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| 551. |
Knowledge is a relation between |
| A. | object and object |
| B. | subject and object |
| C. | subject and subject |
| D. | soul and matter. |
| Answer» C. subject and subject | |
| 552. |
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» D. both real and unreal. | |
| 553. |
Epistemology can also be termed as |
| A. | theory of knowledge |
| B. | theory of truth |
| C. | theory of error |
| D. | theory of causation. |
| Answer» B. theory of truth | |
| 554. |
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» D. god and motion. | |
| 555. |
Materialism attributes -------- a primary position. |
| A. | mind |
| B. | god |
| C. | spirit |
| D. | matter. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 556. |
Metaphysical method can be considered as |
| A. | a priori |
| B. | a posteriori |
| C. | scientific |
| D. | mathematical. |
| Answer» B. a posteriori | |
| 557. |
The term metaphysics was first used by |
| A. | thales |
| B. | andronicus |
| C. | russell |
| D. | berkeley. |
| Answer» C. russell | |
| 558. |
The term ‘Metaphysics’ literally means |
| A. | before physics |
| B. | beyond nature |
| C. | beyond physics |
| D. | beyond perception. |
| Answer» D. beyond perception. | |
| 559. |
Philosophy undertakes a--------- of the grounds on which beliefs are held. |
| A. | criticism |
| B. | appraisal |
| C. | evaluation |
| D. | critical examination. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 560. |
“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» C. aristotle | |
| 561. |
Who was the first philosopher used the term philosophy? |
| A. | socrates |
| B. | plato |
| C. | pythagoras |
| D. | descartes |
| Answer» D. descartes | |
| 562. |
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» B. love of thought | |
| 563. |
‘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» B. max weber | |
| 564. |
’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» C. feminists | |
| 565. |
------------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» D. fact | |
| 566. |
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» D. the science of reason | |
| 567. |
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» C. ideologies | |
| 568. |
‘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» E. | |
| 569. |
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» E. | |
| 570. |
When social behavior of human beings is explained and predicted with the help ofscientific methods, the body of knowledge thus created is called |
| A. | natural science |
| B. | humanities |
| C. | social science |
| D. | philosophy |
| Answer» D. philosophy | |
| 571. |
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» C. humanities | |
| 572. |
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» B. analysis and exchange of ideas | |
| 573. |
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» D. acquiring knowledge through direct observation of phenomena | |
| 574. |
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» C. aesthetics | |
| 575. |
Empirically provable/proven ideas is the characteristic of |
| A. | science |
| B. | humanities |
| C. | mathematics |
| D. | ethics |
| Answer» B. humanities | |
| 576. |
Ideology is more than just a ruling belief system To whom this statement is related to |
| A. | e.h.carr b) terry eagleton |
| Answer» C. | |
| 577. |
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» D. none of the above | |
| 578. |
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» E. | |
| 579. |
“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» B. the term ideology used by the rationalists | |
| 580. |
The author of the book German Ideology |
| A. | louis althusser |
| B. | max weber |
| C. | karl marx and angels |
| D. | terry eagleton |
| Answer» D. terry eagleton | |
| 581. |
The term ideology is coined by |
| A. | louis althusser |
| B. | karl marx |
| C. | engels |
| D. | destutt de tracy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 582. |
“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» D. h.g.gadamer | |
| 583. |
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» C. theology | |
| 584. |
------------------is the founding father of sociology |
| A. | e.h.carr |
| B. | wilhelm dilthey |
| C. | auguste compte |
| D. | h.g.gadamer |
| Answer» D. h.g.gadamer | |
| 585. |
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» D. none of the above | |
| 586. |
----------------is an advocate of positivism |
| A. | e.h.carr |
| B. | h.g.gadamer |
| C. | wilhelm dilthey |
| D. | auguste compte. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 587. |
---------------------are essentially self-reflective in character |
| A. | social sciences |
| B. | natural sciences |
| C. | humanities |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 588. |
“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» D. none of the above | |
| 589. |
The author of the book What is History is |
| A. | hayden white |
| B. | e.h. carr |
| C. | h.g.gadamer |
| D. | auguste compte |
| Answer» C. h.g.gadamer | |
| 590. |
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» B. supposition or belief about something | |
| 591. |
Scientific method aim at arriving at |
| A. | absolute certainty |
| B. | probable certainty |
| C. | absolute truth |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. absolute truth | |
| 592. |
Narrative imagination is an important tool employed by |
| A. | social science |
| B. | natural science |
| C. | humanities |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 593. |
The role of meaning, purpose and goals of human condition is emphasized by |
| A. | anthropology |
| B. | psychology |
| C. | humanities |
| D. | natural science |
| Answer» D. natural science | |
| 594. |
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» C. objective and accurate in nature | |
| 595. |
---------------------is considered to be the central humanities discipline. |
| A. | economics |
| B. | history |
| C. | biology |
| D. | philosophy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 596. |
Study of human conditions in it’s entirety is called |
| A. | social science |
| B. | natural science |
| C. | political science |
| D. | humanities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 597. |
---------------------is a social science. |
| A. | biology |
| B. | chemistry |
| C. | sociology |
| D. | mathematics |
| Answer» D. mathematics | |
| 598. |
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» D. none of the above | |
| 599. |
---------------------is a natural science. |
| A. | philosophy |
| B. | physics |
| C. | sociology |
| D. | history |
| Answer» C. sociology | |
| 600. |
The scientific study of the external, natural world is termed |
| A. | social science |
| B. | mathematical science |
| C. | natural science |
| D. | political science |
| Answer» D. political science | |