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| 1. |
The classical Greek notion of humanities was |
| A. | to improve our social world |
| B. | to provide a basis of a broad education to greek citizens |
| C. | to demarcate the natural world and social wor |
| Answer» B. to provide a basis of a broad education to greek citizens | |
| 2. |
The term humanities during the Italian Renaissance appeared |
| A. | in relation to the education of liberal arts |
| B. | in relation to the education of social science. |
| C. | in relation to the education of christians for their moral and spiritual development. |
| D. | none of the above. |
| Answer» C. in relation to the education of christians for their moral and spiritual development. | |
| 3. |
Today the term humanities refer to those disciplines of knowledge which are concerned with |
| A. | human thoughts, creative expressions and culture. |
| B. | psychological and physiological aspects of man |
| C. | study of the natural world |
| D. | study of the social world. |
| Answer» A. human thoughts, creative expressions and culture. | |
| 4. |
-------------------------is recognized as part of the humanities. |
| A. | physics |
| B. | geography |
| C. | economics |
| D. | philosophy |
| Answer» D. philosophy | |
| 5. |
The concern of humanities is |
| A. | to give a knowledge of the natural world. |
| B. | to give a knowledge of the biological properties of man |
| C. | to create an intellectual and spiritual sense of the lived –wor |
| Answer» C. to create an intellectual and spiritual sense of the lived –wor | |
| 6. |
Scientific knowledge can be defined as |
| A. | a set of methods that are creative and speculative in nature. |
| B. | a set of verified and verifiable statements about all phenomena. |
| C. | stories, ideas and words that help us to make sense of our lives and our wor |
| Answer» B. a set of verified and verifiable statements about all phenomena. | |
| 7. |
The scientific method involves |
| A. | generating testable hypotheses in order to make predictions. |
| B. | methods that are speculative in nature |
| C. | analysis and exchange of ideas rather than the causal and quantitative explanations. |
| D. | answering questions such as what is right or wrong. |
| Answer» A. generating testable hypotheses in order to make predictions. | |
| 8. |
-------------------------is the hallmark of scientific exercise. |
| A. | imaginatively interpreting and expressing the meanings of lived in experiences. |
| B. | empirical proof. |
| C. | narrative imagination. |
| D. | none of the above. |
| Answer» C. narrative imagination. | |
| 9. |
Empirical proof is |
| A. | objective truth which is verifiable through sense experience. |
| B. | subjective truth which is verifiable through speculation. |
| C. | creative and speculative in nature. |
| D. | analysis and exchange of ideas. |
| Answer» A. objective truth which is verifiable through sense experience. | |
| 10. |
Scientific method focuses on -----------------------. |
| A. | creative expressions and culture. |
| B. | the process of creative intervention and culture. |
| C. | imaginative interpretation. |
| D. | accuracy and objectivity. |
| Answer» D. accuracy and objectivity. | |
| 11. |
The scientific study of the external, natural world is termed |
| A. | social science |
| B. | mathematical science |
| C. | natural science |
| D. | political science |
| Answer» C. natural science | |
| 12. |
---------------------is a natural science. |
| A. | philosophy |
| B. | physics |
| C. | sociology |
| D. | history |
| Answer» B. physics | |
| 13. |
Phenomena that exist as a result of human interaction is called |
| A. | natural phenomena |
| B. | scientific phenomena |
| C. | social phenomena |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. social phenomena | |
| 14. |
---------------------is a social science. |
| A. | biology |
| B. | chemistry |
| C. | sociology |
| D. | mathematics |
| Answer» C. sociology | |
| 15. |
Study of human conditions in it’s entirety is called |
| A. | social science |
| B. | natural science |
| C. | political science |
| D. | humanities |
| Answer» D. humanities | |
| 16. |
---------------------is considered to be the central humanities discipline. |
| A. | economics |
| B. | history |
| C. | biology |
| D. | philosophy |
| Answer» D. philosophy | |
| 17. |
