This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Philosophy > Class 11 Philosophy Chapter 1 What Is Philosophy – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Philosophy Chapter 1 What Is Philosophy Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. List all four main areas of philosophy mentioned in the passage. A) Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics. B) Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic. C) Art, Literature, History, Geography. D) Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Logic. 2. The best humanities subject in Grade 11 is A) Psychopathy. B) Phil and Sophy. C) Failosophy. D) Philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Philosophy. 3. According to the passage, when you are confronted with a question like 'Should I buy this car or that car?' or 'Should I go to this college or that college?', what should you do? A) You listen to the reasons for and against various options and must choose among them. B) You ignore all advice and make a random choice. C) You always choose the most expensive option. D) You wait for someone else to decide for you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You listen to the reasons for and against various options and must choose among them. 4. Formal logic is the ..... study of logic. A) Formal. B) Casual. C) Empirical. D) Informal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formal. 5. What is the study of ethics in philosophy focused on? A) Understanding the fundamental nature of the world. B) Studying human behavior. C) Determining what is right and wrong. D) Exploring the concept of beauty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Determining what is right and wrong. 6. What is the main purpose of aesthetics in philosophy? A) Studying human behavior. B) Determining what is right and wrong. C) Exploring the concept of beauty. D) Investigating the nature of knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exploring the concept of beauty. 7. What does 'Philos' mean? A) Strength. B) Wisdom. C) Love. D) Peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Love. 8. What is the conclusion in the following logical argument? If Tom is a philosopher, then Tom is poor. [Premises] Tom is a philosopher. [Premises] Therefore, Tom is poor. [Conclusion] A) Tom is poor. B) Tom is rich. C) Tom is not a philosopher. D) Tom is a scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom is poor. 9. Application of philosophy to define and explain religious doctrines. A) Absurdism. B) Humanism. C) Existensialism. D) Scholasticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scholasticism. 10. Logic:What makes thinking 'good' or 'bad'? A) The use of valid reasoning and evidence. B) The speed of thought. C) The complexity of ideas. D) The popularity of opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of valid reasoning and evidence. 11. What is the purpose of formal logic? A) To eliminate any imprecision or lack of objectivity in evaluating arguments. B) To make arguments more subjective. C) To avoid conclusions. D) To confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To eliminate any imprecision or lack of objectivity in evaluating arguments. 12. What is built on premises in a logical argument? A) The conclusion. B) The evidence. C) The hypothesis. D) The argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The argument. 13. It is concerned with uncovering the truth through systematic argumentation. A) Eastern Philosophy. B) Western Philosophy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Western Philosophy. 14. What did Socrates find out in his search for the wisest man? A) That all men were ignorant but at least he knew he was. B) That the politicians were the wisest. C) That soldiers were because they followed orders. D) That he was because he was the smartest and wisest of them all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That all men were ignorant but at least he knew he was. 15. Which branch of philosophy has practical application in everyday life and is closely related to epistemology? A) Aesthetics. B) Metaphysics. C) Ethics. D) Logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Logic. 16. Is logic one of the four main areas of philosophy? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Who said that, "Wonder is the beginning of wisdom" ? A) Immanuel Kant. B) Mary Midgley. C) Karl Marx. D) Socrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socrates. 18. The schools of Indian philosophy are divided into how many types? A) Three types. B) Six types. C) Two types. D) Four types. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two types. 19. He was famous for rejecting or questioning established ideas, even doubting his own. A) Rene Descartes. B) Plato. C) Aristotle. D) Karl Jaspers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rene Descartes. 20. What does 'Sophia' mean? A) Wisdom. B) Knowledge. C) Beauty. D) Strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wisdom. 21. Perkataan Yunani philosophia lazimnya ditafsirkan sebagai apa dalam konteks falsafah? A) Pengumpulan fakta secara tidak teratur. B) Cinta terhadap hikmah atau kebijaksanaan. C) Kepercayaan tradisi tanpa pertanyaan. D) Pencarian kuasa dan pengaruh sosial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cinta terhadap hikmah atau kebijaksanaan. 22. What is an inductive argument? A) An argument whose conclusion is guaranteed by its premises. B) An argument whose conclusion is supposed to follow from its premises with a high level of probability. C) An argument that never allows for exceptions. D) An argument with no premises. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An argument whose conclusion is supposed to follow from its premises with a high level of probability. 23. I am the person shown in the image. Who am I? A) Marie Curie. B) Albert Einstein. C) Nikola Tesla. D) Isaac Newton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Albert Einstein. 24. The optimal course of action in ethics is considered to be: A) Ignoring ethical guidelines. B) Disregarding consequences. C) Acting solely for personal gain. D) Following moral principles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Following moral principles. 25. The word philosophy came from the greek words philos & which means ..... A) Lovers of wisdom. B) Love of truth. C) Love of wisdom. D) Love of knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Love of wisdom. 26. First-order inquiry is usually done by ..... A) Scientists. B) Philosophers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientists. 27. "Philo" in Philosophy means ..... A) To have Wisdom. B) Man. C) To love. D) Mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To love. 28. A philosophy which deals with moral questions and dilemmas A) Epistemology. B) Aesthetic. C) Ethics. D) Logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethics. 29. Fill in the blank:The premises in formal logic are true and so is the ..... A) Hypothesis. B) Contradiction. C) Conclusion. D) Assumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conclusion. 30. Who was Socrates? A) An ancient Greek Mathematician. B) An artist. C) An ancient Greek philosopher. D) A modern British philosopher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An ancient Greek philosopher. 