Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations
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Question 1 of 40
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What is the basic distinction created by Rationalist?
Correct Answer: Option A — Knowledge and belief
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Knowledge and belief is the correct answer to “What is the basic distinction created by Rationalist”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 2 of 40
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Who are in the sharp contrast With rationalist philosopher?
Correct Answer: Option B — Empiricist
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Empiricist is the correct answer to “Who are in the sharp contrast With rationalist philosopher”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 3 of 40
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Which among them are not the work of Descartes?
Correct Answer: Option C — Discovery of Mind
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Discovery of Mind is the correct answer to “Which among them are not the work of Descartes”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 4 of 40
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What Descartes said about the single certain truth?
Correct Answer: Option C — Deliberate doubt
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Deliberate doubt is the correct answer to “What Descartes said about the single certain truth”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 5 of 40
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Which theory of knowledge is said to be rational in nature?
Correct Answer: Option B — Rationalist
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Rationalist is the correct answer to “Which theory of knowledge is said to be rational in nature”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 6 of 40
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According to Rationalist what is said to be the reliable source of knowledge?
Correct Answer: Option B — Reason
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Reason is the correct answer to “According to Rationalist what is said to be the reliable source of knowledge”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 7 of 40
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The terms mental and material, according to Descartes represents what?
Correct Answer: Option C — Both Mind and Matter
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Both Mind and Matter is the correct answer to “The terms mental and material, according to Descartes represents what”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 8 of 40
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Descartes doctrine of innate ideas was greatly opposed by whom?
Correct Answer: Option D — Locke
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Locke is the correct answer to “Descartes doctrine of innate ideas was greatly opposed by whom”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 9 of 40
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What is regarded as an important product of Hegel?
Correct Answer: Option A — Absolute idealism
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Absolute idealism is the correct answer to “What is regarded as an important product of Hegel”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 10 of 40
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Which of the following is not acceptable to Locke?
Correct Answer: Option D — In perception mind has direct access to the objects in the external
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In perception mind has direct access to the objects in the external is the correct answer to “Which of the following is not acceptable to Locke”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 11 of 40
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Assertion (A) Spinoza conceives error not as defect of knowledge. Reason (R) No idea is either true or false as such; what makes an idea true is the presence of an appropriate object.
Correct Answer: Option D — A is false, but R is true
Detailed Academic Explanation:
A is false, but R is true is the correct answer to “Assertion (A) Spinoza conceives error not as defect of knowledge. Reason (R) No idea is either true or false as such; what makes an idea true is the presence of an appropriate object.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 12 of 40
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What are the names of the judgements?
Correct Answer: Option C — Both A and B
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Both A and B is the correct answer to “What are the names of the judgements”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 13 of 40
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"All is God and God is all" is said by which of the following philosopher?
Correct Answer: Option C — Spinoza
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Spinoza is the correct answer to “"All is God and God is all" is said by which of the following philosopher”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 14 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Pantheism 1. Kant b. Dualism 2. Spinoza c. Transcendental illusion 3. Descartes d. Pluralism 4. Leibniz
Correct Answer: Option C — a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
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a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Pantheism 1. Kant b. Dualism 2. Spinoza c. Transcendental illusion 3. Descartes d. Pluralism 4. Leibniz”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 15 of 40
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Kant 1. Noumena b. Carnap 2. Critique of metaphysics c. Heidegger 3. Concern d. Ryle 4. Category mistake
Correct Answer: Option A — a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
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a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Kant 1. Noumena b. Carnap 2. Critique of metaphysics c. Heidegger 3. Concern d. Ryle 4. Category mistake”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 16 of 40
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Which among them regarded as identical?
Correct Answer: Option C — Both A and B
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Both A and B is the correct answer to “Which among them regarded as identical”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 17 of 40
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What are the two parallel attributes according to Spinoza?
Correct Answer: Option B — Thought and Extension
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Thought and Extension is the correct answer to “What are the two parallel attributes according to Spinoza”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 18 of 40
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Transcendental Deduction srefers to
Correct Answer: Option A — priori categories
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priori categories is the correct answer to “Transcendental Deduction srefers to”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 19 of 40
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Which among the following have internal distinction according to Locke?
Correct Answer: Option A — Primary quality
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Primary quality is the correct answer to “Which among the following have internal distinction according to Locke”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 20 of 40
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According to Leibniz, what is the characteristic of a Monads?
Correct Answer: Option A — Windowless
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Windowless is the correct answer to “According to Leibniz, what is the characteristic of a Monads”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 21 of 40
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Scepticism is regarded as . . . . . . . . to reach to the accurate knowledge
Correct Answer: Option A — method
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method is the correct answer to “Scepticism is regarded as . . . . . . . . to reach to the accurate knowledge”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 22 of 40
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In which among the following books, Descartes laid down the rules?
