Fundamentals of Ethics MCQs : This section focuses on the "Fundamentals of Ethics". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Fundamentals of Ethics skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
Mc Dougall defines ‘instinct’ as an ___________ psycho physical disposition
A. unnatural
B. inherited
C. acquired
D. none of these
Question 2
___________ is not a positive science
A. physics
B. zoology
C. ethics
D. sociology
Question 3
According to psychological hedonism ___________ is the only object at which we aim
A. pleasure
B. good
C. utility
D. perfection
Question 4
The permanent bent of mind constituted by the settled habits of will is termed as
A. wish
B. character
C. conduct
D. will
Question 5
The view that all our actions are determined by some unseen forces or super natural powers is ____
A. fatalism
B. indeterminism
C. self determinism
D. none of these
Question 6
The etymological meaning of the term Dharma is
A. what sustains
B. union
C. morality
D. none of these
Question 7
Who among the following is an advocate of Utilitarianism
A. hegel
B. kant
C. spinoza
D. bentham
Question 8
Aparigraha means
A. non killing
B. non possession
C. non stealing
D. none of these
Question 9
Kama literally means
A. desire
B. freedom
C. sex
D. none of these
Question 10
Transmigration of the soul is associated with
A. virtue ethic
B. karma doctrine
C. custom
D. none of these
Question 11
The process of making a choice when there are different desires
A. wish
B. will
C. deliberation
D. none of these
Question 12
The subject matter of ethics is ________.
A. Human conduct
B. Ultimate truth
C. Knowledge
D. Reality
Question 13
The Greek term from which _________ is derived means ‘custom or ‘habit’.
A. Morality
B. Psychology
C. Education
D. Ethics
Question 14
The word ‘Ethics’ is derived from the Greek adjective …………
A. ethica
B. mores
C. rectus
D. psych
Question 15
Ethics deals with the “____________ of human beings living in societies.”
A. Conduct
B. Duties
C. Rights
D. Desires
Question 16
The term ‘Right’ is derived from the Latin word rectus, meaning:
A. ‘Straight’ or ‘according to rule’
B. Habits or customs
C. Supreme end
D. Ideal in life
Question 17
‘First Philosophy’ refers to:
A. Aesthetics
B. Metaphysics
C. Epistemology
D. Ethics
Question 18
Which among the following is wrong definition of Ethics?
A. Ethics is the science of customs and habits of men
B. Ethics is the science of character and conduct of animals
C. Ethics is the science of rightness and wrongness of human conduct
D. Ethics is the science of the highest end or purpose of human life.
Question 19
Which Ideal is concerned with Ethics?
A. Truth
B. Beauty
C. Good
D. Spirituality
Question 20
Which aspect of our conscious life dealt with Ethics
A. Knowing
B. Feeling
C. Willing
D. Dreaming
Question 21
Ethics as a normative science deals with the __________ of human conduct.
A. ideas
B. standards
C. betterment
D. emotions
Question 22
Which among the following is the correctstatement
A. Ethics is a Practical Science
B. Ethics is a Positive Science
C. Ethics is an Art
D. Ethics is a Normative Science
Question 23
Which among the following is the wrongstatement
A. Ethics is not Positive Science
B. Ethics is not Normative Science
C. Ethics is not a Practical Science
D. Ethics is not an Art
Question 24
A _________ teaches us to know how to do.
A. Positive science
B. Normative science
C. Practical Science
D. Natural Science
Question 25
Which among is the following is the correct statement
A. Ethics is a theoretical science
B. Ethics is a practical Science
C. Ethics is an art
D. Ethics is the study of actions of animals
Question 26
Ethics is:
A. a part of Science
B. a part of Philosophy
C. a part of Psychology
D. a part of Art
Question 27
Normative science deals with:
A. Facts
B. Values
C. Nature
D. what is
Question 28
Positive science deals with:
A. Facts
B. Values
C. Good
D. what ought to be
Question 29
Example for Positive science
A. Ethics
B. Logic
C. Aesthetics
D. None of these
Question 30
______ may be defined as a systematic and more or less complete body of knowledgeabout a particular set of related events or objects.
A. Science
B. Art
C. Ethics
D. Epistemology
Question 31
Positive science3
A. Describes the objects or phenomena
B. Judging the objects or phenomena
C. Both a and b
D. Neither a nor b
Question 32
Which among the following is the wrong statement
A. Normative sciences seek to determine Norms, Ideals, or Standards
B. Normative sciences are concerned with actual facts or their laws
C. Normative sciences are concerned with norms which regulate human life
D. Normative sciences are not systematic explanation of the causes and effects of
Question 33
Which among the following action is objects of moral judgment
A. Voluntary and habitual actions of rational persons
B. The actions of animals and phenomena of nature
C. Actions of children, insane persons and idiots
D. Actions done under coercion
Question 34
Ethics is deals with:
A. Voluntary Actions
B. Involuntary Actions
C. Non-Habitual Actions
D. Instinct Actions
Question 35
Find out an Ethical question:
A. What type of diet allows for the best athletic performance?
B. What is the most appropriate way to worship?
C. Is killing a murderer justified?
D. Are same-sex marriages constitutional?
Question 36
Ethics deals with:
A. What is
B. what ought to be
C. both a and b
D. neither a nor b
Question 37
______ tells us how we actually will.
A. Philosophy
B. Ethics
C. Psychology
D. Logic
Question 38
_________ teaches us how we ought to will
A. Ethics
B. Psychology
C. Logic
D. both a and b
Question 39
Psychology is a _____________ science
A. Normative
B. Positive
C. Ideal
D. Metaphysical
Question 40
___________ is a science of actual
A. Psychology
B. Ethics
C. Logic
D. Aesthetics
Question 41
Which among the following mental process deals with psychology
A. Knowing
B. Feeling
C. Willing
D. All of these
Question 42
The outstanding form of moral action4
A. Ideo-motor action
B. Desire
C. Unconscious mental tendencies
D. Sense of duty
Question 43
A craving of an agent for the attainment of an object to relieve some want is:
A. Will
B. Desire
C. Motive
D. Intension
Question 44
It is a state of tension between the actual state of the self and the idea of a future statenot yet realized:
A. Desire
B. Motive
C. Wish
D. Will
Question 45
A dominant desire is called
A. Wish
B. Will
C. Motive
D. Habit
Question 46
_________ induces us to act in a certain way.
A. Wish
B. Motive
C. Will
D. Desire
Question 47
The process of making a choice when there are different desires is called:
A. Desire
B. Willing
C. Deliberation
D. Wish
Question 48
The essential mark of _______ is that the whole character or personality is involved inthe act
A. Willing
B. Desire
C. Deliberation
D. Wish
Question 49
A philosophical term of art for a particular sort of capacity of rational agents to choosea course of action from among various alternatives:
A. Free will
B. Moral responsibility
C. Character
D. Conduct
Question 50
If human actions are completely determined by _________, it is not free will.
A. reason
B. moral imperative
C. circumstances
D. All these
Question 51
The force of will leads to _________.
A. Action
B. inaction
C. result
D. wish
Question 52
Who is the advocator of ‘freedom of will’
A. David Hume
B. J.S.Mill
C. Kant
D. None of these
Question 53
‘Character’ refers to the complete system constituted by the acts of ____ of aparticular kind.
