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| 1. |
The meaning of Darsana is |
| A. | sight |
| B. | vision |
| C. | mission |
| D. | inner vision |
| Answer» D. inner vision | |
| 2. |
Indian Philosophy is |
| A. | subjective in nature |
| B. | objective in nature |
| C. | both |
| D. | none |
| Answer» A. subjective in nature | |
| 3. |
Which among the following is not a period of Indian Philosophy |
| A. | vedic period |
| B. | contemporary period |
| C. | post- vedic period |
| D. | period of customs |
| Answer» D. period of customs | |
| 4. |
Orthodox Systems are otherwise known as |
| A. | atheistic |
| B. | theistic |
| C. | astika |
| D. | nastika |
| Answer» C. astika | |
| 5. |
Heterdox systems are otherwise know as |
| A. | atheistic |
| B. | theistic |
| C. | astika |
| D. | nastika |
| Answer» D. nastika | |
| 6. |
------------- is the realization of Divinity in man |
| A. | psychology |
| B. | science |
| C. | religion |
| D. | metaphysics |
| Answer» C. religion | |
| 7. |
Rita means |
| A. | legal order |
| B. | moral order |
| C. | official order |
| D. | cosmic order |
| Answer» D. cosmic order | |
| 8. |
Which among the following is not accepted by Karma Doctrine |
| A. | karma phala |
| B. | karma samskara |
| C. | rebirth |
| D. | materialism |
| Answer» D. materialism | |
| 9. |
The sum total of Papa and Punya in the life of man constitute |
| A. | ignorance |
| B. | desire |
| C. | karma samskara |
| D. | karma neeti |
| Answer» C. karma samskara | |
| 10. |
The cause of Rebirth according to Indian Philosophy is |
| A. | karmic bondage |
| B. | god |
| C. | knowledge |
| D. | death |
| Answer» A. karmic bondage | |
| 11. |
The origin of Indian philosophical thought is in |
| A. | systems |
| B. | vedas |
| C. | ithihasas |
| D. | puranas |
| Answer» C. ithihasas | |
| 12. |
Vedas are also called as |
| A. | smriti |
| B. | chinda |
| C. | sruthi |
| D. | pravrittis |
| Answer» C. sruthi | |
| 13. |
Which among the following is not a Veda |
| A. | rig |
| B. | sama |
| C. | yajur |
| D. | sankhya |
| Answer» D. sankhya | |
| 14. |
There are ----- Vedas |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 15. |
The word ‘Rik’ means |
| A. | verse |
| B. | song |
| C. | prose |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. verse | |
| 16. |
Veda consists of ------------ parts |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 17. |
The part which consists of hymns is called |
| A. | mantra |
| B. | brahmana |
| C. | aranyaka |
| D. | upanishad |
| Answer» A. mantra | |
| 18. |
The part which consists of directions for performing sacrifices is called |
| A. | mantra |
| B. | brahmana |
| C. | aranyaka |
| D. | upanishad |
| Answer» B. brahmana | |
| 19. |
The part which consists of mystic interpretation of Brahmana is called |
| A. | mantra |
| B. | brahmana |
| C. | aranyaka |
| D. | upanishad |
| Answer» C. aranyaka | |
| 20. |
The end portion of Veda is called |
| A. | mantra |
| B. | brahmana |
| C. | aranyaka |
| D. | upanishad |
| Answer» D. upanishad | |
| 21. |
Which one of the following is not a Vedanga |
| A. | vyakarana |
| B. | jyothisha |
| C. | jathaka |
| D. | niruktha |
| Answer» C. jathaka | |
| 22. |
The religion which believe in one Ultimate Reality is called |
| A. | polytheism |
| B. | henotheism |
