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1. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is considered as the foundation of Indian Philosophy |
A. | samhitas |
B. | brahmans |
C. | aranyakas |
D. | upanishads |
Answer» D. upanishads |
2. |
Philosophical knowledge does not aim to satisfying our theoretical interest, but also to |
A. | realizing god |
B. | realizing perfe |
C. | goo |
D. | in life |
Answer» C. goo |
3. |
Indian philosophy is essentially ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐in nature. |
A. | materialistic |
B. | spiritualisti |
C. | optimistic |
D. | ritualistic |
Answer» B. spiritualisti |
4. |
Indian Philosophy is called Darsana, which means |
A. | reality |
B. | truth |
C. | system |
D. | vision |
Answer» D. vision |
5. |
The Vedas are |
A. | apauruṣeya |
B. | apariya |
C. | aprameya, |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. apauruṣeya |
6. |
Vedas are supposed to have been directly revealed, thus they are called |
A. | sm_ti |
B. | krithi |
C. | śruti |
D. | rithi |
Answer» C. śruti |
7. |
Sruti means |
A. | what is remembered |
B. | what is collected |
C. | what is informe |
D. | what is heard |
Answer» D. what is heard |
8. |
The Sanskrit word véda is derived from the root |
A. | vid |
B. | veed |
C. | ve |
D. | vide |
Answer» A. vid |
9. |
Vid means |
A. | to clear |
B. | to know |
C. | to say |
D. | to vivid |
Answer» B. to know |
10. |
Each Veda has divided in to |
A. | six parts |
B. | five parts |
C. | three parts |
D. | four parts |
Answer» D. four parts |
11. |
Which of the following is not a part of Veda? |
A. | samhita |
B. | purana |
C. | brahmans |
D. | aranyakas |
Answer» B. purana |
12. |
Samhitas contains |
A. | hymns or prayers |
B. | directions for rituals |
C. | gui lines for vanaprastha |
D. | philosophical thoughts |
Answer» A. hymns or prayers |
13. |
Brahmanas are mostly |
A. | hymns |
B. | philosophical thoughts |
C. | prose treatise |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. prose treatise |
14. |
Aranyakas provide ritual guidance to |
A. | sacrificial duties |
B. | garhasthya |
C. | brahmacarya |
D. | vanaprastha |
Answer» D. vanaprastha |
15. |
The Upanishads are rich with |
A. | philosophical thoughts |
B. | hums or prayers |
C. | scussions on rituals |
D. | ritual guidenses |
Answer» A. philosophical thoughts |
16. |
The schools of Indian philosophy are divided into two broad classes, which are they? |
A. | purva mimamsa and utara mimamsa |
B. | orthodox and heterodox |
C. | theistic an |
D. | atheistic d. none of these |
Answer» B. orthodox and heterodox |
17. |
The schools which recognize the authority of the Vedas is called. |
A. | heterodox |
B. | nastika |
C. | ortho |
D. | x d. none of these |
Answer» C. ortho |
18. |
The schools which do not recognize the authority of the Vedas is called. |
A. | orthodox |
B. | heterodox |
C. | asthika |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. heterodox |
19. |
Among the following which one is not a Asthika system? |
A. | nyaya |
B. | vaisesika |
C. | bu |
D. | ism d. samkhya |
Answer» C. bu |
20. |
Among the following which one is atheistic? |
A. | nyaya |
B. | vaisesika |
C. | yoga |
D. | samkhya |
Answer» D. samkhya |
21. |
Among the following which one is theistic? |
A. | samkhya |
B. | mimamsa |
C. | yoga |
D. | carvaka |
Answer» C. yoga |
22. |
is called the theistic Samkhya. |
A. | samkhya |
B. | mimamsa |
C. | yoga |
D. | carvaka |
Answer» C. yoga |
23. |
According to Vaisesika the world is composed by |
A. | the eternal atoms |
B. | padartas |
C. | avyas |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. the eternal atoms |
24. |
The Nyaya and Vaisesika advocate |
A. | monism |
B. | dualism |
C. | atheism |
D. | pluralism |
Answer» D. pluralism |
25. |
The Vedanta advocates |
A. | dualism |
B. | spiritualistic monism |
C. | pluralism |
D. | materialism |
Answer» B. spiritualistic monism |
26. |
The Samkhya advocates |
A. | monism |
B. | dualism |
C. | atheism |
D. | pluralism |
