Reason (R) : According to Kant, moral
philosophy has to formulate its laws for
the will of man as affected by nature.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
70. Assertion (A) : Perfect peace in Buddhism
is not in the pleasures gained through the
fulfilment of desires.
Reason (R) : Perfect peace in Buddhism is
a state of calmness, evenness and
passionless self possession.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
71. Assertion (A) : There is lack of entailment
between description and prescription.
Reason (R) : Description and prescription
have different functions in language.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
72. Assertion (A) : Atman cannot be the agent
of action
Reason (R) : The five causes adhistana,
karta, karma, cesta and daiva operating
together lead to successful completion of
action.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
73. Assertion (A) : Means must also be as pure
as are our ends.
Reason (R) : Ultimately means are
necessary part of the end itself.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
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b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
74. Assertion (A) : OAO is a valid mood in
IInd figure.
Reason (R) : The middle term is properly
distributed.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
75. Assertion (A) : Carvaka did not favour the
use of inference to establish metaphysical
categories.
Reason (R) : He believed that through
inference we can acquire indubitable
knowledge.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true

76. Assertion (A) : Shankara repeatedly asserts
that the absolute can be realized through
knowledge and knowledge alone
Reason (R) : Knowledge only removes
ignorance and then reality shines forth by
itself.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
77. Assertion (A) : For an advaitin, ‘tat tvam
asi’ gives an identity statement.
Reason (R) : This statment has to be
interpreted with the help of laksanavtti.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true


78. Assertion (A) : Some universal affirmative
propositions distribute both the subect and
the predicate.
Reason (R) : Both the subject and the
predicate are equal in quantity in such
cases.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
79. Assertion (A) : In Moore’s view goodness
is unanalysable
Reason (R) : Goodness is indefinable.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
80. Assertion (A) : Freedom of rational will
and necessity of natural causality are
compatible.
Reason (R) : Necessity of natural causality
relates the action to its consequences,
while freedom of rational will relate the
agent to the choice of action.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
81. Consider the Venn Diagram :
(a)
S P
M
Which one of the following symbolic
arguments does it represent correctly?
a.
SP 0
MS 0
PM 0
∴ =
=
=
b.
SP 0
SM 0
MP 0
∴ =
=
=
c.
SP 0
MS 0
PM 0
∴ ≠
=
=
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d.
SP 0
MS 0
PM 0
∴ ≠
=
=
82. Which of the following Venn diagrammes
shows the valid deduction of conclusion :
No S is P?
a.
S P
M
b.
S P
M
c.
S P
M
d.
S P
M
83. “Matter does not exist, since matter has no
consciousness and whatever has
consciousness exists’ is shown invalid by
which one of the following venn
diagrammes?
a.
S P
M
b.
S P
M
c.
S P
M
d.
S P
M
84. The syllogism ‘Light’ is not a material
body since light is not a gravitating body
and every gravitating body is a material
body’ commits the fallacy of :
a. Illicit minor term
b. Undistributed middle term
c. Ambiguous minor term
d. Illicit major term
85. ‘None but true Yogis are qualified for the
highest mystical experiences and only true
Yogis are saints. Therefore, only saints are
qualified for the highest mystical
experiences.’
What fallacy is committed in the above
syllogism?
a. Existential fallacy
b. Fallacy of illicit major
c. Fallacy of illicit minor
d. Fallacy of updistributed middle
86. From IE as premises no cluclusion can be
drawn because it involves
a. The fallacy of undistributed middle
b. The fallacy of illicit minor
c. The fallacy of illicit major
d. Existential fallacy
87. Consider the following sentences :
1. If today is Saturday, tomorrow will be
Sunday.
2. Since today is Saturday, tomorrow will
be Sunday.
Of the sentences given above :
a. 1 is an argument and 2 is not an
argument
b. 1 is not an argument and 2 is an
argument
c. Both 1 and 2 are arguments
d. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
88. Which one of the following is a tautology?
a. (p ⊃ (p ⊃ q)) ⊃ q
b. p ⊃ ((p ⊃ q) ⊃ q)
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c. p ⊃ (p ⊃ (q. ~ q))
d. p ⊃ (p ⊃ (q. ~ q))
89. Which one of the following is correct truth
functional symbolization of the sentrence.
‘Unless logic is difficult, Adbul will pass
if he concentrates’? (P : Logic is difficult,
Q : Abdul will pass; R : Abdul
concentrates)
a. p ⊃ (R ⊃ Q)
b. ~ p ⊃ (Q ⊃ R)
c. ~ p ∨ (R ⊃ Q)
d. P ∨ (R ⊃ Q)
90. Which one of the following is correct truth
functional symbolization of the sentence.