| C. | monotheism |
| D. | monism |
| Answer» D. monism | |
| 23. |
The word ‘Theism’ means |
| A. | belief in caste |
| B. | belief in creed |
| C. | belief in race |
| D. | belief in god |
| Answer» D. belief in god | |
| 24. |
Qualified Monism mentioned about |
| A. | personalistic view of brahman |
| B. | impersonalistic view of brahman |
| C. | both |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. personalistic view of brahman | |
| 25. |
Upanishads are also called |
| A. | vedanga |
| B. | vedanta |
| C. | vedabhashya |
| D. | vedasadana |
| Answer» B. vedanta | |
| 26. |
Upanishad teaches |
| A. | realism |
| B. | idealistic monism |
| C. | monotheism |
| D. | pragmatism |
| Answer» B. idealistic monism | |
| 27. |
According to Acosmic view |
| A. | brahman alone is real |
| B. | the world alone is real |
| C. | brahman & world are real |
| D. | brahman & world are unreal |
| Answer» A. brahman alone is real | |
| 28. |
According to Cosmic view |
| A. | brahman alone is real |
| B. | the world alone is real |
| C. | brahman & world are real |
| D. | brahman & world are unreal |
| Answer» D. brahman & world are unreal | |
| 29. |
The power of Illusion is called |
| A. | brahman |
| B. | maya |
| C. | atman |
| D. | sandhya |
| Answer» B. maya | |
| 30. |
Who among the following is the proponent of Advaita Vedanta |
| A. | sri krishna |
| B. | kanada |
| C. | sri sankaracharya |
| D. | ramanuja |
| Answer» C. sri sankaracharya | |
| 31. |
Who among the following is the proponent of Visishta Advaita |
| A. | gautama |
| B. | kanada |
| C. | sri sankaracharya |
| D. | ramanuja |
| Answer» C. sri sankaracharya | |
| 32. |
Individual soul is called |
| A. | jivatman |
| B. | paramatman |
| C. | manas |
| D. | indriya |
| Answer» A. jivatman | |
| 33. |
Which among the following is not a Kosa |
| A. | annamaya kosa |
| B. | pranamaya kosa |
| C. | santhoshamaya kosa |
| D. | manomaya kosa |
| Answer» C. santhoshamaya kosa | |
| 34. |
Annamaya Kosa is called |
| A. | bodly sheath |
| B. | vital sheath |
| C. | mental sheath |
| D. | intellectual sheath |
| Answer» A. bodly sheath | |
| 35. |
Pranamaya Kosa is called |
| A. | bodly sheath |
| B. | vital sheath |
| C. | mental sheath |
| D. | intellectual sheath |
| Answer» B. vital sheath | |
| 36. |
Manomaya Kosa is called |
| A. | bodly sheath |
| B. | vital sheath |
| C. | mental sheath |
| D. | intellectual sheath |
| Answer» C. mental sheath | |
| 37. |
Vijnanamaya Kosa is called |
| A. | bodly sheath |
| B. | vital sheath |
| C. | mental sheath |
| D. | intellectual sheath |
| Answer» D. intellectual sheath | |
| 38. |
Anandamaya Kosa is called |
| A. | bodly sheath |
| B. | vital sheath |
| C. | sheath of bliss |
| D. | intellectual sheath |
| Answer» C. sheath of bliss | |
| 39. |
Pure form of Atman is called |
| A. | jivatman |
| B. | paramatman |
| C. | manas |
| D. | indriya |
| Answer» B. paramatman | |
| 40. |
Waking stage is called |
| A. | swapna |
| B. | sushupti |
| C. | jagrit |
| D. | turiya |
| Answer» C. jagrit | |
| 41. |
Dreaming stage is called |
| A. | taijasa |
| B. | sushupti |
| C. | jagrit |
| D. | turiya |
| Answer» A. taijasa | |
| 42. |
Dreamless stage is called |
| A. | swapna |
| B. | prajna |
| C. | jagrit |
| D. | turiya |
| Answer» B. prajna | |
| 43. |
