Philosophy Questions Answers
Q16. Who propounded the doctrine of Empiricism
(a) Plato
(b) Descartes
(c) Locke
(d) Kant
Answer: (c) Locke
Q17. Philosophy of Jainism is identified as
(a) Obsolutism
(b) Monism
(c) Idealism
(d) Realism
Answer: (d) Realism
Q18. The Samkhya philosophy is
(a) monistic
(b) dualistic
(c) pluralistic
(d) materialistic
Answer: (b) dualistic
Q19. "Quantity of pleasure being equal, pushpin is as good as poetry." Who said this
(a) Mill
(b) Epicurus
(c) Herbert Spencer
(d) Bentham
Answer: (d) Bentham
Q20. The theory of syllogism was first formulated by
(a) Aristotle
(b) Hobbes
(c) Berkeley
(d) Spinoza
Answer: (a) Aristotle
Q21. 'All knowledge is acquired through experience' - said by
(a) Aquinas
(b) Aristotle
(c) Socrates
(d) Thales
Answer: (a) Aquinas
Q22. Who said "thought and extension are attributes of God"
(a) Descarte
(b) Spinoza
(c) Leibnitz
(d) Locke
Answer: (b) Spinoza
Q23. Who wrote the book "Primitive Culture"
(a) Galloway
(b) Martineau
(c) Tylor
(d) Hoffding
Answer: (c) Tylor
Q24. Who has refuted materialism in Western Philosophy
(a) Berkeley
(b) Locke
(c) Spinoza
(d) Leibnitz
Answer: (a) Berkeley
Q25. If one premise in a syllogism is negative, then the conclusion is
(a) affirmative
(b) particular
(c) negative
(d) universal
Answer: (c) negative
Q26. Who is the author of the book "The Story of Philosophy"
(a) Durant Drake
(b) Will Durant
(c) Hegel
(d) Russell
Answer: (b) Will Durant
Q27. Which philosopher used doubt to arrive at the indubitable
(a) Hume
(b) Descartes
(c) Kant
(d) Locke
Answer: (b) Descartes
Q28. Idealism of Radhakrishnan is
(a) Pragmatic
(b) Mechanical
(c) Materialistic
(d) Mystic
Answer: (a) Pragmatic
Q29. According to whom, all our ideas are innate
(a) Kant
(b) Leibniz
(c) Spinoza
(d) Descartes
Answer: (d) Descartes
Q30. Total number of rules of inference to prove the validity of deductive arguments
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 10
Answer: (c) 9
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