List of top Philosophy Questions asked in CUET (PG)

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A. EvolutionismI. Gabriel Marcel
B. ExistentialismII. C. S. Peirce
C. PragmatismIII. Herbert Spencer
D. Logical PositivismIV. Rudolf Carnap

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A. Three sources of knowledgeI. Nyaya-Vaisheshika
B. Four sources of knowledgeII. Prabhakara Mimansa
C. Five sources of knowledgeIII. Jainism
D. Six sources of knowledgeIV. Kumarila Mimansa

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A. Teleological ArgumentI. There is order in the universe.
B. Causal ArgumentII. There exists a perfect idea of God.
C. Cosmological ArgumentIII. Everything in the universe is caused.
D. Ontological ArgumentIV. There is a purpose in the universe.

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A. A blue litmus paper turns red in acid.I. Knowing how
B. Doing philosophical reasoning well.II. Skepticism
C. I don't know anything.III. Knowing that
D. I know that Banaras Hindu University is located at Varanasi.IV. A posteriori

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A. \(p \cdot q\)I. \(\sim(\sim p \cdot \sim q)\)
B. \(p \vee q\)II. \((p \cdot q) \vee (\sim p \cdot \sim q)\)
C. \(p \supset q\)III. \(\sim(\sim p \vee \sim q)\)
D. \(p \equiv q\)IV. \(\sim p \vee q\)

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A. JainismI. Nitya Paramanu Karanavada
B. Nyaya-VaisheshikaII. Brahma Vivartavada
C. RamanujaIII. Sadasatkaryavada
D. ShankaraIV. Brahma-Parinamavada

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A. Forms are absoluteI. Hume
B. To be is to be perceivedII. Locke
C. Causes of the impression are unknownIII. Plato
D. Primary qualities inhere in the objectsIV. Berkeley

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A. Real is rational and rational is realI. Descartes
B. Idea of God is an innate ideaII. Hegel
C. Existence precedes essenceIII. Kierkegaard
D. Truth is subjectiveIV. Sartre

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A. Correspondence Theory of TruthI. Russell
B. Coherence Theory of TruthII. Frege
C. Pragmatist Theory of TruthIII. James
D. Deflationary Theory of TruthIV. Leibniz

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A. All human beings are mortalI. \( (\exists x)(Hx \cdot Mx) \)
B. No human beings are mortalII. \( (\exists x)(Hx \cdot \sim Mx) \)
C. Some human beings are mortalIII. \( (x)(Hx \supset Mx) \)
D. Some human beings are not mortalIV. \( (x)(Hx \supset \sim Mx) \)

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A. Woman is not born but createdI. Rosa Luxemburg
B. Those who do not move do not feel their chainsII. Gerda Lerner
C. The system of patriarchy is a historical constructIII. Simone de Beauvoir
D. Masculine and feminine roles are not biologically fixedIV. Judith Butler

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A. Two propositions may be true together but never be false togetherI. Sub-alternation
B. Two propositions can neither be true together nor false togetherII. Sub-contrary
C. Two propositions may be false together but never be true togetherIII. Contradictory
D. Truth of the universal implies truth of the particularIV. Contrary

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Which of the following are regarded as right knowledge according to Jainism? \[ \text{A. Avadhi} \] \[ \text{B. Anadhyavasaya} \] \[ \text{C. Manahparyaya} \] \[ \text{D. Viparyaya} \] \[ \text{E. Kevala} \]
Which of the following ideas belong to Wittgenstein? \[ \text{A. Picture theory of meaning} \] \[ \text{B. Meaning as use} \] \[ \text{C. Defence of private language} \] \[ \text{D. Family resemblance} \]
Which of the following are identified as Dravya (substance) in Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy? \[ \text{A. Prithvi} \] \[ \text{B. Kala} \] \[ \text{C. Atman} \] \[ \text{D. Karma} \] \[ \text{E. Abhava} \]
Which of the following are identified as the cardinal virtues in Greek Philosophy? \[ \text{A. Courage} \] \[ \text{B. Faith} \] \[ \text{C. Temperance} \] \[ \text{D. Wisdom} \] \[ \text{E. Charity} \]
Which of the following have been identified as Rna in Vedic Philosophy? \[ \text{A. Matra Rna} \] \[ \text{B. Deva Rna} \] \[ \text{C. Rishi Rna} \] \[ \text{D. Prakriti Rna} \] \[ \text{E. Pitra Rna} \]
Which of the following philosopher did not belong to the Analytical tradition? \[ \text{A. Moore} \] \[ \text{B. Hegel} \] \[ \text{C. Frege} \] \[ \text{D. Husserl} \] \[ \text{E. Quine} \]
Who among the following thinkers is not a skeptic? \[ \text{A. Socrates} \] \[ \text{B. Rene Descartes} \] \[ \text{C. David Hume} \] \[ \text{D. Immanuel Kant} \] \[ \text{E. Ludwig Wittgenstein} \]
Which of the following is a compound proposition? \[ \text{A. Unless it rains in time, harvest will not be good.} \] \[ \text{B. Only meritorious students will be considered for scholarship.} \] \[ \text{C. Be neither a borrower nor a lender.} \] \[ \text{D. Two triangles are formed if a square is divided diagonally.} \] \[ \text{E. Not all good speakers are good writers.} \]
Which of the following is a connotation? \[ \text{A. Amartya Sen} \] \[ \text{B. Rationality} \] \[ \text{C. Educated} \] \[ \text{D. John Rawls} \] \[ \text{E. Indian} \]
Which of the following theories of causation have been accepted by the satkaryavadins? \[ \text{A. Prakriti-Parinamavada} \] \[ \text{B. Anitya-Paramanuvada} \] \[ \text{C. Brahma-Parinamavada} \] \[ \text{D. Brahma-Vivartavada} \] \[ \text{E. Svabhavavada} \]
Arrange the following social reformers in chronological order: \[ \text{A. Narayan Guru} \] \[ \text{B. Periyar} \] \[ \text{C. Ambedkar} \] \[ \text{D. Phule} \]
If each of the following is represented with the help of concentric circles, what would be the correct sequence from outer to the inner circle? \[ \text{A. Deductive} \] \[ \text{B. Sound} \] \[ \text{C. Argument} \] \[ \text{D. Valid} \]
Arrange the following propositions as per the steps of contraposition of a given proposition: \[ \text{A. No voters are non-residents} \] \[ \text{B. All voters are residents} \] \[ \text{C. No non-residents are voters} \] \[ \text{D. All non-residents are non-voters} \]