OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Philosophy and Functions of Educational Philosophy

1. Theory of epistemology is related to the :
   (a) Rationalism
   (b) Empiricism
   (c) Criticism
   (d) All the above

2. Epistemological philosophy is the :
   (a) Pragmatism
   (b) Empiricism
   (c) Criticism
   (d) All the above

3. Epistemological aim of education is :
   (a) Man making
   (b) Self-realization
   (c) Character building
   (d) All the above

4. Methods of teaching, according to epistemology :
   (a) Lecture method
   (b) Questions Answer -
   (c) Deductive method
   (d) All the above

5. Philosophy is the aspect of education :
   (a) Theory of Education
   (b) Contemplative side
   (c) Both the above
   (d) None of these

6. Philosophical thoughts are translated into :
   (a) Action of education
   (b) Practice of education
   (c) Process of education
   (d) All the above

7. The element of philosophy is the :
   (a) Metaphysics
   (b) Epistemology
   (c) Axiology
   (d) All the above

8. The main element of philosophy is the :
   (a) Metaphysics
   (b) Axiology/logic
   (c) Epistemology
   (d) All the above

9. A philosophy has its characteristics :
   (a) Quest for truth
   (b) Theory of Education
   (c) Love of wisdom
   (d) All the above

10. Characteristics of Darshan is :
    (a) Spiritualism
    (b) Focus in mokchha
    (c) Knowledge of beyond senses
    (d) All the above

11. The literal meaning of philosophy is :
    (a) Love of Wisdom
    (b) Love of Knowledge
    (c) Love of truth
    (d) Love of God

12. The word philosophy comes from the word philo-sophia which is :
    (a) Latin word
    (b) Greek word
    (c) Celtic word
    (d) Roman word

13. The nature of philosophy can be explained as :
    (a) Critical
    (b) Synthetic
    (c) Comprehensive
    (d) All of the above

14. Education is the dynamic side of :
    (a) Psychology
    (b) Sociology
    (c) Philosophy
    (d) Literature

15. There is interaction between Philosophy and education, either without the other is :
    (a) Incomplete and unserviceable
    (b) Complete and whole
    (c) Functional and efficient
    (d) Purposeful

16. Philosophy asks and Answer -s various questions pertaining to the whole field of :
    (a) Physical science
    (b) Education
    (c) Environment
    (d) Sociology

17. All Great philosophers of the world have also been :
    (a) Great leaders
    (b) Great speaker
    (c) Great educators
    (d) Great healer

18. The scope of educational philosophy is directly concerned with the :
    (a) Educational evaluation
    (b) Primary education
    (c) Concept of education
    (d) Problems of education

19. The scope of philosophy of education is formed by :
    (a) The belief of the society
    (b) The educational values
    (c) The political principles
    (d) Values of the people

20. The branch of philosophy which deals with knowledge is called :
    (a) Epistemology
    (b) Axiology
    (c) Metaphysics
    (d) Sociology

21. The ultimate human values are the nature of :
    (a) Spiritual
    (b) Intellectual
    (c) Physical
    (d) None of the above

22. The intimacy between philosophy and religion can be seen in the field of :
    (a) Values
    (b) Goals of Life
    (c) Aims of Knowledge
    (d) All of the above

23. The nature of philosophy can be explained as :
    (a) Physical science
    (b) Life science
    (c) Universal science
    (d) None of the above

24. Philosophical thinking is characterized by :
    (a) Philosophical result
    (b) Philosophical effect
    (c) Philosophical conclusion
    (d) All of the above

25. Which of the following does not pertain to intellectual development aim of education ?
    (a) Spiritual development
    (b) Cultivation of intelligence
    (c) Training and formation of mind
    (d) Development of cognitive power

26. Knowledge arising out of similar cognition or perception is known as :
    (a) Inference
    (b) Testimony
    (c) Perception
    (d) Comparison

27. Philosophy of education is a field of :
    (a) Applied philosophy
    (b) Pure philosophy
    (c) Natural philosophy
    (d) Social philosophy

28. Which is not the nature of philosophy?
    (a) Science of knowledge
    (b) Totality of man’s creative ideas
    (c) Planned attempt on search of truth
    (d) Collective ensemble of various viewpoints

29. On what is based the need for teaching philosophy of education :
    (a) Individual difference
    (b) Different teaching method
    (c) Diverse education system
    (d) Different philosophies express different aspects of Education

30. The philosophical methods include :
    (a) Induction
    (b) Dialectical
    (c) Deduction
    (d) All of the above

31. The most important trait of philosophy is :
    (a) Analysis
    (b) Criticism
    (c) Synthesis
    (d) Scrutiny

32. Philosophers are “Those who are lovers of the vision of truth”. This was said by :
    (a) Plato
    (b) Aristotle
    (c) Socrates
    (d) Emmanuel Kant