Answer» B. dualism |
27. |
The Vedanta recognizes the reality of |
A. | isvara |
B. | purusa |
C. | prakrti |
D. | brahman |
Answer» D. brahman |
28. |
The Samkhya advocates dualism of |
A. | prakrti and purusas |
B. | brahman and atman |
C. | min |
D. | and matter d. none of these |
Answer» A. prakrti and purusas |
29. |
Ishvara in Sanskrit means |
A. | the god |
B. | the king |
C. | the lor |
D. | d. none of these |
Answer» C. the lor |
30. |
According to Indian Philosophy God is the creator, the preserver and the‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐of the cosmos |
A. | successor |
B. | destroyer |
C. | master |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. destroyer |
31. |
All schools of Indian philosophy except the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐believe in the Lawof Karma. |
A. | none of the mentioned |
B. | ddhism b. jainism |
C. | carvaka |
D. | samkhya |
Answer» C. carvaka |
32. |
As we sow, so we reap is related with |
A. | law of reality |
B. | law of |
C. | usation c. law of liberation |
D. | law of karma |
Answer» D. law of karma |
33. |
Punya is a result of |
A. | performance of a duty |
B. | violation of duty |
C. | rejection of |
D. | ty d. none of these |
Answer» A. performance of a duty |
34. |
Violation of a duty or commission of a forbidden action produces |
A. | punya |
B. | merit |
C. | arma |
D. | papa |
Answer» D. papa |
35. |
According to Indian Philosophy merit and demerit are considered as |
A. | spshta |
B. | adrsta |
D. | sya d. none of these |
Answer» B. adrsta |
36. |
adrsta means |
A. | unseen agencies |
B. | seen agen |
C. | es c. forbi |
D. | en agencies d. none of these |
Answer» A. unseen agencies |
37. |
Accumulated karmas of the past births is called |
A. | anara |
B. | ha karma b. sanciyamana karma |
C. | prarab |
D. | a karma d. agamika karma |
Answer» D. a karma d. agamika karma |
38. |
Karmas which will be acquired in future is called |
A. | sanciyamana karma |
B. | anarabdha karma |
C. | prarab |
D. | a karma d. agamika karma |
Answer» B. anarabdha karma |
39. |
karmas which are being acquired in this birth is called |
A. | sanciyamana karma |
B. | anarabdha karma |
C. | prarab |
D. | a karma d. agamika karma |
Answer» A. sanciyamana karma |
40. |
For Jaina liberation means |
A. | complete destruction of karma‐matter investing the soul |
B. | complete extinction of suffering |
C. | complete |
D. | struction of desires |
Answer» A. complete destruction of karma‐matter investing the soul |
41. |
Complete destruction of merit and demerit and absolute extinction of pain as release, which system holds this view? |
A. | samkhya |
B. | mimamsa |
C. | yoga |
D. | carvaka |
Answer» B. mimamsa |
42. |
Yoga advocates the notion of liberation, which is called |
A. | kaivalya |
B. | nirvana |
C. | sa |
D. | na d. moksha |
Answer» A. kaivalya |
43. |
The Advaita Vedanta regards liberation as |
A. | realization of god |
B. | realization identity of self with god |
C. | realization of i |
D. | ntity of the individual self with brahman |
Answer» C. realization of i |
44. |
The veda is etymologically related to |
A. | vid c) love of learning |
B. | s |
C. | ipture |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. vid c) love of learning |
45. |
Each veda consists of ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ parts |
A. | three |
B. | four |
C. | two |
D. | one |
Answer» B. four |
46. |
Mantras and the Brahmanas constitute |
A. | jnana kanda |
B. | karma kanda |
C. | knowle |
D. | e |
Answer» B. karma kanda |
47. |
RK, Yajur, Sama and Atharva are |
A. | different samhitas |
B. | different parts of the veda |
D. | fferent brahman |
Answer» A. different samhitas |
48. |
Vid means to |
A. | truth |
B. | knowledge |
C. | false knowle |
D. | e |
Answer» B. knowledge |
49. |
Aranyakas and the Upanisads constitute |
A. | jnanakanda |
B. | rituals |
C. | karma kan |
Answer» A. jnanakanda |
50. |
The ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ were the last literary products of the vedic period |
