Introduction to Educational Philosophy Set 2

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This set of Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Introduction to Educational Philosophy Set 2

Q1 | Philosophers are “Those who are lovers of the vision of truth”. This was said by
  • Plato
  • Aristotle
  • Socrates
  • Emmanuel Kant
Q2 | Which is the first school for the child’s education?
  • Family
  • Society
  • Friend
  • School
Q3 | Philosophy is concerned with
  • Knowledge
  • Truth
  • Values
  • All of the above
Q4 | Philosophy and education are
  • Different in all aspect
  • Like two side of the same coin
  • Deals in different goals
  • Separate field of knowledge
Q5 | Philosophy enquires into the nature of
  • Physical Sciences
  • Human soul
  • Material world
  • Environment
Q6 | Philosophy is the interpretation of
  • Life, its value and meaning
  • Subconscious mind
  • Financial viability
  • Affairs of state
Q7 | The art of education will never attain complete clearness in itself without
  • History of human
  • Philosophy.
  • Literature
  • Psychology
Q8 | The scope of philosophy of education is formed by the
  • Social aims
  • Individual aims
  • Educational values.
  • Justice and equality
Q9 | Philosophy of education is the criticism of the
  • General theory of education
  • Synthesis of educational values
  • Critical evaluation of educational theories
  • All of the above
Q10 | According to Spencer, only a true philosopher may give practical shape to
  • Education.
  • Business
  • Management
  • Environment
Q11 | Philosophy emphasizes that instructional techniques must recognize
  • Parents demand
  • The capacities of children.
  • Available resources
  • Teachers significance
Q12 | Method of teaching is to fulfil the aims of education and life. This is determined by
  • Humanities
  • Literature
  • Social sciences
  • Philosophy
Q13 | Philosophy sets the goal of life and who provides the means for its achievements?
  • Management
  • Education
  • Theology
  • Cosmology
Q14 | Philosophical activity is concerned with
  • Thinking
  • Criticizing
  • Synthesizing
  • All of the above
Q15 | Philosophy is concerned with everything as
  • A universal science.
  • Independent studies
  • Separate knowledge
  • None of the above
Q16 | What is the dynamic side of ‘philosophy’?
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Logic
  • Education
Q17 | Literary the term ‘philosophy’ means
  • criticism
  • love of books
  • love of wisdom
  • a particular method
Q18 | The word ‘ philosophy is derived from
  • Latin
  • Greek
  • German
  • Hebrew
Q19 | The different aspects of education is determined by
  • science
  • philosophy
  • sociology
  • technology
Q20 | The word ‘philosophy is derived from two Greek words ‘philos’ and ‘sophia’ meaning
  • love of books
  • love of knowledge
  • love of wisdom
  • love of learning
Q21 | Philosophy of education is a field of
  • applied philosophy
  • pure philosophy
  • natural philosophy
  • mere philosophy
Q22 | Aims of philosophy are determined by the prevailing
  • sociology of life
  • philosophy of life
  • economics of a country
  • politics of a country
Q23 | Every philosopher formulates his own method of teaching according to his own
  • psychology
  • sociology
  • philosophy
  • anthropology
Q24 | All great philosophers reflected their philosophies in their
  • methods of teaching
  • types of curriculum
  • standard of education
  • educational schemes
Q25 | Who said, “Philosophy and education are like the two sides of the same coin”?
  • James Ross
  • Plato
  • sir John Adams
  • John Dewey