Analytical Philosophy MCQ Questions and Answers

11

Which one of the following is not the work of Bertrand Russell?

A) Discourse on Method B) Our Knowledge of the External world C) An Inquiry into Meaning and Truth D) Human Knowledge : Its Scope and Limits

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Answer: Option A

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12

Idealism is refuted by which of the following philosophers?
Select the correct answer:
1. Moore
2. Russell
3. Berkeley

A) Only 1 and 3 are true B) Only 1 is true C) Only 1 and 2 are true D) Only 2 and 3 are true

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Answer: Option C

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13

Which is not found in the definition of 'analyticity' according to Quine?

A) Synonymity B) Interchangeability C) Variability D) Necessity

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Answer: Option C

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14

Truth is a necessary constituent, of a systematically coherent whole-can be ascribed

A) pragmatic theory of truth B) correspondence theory of truth C) coherence theory of truth D) Relational Theory of Truth

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Answer: Option C

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15

Consider the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) given below and choose the correct answer:
Assertion (A) We can and must conceive that blue might exist and yet the sensation of blue not exist."
Reason (R) Sensation, according to Moore, has two elements, consciousness and the other, object of consciousness.

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explaination of A B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A C) A is true, but R is false D) Both A and R are false

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Answer: Option A

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16

Match the following:

List-I	List-II
a. Speech Act	1. Wittgenstein
b. Language Game	2. Ayer
c. Verification Theory of Meaning	3. Pierce
d. Operational Theory of Meaning	4. Ryle

A) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 B) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 C) a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1 D) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

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Answer: Option D

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17

What is the possible definition of reductionism to Quine?

A) Reduce object into expression B) Reduce is from ought C) Reduce object sentences into sense data sentence D) Reduce subject into object

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Answer: Option C

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18

According to Russell, denoting phrases are phrases which

A) have a complete meaning B) never have any meaning in themselves C) having meaning independent of a proposition D) contain meanings in themselves

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Answer: Option B

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19

Match the following:

List-I (Thinker)	List-II (Books)
a. G Frege	1. From a Logical Point of View
b. B Russell	2. Philosophical Analysis
c. L Wittgenstein	3. The Blue and Wittgenstein Brown Books
d. WV Quine	4. My Philosophical Development
	5. Foundations of Arithmetic

A) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 B) a-2, b-4, c-5, d-3 C) a-5, b-4, c-3, d-1 D) a-4, b-5, c-2, d-3

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Answer: Option C

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20

GE Moore was regarded as

A) moral realist B) immoral realist C) idealistic D) realism

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Answer: Option A

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