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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) , Cost Accounting .
| 1. |
Mc Dougall defines ‘instinct’ as an ----------- psycho physical disposition |
| A. | unnatural |
| B. | inherited |
| C. | acquired |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. inherited | |
| 2. |
Axiology is the science of -------- |
| A. | values |
| B. | beauty |
| C. | science |
| D. | beauty |
| Answer» A. values | |
| 3. |
In ordinary language desire and --------- are synonymous |
| A. | self-satisfaction |
| B. | good |
| C. | beauty |
| D. | wish |
| Answer» D. wish | |
| 4. |
----------- is not a positive science |
| A. | physics |
| B. | zoology |
| C. | ethics |
| D. | sociology |
| Answer» C. ethics | |
| 5. |
--------- is a representative of emotivism |
| A. | kant |
| B. | j s mill |
| C. | a j ayer |
| D. | descartes |
| Answer» C. a j ayer | |
| 6. |
------- is a postulate of morality |
| A. | law of excluded middle |
| B. | immortality of the soul |
| C. | law of identity |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. immortality of the soul | |
| 7. |
According to psychological hedonism ----------- is the only object at which we aim |
| A. | pleasure |
| B. | good |
| C. | utility |
| D. | perfection |
| Answer» A. pleasure | |
| 8. |
--------- is the criterion of good according to pragmatists |
| A. | intuition |
| B. | desire |
| C. | workability |
| D. | duty |
| Answer» C. workability | |
| 9. |
Killing is a wrong action for ever ‘ This assertion is based on ----- |
| A. | deontological theory |
| B. | relative theory |
| C. | consequentialist theory |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. deontological theory | |
| 10. |
The permanent bent of mind constituted by the settled habits of will is termed as |
| A. | wish |
| B. | character |
| C. | conduct |
| D. | will |
| Answer» B. character | |
| 11. |
The view that all our actions are determined by some unseen forces or super natural powers is ---- |
| A. | fatalism |
| B. | indeterminism |
| C. | self determinism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. fatalism | |
| 12. |
Utilitarianism is also called ------ hedonism. |
| A. | egoistic |
| B. | universalistic |
| C. | analytic |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. universalistic | |
| 13. |
The etymological meaning of the term Dharma is |
| A. | what sustains |
| B. | union |
| C. | morality |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. what sustains | |
| 14. |
Who among the following is an advocate of Utilitarianism |
| A. | hegel |
| B. | kant |
| C. | spinoza |
| D. | bentham |
| Answer» D. bentham | |
| 15. |
------ is not a pragmatist |
| A. | f.h.bradley |
| B. | john dewey |
| C. | c.s.peirce |
| D. | f c s schiller |
| Answer» A. f.h.bradley | |
| 16. |
----- is the Governing Purushartha |
| A. | dharma |
| B. | artha |
| C. | kama |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. dharma | |
| 17. |
----- is the proponent of qualitative utilitarianism |
| A. | bentham |
| B. | kant |
| C. | j.s.mill |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. j.s.mill | |
| 18. |
Aparigraha means |
| A. | non killing |
| B. | non possession |
| C. | non stealing |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. non possession | |
| 19. |
Identifying ethical properties with natural properties is --------- fallacy |
| A. | subjectivistic |
| B. | objectivistic |
| C. | naturalistic |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. naturalistic | |
| 20. |
Kama literally means |
| A. | desire |
| B. | freedom |
| C. | sex |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. desire | |
| 21. |
Transmigration of the soul is associated with |
| A. | virtue ethic |
| B. | karma doctrine |
| C. | custom |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. karma doctrine | |
| 22. |
Anuvratas are the ----- vows |
| A. | neutral |
| B. | lesser |
| C. | higher |
| D. | stronger |
| Answer» B. lesser | |
| 23. |
‘My station and its duties’ is the concept of --------- |
| A. | hegel |
| B. | f h bradley |
| C. | moore |
| D. | ross |
| Answer» B. f h bradley | |
| 24. |
Purushartha of ------ is directly related to material life |
| A. | moksha |
| B. | artha |
| C. | kama |
| D. | brahmacharya |
| Answer» C. kama | |
| 25. |
According to Hindu ethics wealth satisfies our ------ |
| A. | material needs |
| B. | economical needs |
| C. | biological needs |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. biological needs | |
| 26. |
Gita teaches -------- |
| A. | karma yoga |
| B. | bhakti yoga |
