History Of Greek Philosophy — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Pythagoras was the first person to declare himself a philosopher . The term philosopher comes from the Greek word "philosophos," meaning "lover of wisdom" . Pythagoras used this term to describe himself, emphasizing his pursuit of knowledge and wisdom. Although figures like Socrates , Bacon , and Heraclitus made significant contributions to philosophy, it was Pythagoras who first called himself a philosopher.

Heraclitus is associated with the concept of Flux , emphasizing the constant change and flux in the universe. Democritus is known for his theory of Atoms , proposing that everything is composed of indivisible and indestructible particles called atoms. Pythagoras is renowned for his work on Number , particularly his contributions to mathematics, including the Pythagorean theorem. Anaximenes is credited with the theory that the basic substance of the universe is Air , proposing that air is the fundamental element from which everything else is derived. Hence, the correct match is: a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4, corresponding to Heraclitus, Democritus, Pythagoras, and Anaximenes respectively.

Ionion is the correct answer to “Which school marked the beginning of Pre-Socratic period”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

disc floating on the water is the correct answer to “The Earth, according to Thales, is a”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Ancient Greece is the correct answer to “What is said to be the origin of CIassical Western philosophy”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Hyclists, materialsit is the correct answer to “Ionic philosophers are said to . . . . . . . ., as they are . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Boundless something is the correct answer to “What is primary matter for Anaximander”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Yes is the correct answer to “Does Zeno, accepts the ontology of Parmenides”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Seven sages 1. Anaximens b. Flux 2. Protagoras c. Rarefaction 3. Thales d. Atomist 4. Heraclits”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 is the correct answer to “Match the following. List-I List-II a. Pre-Socratic 1. Heraclitus b. Sophist to Aristotle 2. Plato c. Post-Aristotelian 3. Stocis d. Classical Western philosophy 4. Ancient Greece”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Doctrine of Knowledge is the correct answer to “The scientific side of the philosophy of Socrates is referred as what”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

All of these is the correct answer to “Which statement is true in the light of Leucippus? 1. Reality is empty 2. Reality is void 3. Plurality exist among things 4. There is motion that keeps things moving”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Fluid is the correct answer to “Anaximander's theory of evolution describes Earth as what”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Hyclists is the correct answer to “The materialist's who believed in matter are called as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Parmenides is the correct answer to “Which one of the, following early Greek philosephers held that : "You can not know what is not, nor can you express it. What can be thought of and what can be-they are the same".”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A is the correct answer to “In the given question two statements are given one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other Reason (R) . Find the correct statement: Assertion (A) Parmenides was a monist. Reason (R) According to Parmenides, Being is one, eternal and indivisible.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

The Limitless is the principle of things that exit is the correct answer to “Which one of the following statements represents the position of Anaximander”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

World is the correct answer to “The Ionian philosophers took the aid of rational explanation to prove the origin of . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

1 and 3 is the correct answer to “Every atoms is different, depending upon some characteristic. These are for Democritus as 1. Size 2. Colour 3. Shape 4. Name”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Heraclitus is the correct answer to “"No one can step down in the same river twice" This is said by whom”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

1, 2 and 3 is the correct answer to “Who among the following are the part of Eleatic school? 1. Zeno 2. Parmenides 3. Xenophanes 4. Anaxagoras”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

None of these is the correct answer to “Which one the following philosophers believed in the Transmigration of Soul”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

1, 2 and 4 is the correct answer to “Which of the philosophers noted below belong to Milesian School? 1. Thales 2. Anaximander 3. Parmenides 4. Anaximanes”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Matter is the correct answer to “Water admits what according to Thales”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

1 and 3 is the correct answer to “According to whom, Earth is . . . . . . . .? 1. Anaximander 2. Thales 3. Cylindrical 4. Sperical”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

False is the correct answer to “According to Heraclitus, Being is and Becoming is not”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Pythagoras is the correct answer to “The theory of metempsychosis or the theory of transmigration of soul - is ascribed to which one of the following Pre-Socratic philosophers”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

1 and 2 is the correct answer to “Aristotle is regarded as 1. logical thinker 2. philosopher of science 3. non-logical thinker 4. non-moral”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Number is the correct answer to “According to Pythagoras, the primal principle is what”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Universal ideal of a class is the correct answer to “Conception refers to what”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

1 and 2 is the correct answer to “The method of enquiry of Socrates was regarded as 1. Conversational 2. Dialectic 3. Non-Dialectic 4. Non-Conversational Select the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Thales is the correct answer to “Who discovered how to calculate the distance of a ship at sea with the help of observations taken at two points”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Democritus is the correct answer to “"Atoms exist-they are the existent. Empty space exist-even if it is paradoxically called the non-existent. And nothing else exists" is the philosophical position of”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Food is wet and this liquid food nourishes the body is the correct answer to “Which among the following is suitable with respect to the fact that Thales choose water to be the Ultimate stuff”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Tensions is the correct answer to “For Heraclitus, things tend to exist in the harmony of opposite . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

All 1, 2 and 3 are true is the correct answer to “Consider the following statements in the light of Heraclitus and mark the correct answer. 1. Heraclitus held that the world had always existed and thus rejected cosmogony. 2. The world and its constituents are in a state of perpetual flux. 3. He argued that the path up is the same as path down.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

It is self-contradictory is the correct answer to “What does Zeno mean by say that change is an illusion”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Thales is the correct answer to “Who gave birth to scientific way of thinking”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

Pythagoras is the correct answer to “"Things are things because they can be enumerated" is the view held by”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.

True is the correct answer to “During the Sophist time, the philosophical tradition shifted from world to human beings or subject to object. Is it true”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for History Of Greek Philosophy.