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collection of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) with answers will help you test
your knowledge and sharpen your skills in ethical principles and dilemmas.
B. truth
C. conduct
D. mind
Answer: C. conduct
B. ethies
C. ethees
D. ethise
Answer: A. ethos
3) Ethos means:
A. conduct
B. customs
C. character
D. good
Answer: C. character
B. customs
C. character
D. good
Answer: B. customs
B. ritchus
C. rectus
D. rightss
Answer: C. rectus
6) Rectus means:
A. straight
B. direct
C. correct
D. good
Answer: A. straight
B. gutte
C. gud
D. gut
Answer: D. gut
8) Ethics is a————————science.
A. positive
B. applied
C. normative
D. systematic
Answer: C. normative
B. facts
C. judgements
D. none of these
Answer: A. standards
B. truth
C. goodness
D. conduct
Answer: A. beauty
Ethics MCQs
B. truth
C. goodness
D. fact
Answer: C. goodness
B. truth
C. goodness
D. conduct
Answer: B. truth
A. facts
B. norms
C. standards
D. rules
Answer: A. facts
14) ‘Ethics is neither a practical science nor an art’, This assertion is:
A. wrong
B. correct
D. none of these
Answer: B. correct
B. goodness
C. conduct
D. none of these
Answer: B. goodness
B. normative ethics
C. meta ethics
D. none of these
17) —————- deals with logical and semantic questions like ‘What do we mean
by “freedom” and “determinism”
A. applied ethics
B. normative ethics
C. practical ethics
D. meta ethics
B. human thought
C. human judgements
D. none of these
B. it is according to rule
C. it is according to law
D. none of these
B. some practice
C. some action
D. some facts
21) Positive science deals with judgments of facts while ethics is concerned with
judgments of:
A. beauty
B. truth
C. thought
D. value
Answer: D. value
B. conduct
C. perception
D. intuition
Answer: A. thought
B. thought
C. perception
D. intuition
Answer: A. conduct
B. logic
C. metaphysics
D. aesthetics
Answer: C. metaphysics
D. all of these
B. facts
C. objects
D. all of these
Answer: A. standards
27) Logic, Ethic and Aesthetics- these three sciences are essentially ——————-
A. positive
B. intuitive
C. cognate
D. none of these
Answer: C. cognate
28) Ethics investigates the nature of its fundamental notions like right, duty and
———
A. beauty
B. good
C. thought
D. none of these
Answer: B. good
B. fact
C. object
D. all of these
Answer: A. standard
B. intrinsic
C. instrumental
D. teleogical
Answer: B. intrinsic
B. conduct
C. desire
D. will
Answer: B. conduct
B. instinct
C. tendency
D. desire
Answer: D. desire
33) ‘Human desire is the fundamental motivation of all human action’) Whose
view is this?
A. hobbes
B. mathew arnold
C. mcdougall
D. mackenzie
Answer: A. hobbes
B. a desire
C. a motive
D. an organic need
B. mathew arnold
C. mcdougall
D. mackenzie
Answer: C. mcdougall
B. will
C. instinct
D. none of these
Answer: A. wish
37) ————- a conscious mental process which moves a man to act in a particular
way.
A. wish
B. will
C. instinct
D. motive
Answer: D. motive
B. purpose
C. instinct
D. none of these
Answer: B. purpose
39) The whole willed scheme of action, which is anticipated by the doer is called:
A. desire
B. purpose
C. instinct
D. intention.
Answer: D. intention.
B. purpose
C. instinct
D. action
Answer: A. principle
B. formal intention
C. immediate intention
D. material intention
B. purpose
C. instinct
D. action
Answer: A. motive
B. hobbes
C. mackenzie
D. mathew arnold
Answer: C. mackenzie
B. habit
C. character
D. action
Answer: C. character
B. a action
C. an outcome
D. none of these
Answer: C. an outcome
46) Hobbes asserted that human desire is the ———————– of all human action.
