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UGC NET June 2019 Philosophy — Solved Previous Year Questions

100 previous-year questions from UGC NET June 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. Which of the following is the correct meaning of the word 'Kaivalya' in Patanjala Yoga? · Ans: B
  2. Among the following, what is acceptable to Samkara? · Ans: A
  3. Select the option that is incompatible with the view of Dvaita Vedanta: · Ans: C
  4. Who is the propounder of Dvaitadvaita Vedanta? · Ans: D
  5. According to which one of the following Vedantins is 'Visesa' postulated with regard to creation? · Ans: C
  6. Match List I (Doctrine of causation) with List II (Thinker) and select the correct match from the options given below: · Ans: A
  7. Among the following, which one is acceptable to Ramanuja? · Ans: B
  8. Select the option that presents Chitta Bhumis in correct sequence as per Yoga: · Ans: C
  9. Which one of the following is INCORRECT with reference to Pre-classical Samkhya? · Ans: D
  10. From the options given below select the option that is incompatible with the view of Mimamsa: · Ans: D
  11. Svatah Pramanyavada is NOT accepted by which one of the following systems of philosophy? · Ans: B
  12. Which Pramana is NOT accepted by Ramanuja? · Ans: C
  13. Who among the following rejects the view that matter and souls are the attributes of God? · Ans: B
  14. Which one of the following theories is advocated by Vallabha? · Ans: C
  15. Mark the incompatible one from the options given below with reference to Patanjala Yoga: · Ans: B
  16. Which one among the following is the cause of cognition in general according to Nyaya? · Ans: B
  17. “There are external objects.” This view is held by which of the following Buddhist Schools? · Ans: D
  18. “Akasa is of two kinds.” Which one of the following schools upheld the above view? · Ans: C
  19. Which type of Hetvabhasa is committed by the following Anumana: 'sarvam anityam prameyatvat'? Select the correct option: · Ans: C
  20. Consider the assertions in the context of Vedic Philosophy and select the correct code that represents only correct Assertions: · Ans: B
  21. According to the Buddhists, what is the immediate antecedent cause of suffering (dukkha)? · Ans: C
  22. Which one of the following is a guna of Atma according to the Jainas? · Ans: D
  23. Which of the following is NOT a means of Sakti-graha (grasping the denotative power of a word)? · Ans: D
  24. Select the option which is NOT compatible with the Vaisesika Philosophy: · Ans: A
  25. Which one of the following is the Samavayikarana of the colour of a piece of cloth? · Ans: A
  26. By which Sannikarsa do we perceive, according to the Nyaya, the absence of bitterness in the sugar? · Ans: D
  27. By which relation is the liberated soul related to the absence of pain according to the Vaisesikas? · Ans: A
  28. Which one of the following options states the vrittis admitted by the Naiyayikas correctly? · Ans: D
  29. According to Nyaya epistemology, which type of cognition cannot be grasped in a perceptual form? · Ans: D
  30. We can perceive, according to the Nyaya, all the members of a class by: · Ans: B
  31. Match List I (Philosophers) with List II (Philosophical Positions) and choose the correct option from those given below: · Ans: A
  32. Consider the following statements with reference to epistemological position and mark the correct code: · Ans: A
  33. Match List I (Expressions) with List II (Philosophers) and choose the correct option from those given below: · Ans: A
  34. Match List I with List II with reference to Kant's philosophical position and choose the correct option from those given below: · Ans: A
  35. Which one of the following statements is in consonance with Scholasticism? · Ans: A
  36. Cosmological proof for the existence of God is attributed to which one of the following philosophers? · Ans: D
  37. Which one of the following is the correct triad of Hegel? · Ans: A
  38. “I alone exist because I cannot know a world beyond myself and my ideas.” The philosophical position is the claim of: · Ans: C
  39. Who among the following upholds the 'Law of Sufficient Reason'? · Ans: D
  40. Which one of the following pair is central to Heraclitus? · Ans: D
  41. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of Medieval Philosophy pick the correct code: · Ans: A
  42. Which one of the following ideas of Hegel influenced Karl Marx? · Ans: C
  43. Identify the categorical imperative of Kant from the options given below: · Ans: A
  44. Match List I with List II and, in the light of Pre-Socratic philosophers, pick the correct code: · Ans: A
  45. For Aristotle, “a being which exists not in itself but in another” is known as: · Ans: C
  46. Match List I with List II with reference to the notion of the existence of God and choose the correct option from those given below: · Ans: A
  47. Match List I (Philosophers) with List II (Works) and choose the correct option from those given below: · Ans: A
  48. In the light of Aristotle's concept of 'Forms', which of the following are true? Select the correct option from those given below: · Ans: C
  49. Which one of the following is NOT a level of knowledge, according to Plato? · Ans: D
