MCQ: Suggestion of higher secondary exam 2023 in philosophy subject of West Bengal Board of Higher Secondary Education

Suggestion of higher secondary exam 2023 in philosophy subject of West Bengal higher secondary education.                                  24 Marks.

 MCQ  1×24=24

  

1.The inductive method of Mill which involves the fallacy of 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' is

(a)Method of Agreement

(b) ✓Method of Difference

(c) Method of Agreement and Difference (Joint method)

(d) Method of Concomitant variation.

2.The name of the experiment method of Mill which is followed in the following symbolic instance is

Antecedent events.      Consequent events

ABPQ.                                 abpq

ARST.                                   arst

AUVX.                                    auvx

So A is the cause of a.

a.✓ Method of agreement

b. Joint method

c method of difference

d. Method of concomitant variation.

3. The Inductive method of Mill which does not eliminate any irrelevant circumstances is

(a) Method of Agreement

(b) Method of Difference

(C) Joint method

(d) ✓Method of Concomitant variation.

4. The method of double agreement is

A)Method of Agreement

B) ✓Joint method 

C) Method of Concomitant variation

D) Method of Difference.

5. The Inductive method of Mill in which only two instances

A)Method of Agreement and Difference

B) ✓Method of Difference

c) Method of Agreement

D) Method of Concomitant variation.

6. In Mill's method of………….. cause is mainly considered from the view of point quantity.

✓Concomitant variation

Joint method

Difference method

Agreement method.

7. Method of Mill which cannot separate cause -effect from co-existence is

(a.)✓  Agreement method

(b). Concomitant method

(c ) Joint method

(d) Difference method.

8.  Who supports the plurality of cause?

 Aristotle

✓Bain/Mill

Whatley

Kant.

9. 'Connecting fire in wet wood is the cause of smoke '- here the word 'cause' is used in the sense of

 Necessary condition

Logical condition

Sufficient condition

✓Sufficient and necessary condition.

10. If 'A' is said to be necessary condition for the occurrence of 'B'- the meaning of the statement is

a. If A then B

b. If B then A

c. ✓If not A then not B

d. Ifnot B then not A.

11. The meaning of' cause' in the sentence - 'the presence of oxygen is the cause of combustion' is

a.✓ Necessary condition

b. Sufficient condition

c. Sufficient and necessary condition

d. Logical condition.

12. 'Taking poison is the cause of death' in which sense is the word' cause' used in the case?

a. ✓Sufficient condition

b. Necessary condition

c. Logical condition

d. Sufficient and necessary condition.

13. Similarity is the base of which inference?

a. Scientific inductive

b. Formal inductive

c. Deductive inference

d. ✓Analogical argument.

14. The proposition which is established through generalization of induction is

a. ✓Universal synthetic proposition

b. Universal analytic proposition

c. Universal proposition

d. Synthetic and analytic proposition

15. The main characteristic of induction is

✓Generalisation

Universal

Unscientific

Experiment

16. Name of the inductive argument where we pass from one particular case to another particular case is

a.✓ Argument by analogy

b. Scientific induction

c. Un scientific induction

d. None of these.

17.' Induction is the legitimate derivation of universal laws from individual causes', this is said by

a.Bain

b. Fowler

c. Mill

d.✓Joyce.

18. Elimination, definition etc are methods followed in   — induction.

a. ✓Scientific

b. Un scientific

c. Analogy

d. None of these.

19. The word' logos' means

a. Inference

b. Proposition

c. ✓Thought

d. Sensation.

20. The question of validity or invalidity is related to 

a. Inductive argument

b. Scientific argument

c. ✓Deductive argument

d. Analogical argument.

21. If the conclusion of a deductive argument be true then the argument

a. Must be valid

b. ✓Valid or invalid

c. Must be invalid

d. None of these.

22. When inference is expressed in language called

a. ✓Argument

b. inference

c. Conclusion

d. Syllogism 

23. That which is proved with the help of premises is called

a. ✓Conclusion

b. First premises

c. Second premises.

d. None of these.

24. Parts of a standard form categorical proposition are

a✓.Four

b.Five

c.Two

d.One.

