| 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 | |
