NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Philosphy MCQs (Practice_Test 38 of 90)

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  1. The statement ‘If that is an artistic masterpiece, then am monkeys uncle’ is a case of
    1. causal implication
    2. semantic implication
    3. definitional implication
    4. material implication
  2. Match List-I (Symbolic Forms) with List-II (Rules) and select the correct answer:
    Table Supporting: NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, Etc.) , GATE, CUET, Olympiads Etc. : Philosphy MCQs (Practice_Test 38 of 90)
    List-I (Symbolic Forms)List-II (Rules)
    1. [ (p-q) -r] - [~r- ~ (p-q) ]
    2. [ (p. q) - (r-s) ] - { [ (p. q) (r-s) ] - [~ (p. q) . ~ (r-s) ] }
    3. [ (p. q) -r] [p- (q-r) ]
    4. ~ [ (p-q) . r] - [~ (p-q) - ~r]
    1. Transposition
    2. Equivalence
    3. Exportation
    4. De Morgan
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
        • 1
        • 2
        • 3
        • 4
        • 3
        • 4
        • 1
        • 2
        • 1
        • 4
        • 3
        • 2
        • 3
        • 2
        • 1
        • 4
  3. Match List-I (Rules of Replacement) with List-II (Laws⟋theorem) and select the correct answer:
    Table Supporting: NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, Etc.) , GATE, CUET, Olympiads Etc. : Philosphy MCQs (Practice_Test 38 of 90)
    List-IList-II
    1. ~ (p-q) - (~p. ~q)
    2. [ (p-q) -r] - [p- (q-r) ]
    3. [p- (q. r) ] - [ (p-q) (p-r) .]
    4. [ (p-q) - (~q- ~p) ]
    1. Law of distribution
    2. Law of association
    3. Law of transposition
    4. De Morgan՚s theorem
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
        • 3
        • 1
        • 2
        • 4
        • 4
        • 2
        • 1
        • 3
        • 3
        • 2
        • 1
        • 4
        • 4
        • 1
        • 2
        • 3
  4. Without changing the truth-value, the [ (A. B) - (C-D) ] statement may be rewritten as
    1. [ (A. B) . ~ (C-D) ]
    2. [ (~A. B) . ~ (C-D) ]
    3. [ (~A. B) (~C-D) .]
    4. ~ [ (~A. B) . ~ (C-D) ]
  5. Choose the correct equivalence.
    1. [~ (p. q) - (~p- ~q) ]
    2. (~q-q) - (p-q)
    3. (p-q) - [ (p-q) - (~p. ~q) ]
    4. ~ (p-q) - ~ (p. q)
  6. Match List-I (Truth Function) with List-II (Equivalent Truth Function) and select the correct answer:
    Table Supporting: NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, Etc.) , GATE, CUET, Olympiads Etc. : Philosphy MCQs (Practice_Test 38 of 90)
    List-IList-II
    1. (~p-q) -r
    2. ~ (p. q) - ~ ~r
    3. (~p-q) r
    4. (p-q) -r
    1. ~ (~p-q) -r
    2. (p. q) - (q r) c
    3. (p. q) -r
    4. (p. ~q) -r
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
        • 2
        • 1
        • 4
        • 3
        • 4
        • 3
        • 2
        • 1
        • 2
        • 3
        • 4
        • 1
        • 4
        • 1
        • 2
        • 3
  7. Which one of the following is correct transformation of (p-q) - [ (r-p) - (r-q) ] ?
    1. (p. ~q) - (~r- ~p) - (r-q)
    2. ~ (~p-q) - ~ (r. p) - (r-q)
    3. (p ~q) - (r. p) - (r. q)
    4. (p ~q) - (~r. ~p) - (r-q)
  8. Which of the following is the Law of Exportation?
    1. [p- (q. r) ] - [ (p-q) (p-r) .]
    2. [ (p. q) -r] -p- (q-r)
    3. [p-q-r] - (p-q) -r
    4. [p (q. r) .] - [ (p. q) . r]
  9. Which one of the following sentences is not equivalent to the other three?
    1. Neither Amit nor Rahul will be taken
    2. Amit and Rahul will both not be taken
    3. Amit and Rahul will not both be taken
    4. It is not the case that either Amir or
    • Rahul be taken
  10. Xavier was saint This is a
    1. statement of fact
    2. deontic judgement
    3. aretaic judgement
    4. judgement of non-moral value
  11. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
      • Match Item 1: Deontology
      • Match Item 2: Teleology
      • Match Item 1: Emotivism
      • Match Item 2: Prescriptivism
      • Match Item 1: Hedonism
      • Match Item 2: Asceticism
      • Match Item 1: Intuitionism
      • Match Item 2: Descriptivism
  12. According to Kant, moral law is
    1. a priori, and based on reason
    2. a priori, and not based on reason
    3. a posteriori, and not based on reason
    4. a posteriori, and based on reason
  13. The object of cognition is unreal according to
    1. Vijnanvada
    2. Shunyavada
    3. Advaitavada
    4. Vishishtadvaitavada
  14. Teleological theories say that an action is right
    1. If it is done for the sakes of duty
    2. if it is done under duress
    3. if its consequences are good
    4. for its intrinsic worth
  15. If a philosopher accpets that we ought always to tell the truth, then which one of the following is the correct description of this thinker? He is
    1. rule-deontologist
    2. act-deontologist
    3. teleologist
    4. hedonist