Methodology Of Humanities And Philosophy Set 2

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA Philosophy)

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This set of Methodology of Humanities and Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Methodology Of Humanities And Philosophy Set 2

Q1 | The relationship between a word and the thing it denotes is _______
  • fixed
  • permanent
  • static
  • arbitrary
Answer: arbitrary
Q2 | __________ refers to personal perception.
  • gender
  • objectivity
  • subjectivity
  • all these
Answer: subjectivity
Q3 | Langue/Parle distinction was introduced by _________
  • max weber
  • e. h. carr
  • russell
  • saussure
Answer: saussure
Q4 | The terms like ‘mother’, ‘student’ etc indicate _________
  • value
  • taste
  • gender
  • identity
Answer: identity
Q5 | __________ is an effect of culture.
  • gender
  • subjectivity
  • objectivity
  • all these
Answer: subjectivity
Q6 | Subject-position is determined by _________
  • context
  • rules
  • values
  • taste
Answer: context
Q7 | Patriarchal cultures _________ women.
  • degrade
  • respect
  • glorify
  • all these
Answer: degrade
Q8 | _________ is the context in which writing/speech takes place.
  • meaning
  • discourse
  • interpretation
  • language
Answer: discourse
Q9 | ___________ approve all forms of knowledge.
  • social constructionists
  • scientists
  • philosophers
  • logicians
Answer: social constructionists
Q10 | _________ introduced the term ‘Social construction’.
  • max weber
  • e. h. carr
  • lincoln
  • peter berger
Answer: peter berger
Q11 | By _________, knowledge becomes part of social system.
  • learning
  • institutionalization
  • habitualization
  • construction
Answer: institutionalization
Q12 | In _________, a set of knowledge is shared by all in a group.
  • sciences
  • institutions
  • symbolic universes
  • symbolic logic
Answer: symbolic universes
Q13 | Social construction of reality refers to concepts and beliefs not scientifically proved butsocially ___________ knowledge.
  • shared
  • true
  • false
  • rejected
Answer: shared
Q14 | ‘Denigrate’ is a term of _________ abuse.
  • religious
  • gender
  • racial
  • national
Answer: racial
Q15 | The term ‘fair’ refers to justice, but it originated in the context of ________ discrimination.
  • religious
  • racial
  • gender
  • national
Answer: racial
Q16 | Caste names very often carry a sense of _________
  • humiliation
  • discrimination
  • both (a) and (b
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Answer: both (a) and (b
Q17 | ‘Mankind’ is a common term, but it carries a __________ bias.
  • racial
  • religious
  • political
  • gender
Answer: gender
Q18 | The traditional way of addressing God as ‘He’ can be placed in a _______ context.
  • matriarchal
  • patriarchal
  • national
  • none of these
Answer: patriarchal
Q19 | Narrative is the act of _________
  • truth expression
  • representation
  • scientific investigation
  • all these
Answer: representation
Q20 | Acceptance of ________ is a social convention.
  • scientific truth
  • objective fact
  • narrative
  • political creed
Answer: narrative
Q21 | Mimesis means _________
  • indirect representation
  • imitation
  • representation
  • none of these
Answer: imitation
Q22 | Plato advocated the theory of __________
  • indirect representation
  • diegesis
  • mimesis
  • empiricism
Answer: mimesis
Q23 | Aristotle introduced the concept of _________
  • catharsis
  • social construction
  • diegesis
  • interpretation
Answer: catharsis
Q24 | In representation, meaning is _________
  • discovered
  • rejected
  • objective
  • attributed
Answer: attributed
Q25 | Representation bestows _________.
  • morality
  • identity
  • objectivity
  • subjectivity
Answer: identity
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