Methodology and Perspectives of Humanities and Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions
1. The classical Greek notion of humanities was
A. to improve our social world
B. to provide a basis of a broad education to greek citizens
C. to demarcate the natural world and social wor
Answer: B. to provide a basis of a broad education to greek citizens
2. The term humanities during the Italian Renaissance appeared
A. in relation to the education of liberal arts
B. in relation to the education of social science.
C. in relation to the education of christians for their moral and spiritual development.
D. none of the above.
Answer: C. in relation to the education of christians for their moral and spiritual development.
3. Today the term humanities refer to those disciplines of knowledge which are concerned with
A. human thoughts, creative expressions and culture.
B. psychological and physiological aspects of man
C. study of the natural world
D. study of the social world.
Answer: A. human thoughts, creative expressions and culture.
4. ————————-is recognized as part of the humanities.
A. physics
B. geography
C. economics
D. philosophy
Answer: D. philosophy
5. The concern of humanities is
A. to give a knowledge of the natural world.
B. to give a knowledge of the biological properties of man
C. to create an intellectual and spiritual sense of the lived –wor
Answer: C. to create an intellectual and spiritual sense of the lived –wor
6. Scientific knowledge can be defined as
A. a set of methods that are creative and speculative in nature.
B. a set of verified and verifiable statements about all phenomena.
C. stories, ideas and words that help us to make sense of our lives and our wor
Answer: B. a set of verified and verifiable statements about all phenomena.
7. The scientific method involves
A. generating testable hypotheses in order to make predictions.
B. methods that are speculative in nature
C. analysis and exchange of ideas rather than the causal and quantitative explanations.
D. answering questions such as what is right or wrong.
Answer: A. generating testable hypotheses in order to make predictions.
8. ————————-is the hallmark of scientific exercise.
A. imaginatively interpreting and expressing the meanings of lived in experiences.
B. empirical proof.
C. narrative imagination.
D. none of the above.
Answer: C. narrative imagination.
9. Empirical proof is
A. objective truth which is verifiable through sense experience.
B. subjective truth which is verifiable through speculation.
C. creative and speculative in nature.
D. analysis and exchange of ideas.
Answer: A. objective truth which is verifiable through sense experience.
10. Scientific method focuses on ———————–.
A. creative expressions and culture.
B. the process of creative intervention and culture.
C. imaginative interpretation.
D. accuracy and objectivity.
Answer: D. accuracy and objectivity.
11. The scientific study of the external, natural world is termed
A. social science
B. mathematical science
C. natural science
D. political science
Answer: C. natural science
12. ———————is a natural science.
A. philosophy
B. physics
C. sociology
D. history
Answer: B. physics
13. Phenomena that exist as a result of human interaction is called
A. natural phenomena
B. scientific phenomena
C. social phenomena
D. none of the above
Answer: C. social phenomena
14. ———————is a social science.
A. biology
B. chemistry
C. sociology
D. mathematics
Answer: C. sociology
15. Study of human conditions in it’s entirety is called
A. social science
B. natural science
C. political science
D. humanities
Answer: D. humanities
16. ———————is considered to be the central humanities discipline.
A. economics
B. history
C. biology
D. philosophy
Answer: D. philosophy
17. Humanities employ methods that are
A. empirical in nature
B. creative and speculative in nature
C. objective and accurate in nature
D. generating testable hypothesis
Answer: B. creative and speculative in nature
18. The role of meaning, purpose and goals of human condition is emphasized by
A. anthropology
B. psychology
C. humanities
D. natural science
Answer: C. humanities
19. Narrative imagination is an important tool employed by
A. social science
B. natural science
C. humanities
D. none of the above
Answer: C. humanities
20. Scientific method aim at arriving at
A. absolute certainty
B. probable certainty
C. absolute truth
D. none of the above
Answer: B. probable certainty
21. Fact means
A. something that can be shown to be true, to exist.
B. supposition or belief about something
C. something having subjective or infinite existence
D. none of the above
Answer: A. something that can be shown to be true, to exist.