A. | upanisads |
B. | aranyakas |
C. | brhmans |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. upanisads |
51. |
The appendages to the Brahmanas are called |
A. | upanisads |
B. | aranyakas |
C. | mantras |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. upanisads |
52. |
The Sanskrit term for philosophy is |
A. | darsana |
B. | love of learning |
C. | love of wis |
D. | m |
Answer» A. darsana |
53. |
Sruti means |
A. | memory |
B. | smriti |
C. | that which is heard |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. that which is heard |
54. |
The collection of the mantras is called |
A. | samhita |
B. | upanisads |
C. | brahmana |
D. | veda |
Answer» A. samhita |
55. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Samhita is regarded as the oldest and also the most important |
A. | sama |
B. | yajur |
C. | rk |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. rk |
56. |
The Upanisads are also known as |
A. | veda |
B. | brahmana |
C. | ve |
D. | nta |
Answer» C. ve |
57. |
The mantra portion has been called religion of Nature |
A. | of the poets |
B. | of the priest |
C. | of the philosophers |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. of the poets |
58. |
The mantras inculcate a form of |
A. | nature worship |
B. | god worship |
C. | worship of rta |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. nature worship |
59. |
Henotheism means |
A. | belief in god |
B. | belief in one only god |
C. | belief in reality |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. belief in one only god |
60. |
Belief in many gods is known as |
A. | polytheism |
B. | henotheism |
C. | monotheism |
D. | monism |
Answer» A. polytheism |
61. |
The whole of existence is reduced to one fundamental reality is called |
A. | polytheism |
B. | monotheism |
C. | monism |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. monism |
62. |
The first period of Indian philosophy is called |
A. | vedic |
B. | epic |
C. | sutra |
D. | scholastic |
Answer» A. vedic |
63. |
Sama Means a |
A. | verse |
B. | song |
C. | prose |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. song |
64. |
Some times the Vedas are referred to only as |
A. | trayi |
B. | four |
C. | two |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. trayi |
65. |
The essence of the vedic hymns is the philosophy of |
A. | monotheism |
B. | spiritualistic monism |
C. | polytheism |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. spiritualistic monism |
66. |
A transitional stage from polytheism to monotheism is |
A. | henotheism |
B. | monism |
C. | spiritualism |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. henotheism |
67. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is the guardian of the moral law |
A. | indra |
B. | varuna |
C. | agni |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. varuna |
68. |
The god who vanguishes evil |
A. | varuna |
B. | agni |
C. | in |
D. | a |
Answer» C. in |
69. |
Natural occurrences are attribute to supernatural causes in |
A. | monotheism |
B. | monism |
C. | polytheism |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. polytheism |
70. |
The highest spiritual truth is expressed in ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ form in vedic hymns |
A. | two form |
B. | one form |
C. | three form |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. two form |
71. |
They are |
A. | monism & polytheism |
B. | monotheism & monism |
C. | polytheism & monotheism |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. monotheism & monism |
72. |
The Brahmanas are the work of the |
A. | poets |
B. | philosopher |
C. | priests |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. priests |
73. |
The hymns are the creation of the |
A. | poets |
B. | philosopher |
C. | priests |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. poets |
74. |
The Upanisads are the meditation of the |
A. | poets |
B. | philosopher |
