List of top Questions asked in GATE Humanities and Social Sciences- Philosophy

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question: 
The purpose of all rational human endeavour, individual as well as collective, is attainment of freedom, in ever increasing measure. Freedom is progressive disappearance of all restrictions on the unfolding of the potentialities of individuals, as human beings, and not as cogs in the wheels of a mechanized social organism. The position of the individual, therefore is the measure of the progressive and liberating significance of any collective effort or social organisation. The success of any collective endeavour is to be measured by the actual benefit for its constituent units. 
– M.N. Roy, ‘Principles of Radical Democracy 22 Theses”, in New Humanism: A Manifesto. 
Which among the following is/are in conformity with the above passage?

Which among the following is/are advocated by Karl Marx in proposing the Dialectical process?
In proposing the ‘state of nature’ and the ‘ground of legitimate government’, Thomas Hobbes would agree on which of the following?
From the above passage, which one of the following statements accurately represents Dr. Ambedkar’s critique of Gandhism?

Consider the following argument: 
My brother is a real pig. You should see him eat! If he is a pig, then he is not human. 
So he is not human.
Which one of the following evaluations about the argument is true?

Choose the most appropriate combination from the given options such that the ethical terms mentioned in Column I match with appropriate instantiations mentioned in Column II.


 

The highest good of an individual is self-realization through selfless acts for the good of humanity (Bhagavadgītā 3: 20 and 25). What is that concept in the Bhagavadgītā which conceives the action for the benefits of humanity called?

Choose the correct combination of the following Mīmāmsā schools in Column I and their respective epistemic position in Column II.


 

Which of the following is a correct combination of the metaphysical position of Viśiṣṭādvaita of Rāmānuja?
(i) World is real
(ii) World is unreal
(iii) There is no Jīvanmukti
(iv) Brahman is saguṇa (qualified)
 

Which among the following is/are characteristics of G.W. Leibniz’s notion of Monads or Entelechies?
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, God exists as a supremely perfect and necessary being. Which among the following options is/are in accordance with his concept of God?
Which of the following is/are part of the four theories of existence advocated by Sri Aurobindo?
While practicing satyagraha, Mahatma Gandhi used non-cooperation as a cleansing process. Who is directly transformed by this process?

Rabindranath Tagore, in his The Religion of Man, claims that the aim of religion is the realization of oneness of the individual soul with the supreme soul. Such a realization is possible in ________

Which one of the following is the contrary of \( (\forall x)Px \)?
Whenever, our pet Johny falls sick, he just sniffs the food but does not eat. If forced, he pisses on the side of the food-plate. Later, I came across a study conducted by SAN’s School of Vets that such behaviour of pets is an indication of diabetes among dogs. This made me to conclude that Johny is suffering from diabetes.
Which one of the Mill’s methods is used here for arriving at the conclusion?
Which one of the following statements is advocated by Jean-Paul Sartre?
Consider the statement: “This is a dragon”. How could this, mentioned in the statement, be instantiated as a description of Aristotle’s notion of substance?

What does the is signify in Parmenides’ response to the ontological question, ‘What is?’

In Sānkhya system of Indian thought, _________ is constituted by (or a unity of) three guṇas - sattva, rajas and tamas.
In Jain ethical discipline, Mahāvratas (great vows) are given prominence. Which one of the following options contains the Mahāvratas of Jainism?
Cārvāka school of thought admits the existence of four elements: earth, water, fire and air. Why is the fifth element, ether (ākāśa), rejected?
How many Pramāṇas are accepted in the Advaita theory of knowledge?
In Kāṣmīra Śaivism, Śiva is the only reality which assumes forms in cosmic manifestations. How many principles (tattvas) of cosmic manifestations does Kāṣmīra Śaivism admit?
The Chāndogya Upaniṣad gives the mahāvākya – Tat tvam asi (Ch. Upa. 6:8:7), ‘That you are.’ In this ‘great statement’ what does “tat” (“that”) stand for?