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SUB-TOPIC INFO – Philosophy (Section I: Metaphysics)
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Being and Becoming
(Metaphysics)
CUET PG – Philosophy (Practice Questions)
1. Which branch of philosophy primarily studies the concepts of being and becoming?
A. Epistemology
B. Ethics
C. Metaphysics
D. Logic
Answer: C
2. Being is most accurately described as:
A. Continuous change
B. Static and permanent existence
C. Illusory perception
D. Sensory appearance
Answer: B
3. Becoming emphasizes reality as:
A. Timeless
B. Unchanging
C. Dynamic and processual
D. Illusory
Answer: C
4. Which philosopher argued that change is an illusion and only being is real?
A. Heraclitus
B. Aristotle
C. Parmenides
D. Plato
Answer: C
5. The statement “what is, is” is attributed to:
A. Plato
B. Parmenides
C. Aristotle
D. Zeno
Answer: B
6. Which philosopher famously claimed that one cannot step into the same river twice?
A. Socrates
B. Parmenides
C. Heraclitus
D. Plato
Answer: C
7. Heraclitus’ philosophy is best summarized by the phrase:
A. Being is eternal
B. Panta rhei
C. Cogito ergo sum
D. Tabula rasa
Answer: B
8. Plato attempted to reconcile being and becoming by proposing:
A. Atomism
B. Dual substances
C. Two realms: Forms and appearances
D. Material monism
Answer: C
9. In Plato’s philosophy, the realm of Forms represents:
A. Becoming
B. Sensory illusion
C. Unchanging being
D. Human opinion
Answer: C
10. Aristotle criticized Plato by arguing that:
A. Forms do not exist
B. Change is impossible
C. Being and becoming are unified in substances
D. Matter is illusion
Answer: C