22. The author of the book What is History is
A. hayden white
B. e.h. carr
C. h.g.gadamer
D. auguste compte
Answer: B. e.h. carr
23. “History is a continuous process of interaction between the historian and facts”
The statement is by
A. h.g.gadamer
B. wilhelm dilthey
C. e.h.carr
D. none of the above
Answer: C. e.h.carr
24. ———————are essentially self-reflective in character
A. social sciences
B. natural sciences
C. humanities
D. none of the above
Answer: C. humanities
25. The fundamental question what it means to be human, is answered by
A. natural sciences
B. social sciences
C. humanities
D. none of the above
Answer: C. humanities
26. —————-is an advocate of positivism
A. e.h.carr
B. h.g.gadamer
C. wilhelm dilthey
D. auguste compte.
Answer: D. auguste compte.
27. ——————is the founding father of sociology
A. e.h.carr
B. wilhelm dilthey
C. auguste compte
D. h.g.gadamer
Answer: C. auguste compte
28. Positivism gave importance to
A. spiritual metaphysics
B. use of natural science methods in studting social sciences
C. theology
D. none of the above
Answer: B. use of natural science methods in studting social sciences
29. “Social sciences ought to study and explain values without being judgmental about them”. The view is expressed by
A. auguste compte
B. emile durkheim
C. max weber
D. h.g.gadamer
Answer: C. max weber
30. The term ideology is coined by
A. louis althusser
B. karl marx
C. engels
D. destutt de tracy
Answer: D. destutt de tracy
31. The author of the book German Ideology
A. louis althusser
B. max weber
C. karl marx and angels
D. terry eagleton
Answer: C. karl marx and angels
32. “The ruling ideas are the ideas of the ruling class” refers to
A. the term ideology used by the marxist ideology.
B. the term ideology used by the rationalists
C. the term ideology used by the empiricists
D. none of the above
Answer: A. the term ideology used by the marxist ideology.
33. Ideology as a sort of false- consciousness refers to
A. the idealistic notion of reality
B. the kantian notion of a-priori
C. the hegelian idea of the absolute
D. the term ideology used by the marxist theory.
Answer: D. the term ideology used by the marxist theory.
34. Ideology as a sort of false-consciousness used by the Marxist theory, means
A. ideas are independent of objects
B. consciousness is primary and objects are secondary
C. something that mystifies and hides the reality of the actual material conditions of society
D. none of the above
Answer: C. something that mystifies and hides the reality of the actual material conditions of society
35. Ideology is more than just a ruling belief system To whom this statement is related to
A. e.h.carr
B. terry eagleton
C. max weber
D. auguste compte
Answer: B
36. Empirically provable/proven ideas is the characteristic of
A. science
B. humanities
C. mathematics
D. ethics
Answer: A. science
37. The subject matter can all be studied and examined from outside. This characteristic applies to
A. humanities
B. natural science
C. aesthetics
D. none of the above
Answer: B. natural science
38. Humanities explore the process of
A. generating testable hypothesis
B. arriving at absolute truth unshakable by criticism
C. how human beings construct a world of meanings and interpretation around their lives
D. acquiring knowledge through direct observation of phenomena
Answer: C. how human beings construct a world of meanings and interpretation around their lives
39. As a continuous and cumulative activity, science engages in
A. formulation of causal explanations
B. analysis and exchange of ideas
C. answering questions such as what is right or what is wrong.
D. emphasizing the role of meaning, purpose and goals of human condition.
Answer: A. formulation of causal explanations
40. The data can be quantified, selected and classified in the most objective manner. This is
a characteristic of
A. mathematical science
B. natural science
C. humanities
D. aesthetics
Answer: B. natural science
41. When social behavior of human beings is explained and predicted with the help of
scientific methods, the body of knowledge thus created is called
A. natural science
B. humanities
C. social science
D. philosophy
Answer: C. social science
42. A synthesis of all forms of exact and inexact knowledge, and historically the source of
all the sciences as well as social sciences is called
A. history
B. psychology
C. economics
D. philosophy
Answer: D. philosophy
43. ‘Facts cannot be conceived without an inherent framework of interpretation and
value-judgment’. The view is expressed by
A. auguste compte
B. max weber
C. louis althusser
D. e.h.carr
Answer: D. e.h.carr
44. Aggregate or set of beliefs about things, objects, ideas, or actions that are considered
preferable to others, are called
A. tastes
B. values
C. ideologies
D. facts
Answer: B. values
45. ————is a set of ideas, which provide a theoretical and operational framework for
thought or action.
