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| 1. |
Structuralism originated and developed in which place? |
| A. | germany |
| B. | france |
| C. | london |
| D. | india |
| Answer» B. france | |
| 2. |
By whom the foundation of structuralism had been laid? |
| A. | camus |
| B. | sartre |
| C. | ferdinand de saussure |
| D. | jaques lacan |
| Answer» C. ferdinand de saussure | |
| 3. |
Radicalizing and challenging position of structuralism is known as…………? |
| A. | post modernism |
| B. | post structuralism |
| C. | hedonism |
| D. | utilitarianism |
| Answer» B. post structuralism | |
| 4. |
The main proponents of post structuralism …………? |
| A. | jacques derrida |
| B. | jaques lacan |
| C. | michel faucault |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 5. |
General science of sign is known as…………? |
| A. | semiology |
| B. | linguistics |
| C. | philology |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. semiology | |
| 6. |
Science of language is known as …………? |
| A. | philology |
| B. | hermeneutics |
| C. | semantics |
| D. | analytic philosophy |
| Answer» A. philology | |
| 7. |
Which is the primary mode of being of language? |
| A. | learning |
| B. | writing |
| C. | speech |
| D. | thinking |
| Answer» C. speech | |
| 8. |
What is the literal meaning of French term Langue? |
| A. | tongue |
| B. | eyes |
| C. | nose |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. tongue | |
| 9. |
The study of elementary speech sounds or Phonemes of a given language is known as …………? |
| A. | semiology |
| B. | physiology |
| C. | speech therapy |
| D. | phonology |
| Answer» D. phonology | |
| 10. |
Smallest meaningful unit of speech sounds within any one language is defined as …………? |
| A. | word |
| B. | morpheme |
| C. | sentence |
| D. | letter |
| Answer» B. morpheme | |
| 11. |
The study of morphemes is known as …………? |
| A. | linguistics |
| B. | phenomenology |
| C. | morphology |
| D. | phonetics |
| Answer» C. morphology | |
| 12. |
Theoretician who applied Structuralism to literary texts and such cultural artifacts is …………? |
| A. | roland barthes |
| B. | claude levi – strauss |
| C. | jacques derrida |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. roland barthes | |
| 13. |
On which period, post structuralism become prominent? |
| A. | 1970’s |
| B. | 1870’s |
| C. | 1990’s |
| D. | 1950’s |
| Answer» A. 1970’s | |
| 14. |
The term that refers to recent theories of criticism and intellectual enquires in general is known as …………? |
| A. | structuralism |
| B. | post modernism |
| C. | post structuralism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. post structuralism | |
| 15. |
Name the post structural thinker who groomed in the phenomenological tradition of Edmund Husserl and Heidegger? |
| A. | derrida |
| B. | laccan |
| C. | faucault |
| D. | kristeva |
| Answer» A. derrida | |
| 16. |
Who proclaimed the ‘Death of the Author’ in the article published in 1968? |
| A. | derrida |
| B. | barthes |
| C. | faucault |
| D. | husserl |
| Answer» B. barthes | |
| 17. |
‘Disappearance of the author’ is the term coined by …………? |
| A. | michel faucault |
| B. | husserl |
| C. | derrida |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. michel faucault | |
| 18. |
Derrida calls ‘preference for presence over absence’ as …………? |
| A. | illusion |
| B. | prejudice |
| C. | metaphysics of presence |
| D. | first principle |
| Answer» C. metaphysics of presence | |
| 19. |
Name the Husserl Scholar and critic from the following philosophers? |
| A. | jacques derrida |
| B. | lacan |
| C. | barthes |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. jacques derrida | |
| 20. |
‘Speech and Phenomenon’ is written by …………? |
| A. | roland barthes |
| B. | julia kristeva |
| C. | jacques derrida |
