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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (BA Philosophy) .
101. |
The pramana in Indian philosophy implies |
A. | means of knowledge |
B. | means of valid knowledge |
C. | means of invalid knowledge |
D. | the theory to be known |
Answer» B. means of valid knowledge |
102. |
Which among the following means of knowledge is prama? |
A. | samsaya |
B. | pratyksa |
C. | error |
D. | tarka |
Answer» B. pratyksa |
103. |
The number of pramanas accepted by Carvaka |
A. | one |
B. | two |
C. | three |
D. | four |
Answer» A. one |
104. |
Which one of the pramana the Carvaka Buddha and Vaisenka do not recognize? |
A. | perception |
B. | inference |
C. | subda |
D. | comparison |
Answer» C. subda |
105. |
In Perception the object is conveyed to sense through an unusual medium |
A. | laukila |
B. | alukika |
C. | external |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. alukika |
106. |
Samanya laksana comes under |
A. | extra ordinary perception |
B. | ordinary perception |
C. | inference |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. extra ordinary perception |
107. |
According to Nyaya the contact of the object with the sense organs are of ------------ kinds |
A. | five kinds |
B. | six kinds |
C. | four kinds |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. five kinds |
108. |
Which among the following anumanas are based on causation? |
A. | purvavat and sesavat |
B. | samayatodrsta |
C. | comparison |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. purvavat and sesavat |
109. |
Drstarth and adrstarth are the two kinds of |
A. | perception |
B. | verbal testimony |
C. | comparison |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. verbal testimony |
110. |
Which among the following means of knowledge is produced by the knowledge of resemblance or similarity |
A. | pratyaksa |
B. | anumana |
C. | upamana |
D. | sabda |
Answer» C. upamana |
111. |
The admission of ---------------- is a necessity when there arises a conflict between two well known facts followed by a demand for the resolution |
A. | anumana |
B. | upamana |
C. | presumption |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. presumption |
112. |
The theory of error accepted by Nyaya is known as ---- |
A. | akhyati |
B. | anyathakhyati |
C. | viparitaklyati |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. anyathakhyati |
113. |
Akhyativada has been advocated by |
A. | prabhakara |
B. | kumarila |
C. | sankara |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. prabhakara |
114. |
In the ‘rope-snake’ illusion according to Advaita Vedanta |
A. | the snake is conceal |
B. | the snake is real |
C. | the snake isneither real or un real |
D. | the snake is dreamt |
Answer» C. the snake isneither real or un real |
115. |
Mimamsaka accept |
A. | paratah pramanyaveda |
B. | svatah pramanya veda |
C. | truth |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. svatah pramanya veda |
116. |
Svatah literally means |
A. | from with in |
B. | from without |
C. | prama |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. from with in |
117. |
The knowledge through the past memories is called |
A. | anubhava |
B. | smriti |
C. | truth |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. smriti |
118. |
Tatvatitat prakaraka advocates |
A. | nyaya |
B. | buddhism |
C. | advaita |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. nyaya |
119. |
Non-contradictedness is advocated by |
A. | buddhism |
B. | nyaya |
C. | advaita |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. advaita |
120. |
Perception is a cognition which is fee free from any concept |
A. | visadam pratyaksam |
B. | aparsksa |
C. | kalpanapodham |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. kalpanapodham |
121. |
Asatkhyati veda has been advocated by |
A. | prabhakara |
B. | madhyamika |
C. | kumarila |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. madhyamika |
122. |
Atmakhyat has been advocated by |
A. | yogacara buddhism |
B. | nyaya |
C. | ramanuja |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. yogacara buddhism |
123. |
Prmata means |
A. | means of knowledge |
B. | the knowable |
C. | the knower |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. the knower |
124. |
Paratah literally means |
A. | from with in |
B. | from without |
C. | aprama |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. from without |
125. |
Nyaya divides ordinary perception into |
A. | indeterminate and determinate |
B. | manasa and bhahya |
C. | samanya |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. indeterminate and determinate |
126. |
Nirvikalpa pratyaksa means |
A. | indeterminate |
B. | determinate |
C. | jnana laksana |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. indeterminate |
127. |
Savikalpa pratyaksa means |
A. | determinate |
B. | indeterminate |
C. | samanyalaksana |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. determinate |
128. |
Prameya means |
A. | means of knowledge |
B. | the knowable |
C. | the knower |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. the knowable |
129. |
There are mainly ---------------- theories of false cognition based on the nature of the contact of error |
A. | one |
B. | two |
C. | three |
D. | four |
Answer» C. three |
130. |
The etymological meaning of the word philosophy is |
A. | love of learning |
B. | love of truth |
C. | love of veda |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. love of learning |
131. |
Sanskrit term for philosophy is |
A. | darsana |
B. | knowledge |
C. | learning |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. darsana |
132. |
The word Veda means |
A. | knowledge |
B. | mantras |
C. | brahmanas |
D. | aranyakas |
Answer» A. knowledge |
133. |
There are ------------------ Samhitas |
A. | four |
B. | three |
C. | two |
D. | one |
Answer» A. four |
134. |
The Brahmans are written in ------- |
A. | poem |
B. | prose |
C. | songs |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. prose |
135. |
Mantras and Brahmans are called |
A. | karma kanda |
B. | jnana kanda |
C. | mimamsa |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. karma kanda |
136. |
The Upanisads are known as |
A. | vedanta |
B. | mimamsa |
C. | knowledge |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. vedanta |
137. |
---------------- Veda is not included in the trayi |
A. | samaveda |
B. | atharvaveda |
C. | rigveda |
D. | yaju veda |
Answer» B. atharvaveda |
138. |
------------------- introduced the concept of henotheism |
A. | dr.s.radhakrishnan |
B. | hiriyanna |
C. | maxmuller |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. maxmuller |
139. |
Henotheism means |
A. | belief in one only god |
B. | belief in many god |
C. | belief in religion |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. belief in one only god |
140. |
Rta literally means |
A. | the course of things |
B. | season |
C. | temperal change |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. the course of things |
141. |
Asthika means |
A. | orthodex |
B. | heterodox |
C. | non-vedic |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. orthodex |
142. |
Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva are |
A. | different samhitas |
B. | different upanisads |
C. | different brahmans |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. different samhitas |
143. |
Which of the following have developed jnanakanda |
A. | aranyaka and the upanisads |
B. | mantras and brahmans |
C. | brahmanas and arayakas |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. aranyaka and the upanisads |
144. |
Rta denotes |
A. | primacy of the world |
B. | the order of the world |
C. | morality of living beings |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. the order of the world |
145. |
The core of Upanisads is --------------------------- |
A. | polytheism |
B. | henotheism |
C. | monotheism |
D. | monism |
Answer» D. monism |
146. |
The Upanisads can be said as monists because they believe in ------------------- |
A. | one god |
B. | many god |
C. | one cretor |
D. | one reality (brhman) |
Answer» D. one reality (brhman) |
147. |
Peirce and James advocate ------theory of truth |
A. | redundancy |
B. | pragmatic |
C. | coherence |
D. | correspondence |
Answer» B. pragmatic |
148. |
Pragma is a ----- word |
A. | latin |
B. | hebrew |
C. | arab |
D. | greek |
Answer» D. greek |
149. |
Which is not among the theories of truth -------------? |
A. | pragmatic |
B. | coherence |
C. | semantic |
D. | amphiboly |
Answer» D. amphiboly |
150. |
William James is ------------- |
A. | american psychologist |
B. | german scientist |
C. | french thinker |
D. | british poet |
Answer» A. american psychologist |
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