31. What is the study of beauty and art in philosophy called? A) Epistemology. B) Value Theory. C) Metaphysics. D) Aesthetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aesthetics. 32. It gives emphasis on reason rather than faith. A) Eastern Philosophy. B) Western Philosophy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Western Philosophy. 33. This requires a person to be willing to examine one's thoughts, feelings, and actions and to learn more about one's life and experiences. A) Reflection. B) Philosophy. C) Examination. D) Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflection. 34. This refers to a person's ability to apply knowledge to daily life particularly in making sound choices and judgement. A) Knowledge. B) Wisdom. C) Analysis. D) Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wisdom. 35. Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy which ..... A) Studies the nature and scope of knowledge. B) Studies and evaluates human conduct. C) Studies the nature of beauty. D) Studies the nature of reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studies the nature of reality. 36. Who was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work Geetanjali? A) Rabindranath Tagore. B) Jiddu Krishnamurti. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Swami Vivekananda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore. 37. Applied his philosophical inquiries in scientific study and inventions such as mathematics and engineering. A) Archimedes. B) Plato. C) Aristotle. D) Socrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archimedes. 38. How many orthodox systems are there in Indian philosophy? A) Six. B) Five. C) Four. D) Eight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Six. 39. What is the primary focus of logic in philosophy? A) Studying human behavior. B) Investigating the nature of knowledge. C) Providing a systematic way of reasoning. D) Determining what is right and wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Providing a systematic way of reasoning. 40. He traced man's need to philosophize to his sense of wonder A) Aristotle. B) Plato. C) Rene Descartes. D) Karl Jaspers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plato. 41. In an inductive argument, the conclusion is ..... to follow from its premises with a high level of probability. A) Supposed. B) Irrelevant. C) Guaranteed. D) Impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supposed. 42. Philosophy is the study of: A) General problems. B) Logical language. C) Mathematical objects. D) Deductive systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General problems. 43. Manakah sumber yang paling sesuai untuk rujukan ensiklopedia falsafah yang boleh dicapai dalam talian? A) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. B) The Philosophy of Plato oleh Guy Cromwell Field. C) The Republic terjemahan Allan Bloom. D) 101 Great Philosophers oleh Madsen Pirie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 44. What is the main focus of metaphysics in philosophy? A) Understanding the fundamental nature of the world. B) Studying human behavior. C) Exploring the concept of beauty. D) Investigating the nature of knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understanding the fundamental nature of the world. 45. Philosophical discipline that studies how do we gain knowledge? A) Theory of Knowledge. B) Politics. C) Poietics. D) Ethics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory of Knowledge. 46. Find an epistemological question: A) Is consciousness a purely physical phenomenon?. B) Why someone governs and others obey?. C) Is morality real?. D) What do we know?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What do we know?. 47. Based on the example above, what type of reasoning is used? A) Abductive reasoning. B) Deductive reasoning. C) Analogical reasoning. D) Inductive reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inductive reasoning. 48. Which philosophy is Adi Shankara best known for? A) Advaita Vedanta. B) Buddhism. C) Jainism. D) Yoga Sutras. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advaita Vedanta. 49. What is the role of logic in philosophy? A) Studying human behavior. B) Investigating the nature of knowledge. C) Providing a systematic way of reasoning. D) Determining what is right and wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Providing a systematic way of reasoning. 50. Philosophers DO NOT mind that they may never get answers to their philosophical questions.(3:30-3:35) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. According to the passage, does logic care about the meaning of the conclusions it draws? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. Philosophy comes from the two Greek words philo meaning "love" or "friendship" and sophia meaning "wisdom." Thus, philosophy means "love of wisdom." A) Scientific Definition. B) Descriptive Definition. C) Technical Definition. D) Etymological Definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Etymological Definition. 53. Except of one, all of the following are features that belong to Philosophy A) Tends to be universal. B) Works within the limits of knowledge. C) It is critical. D) It is definitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is definitive. 54. Find a metaphysical question A) What is power?. B) How do I know other people exist?. C) What is truth?. D) How should I live?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How do I know other people exist?. 55. What do "aestheticians" believe about beauty?(6:51-7:06) A) Beauty doesn't exist. B) Beauty is subjective, based on preferences. C) Beauty is objectively true. D) Beauty is only found in art. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beauty is objectively true. 56. Belief in a pantheon of gods, with three main gods-Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu. A) Judaism. B) Jainism. C) Hinduism. D) Shintoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinduism. 57. The aim of my life is: A) To achieve personal happiness. B) To become a successful professional. C) To serve humanity. D) To travel the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To serve humanity. 58. Philosophy's etymological definition A) Love for wisdom. B) Scientific Knowledge. C) Knowledge about reality. D) Wisdom and Lovers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love for wisdom. 59. Philosophy comes from the Greek philosophia, meaning what? A) Love of wisdom. B) Lover of philosophy. C) Lover of questions. D) Love of soapboxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love of wisdom. 60. Nastika refers to which type of school? A) Orthodox. B) Heterodox. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heterodox. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Philosophy Chapter 1 What Is Philosophy Quiz 1Class 11 Philosophy Chapter 1 What Is Philosophy Quiz 3Class 11 Philosophy Chapter 1 What Is Philosophy Quiz 4Class 11 Philosophy Chapter 3 Ethics QuizClass 11 Philosophy Chapter 4 Indian Philosophy An Introduction QuizClass 11 Philosophy Chapter 5 Modern Western Philosophy Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books