| D. | foucault |
| Answer» C. jacques derrida | |
| 21. |
Who is the most prominent theoretician and practitioner of ‘Deconstruction’ …………? |
| A. | husserl |
| B. | derrida |
| C. | barthes |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. derrida | |
| 22. |
One of the key term in Derrida’s thought is …………? |
| A. | good writing |
| B. | structuralism |
| C. | difference |
| D. | presence |
| Answer» C. difference | |
| 23. |
Where did logical positivism originated? |
| A. | italy & germany |
| B. | austria & america |
| C. | austria & germany |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. austria & germany | |
| 24. |
Famous treatise Peri Hermeneias is developed by …………? |
| A. | plato |
| B. | socrates |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | gadamer |
| Answer» C. aristotle | |
| 25. |
Treatise on the Science of Interpretation is written by …………? |
| A. | gadamer |
| B. | schleiermacher |
| C. | fichte |
| D. | felde |
| Answer» D. felde | |
| 26. |
Who is the father of modern Hermeneutics? |
| A. | kant |
| B. | felde |
| C. | schleiermacher |
| D. | hegel |
| Answer» C. schleiermacher | |
| 27. |
‘The Rise of Hermeneutics’ is written by…………? |
| A. | kant |
| B. | schleiermacher |
| C. | dilthey |
| D. | gadamer |
| Answer» C. dilthey | |
| 28. |
What is the central concept of Gadamer’s theory? |
| A. | fusion of horizons |
| B. | prejudice |
| C. | understanding of man |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. fusion of horizons | |
| 29. |
Select the members of Vienna circle from the following list? |
| A. | rudolf carnap |
| B. | herbert feigl |
| C. | hans hann |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 30. |
Who gave a lasting contribution to scientific philosophy? |
| A. | otto neurath |
| B. | kant |
| C. | rudolf carnap |
| D. | hans hann |
| Answer» B. kant | |
| 31. |
‘Philosophy of Natural Science’ is written by…………? |
| A. | horkheimer |
| B. | carl hempel |
| C. | karl popper |
| D. | karl loewith |
| Answer» B. carl hempel | |
| 32. |
From the following which is the characteristics of modern period? |
| A. | rationality |
| B. | dualism |
| C. | belief in progress |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» D. all of the above | |
| 33. |
Modern period is form ………… century to ………… century. |
| A. | 16th century to middle of 20th century |
| B. | 20th century to 21st century |
| C. | 18th century to 19th century |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. 16th century to middle of 20th century | |
| 34. |
The term Hermeneutics derived from which language? |
| A. | latin |
| B. | hebrew |
| C. | greek |
| D. | spanish |
| Answer» C. greek | |
| 35. |
What is the word meaning of Hermeneutics? |
| A. | to interpret |
| B. | to develop |
| C. | to connect |
| D. | to verify |
| Answer» A. to interpret | |
| 36. |
Bring the exact three directions of the term Hermeneutics? |
| A. | expression, explanation, translation. |
| B. | belief, explanation, connection. |
| C. | verify, understand, translation |
| D. | influence, expression, translation. |
| Answer» A. expression, explanation, translation. | |
| 37. |
Who is the father of Hermeneutics? |
| A. | ricoeur |
| B. | dilthey |
| C. | rogerius |
| D. | gadamer |
| Answer» D. gadamer | |
| 38. |
Truth and Method written by? |
| A. | gadamer |
| B. | rogerius |
| C. | dilthey |
| D. | ricoeur |
| Answer» A. gadamer | |
| 39. |
The pre – phenomenological period of Husserl is known as…………? |
| A. | philosophical radicalism |
| B. | philosophical infancy |
| C. | intentionality |
| D. | psychologism |
| Answer» B. philosophical infancy | |
| 40. |
In which work Husserl refuted psychologism? |
| A. | philosophy of arithmetic |
| B. | fear and trembling |
| C. | stages on life’s way |
