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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. |
_____________ is the author of Kavya-meemaamsa. |
| A. | rajashekhara |
| B. | kundaka |
| C. | vamana |
| D. | udhbhata |
| Answer» A. rajashekhara | |
| 102. |
Madhurya, ojas and prasada are thethree qualities according to ________ . |
| A. | bhamaha |
| B. | kundaka |
| C. | udhbhata |
| D. | vamana |
| Answer» A. bhamaha | |
| 103. |
According to Bhamaha, Dandin and Udbhata the essential element of Kavyawas ___________ . |
| A. | alamkara |
| B. | vakrokti |
| C. | guna |
| D. | riti |
| Answer» A. alamkara | |
| 104. |
According to Kshemendra __________is the very life of Kavya. |
| A. | alamkara |
| B. | vakrokti |
| C. | guna |
| D. | aucitya |
| Answer» D. aucitya | |
| 105. |
__________ treats Rasa as an aspect of Alamkara. |
| A. | bhamaha |
| B. | kundaka |
| C. | udhbhata |
| D. | vamana |
| Answer» A. bhamaha | |
| 106. |
Bharata'sNatyasastra mentions ________ alamkaras . |
| A. | five |
| B. | six |
| C. | seven |
| D. | four |
| Answer» D. four | |
| 107. |
Bharata'sNatyasastra mentions ________ gunasof Poetic composition. |
| A. | ten |
| B. | five |
| C. | four |
| D. | six |
| Answer» A. ten | |
| 108. |
Vaman defines ___________ as particular arrangement of words. |
| A. | riti |
| B. | alamkara |
| C. | vakrokti |
| D. | guna |
| Answer» A. riti | |
| 109. |
Vamanadiscusses _____________types of riti . |
| A. | three |
| B. | four |
| C. | five |
| D. | six |
| Answer» A. three | |
| 110. |
According to Vamanathe ________ riti abounds in thegunasojas and kanti. |
| A. | gandhara |
| B. | panchali |
| C. | vaidarbhi |
| D. | gaudi |
| Answer» D. gaudi | |
| 111. |
________ritiis endowed with the gunasmadhurya and saukumarya |
| A. | gaudi |
| B. | panchali |
| C. | vaidarbhi |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. panchali | |
| 112. |
According ___________ 'Vakroktihkavyajivitam' |
| A. | bharatha |
| B. | bhoja |
| C. | kuntaka |
| D. | bhamaha |
| Answer» C. kuntaka | |
| 113. |
_________divided poetry into three classes (a) vakrokti, (b) svabhlivokti (c) rasokti. |
| A. | bharatha |
| B. | bhoja |
| C. | kuntaka |
| D. | bhamaha |
| Answer» B. bhoja | |
| 114. |
MahimaBhatta who wrote ___________ tried to comprehend all ideas of dhvani in the process of anumana . |
| A. | dhvanyaloka |
| B. | locana |
| C. | abhinavabharathi |
| D. | \vyakti-viveka\ |
| Answer» D. \vyakti-viveka\ | |
| 115. |
____________ considers aucitya as the essence of rasa. |
| A. | ksemendra |
| B. | bhoja |
| C. | kuntaka |
| D. | bhamaha |
| Answer» A. ksemendra | |
| 116. |
Upama ,Dipaka , Rupaka and yamaka are the four ___________ mentioned in Natyasastra . |
| A. | alamkaras |
| B. | riti |
| C. | guna |
| D. | vakrokti |
| Answer» A. alamkaras | |
| 117. |
Bhamaka Divides alamkaras into _____ groups. |
| A. | three |
| B. | four |
| C. | two |
| D. | five |
| Answer» B. four | |
| 118. |
____________ treats rasa as rasavatalamkara . |
| A. | mahimabhatta |
| B. | khemendra |
| C. | bhoja |
| D. | bhahama |
| Answer» D. bhahama | |
| 119. |
Vamana equates beauty with _________. |
| A. | alamkara |
| B. | riti |
| C. | guna |
| D. | vakrokti |
| Answer» A. alamkara | |
| 120. |
Upamaand rupaka are __________ . |
| A. | arthalamkaras |
| B. | sabdalamkaras |
| C. | guna |
| D. | dosha |
| Answer» A. arthalamkaras | |
| 121. |
Anuprasa and yamaka are ___________ . |
| A. | arthalamkaras |
| B. | sabdalamkaras |
| C. | guna |
| D. | dosha |
| Answer» B. sabdalamkaras | |
