List of top Questions asked in GATE XH- C4

If Descartes' Meditations is credited for a modern version of mind-body dualism, which statements among the following hold true in accordance with it?
John Stuart Mill, in his Utilitarianism, proposes the conception of Utility or Happiness as the directive rule of human conduct. Which of the following are drawn from his conception of Happiness to form the utilitarian standard?
Which among the following statements does W.V.O. Quine REJECT in his work, Two Dogmas of Empiricism?
Read the following statements carefully and answer the following question.
i. Greater welfare of others is to be valued more than the individual freedom.
ii. Only when the conception of justice is on hand, the ideas of respect and human dignity can be given a more definite meaning.
iii. Principles of justice are derived from the ideas of respect and human dignity.
iv. The loss of freedom for some is not made right by a greater welfare of others.
In light of the theory of justice as fairness, as proposed by John Rawls, which of the following pairs of statement DO NOT agree with Rawls’s position?
George Berkeley, in his Principles of Human Knowledge, reflects on the nature of thought and attacks abstract ideas. Which among the following hold true to his view?
In his An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Hume relies on a basic distinction between two forms of perception. Which among the following are true about it?
For Immanuel Kant, which of the following statements are appropriate examples of synthetic a priori judgment?
In the Sāṅkhya system, which among the following are antaḥkaraṇas?
Which of the following are meant by Kant’s notion of autonomy of will?
On which of the following, Plato and Aristotle DISAGREE concerning the realm of the political?
Which among the following are part of yama in Patañjali’s Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga?
Progress of the modern sciences and reflection on method have led to the development of new fields of analysis in Renaissance Philosophy. Which among the following correctly trace the influence of a particular science on a particular philosopher's thought?
Gottlob Frege, in his Sense and Reference, discusses the identity relation between the statements “a=a” and “a=b”. Which of the following are his conclusions?
Which among the following is predominantly a non-dualistic philosophical system?
Gandhi’s doctrine of Trusteeship establishes a normative relationship between labour and capital. Indicate which of the following is NOT in agreement with this doctrine?
Which of the following is NOT a pramāṇa in the Nyāya system?
In the Vaiśeṣika system, which of the following is a padārtha (category)?
Identify which among the following is NOT a characteristic of a simple idea according to John Locke.
Which of the following are in accordance to Democritus’ cosmology?
In the Mīmāṃsā system, apūrva stands for a link/relation between
The conception of jīva in Advaita stands for:
What among the following is in conformity with Leibniz’s metaphysical assertion of Pre-established Harmony?
In Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology, eidetic reduction is meant to provide access to the sphere of
In Jaina classification of knowledge, Mati includes
Among the four Brahmavihāras of Buddhism, _________ evokes happiness at the joy and success of others.