A. wish
B. desire
C. intention
D. will
Question 54
Collective name for voluntary actions
A. Conduct
B. Desire
C. Wish
D. Good
Question 55
What constitute conduct
A. Purpose
B. Choice
C. Both a and b
D. Neither a and b
Question 56
The permanent bent of the mind, constituted by the ‘settled habits of will’ is:
A. Conduct
B. Desire
C. Character
D. Wish
Question 57
___________ is a formed habit.
A. Custom
B. Desire
C. Wish
D. Character
Question 58
Character is built up by a person out of his natural tendencies and dispositions bycontrolling and regulating them by ___
A. Passion
B. emotions
C. reason
D. Desire
Question 59
_______ is the acquired habit of controlling the natural instincts and impulses in orderto realize definitely conceived ends.
A. Character
B. Conduct
C. Wish
D. Desire
Question 60
Pleasure/pain is the norm of moral evaluation in __________.
A. Intuitionism
B. Virtue ethics
C. Hedonism
D. All these
Question 61
“Men always do seek pleasure”. This position is called __________ hedonism.
A. Psychological
B. ethical
C. egoistic
D. universalistic
Question 62
Universalistic hedonism is also called ___________ .
A. ethical hedonism
B. psychological hedonism
C. utilitarianism
D. egoistic hedonism
Question 63
Ethical hedonism is the view that human beings ___________ seek pleasure.
A. always do
B. ought to
C. shall not
D. ought not
Question 64
___________ hedonism refers to the pleasure of each individual.
A. Egoistic
B. Psychological
C. Universalistic
D. none of these
Question 65
___________ hedonism refers to the pleasure of all human beings.
A. psychological
B. egoistic
C. ethical
D. universalistic
Question 66
The ethics of __________ is precisely termed utilitarianism.
A. Kant
B. Spencer
C. J. S. Mill
D. T. H. Green
Question 67
Both Bentham and Mill share the __________ principle of morality.
A. pleasure
B. evolutionist
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Question 68
According to hedonists, pleasure is the only thing that is ____________.
A. possible
B. avoidable
C. visible
D. desirable
Question 69
__________ hedonism holds that pleasure is the natural and normal object of desire,that we always seek pleasure and avoid pain
A. Ethical
B. Egoistic
C. Psychological
D. Altruistic
Question 70
________hedonism holds that pleasure is the proper object of desire; that we do notalways seek pleasure but ought to seek pleasure.
A. Ethical
B. Egoistic
C. Psychological
D. Altruistic
Question 71
According to _____ hedonism the pleasure of the individual is the moral standard
A. Ethical
B. Psychological
C. Egoistic
D. Altruistic
Question 72
According to __________ hedonism the greatest happiness of the greatest number orgeneral happiness is the moral standard.
A. Ethical
B. Psychological
C. Egoistic
D. Altruistic
Question 73
According to_________ hedonism, all pleasures are alike in kind they differ only inintensity or degree; there is no qualitative difference among them.
A. Altruistic
B. Egoistic
C. Gross Egoistic
D. Refined Egoistic
Question 74
The theory that what we ought to aim at is the greatest possible amount of pleasure ofall human beings, or of all sentient creatures.
A. Utilitarianism
B. Perfectionism
C. Egoistic Hedonism
D. Humanitarianism
Question 75
Who is the advocate of quantitative utilitarianism
A. J.S.Mill
B. Jermey Bentham
C. Immanual Kant
D. F. H. Bradley
Question 76
Who is the advocate of qualitative utilitarianism
A. J.S.Mill
B. Jermey Bentham
C. Immanual Kant
D. F. H. Bradley
Question 77
Who is the advocate of Utilitarianism:
A. Jermey Bentham
B. J.S. Mill
C. Immanual Kant
D. both a and b
Question 78
Bentham holds that the only standard of valuation of pleasures in:
A. Quanlitative
B. Quantitative
C. both a and b
D. neither a nor b
Question 79
Who wrote Utilitarianism
A. Immanuel Kant
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. J.S.Mill
D. F. H. Bradley
Question 80
According to Mill pleasures differ from one another in ____
A. Quantity
B. Quality
C. Utility
D. time
Question 81
According to Bentham a pleasure is pure when:
A. It is free from pain
B. It is mixed with pain
C. It gives rise to a number of other pleasures
D. It is preferable to barren pleasure
Question 82
The higher quality pleasure according to Mill
A. Bodily pleasure
B. Intellectual pleasure
C. Sensual pleasure
D. Animal pleasure
Question 83
Mill’s utilitarianism is known as:
A. Gross Utilitarianism
B. Quantitative Utilitarianism
C. Refined Utilitarianism
D. Psychological Hedonism
Question 84
Mill’s Internal sanction of consciousness is
A. Sympathy
B. Fellow-feeling
C. Social feeling of mankind
D. All of these
Question 85
Bentham recognizes moral obligation to pursue general happiness by
A. The external sanctions only
B. The internal sanction only
C. Both the external sanctions and internal sanctions of consciousness
D. Neither external nor internal sanctions
Question 86
The only thing that is good without qualification or restriction is a _________
A. Good will
B. Imperative
C. Categorical Imperative
D. Hypothetical Imperative
Question 87
Who’s work is Critique of Practical Reason:
A. Immanuel Kant
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. J.S. Mill
D. F. H. Bradley
Question 88
Kant’s ethical theory is:
A. Ontological
B. Deontological
C. Utilitarian
D. Hedonic
Question 89
Which among the following is NOT Kant’s work
A. Critique of Pure Reason
B. Critique of Practical Reason
C. Ground work of the Metaphysics of Morals
D. OnLiberty
Question 90
It is wrong to break a promise because as a moral law it cannot be universalized. Thisillustrates the ethical position of _____________.
A. Kant
B. J. S. Mill
C. Bentham
D. Spencer
Question 91
According to Kant, moral imperative is ___________.
A. evolutionary
B. hypothetical
C. categorical
D. all these
Question 92
Kant accepted ________ as the final authority in moral life.
A. pleasure
B. reason
C. freedom
D. pain
Question 93
In which book Kant established the dignity of the moral law and makes the ethical lifefundamental in Philosophy
A. Critique of Pure Reason
B. Critique of Practical Reason
C. Critique of Judgment
D. Both a and c
Question 94
Kant says “The only thing that is good in itself without qualification or restriction is a:
A. Good will
B. Categorical Imperative
C. Hypothetical Imperative
D. Moral law
Question 95
Kant is an advocate of
A. Teleological ethics
B. ontological ethics
C. Jural ethics
D. Utilitarian Ethics
Question 96
The moral law is:
A. Categorical Imperative
B. Hypothetical Imperative
C. Disjunctive
D. All of these
Question 97
The laws which are means to other ends are of the nature of ______ imperative
A. Moral
B. Categorical
C. Hypothetical
D. Good
Question 98
Which among the following is NOT a Hypothetical Imperative:
A. Laws of Hygiene
B. Economic Laws
C. Moral Laws
D. Legal Laws
Question 99
Pick up the wrong answer. The Good will is:
A. the only good
B. Unconditional good
C. Good in itself
D. actuated by inclination
Question 100
According to Kant, it is wrong to break a promise, because
A. This act cannot be universalized
B. Because you will go to jail
C. Cheating is not acceptable
D. It adverselyaffects on trust
Question 101
Kant’s which maxim shows that ‘None should enslave himself or others’
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Question 102
Kant’s second maxim shows:
A. Treat personality as of absolute worth
B. A person is an end in himself, and not a means
C. The rational nature which constitutes humanity should be respected.
D. All of these
Question 103
According to Kant to commit suicide is wrong, because:
A. It will lead to the annihilation of human life if it is universalized.
B. The person treating himself as a means to the removal of the disgust of life
C. He is not regarding himself as an end
D. All of these.
Question 104
Kant’s third maxim says:
A. Act as a member of a kingdom of ends
B. Respect for the dignity of persons
C. What is right is universal
D. Treat personality as of absolute worth
Question 105
Which among the following is NOT a Postulates of Morality
A. Freedom of the Will
B. Immortality of the Soul
C. Mortality of the Soul
D. Existence of God
Question 106
Kant says, we are autonomous when we act according to
A. Duty
B. Feeling
C. Pleasure
D. inclination
Question 107
In the opinion of Kant, a right action should satisfy
A. It should conform to the moral law revealed by reason
B. The agent should perform it out of pure respect for the moral law.
C. The moral law has reference to any external ends.
D. Both a and b
Question 108
According to perfectionism the highest good is:
A. Self-realization
B. Self –control
C. Self –knowledge
D. Self-sacrifice
Question 109
Who holds that each person has a place and function in the human society inaccordance with his talents?
