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UGC NTA NET — JRF ONLINE TUTORIAL - MYS, TEST FOR CLASSICAL WESTERN PHILOSOPHY, 50 Questions, 2 Points each, No Negative Marking, Duration: 60mins, , 1. “Man is the measure of all things” is said by, a). Protagoras, b). Socrates, c). Plato, d). Aristotle, , 2. Consider the following statements in the light of Heraclitus and mark the, correct code:, |. Heraclitus held that the world had always existed and thus rejected, cosmogony., 2. The world and its constituents are in state of perpetual flux., 3. He argued that “The path up is same as path down’., Choices:, a). Only 1 is true., b). 1, 2 and 3 are true., c). Only | and 3 are true., d), Only 1 and 2 are true,, , 3. Which one of the following four causes of Aristotle can be said to be the, Aristotlean counterpart of the platonic form?, a). Final cause, b). Efficient cause, c). Material cause, d). Formal cause, , 4. Identify the correct sequence of works., a). Republic, Organon, Meditation, An Essay Concerning Human, Understanding., b). Republic, Meditation, Organon, An Essay Concerning Human, Understanding., c). Meditation, Republic, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, d). An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Meditation, Organon,, Republic.

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bal, , coOeD>, , Match the following:, , List—1 List — 2, . Anaximander 1. Nous, , Thales 2. Water, . Anaximenes 3. Air, . Anaxagoras 4. Apeiron, , Choices:, , AB c D, , a). 3 4 1 2, , b). =2 4 1 3, , c). 4 2 3 1, , d). 3 1 2 4, , Which one among the following is real to Plato?, a). Ideas, , b). Soul, , c). Objects, , d). All of the above, , . The metaphor of Zeno, “Achilles and Tortoise” is intended to assert that, , a). Motion is fundamental., , b). Permanence is fundamental, , c). Motion and Permanence is fundamental, , d). Neither motion nor permanence are fundamental, , . For Plato, the world is, , a). Neither real nor unreal, b). Real, , c). Unreal, , d). Both b and ¢ are correct, , That is fundamental which through the process of rarefaction and, condensation brings into existence this universe, whose philosophic, conjecture is this?, , a). Pythagoras, , b). Anaximenes, , c). Anaximander, , d). Socrates

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10.Which of the following is not true to Aristotle?, a). Matter less form id real., b). Matter is potentiality, form is actuality., c). Formless matter exists., d). Form and matter are relative in terms., , 1 1.Which of the following propositions are compatible with Thales?, |. Air is fundamental source of Universe, 2. Number is the fundamental source of Universe, 3. Water is the fundamental source of Universe, 4. Earth is a flat disc that floats on water, , Choices:, a). 2 only, b). 3 and 4, c). 2 and 4, d). 1 only, , 12. Who among the following Philosophers has propounded the concept of, “Pure Being’?, a). Parmenides, b). Pythagoras, c). Democritus, d). Heraclitus, , 13. Assertion (A), Void is not possible., Reason (R), Empty space would be non-being and therefore does not exist., , Choices:, , a). A is false but R is true., , b). Both A and R are true R is the correct explanation of A., c). A is true but R is false., , d). Both A and R are false.

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14. The theory of metempsychosis or the theory of transmigration of soul —, is ascribed to which one of the following Pre-Socratic philosophers., a). Anaximander, b). Democritus, c). Parmenides, d). Pythagoras, , 15. Eudaemonism means, a). Well-being, b). Utilitarianism, c). Hedonism, d). Perfectionism, , 16.Consider the following statements in the light of Plato’s metaphysics and, mark the correct code:, 1. What is truly real is not the objects we encounter in sensory, experience, 2. Forms can only be grasped intellectually, 3. Forms are just ideas or concepts in the mind of someone, , Choices:, , a). Only | and 3 are true, b). All 1, 2 and 3 are true, c). Only | and 2 are true, d). Only | is true, , 17. Who among the Philosophers has propounded the concept of Becoming?, a). Democritus, b). Thales, c). Heraclitus, d). Pythagoras, , 18.Which one of the following is not acceptable to Aristotle?, a). Oil is potentially present in oil seed, b). Every empirical object is a compound of form and matter, c). Logic consists of syllogism, d). The doctrine of causation is an illusion

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19. “Atoms exist- they are the existent. Empty spaces exist, even when they, are paradoxically called the non-existent. And nothing else exists” is the, view of, a). Parmenides, b). Democritus, c). Heraclitus, d). Zeno, , 20.The problems of Universals was first introduced into philosophy by, a). Democritus, b). Plato, c). Aristotle, d). Protagoras, , 21. Assertion (A), Magnet has a soul., Reason (R), Magnet possesses a power to move other things., , a). A is true but R is false, b). Both A and R true but R is not the correct explanation of A, c). Both A and R are false, d). Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A, , 22. Who among the following believed that “All things are full of souls and, spirits”?, a). Democritus, b). Heraclitus, c). Pythagoras, d), Parmenides, , 23. Which group of philosophers noted below were largely responsible for, drawing a distinction between nature and convention?, a). Sophists, b). Milesian, c). lonian, d). Eleaties