| C. | jnana yoga |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 27. |
------- believe in the law of Karma |
| A. | hinduism |
| B. | buddhism |
| C. | jainism |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» D. all of these | |
| 28. |
The process of making a choice when there are different desires |
| A. | wish |
| B. | will |
| C. | deliberation |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. wish | |
| 29. |
According to Buddhism --------- is the means to the cessation of suffering |
| A. | astanga marga |
| B. | karma |
| C. | bhakti |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. astanga marga | |
| 30. |
When the wish is actually carried out , it becomes ---------- |
| A. | will |
| B. | desire |
| C. | choice |
| D. | deliberation |
| Answer» A. will | |
| 31. |
Rights and Duties define the ethical duties of the --------- |
| A. | individual |
| B. | citizen |
| C. | ministers |
| D. | president |
| Answer» B. citizen | |
| 32. |
Ethical skepticism is the position of --------- |
| A. | hegel |
| B. | hume |
| C. | j s mill |
| D. | carnap |
| Answer» D. carnap | |
| 33. |
--------- is the normative description of human conduct |
| A. | psychology |
| B. | ethics |
| C. | philosophy |
| D. | sociology |
| Answer» B. ethics | |
| 34. |
The subject matter of ethics is ________. |
| A. | Human conduct |
| B. | Ultimate truth |
| C. | Knowledge |
| D. | Reality |
| Answer» A. Human conduct | |
| 35. |
The Greek term from which _________ is derived means ‘custom or ‘habit’. |
| A. | Morality |
| B. | Psychology |
| C. | Education |
| D. | Ethics |
| Answer» D. Ethics | |
| 36. |
The word ‘Ethics’ is derived from the Greek adjective ………… |
| A. | ethica |
| B. | mores |
| C. | rectus |
| D. | psych |
| Answer» A. ethica | |
| 37. |
Ethics deals with the “____________ of human beings living in societies.” |
| A. | Conduct |
| B. | Duties |
| C. | Rights |
| D. | Desires |
| Answer» A. Conduct | |
| 38. |
The term ‘Right’ is derived from the Latin word rectus, meaning: |
| A. | ‘Straight’ or ‘according to rule’ |
| B. | Habits or customs |
| C. | Supreme end |
| D. | Ideal in life |
| Answer» A. ‘Straight’ or ‘according to rule’ | |
| 39. |
‘First Philosophy’ refers to: |
| A. | Aesthetics |
| B. | Metaphysics |
| C. | Epistemology |
| D. | Ethics |
| Answer» D. Ethics | |
| 40. |
Which among the following is wrong definition of Ethics? |
| A. | Ethics is the science of customs and habits of men |
| B. | Ethics is the science of character and conduct of animals |
| C. | Ethics is the science of rightness and wrongness of human conduct |
| D. | Ethics is the science of the highest end or purpose of human life. |
| Answer» B. Ethics is the science of character and conduct of animals | |
| 41. |
Which Ideal is concerned with Ethics? |
| A. | Truth |
| B. | Beauty |
| C. | Good |
| D. | Spirituality |
| Answer» C. Good | |
| 42. |
Which aspect of our conscious life dealt with Ethics |
| A. | Knowing |
| B. | Feeling |
| C. | Willing |
| D. | Dreaming |
| Answer» C. Willing | |
| 43. |
Ethics as a normative science deals with the __________ of human conduct. |
| A. | ideas |
| B. | standards |
| C. | betterment |
| D. | emotions |
| Answer» B. standards | |
| 44. |
Which among the following is the correctstatement |
| A. | Ethics is a Practical Science |
| B. | Ethics is a Positive Science |
| C. | Ethics is an Art |
| D. | Ethics is a Normative Science |
| Answer» D. Ethics is a Normative Science | |
| 45. |
Which among the following is the wrongstatement |
| A. | Ethics is not Positive Science |
| B. | Ethics is not Normative Science |
| C. | Ethics is not a Practical Science |
| D. | Ethics is not an Art |
| Answer» B. Ethics is not Normative Science | |
| 46. |
A _________ teaches us to know how to do. |
| A. | Positive science |
| B. | Normative science |
| C. | Practical Science |
| D. | Natural Science |
| Answer» C. Practical Science | |
| 47. |
Which among is the following is the correct statement |
| A. | Ethics is a theoretical science |
| B. | Ethics is a practical Science |
| C. | Ethics is an art |
| D. | Ethics is the study of actions of animals |
| Answer» A. Ethics is a theoretical science | |
| 48. |
Ethics is: |
| A. | a part of Science |
| B. | a part of Philosophy |
| C. | a part of Psychology |
| D. | a part of Art |
| Answer» B. a part of Philosophy | |
| 49. |
Normative science deals with: |
| A. | Facts |
| B. | Values |
| C. | Nature |
| D. | what is |
| Answer» B. Values | |
| 50. |
Positive science deals with: |
| A. | Facts |
| B. | Values |
| C. | Good |
| D. | what ought to be |
| Answer» A. Facts | |
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