290+ Philosophy of Informatics Solved MCQs

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51.	Consciousness is:
A.	subjective
B.	objective
C.	relative
D.	universalistic
Answer» A. subjective

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52.	“Human beings are immaterial minds within material bodies”. This vies is called:
A.	pluralism
B.	dualism
C.	monism
D.	parallelism
Answer» B. dualism

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53.	Who is the first philosophical figure of Modern European philosophy advocated Mind-body Dualism?
A.	rene descartes
B.	hume
C.	spinoza
D.	leibniz
Answer» A. rene descartes

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54.	A cording to Descartes ---------------- is the basic feature of mind.
A.	figure
B.	solidity
C.	extension
D.	thought
Answer» D. thought

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55.	According to Descartes -------------------- makes mind very different from body.
A.	ability to extend
B.	ability to develop
C.	ability to think
D.	ability to execute
Answer» C. ability to think

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56.	Descartes argues -------------------- is necessary for self.
A.	thinking
B.	compounding
C.	extension
D.	evaluating
Answer» A. thinking

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57.	According to Descartes thinking is the ------------ of self.
A.	quality
B.	essence
C.	sign
D.	result
Answer» B. essence

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58.	Descartes theory of mind body relation is known as:
A.	psychophysical parallelism
B.	occasionalism
C.	interactionism
D.	pre-established
Answer» C. interactionism

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59.	-------------- considered as the one of the pioneers of the view that only material body exists.
A.	hobbes
B.	descartes
C.	spinoza
D.	malebranche
Answer» A. hobbes

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60.	“We should able to explain the operations of mind in terms of the working of the body”. Who among the following proposed this view?
A.	spinoza
B.	descartes
C.	hobbes
D.	malebranche
Answer» C. hobbes

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61.	“We should able to explain the operations of mind in terms of the working of the body”. This position is called:
A.	idealism
B.	materialism
C.	dualism
D.	skepticism
Answer» B. materialism

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62.	“The process such as thought and life really nothing more than physical and chemical process”. This position is called:
A.	reductionism
B.	inclusivenism
C.	radicalism
D.	none of these
Answer» A. reductionism

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63.	‘States of consciousness are identical with the states of brain’. This theory is called:
A.	behaviorist theory
B.	reductionist theory
C.	dualistic theory
D.	identity
Answer» D. identity

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64.	Who is the prime proponent of Identity theory?
A.	malebranche
B.	j. j. c. smart
C.	hobbes
D.	putnam
Answer» B. j. j. c. smart

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65.	‘There are no nonphysical entities and nonphysical laws’. Who said this?
A.	malebranche
B.	j. j. c. smart
C.	hobbes
D.	putnam
Answer» B. j. j. c. smart

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66.	‘Experience is a brain process’. This view is related to:
A.	behaviorist theory
B.	reductionist theory
C.	dualistic theory
D.	identity
Answer» D. identity

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67.	Which among the following is an AI language?
A.	ict
B.	lisp
C.	iflinet
D.	prolet
Answer» B. lisp

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68.	‘Mental phenomena like thought cannot be identical with brain phenomena’. Who asserted this view?
A.	malebranche
B.	j. j. c. smart
C.	norman malcolm
D.	putnam
Answer» C. norman malcolm

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69.	Who among the following is treated as the strong opponent of Identical theory?
A.	malebranche
B.	norman malcolm
C.	hobbes
D.	putnam
Answer» B. norman malcolm

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70.	According to J.J. C. Smart the identity between brain state and mental state is:
A.	categorical
B.	conditional
C.	contingent
D.	contradictory
Answer» C. contingent

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71.	----------- began as school of psychology.
A.	dualism
B.	behaviorism
C.	reductionism
D.	identity theory
Answer» B. behaviorism

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72.	School of psychology that restricted the study of humans what can be observed is called:
A.	reductionism
B.	identity theory
C.	epiphenomenalism
D.	behaviorism
Answer» D. behaviorism

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73.	‘’We can explain mental activities in terms of people’s behaviours’. This position is called:
A.	dualism
B.	behaviorism
C.	reductionism
D.	identity theory
Answer» B. behaviorism