25. The proposition where only predicate terms are distributed is

  A

E  

✓O

I

26. The place major term occupies other than major premies is

a.✓ Predicate in the conclusion

b. Subject in the conclusion

c. Predicate in the major premises

d. Subject in the minor premises

27.The term which occupies the predicate position of conclusion in categorical syllogism is called

a.✓ major term

b. Middle term

c. Minor term

d. None of these.

28. In every negative proposition—-term must be distributed

a. ✓Predicate

b. Subject

c. Subject and predicate

d. None of these.

29. Subject terms are undistribted in

a. Affirmative proposition

b. Universal proposition

c.✓ Particular proposition

d. Negative proposition

30. Both subject and predicate terms are undistributed in

a.A proposition

b.O proposition

c✓.I proposition

d.E proposition

31. There will be contrary opposition between  –    propositions with same subject and predicate

a✓.A,E

b.A,O

c.A,I

d.E,O

32. If A proposition is true then the truth value of E proposition having same subject and predicate will be

a.True

b.✓False

c.Self contradictory 

d.None of these.

33. If E proposition is false then the truth value of I proposition having same subject and predicate will be

a. Undetermined

b. Self contradictory

c. False

d. ✓True

34. Sub- contrary opposition occurs

a. Among the A and O propositions

b. Among the E and I propositions

c.✓ Among the I and O propositions

d. Among the  A and E propositions

35. 'If P then not Q ,P / not Q'---this argument form is 

a✓.M.P

b.M.T

c.D.S

d.None of these.

36. The conclusion of the disjunctive categorical syllogism is

a.✓ A categorical proposition

b. Disjunctive proposition

c. Hypothetical proposition

d. Compound proposition.

37. Which statement of hypothetical categorical argument is hypothetical proposition?

a. Conclusion

b. Minor premise

c. ✓Major premise

d. Third Premise

38. The two parts of the major premise of a hypothetical categorical syllogism  argument are

a. Subject and predicate

b. Premise and conclusion

c. Conjunct and disjunct

d. ✓Antecedent and consequent

39. Either P or Q is a

✓Disjunctive proposition

Hypothetical proposition

Categorical proposition

Compound proposition

40. The—- proposition of hypothetical categorical  argument is hypothetical proposition

a. ✓Major

b. Minor

c. Conclusion

d. None of these

41.P or Q,. not P / Q —this argument form is

✓D.S

M.P

M.T

H.S

42. If P then Q is false when

✓P is true but Q is false.

P is false but Q is true

P and Q both true

P and Q both false

43. If P is true then the truth value of p v not q will be

a. ✓True

b. False

c.Tautologous

d.None of these

44. The compound proposition p v not p is always

a. ✓Tautologous

b. Self contradictory

c. False

d. None of these

45. The truth table compound proposition in which some substitution instances are true and some are false is known as

a.✓ Contingent

b. Analytic

c. Tautology

d. Self contradictory

46. The number of figures in categorical syllogism is

Two

Three

✓Four

Five

47.CELARENT is valid mood of

a.✓ First figure

b. 2nd figure

c. Third figure

d. Fourth figure

48. In a valid standard form categorical syllogism if minor term is distributed in the conclusion then it must be distributed in minor premise— the violation of this rule gives rise to the

a. Fallacy of illicit minor

b Fallacy of four term

c.✓ Fallacy of undistributed minor

d. None of these

49. The figure of categorical syllogism in which the middle term always takes the place of predicate in both the premises is

a. ✓Second figure

b. First figure

c Third figure

d. Fourth figure

50. The term which remains present in both the premises but does not remain present in the conclusion is

a. ✓Middle term

b. Major term

c. Minor term

d. None of these

51.AOO is valid mood of

a. first figure

b. ✓Second figure

c. Third figure

d. Fourth figure

52. "p ≡ ~ p" – this statement form is

a) tautology

b) contingent

c) impossible

d) ✓self-contradictory

53. If p v q is false, then the truth value of p ≡ q is 

a) false

b✓ true

c) uncertain

d) self-contradictory

  54. Principle of Conservation of energy is 

a.✓ Quantitative marks of a cause

b. Qualitative marks of a cause

c. Necessary condition of cause

d. Sufficient condition of a cause.

(Venn Diagram is not included here)