33. Philosophy is concerned with :
    (a) Knowledge
    (b) Truth
    (c) Values
    (d) All of the above

34. Philosophy and education are :
    (a) Different in all aspect
    (b) Like two sides of the same coin
    (c) Deals in different goals
    (d) Separate field of knowledge

35. Philosophy enquires into the nature of :
    (a) Physical sciences
    (b) Human soul
    (c) Material world
    (d) Environment

36. Philosophy is the interpretation of :
    (a) Life, its value and meaning
    (b) Subconscious mind
    (c) Financial viability
    (d) Affairs of state

37. The art of education will never attain complete clearness in itself without :
    (a) History of human
    (b) Philosophy
    (c) Literature
    (d) Psychology

38. The scope of philosophy of education is formed by the :
    (a) Social aims
    (b) Individual aims
    (c) Educational values
    (d) Justice and equality

39. Philosophy of education is the criticism of the :
    (a) General theory of education
    (b) Synthesis of educational values
    (c) Critical evaluation of educational theories
    (d) All of the above

40. According to Spencer, only a true philosopher may give practical shape to :
    (a) Education
    (b) Business
    (c) Management
    (d) Environment

41. Philosophy emphasizes that instructional techniques must recognize :
    (a) Parents demand
    (b) The capacities of children
    (c) Available resources
    (d) Teachers significance

42. Method of teaching is to fulfill the aims of education and life. This is determined by :
    (a) Humanities
    (b) Literature
    (c) Social sciences
    (d) Philosophy

43. Philosophy sets the goal of life and who provides the means for its achievements?
    (a) Management
    (b) Education
    (c) Theology
    (d) Cosmology

44. Philosophical activity is concerned with :
    (a) Thinking
    (b) Criticizing
    (c) Synthesizing
    (d) All of the above

45. Philosophy is concerned with everything as :
    (a) A universal science
    (b) Independent studies
    (c) Separate knowledge
    (d) None of the above

46. Which is not the nature of philosophy?
    (a) It is a science of knowledge
    (b) It is a collective ensemble of various viewpoints
    (c) It is a planned attempt on search for the truth
    (d) It is the totality of man’s creative ideas

47. Which branch of philosophy deals with knowledge, its structure, method and validity?
    (a) Logic
    (b) Aesthetics
    (c) Epistemology
    (d) Metaphysics

48. Which branch of philosophy examines issues pertaining to the nature of “reality?”
    (a) Ontology
    (b) Metaphysics
    (c) Axiology
    (d) Epistemology

49. On what is based the need for teaching philosophy of education?
    (a) All pupils are not alike
    (b) Different systems of education found in different countries
    (c) Different philosophies expressed different points of view on every aspect of education
    (d) Different ways of teaching-learning

50. In philosophy Ontology deals with :
    (a) Values
    (b) Knowledge
    (c) Reality
    (d) None of these

51. Ontology is also known as :
    (a) Epistemology
    (b) Metaphysics
    (c) Axiology
    (d) All of the above

52. Buddha stressed
    (a) Individual effort
    (b) Responsibility
    (c) Both (a) & (b)
    (d) None of the above

53. Philosophy is :
    (a) Love of human resources
    (b) Love of thought
    (c) Love of wisdom
    (d) Love of education

54. Which is an important question of philosophy?
    (a) What is the curriculum?
    (b) What is curiosity?
    (c) What is the universe?
    (d) What is education?

55. Basically Epistemology in philosophy deals with :
    (a) Reality
    (b) Knowledge
    (c) Values
    (d) None

56. In education the application of philosophy may be :
    (a) Promotion of the staff
    (b) Incentive to the staff
    (c) Instruction of the staff
    (d) Selection of objectives

57. Basically the primary focus of philosophy is knowledge of :
    (a) Universe
    (b) Change
    (c) Reality
    (d) Self

58. Generally philosophy is a general theory of :
    (a) Psychology
    (b) Sociology
    (c) Anthropology
    (d) Education

59. What does mean by the word “transcendentalism” :
    (a) Going beyond man’s experience for knowledge of the truth
    (b) Doctrine of first principles derived from the use of the sense
    (c) Moving from deductive to inductive logic
    (d) Belief in the doctrine of immanence

60. Word philosophy is basically derived from two Greek words :
    (a) Sila & Sophia
    (b) Alpha & Amphia
    (c) Neo & Latvia
    (d) Phila & Sophia

