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Chapter: Introduction to Educational Philosophy
51.

The goals of education depend upon the philosophy that prevails in a

A. politics
B. economics
C. society
D. group
Answer» C. society
52.

The great philosophers of all time have also been great

A. educators
B. sociologists
C. politicians
D. psychologists
Answer» A. educators
53.

The branch of philosophy which deals with the problems of Reality is called

A. Epistemology
B. Metaphysics
C. Axiology
D. Sociology
Answer» B. Metaphysics
54.

The branch of philosophy which deals with the problems of value is

A. Metaphysics
B. Axiology
C. Epistemology
D. sociology
Answer» B. Axiology
55.

The branch of philosophy which deals with knowledge is called

A. Epistemology
B. Axiology
C. Metaphysics
D. Sociology
Answer» A. Epistemology
56.

A philosopher is a constant seeker after

A. value
B. knowledge
C. reality
D. truth
Answer» D. truth
57.

Who wrote the book ‘Emile’ ?

A. Rousseau
B. Comenius
C. John Locke
D. Plato
Answer» A. Rousseau
58.

Who wrote the book ‘Didactica Magna’ ?

A. Rousseau
B. Plato
C. John Dewey
D. Comenius
Answer» D. Comenius
59.

Who wrote the book The ‘Republic’?

A. John Dewey
B. John Locke
C. Plato
D. Rousseau
Answer» C. Plato
60.

who wrote the book ‘Thoughts Concerning Education’ ?

A. John Dewey
B. Rousseau
C. Comenius
D. John Locke
Answer» D. John Locke
61.

Who wrote the book ‘Democracy and Education’?

A. John Dewey
B. Rousseau
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Plato
Answer» A. John Dewey
62.

To propagate his educational scheme, Rabindranath Tagore established his

A. Academy
B. Lyceum
C. Shantiniketan
D. Wardha Ashram
Answer» C. Shantiniketan
63.

To propagate his educational scheme, Gandhi established his

A. Lyceum
B. Wardha Ashram
C. Shantiniketan
D. Chicago Experimental School
Answer» B. Wardha Ashram
64.

Who said, “ Education will never attain complete clearness without philosophy”?

A. Sir John Adams
B. Fichte
C. John Dewey
D. James Ross
Answer» B. Fichte
65.

Who said “Education is the dynamic side of philosophy”?

A. James Ross
B. Plato
C. John Dewey
D. Sir John Adams
Answer» D. Sir John Adams
66.

Who said “Philosophy and education are like the two sides of the same coin”?

A. Comenius
B. James Ross
C. John Dewey
D. John Locke
Answer» B. James Ross
67.

If philosophy is the contemplative side, what would be the active side?

A. Sociology
B. Psychology
C. Education
D. Psychology
Answer» C. Education
68.

Which is not the nature of philosophy?

A. It is a science of knowledge.
B. It is a collective ensemble of various viewpoints.
C. It is a planned attempt on search for truth.
D. It is a totality of man’s creative ideas.
Answer» D. It is a totality of man’s creative ideas.
69.

On what is based the need for teaching philosophy of education?

A. All pupils are not alike.
B. Different systems of education found in different countries.
C. Different philosophies expressed different points of view on every aspects of education.
D. Different ways of teaching –learning.
Answer» C. Different philosophies expressed different points of view on every aspects of education.
70.

All great educators are also great

A. politicians
B. philosophers
C. idealists
D. psychologists
Answer» B. philosophers
71.

The word ‘philosophy’ refers to

A. a certain way of thinking
B. a certain way of believing
C. a certain way of solving a problem.
D. a certain way of education.
Answer» A. a certain way of thinking
72.

Philosophy arrives out of an attempt to arrive

A. at the solution of teaching-learning.
B. at the solution of life.
C. at the solution of education.
D. at the solution of a problem.
Answer» D. at the solution of a problem.
73.

The choice of studies to be included in a curriculum has to depend on a/an

A. psychological approach.
B. sociological approach.
C. philosophical approach.
D. educational approach.
Answer» C. philosophical approach.
74.

Any educational problem which requires philosophical scrutiny is a subject matter of

A. educational sociology.
B. educational psychology.
C. educational philosophy.
D. educational research.
Answer» C. educational philosophy.
75.

Plato’s “____________________” is now considered to be the finest of the treatises ever written on education.

A. Didactica Magna
B. Emile
C. Democracy and Education
D. Republic
Answer» D. Republic
76.

When a philosopher wishes to spread his philosophy, he formulates

A. a scheme of education based on his sociology
B. a scheme of education based on his philosophy.
C. a scheme of education based on his psychology.
D. a scheme of education based on his methods of teaching.
Answer» B. a scheme of education based on his philosophy.
77.

“Knowledge of the true nature of different things is philosophy.” Who said this?

A. Fichte
B. Hegel
C. Rousseau
D. Plato
Answer» D. Plato
78.

Philosophy does not solve an immediate problem, but attempts to find

A. the deeper causes of problems.
B. the deeper effects of problems.
C. the deeper meanings of problems.
D. the deeper solutions of problems.
Answer» C. the deeper meanings of problems.
79.

The major problems and areas of philosophy are

A. Reality, knowledge, truth and existence.
B. Reality, knowledge, truth and value.
C. Reality, knowledge, truth and thoughts.
D. Reality, knowledge, truth and wisdom.
Answer» B. Reality, knowledge, truth and value.
80.

What tells us how to live not only in the material sense, but also in the spiritual sense?

A. Philosophy
B. Epistemology
C. Sociology
D. Axiology
Answer» A. Philosophy

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