Humanities employ methods that are |
| A. | empirical in nature |
| B. | creative and speculative in nature |
| C. | objective and accurate in nature |
| D. | generating testable hypothesis |
| Answer» B. creative and speculative in nature | |
| 18. |
The role of meaning, purpose and goals of human condition is emphasized by |
| A. | anthropology |
| B. | psychology |
| C. | humanities |
| D. | natural science |
| Answer» C. humanities | |
| 19. |
Narrative imagination is an important tool employed by |
| A. | social science |
| B. | natural science |
| C. | humanities |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. humanities | |
| 20. |
Scientific method aim at arriving at |
| A. | absolute certainty |
| B. | probable certainty |
| C. | absolute truth |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. probable certainty | |
| 21. |
Fact means |
| A. | something that can be shown to be true, to exist. |
| B. | supposition or belief about something |
| C. | something having subjective or infinite existence |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. something that can be shown to be true, to exist. | |
| 22. |
The author of the book What is History is |
| A. | hayden white |
| B. | e.h. carr |
| C. | h.g.gadamer |
| D. | auguste compte |
| Answer» B. e.h. carr | |
| 23. |
“History is a continuous process of interaction between the historian and facts” The statement is by |
| A. | h.g.gadamer |
| B. | wilhelm dilthey |
| C. | e.h.carr |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. e.h.carr | |
| 24. |
---------------------are essentially self-reflective in character |
| A. | social sciences |
| B. | natural sciences |
| C. | humanities |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. humanities | |
| 25. |
The fundamental question what it means to be human, is answered by |
| A. | natural sciences |
| B. | social sciences |
| C. | humanities |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. humanities | |
| 26. |
----------------is an advocate of positivism |
| A. | e.h.carr |
| B. | h.g.gadamer |
| C. | wilhelm dilthey |
| D. | auguste compte. |
| Answer» D. auguste compte. | |
| 27. |
------------------is the founding father of sociology |
| A. | e.h.carr |
| B. | wilhelm dilthey |
| C. | auguste compte |
| D. | h.g.gadamer |
| Answer» C. auguste compte | |
| 28. |
Positivism gave importance to |
| A. | spiritual metaphysics |
| B. | use of natural science methods in studting social sciences |
| C. | theology |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. use of natural science methods in studting social sciences | |
| 29. |
“Social sciences ought to study and explain values without being judgmental about them”. The view is expressed by |
| A. | auguste compte |
| B. | emile durkheim |
| C. | max weber |
| D. | h.g.gadamer |
| Answer» C. max weber | |
| 30. |
The term ideology is coined by |
| A. | louis althusser |
| B. | karl marx |
| C. | engels |
| D. | destutt de tracy |
| Answer» D. destutt de tracy | |
| 31. |
The author of the book German Ideology |
| A. | louis althusser |
| B. | max weber |
| C. | karl marx and angels |
| D. | terry eagleton |
| Answer» C. karl marx and angels | |
| 32. |
“The ruling ideas are the ideas of the ruling class” refers to |
| A. | the term ideology used by the marxist ideology. |
| B. | the term ideology used by the rationalists |
| C. | the term ideology used by the empiricists |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. the term ideology used by the marxist ideology. | |
| 33. |
Ideology as a sort of false- consciousness refers to |
| A. | the idealistic notion of reality |
| B. | the kantian notion of a-priori |
| C. | the hegelian idea of the absolute |
| D. | the term ideology used by the marxist theory. |
| Answer» D. the term ideology used by the marxist theory. | |
| 34. |
Ideology as a sort of false-consciousness used by the Marxist theory, means |
| A. | ideas are independent of objects |
| B. | consciousness is primary and objects are secondary |
| C. | something that mystifies and hides the reality of the actual material conditions of society |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. something that mystifies and hides the reality of the actual material conditions of society | |
| 35. |
Ideology is more than just a ruling belief system To whom this statement is related to |
