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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) .
| 51. |
Among these Western philosophers who is the advocate of theism? |
| A. | descartes |
| B. | kant |
| C. | bentham |
| D. | spinoza |
| Answer» A. descartes | |
| 52. |
Karl Marx treated religion as a tool of--------------------------. |
| A. | exploitation |
| B. | emotional exploitation |
| C. | economic exploitation |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. economic exploitation | |
| 53. |
Atheism means : |
| A. | there is god |
| B. | there is one god |
| C. | there are many god |
| D. | there is no god |
| Answer» D. there is no god | |
| 54. |
“Religion is the opium of the people.”- Who said? |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | arnold toynbee |
| C. | russell |
| D. | walter kaufman |
| Answer» A. karl marx | |
| 55. |
------------------do not believe in the existence of God because God’s existence cannot be perceived. |
| A. | charvakans |
| B. | buddhists |
| C. | jains |
| D. | vedadins |
| Answer» A. charvakans | |
| 56. |
Who calls foundational beliefs as “M-beliefs”? |
| A. | william alston |
| B. | patrick |
| C. | william james |
| D. | w.t stace |
| Answer» A. william alston | |
| 57. |
In the term “M-beliefs”, M stands for: |
| A. | master |
| B. | manifestation |
| C. | metaphysics |
| D. | morality |
| Answer» B. manifestation | |
| 58. |
-------------- argues that religious beliefs are properly basic. |
| A. | william alston |
| B. | alvin plantinga |
| C. | william james |
| D. | w.t stace |
| Answer» B. alvin plantinga | |
| 59. |
Alvin Plantinga made an influence upon Reformers of the sixteenth century, particularly: |
| A. | william alston |
| B. | patrick |
| C. | william james |
| D. | john calvin |
| Answer» D. john calvin | |
| 60. |
“Belief” can be defined as an: |
| A. | act or state of believing |
| B. | practice of believing. |
| C. | experience of believing. |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. act or state of believing | |
| 61. |
The idea that our belief-structures are and must be built upon basic beliefs, which are grounded in and justified by clear circumstances is called: |
| A. | foundationalism |
| B. | fundamentalism |
| C. | experimentalism |
| D. | justificationalism |
| Answer» A. foundationalism | |
| 62. |
‘The material world exists only in consciousnesses, our own and God’s’- this position is known as: |
| A. | idealism |
| B. | solipsism |
| C. | spiritualism |
| D. | intuitionism |
| Answer» B. solipsism | |
| 63. |
--------------is an act of divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human existence. |
| A. | belief |
| B. | reason |
| C. | revelation |
| D. | faith |
| Answer» C. revelation | |
| 64. |
------------- is confidence or trust in a person to thing, deity, in the doctrines or teachings of a religion, or view even without empirical evidence. |
| A. | belief |
| B. | reason |
| C. | revelation |
| D. | faith |
| Answer» D. faith | |
| 65. |
Christian thought treats Bible as a ------------------of revelation. |
| A. | source |
| B. | medium |
| C. | truth |
| D. | copy |
| Answer» B. medium | |
| 66. |
Critique of Religion and Philosophy is written by: |
| A. | salomon reinach |
| B. | walter kaufmann, |
| C. | william james |
| D. | w.t stace |
| Answer» B. walter kaufmann, | |
| 67. |
The term mysticism comes from the Greek word --------------- |
| A. | mystikos |
| B. | mytikos, |
| C. | mithios |
| D. | mystipos |
| Answer» A. mystikos | |
| 68. |
Non-propositional view of revelation and faith has become widespread within -------------- during the present century. |
| A. | protestant christianity |
| B. | christianity, |
| C. | catholics |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. protestant christianity | |
| 69. |
The teleological argument has its earliest roots in the thought of ------------------ |
| A. | thales |
| B. | heraclitus |
| C. | plato |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» C. plato | |
| 70. |
Teleological argument states that God is an intelligent--------------------. |
| A. | designer |
| B. | creator |
| C. | protector |
| D. | master |
| Answer» A. designer | |
| 71. |
Paley’s ------------------conveys the essence of the teleological argument. |
| A. | analogy of desert |
| B. | analogy of stone |
| C. | analogy of watch |
| D. | analogy of table |
| Answer» C. analogy of watch | |
| 72. |
“Dialogues on Natural Religion”, is written by: |
| A. | david hume |
| B. | st. anselm |
| C. | paley |
| D. | descartes |
| Answer» A. david hume | |
| 73. |
The cosmological argument considered God as the: |
| A. | protector |
| B. | creator |
| C. | first cause |
| D. | destroyer |