A. taste
B. value
C. ideology
D. fact
Answer: C. ideology
46. Destutte de Tracy coined the term ideology as
A. the science of ideals
B. the science of idols
C. the science of ideas
D. the science of reason
Answer: C. the science of ideas
47. ’Ideology is not simply a distorted representation of reality by which a ruling class exploits a subjected class, but plays an active constitutive role in social formation by
affecting the material conditions themselves.’ The view is expressed by
A. max weber
B. louis althusser
C. feminists
D. karl marx and angels
Answer: B. louis althusser
48. ‘All ruling ideas are nothing but a super structural expression of the dominant material
condition in society.’ This view of ideology was expressed by
A. karl marx and angels
B. max weber
C. radicals
D. feminists
Answer: A. karl marx and angels
49. The etymological meaning of the term Philosophy is
A. love of wisdom
B. love of thought
C. love of life
D. love of prosperity
Answer: A. love of wisdom
50. Who was the first philosopher used the term philosophy?
A. socrates
B. plato
C. pythagoras
D. descartes
Answer: C. pythagoras
51. “A philosopher is one whose attention is fixed on reality rather than appearance”, this
was the opinion of
A. john locke
B. plato
C. aristotle
D. spinoza
Answer: B. plato
52. Philosophy undertakes a——— of the grounds on which beliefs are held.
A. criticism
B. appraisal
C. evaluation
D. critical examination.
Answer: D. critical examination.
53. The term ‘Metaphysics’ literally means
A. before physics
B. beyond nature
C. beyond physics
D. beyond perception.
Answer: C. beyond physics
54. The term metaphysics was first used by
A. thales
B. andronicus
C. russell
D. berkeley.
Answer: B. andronicus
55. Metaphysical method can be considered as
A. a priori
B. a posteriori
C. scientific
D. mathematical.
Answer: A. a priori
56. Materialism attributes ——– a primary position.
A. mind
B. god
C. spirit
D. matter.
Answer: D. matter.
57. According to materialism all events are due to the interaction of ——–and ———.
A. god and soul
B. soul and body
C. matter and motion
D. god and motion.
Answer: C. matter and motion
58. Realism is a philosophical position which considers that the external world is
A. unreal
B. neither real nor unreal
C. real
D. both real and unreal.
Answer: C. real
59. Epistemology can also be termed as
A. theory of knowledge
B. theory of truth
C. theory of error
D. theory of causation.
Answer: A. theory of knowledge
60. Knowledge is a relation between
A. object and object
B. subject and object
C. subject and subject
D. soul and matter.
Answer: B. subject and object
61. According to rationalism the universal attributes of true knowledge can be deduced
only from
A. matter
B. world itself
C. dream
D. mind itself.
Answer: D. mind itself.
62. The first principles of the world which are recognized as true by reason have their
source in
A. world
B. heaven
C. sleep
D. reason.
Answer: D. reason.
63. Empiricism holds that ———— is the only source of knowledge.
A. reason
B. intuition
C. experience
D. revelation.
Answer: C. experience
64. ———– is a leading figure of modern empiricism.
A. john locke
B. immanuel kant
C. spinoza
D. leibnitz
Answer: A. john locke
65. Those who insist that what cannot be traced to specific sense experiences is not true
knowledge are called
A. rationalists
B. radical empiricists
C. pragmatists
D. intuitionists.
Answer: B. radical empiricists
66. The Latin word ethos means
A. soul
B. world
C. god
D. character.
Answer: D. character.
