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Western Philosophers

39 previous year questions.

Volume: 39 Ques
Yield: High

High-Yield Trend

39
2023

Chapter Questions
39 MCQs

01
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"Do it because it is your Duty to do it". This statement can be attributed to which of the following thinkers?
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Spinoza
2
Hegel
3
Immanuel Kant
4
J.S. Mill
02
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is the form of
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Modus Ponens
2
Modus Tollens
3
Hypothetical Syllogism
4
Inductive Logic
03
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What is the third law of thoughts?
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The principle of Identity
2
The principle of non-contradiction
3
The principle of excluded middle
4
The principle of hypothesis
04
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Who is the founder of Utilitarianism?
1
Jeremy Bentham
2
Aristotle
3
Immanuel Kant
4
Benedict Spinoza
05
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What is the permanent reality according to Thales?
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Atom
2
Air
3
Fire
4
Water
06
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Who talked about 'Being qua Being'?
1
Plato
2
Aristotle
3
J. S. Mill
4
John Locke
07
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Who said 'Esse est Percipi'?
1
John Locke
2
Gotlab Frege
3
George Berkeley
4
Immanuel Kant
08
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Who talked about 'Categorical Imperative'
1
Aristotle
2
Plato
3
Immanuel Kant
4
Socrates
09
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The Critique of Pure Reason is written by
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Rene Descartes
2
Gotlob Frege
3
Bertrand Russell
4
Immanuel Kant
10
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What is the meaning of 'Epistemology'?
1
Theory of Truth
2
Theory of Error
3
Theory of Knowledge
4
Theory of Innate Ideas
11
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Which theory talks about 'Maximum happiness for the Maximum number of people"?
1
Utilitarianism
2
Deontology
3
Theory of Normative ethics
4
Virtue ethics
12
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Who is the propounder of 'Mind-Body Dualism'?
1
Spinoza
2
Leibniz
3
Rene Descartes
4
Hume
13
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Rene Descartes was a
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French Philosopher
2
Dutch Philosopher
3
Spanish Philosopher
4
Greek Philosopher
14
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Who said 'Cogito ergo Sum'?
1
John Locke
2
Bertrand Russell
3
Jeremy Bentham
4
Rene Descartes
15
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'Rta' means
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Gross elements
2
Consciousness
3
Subtle elements
4
Moral order of the Univerese
16
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'Conversion by limitation' means
1
Both premise and conclusion have same quality
2
Both premise and conclusion have same quantity
3
Premise and conclusion have different qualities
4
Premise and conclusion have different quantities
17
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Who is the founder of the theory of Deontology?
1
Aristotle
2
J. S. Mill
3
Plato
4
Immanuel Kant
18
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Who wrote: 'An essay concerning human understanding'?
1
Rene Descartes
2
John Locke
3
David Hume
4
George Berkley
19
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Who talked about 'Eudemonia'?
1
John Stuart Mill
2
I. M. Copi
3
Jeremy Bentham
4
Aristotle
20
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Duty for the sake of duty is advocated by Immanuel Kant.
Reason R: Maximum happiness for the maximum number of people is advocated by J. S. Mill.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
1
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2
Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3
A is correct but R is not correct
4
A is not correct but R is correct
21
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Whenever there is smoke there is fire.
Reason R: According to David Hume, there is a constant conjunction between smoke and fire.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
1
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2
Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3
A is correct but R is not correct
4
A is not correct but R is correct
22
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Benedict Spinoza talks about Monism.
Reason R: He said God is the only independent Reality.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
1
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2
Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3
A is correct but R is not correct
4
A is not correct but R is correct
23
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The order of the 4 basic standard form categorical propositions are
A. Particular Affirmative
B. Universal Negative
C. Universal Affirmative
D. Particular Negative
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
D-C-B-A
2
C-B-A-D
3
A-D-C-B
4
B-A-D-C
24
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Desartes begins with doubt only to arrive at certainty of knowledge.
Statement II: Immanuel Kant accepts the possibility of an unknowable domain of the world beyond that of the knowable domain.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
3
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
25
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: J. S. Mill advocated the theory of Utilitarianism.
Statement II: Aristotle advocated the theory of Deontology.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
1
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
2
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
3
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
4
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
26
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Who among the following said that metaphysical statements are non-sensical?
A. Kant
B. Richard Rorty
C. Wittgenstein
D. A. J. Ayer
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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B only
2
C only
3
D only
4
C and D only
27
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"Rational is Real and Real is rational" - who said this statement?
A. Hegel
B. Kant
C. Locke
D. Berkeley
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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A only
2
B only
3
C only
4
A and D only
28
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Match List-I and List-II
LIST ILIST II
A.On what there isI.Bertrand Russell
B.TractatusII.W.V.O Quine
C.The Critique of Pure ReasonIII.Wittgenstein
D.Appearance and RealityIV.Immanual Kant

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
2
A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
3
A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
4
A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
29
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Match List-I and List-II
LIST ILIST II
A.Rene DescartesI.Esse est Percipi
B.John LockeII.Cogito ergo sum
C.George BerkeleyIII.Tabula Rasa
D.David HumeIV.Causality

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
2
A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
3
A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
4
A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
30
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Match List-I and List-II
LIST ILIST II
A.AristotleI.Deontology
B.KantII.Utilitarianism
C.MillIII.Virtue Ethics
D.Bhagvad GitaIV.Niskama Karna

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
2
A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
3
A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
4
A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
31
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Which philosopher in his discourse on the origin of inequality, drew an important distinction between the two types of inequalities found in social life: Natural and Conventional
1
Locke
2
Rousseau
3
Mill
4
Sartre
32
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Who amongst the following is not a phenomenologist?
1
Schultz
2
Heidegger
3
Husser
4
Wittgenstein
33
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Which among the following does not belong to Empiricism?
1
John Locke
2
Spinoza
3
Berkeley
4
David Hume
34
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The law that asserts that 'if any statement is true then it is true' is
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Law of noncontradiction
2
Law of excluded middle
3
Law of identity
4
Law of gravity
35
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Who propounded Dialectical Materialism?
1
Karl Marx
2
Plato
3
Locke
4
Descartes
36
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Utilitarianism can be associated with
1
'The greatest happiness of the greatest number'
2
'The greatest success of the greatest number'
3
'Peace for all'
4
'Liberty for all'
37
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Justice is the first virtue of a good society' is said by
1
Wittgenstein
2
John Rawls
3
Hume
4
Thales
38
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The author of Nicomachean Ethics is
1
Aristotle
2
Paul Ricoeur
3
Kant
4
Hume
39
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The book Utilitarianism was written by?
1
Immanuel Kant
2
James Mill
3
Jeremy Bentham
4
John Stuart Mill