Philosophy

To bring to light knowledge that the mind already possesses is known as:

A. Intellectual midwifery
B. Socratic irony
C. Material dialectics
D. Absolute idealism

Ans: (A) Intellectual midwifery

92. Who draws limits to the extent of knowledge?

A. Kant
B. Hegel
C. Descartes
D. Marx

Ans: (A) Kant

93. Russell is a _____ philosopher.

A. German
B. Greek
C. French
D. British

Ans: (D) British

94. Bertrand Russell is a/an _____ philosopher.

A. Idealist
B. Rationalist
C. Empiricist
D. Moralist

Ans: (C) Empiricist

95. “Pragmatism is nothing new; it is a new name for some old way of thinking.” Who stated this?

A. William James
B. Immanuel Kant
C. Descartes
D. John Dewey

Ans: (A) William James

96. Which one of the following education systems supports scientific progress?

A. Realistic Education
B. Idealistic Education
C. Naturalistic Education
D. None of these

Ans: (A) Realistic Education

97. On what does the value of an educational experience depend in the eyes of the idealist?

A. Whether or not the pupil has been properly motivated
B. Whether or not it preserves accepted institutions
C. The extent to which it satisfies pupil desires
D. The manner in which it affects future experience

Ans: (B) Whether or not it preserves accepted institutions

98. Which educational activity is most required by pragmatism?

A. Approaches the goals which educational scientists have set up
B. Results from the indiscrimination of the pupil in democratic theory
C. That is beneficial to the future experiences of the pupil
D. That is characterized by impulsive, active, continuously enjoyable, and real experiences for the pupil

Ans: (A) Approaches the goals which educational scientists have set up

99. What is the viewpoint of progressive educators regarding the issue of liberal vs. vocational education?

A. Vocational ends lead one to degrade learning
B. Liberal arts subjects should precede vocational training
C. Vocational and liberal education should not be separated
D. All subjects should have a vocational orientation

Ans: (B) Liberal arts subjects should precede vocational training

100. Who was the supporter of Naturalism in Education?

A. Froebel
B. Armstrong
C. John Locke
D. Rousseau

Ans: (D) Rousseau

102. Who raised the slogan “Back to Nature”?

A. Realism
B. Pragmatism
C. Naturalism
D. Existentialism

Ans: (C) Naturalism

103. Which statement is not correct about Naturalism?

A. A reaction against the degenerated humanism of the Renaissance period
B. A reaction against the degenerated humanism of the Classical period
C. A reaction against sophistication, artificiality, and equipment in education
D. A reaction against a mere study of books and linguistic forms

Ans: (D) A reaction against a mere study of books and linguistic forms

104. Who said, “Reverse the usual practice and you will almost always do right?”

A. Froebel
B. Rousseau
C. Dewey
D. Plato

Ans: (B) Rousseau

105. “Human institutions are one mass of folly and contradiction.” Whose statement is this?

A. Bernard Shaw
B. Rousseau
C. Dewey
D. None of the above

Ans: (B) Rousseau

106. According to which school of philosophy is the adoration of an individual’s personality a function of education?

A. Pragmatism
B. Idealism
C. Marxism
D. Idealism and Marxism both

Ans: (D) Idealism and Marxism both

107. Which is not a Naturalism aim of Education?

A. Education is the notion of man’s evolution from lower forms of life
B. To equip the individual’s or the nation’s struggle for existence so as to ensure survival
C. To help pupils to be in harmony with and well-adapted to their environments
D. To train ethical and moral values in the pupils

Ans: (D) To train ethical and moral values in the pupils

108. Which school holds the view, “God makes all things good; man intrudes with and they become evil?”

A. Idealism
B. Existentialism
C. Naturalism
D. Pragmatism

Ans: (C) Naturalism

109. Which school upholds creativity with the accompanying cries of “no interference”, “no restraints”?

A. Extreme form of Naturalism
B. Most widely accepted form of Naturalism
C. Truest form of Naturalism
D. Most valid form of Naturalism

Ans: (A) Extreme form of Naturalism

110. 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 in search of the truth
D. It is the totality of man’s creative ideas

Ans: (D) It is the totality of man’s creative ideas