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74.	Who among the following is a behaviorist philosopher?
A.	gilbert ryle
B.	g. e. moore
C.	norman malcolm
D.	malebranche
Answer» A. gilbert ryle

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75.	For the behaviorists the mind is nothing more than:
A.	behavior
B.	bodily behavior
C.	mental behavior
D.	mental dispositions
Answer» B. bodily behavior

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76.	Who among the following is considered as a strong critic of Behaviorism?
A.	spinoza
B.	gilbert ryle
C.	hegel
D.	hilary putnam
Answer» D. hilary putnam

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77.	Behaviorism says that all feelings are external behavior that others can:
A.	understand
B.	observe
C.	predict
D.	infer
Answer» B. observe

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78.	-------------- reduces mind to behavior.
A.	behaviorism
B.	reductionism
C.	materialism
D.	functionalism
Answer» A. behaviorism

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79.	Who among the following is the proponent of Functionalism?
A.	d. m. armstrong
B.	gilbert ryle
C.	hegel
D.	hilary putnam
Answer» A. d. m. armstrong

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80.	‘We should explain mental activities and mental states in terms of perpetual inputs and behavioral outputs’. This view is called:
A.	behaviorism
B.	reductionism
C.	materialism
D.	functionalism
Answer» D. functionalism

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81.	--------------------- claims that all conscious mental states has the connections between sense inputs and behavior outputs.
A.	behaviorism
B.	reductionism
C.	materialism
D.	functionalism
Answer» D. functionalism

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82.	----------------- agree that a person’s intention can be explained in terms of the person’s desires and beliefs.
A.	materialists
B.	dualists
C.	functionalists
D.	behaviourists
Answer» C. functionalists

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83.	According to functionalists all mental states ultimately are to be explained in terms of the role play linking our ----------------- to our external behavior.
A.	internal stimulation
B.	sensory stimulation
C.	stimulation
D.	none of these
Answer» B. sensory stimulation

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84.	Functionalism says that if two people have exactly the same inputs and give exactly the same outputs, those two people have ------------------------------- .
A.	exactly same inner mental state
B.	different mental state
C.	relative mental state
Answer» A. exactly same inner mental state

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85.	Critics argues that Functionalism leaves out the -------------------------.
A.	output state
B.	input state
C.	inner conscious state
D.	emotional stages
Answer» C. inner conscious state

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86.	‘The human brain is a kind of computer that process inputs and generate outputs’. This view is related to:
A.	behaviorism
B.	reductionism
C.	materialism
D.	functionalism
Answer» D. functionalism

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87.	“Humans are sophisticated computers”. This notion is proposed by
A.	behaviorism
B.	functionalism
C.	materialism
D.	identity theory
Answer» B. functionalism

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88.	‘The computer is the equivalent of the human mind’. Who proposed this view?
A.	norman malcolm
B.	malebranche
C.	alan turing
D.	gilbert ryle.
Answer» C. alan turing

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89.	Turing test is related to:
A.	dualism
B.	functionalism
C.	reductionism
D.	identity theory
Answer» B. functionalism

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90.	Who said that computer has a mind?
A.	norman malcolm
B.	malebranche
C.	alan turing
D.	gilbert ryle.
Answer» C. alan turing

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91.	Computer theory of human nature is popularly known as:
A.	dualism
B.	functionalism
C.	reductionism
D.	identity theory
Answer» B. functionalism

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92.	--------------- is a one of the most opponent of functionalism.
A.	alan turing
B.	malebranche
C.	norman malcolm
D.	john searle
Answer» D. john searle

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93.	‘Computer is nothing more than a machine that follows the instructions in its program’. Who asserted this?
A.	alan turing
B.	malebranche
C.	norman malcolm
D.	john searle
Answer» D. john searle

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94.	‘The Myth of the Computer is written by:
A.	john searle
B.	malebranche
C.	norman malcolm
D.	alan turing
Answer» A. john searle