A. F. H. Bradley
B. Immanual Kant
C. J.S. Mill
D. Bentham
Question 110
Self –realization means:
A. Realization of the relational self
B. Realization of the sentient self
C. Realization of good self as well as realization of bad self
D. Both a and b
Question 111
Self –realization means:
A. The development of personality
B. Actualization of immense potentialities of the self
C. Both a and b
D. Self-gratification
Question 112
Who’s concept is “ My Station and its Duties”
A. Aristolte
B. Bradley
C. Immanual Kant
D. Buddha
Question 113
The duty to the self includes
A. Intellectualduty
B. Duties to the Family
C. Duty to pray to God
D. Duty to take care of domestic animals
Question 114
According to Bradley the Supreme Duty is:
A. Duties to Self
B. Duties to Others
C. Duties to God
D. Self- realization
Question 115
Who wrote EthicalStudies:
A. Aristotle
B. Immanuel Kant
C. F.H. Bradley
D. J.S. Mill
Question 116
Who authored Appearance and Reality
A. Bradley
B. Kant
C. Buddha
D. Mill
Question 117
Who authored Republic
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Kant
D. Mill
Question 118
“Virtue is Knowledge” related with:
A. Kant
B. Socrates
C. Plato
D. Aristotle
Question 119
The Greeks used the term Eudaemonia in the sense of
A. Pleasure
B. Happiness
C. Prosperity
D. None of these
Question 120
______ is the power of resisting the fear of pain and temptation of pleasure.
A. Wisdom
B. Justice
C. Courage
D. Temperance
Question 121
________is the harmonious functioning of intellect, emotion and desire underthe guidance of reason.
A. Justice
B. Wisdom
C. Courage
D. Temperance
Question 122
Wisdom is the virtue of the ________ part of the soul
A. Rational
B. Emotional
C. Obedience
D. Hereditary
Question 123
Cardinal virtue of Plato
A. Love
B. Friendliness
C. Temperance
D. Truthfulness
Question 124
Which is not a cardinal virtue:
A. Wisdom
B. Courage
C. Temperance
D. Goodness
Question 125
__________ comprehends all cardinal virtues:
A. Wisdom
B. Courage
C. Temperance
D. Justice
Question 126
The ethical theory of Aristotle is popularly known as:
A. NicomacheanEthics
B. Deontological Ethics
C. Hedonism
D. Utilitarianism
Question 127
Central concept of Aristotelian ethics and moral philosophy
A. Eudaimonia
B. Hedonism
C. Deontology
D. Utility
Question 128
‘Virtue is a permanent state of mind’ who holds this this view?
A. Kant
B. Mill
C. Aristotle
D. Socrates
Question 129
For Aristotle what was the formal cause of the moral life?
A. Happiness
B. Virtue
C. Good will
D. All of these
Question 130
For Aristotle what was the final cause of the moral life?
A. Happiness
B. Virtue
C. Good will
D. None of these
Question 131
“Virtue is the habit of choosing the relative mean” Who holds this view?
A. Kant
B. Mill
C. Aristotle
D. Socrates
Question 132
Who made the distinction between intellectual virtue and moral virtue?
A. Kant
B. Mill
C. Aristotle
D. Socrates
Question 133
The three Jewels of Jainism:
A. Right Faith, Right Knowledge, Right Conduct
B. Right Faith, Right Knowledge, Right Devotion
C. Right Faith, Right Knowledge, Right Spirituality
D. Right Faith, Right Knowledge, Right Advice
Question 134
The aim of the punishment as per Deterrent theory:
A. To prevent or deter the offender from committing similar offence
B. To prevent or deter others from committing similar offence
C. Both a and b
D. Neither a nor b
Question 135
_____ is the keynote of the ethics of Buddhism.
A. Satya
B. Brahmacharya
C. Ahimsa
D. Aparigraha
Question 136
Which theory of punishment, the offender is treated merely as a means to thegood of others.
A. Deterrent theory
B. Retributive theory
C. Reformative theory
D. Deontological theory
Question 137
Buddha’s ethics is:
A. ascetic
B. hedonism
C. midway between hedonism and asceticism
D. inactivism
Question 138
Which theory is against Capital Punishment
A. Deterrent
B. Retributive
C. Reformative
D. All of these
Question 139
The primary right:
A. Right to live
B. Right to freedom
C. Right to property
D. Right to education
Question 140
The article guarantees equality before law.
A. Article 14
B. Article 15
C. Article 19
D. Article 21 A
Question 141
The aim of punishment as per Reformative theory
A. To prevent others from committing similar offence
B. To educate or reform the offender himself
C. To allow man’s deeds to return on his own head
D. To punish people who resist reformation
Question 142
Pick up the wrong statement. The fundamental rights are:
A. Absolute
B. Not absolute
C. It can be enhanced
D. It can be removed
Question 143
The aim of punishment as per Retributive theory:
A. To prevent others from committing similar offences
B. To educate the offender himself
C. To allow man’s deeds to return on his own head
D. All of these
Question 144
Which is NOT a fundamental right as per Constitution of India
A. Right to Equality
B. Right to Freedom
C. Right to Property
D. Right to Freedom of Religion
Question 145
The fundamental duties of the citizens were added to the Constitution by :
A. The 44th Amendment in 1978
B. The 42nd Amendment in 1976
C. The 86th Amendment in 2002
D. None of these
Question 146
Which among the following is the duty of a citizen of India
A. To abide by the constitution and respect its ideal and institutions
B. To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture
C. To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform
D. All of these
Question 147
Fundamental duties are:
A. Enforceable by the Courts
B. Not enforceable by the Courts
C. Against patriotism
D. Based on individual liberty
Question 148
The word was added by the 42nd Constitution Amendment
A. Sovereign
B. Socialist
C. Secular
D. Democratic
Question 149
Which of the following word have not been written in the preamble of the IndianConstitution
A. Sovereign
B. Socialist
C. Democratic
D. Indians
Question 150
What thing does make ones’ life happy?
A. Bad thing
B. Better thing
C. Good thing
D. Best thing
Question 151
From which does the term ‘ethics’ origin?
A. Aletheia
B. Ethis
C. Mores
D. Ethos
Question 152
Which theory of punishment appears to justify the law of ‘an eye for an eye anda tooth for a tooth’
A. Retributive theory
B. Reformative theory
C. Preventive theory
D. Both b and c
Question 153
What is the material object of ethics?
A. Human conduct
B. Human intellect
C. Human senses
D. Human mind
Question 154
What is the formal object of ethics?
