Some Major Schools of Philosophy and their contribution to present day Set 2

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This set of Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Some Major Schools of Philosophy and their contribution to present day Set 2

Q1 | According to which school of philosophy is classroom a place for self-realization?
  • Pragmatism
  • Realism
  • Naturalism
  • Idealism
Q2 | As propounded by Idealists , the spiritual ideals which man should aspire and strive for are
  • Truth, reality and value
  • Truth, goodness and beauty
  • Mind, self and personality
  • Self-realization and spiritual-realization
Q3 | Which school of philosophy idolises the Mind beyond everything?
  • Pragmatism
  • Naturalism
  • Idealism
  • Realism
Q4 | One of the fundamental principles of Idealism philosophy is
  • Values are created in terms of specific needs.
  • Things and objects exist independently.
  • God is the source of all knowledge.
  • The reality of change over performance.
Q5 | Which school of philosophy strongly advocated Religious education?
  • Pragmatism
  • Idealism
  • Realism
  • Naturalism
Q6 | Who among the following has propounded Idealism in education?
  • Plato
  • Dewey
  • Froebel
  • Rousseau
Q7 | Who among the following propounded Naturalism in education?
  • John Dewey
  • Rousseau
  • Plato
  • Aristotle
Q8 | One of the main aims of Naturalism is
  • Exaltation of human personality
  • Development of training of senses
  • Activity and experience
  • Education according to nature
Q9 | Who introduced Kindergarten?
  • Rousseau
  • Dewey
  • Froebel
  • Plato
Q10 | Vishwa Bharti was founded by
  • Tagore
  • Gandhi
  • Vivekananda
  • Nehru
Q11 | Play-way method of teaching has been emphasized in the scheme of education by
  • Naturalism
  • Pragmatism
  • Idealism
  • Realism
Q12 | Which school of philosophy advocates Self-government and self-effort method of teaching?
  • Idealism
  • Pragmatism
  • Realism
  • Naturalism
Q13 | Which school of philosophy held the view “ God makes all thing good, man meddles with them and they become evil”?
  • Idealism
  • Realism
  • Naturalism
  • Pragmatism
Q14 | Which form of naturalism says that matter is everything?
  • Physical naturalism
  • Mechanical naturalism
  • Biological naturalism
  • Social naturalism
Q15 | “Back to nature” is the slogan of which school of philosophy?
  • Idealism
  • Realism
  • Pragmatism
  • Naturalism
Q16 | Which is the most widely accepted method of education according to Naturalism?
  • Learning by doing
  • Lecturing by the teacher
  • Leaving the child free to learn
  • Heuristic method.
Q17 | One who emphasizes reality, matter and the physical world is
  • An idealist
  • A pragmatist
  • A realist
  • A naturalist
Q18 | Which school of philosophy advocates that education should be vocational in character?
  • Pragmatism
  • Realism
  • Idealism
  • Naturalism
Q19 | Which school of philosophy gives high priority to subjects like science and mathematics?
  • Realism
  • Idealism
  • Pragmatism
  • Naturalism
Q20 | One of the aims of education according to Realism is
  • Development of creative and inventive process.
  • Redirection and sublimation of instincts.
  • Complete knowledge of the nature and the inner workings of the universe.
  • The aim of education id more education.
Q21 | Which school of philosophy believes that all knowledge come through the senses?
  • Idealism
  • Realism
  • Pragmatism
  • naturalism
Q22 | Which form of Realism has more importance in the field of philosophy and science than in education?
  • Neo-realism
  • Sense-realism
  • Social-realism
  • Humanistic-realism.
Q23 | The fundamental principle of Realism is
  • Nature is the ultimate reality.
  • No ultimate or absolute values.
  • Spirit and mind constitute reality.
  • Things and objects exist independently.
Q24 | Which, among the following is the principle of Reality?
  • The real world
  • Senses are the gateway of knowledge.
  • Opposition of idealism
  • Man is supreme matter
Q25 | Who among the following is an exponent of Realism?
  • Rousseau
  • Montessori
  • Bertrand Russell
  • Tagore