C. | priests |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. philosopher |
75. |
The mantras in its present form dates from |
A. | 500 b.c |
B. | 400 b.c |
C. | 600 b.c |
D. | 300 b.c |
Answer» C. 600 b.c |
76. |
Brahmanas form the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ part of the Vedas |
A. | first part |
B. | se |
C. | n |
D. | part |
Answer» B. se |
77. |
The teachings of the Upanisads represents |
A. | the goal of the veda |
B. | reality |
C. | me |
D. | tation |
Answer» A. the goal of the veda |
78. |
Monotheism means |
A. | many gods were reduced to one god |
B. | the whole of existen |
C. | is re |
D. | ced to one |
Answer» A. many gods were reduced to one god |
79. |
Aham Brahmasmi means |
A. | i am brahman |
B. | i am god |
C. | i am atman |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. i am brahman |
80. |
Atman and Brahman are the term used in the Upanisads to stand for the |
A. | ultimate reality |
B. | god |
C. | man |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. ultimate reality |
81. |
Metrical hymns represent |
A. | mantras |
B. | brhmanas |
C. | upanisa |
Answer» A. mantras |
82. |
Everything that is ordered in the universe has |
A. | god |
B. | rta |
C. | morality |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. rta |
83. |
The law of which varuna is the custodian is called |
A. | rta |
B. | god |
C. | morality |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. rta |
84. |
Rta literally means |
A. | the course of thing |
B. | order |
C. | law |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. the course of thing |
85. |
Rta denotes |
A. | course |
B. | the order of the world |
C. | god |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. the order of the world |
86. |
Rta stands for |
A. | order |
B. | course |
C. | law |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. law |
87. |
The ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ were the last literary products of the Vedic period |
A. | mantras |
B. | brahmans |
C. | aranyakas |
D. | upanisads |
Answer» D. upanisads |
88. |
Mantras and Brahmanas constitute |
A. | karmakanda |
B. | jnanakanda |
C. | uttarakana |
Answer» A. karmakanda |
89. |
Aranyakas and Upanisads constitute |
A. | karmakanda |
B. | jnanakanda |
C. | purvakan |
Answer» B. jnanakanda |
90. |
The term atman means |
A. | soul |
B. | prayer |
C. | bo |
Answer» A. soul |
91. |
What is true about Atman |
A. | atman is absolute |
B. | atman is the sum of indiriyas |
C. | atman is the sum of thoughts |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. atman is absolute |
92. |
Which of the following Upanisads expresses the dialogue between prajapati and Indra to make clear the different states of self |
A. | katha |
B. | mundaka |
C. | chan |
D. | gya |
Answer» C. chan |
93. |
To enable Indra to realize that the self is the subject of all experiences, prajapati employs |
A. | the method of doubt |
B. | the method of abstraction |
C. | the metho |
D. | of skepticism |
Answer» B. the method of abstraction |
94. |
To be free from everything is |
A. | sum total |
B. | nothing |
C. | somthing |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. nothing |
95. |
The waking condition of the soul is called |
A. | visva |
B. | taijasa |
C. | prajna |
D. | turiya |
Answer» A. visva |
96. |
Dreaming condition of the soul is called |
A. | visva |
B. | taijasa |
C. | prajna |
D. | turiya |
Answer» B. taijasa |
97. |
Sleeping condition of the soul is called |
A. | visva |
B. | taijasa |
C. | prajna |
D. | turiya |
Answer» C. prajna |
98. |
Prajnana means |
A. | cognitinal |
B. | brilliant |
C. | susupta |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. cognitinal |
99. |
Aham Brahmasmi means |
A. | i am brahman |
B. | i am atman |
C. | not this |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. i am brahman |
100. |
The Mahavakya ‘Prajnanam Brahma’ cames in |
A. | katha |
B. | isa |
C. | kena |
D. | aithareya |
Answer» D. aithareya |
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