Ecstatic stage is called |
| A. | swapna |
| B. | sushupti |
| C. | jagrit |
| D. | turiya |
| Answer» D. turiya | |
| 44. |
Which one of the following is not a Mahavakya |
| A. | aham brahmasmi |
| B. | prajnam brahman |
| C. | brahma sathyam |
| D. | tat tvam asi |
| Answer» C. brahma sathyam | |
| 45. |
Which one of the following is a way towards Liberation |
| A. | karma marga |
| B. | kama marga |
| C. | sneha marga |
| D. | yukthi marga |
| Answer» A. karma marga | |
| 46. |
The word ‘Liberation’ means |
| A. | realization of self |
| B. | realization of the world |
| C. | realization of environment |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» A. realization of self | |
| 47. |
Cultivation of Detachment means |
| A. | jnana |
| B. | vidhi |
| C. | vairagya |
| D. | nisheda |
| Answer» C. vairagya | |
| 48. |
Which among the following is not an Asrama |
| A. | grihastya |
| B. | vanaprastha |
| C. | yuvavastha |
| D. | sannyasa |
| Answer» C. yuvavastha | |
| 49. |
The stage of Student life is called |
| A. | brahmacharya |
| B. | vanaprastha |
| C. | grihastya |
| D. | sannyasa |
| Answer» A. brahmacharya | |
| 50. |
Householder’s life is called |
| A. | vanaprastha |
| B. | sannyasa |
| C. | brahmacharya |
| D. | grihastha |
| Answer» D. grihastha | |
| 51. |
Acquisition of Knowldege is called |
| A. | karma |
| B. | jnana |
| C. | bhakthi |
| D. | prapatti |
| Answer» B. jnana | |
| 52. |
Which among the following is not a step of Jnana Marga |
| A. | sravana |
| B. | manana |
| C. | dhyana |
| D. | asana |
| Answer» D. asana | |
| 53. |
The word ‘Moksha’ means |
| A. | bondage |
| B. | karma phala |
| C. | desire |
| D. | liberation |
| Answer» D. liberation | |
| 54. |
Acosmic view of Brahman is otherwise known as |
| A. | prapanja vada |
| B. | saprapanja vada |
| C. | nishprapanja vada |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. saprapanja vada | |
| 55. |
Acosmic view of Brahman is accepted by |
| A. | sankaracharya |
| B. | ramauja |
| C. | madhvacharya |
| D. | pathanjali |
| Answer» A. sankaracharya | |
| 56. |
Cosmic view of Brahman is accepted by |
| A. | sankaracharya |
| B. | ramauja |
| C. | madhvacharya |
| D. | pathanjali |
| Answer» B. ramauja | |
| 57. |
The person who gets liberation in this life itself is called |
| A. | jivatman |
| B. | paramatman |
| C. | jivan mukta |
| D. | videha mukta |
| Answer» C. jivan mukta | |
| 58. |
Path of action is called |
| A. | ashtanga marga |
| B. | madhyamika marga |
| C. | pravritti marga |
| D. | nivartti marga |
| Answer» C. pravritti marga | |
| 59. |
Path of Inaction is called |
| A. | ashtanga marga |
| B. | madhyamika marga |
| C. | pravritti marga |
| D. | nivartti marga |
| Answer» D. nivartti marga | |
| 60. |
Each chapter of Bhagavad Gita is referred as |
| A. | kanda |
| B. | mandala |
| C. | parva |
| D. | yoga |
| Answer» D. yoga | |
| 61. |
Mahatma Gandhi called Bhagavad Gita as |
| A. | universal god |
| B. | universal mother |
| C. | universal world |
| D. | universal law |
| Answer» B. universal mother | |
| 62. |
How many verses are there in Bhagavad Gita |
| A. | 108 |
| B. | 1010 |
| C. | 700 |
| D. | 708 |
| Answer» C. 700 | |
| 63. |
How many chapters are there in Bhagavad Gita |
