Logic and Philosophy Question Paper' 2018
AHSEC Class 12 Question Papers
Full Marks: 100
Pass Marks: 30
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the
margin indicate full marks for the questions.
a) What
is induction improperly so called?
b) Is
the conclusion of scientific induction certain?
c) What
is the basis of unscientific induction?
d) “Plans
like men have birth, growth, decay and death. Men possess intelligence,
therefore plants also possess intelligence”. – What type of analogical argument
is this?
e) “The
course of the world is not a uniformity, but uniformities.” – Who said this?
f) Can
there be more than one cause of an effect?
g) What
is working hypothesis?
h) Give
one example of a secondary quality.
i)
Name the philosopher who said that esse est
percipi?
j)
What is called a voluntary action?
k) Give
one example of a non-moral action.
l)
From which Latin word the term “Religion” has
been derived?
2.
What is a good analogy? 2
3.
Name the theory according to which Thought and Reality are at bottom identical
(Reality is rational). Who advocates the theory? 2
4.
Define inductive leap. 2
5.
What is the meaning of the law of the conservation of matter and energy? 2
Or
What
is the intellectual condition of observation? 2
6.
Why the conclusion of analogical argument is possible? 2
7.
State Mill’s cannon of the Method of Agreement. 2
8.
Name the experimental method which determines the quantitative relation between
cause and effect. 2
9.
Can an action of an insane person be called a moral action? Give one reason in
support of your views. 1+1
10.
What is the meaning of ‘intention’? 2
11.
What are the ultimate values of human life? Name the ideal or the value with
which ethics is concerned. 1+1
12.
Write two points of similarity between Religion and Morality. 1+1=2
Or
Why
the Method of Difference is called a Method of Proof? 2
13.
What is formal cause according to Aristotle? 2
14.
Explain the meaning of ‘purusartha’. What are the four values or goals of human
life as recognised by Classical Indian Philosophy? 2+2=4
15.
State the principle of elimination on which the method of Difference is based. 4
Or
Explain
the fallacies of observation with examples. 4
16.
Explain the different stages of hypothesis with examples. 4
17.
Mention four disadvantages of the Method of Difference. 4
Or
Why
Mill has described the experimental methods as the ‘methods of elimination’? 4
18.
“The ground of induction is the result of induction” – State two reasons as to
why this statement of Mill cannot be accepted. 2+2=4
Or
Define
scientific realism. State the exponent of scientific realism. 3+1=4
19.
Which theory holds that the external world can be known directly as it really
is? State two reasons as to why this theory cannot be accepted. 2+2=4
20.
What is solipsism? Name the theory with which solipsism is associated. 2+2=4
21.
State the names of different kinds of induction with chart. 2+2=4
22.
State four points of difference between scientific induction and unscientific
induction. 4
Or
Name
the fallacy which sometimes vitiates the Method of Difference when employed as
a method of observation. Give an example in this context.
23.
Explain very briefly four advantages of experiment over observation. 4
24.
Define scientific induction with example. State why it is called ‘Scientific’? Briefly explain three features of scientific
induction. 2+1+3=6
Or
What
is Analogy? How can the value of analogical argument be determined? 2+4=6
25.
Explain the principle of the Uniformity of Nature. Why it is called the formal
ground of induction? 4+2=6
Or
What
is observation? Describe the characteristics of observation. 1+5=6
26.
What are the conditions of a legitimate hypothesis? Explain any two of them. 2+4=6
Or
Explain
the illustrate the following types of hypotheses: 2+2+2=6
a) Hypothesis
concerning Agent.
b) Hypothesis
Concerning Law and
c) Hypothesis
concerning Collocation.
27.
Explain briefly three advantages of the Method of Agreement. Why is this method
called the Method of Discovery? 4+2=6
Or
State
Mill’s canon of the method of Concomitant Variation. Explain the limitations of
this method.
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