| D. | logical investigations |
| Answer» D. logical investigations | |
| 41. |
Phenomenological period of Husserl is known as …………? |
| A. | philosophical maturity |
| B. | philosophical infancy |
| C. | later philosophy |
| D. | earlier philosophy |
| Answer» A. philosophical maturity | |
| 42. |
The notion of intentionality can be clarified with………….? |
| A. | two characteristics |
| B. | four characteristics |
| C. | five characteristics |
| D. | three characteristics |
| Answer» B. four characteristics | |
| 43. |
The core of Husserl’s philosophy is the …………? |
| A. | notion of intentionality |
| B. | notion of essence |
| C. | psychologism |
| D. | mathematics |
| Answer» B. notion of essence | |
| 44. |
Eidetic Reduction is a …………? |
| A. | negative aspect |
| B. | positive aspect |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. positive aspect | |
| 45. |
Which is known as the most famous work of Heidegger? |
| A. | being and time |
| B. | identity and thinking |
| C. | language and thought |
| D. | on time and being |
| Answer» A. being and time | |
| 46. |
Dasein’s authentic being towards death is known as? |
| A. | authenticity |
| B. | resoluteness |
| C. | anticipation |
| D. | totality |
| Answer» C. anticipation | |
| 47. |
The divine of Heidegger can be thought only in the light of …………? |
| A. | the sense of being |
| B. | the nature of being |
| C. | light of being |
| D. | truth of being |
| Answer» D. truth of being | |
| 48. |
Who is known as the father of Existentialism? |
| A. | kierkegaard |
| B. | heidegger |
| C. | martin buber |
| D. | marcel |
| Answer» A. kierkegaard | |
| 49. |
What is the centre aspect of Kierkegaardian Philosophy? |
| A. | politics |
| B. | public |
| C. | religion |
| D. | individual |
| Answer» D. individual | |
| 50. |
Which are the two ways for Buber to approach any reality? |
| A. | i and you |
| B. | i – it and i – all |
| C. | i – thou and i – it |
| D. | you and it |
| Answer» C. i – thou and i – it | |
| 51. |
--------- was the central figure of Vienna Circle |
| A. | Kant |
| B. | Mortiz Schlick |
| C. | Spinoza |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» B. Mortiz Schlick | |
| 52. |
--------- is considered as the father of Existentialism |
| A. | A J Ayer |
| B. | Kierkegaard |
| C. | Heidegger |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Kierkegaard | |
| 53. |
The principle of verification was advocated by : |
| A. | Pragmatism |
| B. | Logical positivism |
| C. | Phenomenology |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» B. Logical positivism | |
| 54. |
Edmund Husserl is the leading figure in : |
| A. | Existentialism |
| B. | Phenomenology |
| C. | Pragmatism |
| D. | Logical positivism |
| Answer» B. Phenomenology | |
| 55. |
Intentionality is a key concept in ; |
| A. | Pragmatism |
| B. | Logical positivism |
| C. | Phenomenology |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Phenomenology | |
| 56. |
Who among the following belongs to Structuralism |
| A. | Leibniz |
| B. | Saussure |
| C. | Descartes |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Saussure | |
| 57. |
The term ‘epoche’ is associated with |
| A. | Heidegger |
| B. | Fichte |
| C. | A J Ayer |
| D. | Husserl |
| Answer» D. Husserl | |
| 58. |
The term ‘bracketing’ is associated with |
| A. | Logical positivism |
| B. | Phenomenology |
| C. | Hermeneutics |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» B. Phenomenology | |
| 59. |
‘Man is a useless passion’ This statement relates to ---- |
| A. | A J Ayer |
| B. | Kierkegaard |
| C. | Heidegger |
| D. | Sartre |
| Answer» D. Sartre | |
| 60. |
Sartre and Heidegger belong to : |
| A. | Existentialism |
| B. | Phenomenology |
| C. | Logical positivism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Existentialism | |