  50. Who among the following held that there is no necessary relation between cause and effect? · Ans: C
  51. Which one of the following statements is incompatible with the theology of St. Thomas Aquinas? · Ans: C
  52. Which one of the following statements is false in the context of St. Augustine? · Ans: D
  53. Which one of the following statements justifies that genuine knowledge is possible without relying on experience? · Ans: C
  54. Which of the following statements is false with reference to St. Augustine? · Ans: A
  55. Which one of the following correctly represents the metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas? · Ans: B
  56. The ethical theory that holds that the aim of right action is personal well-being and happiness is called: · Ans: B
  57. “The later development of Western Philosophy after Plato is just a footnote to Plato.” Who among the following maintains this view? · Ans: B
  58. Which of the following is incompatible with the views of Socrates? · Ans: B
  59. The metaphor of Zeno, 'Achilles and the Tortoise', is intended to assert that: · Ans: B
  60. Choose the correct implication of the following statement from the codes given below: “One cannot step twice into the same river.” · Ans: C
  61. Consider the following statements about apurva and choose the right option from the codes given below: · Ans: D
  62. Which of the following is true about Lokasangraha? · Ans: B
  63. Which one of the following is NOT an implication of the law of Karma? · Ans: C
  64. What is NOT ensured by Rta? · Ans: B
  65. What indicates the perfection of Dhyana according to the Yoga-sutra? · Ans: D
  66. Which one of the following realises Kaivalya by attaining Nirbija Samadhi? · Ans: C
  67. What is expedited through prayascit karmas according to Jainism? · Ans: D
  68. Which one of the following statements supports Ethical Realism? · Ans: D
  69. Consider the following statements related to Kant's moral theory and choose the right option from the codes given below: · Ans: C
  70. Which one of the following is false in the context of Kant's moral theory? · Ans: B
  71. Which statement is NOT true with reference to Jeremy Bentham's ethical theory? · Ans: B
  72. Which one of the following is NOT compatible with J. S. Mill's ethical theory? · Ans: C
  73. Which one of the following is incompatible with Emotivism? · Ans: A
  74. Which one of the following statements is false about Prescriptivism? · Ans: B
  75. According to Swami Vivekananda, Maya is: · Ans: A
  76. Which one of the following statements is NOT accepted by Mahatma Gandhi? · Ans: A
  77. Which one of the following statements is compatible with the views of Tagore? · Ans: C
  78. Match List I (Thinker) with List II (Thought) and choose the correct option from those given below: · Ans: A
  79. The main objective of Husserl's philosophy as a rigorous science is: · Ans: A
  80. What is meant by intentionality? · Ans: C
  81. For whom, among the following, is the way to study philosophy to study consciousness? · Ans: B
  82. Given below are two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R). In the light of Wittgenstein's philosophy, which of the following is correct? · Ans: D
  83. Whose view is it that the Absolute is pure consciousness, pure freedom and infinite possibility? · Ans: C
  84. What does 'family resemblance' refer to? · Ans: B
  85. Which of the following is NOT a means of polity and an axiom of interstate diplomacy for Kautilya? · Ans: B
  86. According to Kautilya, a 'Janapada' should be free from: · Ans: D
  87. “The conception of the 'City-State' in which only those are citizens whose education and position in life qualify them for active participation in government.” This is the view of: · Ans: C
  88. According to Rousseau, 'Return to Nature' cannot be accomplished: · Ans: D
  89. A partial inverse of a proposition is one in which: · Ans: C
  90. Identify the correct option from the following: · Ans: D
  91. Match List I with List II and choose the correct option. List I: (A) Individual variable, (B) Individual constant, (C) Predicate term, (D) Propositional function. List II: (i) Fy, (ii) a, b, c, (iii) x, y, z, (iv)… · Ans: A
  92. Match List I with List II and choose the correct option from those given below: · Ans: A
  93. Which of the following correctly represents the proposition given below? “Any horse is gentle that has been well trained.” · Ans: D
  94. Which one of the following is NOT a propositional function? · Ans: D
  95. Consider the following argument and choose the correct answer from the options given below: All trouts are mammals; All mammals have wings; Therefore, all trouts have wings. · Ans: C
  96. Identify the correct option from the following: · Ans: D
  97. Use truth tables to decide if the following is a logical equivalence. Which one of the following is correct? · Ans: B
  98. If in a square of opposition 'I' is given as 'True', which one of the following can be inferred correctly? · Ans: C
  99. Which one of the following is false in the context of Environmental Ethics? · Ans: C
  100. Which statement is false regarding Euthanasia? · Ans: B

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