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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA Philosophy) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .
| 51. |
McDougall defines an instinct as ---------------------- psycho physical disposition |
| A. | an inherited |
| B. | an intentional |
| C. | an immediate |
| D. | an effective |
| Answer» A. an inherited | |
| 52. |
Human beings share some kinds of needs with the lower animals and even with plants are called: |
| A. | natural needs |
| B. | organic needs |
| C. | immediate needs |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. organic needs | |
| 53. |
----------------is the general term for the theories that regards happiness |
| A. | intuitionism |
| B. | hedonism |
| C. | emotivism |
| D. | eudemonism |
| Answer» B. hedonism | |
| 54. |
Hedonism the term derives from the Greek word : |
| A. | hedone |
| B. | hedine |
| C. | hedon |
| D. | hedoine |
| Answer» A. hedone | |
| 55. |
Hedone means: |
| A. | happy |
| B. | good |
| C. | delight |
| D. | pleasure |
| Answer» C. delight | |
| 56. |
Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that ------------- is the only intrinsic good. |
| A. | pleasure |
| B. | virtue |
| C. | justice |
| D. | freedom |
| Answer» A. pleasure | |
| 57. |
According to the nature of seeking pleasure hedonism can be divided broadly in to Psychological hedonism and ---------------------- |
| A. | physiological hedonism |
| B. | natural hedonism |
| C. | ethical hedonism |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. ethical hedonism | |
| 58. |
Men always seeks pleasure-this position is known as: |
| A. | psychological hedonism |
| B. | natural hedonism |
| C. | ethical hedonism |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. psychological hedonism | |
| 59. |
Man ought to seeks pleasure, the position is known as: |
| A. | ethical hedonism |
| B. | psychological hedonism |
| C. | . natural hedonism |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. ethical hedonism | |
| 60. |
Each man seeks, or ought to seek, is his own pleasure, this type of ethical hedonism is called: |
| A. | universal ethical hedonism |
| B. | utilitarianism |
| C. | egoistic ethical hedonism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. egoistic ethical hedonism | |
| 61. |
The theory which holds that the right action is the one that produces the greatest happiness for all is: |
| A. | universal ethical hedonism |
| B. | psychological hedonism |
| C. | egoistic ethical hedonism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. universal ethical hedonism | |
| 62. |
The most influential contributor to Universal ethical hedonism is: |
| A. | kant |
| B. | sidgwick |
| C. | butler |
| D. | john stuart mill |
| Answer» D. john stuart mill | |
| 63. |
Universalistic Ethical Hedonism is also known as: |
| A. | hedonism |
| B. | universalism |
| C. | utilitarianism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. utilitarianism | |
| 64. |
Utilitarian school having the slogan: |
| A. | the greatest happiness of the individual |
| B. | the greatest happiness of greatest number |
| C. | the happiness of all |
| D. | the happiness of greatest number |
| Answer» B. the greatest happiness of greatest number | |
| 65. |
The --------------------- is a method of counting the amount of pleasure and pain that would likely be caused by different actions. |
| A. | utility calculus |
| B. | universal calculus |
| C. | idealistic calculus |
| D. | hedonistic calculus |
| Answer» D. hedonistic calculus | |
| 66. |
The Hedonic Calculus is a method of counting the amount of ------------------- that would likely be caused by different actions. |
| A. | pleasure and pain |
| B. | result |
| C. | virtue |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. pleasure and pain | |
| 67. |
Who introduced the method of hedonic calculus? |
| A. | kant |
| B. | sidgwick |
| C. | bentham |
| D. | john stuart mill |
| Answer» C. bentham | |
| 68. |
---------------- refers to the likelihood that the pleasure or pain will occur |
| A. | certainty |
| B. | purity |
| C. | propinquity |
| D. | intensity |
| Answer» A. certainty | |
| 69. |
--------------------- refers to how long away the pleasure or pain is. |
| A. | certainty |
| B. | purity |
| C. | propinquity |
| D. | intensity |
| Answer» C. propinquity | |
| 70. |
----------------------- refers to the likelihood of the pleasure or pain leading to more of the same sensation. |
| A. | certainty |
| B. | fecundity |
| C. | propinquity |
| D. | intensity |
| Answer» B. fecundity | |
| 71. |
------------- refers to the likelihood of the pleasure or pain leading to some of the opposite sensation. |
| A. | certainty |
| B. | purity |
| C. | propinquity |
| D. | intensity |
| Answer» B. purity | |
| 72. |
-------------- refers to the number of people the pleasure or pain is likely to affect. |
| A. | certainty |
| B. | purity |
| C. | propinquity |
| D. | extent |
| Answer» D. extent | |
| 73. |
----------------- refers to the felt strength of the pleasure or pain. |
| A. | certainty |
| B. | purity |
| C. | propinquity |
| D. | intensity |
| Answer» D. intensity | |
| 74. |
-------------- refers to how long the pleasure or pain are felt for. |
| A. | certainty |
| B. | duration |
| C. | propinquity |
| D. | intensity |
| Answer» B. duration | |
| 75. |