| A. | e.h.carr |
| B. | terry eagleton |
| C. | max weber |
| D. | auguste compte |
| Answer» B. terry eagleton | |
| 36. |
Empirically provable/proven ideas is the characteristic of |
| A. | science |
| B. | humanities |
| C. | mathematics |
| D. | ethics |
| Answer» A. science | |
| 37. |
The subject matter can all be studied and examined from outside. This characteristic applies to |
| A. | humanities |
| B. | natural science |
| C. | aesthetics |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. natural science | |
| 38. |
Humanities explore the process of |
| A. | generating testable hypothesis |
| B. | arriving at absolute truth unshakable by criticism |
| C. | how human beings construct a world of meanings and interpretation around their lives |
| D. | acquiring knowledge through direct observation of phenomena |
| Answer» C. how human beings construct a world of meanings and interpretation around their lives | |
| 39. |
As a continuous and cumulative activity, science engages in |
| A. | formulation of causal explanations |
| B. | analysis and exchange of ideas |
| C. | answering questions such as what is right or what is wrong. |
| D. | emphasizing the role of meaning, purpose and goals of human condition. |
| Answer» A. formulation of causal explanations | |
| 40. |
The data can be quantified, selected and classified in the most objective manner. This is a characteristic of |
| A. | mathematical science |
| B. | natural science |
| C. | humanities |
| D. | aesthetics |
| Answer» B. natural science | |
| 41. |
When social behavior of human beings is explained and predicted with the help of scientific methods, the body of knowledge thus created is called |
| A. | natural science |
| B. | humanities |
| C. | social science |
| D. | philosophy |
| Answer» C. social science | |
| 42. |
A synthesis of all forms of exact and inexact knowledge, and historically the source of all the sciences as well as social sciences is called |
| A. | history |
| B. | psychology |
| C. | economics |
| D. | philosophy |
| Answer» D. philosophy | |
| 43. |
‘Facts cannot be conceived without an inherent framework of interpretation and value-judgment’. The view is expressed by |
| A. | auguste compte |
| B. | max weber |
| C. | louis althusser |
| D. | e.h.carr |
| Answer» D. e.h.carr | |
| 44. |
Aggregate or set of beliefs about things, objects, ideas, or actions that are considered preferable to others, are called |
| A. | tastes |
| B. | values |
| C. | ideologies |
| D. | facts |
| Answer» B. values | |
| 45. |
------------is a set of ideas, which provide a theoretical and operational framework for thought or action. |
| A. | taste |
| B. | value |
| C. | ideology |
| D. | fact |
| Answer» C. ideology | |
| 46. |
Destutte de Tracy coined the term ideology as |
| A. | the science of ideals |
| B. | the science of idols |
| C. | the science of ideas |
| D. | the science of reason |
| Answer» C. the science of ideas | |
| 47. |
’Ideology is not simply a distorted representation of reality by which a ruling class exploits a subjected class, but plays an active constitutive role in social formation by affecting the material conditions themselves.’ The view is expressed by |
| A. | max weber |
| B. | louis althusser |
| C. | feminists |
| D. | karl marx and angels |
| Answer» B. louis althusser | |
| 48. |
‘All ruling ideas are nothing but a super structural expression of the dominant material condition in society.’ This view of ideology was expressed by |
| A. | karl marx and angels |
| B. | max weber |
| C. | radicals |
| D. | feminists |
| Answer» A. karl marx and angels | |
| 49. |
The etymological meaning of the term Philosophy is |
| A. | love of wisdom |
| B. | love of thought |
| C. | love of life |
| D. | love of prosperity |
| Answer» A. love of wisdom | |
| 50. |
Who was the first philosopher used the term philosophy? |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | plato |
| C. | pythagoras |
| D. | descartes |
| Answer» C. pythagoras | |
| 51. |
“A philosopher is one whose attention is fixed on reality rather than appearance”, this was the opinion of |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | plato |
| C. | aristotle |
| D. | spinoza |
| Answer» B. plato | |
| 52. |
Philosophy undertakes a--------- of the grounds on which beliefs are held. |
| A. | criticism |