A. To determine what type of conduct is better
B. To determine what type of conduct is right or wrong
C. To determine what type of conduct is bad
D. To determine what type of conduct is the best
Question 155
Deterrent theory of punishment is:
A. Preventive
B. Reformative
C. Educative
D. all of these
Question 156
Retributive theory of punishment involves:
A. Education
B. Reformation
C. Revenge
D. Conversion
Question 157
Karma literally means
A. Joining
B. Duty
C. A deed
D. None of these
Question 158
The term Svadharma means
A. Duty
B. One’s own nature
C. Duties of one’s own
D. A Deed
Question 159
The society was divided into four classes (varnas). They are:
A. Brahmacarya, Grahastya, Vanaprasta and Samnyasa
B. Brahmana, Ksatriya, Vaisya and Sudra
C. Wisdom, Courage ,Temperance and Justice
D. Elders, Children , Men and Women
Question 160
Sva‐bhava stands for
A. One’s own duty
B. Satva,rajas&Tamas
C. One’s own nature
D. None of these
Question 161
The central teaching of the Gita is:
A. Niskamakarma
B. Jnana Yoga
C. Bhakti Yoga
D. Karma
Question 162
The author of the Gita is:
A. Valmiki
B. Manu
C. Vyasa
D. Bharathan
Question 163
There are three fundamental qualities or gunas which is present in everyindividual. They are:
A. Sattva, Rajas and Tamas
B. Rupa, Rasa and Gandha
C. Earth, Water and Air
D. Love, Friendship and Goodness
Question 164
Whose doctrine is anticipated by the Gita conception of svadharma appropriateto svabhaba.
A. Buddha
B. Bradley
C. Mill
D. Kant
Question 165
The duties of the individuals of the each varna is determined in accordance with:
A. Their birth
B. Guna
C. Their nature
D. strength
Question 166
Which is Purushartha:
A. Wealth
B. Truth
C. Beauty
D. God
Question 167
Which Purusharthahas moral value:
A. Artha
B. Kama
C. Dharma
D. Moksha
Question 168
Which purushartha has Psychological value
A. Artha
B. Kama
C. Dharma
D. Moksha
Question 169
_________ satisfies mental and emotional needs
A. Artha
B. Kama
C. Dharma
D. Mosha
Question 170
Who should tend cattle, and carry on trade, agriculture, and commerce.
A. Brahmana
B. Kshatriya
C. Vaisya
D. Sudra
Question 171
Brahmana should cultivate the virtue:
A. Spiritedness
B. tranquility
C. service
D. crafting
Question 172
The ________ is different vocational groups in accordance with their qualities.
A. Guna
B. caste
C. asrama
D. satva
Question 173
The duties obligatory on ________ are teaching, performance of ceremonialsacrifice etc.
A. Brahmana
B. Kshatriya
C. Vaisya
D. Sudra
Question 174
Ethics is concerned precisely with the __________ to decide the right/wrong in human conduct.
A. will
B. norms
C. imagination
D. laws
Question 175
The five vows of the clergy in Jainism are called:16
A. Maha-vrata
B. anu-vrata
C. vrata
D. Asteya
Question 176
The __________ word ‘mores’ is the root of the word ‘morality’.
A. Greek
B. English
C. French
D. Latin
Question 177
Intuitionism 3. Hedonism4. Human rights 4. Conscience
A. 2, 3, 1, 4
B. 3, 1, 4, 2
C. 4, 3, 1, 2
D. 3, 1, 2, 4
Question 178
Not a Jainavrata:
A. Non-injury
B. Non-truthfulness
C. Non-stealing
D. Sex-restraint
Question 179
Summum Bonum refers to the _________ good.
A. personal
B. social
C. supreme
D. lower
Question 180
_________ is not a positive science.
A. Ethics
B. Sociology
C. Physics
D. Biology
Question 181
The clergy and the laity are organically related and the difference is only ofdegree and not of kind in:
A. Buddhism
B. Jainism
C. Sikhism
D. Hinduism
Question 182
Ethics as a normative science deals with the __________ of human conduct.
A. ideas
B. standards
C. betterment
D. None of these
Question 183
A desire that continues to be effective can be termed a ___________.
A. will
B. motive
C. wish
D. intention
Question 184
The five-fold vows (panchasila)
A. Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya and Aparigraha
B. Himsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya and Aparigraha
C. Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Yoga, Aparigraha
D. Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, Grahasta
Question 185
Human desire is _________ animal appetite.
A. different from
B. similar to
C. the same as
D. not distinguishable from
Question 186
Who ought to observe the great vows?
A. Clergy
B. Monks
C. laity
D. Children
Question 187
A human being may be hungry and yet not __________ food.
A. take
B. provide
C. like
D. desire
Question 188
__________ may be outer or inner.
A. Desire
B. Wish
C. Intention
D. All these
Question 189
The motive of an action is a part of the __________.
A. intention
B. will
C. wish
D. none of these
Question 190
___________ is a representative of hedonist ethics.
A. Bentham
B. J. S. Mill
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Question 191
‘Character’ refers to the complete system constituted by the acts of _________ of a particularkind.
A. wish
B. desire
C. intention
D. will
Question 192
__________ exactly corresponds to character.
A. Wish
B. conduct
C. Will
D. Desire
Question 193
Find out the items in the List B that match those in the List A. List A List B1. Hedonism 1.A selected desire 2. Free will 2. Herbert Spencer 3. Wish 3. Pleasure as moral standard 4. Evolutionary morality 4. Higher human faculty
A. 3, 4, 1, 2
B. 2, 3, 1, 4
C. 1, 4, 3, 2
D. 3, 4, 2, 1
Question 194
Universalistic hedonism is also called ___________.
A. ethical
B. psychological
C. utilitarianism
D. altruism
Question 195
It is wrong to break a promise because as a moral law it cannot be universalized. This illustratesthe ethical position of _____________.
A. Kant
B. J. S. Mill
C. Bentham
D. Spencer
Question 196
All conduct either promotes or hinders the organism’s adaptation to the environment. Thisimplies the ___________ theory of morality.
A. hedonist
B. evolutionary
C. intuitionist
D. none of these
Question 197
Adjustment of internal relations to external relations is the basic postulate of the ethical theory of ____________.
A. Bentham
B. J. S. Mill
C. Kant
D. Herbert Spencer
Question 198
According to ____________, moral life makes the inherent rational/spiritual principle more andmore explicit.
A. J. S. Mill
B. T. H. Green
C. Herbert Spencer
D. Bentham
Question 199
________ is the author of Methods of Ethics.
A. Kant
B. T. H. Green
C. Butler
D. Sidgwick
Question 200
Desire and _________ are frequently used as synonymous.
A. pleasure
B. intention
C. wish
D. will
Question 201
Find out the mismatching pair.
A. Kant/hedonism
B. Ethics/normative science
C. Intuitionism/conscience
D. Evolutionism/adaptation
Question 202
According to __________, conscience is superior to self-love.
A. Bentham
B. J. S. Mill
C. Butler
D. Spencer
Question 203
Which statement is/are true?
A. Ethics is not synonymous to religious morality or moral theology.
B. Ethics is the principle that guide the human behaviour.
C. The terms ‘ethics’ and ‘morality’ are not synonymous terms.
D. All of the above
Question 204
Actions are right/wrong according to their intrinsic nature. This is the position of _________.
A. Intuitionists
B. Hedonists
C. Utilitarians
D. None of these
Question 205
Which of the following does not contribute to the development of a business enterprise’sstandard of ethics?
A. Competitors’ behaviours
B. Society’s norms and values
C. Life experiences of company’s key persons
D. Environmental situations
Question 206
Unethical behaviour is often triggered by
A. Pressure from higher management to achieve goals.
B. An organizational atmosphere that ignores such behaviour.
C. A regular control system of checks and balances.
D. Both (A) and (B)
Question 207
According to Kant, an action is good/bad ____________.
A. with reference to some external standard
B. according to the pleasure/pain it produces
C. in itself
D. extrinsically
Question 208
Business Ethics is a code of c onduct which businessmen should follow while conductingtheir
A. Special activities
B. Specific activities
C. Normal activities
D. None of the above
Question 209
‘The moral principle that guides your action should become a universal law’. This is the view of _____________.