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95.	Who advocated Chinese Room Argument?
A.	john searle
B.	malebranche
C.	norman malcolm
D.	alan turing
Answer» A. john searle

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96.	Chinese Room Argument is form of criticism against:
A.	dualism
B.	functionalism
C.	reductionism
D.	identity theory
Answer» B. functionalism

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97.	‘There is something that human minds have that a computer following a program does not have’. Who said this?
A.	alan turing
B.	malebranche
C.	john searle
D.	norman malcolm
Answer» C. john searle

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98.	According to John Searle computer lacks something which is the essential to the human mind, what is that?
A.	intelligence
B.	memory
C.	storage
D.	consciousness
Answer» D. consciousness

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99.	-------------------- is essentials to human mind according to Searle.
A.	intelligence
B.	memory
C.	storage
D.	consciousness
Answer» D. consciousness

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100.	Searle argues that mental states or activities are not reducible to:
A.	consciousness
B.	physical things
C.	intelligence
D.	psychological things
Answer» B. physical things

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290+ Philosophy of Informatics Solved MCQs

Consciousness is:

“Human beings are immaterial minds within material bodies”. This vies is called:

Who is the first philosophical figure of Modern European philosophy advocated Mind-body Dualism?

A cording to Descartes ---------------- is the basic feature of mind.

According to Descartes -------------------- makes mind very different from body.

Descartes argues -------------------- is necessary for self.

According to Descartes thinking is the ------------ of self.

Descartes theory of mind body relation is known as:

-------------- considered as the one of the pioneers of the view that only material body exists.

“We should able to explain the operations of mind in terms of the working of the body”. Who among the following proposed this view?

“We should able to explain the operations of mind in terms of the working of the body”. This position is called:

“The process such as thought and life really nothing more than physical and chemical process”. This position is called:

‘States of consciousness are identical with the states of brain’. This theory is called:

Who is the prime proponent of Identity theory?

‘There are no nonphysical entities and nonphysical laws’. Who said this?

‘Experience is a brain process’. This view is related to:

Which among the following is an AI language?

‘Mental phenomena like thought cannot be identical with brain phenomena’. Who asserted this view?

Who among the following is treated as the strong opponent of Identical theory?

According to J.J. C. Smart the identity between brain state and mental state is:

----------- began as school of psychology.

School of psychology that restricted the study of humans what can be observed is called:

‘’We can explain mental activities in terms of people’s behaviours’. This position is called:

Who among the following is a behaviorist philosopher?

For the behaviorists the mind is nothing more than:

Who among the following is considered as a strong critic of Behaviorism?

Behaviorism says that all feelings are external behavior that others can:

-------------- reduces mind to behavior.

Who among the following is the proponent of Functionalism?

‘We should explain mental activities and mental states in terms of perpetual inputs and behavioral outputs’. This view is called:

--------------------- claims that all conscious mental states has the connections between sense inputs and behavior outputs.

----------------- agree that a person’s intention can be explained in terms of the person’s desires and beliefs.

According to functionalists all mental states ultimately are to be explained in terms of the role play linking our ----------------- to our external behavior.

Functionalism says that if two people have exactly the same inputs and give exactly the same outputs, those two people have ------------------------------- .

Critics argues that Functionalism leaves out the -------------------------.

‘The human brain is a kind of computer that process inputs and generate outputs’. This view is related to:

“Humans are sophisticated computers”. This notion is proposed by

‘The computer is the equivalent of the human mind’. Who proposed this view?

Turing test is related to:

Who said that computer has a mind?

Computer theory of human nature is popularly known as:

--------------- is a one of the most opponent of functionalism.

‘Computer is nothing more than a machine that follows the instructions in its program’. Who asserted this?

‘The Myth of the Computer is written by:

Who advocated Chinese Room Argument?

Chinese Room Argument is form of criticism against:

‘There is something that human minds have that a computer following a program does not have’. Who said this?

According to John Searle computer lacks something which is the essential to the human mind, what is that?

-------------------- is essentials to human mind according to Searle.

Searle argues that mental states or activities are not reducible to: