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University of Kerala.
BA PHILOSPHY EXAMINATION 2010(CBCS)
MODEL QUESTION PAPER
PL1141- METHODOLOGY AND PERSPECTIVES OF HUMANITIES
CORE COURSE I
Total Weightage: 30
Time: 3 hrs

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Part A
Answer all questions
This part consists of four sets containing four questions each
Each set carries a weightage of one
Time: 30 minutes
I
1. The building blocks of theory are
a)opinions b)beliefs c)facts d) suppositions

2. The body of knowledge created when social behaviour of human beings is explained and predicted with the help of scientific methods
a)natural science b)social science c) humanities d) none of the above

3. Berger and Luckmann coined the term
a) Social construction b) discourse c) cultural materialism d) institutionalization

4)Who argued that language consists of two components:langue-the rules of the language and parole-the actual acts of expression and speaking
a)Derrida b)Lyotard c) Saussure d)none of the above

II
5.Chutneyfication means
a) The mixing of English and native languages in literature
b) Writing grammatically incorrect English
c)Writing anti-colonialist literature
d)all the above

6. Who called for the abolition of the English departments
a)Raja Rao b)Chinua Achebe c)Ngugi Wa Thiongo d)Warren Hastings

7. Name the ancient Greek philosopher who discussed poetry
a)Thucydides b)Heraclitus c)Parmenides d)Plato

8. With which religion would you associate the narrative strategies of Hadith
a) Hinduism b) Judaism c) Islam d) Buddhism

III
9. Who wrote Shamela?
a )Nathanial Hawthrone b)Henry Fielding c)Samuel Richardson d) none of the above

10. ----------refers to the references, echoes, quotes and citations, and even plagiarized sections of a work
a) Hypertextuality b) Architextuality c) Metatextuality d) Intertextuality

11. The philosophical activity which is an effort to become clearly aware of the vague and unconscious assumptions.
a)Exposition b) Speculation c) Prescription d) Synthesis

12. The microscopic function in philosophy is done by
a)Prescription b) Analysis c) Criticism d) Exposition

IV
13. Reflection of scientific findings and integration of them is an activity of philosophy which can be called as
a)Analysis Exposition c) Description d) Synthesis

14. The primary tool of descriptive philosophy is ------------- method.
a)Phenomenological b)Analytical c)Expository d)synthetic

15. Care more for the truth than for the emotional comfort. This philosophical attitude is:
a) Assertiveness b)Gratefulness c)Openness d)Caring

16. We should express our thoughts about philosophical issues. This attitude is:
a) assertiveness b)Openness c) Caring d)Gratefulness