| A. | 21 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 52 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» B. 18 | |
| 64. |
Which chapter is called Viswarupa Darsana Yoga |
| A. | one |
| B. | thirteen |
| C. | eighteen |
| D. | eleven |
| Answer» C. eighteen | |
| 65. |
Last chapter of Bhagavad Gita is called |
| A. | mokshasamnyasa yoga |
| B. | samnyasa yoga |
| C. | bhakthi yoga |
| D. | vibhuti yoga |
| Answer» A. mokshasamnyasa yoga | |
| 66. |
Performing one’s duties in accordance with his position in the society is called |
| A. | nityakarma |
| B. | kamyakarma |
| C. | swadharma |
| D. | anyadharma |
| Answer» C. swadharma | |
| 67. |
Performing one’s duties without any selfish motive is called |
| A. | karma phala |
| B. | nishkama karma |
| C. | karma samskara |
| D. | naimittika karma |
| Answer» B. nishkama karma | |
| 68. |
‘Path of action in inaction’ is the contribution of |
| A. | upanishads |
| B. | samkhya yoga |
| C. | buddhism |
| D. | bhagavad gita |
| Answer» B. samkhya yoga | |
| 69. |
Path of action towards self realization is called |
| A. | karma marga |
| B. | jnana marga |
| C. | bhakti marga |
| D. | raja marga |
| Answer» A. karma marga | |
| 70. |
Path of wisdom towards self realization is called |
| A. | karma marga |
| B. | jnana marga |
| C. | bhakti marga |
| D. | raja marga |
| Answer» B. jnana marga | |
| 71. |
Path of devotion towards self realization is called |
| A. | karma marga |
| B. | jnana marga |
| C. | bhakti marga |
| D. | raja marga |
| Answer» C. bhakti marga | |
| 72. |
Bhagavad Gita provides a synthesis of |
| A. | jnana & bhakti |
| B. | jnana & karma |
| C. | karma, bhakti &jnana |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. karma, bhakti &jnana | |
| 73. |
Purification of mind through Nishkama karma is called |
| A. | prana sudhi |
| B. | chitta sudhi |
| C. | tapas |
| D. | dhyana |
| Answer» B. chitta sudhi | |
| 74. |
‘Yoga karmasu kausalam’ is the ideology of |
| A. | advaita vedanta |
| B. | visishta advaita |
| C. | bhagavad gita |
| D. | ramayana |
| Answer» C. bhagavad gita | |
| 75. |
The person with steady mind is called |
| A. | sthitaprajna |
| B. | prajna sree |
| C. | vanaprastha |
| D. | grahatha |
| Answer» A. sthitaprajna | |
| 76. |
Yogi satisfied with the thoughts of |
| A. | self |
| B. | body |
| C. | sense organ |
| D. | mind |
| Answer» A. self | |
| 77. |
The way towards self realization according to Bhagavad Gita is |
| A. | escape from sorrow |
| B. | escape from household duties |
| C. | nishkama karma |
| D. | swadyaya |
| Answer» C. nishkama karma | |
| 78. |
According to Bhagavad Gita ‘Preservation of world of humanity’ means |
| A. | sthitha prajna |
| B. | environmental ethics |
| C. | mukti marga |
| D. | loka samgraha |
| Answer» D. loka samgraha | |
| 79. |
Concept of ‘lokasamgraha’ aims at |
| A. | welfare of humanity |
| B. | protection of environment |
| C. | presevation of biosphere |
| D. | preservation of nature |
| Answer» A. welfare of humanity | |
| 80. |
Social dimension of Bhakti is called |
| A. | asrama |
| B. | varna |
| C. | lokasamgraha |
| D. | sthithaprajna |
| Answer» C. lokasamgraha | |
| 81. |
. Orthodox systems are otherwise known as |
| A. | astika darsana |
| B. | nastika darsana |
| C. | theism |
| D. | atheism |
| Answer» A. astika darsana | |
| 82. |