A. J. S. Mill
B. Bentham
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Question 210
The ethical theory of ___________ shows a close affinity with Darwin’s theory of evolution.
A. J. S. Mill
B. Herbert Spencer
C. Immanuel Kant
D. None of these
Question 211
Managers today are usually quite sensitive to issues of s ocial responsibility and ethicalbehavior because of___________.
A. Interest groups
B. Legal and governmental concerns
C. Media coverage
D. All of the above
Question 212
“The greatest happiness of the greatest number” is the dictum of _________ hedonism.
A. egoistic
B. psychological
C. universalistic
D. all these
Question 213
Which functional area in business ethics is ab out obeying and adhering to rul es andauthority?
A. Ethics in finance
B. Ethics in production
C. Ethics in compliance
D. None of the above
Question 214
Holders of Public Office should promote and support the seven principles of public life by___________ and prove to be example in whatever way they perform.
A. accountability
B. integrity
C. leadership
D. Honesty
Question 215
Sidgwick argued that _________ keeps us impartial in the choice of pleasure.
A. ego
B. reason
C. passion
D. society
Question 216
The relevance of ethics is in its
A. Principles
B. Understanding
C. Context
D. Application
Question 217
Which one of the following is not the seven principles of public life?
A. Selfishness
B. Objectivity
C. Content
D. Honesty
Question 218
Psychological hedonism recognizes _________ as the object of desire.
A. pleasure
B. reason
C. pain
D. law
Question 219
For survival of business
A. to have guidance on ethics
B. it is always better to follow appropriate code of conduct to survive in the market.
C. need to obtain feedback from customers.
D. to have Governments support.
Question 220
Reasons why a “ good understanding of business ethics” is i mportant, can be st ated asfollows:
A. Healthy Competition
B. Conduct
C. Accountability
D. Application
Question 221
According to J. S. Mill, some pleasures are more desirable on account of ___________.
A. quantity
B. quality
C. appetite
D. beauty
Question 222
The main aim or objective of business is
A. to Increase in profit
B. consumer satisfaction
C. To become a business leader
D. creation of job opportunities
Question 223
Business Ethics helps to
A. create wealth
B. stop business malpractices
C. expand business
D. None of the above
Question 224
Sidgwick tried a synthesis between __________, J. S. Mill and Kant.
A. Bentham
B. Spencer
C. Butler
D. None of these
Question 225
Business Ethics is also called as
A. Absolute Ethics
B. Permanent Ethics
C. Corporate Ethics
D. None of the above
Question 226
Following is not a Professional characteristics:
A. Competition
B. Character
C. Competency
D. Compensation
Question 227
The author of The Data of Ethics is ___________.
A. Kant
B. Spencer
C. Bentham
D. J. S. Mill
Question 228
Perfection or self-realization is the ________ of moral evolution.
A. beginning
B. content
C. law
D. ideal
Question 229
The view that moral development is directed towards a specific goal is __________.
A. universalistic
B. teleological
C. legal
D. all these
Question 230
__________ is the author of Prolegomena to Ethics.
A. Bentham
B. Aristotle
C. T. H. Green
D. J. S. Mill
Question 231
A _________ action ‘tends to bring about what is good’.
A. bad
B. right
C. wrong
D. legal
Question 232
________ argued that if conscience had strength and authority, “it would absolutely govern theworld”.
A. T. H. Green
B. J. S. Mill
C. Butler
D. Immanuel Kant
Question 233
Avoiding injury either to oneself or to another’s physical well-being implies the Respect for _______.
A. Life
B. Character
C. Freedom
D. Property
Question 234
Respect for life corresponds to the right to __________.
A. Property
B. Freedom
C. Education
D. Life
Question 235
Mackenzie defines ________ as ‘The science of the ideal in human conduct’.
A. Character
B. Ethics
C. Hedonism
D. Utilitarianism
Question 236
Butler’s term for intuitive moral faculty is _______.
A. appetite
B. desire
C. purpose
D. conscience
Question 237
The right of the child to education corresponds to the parents’ __________ to ensure it.
A. interest
B. duty
C. right
D. capacity
Question 238
Education is a practical means that corresponds to the _________ theory of punishment.
A. Deterrent
B. Retributive
C. Reformative
D. None of these
Question 239
The right to freedom is essential to _________.
A. Hedonism
B. Democrac
C. Dictatorship
D. All these
Question 240
Deterrent theory of punishment is ___________.
A. preventive
B. reformative
C. educative
D. none of these
Question 241
Retributive theory of punishment involves ___________.
A. education
B. reformation
C. revenge
D. conversion
Question 242
Capital punishment cannot be justified according to ___________ theory of punishment.
A. Retributive
B. Reformative
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Question 243
The right to ________ is recently included in the fundamental rights in India.
A. life
B. freedom
C. education
D. property
Question 244
_________ is not a proponent of hedonism.
A. Kant
B. T. H. Green
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Question 245
Social Darwinism refers to the position of ___________.
A. Kant
B. J. S. Mill
C. Bentham
D. Spencer
Question 246
Those phenomena of conduct in these highest creatures, with which Morality is concerned, alsoconform to the laws of evolution. ___________ said this.
A. Herbert Spencer
B. Charles Darwin
C. Bentham
D. T. H. Green
Question 247
Find out the matching pairs.1. Bentham/hedonism 2. Reformative view of punishment/the penalty of death 3. T. H. Green/utilitarianism 4. Kant/Critique of Practical reason
A. Only 4
B. 1 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. Only 1
Question 248
According to Sidgwick, ‘nothing is desirable in itself except ___________.
A. pain
B. pleasure
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Question 249
Rights and duties are the __________ constituents of the citizen’s life.
A. opposite
B. contradictory
C. invalid
D. complementary
Question 250
Right to _________ is the most fundamental right.
A. property
B. freedom
C. education
D. life
Question 251
___________ theory of punishment is more humanitarian.
A. Retributive
B. Reformative
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Question 252
The word ethics is derived from
A. Latin word ‘ethike’.
B. Greek word ‘ethik’
C. Greek word ‘ethike’
D. Latin word ‘ethik’
Question 253
‘It is difficult but not impossible to conduct strictly honest business’ is famous quote by:
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Adam Smith
C. George Bernard Shaw
D. Peter Drucker
Question 254
The term ‘business ethics’ came into common use in year _________
A. 1950
B. 1960
C. 1970
D. 1980
Question 255
Ethics is a set of _________ of human conduct that govern the behavior of individuals ororganization.
A. principles
B. standards
C. principles or standards
D. None of the above
Question 256
______________ is about obeying and adhering to rule and authority.
A. Ethics
B. Code
C. Conduct
D. Compliance
Question 257
Which of the following is an unethical business practice?
A. Collusion
B. False Communication
C. Insider Trading
D. All of the above
Question 258
Administrative corruption includes ‘gifts’ to the ___________
A. factory inspector
B. boiler inspector
C. pollution control board inspectors
D. All of the above
Question 259
Business ethics is based on well accepted ____________
A. moral and social values
B. social values only
C. moral values only
D. none of the above
Question 260
Business ethics has a ____________ application.
A. universal
B. natural
C. practical
D. none of the above
Question 261
____________ are beliefs about what is right and wrong or good or bad.
A. morals
B. motivators
C. cultures
D. ethics
Question 262
Business Ethics is _____________ in nature.
