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UGC NET December 2019 Philosophy — Solved Previous Year Questions

100 previous-year questions from UGC NET December 2019 Philosophy (UGC NET) — each with the correct answer and a clear explanation. Use it as an answer key, or practise the full paper below.

  1. In Vedic tradition Brahma would be the rtvika of: · Ans: D
  2. In Jaina epistemology the knowledge of past, subtle and distant objects is called: · Ans: C
  3. Anumana according to the Carvaka cannot be a pramana because: · Ans: D
  4. Select the correct sequence of the following links of pratityasamutpada: · Ans: A
  5. Who holds that colour and the knowledge of it are the same thing? · Ans: A
  6. According to Nyaya, the perception 'this is that Devadatta' (recognition) is produced by which sannikarsa? · Ans: A
  7. In Nyaya epistemology, we perceive a snake in place of a rope by: · Ans: C
  8. In Nyaya epistemology which one among the following can be the object of samanyalaksana pratyaksa only? · Ans: D
  9. Which one among the following is not a mark of sat-hetu in Nyaya epistemology? · Ans: B
  10. Given below are some states of affairs. Which one indicates the state where anumana is not possible according to Nyaya epistemology? · Ans: B
  11. Consider List I (theory of error) and List II (proponent) and select the correctly matched option. · Ans: A
  12. Given below are an Assertion (A) and a Reason (R). Select the correct option. Assertion (A): Dvyanuka must be eternal. Reason (R): Dvyanuka is made of eternal atoms. · Ans: D
  13. Consider Set I (doctrine) and Set II (school) and select the correctly matched option. · Ans: C
  14. Consider Set I (doctrine of self) and Set II (school) and select the correctly matched option. · Ans: C
  15. Given below are some characteristics of God in the Vaisesika school. Select the option that includes the correct statements. · Ans: B
  16. "Sabda nitya, caksusatvat" (Sound is eternal, because it is visible). Which type of hetvabhasa is committed by the above inference? · Ans: C
  17. By which sannikarsa, according to Nyaya, do we perceive the relation between a cow and cowness? · Ans: B
  18. The view that knowledge lights up the object of knowledge, the subject of knowledge and knowledge itself is supported by the school of: · Ans: A
  19. Arthapatti is an independent pramana according to: · Ans: B
  20. Which one among the following is not a citta-bhumi as per Yoga philosophy? · Ans: D
  21. According to Samkara which one of the following is unacceptable? · Ans: B
  22. Select the option having the correct sequence of the (astangika) marga. · Ans: A
  23. Which one of the following is not acceptable to Aristotle? · Ans: C
  24. Who among the following held water to be the fundamental principle (arche) of the universe? · Ans: C
  25. Which one of the following philosophical standpoints is acceptable to Plato? · Ans: B
  26. "All knowledge is knowledge through concepts." This is a contention of which of the following philosophers? · Ans: B
  27. Match List I (principle) with List II (philosopher) and select the correct option. · Ans: A
  28. Which one of the following is acceptable to the Sophists? · Ans: B
  29. "That is fundamental stuff, which through the process of rarefaction and condensation brings into existence this universe." Whose philosophic conjecture is this? · Ans: B
  30. Which one of the following is incompatible with Hegel? · Ans: B
  31. Given two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R), choose the correct option with reference to the philosophy of Spinoza. Assertion (A): God as world is Natura Naturata. Reason (R): God is Natura Naturans. · Ans: B
  32. Which one of the following is not a category of Understanding as per Kant? · Ans: C
  33. Match List I (view) with List II (philosopher) and choose the correct option. · Ans: A
  34. Match List I (phrase) with List II (philosopher) and choose the correct option. · Ans: A
  35. Given two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R), choose the correct option. Assertion (A): Hume is a sceptic. Reason (R): Law of causation is the backbone of Empiricism. · Ans: C
  36. Given two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R), choose the correct option with reference to the philosophy of Leibnitz. Assertion (A): Monads are windowless. Reason (R): There is pre-established harmony among monads. · Ans: B
  37. Which of the following judgements are ampliative, that is, they extend our knowledge? (a) Analytic (b) A priori (c) Synthetic (d) A posteriori. · Ans: D
  38. The statement ~(P ⊃ Q) is equivalent to: · Ans: A
  39. Match List I (philosopher) with List II (concept) and choose the correct option. · Ans: A
  40. Which one of the following books is authored by Berkeley? · Ans: A
  41. 'Agreement or disagreement of ideas is knowledge' is held by: · Ans: A
  42. Which of the following is associated with Spinoza? · Ans: D
  43. Who among the following has said that "the infinite and the finite are one as song and singing are one"? · Ans: C
  44. Match List I (Vedic priest) with List II (function) and choose the correct answer. · Ans: A
  45. "The state withers away in the end." Who among the following advocates this? · Ans: D
  46. Which one of the following has maintained that moral language is prescriptive? · Ans: C
  47. The doctrine of prima facie duties in ethics is associated with: · Ans: A
  48. In which of the following dialogues does Plato write about the Ring of Gyges? · Ans: B
  49. Which school/schools among the following upheld the reality of external objects? · Ans: D