67. Ethics is a ———- science.
A. normative
B. positive
C. descriptive
D. mental.
Answer: A. normative
68. Conduct is a collective name for
A. voluntary actions
B. non-voluntary actions
C. reflex actions
D. wrong actions.
Answer: A. voluntary actions
69. The concepts of reward and punishment presuppose the
A. cause of action
B. freedom of will
C. freedom of agreement
D. wrongness of action
Answer: B. freedom of will
70. Moral good is that which satisfies
A. friends
B. relatives
C. desire
D. moral will.
Answer: D. moral will.
71. The Latin word rectus means
A. according to decision
B. according to conscience
C. according to law
D. according to tradition.
Answer: C. according to law
72. A ———-action is in some way fitting to the circumstance.
A. wrong
B. right
C. bad
D. immoral
Answer: B. right
73. The word virtue is used for ———– of any kind.
A. excellence
B. duty
C. good
D. character.
Answer: A. excellence
74. Who is the author of the book “A Study in Moral Theory.”
A. j.s. mill
B. bentham
C. hume
D. laird
Answer: D. laird
75. The three process of thinking are
A. dreaming, waking, and deep sleep
B. walking, running, and talking
C. conception, judgment, and reasoning
D. intuition, apprehension, and revelation.
Answer: C. conception, judgment, and reasoning
76. The process of comparing concepts or ideas is called
A. reasoning
B. concluding
C. evaluating
D. judgment.
Answer: D. judgment.
77. The process of passing from certain known judgment to a new judgment is called
A. induction
B. apprehension
C. reasoning
D. thinking
Answer: C. reasoning
78. The proposition “All men are mortal”, is an example for————– proposition.
A. conditional
B. hypothetical
C. disjunctive
D. categorical
Answer: D. categorical
79. The proposition “If there is a rain then the ground is wet”, is an example for————-
proposition.
A. categorical
B. conditional
C. hypothetical
D. conjunctive
Answer: B. conditional
80. The verbal expression of a concept is called a
A. phrase
B. clause
C. term
D. argument.
Answer: C. term
81. The verbal expression of a judgment is called a
A. term
B. proposition
C. argument
D. mood.
Answer: B. proposition
82. The argument is the verbal expression of a
A. reasoning
B. thinking
C. feeling
D. knowing
Answer: A. reasoning
83. The statement of relation between terms is a
A. argument
B. proposition
C. condition
D. fallacy
Answer: B. proposition
84. The inferred proposition of an argument is called.
A. term
B. statement
C. premise
D. conclusion
Answer: D. conclusion
85. Propositions which form the basis of the conclusion of an argument are called
A. reasoning
B. premises
C. terms
D. judgment.
Answer: B. premises
86. The process of drawing conclusion from specific evidence is
A. induction
B. deduction
C. definition
D. classification
Answer: A. induction
87. Inductive arguments are characterized as
A. right or wrong
B. good or bad
C. proper or improper
D. strong or weak
Answer: D. strong or weak
88. The defining characteristic of a valid deduction is its
A. uncertainty
B. truth
C. certainty
D. goodness
Answer: C. certainty
89. Deductive arguments are typically
A. analytic
B. synthetic
C. conditional
D. a priori
Answer: A. analytic
90. There are ———– terms in a categorical syllogism
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Answer: C. three
91. That term which appears in the premises and not in the conclusion of a categorical
syllogism is
A. major term
B. minor term
C. copula
D. middle term
Answer: D. middle term
92. The major term is the ————term of the conclusion
A. subject
B. predicate
C. copula
D. middle
Answer: B. predicate
93. The subject term of the conclusion is the
A. minor term
B. major term
C. middle term
D. none of these
Answer: A. minor term
94. A categorical syllogism consists of ———— propositions
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Answer: C. three
95. In a categorical syllogism each term appears
A. thrice
B. twice
C. once
D. four times
Answer: B. twice
96. The philosophy is termed in Indian literature as
A. darsana
B. purana
C. veda
D. guna
Answer: A. darsana
97. The system of Indian logic is
A. nyaya
B. sankhya
C. yoga
D. vedanta
Answer: A. nyaya
98. Indian epistemology is seriously concerned with the
A. problem of error
B. investigation of the sources of cognition
C. enquiry into the nature and the criterion of knowledge
D. all the above
Answer: D. all the above
99. Yatharthajnana is known as
A. false cognition
B. doubtful cognition
C. true cognition
D. none of these
Answer: C. true cognition
100. Aparma means-
A. valid knowledge
B. invallid knowledge
C. truth
D. none of these
Answer: B. invallid knowledge
101. The pramana in Indian philosophy implies
A. means of knowledge
B. means of valid knowledge
C. means of invalid knowledge
D. the theory to be known
Answer: B. means of valid knowledge
102. Which among the following means of knowledge is prama?
A. samsaya
B. pratyksa
C. error
D. tarka
Answer: B. pratyksa
103. The number of pramanas accepted by Carvaka
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Answer: A. one
104. Which one of the pramana the Carvaka Buddha and Vaisenka do not recognize?
A. perception
B. inference
C. subda
D. comparison
Answer: C. subda
105. In Perception the object is conveyed to sense through an unusual medium
A. laukila
B. alukika
C. external
D. none of these
Answer: B. alukika
106. Samanya laksana comes under
A. extra ordinary perception
B. ordinary perception
C. inference
D. none of these
Answer: A. extra ordinary perception
107. According to Nyaya the contact of the object with the sense organs are of ————
kinds
A. five kinds
B. six kinds
C. four kinds
D. none of these
Answer: A. five kinds
108. Which among the following anumanas are based on causation?
A. purvavat and sesavat
B. samayatodrsta
C. comparison
D. none of these
Answer: A. purvavat and sesavat
109. Drstarth and adrstarth are the two kinds of
A. perception
B. verbal testimony
C. comparison
D. none of these
Answer: B. verbal testimony
110. Which among the following means of knowledge is produced by the knowledge of
resemblance or similarity
A. pratyaksa
B. anumana
C. upamana
D. sabda
Answer: C. upamana
111. The admission of —————- is a necessity when there arises a conflict between two
well known facts followed by a demand for the resolution
A. anumana
B. upamana
C. presumption
D. none of these
Answer: C. presumption
112. The theory of error accepted by Nyaya is known as —-
A. akhyati
B. anyathakhyati
C. viparitaklyati
D. none of these
Answer: B. anyathakhyati
113. Akhyativada has been advocated by
A. prabhakara
B. kumarila
C. sankara
D. none of these
Answer: A. prabhakara
114. In the ‘rope-snake’ illusion according to Advaita Vedanta
A. the snake is conceal
B. the snake is real
C. the snake isneither real or un real
D. the snake is dreamt
Answer: C. the snake isneither real or un real
115. Mimamsaka accept
A. paratah pramanyaveda
B. svatah pramanya veda
C. truth
D. none of these
Answer: B. svatah pramanya veda
116. Svatah literally means
A. from with in
B. from without
C. prama
D. none of these
Answer: A. from with in
117. The knowledge through the past memories is called
A. anubhava
B. smriti
C. truth
D. none of these
Answer: B. smriti
118. Tatvatitat prakaraka advocates
A. nyaya
B. buddhism
C. advaita
D. none of these
Answer: A. nyaya
119. Non-contradictedness is advocated by
A. buddhism
B. nyaya
C. advaita
D. none of these
Answer: C. advaita
120. Perception is a cognition which is fee free from any concept
A. visadam pratyaksam
B. aparsksa
C. kalpanapodham
D. none of these
Answer: C. kalpanapodham
121. Asatkhyati veda has been advocated by
A. prabhakara
B. madhyamika
C. kumarila
D. none of these
Answer: B. madhyamika
122. Atmakhyat has been advocated by
A. yogacara buddhism
B. nyaya
C. ramanuja
D. none of these
Answer: A. yogacara buddhism
123. Prmata means
A. means of knowledge
B. the knowable
C. the knower
D. none of these
Answer: C. the knower
124. Paratah literally means
A. from with in
B. from without
C. aprama
D. none of these
Answer: B. from without
125. Nyaya divides ordinary perception into
A. indeterminate and determinate
B. manasa and bhahya
C. samanya
D. none of these
Answer: A. indeterminate and determinate
126. Nirvikalpa pratyaksa means
A. indeterminate
B. determinate
C. jnana laksana
D. none of these
Answer: A. indeterminate
127. Savikalpa pratyaksa means
A. determinate
B. indeterminate
C. samanyalaksana
D. none of these
Answer: A. determinate
128. Prameya means
A. means of knowledge
B. the knowable
C. the knower
D. none of these
Answer: B. the knowable
129. There are mainly —————- theories of false cognition based on the nature of the
contact of error
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Answer: C. three
130. The etymological meaning of the word philosophy is
A. love of learning
B. love of truth
C. love of veda
D. none of these
Answer: A. love of learning
131. Sanskrit term for philosophy is
A. darsana
B. knowledge
C. learning
D. none of these
Answer: A. darsana
132. The word Veda means
A. knowledge
B. mantras
C. brahmanas
D. aranyakas
Answer: A. knowledge
133. There are —————— Samhitas
A. four
B. three
C. two
D. one
Answer: A. four
134. The Brahmans are written in ——-
A. poem
B. prose
C. songs
D. none of these
Answer: B. prose
135. Mantras and Brahmans are called
A. karma kanda
B. jnana kanda
C. mimamsa
D. none of these
Answer: A. karma kanda
136. The Upanisads are known as
A. vedanta
B. mimamsa
C. knowledge
D. none of these
Answer: A. vedanta
137. —————- Veda is not included in the trayi
A. samaveda
B. atharvaveda
C. rigveda
D. yaju veda
Answer: B. atharvaveda
138. ——————- introduced the concept of henotheism
A. dr.s.radhakrishnan
B. hiriyanna
C. maxmuller
D. none of these
Answer: C. maxmuller
139. Henotheism means
A. belief in one only god
B. belief in many god
C. belief in religion
D. none of these
Answer: A. belief in one only god
140. Rta literally means
A. the course of things
B. season
C. temperal change
D. none of these
Answer: A. the course of things
141. Asthika means
A. orthodex
B. heterodox
C. non-vedic
D. none of these
Answer: A. orthodex
142. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva are
A. different samhitas
B. different upanisads
C. different brahmans
D. none of these
Answer: A. different samhitas
143. Which of the following have developed jnanakanda
A. aranyaka and the upanisads
B. mantras and brahmans
C. brahmanas and arayakas
D. none of these
Answer: A. aranyaka and the upanisads
144. Rta denotes
A. primacy of the world
B. the order of the world
C. morality of living beings
D. none of these
Answer: B. the order of the world
145. The core of Upanisads is —————————
A. polytheism
B. henotheism
C. monotheism
D. monism
Answer: D. monism
146. The Upanisads can be said as monists because they believe in ——————-
A. one god
B. many god
C. one cretor
D. one reality (brhman)
Answer: D. one reality (brhman)
