University of Hyderabad M. Phil Philosophy Entrance Examination Model Question Paper 2017

Name of the University : University of Hyderabad
Exam : Entrance Examinations
Degree : M. Phil.
Subject : Philosophy
Document Type : Model Question Paper
Year : 2017
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UOH Philosophy Entrance Exam Question Paper

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Instructions

** The question paper consists of two parts: Part A and Part B

** Part A is for 40 marks (forty marks). It has two sections. Section I consists of 20 multiple choice questions of one mark each which should be answered in the OMR supplied. Section II consists of descriptive questions. Separate answer book is provided to answer the questions.

** Part B is for 40 marks (forty marks). It has two sections. Section I consists of20 multiple choice questions of one mark each which should be answered in the OMR supplied. Section II consists of descriptive questions. Separate answer book is provided to answer the questions.

Part – A

Section – I : 40 Marks
(20 marks) Answer these questions in the OMR sheet
1. The statement of purpose in a research study should :
(A) Identify the design of the study
(B) Identify the intent or objective ofthe study
(C) Identify the literature to be consulted
(D) Describe the study

2. What kind of ideas can’t be empirically researched?
(A) Effectiveness of different methods of instruction
(B) Description of educational practices
(C) Issues of values and morality
(D) Factors helpful in predicting future drug use

3. Qualitative research is often exploratory and has all of the following characteristics except:
(A) it is typically used when a great deal is already known about the topic of interest
(B) it relies on the collection of non-numerical data such as words and pictures
(C) it is used to generate hypotheses and develop theory about phenomena in the world
(D) it uses the inductive scientific method

4. The strongest evidence for causality comes from which of the following research methods?
(A) Experimental
(B) Causal-comparative
(C) Correlational
(D) Ethnography

5. Defining hypotheses is a useful way of approaching research because:
(A) It will impress the reader
(B) It allows for the development of indisputable proof to be established
(C) It looks suitably scientific
(D) It allows the development of testable propositions.

6. Carefully study the stages below. Do they refer to induction or deduction?
Theory developed
Thesis worded
Observation made
Thesis tested on data
(A) Induction
(B) Deduction
(C) Both induction and deduction
(D) Neither induction nor deduction

7. When evaluating the research study results you would consider all of the following as important except:
(A) The author’s qualifications and experience
(B) The design and methodology for the study
(C) The significance of the things
(D) The discussion and recommendations

8. Constraints or problems in a research study are known as …
(A) Assumptions
(B) Generalizations
(C) Concepts
(D) Limitations

9. A critical review aims to:
(A) Summarize information on a topic from all relevant literature
(B) Identify strengths and limitations to make conclusion
(C) Describe the methods used to gain evidence in the research studies
(D) Identify weaknesses in research studies to make judgments about their suitability

10. The research process is best described as a:
(A) Method to select a frame of reference
(B) Set of rules that govern the selection of subjects
(C) Series of steps completed in a logical order
(D) Plan that directs the research design

Part – B

Section – I : (20 Marks)
Answer these questions in the OMR sheet :
21. One of the tasks of philosophy is to test conceptual frameworks for depth and consistency. It does this through (1) expressing our ideas in clear, concise language and
(2) supporting those ideas with reasons and with overcoming objections to them. Philosophy thus emphasizes the need to:
(A) pose questions that can be resolved not by reasoning but only by faith or personal belief
(B) show why the beliefs adopted by most people in a culture are preferable since more people understand those beliefs and see no reason to raise objections to them
(C) articulate what we mean by our beliefs and to justify our beliefs by arguments
(D) develop a set of ideas about the nature of society that can be used to support a religious conceptual framework.

22. According to Plato, we can attain knowledge only by seeing beyond this world of particular, changing objects to the true essences or Fonns in tenns of which things in this world are intelligible. For example, we know what triangularity is not from comparing sensible triangles but by thinking of the ideal of triangularity in tenns of which these sensible figures are recognized as triangles. From this Plato concludes that all knowledge (as opposed to opinion) is innate, because:
(A) from the moment we are born we know what things are in the world in tenns of ideas that we get through our senses
(B) since we are born with senses (that is, our senses are innate), we can know things about the sensible world with certainty as long as we rely on the senses alone.
(C) our knowledge of the world is not really of the sensible world itself but of the world grasped mathematically and ideally.
(D) since our absolutely certain knowledge of things cannot be based on the changing things in sensible experience, it must merely be triggered by sensible experience.

23. According to Socrates, just as there is a difference between what an ironic statement says and its true meaning, so also appearances differ from reality. Even though societies or individuals appear to differ about what is required for the good life, that in no way contradicts the fact that:
(A) what is right or wrong, true or false varies from one culture to another.
(B) appearances are the only real way we have for knowing reality.
(C) the distinction of appearance and reality is the basis for the dialectical discovery of truth.
(D) there are objective principles for thought and action that are required for the good life.

24. In Aristotle’s terminology, incontinence is when:
(A) One does not know that one’s actions are wrong, but does them any way
(B) one knows that one’s feelings are inappropriate, and does not act on them
(C) One knows that one’s feelings are inappropriate, and does not act on them.
(D) one does the right action, but for the wrong reason.

25. Jainism classifies paroksajFiiina into …
(AJ mati and avadhi
(BJ avadhi and sruta
(C) mati and sruta
(D) avadhi and kevala