Heterodox systems are otherwise known as |
| A. | astika darsana |
| B. | nastika darsana |
| C. | theism |
| D. | atheism |
| Answer» B. nastika darsana | |
| 83. |
Which among the following is not a Heterodox system |
| A. | charvaka materialism |
| B. | jainism |
| C. | buddhism |
| D. | purva mimamsa |
| Answer» D. purva mimamsa | |
| 84. |
Which among the following is not a Heterodox system |
| A. | charvaka materialism |
| B. | jainism |
| C. | nyaya vaiseshika |
| D. | buddhism |
| Answer» C. nyaya vaiseshika | |
| 85. |
Which among the following is not a Heterodox system |
| A. | samkhya yoga |
| B. | jainism |
| C. | buddhism |
| D. | charvaka materialism |
| Answer» A. samkhya yoga | |
| 86. |
Which one of the following is a Heterodox system |
| A. | nyaya |
| B. | buddhism |
| C. | samkhya |
| D. | vaiseshika |
| Answer» B. buddhism | |
| 87. |
Which one of the following is a Heterodox system |
| A. | jainism |
| B. | yoga |
| C. | purva mimamsa |
| D. | vaiseshika |
| Answer» A. jainism | |
| 88. |
Which one of the following is a Heterodox system |
| A. | advaita vedanta |
| B. | nyaya |
| C. | charvaka materialism |
| D. | vaiseshika |
| Answer» C. charvaka materialism | |
| 89. |
Which one of the following is an Orthodox system |
| A. | nyaya |
| B. | jainism |
| C. | buddhism |
| D. | lokayata |
| Answer» A. nyaya | |
| 90. |
Which among the following is not an Orthodox system |
| A. | nyaya |
| B. | vaiseshika |
| C. | samkhya |
| D. | buddhism |
| Answer» D. buddhism | |
| 91. |
Uttara Mimamsa is otherwise known as |
| A. | purva mimamsa |
| B. | mimamsa sutra |
| C. | advaita vedanta |
| D. | upanishad |
| Answer» C. advaita vedanta | |
| 92. |
Charvaka Materialism is otherwise known as |
| A. | advaita vedanta |
| B. | lokayata |
| C. | lokasamgraha |
| D. | visishta advaita |
| Answer» B. lokayata | |
| 93. |
Which one of the following elements is not accepted by Charvaka materialism |
| A. | earth |
| B. | air |
| C. | water |
| D. | ether |
| Answer» D. ether | |
| 94. |
How many pramanas are accepted by Charvaka materialism |
| A. | one |
| B. | three |
| C. | four |
| D. | six |
| Answer» A. one | |
| 95. |
Name the Pramana accepted by Lokayata |
| A. | inference |
| B. | comparison |
| C. | perception |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» C. perception | |
| 96. |
Which among the following is accepted by Charvaka materialism |
| A. | god |
| B. | matter |
| C. | soul |
| D. | rebirth |
| Answer» B. matter | |
| 97. |
Which among the following are Parama Purusharthas according to Indian Philosophy |
| A. | dharma & moksha |
| B. | artha & kama |
| C. | both a & b |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. both a & b | |
| 98. |
Purusharthas accepted by Charvaka materialism |
| A. | artha & kama |
| B. | dharma & moksha |
| C. | dharma and kama |
| D. | artha & moksha |
| Answer» A. artha & kama | |
| 99. |
Which one among the following is called ‘Indian Hedonism’ |
| A. | buddhism |
| B. | charvaka materialism |
| C. | jainism |
| D. | nyaya |
| Answer» B. charvaka materialism | |
| 100. |
Who among the following is the Author of ‘Sarva Darsana Samgraha’ |
| A. | gautama buddha |
| B. | pathanjali |
| C. | jaimini |
| D. | brihaspati |
| Answer» D. brihaspati | |
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