147. Peirce and James advocate ——theory of truth
A. redundancy
B. pragmatic
C. coherence
D. correspondence
Answer: B. pragmatic
148. Pragma is a —– word
A. latin
B. hebrew
C. arab
D. greek
Answer: D. greek
149. Which is not among the theories of truth ————-?
A. pragmatic
B. coherence
C. semantic
D. amphiboly
Answer: D. amphiboly
150. William James is ————-
A. american psychologist
B. german scientist
C. french thinker
D. british poet
Answer: A. american psychologist
151. Pragmatic theory of truth is associated with ——–
A. germany
B. america
C. france
D. england
Answer: B. america
152. Pragmatic theory of truth is developed by ——
A. descartes
B. hegel
C. james
D. kant
Answer: C. james
153. The dictum that subjectivity is truth is by
A. kierkegaard
B. jasper
C. alhazen
D. aristotle
Answer: A. kierkegaard
154. Aristotle is credited with ———
A. formal logic
B. symbolic logic
C. inductive logic
D. none of the above
Answer: C. inductive logic
155. Who advocated Coherence theory of truth?
A. plato
B. copernicus
C. ptolemy
D. leibnitz
Answer: D. leibnitz
156. The author of Monadology is———
A. leibnitz
B. copernicus
C. galileo
D. kepler
Answer: A. leibnitz
157. Correspondence theory of truth is opposed to——————
A. realism
B. idealism
C. pragmatism
D. naturalism
Answer: B. idealism
158. G.E.Moore is an advocate of —————–
A. coherence theory
B. semantic theory
C. pragmatic theory
D. correspondence theory
Answer: D. correspondence theory
159. Spinoza expressed theory of truth in his————-work
A. logic
B. axiology
C. ethics
D. treatise
Answer: C. ethics
160. Relativity theory is associated with
A. galileo
B. karl popper
C. albert einstein
D. newton
Answer: D. newton
161. Idealism is a systematic philosophy which teaches the supremacy of
A. spirit over matter
B. god
C. noumena
D. materialism
Answer: A. spirit over matter
162. Critique of Pure Reason is a work of
A. hegel
B. kant
C. hume
D. husserl
Answer: B. kant
163. The Coherence theory of truth is developed by —
A. buddha
B. patanjali
C. hegel
D. kanada
Answer: C. hegel
164. Bradley is a prominent Western
A. idealist
B. pragmatist
C. moralist
D. naturalist
Answer: A. idealist
165. The pragmatic movement in philosophy originated as a protest aganist
A. germ theory
B. fermentation
C. pasteurization
D. absolute idealism
Answer: D. absolute idealism
166. The word correspondence used to denote the relation between
A. redundancy
B. thought and reality
C. coherence
D. belief and opinion
Answer: B. thought and reality
167. Idealists say that truth consist in ——
A. semantic theory
B. deflationary
C. coherence
D. correspondence
Answer: C. coherence
168. G. E Moore is associated with———- theory
A. pragmatic
B. coherence
C. semantic
D. correspondence
Answer: D. correspondence
169. Tarsky developed ———— theory of truth
A. semantic
B. syntactical
C. prosentential
D. coherence
Answer: A. semantic
170. Coherence theory is the feature of the ———— system
A. empirical
B. rationalistic
C. naturalistic
D. existentialistic
Answer: B. rationalistic
171. Correspondence theory of truth is developed by
A. socretes
B. thales
C. wittgenstein
D. sartre
Answer: C. wittgenstein
172. Frege;s theory of truth is known as ————
A. deflationary
B. semantic
C. pragmatic
D. coherence
Answer: A. deflationary
173. Who are the first to propose correspondence theory of truth?
A. james and peirce
B. socretes and plato
C. plato and aristotle
D. kant
Answer: C. plato and aristotle
174. Aristotle mentioned theory of truth in his work——
A. analytic
B. ethics
C. epistemology
D. metaphysics
Answer: D. metaphysics
175. Logical Atomism is a work of ——
A. leibnitz
B. copernicus
C. russell
D. kepler
Answer: C. russell
176. Who wrote Tractatus ?
A. russell
B. wittgenstein
C. hegel
D. descartes
Answer: B. wittgenstein
177. Wittgenstein advocated——————–
A. correspondence theory
B. coherence theory
C. pragmatic theory
D. semantic theory
Answer: A. correspondence theory
178. Davidson criticized ——–theory of truth
A. semantic
B. performative
C. semantic
D. correspondence
Answer: C. semantic
179. Tarski’s theory of truth is close to ———
A. correspondence
B. axiology
C. semantic
D. pragmatic
Answer: A. correspondence
180. G E Moore and Russell are associated with —— theory of truth
A. practical
B. ethical
C. correspondence
D. coherence
Answer: C. correspondence
181. The semantic theory of truth is the successor to ——-
A. coherence
B. correspondence
C. pragmatic
D. materialism
Answer: B. correspondence
182. Correspondence theory of truth is otherwise called ——–
A. common sense theory
B. redundancy
C. semantic
D. deflationary
Answer: A. common sense theory
183. Who is related to Rationalist philosophy?
A. kant
B. locke
C. descartes
D. hume
Answer: C. descartes
184. Coherence theory of truth is developed by
A. hegel
B. pragmatist
C. moralist
D. atomist
Answer: A. hegel
185. Who advocated picture theory of meaning?
A. russell
B. husserl
C. kant
D. wittgenstein
Answer: D. wittgenstein