  50. Which one of the following is not consistent with 'adrsta' according to Nyaya? · Ans: D
  51. Which one of the following theories maintains the principle that the severity of punishment should be directly proportional to the seriousness of the crime? · Ans: D
  52. Which of the following statements match with the emotive theory of ethics? · Ans: A
  53. Match List I (writing) with List II (author) and choose the correct option. · Ans: A
  54. Given Assertion (A) and Reason (R), select the correct option in the context of Kantian ethics. Assertion (A): The good will must be taken as the moral standard. Reason (R): Happiness cannot be taken as the moral standard. · Ans: A
  55. Match List I (writing) with List II (author) and choose the correct answer. · Ans: B
  56. Match List I (thinker) with List II (view) and choose the correct answer. · Ans: A
  57. Write the correct sequence regarding Sri Aurobindo's concept of triple transformation. · Ans: D
  58. Who among the following upholds the concept of 'Gnostic Being'? · Ans: D
  59. Given Assertion (A) and Reason (R), select the correct option. Assertion (A): If one takes care of the means, the end will take care of itself. Reason (R): Ends justify the means. · Ans: B
  60. According to K.C. Bhattacharya, which one of the following pairs constitutes alternative objects of philosophical study? · Ans: B
  61. Which one of the following is not included in the trayi (the three Vedas)? · Ans: C
  62. Which one of the following holds the view that "the Civil law alone is the Supreme Appeal in all cases of 'Right' and 'Wrong'"? · Ans: B
  63. The view that "the law is made for the sake of man and not man for the sake of the law" represents the criticism of which of the following thinkers? · Ans: A
  64. Who among the following has said that "My religion teaches me that whenever there is distress which cannot be removed one must fast and pray"? · Ans: B
  65. "P ⊃ q, q ⊃ r, therefore p ⊃ r" is of the form of: · Ans: B
  66. When a conclusion is drawn from only one premise it is called: · Ans: B
  67. Which type of argument makes the claim that its conclusion is supported by its premises conclusively? · Ans: B
  68. The characteristic of a deductive argument whose premises, if true, provide conclusive grounds for the truth of its conclusion is called: · Ans: C
  69. (x)(φx) ⊃ φv, where v is any individual symbol, is the form of: · Ans: B
  70. The type of immediate inference in which the subject and predicate terms are simply interchanged is called: · Ans: A
  71. Choose the correct symbolisation of the following argument: All women are brave; Some humans are women; therefore, some humans are brave. · Ans: A
  72. According to the traditional square of opposition, if E is given as false, then: · Ans: D
  73. The law of thought that asserts 'If any statement is true, then it is true' is the: · Ans: A
  74. Proofs in propositional logic using rules of inference are called: · Ans: A
  75. A method of proof in which one assumes the negation of the conclusion and derives a contradiction is called: · Ans: D
  76. The 'Beetle in the box' analogy/example presented by Wittgenstein in his Investigations pertains to: · Ans: D
  77. For Sartre, treating oneself as a part of facticity alone amounts to: · Ans: C
  78. The idea of the 'Superman' (Ubermensch) is propounded by: · Ans: B
  79. Match List I (thinker) with List II (work) and choose the correct answer. · Ans: A
  80. According to the Kamandakiya Nitisara, the term 'trayi' refers to: · Ans: B
  81. According to Kautilya's Arthasastra, the authority vested in the king to make law is derived from which of the following sources? · Ans: A
  82. Which of the following is not enumerated by Kautilya as an essential organ (anga) of the state? · Ans: D
  83. To create doubt in the mind of the enemy amounts to which of the following upayas mentioned in the Arthasastra? · Ans: D
  84. Which of the following is not true of Will Kymlicka's views regarding multiculturalism? · Ans: A
  85. Which of the feminist thinkers argued that women have been given the status of the 'Other' (the Second Sex)? · Ans: A
  86. Who among the following can be said to have discovered a method of making procedural justice an instrument of meeting the requirement of substantive justice? · Ans: B
  87. Isaiah Berlin associated the idea of negative liberty chiefly with which of the following? · Ans: C
  88. Which of the following ethical principles forms the underlying assumption of Peter Singer's views in Applied Ethics? · Ans: C
  89. Which one of the following comes under the purview of Business Ethics? · Ans: D
  90. Which of the following is not true of the 'Land Ethic' as propounded by Aldo Leopold? · Ans: A
  91. Plato's method of hypothesis draws on: · Ans: A
  92. Socrates' concern with definition led to: · Ans: D
  93. Socrates' definition was extended by Plato into: · Ans: C
  94. The paradox of analysis relates to: · Ans: B
  95. According to the passage, ancient Greek thought contains: · Ans: B
  96. The paragraph above could be considered a good argument against which of the following? · Ans: C
  97. The difficulty pointed out by the Mimamsakas with reference to paratah pramanya is: · Ans: A
  98. Which of the following is the counterpart of infinite regress in Indian Philosophy? · Ans: B
  99. What follows from the svatah pramanyata of knowledge? · Ans: C
  100. What cannot be reasonably taken to follow from the given passage? · Ans: B

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