| B. | appraisal |
| C. | evaluation |
| D. | critical examination. |
| Answer» D. critical examination. | |
| 53. |
The term ‘Metaphysics’ literally means |
| A. | before physics |
| B. | beyond nature |
| C. | beyond physics |
| D. | beyond perception. |
| Answer» C. beyond physics | |
| 54. |
The term metaphysics was first used by |
| A. | thales |
| B. | andronicus |
| C. | russell |
| D. | berkeley. |
| Answer» B. andronicus | |
| 55. |
Metaphysical method can be considered as |
| A. | a priori |
| B. | a posteriori |
| C. | scientific |
| D. | mathematical. |
| Answer» A. a priori | |
| 56. |
Materialism attributes -------- a primary position. |
| A. | mind |
| B. | god |
| C. | spirit |
| D. | matter. |
| Answer» D. matter. | |
| 57. |
According to materialism all events are due to the interaction of --------and ---------. |
| A. | god and soul |
| B. | soul and body |
| C. | matter and motion |
| D. | god and motion. |
| Answer» C. matter and motion | |
| 58. |
Realism is a philosophical position which considers that the external world is |
| A. | unreal |
| B. | neither real nor unreal |
| C. | real |
| D. | both real and unreal. |
| Answer» C. real | |
| 59. |
Epistemology can also be termed as |
| A. | theory of knowledge |
| B. | theory of truth |
| C. | theory of error |
| D. | theory of causation. |
| Answer» A. theory of knowledge | |
| 60. |
Knowledge is a relation between |
| A. | object and object |
| B. | subject and object |
| C. | subject and subject |
| D. | soul and matter. |
| Answer» B. subject and object | |
| 61. |
According to rationalism the universal attributes of true knowledge can be deduced only from |
| A. | matter |
| B. | world itself |
| C. | dream |
| D. | mind itself. |
| Answer» D. mind itself. | |
| 62. |
The first principles of the world which are recognized as true by reason have their source in |
| A. | world |
| B. | heaven |
| C. | sleep |
| D. | reason. |
| Answer» D. reason. | |
| 63. |
Empiricism holds that ------------ is the only source of knowledge. |
| A. | reason |
| B. | intuition |
| C. | experience |
| D. | revelation. |
| Answer» C. experience | |
| 64. |
----------- is a leading figure of modern empiricism. |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | immanuel kant |
| C. | spinoza |
| D. | leibnitz |
| Answer» A. john locke | |
| 65. |
Those who insist that what cannot be traced to specific sense experiences is not true knowledge are called |
| A. | rationalists |
| B. | radical empiricists |
| C. | pragmatists |
| D. | intuitionists. |
| Answer» B. radical empiricists | |
| 66. |
The Latin word ethos means |
| A. | soul |
| B. | world |
| C. | god |
| D. | character. |
| Answer» D. character. | |
| 67. |
Ethics is a ---------- science. |
| A. | normative |
| B. | positive |
| C. | descriptive |
| D. | mental. |
| Answer» A. normative | |
| 68. |
Conduct is a collective name for |
| A. | voluntary actions |
| B. | non-voluntary actions |
| C. | reflex actions |
| D. | wrong actions. |
| Answer» A. voluntary actions | |
| 69. |
The concepts of reward and punishment presuppose the |
| A. | cause of action |
| B. | freedom of will |
| C. | freedom of agreement |
| D. | wrongness of action |
| Answer» B. freedom of will | |
| 70. |
Moral good is that which satisfies |
| A. | friends |
| B. | relatives |
| C. | desire |
| D. | moral will. |
| Answer» D. moral will. | |
| 71. |
The Latin word rectus means |
| A. | according to decision |
| B. | according to conscience |
| C. | according to law |
| D. | according to tradition. |
| Answer» C. according to law | |
| 72. |
A ----------action is in some way fitting to the circumstance. |
| A. | wrong |
| B. | right |
| C. | bad |
| D. | immoral |
| Answer» B. right | |
| 73. |
The word virtue is used for ----------- of any kind. |
| A. | excellence |
| B. | duty |
| C. | good |
| D. | character. |
| Answer» A. excellence | |
| 74. |
Who is the author of the book “A Study in Moral Theory.” |
| A. | j.s. mill |
| B. | bentham |
| C. | hume |
| D. | laird |
| Answer» D. laird | |
| 75. |
The three process of thinking are |
| A. | dreaming, waking, and deep sleep |
| B. | walking, running, and talking |
| C. | conception, judgment, and reasoning |
| D. | intuition, apprehension, and revelation. |
| Answer» C. conception, judgment, and reasoning | |
| 76. |
