NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Philosphy MCQs (Practice_Test 36 of 90)
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- Consider the following five links in the chain of causation in Buddhism:
- Clinging (Upadana)
- Six organs of knowledge (sadayatana)
- Sense contaxt (sparsa)
- Sense experience (vedana)
- Thirst (trsna)
- The correct chronological sequence of these links is:
- 2, 1,3, 4,5
- 5, 2,1, 4,3
- 2, 3,4, 5,1
- 2, 1,4, 3,5
- Which is the most important means for attaining nirvana?
- tapah
- anasakti
- astangamarga
- atmahuti
- Consider the following four truths:
- There is cessation of suffering.
- There is a way leading to the cessation of suffering.
- There is suffering.
- There is cause of suffering
- The correct order of the above truths is:
- 1,2, 3,4
- 3,4, 2,1
- 4,3, 1,2
- 3,4, 1,2
- Which one of the following is not presupposed by Gandhi in his idea of Satyagraha?
- Contingency of evil in man
- Contingency of goodness in man
- Identity of Truth and God
- Eventual triumph of non-violence
- Which of the following views were held by Gandhi?
- The means may be likened to a seed, the end to a tree.
- There is no wall of separation between means and end
- The realization of the goal is proportional to the means employed.
- Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 1 and 3
- 1,2 and 3
- The fact-value distinction is rejected by
- Kant
- Hume
- Hare
- Hegal
- A man who seeks pleasure and fails to get it, is facing the paradox of
- Eudaemonism
- Rigorism
- Altruism
- Hedonism
- Which one of the following is implied by ‘p-q’
- ~ (~p ~q) - ~ (~p. q)
- ~ (~p- ~q) - ~ (~p-q)
- p- (p. q)
- (p-q) (p- ~q) .
- Assertion (A) : According to Kant, moral philosophy can have an empirical component.
- Reason (R) : According to Kant, moral philosophy has to formulate its laws for the will of man as affected by nature.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A) : Perfect peace in Buddhism is not in the pleasures gained through the fulfilment of desires.
- Reason (R) : Perfect peace in Buddhism is a state of calmness, evenness and passionless self possession.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A) : There is lack of entailment between description and prescription.
- Reason (R) : Description and prescription have different functions in language.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A) : Atman cannot be the agent of actio.
- Reason (R) : The five causes adhistana, karta, karma, cesta and daiva operating together lead to successful completion of action.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A) : Means must also be as pure as are our ends.
- Reason (R) : Ultimately means are necessary part of the end itself.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A) : OAO is a valid mood in 2nd figure.
- Reason (R) : The middle term is properly distributed.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A) : Carvaka did not favour the use of inference to establish metaphysical categories.
- Reason (R) : He believed that through inference we can acquire indubitable knowledge.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- A is true but R is false
- A is false but R is true