A. absolute
B. not absolute
C. permanent
D. none of the above
Question 263
The relevance of ethics is in its
A. Context
B. Principles
C. Application
D. Understanding
Question 264
Business malpractice does not include
A. Black marketing
B. Adulteration
C. Advertising
D. Duplication
Question 265
Ethics refers to a ________ that guides an individual while dealing with others.
A. code
B. conduct
C. code of conduct
D. rules of conduct
Question 266
Ethics in compliance means
A. it is about obeying and adhering to rules and authority.
B. it deals with the moral principles behind the operation and regulation of marketing.
C. it deals with the duties of a company to ensure that pr oducts and production processes do not cause harm.
D. None of the above
Question 267
_________made it important for businesses to have an ethics code, something in writingabout what one ought to do, and what to strive for.
A. The Ethics & Code Conduct Act, 2000
B. The Sarbanes-Ethics of Code Conduct Act, 2001
C. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 2002
D. None of the above
Question 268
Compliance is about obeying and adhering to _______________.
A. rules an authority
B. discipline
C. laws
D. All of the above
Question 269
An expert who is c onfidentially available to solve the e thical dilemmas is known as______________.
A. Ethic coach
B. Ethics trainer
C. Ethics guide
D. None of the above
Question 270
Which of the following statements about business ethics is true?
A. It concerns the impact of a business activities on society.
B. It refers to principles and standards that determine acceptable behavior in the world of business.
C. It relates to an individual’s values and moral standards and the resulting business decisions he or she makes.
D. What is ethical is determined by the public, government regulators, interest groups, competitors and individual’s personal moral values.
Question 271
Top managers demonstrate commitment to ethical business practices with
A. the adoption of written codes of ethics.
B. employee empowerment.
C. decentralized decision making practices.
D. collusion with other companies.
Question 272
Feature that is NOT present in business ethics are—
A. It has universal application.
B. It is absolute in nature.
C. It depends from business to business.
D. It cannot be enforced by law.
Question 273
In setting ethical standards, perhaps the most effective step that a company can take is to
A. adopt a code of ethics.
B. demonstrate top management support of ethical standards.
C. engage employees in ethics training.
D. take an accommodative stance.
Question 274
Following is not a professional characteristic:
A. Competition (Undercutting)
B. Competency
C. Character
D. Compensation
Question 275
Ethics has become important because of
A. Globalization
B. Communication explosion
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
Question 276
Corporate codes of ethics
A. are always externally audited.
B. create guidelines for employees to work by.
C. are always compliance bas
Question 277
Ethical and unethical behaviours are determined by
A. the individual.
B. the culture.
C. both the individual and the culture.
D. neither the individual nor the culture.
Question 278
The crucial step in understanding business ethics is
A. Establishing codes of ethics.
B. Learning to recognize ethical issues.
C. Having efficient operations.
D. Implementing a strategic plan.
Question 279
A set of principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who ismember of a particular group is known as
A. Code of ethics
B. Values
C. Ethics
D. None of the above
Question 280
The idea of business ethics caught the attention of academics, media and business firms bythe end of the _______________ .
A. First World War
B. Second World War
C. Cold War
D. None of the above
Question 281
Which of the following is not a ‘Code of conduct’ ?
A. Code of ethics
B. Code of practices
C. Code of behaviour
D. Code of management
Question 282
Ethical executives abide by _______________ relating to their business activities.
A. laws
B. rules
C. laws, rules and regulations
D. None of the above
Question 283
________________ is a set of principles and expectations that are considered binding on anyperson who is member of a particular group.
A. Code of conduct
B. Code of ethics
C. Code of practice
D. Any of the above
Question 284
Law is ___________________ of ethics.
A. No connection
B. Decodification
C. Codification
D. Visualisation
Question 285
Business ethics calls for avoidance of
A. Competition
B. Publicity
C. Monopoly
D. Self Interest
Question 286
Ethics has evolved with evolution of
A. Culture
B. Value
C. Moral
D. Society
Question 287
Business ethics relates to
A. Customers decisions
B. Government decisions
C. Society’s decisions
D. An individual’s or work group’s decisions
Question 288
Morality means:
A. What is considered as correct within a society.
B. Making the right decision and avoid a wrong decision.
C. Defining what is right and wrong for an individual or a community.
D. It helps an individual to make an ethical decision.
Question 289
Business ethics is
A. The study of business situations, activities and decisions where issues of right and wrong are addressed.
B. Defined as decisions organizations make on issues that could be considered right or wrong.
C. Ethics that can be applied to an organization’s practices for profit maximization.
D. Ethical processes businesses use in order to achieve a good ethical standard.
Question 290
“We wish to be good citizens of every community in which we operate.” This is
A. Ethical Code
B. Political and Social Code
C. Legal Rule
D. Legal Act
Question 291
The study of ethics is divided into ______________ operational areas.
A. four
B. three
C. five
D. seven
Question 292
Business Ethics is a code of conduct which society should follow while conducting their social activities.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. Partly true
D. None of the above
Question 293
Induction and deduction are processes of reasoning.
A. contradictory
B. complementary
C. opposite
D. competing
Question 294
_________________is recognized as part of the humanities.
A. physics
B. geography
C. economics
D. philosophy
Question 295
_________________is the hallmark of scientific exercise.
A. imaginatively interpreting and expressing the meanings of lived in experiences.
B. empirical proof.
C. narrative imagination.
D. none of the above.
Question 296
Scientific method focuses on ______________.
A. creative expressions and culture.
B. the process of creative intervention and culture.
C. imaginative interpretation.
D. accuracy and objectivity.
Question 297
_______________is a natural science.
A. philosophy
B. physics
C. sociology
D. history
Question 298
_______________is a social science.
A. biology
B. chemistry
C. sociology
D. mathematics
Question 299
_______________is considered to be the central humanities discipline.
A. economics
B. history
C. biology
D. philosophy
Question 300
_______________are essentially self-reflective in character
A. social sciences
B. natural sciences
C. humanities
D. none of the above
Question 301
_____________is an advocate of positivism
A. e.h.carr
B. h.g.gadamer
C. wilhelm dilthey
D. auguste compte.
Question 302
___________is the founding father of sociology
A. e.h.carr
B. wilhelm dilthey
C. auguste compte
D. h.g.gadamer
Question 303
________is a set of ideas, which provide a theoretical and operational framework for thought or action.
A. taste
B. value
C. ideology
D. fact
Question 304
Philosophy undertakes a_______ of the grounds on which beliefs are held.
A. criticism
B. appraisal
C. evaluation
D. critical examination.
Question 305
Materialism attributes _______ a primary position.
A. mind
B. god
C. spirit
D. matter.
Question 306
According to materialism all events are due to the interaction of _______and _______.
A. god and soul
B. soul and body
C. matter and motion
D. god and motion.
Question 307
A _________action is in some way fitting to the circumstance.
A. wrong
B. right
C. bad
D. immoral
Question 308
Empiricism holds that ________ is the only source of knowledge.
A. reason
B. intuition
C. experience
D. revelation.
Question 309
Ethics is a _________ science.
A. normative
B. positive
C. descriptive
D. mental.
Question 310
The proposition “All men are mortal”, is an example for___________ proposition.
A. conditional
B. hypothetical
C. disjunctive
D. categorical
Question 311
The proposition “If there is a rain then the ground is wet”, is an example for_________ proposition.