A. fundamental intention
B. fundamental nature
C. fundamental character
D. fundamental motivation
47) An intention which the agent does not definitely avows to himself is called:
A. remote intention
B. formal intention
C. unconscious intention
D. conscious intention
48) When a man acts blindly without considering the end or result of his action)
Such actions is called:
A. impulsive action
B. voluntary action
C. organic actions
D. none of these
B. a conscious
C. an unconscious
D. an immediate
Answer: B. a conscious
B. involuntary action
C. habitual action
D. none of these
B. an intentional
C. an immediate
D. an effective
Answer: A. an inherited
52) Human beings share some kinds of needs with the lower animals and even
with plants are called:
A. natural needs
B. organic needs
C. immediate needs
D. none of these
53) —————-is the general term for the theories that regards happiness
A. intuitionism
B. hedonism
C. emotivism
D. eudemonism
Answer: B. hedonism
B. hedine
C. hedon
D. hedoine
Answer: A. hedone
B. good
C. delight
D. pleasure
Answer: C. delight
56) Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that ————- is the only intrinsic
good.
A. pleasure
B. virtue
C. justice
D. freedom
Answer: A. pleasure
57) According to the nature of seeking pleasure hedonism can be divided broadly
in to Psychological hedonism and ———————-
A. physiological hedonism
B. natural hedonism
C. ethical hedonism
B. natural hedonism
C. ethical hedonism
B. psychological hedonism
C. ) natural hedonism
60) Each man seeks, or ought to seek, is his own pleasure, this type of ethical
hedonism is called:
A. universal ethical hedonism
B. utilitarianism
D. none of these
61) The theory which holds that the right action is the one that produces the
greatest happiness for all is:
A. universal ethical hedonism
B. psychological hedonism
D. none of these
B. sidgwick
C. butler
B. universalism
C. utilitarianism
D. none of these
Answer: C. utilitarianism
65) The ——————— is a method of counting the amount of pleasure and pain
that would likely be caused by different actions.
A. utility calculus
B. universal calculus
C. idealistic calculus
D. hedonistic calculus
66) The Hedonic Calculus is a method of counting the amount of ——————- that
would likely be caused by different actions.
A. pleasure and pain
B. result
C. virtue
D. none of these
B. sidgwick
C. bentham
Answer: C. bentham
68) —————- refers to the likelihood that the pleasure or pain will occur
A. certainty
B. purity
C. propinquity
D. intensity
Answer: A. certainty
69) ——————— refers to how long away the pleasure or pain is.
A. certainty
B. purity
C. propinquity
D. intensity
Answer: C. propinquity
70) ———————– refers to the likelihood of the pleasure or pain leading to more
of the same sensation.
A. certainty
B. fecundity
C. propinquity
D. intensity
Answer: B. fecundity
71) ————- refers to the likelihood of the pleasure or pain leading to some of the
opposite sensation.
A. certainty
B. purity
C. propinquity
D. intensity
Answer: B. purity
72) ————– refers to the number of people the pleasure or pain is likely to
affect.
A. certainty
B. purity
C. propinquity
D. extent
Answer: D. extent
B. purity
C. propinquity
D. intensity
Answer: D. intensity
74) ————– refers to how long the pleasure or pain are felt for.
A. certainty
B. duration
C. propinquity
D. intensity
Answer: B. duration
B. eight point
C. nine point
D. seven point
76) The hedonism which, focuses the quantity of the pleasure, rather than the
quality is called:
A. quantitative hedonism.
B. qualitative hedonism
C. universal hedonism
D. none of these
B. qualitative hedonism
C. universal hedonism
D. none of these
B. qualitative hedonism
C. universal hedonism
D. none of these
79) Mill argues that ——————– are superior to physical forms of pleasure.
A. moral pleasures
B. emotional pleasure
C. material pleasure
D. none of these
B. qualitative
C. psychological
D. none of these
Answer: B. qualitative
B. quantity
C. intensity
D. quality
Answer: D. quality
82) According to J.S) Mill Lower pleasures are those associated with the:
A. body
B. mind
C. soul
D. intellect
Answer: A. body
83) According to J.S) Mill higher pleasures are those associated with the:
A. body
B. mind
C. soul
D. intellect
Answer: B. mind
84) According to J.S) Mill ————–pleasures are those associated with the mind
A. higher
B. lower
C. quantitative
D. none of these
Answer: A. higher
85) According to J.S) Mill —————- pleasures are those associated with the
body.
A. higher
B. lower
C. quantitative
D. none of these
Answer: B. lower
86) Mill justified ———————– pleasures are more valuable than bodily
pleasures.