| Answer» C. first cause | |
| 74. |
To -----------first cause argument is known as cosmological. |
| A. | david hume |
| B. | st. anselm |
| C. | paley |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» D. aristotle | |
| 75. |
According to Aristotle God is the: |
| A. | prime mover |
| B. | absolute |
| C. | omnipotent |
| D. | protector |
| Answer» A. prime mover | |
| 76. |
Ontological argument was first put forth by: |
| A. | david hume |
| B. | st. anselm |
| C. | paley |
| D. | aristotle |
| Answer» B. st. anselm | |
| 77. |
By the term ‘greater’ Anselm means: |
| A. | more higher |
| B. | more real |
| C. | more perfect |
| D. | more conceivable |
| Answer» C. more perfect | |
| 78. |
Descartes’ concept of innate idea has a base in: |
| A. | cosmological argument |
| B. | teleological argument |
| C. | ontological argument |
| D. | design |
| Answer» C. ontological argument | |
| 79. |
Matter was the source of all evil- Who made this assertion? |
| A. | david hume |
| B. | st. anselm |
| C. | philo |
| D. | descartes |
| Answer» C. philo | |
| 80. |
Good and evil are: |
| A. | correlative myths |
| B. | contradictory facts |
| C. | correlative facts |
| D. | contradictory myths |
| Answer» C. correlative facts | |
| 81. |
Each man could frame his own code of good and evil. Who holds this position? |
| A. | idealists |
| B. | realists |
| C. | rationalists |
| D. | sophists |
| Answer» D. sophists | |
| 82. |
Both Spinoza and Hegel practically denied the-------------------. |
| A. | reality of evil |
| B. | reality of sprit |
| C. | reality of soul |
| D. | reality of god |
| Answer» A. reality of evil | |
| 83. |
The metaphysical evil is called the ---------------- |
| A. | moral evil |
| B. | physical evil |
| C. | mental evil |
| D. | natural evil |
| Answer» D. natural evil | |
| 84. |
Who considered evil to be due to the imperfections that are inherent in the construction of the finite elements of the universe? |
| A. | david hume |
| B. | st. anselm |
| C. | leibniz |
| D. | descartes |
| Answer» C. leibniz | |
| 85. |
All the forces of evil and sin came to be personified in Satan. This view is holds by: |
| A. | judaism |
| B. | christianity |
| C. | islam |
| D. | hinduism |
| Answer» B. christianity | |
| 86. |
According to pessimism this world is a : |
| A. | best possible world |
| B. | worst possible world |
| C. | good world |
| D. | best world |
| Answer» B. worst possible world | |
| 87. |
Moral evil is a direct consequence of man’s --- |
| A. | free will |
| B. | mind |
| C. | freedom |
| D. | emotion |
| Answer» A. free will | |
| 88. |
Mental anxiety, sorrow, excitement, tension, uproar, etc. create : |
| A. | moral evil |
| B. | metaphysical evil |
| C. | mental evil |
| D. | natural evil |
| Answer» C. mental evil | |
| 89. |
Who shows strong views in favour of pessimism? |
| A. | spinoza |
| B. | arthur schopenhauer |
| C. | philo |
| D. | bosanquet |
| Answer» B. arthur schopenhauer | |
| 90. |
Who considered that the world of ours is the best possible world? |
| A. | david hume |
| B. | kant |
| C. | paley |
| D. | leibniz |
| Answer» D. leibniz | |
| 91. |
---------------------- is a positive approach to life and existence. |
| A. | optimism |
| B. | nihilism |
| C. | antagonism |
| D. | pessimism |
| Answer» A. optimism | |
| 92. |
According to Spinoza, soul is immortal which gets the --------------------- of God. |
| A. | love |
| B. | intellectual love |
| C. | unlimited love |
| D. | unconditional love |
| Answer» B. intellectual love | |
| 93. |
Atman is neither born nor does it die- This view holds by: |
| A. | samkhya |
| B. | jainism |
| C. | gita |
| D. | buddhism |
| Answer» C. gita | |
| 94. |
According to Buddhism the soul is nothing but the------------------. |
| A. | mind-body complex |
| B. | illusion |
| C. | mind-body reaction |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. mind-body complex | |
| 95. |
According to Kant’s metaphysical and moral doctrine: |
| A. | the soul is mortal. |
| B. | the soul is indefinite |
| C. | the soul is obscure |
| D. | the soul is immortal |
| Answer» D. the soul is immortal | |
| 96. |
-------- begins with the notion, God, the force of all good, and the Devil, the source of all evil. |
| A. | traditional judaism |
| B. | traditional christianity, |
| C. | traditional islam |
| D. | traditional hinduism |
| Answer» B. traditional christianity, | |
| 97. |
‘God or the Supreme Being is unaffected by evil and stands above relative good which is the correlative of evil’. Which tradition holds this position? |
| A. | buddhist |
| B. | samkhya |
| C. | mimamsa |
| D. | vedanta |
| Answer» D. vedanta | |
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