A. categorical
B. conditional
C. hypothetical
D. conjunctive
Question 312
Logical Atomism is a work of ____
A. leibnitz
B. copernicus
C. russell
D. kepler
Question 313
Wittgenstein advocated_____________
A. correspondence theory
B. coherence theory
C. pragmatic theory
D. semantic theory
Question 314
Davidson criticized _______theory of truth
A. semantic
B. performative
C. semantic
D. correspondence
Question 315
Tarski’s theory of truth is close to _______
A. correspondence
B. axiology
C. semantic
D. pragmatic
Question 316
G E Moore and Russell are associated with ____ theory of truth
A. practical
B. ethical
C. correspondence
D. coherence
Question 317
The semantic theory of truth is the successor to _____
A. coherence
B. correspondence
C. pragmatic
D. materialism
Question 318
Correspondence theory of truth is otherwise called _______
A. common sense theory
B. redundancy
C. semantic
D. deflationary
Question 319
The major term is the ________term of the conclusion
A. subject
B. predicate
C. copula
D. middle
Question 320
A categorical syllogism consists of ________ propositions
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Question 321
Aparma means-
A. valid knowledge
B. invallid knowledge
C. truth
D. none of these
Question 322
According to Nyaya the contact of the object with the sense organs are of ________ kinds
A. five kinds
B. six kinds
C. four kinds
D. none of these
Question 323
The admission of _____________ is a necessity when there arises a conflict between two well known facts followed by a demand for the resolution
A. anumana
B. upamana
C. presumption
D. none of these
Question 324
There are mainly _____________ theories of false cognition based on the nature of the contact of error
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Question 325
There are ___________ Samhitas
A. four
B. three
C. two
D. one
Question 326
The Brahmans are written in _____
A. poem
B. prose
C. songs
D. none of these
Question 327
_____________ Veda is not included in the trayi
A. samaveda
B. atharvaveda
C. rigveda
D. yaju veda
Question 328
_____________ introduced the concept of henotheism
A. dr.s.radhakrishnan
B. hiriyanna
C. maxmuller
D. none of these
Question 329
The core of Upanisads is ___________________
A. polytheism
B. henotheism
C. monotheism
D. monism
Question 330
The Upanisads can be said as monists because they believe in _____________
A. one god
B. many god
C. one cretor
D. one reality (brhman)
Question 331
Peirce and James advocate ____theory of truth
A. redundancy
B. pragmatic
C. coherence
D. correspondence
Question 332
Pragma is a ____ word
A. latin
B. hebrew
C. arab
D. greek
Question 333
Which is not among the theories of truth _________?
A. pragmatic
B. coherence
C. semantic
D. amphiboly
Question 334
William James is _________
A. american psychologist
B. german scientist
C. french thinker
D. british poet
Question 335
Pragmatic theory of truth is associated with _______
A. germany
B. america
C. france
D. england
Question 336
Pragmatic theory of truth is developed by ____
A. descartes
B. hegel
C. james
D. kant
Question 337
Aristotle is credited with _______
A. formal logic
B. symbolic logic
C. inductive logic
D. none of the above
Question 338
The author of Monadology is_______
A. leibnitz
B. copernicus
C. galileo
D. kepler
Question 339
Correspondence theory of truth is opposed to___________
A. realism
B. idealism
C. pragmatism
D. naturalism
Question 340
G.E.Moore is an advocate of __________
A. coherence theory
B. semantic theory
C. pragmatic theory
D. correspondence theory
Question 341
Spinoza expressed theory of truth in his_________work
A. logic
B. axiology
C. ethics
D. treatise
Question 342
Idealists say that truth consist in ____
A. semantic theory
B. deflationary
C. coherence
D. correspondence
Question 343
G. E Moore is associated with_________ theory
A. pragmatic
B. coherence
C. semantic
D. correspondence
Question 344
Tarsky developed ________ theory of truth
A. semantic
B. syntactical
C. prosentential
D. coherence
Question 345
Coherence theory is the feature of the ________ system
A. empirical
B. rationalistic
C. naturalistic
D. existentialistic
Question 346
Frege;s theory of truth is known as ________
A. deflationary
B. semantic
C. pragmatic
D. coherence
Question 347
Axiology is the science of ________
A. values
B. beauty
C. science
D. beauty
Question 348
In ordinary language desire and _________ are synonymous
A. self-satisfaction
B. good
C. beauty
D. wish
Question 349
_________ is a representative of emotivism
A. kant
B. j s mill
C. a j ayer
D. descartes
Question 350
_______ is a postulate of morality
A. law of excluded middle
B. immortality of the soul
C. law of identity
D. none of these
Question 351
_________ is the criterion of good according to pragmatists
A. intuition
B. desire
C. workability
D. duty
Question 352
Killing is a wrong action for ever ‘ This assertion is based on _____
A. deontological theory
B. relative theory
C. consequentialist theory
D. none of these
Question 353
Utilitarianism is also called ______ hedonism.
A. egoistic
B. universalistic
C. analytic
D. none of these
Question 354
______ is not a pragmatist
A. f.h.bradley
B. john dewey
C. c.s.peirce
D. f c s schiller
Question 355
(a) 22.(a) 23.(c)24.(b) 25.(c) 26.(
A. 27
B. 28.(b) 29(b) 30.(b) 31.
C. 32.(c) 33.
D. 34.(d) 35.(a) 36.(a) 37.(a)
Question 356
_____ is the Governing Purushartha
A. dharma
B. artha
C. kama
D. none of these
Question 357
_____ is the proponent of qualitative utilitarianism
A. bentham
B. kant
C. j.s.mill
D. none of these
Question 358
Identifying ethical properties with natural properties is _________ fallacy
A. subjectivistic
B. objectivistic
C. naturalistic
D. none of these
Question 359
Anuvratas are the _____ vows
A. neutral
B. lesser
C. higher
D. stronger
Question 360
‘My station and its duties’ is the concept of _________
A. hegel
B. f h bradley
C. moore
D. ross
Question 361
Purushartha of ______ is directly related to material life
A. moksha
B. artha
C. kama
D. brahmacharya
Question 362
According to Hindu ethics wealth satisfies our ______
A. material needs
B. economical needs
C. biological needs
D. none of these
Question 363
Gita teaches ________
A. karma yoga
B. bhakti yoga
C. jnana yoga
D. all of these
Question 364
_______ believe in the law of Karma
A. hinduism
B. buddhism
C. jainism
D. all of these
Question 365
According to Buddhism _________ is the means to the cessation of suffering
A. astanga marga
B. karma
C. bhakti
D. none of these
Question 366
When the wish is actually carried out , it becomes __________
A. will
B. desire
C. choice
D. deliberation
Question 367
Rights and Duties define the ethical duties of the _________
A. individual
B. citizen
C. ministers
D. president
Question 368
Ethical skepticism is the position of _________
A. hegel
B. hume
C. j s mill
D. carnap
Question 369
_________ is the normative description of human conduct
A. psychology
B. ethics
C. philosophy
D. sociology
Question 370
________ is an effective desire
A. Will
B. wish
C. Motive
D. Conduct
Question 371
__________ is outer expression of character
A. Will
B. Wish
C. Desire
D. Conduct
Question 372
According to Hedonism, hedoneor ______ is the ultimate standard of morality
A. Pleasure
B. Will
C. Good will
D. reason
Question 373
Bentham by introducing _____ as a dimension of pleasure introduced altruism into hisdoctrine.
A. Intensity
B. proximity
C. Extent
D. Fecundity
Question 374
A ______ imperative is always unconditional
A. Categorical
B. Hypothetical
C. both a and b
D. Neither A nor B
Question 375
Kant says: “ There is nothing in the world, or even out of it, that can be called goodwithout qualification, except a _______
A. GoodWill
B. Categorical Imperative
C. Hypothetical Imperative
D. Law
Question 376
According to Kant, the will is ____________ when it acts solely from a sense of duty.