‘It is not the case that Abdul will secure
employment provided that the text is
readable, then he will marry only if he
concentrates’? (P : Abdul will secure
employment; Q : The text is readable; R :
Abdul will marry; S : Abdul concentrates)
a. ~ (Q ⊃ P) ⊃ (S⊃ R)
b. ~ (Q ⊃~ P) ⊃ (R ⊃ S)
c. ~ (Q ⊃ P) ⊃ (R ⊃ S)
d. (Q ⊃ P) ⊃~ (R ⊃ S)
91. The statement ‘If that is an artistic
masterpiece, then am monkey’s uncle’ is a
case of
a. causal implication
b. semantic implication
c. definitional implication
d. material implication
92. Match List-I (Symbolic Forms) with List-
II (Rules) and select the correct answer:
List-I
(Symbolic Forms)
A. [(p∨ q) ⊃ r] ≡ [~ r ⊃~ (p ∨ q)]
B. [(p . q) ≡ (r ⊃ s)] ≡ {[(p . q) (r ⊃ s)]∨
[~ (p . q) . ~ (r ⊃ s)]}
C. [(p . q) ⊃ r)] [p ⊃ (q ⊃ r)]
D. ~ [(p∨ q) . r] ≡ [~ (p∨ q) ∨ ~ r]
List-II
(Rules)
1. Transposition
2. Equivalence
3. Exportation
4. De Morgan
Codes:
A B C D
a. 1 2 3 4
b. 3 4 1 2
c. 1 4 3 2
d. 3 2 1 4
93. Match List-I (Rules of Replacement) with
List-Ii (Laws/theorem) and select the
correct answer :
List I
A. ~ (p ∨ q) ≡ (~ p . ~ q)
B. [(p∨ q)∨ r)] [p∨ (q ∨ r)]
C. [p∨ (q . r)] ≡ [(p∨ q) . (p ∨ r)]
D. [(p ⊃ q) ≡ (~ q ⊃~ p)
List II
1. Law of distribution
2. Law of association
3. Law of transposition
4. De Morgan’s theorem
Codes:
A B C D
a. 3 1 2 4
b. 4 2 1 3
c. 3 2 1 4
d. 4 1 2 3
94. Without changing the truth-value, the
[(A. B) ⊃ (C∨ D)] statement may be
rewritten as
a. [(A. B) . ~ (C∨ D)]
b. [(~ A . B) .∨ ~ (C∨ D)]
c. [(~ A. B) .∨ (~ C∨ D)]
d. ~ [(~ A . B) . ~ (C∨ D)]
95. Choose the correct equivalence.
a. ~ (p . q) ≡ (~ p∨ ~ q)]
b. (~ q ⊃ q) ≡ (p ⊃ q)
c. (p ≡ q) ≡ [(p ⊃ q) ∨ (~ p . ~ q)]
d. ~ (p ∨ q) ≡~ (p . q)
96. Match List-I (Truth Function) with List-II
(Equivalent Truth Function) and select the
correct answer :
List I
A. (~ p ∨ q) ⊃ r
B. ~ (p . q) ∨ ~~ r
C. (~ p ⊃ q) r
D. (p ⊃ q) ⊃ r
List II
1. ~ (~ p ∨ q) ∨ r
2. (p . q) ∨ (q r) c
3. (p . q) ⊃ ∨ r
4. (p . ~ q)∨ r
Codes:
A B C D
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a. 2 1 4 3
b. 4 3 2 1
c. 2 3 4 1
d. 4 1 2 3
97. Which one of the following is correct
transformation of
'(p ⊃ q) ⊃[(r ∨ p) ⊃ (r ∨ q)'?
a. (p . ~ q)∨ (~ r∨ ~ p)∨ (r ∨ q)
b. ~ (~ p ∨ q) ∨ ~ (r . p) ∨ (r ∨ q)
c. (p. ~ q)∨ (r . p)∨ (r . q)
d. (p. ~ q)∨ (~ r . ~ p)∨ (r ∨ q)
98. Which of the following is the Law of
Exportation?
a. (p ∨ (q .r)] ≡ [(p∨ q) . (p ∨ r)]
b. [(p . q) ⊃ r] ≡ (p ⊃ (q ∨ r)]
c. [p∨ (q ∨ r] ≡ [(p∨ q)∨ r]
d. [p . (q . r] ≡ [(p . q) . r]
99. Which one of the following sentences is
not equivalent to the other three?
a. Neither Amit nor Rahul will be taken
b. Amit and Rahul will both not be taken
c. Amit and Rahul will not both be taken
d. It is not the case that either Amir or
Rahul be taken
100. Xavier was saint
This is a
a. statement of fact
b. deontic judgement
c. aretaic judgement
d. judgement of non-moral value
101. Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched?