The process of comparing concepts or ideas is called |
| A. | reasoning |
| B. | concluding |
| C. | evaluating |
| D. | judgment. |
| Answer» D. judgment. | |
| 77. |
The process of passing from certain known judgment to a new judgment is called |
| A. | induction |
| B. | apprehension |
| C. | reasoning |
| D. | thinking |
| Answer» C. reasoning | |
| 78. |
The proposition “All men are mortal”, is an example for-------------- proposition. |
| A. | conditional |
| B. | hypothetical |
| C. | disjunctive |
| D. | categorical |
| Answer» D. categorical | |
| 79. |
The proposition “If there is a rain then the ground is wet”, is an example for------------- proposition. |
| A. | categorical |
| B. | conditional |
| C. | hypothetical |
| D. | conjunctive |
| Answer» B. conditional | |
| 80. |
The verbal expression of a concept is called a |
| A. | phrase |
| B. | clause |
| C. | term |
| D. | argument. |
| Answer» C. term | |
| 81. |
The verbal expression of a judgment is called a |
| A. | term |
| B. | proposition |
| C. | argument |
| D. | mood. |
| Answer» B. proposition | |
| 82. |
The argument is the verbal expression of a |
| A. | reasoning |
| B. | thinking |
| C. | feeling |
| D. | knowing |
| Answer» A. reasoning | |
| 83. |
The statement of relation between terms is a |
| A. | argument |
| B. | proposition |
| C. | condition |
| D. | fallacy |
| Answer» B. proposition | |
| 84. |
The inferred proposition of an argument is called. |
| A. | term |
| B. | statement |
| C. | premise |
| D. | conclusion |
| Answer» D. conclusion | |
| 85. |
Propositions which form the basis of the conclusion of an argument are called |
| A. | reasoning |
| B. | premises |
| C. | terms |
| D. | judgment. |
| Answer» B. premises | |
| 86. |
The process of drawing conclusion from specific evidence is |
| A. | induction |
| B. | deduction |
| C. | definition |
| D. | classification |
| Answer» A. induction | |
| 87. |
Inductive arguments are characterized as |
| A. | right or wrong |
| B. | good or bad |
| C. | proper or improper |
| D. | strong or weak |
| Answer» D. strong or weak | |
| 88. |
The defining characteristic of a valid deduction is its |
| A. | uncertainty |
| B. | truth |
| C. | certainty |
| D. | goodness |
| Answer» C. certainty | |
| 89. |
Deductive arguments are typically |
| A. | analytic |
| B. | synthetic |
| C. | conditional |
| D. | a priori |
| Answer» A. analytic | |
| 90. |
There are ----------- terms in a categorical syllogism |
| A. | one |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | four |
| Answer» C. three | |
| 91. |
That term which appears in the premises and not in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism is |
| A. | major term |
| B. | minor term |
| C. | copula |
| D. | middle term |
| Answer» D. middle term | |
| 92. |
The major term is the ------------term of the conclusion |
| A. | subject |
| B. | predicate |
| C. | copula |
| D. | middle |
| Answer» B. predicate | |
| 93. |
The subject term of the conclusion is the |
| A. | minor term |
| B. | major term |
| C. | middle term |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. minor term | |
| 94. |
A categorical syllogism consists of ------------ propositions |
| A. | one |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | four |
| Answer» C. three | |
| 95. |
In a categorical syllogism each term appears |
| A. | thrice |
| B. | twice |
| C. | once |
| D. | four times |
| Answer» B. twice | |
| 96. |
The philosophy is termed in Indian literature as |
| A. | darsana |
| B. | purana |
| C. | veda |
| D. | guna |
| Answer» A. darsana | |
| 97. |
The system of Indian logic is |
| A. | nyaya |
| B. | sankhya |
| C. | yoga |
| D. | vedanta |
| Answer» A. nyaya | |
| 98. |
Indian epistemology is seriously concerned with the |
| A. | problem of error |
| B. | investigation of the sources of cognition |
| C. | enquiry into the nature and the criterion of knowledge |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 99. |
Yatharthajnana is known as |
| A. | false cognition |
| B. | doubtful cognition |
| C. | true cognition |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. true cognition | |
| 100. |
Aparma means- |
| A. | valid knowledge |
| B. | invallid knowledge |
| C. | truth |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. invallid knowledge | |
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