61. Basically which is not the nature of philosophy?
    (a) It is a collective ensemble of various viewpoints
    (b) It is a planned attempt to search for the truth
    (c) It is the totality of man’s creative ideas
    (d) It is a science of knowledge

62. Philosophy literally means :
    (a) Love for wisdom
    (b) Love for truth
    (c) Love for intellect
    (d) Love for knowledge

63. Ethics and aesthetics are basically the components of :
    (a) Ontology
    (b) Cosmology
    (c) Epistemology
    (d) Axiology

64. The distinctions between philosophy and science are :
    (a) Distinction in nature
    (b) Distinction in method
    (c) Distinction in problems
    (d) All of these

65. Which branch of philosophy deals with knowledge, its structure, method and validity?
    (a) Logic
    (b) Aesthetics
    (c) Metaphysics
    (d) Epistemology

66. Which branch of philosophy examines issues pertaining to the nature of "reality"?
    (a) Axiology
    (b) Ontology
    (c) Metaphysics
    (d) Epistemology

67. On what is based the need for teaching philosophy of education?
    (a) All pupils are not alike
    (b) Different ways of teaching-learning
    (c) Different systems of education found in different countries
    (d) Different philosophies expressed different points of view on every aspect of education

68. The most important source of knowledge, according to Indian philosophy is
    (a) Inference
    (b) Scriptures
    (c) Perception
    (d) All of these

69. Religion and philosophy meet in:
    (a) Mind
    (b) Spirit
    (c) Matter
    (d) None of these

70. The important aspects of philosophical problems are:
    (a) Critical
    (b) Synthetic
    (c) Both (a) and (b)
    (d) None of these

71. The philosophical attitude includes:
    (a) Doubt
    (b) Wonder
    (c) Criticism
    (d) All of these

72. The philosophical method includes:
    (a) Induction
    (b) Dialectical
    (c) Deduction
    (d) All of these

73. Philosophising requires the processes of:
    (a) Analysis
    (b) Criticism
    (c) Synthesis
    (d) All of these

74. The true nature of philosophy can be explained as:
    (a) Critical method
    (b) Synthetic science
    (c) Comprehensive science
    (d) All of these

75. The important characteristics of philosophy are:
    (a) Philosophical attitude

    (b) Philosophical method
    (c) Philosophical conclusions
    (d) All of these

76. The nature of philosophy can be explained as:
    (a) Critical method
    (b) Universal science
    (c) Collection of science
    (d) All of these

77. The most important trait of philosophy is:
    (a) Analysis
    (b) Criticism
    (c) Synthesis
    (d) None of these

78. Philosophy is a comprehensive synthetic science, has been maintained by:
    (a) Roy Wood Seller
    (b) Herbert Spencer
    (c) Joseph A. Leighton
    (d) All of these

79. What is correct about the nature of philosophy in relation to science?
    (a) Philosophy is science
    (b) Philosophy is a normative science
    (c) Philosophy is the science of science
    (d) Philosophy is the mother of all sciences

80. Literally the term philosophy means:
    (a) Criticism
    (b) A particular method
    (c) Love of knowledge
    (d) None of these

81. The meaning of the terms philosophy and Darshan are:
    (a) Dissimilar
    (b) Similar
    (c) Both (a) and (b)
    (d) None of these

82. The philosopher is more concerned with:
    (a) Induction
    (b) Dialectics
    (c) Deduction
    (d) None of these

83. The contemporary trend in philosophical method is:
    (a) Analysis
    (b) Dialectics
    (c) Synthesis
    (d) None of these

84. Philosophical activity is concerned with:
    (a) Thinking
    (b) Criticising
    (c) Synthesising
    (d) All of these

85. Philosophical thinking is characterised by:
    (a) Philosophical effect
    (b) Philosophical results
    (c) Philosophical conclusion
    (d) All of these

86. The philosophical effect can be seen upon:
    (a) The culture
    (b) The group life
    (c) The Philosopher
    (d) All of these

87. The chief differences among thinking beings are:
    (a) Physical
    (b) Biological
    (c) Philosophical
    (d) None of these

88. A bad philosophy can be substituted by:
    (a) Science
    (b) Religion
    (c) Better philosophy
    (d) None of these

89. The diversity of philosophical conclusions shows:
    (a) Strength
    (b) Weakness
    (c) Both (a) and (b)
    (d) None of these

90. The philosophical thinking in a philosopher is:
    (a) limited
    (b) Evolving
    (c) Permanent
    (d) None of these

91. Who among the following made maximum impact on modern education?
    (a) Stalin
    (b) Sartre
    (c) Dewey
    (d) Russell

92. Science can be properly defined as:
    (a) A method
    (b) A subject matter
    (c) A field of knowledge
    (d) None of these

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