Western Metaphysics — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations
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Question 1 of 27
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Ethical subjectivist is regarded as what?
Correct Answer: Option C — Both A and B
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Both A and B is the correct answer to “Ethical subjectivist is regarded as what”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 2 of 27
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Only the motive of an action is the basis of its moral judgement. Which one of the following holds this view?
Correct Answer: Option C — Intuitionist
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Intuitionist is the correct answer to “Only the motive of an action is the basis of its moral judgement. Which one of the following holds this view”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
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Question 3 of 27
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Virtues 1. Intellectual b. Cardinal virtue 2. Temperance c. Right 3. Right of human bring d. Duty 4. Duty for duty sake only
Correct Answer: Option A — a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Virtues 1. Intellectual b. Cardinal virtue 2. Temperance c. Right 3. Right of human bring d. Duty 4. Duty for duty sake only”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
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Question 4 of 27
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Intuitionism is . . . . . . . . intuitionalism.
Correct Answer: Option C — distinct from
Detailed Academic Explanation:
distinct from is the correct answer to “Intuitionism is . . . . . . . . intuitionalism.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
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Question 5 of 27
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Capital punishment means 1. Death penalty 2. Retributive theory 3. natural penalty 4. happiness Select the correct answer:
Correct Answer: Option A — 1 and 2
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1 and 2 is the correct answer to “Capital punishment means 1. Death penalty 2. Retributive theory 3. natural penalty 4. happiness Select the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 6 of 27
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Which one of the following theories holds the view 'Eye for an eye'?
Correct Answer: Option C — Retributive theory
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Retributive theory is the correct answer to “Which one of the following theories holds the view 'Eye for an eye'”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 7 of 27
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According to perfectionism,
Correct Answer: Option C — intuition is the standard of morality
Detailed Academic Explanation:
intuition is the standard of morality is the correct answer to “According to perfectionism,”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 8 of 27
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Epistemological intuitionism includes 1. Moral realism 2. Autonomy 3. Foundationalism 4. Non-autonomy Select the correct answer:
Correct Answer: Option A — 1, 2 and 3
Detailed Academic Explanation:
1, 2 and 3 is the correct answer to “Epistemological intuitionism includes 1. Moral realism 2. Autonomy 3. Foundationalism 4. Non-autonomy Select the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 9 of 27
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GE Moore was regarded as 1. Moral realist 2. Intuitionist 3. Non-intuitionist 4. Non-moral realist Select the correct answer:
Correct Answer: Option A — 1 and 2
Detailed Academic Explanation:
1 and 2 is the correct answer to “GE Moore was regarded as 1. Moral realist 2. Intuitionist 3. Non-intuitionist 4. Non-moral realist Select the correct answer:”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
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Question 10 of 27
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Theory) List-II (Thinker) a. Prescriptivism 1. Rudolf Carnap b. Descriptivism 2. Butler c. Non-naturalism 3. RM Hare d. Emotivism 4. PT Geach
Correct Answer: Option A — a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Theory) List-II (Thinker) a. Prescriptivism 1. Rudolf Carnap b. Descriptivism 2. Butler c. Non-naturalism 3. RM Hare d. Emotivism 4. PT Geach”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 11 of 27
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Which one of the following theories regards moral judgements as expressions of the subject's approvals and disapprovals?
Correct Answer: Option B — Ethical subjectivism
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Ethical subjectivism is the correct answer to “Which one of the following theories regards moral judgements as expressions of the subject's approvals and disapprovals”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 12 of 27
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Which one of the following is true regarding the objective of Deterrent theory of punishment?
Correct Answer: Option A — To prevent the offender from repeating crime and other also from committing crime
Detailed Academic Explanation:
To prevent the offender from repeating crime and other also from committing crime is the correct answer to “Which one of the following is true regarding the objective of Deterrent theory of punishment”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
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Question 13 of 27
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Match the following: List-I (Thinker) List-II (Theory) a. Stevenson 1. Prescriptivism b. RM Hare 2. Emotivism c. JS Mill 3. Intuitionism d. Butler 4. Hedonism
Correct Answer: Option B — a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I (Thinker) List-II (Theory) a. Stevenson 1. Prescriptivism b. RM Hare 2. Emotivism c. JS Mill 3. Intuitionism d. Butler 4. Hedonism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 14 of 27
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Cardinal virtues 1. Plato b. Eudaemonia 2. Well-being c. Good 3. End d. Right 4. Means
Correct Answer: Option A — a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Cardinal virtues 1. Plato b. Eudaemonia 2. Well-being c. Good 3. End d. Right 4. Means”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 15 of 27
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Which is incorrect with respect to super-naturalism?