A. emotional
B. instinctive
C. intellectual
D. none of these
Answer: C. intellectual
87) Mill’s theory of Hedonism focuses on the quality of the pleasure, rather than
the quantity, so it is called:
A. egoistic hedonism
B. ethical hedonism
C. qualitative hedonism.
D. quantitative hedonism
B. constitution
C. ethics
D. none of these
Answer: C. ethics
B. obliged
C. explained
D. described
Answer: A. changed
B. practically
C. intuitively
D. intellectually
Answer: C. intuitively
B. a posteriori
C. empirical
D. none of these
Answer: A. a priori
A. empirical
B. self evident
C. intellectual
D. none of these
B. conditional imperative
C. categorical imperative
D. none of these
B. categorical
C. assertorial
D. none of these
Answer: C. assertorial
95) Kant argues that Categorical Imperative is the ——————- it applies to all
persons.
A. universal moral law
D. none of these
D. none of these
C. bentham
D. kant
Answer: D. kant
B. utilitarianism
C. intuitionalism
D. formalism
Answer: D. formalism
B. deontology
C. axiology
D. none of these
Answer: B. deontology
100) Kant assumes that ——————— are the only two motives of actions.
A. freedom and duty
D. none of these
101) According to Kant duty as the fundamental concept of ethics, this view is
called:
A. teleology
B. deontology
C. concequntalism
D. none of these
Answer: B. deontology
102) Self- realisation is the highest good, this notion is known called:
A. perfectionism
B. utilitarianism
C. hedonism
D. none of these
Answer: A. perfectionism
B. goodness
C. happiness
D. virtue
Answer: C. happiness
B. eudemonism
C. formalism
D. hedonism
Answer: B. eudemonism
B. f) h) bradley
C. bentham
D. kant
Answer: B. f) h) bradley
106) ‘Ones duties relate to his own station in life’ Who argues this?
A. sidgwick
B. bentham
C. f) h) bradley
D. kant
Answer: C. f) h) bradley
B. happiness
C. pleasure
D. self- realisation
108) F) H) Bradley argues that each member has a particular station in society
determined by his peculiar
A. talent
B. happiness
C. virtue
D. none of these
Answer: A. talent
109) ‘His duties are determined by his station in society’, Who said this?
A. sidgwick
B. bentham
C. f) h) bradley
D. kant
Answer: C. f) h) bradley
B. moral organism
C. cultural organism
D. none of these
B. sects
C. individuals
D. none of these
Answer: C. individuals
112) The highest personal good is in harmony with the highest social gooD. – Who
claims this notion?
A. sidgwick
B. f) h) bradley
C. bentham
D. kant
Answer: B. f) h) bradley
113) F) H) Bradley claims that ————— is never possible apart from society.
A. liberation
B. happiness
C. existence
D. self-realization
Answer: D. self-realization
B. imperfection
C. intuitional
D. none of these
Answer: A. abstraction
B. finite self
C. life
D. none of these
B. individualistic
C. personal
D. objective
Answer: D. objective
B. qualitative hedonism
C. quantitative hedonism
D. universalistic hedonism
B. f) h) bradley
C. bentham
D. spencer
Answer: D. spencer
B. biological laws
C. sociological laws
D. none of these
B. f) h) bradley
C. spencer
D. kant
Answer: C. spencer
B. natural evolution
C. biological evolution
D. universal evolution
B. f) h) bradley
C. bentham
D. kant
Answer: A. spencer
B. freedom
C. conduct
D. virtue
Answer: C. conduct
B. f) h) bradley
C. spencer
D. kant
Answer: C. spencer
B. f) h) bradley
C. kant
D. herbert spencer
B. naturally
C. empirically
D. none of these
Answer: A. biologically
B. sociological evolution
C. biological evolution
D. political evolution
B. ultimate ethics
C. intuitive ethics
D. none of these
129) Spencer argues that Relative ethics deals with relative morality in
————–society.
A. a perfect
B. an imperfect
C. good
D. bad
Answer: B. an imperfect
130) Spencer argues that absolute ethics deals with the absolute morality in
———society
A. a perfect
B. an imperfect
C. good
D. bad
Answer: A. a perfect
131) ‘To realise the completely rational universe is to realize the true self’, Who
holds this view?