Hedonic Calculus of Bentham is a ----------------------- calculus. |
| A. | five point |
| B. | eight point |
| C. | nine point |
| D. | seven point |
| Answer» D. seven point | |
| 76. |
The hedonism which, focuses the quantity of the pleasure, rather than the quality is called: |
| A. | quantitative hedonism. |
| B. | qualitative hedonism |
| C. | universal hedonism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. quantitative hedonism. | |
| 77. |
Bentham’s version of hedonism is known as: |
| A. | quantitative hedonism. |
| B. | qualitative hedonism |
| C. | universal hedonism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. quantitative hedonism. | |
| 78. |
J. S. Mill’s version of hedonism is known as: |
| A. | quantitative hedonism. |
| B. | qualitative hedonism |
| C. | universal hedonism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. qualitative hedonism | |
| 79. |
Mill argues that -------------------- are superior to physical forms of pleasure. |
| A. | moral pleasures |
| B. | emotional pleasure |
| C. | material pleasure |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. moral pleasures | |
| 80. |
Mill made ---------------- separation of pleasures. |
| A. | quantitative |
| B. | qualitative |
| C. | psychological |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. qualitative | |
| 81. |
Mill argued that pleasures could vary in: |
| A. | duration |
| B. | quantity |
| C. | intensity |
| D. | quality |
| Answer» D. quality | |
| 82. |
According to J.S. Mill Lower pleasures are those associated with the: |
| A. | body |
| B. | mind |
| C. | soul |
| D. | intellect |
| Answer» A. body | |
| 83. |
According to J.S. Mill higher pleasures are those associated with the: |
| A. | body |
| B. | mind |
| C. | soul |
| D. | intellect |
| Answer» B. mind | |
| 84. |
According to J.S. Mill --------------pleasures are those associated with the mind |
| A. | higher |
| B. | lower |
| C. | quantitative |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. higher | |
| 85. |
According to J.S. Mill ---------------- pleasures are those associated with the body. |
| A. | higher |
| B. | lower |
| C. | quantitative |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. lower | |
| 86. |
Mill justified ----------------------- pleasures are more valuable than bodily pleasures. |
| A. | emotional |
| B. | instinctive |
| C. | intellectual |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. intellectual | |
| 87. |
Mill’s theory of Hedonism focuses on the quality of the pleasure, rather than the quantity, so it is called: |
| A. | egoistic hedonism |
| B. | ethical hedonism |
| C. | qualitative hedonism. |
| D. | quantitative hedonism |
| Answer» C. qualitative hedonism. | |
| 88. |
Laws of ------------ can be violated but cannot be changed |
| A. | nature |
| B. | constitution |
| C. | ethics |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. ethics | |
| 89. |
The laws of ethics can be violated but cannot be ---------------- |
| A. | changed |
| B. | obliged |
| C. | explained |
| D. | described |
| Answer» A. changed | |
| 90. |
According to Immanuel Kant the moral law is known ---------------. |
| A. | empirically |
| B. | practically |
| C. | intuitively |
| D. | intellectually |
| Answer» C. intuitively | |
| 91. |
According to Immanuel Kant moral law is: |
| A. | a priori |
| B. | a posteriori |
| C. | empirical |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. a priori | |
| 92. |
According to Immanuel Kant moral law is: |
| A. | empirical |
| B. | self evident |
| C. | intellectual |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. self evident | |
| 93. |
According to Kant the moral law is a: |
| A. | assertorial imperative |
| B. | conditional imperative |
| C. | categorical imperative |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. categorical imperative | |
| 94. |
According to Kant a natural law is: |
| A. | unconditional |
| B. | categorical |
| C. | assertorial |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. assertorial | |
| 95. |
Kant argues that Categorical Imperative is the ------------------- it applies to all persons. |
| A. | universal moral law |
| B. | universal natural law |
| C. | conditional moral law |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. universal moral law | |
| 96. |
According to Kant ----------------- is the fundamental postulate of morality. |
| A. | freedom of the will |
| B. | freedom of the judgment |
| C. | freedom of the intellect |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. freedom of the will | |
| 97. |
‘Freewill is implied by morality’ Who argues this? |
| A. | sidgwick |
| B. | john stuart mill |
| C. | bentham |
| D. | kant |
| Answer» D. kant | |
| 98. |
Kant’s ethical doctrine is called: |
| A. | hedonism |
| B. | utilitarianism |
| C. | intuitionalism |
| D. | formalism |
| Answer» D. formalism | |
| 99. |
Kant’s ethical theory is called: |
| A. | teleology |
| B. | deontology |
| C. | axiology |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. deontology | |
| 100. |
Kant assumes that --------------------- are the only two motives of actions. |
| A. | freedom and duty |
| B. | duty and self-interest |
| C. | duty and good will |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. duty and self-interest | |
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