Correct Answer: Option D — God is Person to spread evil
Detailed Academic Explanation:
God is Person to spread evil is the correct answer to “Which is incorrect with respect to super-naturalism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 16 of 27
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Which form of subjectivism shows that reality is dependent on human consciousness?
Correct Answer: Option B — Metaphysical subjectivism
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Metaphysical subjectivism is the correct answer to “Which form of subjectivism shows that reality is dependent on human consciousness”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 17 of 27
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What do you mean by Cultural Relativism?
Correct Answer: Option D — Theory that varies from culture to culture
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Theory that varies from culture to culture is the correct answer to “What do you mean by Cultural Relativism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 18 of 27
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Instrumental good 1. Hammer b. Biological good 2. Health c. Good 3. Ethics d. Duty 4. Ought
Correct Answer: Option A — a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Instrumental good 1. Hammer b. Biological good 2. Health c. Good 3. Ethics d. Duty 4. Ought”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 19 of 27
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Ethical realist 1. Non-nihilist b. Utilitarian 2. Materialist c. Semantic thesis 3. Moral properties of moral statements d. Metaphysical thesis 4. Moral propositions must have moral properties
Correct Answer: Option A — a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Ethical realist 1. Non-nihilist b. Utilitarian 2. Materialist c. Semantic thesis 3. Moral properties of moral statements d. Metaphysical thesis 4. Moral propositions must have moral properties”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
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Question 20 of 27
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Cardinal virtue 1. Justice b. Duty 2. Deontological ethics c. Eudaemonia 3. Happiness d. Bodily good 4. Biological needs
Correct Answer: Option A — a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Cardinal virtue 1. Justice b. Duty 2. Deontological ethics c. Eudaemonia 3. Happiness d. Bodily good 4. Biological needs”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 21 of 27
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Author) List-II (Text) a. Urban 1. The Language of Morals b. Broad 2. Five Types of Ethical Theories c. RM Hare 3. The Place of Reason in Ethics d. Toulmin 4. Fundamentals of Ethics
Correct Answer: Option B — a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3 is the correct answer to “Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Author) List-II (Text) a. Urban 1. The Language of Morals b. Broad 2. Five Types of Ethical Theories c. RM Hare 3. The Place of Reason in Ethics d. Toulmin 4. Fundamentals of Ethics”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 22 of 27
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Moral Sense theory comes under which ethical view?
Correct Answer: Option A — Intuitionism
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Intuitionism is the correct answer to “Moral Sense theory comes under which ethical view”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
Question 23 of 27
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Rule Utilitarian 1. Mill b. Kingdom of ends 2. Kant c. Moral realist 3. Russ shaffer d. Emotivism 4. AJ Ayer
Correct Answer: Option A — a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Rule Utilitarian 1. Mill b. Kingdom of ends 2. Kant c. Moral realist 3. Russ shaffer d. Emotivism 4. AJ Ayer”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
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Question 24 of 27
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Social dispairity 1. Disproportion b. Human rights 2. Universality c. Utilitarianism 3. Maximum happiness d. Deonotological 4. Duty of duty sake
Correct Answer: Option A — a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Social dispairity 1. Disproportion b. Human rights 2. Universality c. Utilitarianism 3. Maximum happiness d. Deonotological 4. Duty of duty sake”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
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Question 25 of 27
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Emotivism 1. Kant b. Prescriptivism 2. Mill c. Utilitarianism 3. Ayer d. Rationalism 4. Hare
Correct Answer: Option C — a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Emotivism 1. Kant b. Prescriptivism 2. Mill c. Utilitarianism 3. Ayer d. Rationalism 4. Hare”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
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Question 26 of 27
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Error theory 1. Mackie b. Vienna circle 2. Carnap c. Feminism 3. Raja Rammohan Roy d. Human rights 4. Karel Vasak
Correct Answer: Option A — a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Error theory 1. Mackie b. Vienna circle 2. Carnap c. Feminism 3. Raja Rammohan Roy d. Human rights 4. Karel Vasak”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
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Question 27 of 27
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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Ethical realism 1. Meta ethical view b. Kant 2. Deontological c. Utilitarianism 3. Consequentialist d. Non-cognitivism 4. Emotivism
Correct Answer: Option A — a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
Detailed Academic Explanation:
a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 is the correct answer to “Match the following: List-I List-II a. Ethical realism 1. Meta ethical view b. Kant 2. Deontological c. Utilitarianism 3. Consequentialist d. Non-cognitivism 4. Emotivism”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Western Metaphysics.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Western Metaphysics
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