A. sidgwick
B. f) h) bradley
C. spencer
D. t) h) green
Answer: D. t) h) green
B. spiritual principle
C. cosmic principle
D. none of these
B. f) h) bradley
C. spencer
D. t) h) green
Answer: D. t) h) green
B. perfectionism
C. naturalism
D. intuitionism
Answer: D. intuitionism
135) Bishop Butler regarded —————–as the highest principle in human nature.
A. good will
B. conscience
C. soul
D. freedom
Answer: B. conscience
B. flexible
C. categorical
D. none of these
Answer: C. categorical
B. f) h) bradley
C. spencer
D. butler
Answer: D. butler
B. autonomic empiricism
C. autonomic positivism
D. autonomic expressionism
B. rational utilitarianism
C. qualitative utilitarianism
B. virtue
C. good will
D. freedom
Answer: A. pleasure
B. means to pleasure
C. pleasure itself
D. none of these
A. obligation
B. moral claims
C. moral freedom
D. none of these
B. moral claims
C. moral freedom
D. none of these
Answer: A. obligations
144) Right is a:
A. claim
B. need
C. justifiable claim
D. none of these
B. moral claims
C. moral freedom
D. moral obligations
146) ———- are indispensible for the realization of the highest good and common
good.
A. duties
B. moral rights
C. virtue
D. desire
D. none of these
B. right to freedom
C. right to property
D. right to education
150) ‘Rights of property are essentially personal’- Who hold this position?
A. kant
B. mill
C. hegel
D. butler
Answer: C. hegel
B. developed country
C. welfare state
D. none of these
B. right of freedom
C. right of property
D. right of education
154) “Be a person and respect others as persons”- assertion is related with:
A. kant
B. j.s) mill
C. hegel
D. butler
Answer: C. hegel
155) We should keep our promises and fulfil our contracts- related with:
A. respect for life
156) We should maintain the social system to which we belong) We should not
revolt against the State and produce chaos.- related with:
A. respect for life
B. good
C. man or hero
D. leader or saint
Answer: B. good
B. good
C. vice
D. none of these
Answer: A. virtues
B. culture
C. practice
D. none of these
Answer: A. habit
B. morals
C. good character
D. goodness
B. goodness
C. virtue
D. none of these
Answer: C. virtue
B. morality
C. actions
D. moral principles
B. goodness
C. virtue
D. vice
Answer: D. vice
B. vice
C. goodness
D. merit
Answer: B. vice
B. j.s) mill
C. socrates
D. aristotle
Answer: D. aristotle
B. j.s) mill
C. socrates
D. aristotle
Answer: C. socrates
B. j.s) mill
C. socrates
D. aristotle
Answer: A. plato
B. courage
C. temperance
D. goodness
Answer: D. goodness
B. courage
C. temperance
D. justice
Answer: D. justice
B. fighting class
C. traders
D. common class
B. fighting class
C. traders
D. common class
B. wisdom
C. courage
D. justice
Answer: A. temperance
174) “Virtue is the habit of choosing the relative mean” Who holds this view?
A. kant
B. j.s) mill
C. socrates
D. aristotle
Answer: D. aristotle
175) Who made the distinction between intellectual virtue and moral virtue?
A. kant
B. j.s) mill
C. socrates
D. aristotle
Answer: D. aristotle
B. moral virtue
C. virtue
D. none of these
177) Aristotle divides justice into two; one is distributive justice and the other is:
A. corrective justice
B. corrective justice
C. supreme justice
D. none of these
178) The aim of ————- theory of punishment is to prevent or deter others from
committing similar offences.
A. reformative
B. retributive
C. deterrent
D. none of these
Answer: C. deterrent
B. reflective
C. deterrent
D. none of these
180) The aim of punishment is to educate the offender himself- this theory of
punishment is called:
A. reformative
B. retributive
C. deterrent
D. none of these
Answer: A. reformative
B. reformative
C. deterrent
D. none of these
Answer: B. reformative
B. retributive
C. deterrent
D. none of these
Answer: A. reformative
B. reformative theory
C. deterrent theory
D. none of these
B. right to property
C. right to live
D. right to contract