| 61. |
The ‘Vienna Circle’ is associated with --------- |
| A. | Rationalism |
| B. | Empiricism |
| C. | Logical positivism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Logical positivism | |
| 62. |
According to A J Ayer ethical statements are : |
| A. | Factual |
| B. | Empirical |
| C. | Emotional |
| D. | All these |
| Answer» B. Empirical | |
| 63. |
Who among the following is a theist existentialist |
| A. | Heidegger |
| B. | Kierkegaard |
| C. | Sartre |
| D. | Berkeley |
| Answer» B. Kierkegaard | |
| 64. |
‘Logical investigations ‘ is the work of : |
| A. | A J Ayer |
| B. | Heidegger |
| C. | Husserl |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Husserl | |
| 65. |
The science which explains or interprets the text is known as |
| A. | Pragmatism |
| B. | Logical positivism |
| C. | Phenomenology |
| D. | Hermeneutics |
| Answer» D. Hermeneutics | |
| 66. |
Heidegger and Sartre are the --------- existentialist |
| A. | Atheist |
| B. | Theist |
| C. | Idealistic |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Atheist | |
| 67. |
Which one of the following is not an existentialist |
| A. | Kierkegaard |
| B. | Marcel |
| C. | Sartre |
| D. | Kant |
| Answer» D. Kant | |
| 68. |
Who among the following is considered as the Logical positivist |
| A. | Spinoza |
| B. | Leibniz |
| C. | Carnap |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Carnap | |
| 69. |
‘Logical Atomism’ was propounded by |
| A. | Kant |
| B. | Hegel |
| C. | Leibniz |
| D. | Russel |
| Answer» D. Russel | |
| 70. |
‘Eliminate all metaphysics’ is the motto of ----- |
| A. | Pragmatism |
| B. | Phenomenology |
| C. | Logical positivism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Logical positivism | |
| 71. |
Who among the following belongs to Logical Atomism |
| A. | Descartes |
| B. | Kant |
| C. | Locke |
| D. | Russel |
| Answer» C. Locke | |
| 72. |
‘Tractatus –Logico Philosophicus ‘ is a workwritten by : |
| A. | Kant |
| B. | Wittgenstein |
| C. | A J Ayer |
| D. | Russel |
| Answer» B. Wittgenstein | |
| 73. |
‘Existence precedes Essence’ is advocated by : |
| A. | Logical positivism |
| B. | Pragmatism |
| C. | Extentialism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Extentialism | |
| 74. |
According to Husserl , all consciousness by its very nature is ------ |
| A. | Perceptual |
| B. | Meta perceptual |
| C. | Intentional |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Intentional | |
| 75. |
Who among the following is the teacher of Husserl |
| A. | Kant |
| B. | Hegel |
| C. | Brentano |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Brentano | |
| 76. |
‘Of Grammatology’ is the work of : |
| A. | Derrida |
| B. | Kant |
| C. | Husserl |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Derrida | |
| 77. |
A J Ayer belongs to which among the following |
| A. | Empiricism |
| B. | Logical positivism |
| C. | Pragmatism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Logical positivism | |
| 78. |
‘Psychology from empirical standpoint’ is written by : |
| A. | A J Ayer |
| B. | Heidegger |
| C. | Fichte |
| D. | Brentano |
| Answer» D. Brentano | |
| 79. |
Which one of the following is the work of Husserl : |
| A. | Ethics |
| B. | Monadology |
| C. | Ideas |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» C. Ideas | |
| 80. |
Who among the following is an existentialist |
| A. | Descartes |
| B. | Leibniz |
| C. | Sartre |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Sartre | |
| 81. |
According to -------- truth exists in subjectivity |
| A. | Logical positivism |
| B. | Existentialism |
| C. | Rationalism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Existentialism | |
| 82. |
‘ Either --- or’ is the work of ------- |
| A. | Locke |
| B. | Kant |