A. Autonomous
B. Heteronomous
C. Actuated by inclination
D. Teleological
Question 377
F.H. Bradley is a __________ philosopher
A. Materialist
B. Idealist
C. Spiritualist
D. Naturalist
Question 378
_________ is the special virtue of the ruling class.
A. Justice
B. Courage
C. Wisdom
D. Temperance
Question 379
Temperance is the special virtue of the ________
A. Ruling Class
B. Traders
C. Kings
D. Soldiers
Question 380
Courage is the virtue of the _______ part of the soul
A. Rational
B. Emotional
C. Obedience
D. hereditary
Question 381
_________ theory of punishment is more humanitarian
A. Retributive
B. Reformative
C. Deterrent
D. a and b
Question 382
Education is a practical means that corresponds to the _____ theory of punishment
A. Deterrent
B. Retributive
C. Reformative
D. None of these
Question 383
_________ satisfies rational, social and moral needs.
A. Artha
B. Kama
C. Dharma
D. Mosha
Question 384
__________ are protecting people from external aggressions and internaldisturbances, chasing the wicked etc.
A. Brahmana
B. Kshatriya
C. Vaisya
D. Sudra
Question 385
Jainavratas corresponding the five restraints (yama) of the _____ system.
A. Charvaka
B. Nyaya
C. Yoga
D. Advaita
Question 386
___ consists in abstention from killing, stealing, illegal sex indulgence, lying anddrinking liquor for laymen.
A. Right belief
B. Right Resolve
C. Right Conduct
D. Right Speech
Question 387
) What is a moral action?
A. An action is done deliberately for the good/bad of others
B. An action is done intentionally to destroy others
C. An action is done deliberately and freely to attain ultimate happiness
D. An action is done freely to destroy others
Question 388
) What does immoral mean?
A. Not observing a universal known moral rule
B. Not observing a universal known immoral rule
C. Not observing a particular known moral rule
D. Not observing a universal known immoral rule
Question 389
) What do you mean by Amoral?
A. Relevant to
B. Not relevant to
C. Concerned with
D. None of these
Question 390
) Which of the following is not an example of Amoral action ?
A. Famine
B. Flood
C. Breathing
D. Killing
Question 391
) In which branch of science do ethics come under?
A. Positive
B. Normative
C. Descriptive
D. None of these
Question 392
) Identify the major branches of ethics?
A. Meta, normative, applied
B. Ontological, logical, Meta
C. Philosophical, normative, Meta
D. Ecological, applied, relative
Question 393
) Applied ethics deals with __________
A. Universal truths
B. Philosophical sciences
C. Controversial issues
D. Truths
Question 394
) Applied ethics is also known as __________
A. Normative
B. Ethical theory
C. Positive
D. Casuistry
Question 395
) Which of the following sciences does give data for science of ethics?
A. Sociology
B. Psychology
C. Anthropology
D. all of these
Question 396
) Ethics is not the art of right conduct but act of __________
A. Moral life
B. Judgement
C. Observation
D. Intuition
Question 397
) Which among them does make an action voluntary?
A. Freedom
B. Knowledge
C. Will
D. all of these
Question 398
) _________ is proper only to humans.
A. Act of human
B. Human act
C. Act of women
D. None of these
Question 399
) Who proposed the three postulates of ethics ?
A. Kant
B. Rashdall
C. Aurobindo
D. Descartes
Question 400
) Which one is considered as the postulate of ethics ?
A. Proof for evil
B. Proof for God
C. Existence of God
D. Mortality
Question 401
) Postulates are ___________.
A. Self-evident truths
B. Evident truths
C. Not self-evident truths
D. Evident norms
Question 402
) “Reason of God is the criterion of judgement”. Who said these words ?
A. St. Augustine
B. St. Anselm
C. St. Aquinas
D. Boethius
Question 403
) When was the breaking up of the Greek city state ?
A. 4th c
B. 8th c
C. 12th c
D. 16th c
Question 404
) who named ‘hermic’ and ‘mnemic’ tendencies ?
A. Plato
B. J.S. Mill
C. W.S. Gilbert
D. Aristotle
Question 405
) Who distinguished the two aspects of conscience?
A. Broad
B. Butler
C. Plato
D. Aristotle
Question 406
) What do you mean by the Greek term ‘hedone’ ?
A. Pleasure
B. Difference
C. Ethics
D. Perfection
Question 407
) Universalistic hedonism is also known as _________.
A. Egoism
B. Utilitarianism
C. Ethics
D. Pleasure
Question 408
) Who is the founder of the science of political economy?
A. Adam Smith
B. Butler
C. J.S. Mill
D. Bentham
Question 409
) Conscience belongs to which faculty?
A. Social
B. Political
C. Individual
D. Pleasure
Question 410
) What is the view of Epicures?
A. Ethical universalism
B. Ethical egoism
C. Ethical hedonism
D. Deism
Question 411
) Who among these philosophers is considered as a champion of happiness ?
A. Bentham
B. Kant
C. Plato
D. J.S. Mill
Question 412
) J.S. Mill gave importance to __________ base.
A. Pleasure
B. Quantitative
C. Qualitative
D. Hedonism
Question 413
) Who hold that moral progress is characterized by the deepening of the moral insight?
A. T. H. Grew
B. T.H. Green
C. Eric Ericson
D. Anne Roe
Question 414
) Whose opinion that moral life of an individual exists in a moral universe of moral ideals which is generally recognized by the society?
A. Aristotle
B. Socrates
C. Mackenzie
D. Plato
Question 415
) Who says that moral progress is morality in progress ?
A. James
B. James William
C. James Peter
D. James Seth
Question 416
) Which is the philosophical virtue of Plato and Aristotle ?
A. Justice
B. Love
C. Law
D. Value
Question 417
) Which are the theological virtues?
A. Faith, Love, Justice
B. Love, Goodness, Truth
C. Faith, Hope, Charity
D. Faith, Love Charity
Question 418
) According to Aquinas, ________ is the form of all virtues ?
A. Hope
B. Faith
C. Charity
D. Love
Question 419
) According to Aristotle, virtues are a kind of ________ nature.
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Question 420
) which is the greatest knowledge according to Socrates ?
A. Value
B. Virtue
C. Law
D. Know Thyself
Question 421
) Knowing one is the real _________ formation.
A. Integral
B. Mutual
C. Spiritual
D. Physical
Question 422
) Realization of self helps to realize the _________ self.
A. Lower
B. Middle
C. Supreme
D. Inner
Question 423
) By nature human is indebted to search for ________ since he is a moral person.
A. Intellect
B. Reason
C. Knowledge
D. Truth
Question 424
) Ethics aims at finding out the truth about something that is both interesting and important ___________.
A. Experience and influence
B. Principles and precepts
C. Rightness and wrongness of human act
D. Existence and essence
Question 425
) _________ is the dream of ethics, according to all ethicist.
A. Good character
B. Communion with God
C. Good knowledge
D. Morally high life
Question 426
) ___________ is the moral end.
A. Principles in life
B. Communion with God
C. Good character
D. Free man
Question 427
) _________ is the modern term used to indicate by name of ‘good’ traditionally.
A. Value
B. Personality
C. Education
D. Knowledge
Question 428
) Hippocratic Oath is still recited to ___________ students.
A. Engineering
B. C. A.
C. Medical
D. Mechanic
Question 429
) ______ was the greatest Christian theologian and philosopher of middle ages ?
A. Aquinas
B. Willam Craig
C. Karl Rahner
D. Aristotle
Question 430
) Eternal law for man cannot be physical, but only ________.
A. Natural
B. Moral
C. Rational
D. Divine
Question 431
) Whether man has reached the highest point of development of his moral consciousness?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Not yet
D. Of course
Question 432
) The progress of human consciousness is the fact of _________.
A. Universality
B. Emphasis
C. Influence
D. Experience