Philosophical text analysis

Philosophical text analysis is a Aptitude concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2015, 2017, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

Real questions

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3 · 2015–2024

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What you need to know first

Reading comprehensionComprehension of philosophical essays

Real questions that test this

प्रेम करायला कोणीही कसे शिकतो ? How does one learn to love ?

a)प्रेम करण्याची क्षमता विकसित करण्यासाठी व्यक्तीला फार मोठा काळ तर कधी जीवनभर एकटे राहावे लागते. / Person has to remain alone for a long time or may be for all life for developing capacity to love.✓ Correct

b)व्यक्ती दुसऱ्यात विरघळणे, समर्पित होणे आणि त्या व्यक्तीशी एकात्म होणे टाळून प्रेम शिकते. / Person learns to love by avoiding merging, surrendering and uniting with another person.

c)ज्याप्रमाणे अंतिम परीक्षेला सामोरे जाण्यासाठी कष्टाने काम केले जाते त्याप्रमाणे व्यक्ती प्रेम करायला शिकते. / Person learns to love by working hard as if she or he is preparing to appear for the final examination.

d)व्यक्ती त्याग करून आणि गरजू व्यक्तींसाठी कष्टाने काम करून प्रेम करायला शिकते. / Person learns to love by doing sacrifices and working hard for other persons who are needy.

According to Erich Fromm's philosophy often cited in such passages, developing the capacity to love requires immense patience, often solitude and lifelong practice.

बहुसंख्य मानवजात आयुष्यभर जोकडाखाली का जखडलेली असते ? Why does the majority of mankind remain under lifelong tutelage ?

1)पालक हे सत्ताधीश असतात / The guardians are powerful

2)एकत्याने वाटचाल करण्यात धोके असतात / It is dangerous to walk alone

3)आळशीपणा आणि घाबरटपणा / Laziness and cowardice✓ Correct

4)राजसत्ता, सरदार आणि चर्चकडे सत्ता एकवटलेली असते / The monarchy, nobility and Church have great powers

Immanuel Kant states that laziness and cowardice are the true reasons why a vast portion of mankind gladly remains lifelong in tutelage, as it is easy to let others make decisions for them.

According to the writer ______.

(a)Intellectuals do not commit mistakes.

(b)Mankind is inclined to commit mistakes.

(c)Mankind is prone to avoid foolish opinions.

(d)Theology contains only opinion.

(e)Knowledge is different from opinion.

1)(a), (c) and (d)

2)(b), (c) and (d)

3)(c), (d) and (e)

4)(b), (d) and (e)✓ Correct

According to the writer, mankind is inclined to commit mistakes (b), theology contains only opinion (d), and knowledge is different from opinion (e).

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