| C. | Kierkegaard |
| D. | A J Ayer |
| Answer» C. Kierkegaard | |
| 83. |
The term Dasein was introduced by : |
| A. | Kierkegaard |
| B. | Heidegger |
| C. | A J Ayer |
| D. | Fichte |
| Answer» B. Heidegger | |
| 84. |
According to Heidegger ,the basic mood of man is : |
| A. | Care |
| B. | Dread |
| C. | Bad faith |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Dread | |
| 85. |
---------------- is the author of TractatusLogicoPhilosophicus. |
| A. | WV Quine |
| B. | Wittgenstein |
| C. | A J Ayer |
| D. | Tarski |
| Answer» B. Wittgenstein | |
| 86. |
---------------- is the author of Language , Truth and Logic. |
| A. | WV Quine |
| B. | Wittgenstein |
| C. | A J Ayer |
| D. | Tarski |
| Answer» C. A J Ayer | |
| 87. |
“All wives are married “is an example of ----------- proposition. |
| A. | Analytic |
| B. | Synthetic |
| C. | Tautologus |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Tautologus | |
| 88. |
----------------- propositions do not give us any information about the world. |
| A. | Analytical |
| B. | Synthetic |
| C. | both of these |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. Analytical | |
| 89. |
According to ------------ proposition must be verified to be meaningful. |
| A. | logical positivist |
| B. | Modernist |
| C. | Atomist |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. logical positivist | |
| 90. |
According to -----------, there are only two sources of knowledge: logical reasoning and empirical experience |
| A. | logical positivism |
| B. | Modernism |
| C. | Atomism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. logical positivism | |
| 91. |
The fundamental thesis of ----------- consists in denying the possibility of synthetic a priori knowledge. |
| A. | logical positivism |
| B. | Modernism |
| C. | Atomism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. logical positivism | |
| 92. |
According to ------------The meaning of a statement is its method of verification; |
| A. | logical positivist |
| B. | Modernist |
| C. | Atomist |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. logical positivist | |
| 93. |
In Tractatus, ---------- states that a proposition describes reality. |
| A. | Husserl |
| B. | Wittgenstein |
| C. | Carnap |
| D. | Russel |
| Answer» B. Wittgenstein | |
| 94. |
------------ is the author of The Logical Syntax of Language, |
| A. | Russell |
| B. | Ayer |
| C. | Carnap |
| D. | Husserl |
| Answer» C. Carnap | |
| 95. |
According to -------------the structure of language is determined by the structure of reality. |
| A. | Husserl |
| B. | Wittgenstein |
| C. | Carnap |
| D. | Russel |
| Answer» B. Wittgenstein | |
| 96. |
------------ claimed that words should be thought of as tools and that, in most cases at least, the meaning of a word is just its use in the language. |
| A. | Husserl |
| B. | Wittgenstein |
| C. | Carnap |
| D. | Russel |
| Answer» B. Wittgenstein | |
| 97. |
Vienna Circle was chaired by -----------. |
| A. | Schlick |
| B. | Carnap |
| C. | Wittgenstein |
| D. | Husserl |
| Answer» A. Schlick | |
| 98. |
The philosophical position of the Vienna Circle was called -------------------. |
| A. | Phenomenology |
| B. | Logical Empiricism |
| C. | Existentialism |
| D. | Hermeneutics |
| Answer» B. Logical Empiricism | |
| 99. |
The ----------- Circle was a group of scientifically trained philosophers and philosophically interested scientists who met under the leadership of Moritz Schlick. |
| A. | Paris |
| B. | Vietnam |
| C. | Vienna |
| D. | Venice |
| Answer» C. Vienna | |
| 100. |
----------- is the author of TractatusLogicoPhilosophicus. |
| A. | WV Quine |
| B. | Wittgenstein |
| C. | A J Ayer |
| D. | Tarski |
| Answer» B. Wittgenstein | |
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