a. Deontology : Teleology
b. Emotivism : Prescriptivism
c. Hedonism : Asceticism
d. Intuitionism : Descriptivism
102. According to Kant, moral law is
a. a priori, and based on reason
b. a priori, and not based on reason
c. a posteriori, and not based on reason
d. a posteriori, and based on reason
103. The object of cognition is unreal according
to
a. Vijnanvada
b. Shunyavada
c. Advaitavada
d. Vishishtadvaitavada
104. Teleological theories say that an action is
right
a. If it is done for the sakes of duty
b. if it is done under duress
c. if its consequences are good
d. for its intrinsic worth
105. If a philosopher accpets that we ought
always to tell the truth, then which one of
the following is the correct description of
this thinker?
He is
a. rule-deontologist
b. act-deontologist
c. teleologist
d. hedonist

106. The theory of conduct that bases the
rightness of an act not entirely upon
consequences is called
a. Act-utilitarianism
b. Rule-utilitarianism
c. Relativism
d. Deontological theory
107. If an ethical theory denies that the ultimate
criterion of what is morally right,
obligatory etc. is the non-moral value that
is brought into being, then it is advocating
a. Consequentialism
b. Deontology
c. Teleology
d. Hedonism
108. Consider the following argument :
Pleasure and pleasure alone is desired as
an end. Therefore, pleasure and pleasure
alone is good as an end.
According to G.E. Moore, which one of
the following is correct regarding this
argument?
a. The argument is valid
b. The argument commits naturalistic
fallacy
c. The argument commits fallacy of
organic unities
d. The argument is undecidable with
respect to validity/invalidity
109. An act is right if and only if it conforms to
a set of rules, the general conformity to
which would maximize utility. This
principle is advocated by
a. Primitive rule utilitarianism
b. Actual rule utilitarianism
c. Ideal rule utilarianism
d. General utilitarianism
110. According to Bentham and Mill, which
one of the following principles of equality
is embodies in the principle of utility?
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a. Basic capability of each person ought
to be equal to another’s
b. Primary goal of each person must be
equal to another’s
c. Each person’s total happiness ought to
be equal to another’s
d. Each person’s happiness is supposed to
be equal in degree and is counted for
exactly as much as another’s
111. According to Bentham, which one of the
following is the correct list of all the
dimensions of pleasure, which must be
taken into account in calculating utility?
a. Intensity, duration, certainty,
propinquity, proximity, purity and
extent
b. Intensity, duration, certainty,
propinquity, proximity, purity and
extent
c. Intensity, duration, certainty,
propinquity, fecundity, fertility and
extent
d. Intensity, duration, certainty,
propinquity, fecundity, purity and
extent
112. “Nature has placed mankind under the
governance of two sovereign masters–pain
and pleasure “This statement is made by
Bentham. In this statement, Bentham is
advocating the principle of
a. ethical headonism
b. psychological hedonism
c. utilitarianism
d. ascerticism
113. According to Mill, under which one of the
following conditions, one pleasure is
qualitatively better than another?
a. If it is preferred by those who have
experience of both
b. If it is mental while the other is
physical
c. If it requires refined taste while the
other requires crude sensibility
d. If it is variegated and complex while
the other is simple
114. According to Kant, we ought to treat
humanity
a. Always only as an end
b. Sometimes as an end
c. Always only as a means
d. Never only as a means
115. For Kant, the notion of ‘ought’ is
applicable to :
a. Animals
b. Fully rational creatures
c. ‘A Holy will’
d. Man who is rational and yet has
inclinations
116. According to Kant, abstract from the
personal differences and the content of
personal differences is required in the
categorical imperative in the context of the
formula of
a. Universal law
b. Universal law of nature
c. End in itself
d. Kingdom of ends
117. What is true of Spinoza’s parallelism?
a. It explains the mental by the physical
b. It explains the physical by the mental
c. It is double aspect theory accepting
both the mental and physical realms as
manifestations of the same substance
d. It accepts the mental and the physical
as two stages of evolution
118. If a person is accused of having done
something then he gives excuses to deny
a. freedom of the will
b. responsibility of the action
c. both freedom of will and responsibility
of action
d. neither freedom of will nor
responsibility of the action
119. If a believer in free will attributes an
action X to a person P, then which of the
following propositions is/are believed by
him?
1. P could have acted otherwise than
doing X.
2. P is responsible for consequences of X.
3. P has power to do X.
4. P has reason to do X.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a. 1, 2, 3 and 4
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 1 and 2
d. 1 only
120. If a philosopher believes that ‘X is good’
means ‘X is conducive to pleasure’, then
he is a
a. Descriptivist
b. Emotivist
c. Intuitionist
d. Perfectionist