Top 350+ Solved Modern Western Philosophy MCQ Questions Answer
Q. …………. Is advocated theory of interactionism
a. Descartes
b. Pre-established harmony
c. Berkeley
d. Kant
Q. According to Descartes, the Absolute substance refers to:
a. God
b. Mind
c. Matter
d. Mind and Matter
Q. According to Descartes, the idea of God is :
a. Adventitious
b. fictitious
c. Demonstrative
d. Innate
Q. Which one of the following views is held by Descartes?
a. Mind and body are the two substances which exist independently of each other
b. Mind is the only substance and matter is only a fiction
c. Mind is the only substance and matter is only a fiction
d. Matter is the only substance and mind is one of its modes of existence
Q. Which one of the following statements adequately sums up Descartes’ philosophy?
a. Mind and matter are two aspects of the same reality
b. The world is made of two radically different kinds of substance, mind and matter.
c. Matter alone is real and mind is only an illusion.
d. Mind creates matter
Q. Which one of the following types of substances is NOT admitted by Descartes?
a. Infinite and uncreated
b. Perpetually changing
c. Finite and spiritual
d. Finite and material
Q. In order to escape …………………, Descartes has introduced the idea of God
a. Spiritualism
b. Solipsism
c. Empiricism
d. Dualism
Q. The rationalist philosopher …………. wants to give philosophy a stable character like mathematics.
a. Descartes
b. Kant
c. Spinoza
d. Leibnitz
Q. .......... defines substance as “ an existent thing which requires nothing but itself in order to exist”.
a. Spinoza
b. Locke
c. Descartes
d. Hume
Q. Descartes claims God as the …………..substance, and mind and matter as ……… substance.
a. absolute , created
b. absolute, finite
c. Only, created
d. created, absolute
Q. Which one of the following statements is NOT supported by Descartes?
a. Mind and matter are independent substance
b. Mind and matter are two separate substances alongside God.
c. Mind and matter are inter-related to one another
d. Mind and matter are both identical