Correct Answer: Option D — Regulae
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Regulae is the correct answer to “In which among the following books, Descartes laid down the rules”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 23 of 40
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The so-called relation between cause and effect according to Hume is
Correct Answer: Option B — based on observation and experience
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based on observation and experience is the correct answer to “The so-called relation between cause and effect according to Hume is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 24 of 40
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According to Spinoza, God is regarded as what?
Correct Answer: Option A — Causa Sui
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Causa Sui is the correct answer to “According to Spinoza, God is regarded as what”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 25 of 40
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Berkeley's subjective idealism was reduced to . . . . . . . .
Correct Answer: Option A — Solipsism
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Solipsism is the correct answer to “Berkeley's subjective idealism was reduced to . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 26 of 40
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Descartes introduced 1. Mathematical Method. 2. Advanced proofs for the existence of God. 3. Explained body-mind relation. 4. Introduced the distinction between primary and secondary qualities. Select the correct answer:
Correct Answer: Option D — 1, 2 and 3
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1, 2 and 3 is the correct answer to “Descartes introduced 1. Mathematical Method. 2. Advanced proofs for the existence of God. 3. Explained body-mind relation. 4. Introduced the distinction between primary and secondary qualities. Select the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 27 of 40
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Consider (1), (2), (3) and (4) and then select the correct answer. With reference to Descartes. 1. Truths of sciences can be doubted. 2. Sense-testimony can be doubted. 3. Nothing except the self can be doubted. 4. Act of doubting cannot be doubted.
Correct Answer: Option C — 1, 2 and 4 are only correct
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1, 2 and 4 are only correct is the correct answer to “Consider (1), (2), (3) and (4) and then select the correct answer. With reference to Descartes. 1. Truths of sciences can be doubted. 2. Sense-testimony can be doubted. 3. Nothing except the self can be doubted. 4. Act of doubting cannot be doubted.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 28 of 40
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The existence of the . . . . . . . . is proved by the existence of doubt itself.
Correct Answer: Option A — doubting thinker
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doubting thinker is the correct answer to “The existence of the . . . . . . . . is proved by the existence of doubt itself.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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1 and 2 is the correct answer to “Berkeley rejects 1. abstract ideas 2. materialism 3. non-abstract ideas 4. empiricism Select the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 30 of 40
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Descartes wrote a book on 1. Regulae 2. Discourse on Method 3. Treatise on Human Nature 4. Monadology Select the correct answer:
Correct Answer: Option A — 1 and 2
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1 and 2 is the correct answer to “Descartes wrote a book on 1. Regulae 2. Discourse on Method 3. Treatise on Human Nature 4. Monadology Select the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 31 of 40
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According to Locke, what does mind cannot create?
Correct Answer: Option D — Simple idea
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Simple idea is the correct answer to “According to Locke, what does mind cannot create”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 32 of 40
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The main aim of Berkeley in refuting abstract idea was
Correct Answer: Option C — to refute matter
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to refute matter is the correct answer to “The main aim of Berkeley in refuting abstract idea was”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 33 of 40
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Who is known as the father of scepticism?
Correct Answer: Option B — Hume
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Hume is the correct answer to “Who is known as the father of scepticism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 34 of 40
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Who have given the concept of Monads?
Correct Answer: Option B — Leibniz
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Leibniz is the correct answer to “Who have given the concept of Monads”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 35 of 40
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What does Kant mean by phenomenal reality?
Correct Answer: Option B — World as we experience it
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World as we experience it is the correct answer to “What does Kant mean by phenomenal reality”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 36 of 40
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Dialectic goes from what to what?
Correct Answer: Option A — Abstract to concrete
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Abstract to concrete is the correct answer to “Dialectic goes from what to what”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 37 of 40
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Kant is regarded as
Correct Answer: Option A — critical philosopher
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critical philosopher is the correct answer to “Kant is regarded as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 38 of 40
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What is the sequence of Hegelian dialectic method?
Correct Answer: Option D — Thesis, anti-thesis, synthesis
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Thesis, anti-thesis, synthesis is the correct answer to “What is the sequence of Hegelian dialectic method”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 39 of 40
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What kind of certainty one holds for the existence of matter?
Correct Answer: Option C — Sensitive
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Sensitive is the correct answer to “What kind of certainty one holds for the existence of matter”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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Question 40 of 40
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Who used the term 'Esse Est Percipi'?
Correct Answer: Option B — Berkeley
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Berkeley is the correct answer to “Who used the term 'Esse Est Percipi'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Classical Western Epistemology And Metaphysics.
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