| 122. |
________ defines poetry as a word promoting delight. |
| A. | jagannath |
| B. | vamana |
| C. | bharatha |
| D. | abhinavagupta |
| Answer» A. jagannath | |
| 123. |
_______ defines poetry as that union of sound and sense which is devoid of poetic flaws and is embodied with gunas. |
| A. | bharatha |
| B. | vamana |
| C. | sankuka |
| D. | lollata |
| Answer» B. vamana | |
| 124. |
_________ defines poetry as the union of sound and sense which express alamkaras. |
| A. | bharatha |
| B. | vamana |
| C. | sankuka |
| D. | lollata |
| Answer» B. vamana | |
| 125. |
According to Vamanriti is the soul of poetry and all the beautifying elements of it can be included in the ____ guans accepted by him |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» B. 20 | |
| 126. |
Alamkaravadins regard the _____ as the sovereign virtue of poetry. |
| A. | rasa |
| B. | alamkara |
| C. | dhwani |
| D. | guna |
| Answer» B. alamkara | |
| 127. |
The three architectural traditions in India are ____________ |
| A. | riti, guna ,dosa |
| B. | saiva , brahma , maya |
| C. | rupaka , yamaka ,upama |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. saiva , brahma , maya | |
| 128. |
Samaranganasutradhara is attributed to __________ |
| A. | yaska |
| B. | panini |
| C. | bhoja |
| D. | bhamaha |
| Answer» C. bhoja | |
| 129. |
Visnudharmottarapurana presents the _____________ architectural tradition. |
| A. | saiva |
| B. | maya |
| C. | brahma |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. brahma | |
| 130. |
According to chitra sutra there are _________ types of painting |
| A. | three |
| B. | four |
| C. | five |
| D. | six |
| Answer» B. four | |
| 131. |
Satya and nagara are the types ________ |
| A. | human figures |
| B. | paintings |
| C. | architecture |
| D. | poems |
| Answer» B. paintings | |
| 132. |
Hamsaand Ruchakaare the types of ____________ . |
| A. | human figures |
| B. | paintings |
| C. | architecture |
| D. | poems |
| Answer» A. human figures | |
| 133. |
Patra and binduja are styles of _____________. |
| A. | human figures |
| B. | paintings |
| C. | architecture |
| D. | poems |
| Answer» B. paintings | |
| 134. |
__________ is the heavenly architect . |
| A. | visvakarma |
| B. | brahma |
| C. | vishnu |
| D. | shiva |
| Answer» A. visvakarma | |
| 135. |
___________ was the architect of demons. |
| A. | visvakarma |
| B. | maya |
| C. | yaska |
| D. | panini |
| Answer» B. maya | |
| 136. |
Nagara, Dravida and Vesura are styles of __________. |
| A. | human figures |
| B. | paintings |
| C. | architecture |
| D. | poems |
| Answer» C. architecture | |
| 137. |
Manasara is a book on _________. |
| A. | sculpture |
| B. | paintings |
| C. | architecture |
| D. | poems |
| Answer» A. sculpture | |
| 138. |
The idea of vastubhramavada is found in ________ Upanishad. |
| A. | aitareya |
| B. | taitariya |
| C. | mundaka |
| D. | mandukya |
| Answer» B. taitariya | |
| 139. |
__________ is the upaveda od samaveda . |
| A. | ayurveda |
| B. | dhanurveda |
| C. | gandharvaveda |
| D. | sastrasastra |
| Answer» C. gandharvaveda | |
| 140. |
_____________ is the author of Vakyapadiya. |
| A. | bhartrahari |
| B. | anadnavardhana |
| C. | abhinavagupta |
| D. | bharatha |
| Answer» A. bhartrahari | |
| 141. |
According to _______ Speech is an outward form of consciousness. |
| A. | natyasastra |
| B. | vakyapadiya |
| C. | kavyaprakasa |
| D. | abhinavabharati |
| Answer» B. vakyapadiya | |
| 142. |
Vakyapadiya, asserts the identity of the Sabdatattva (the Word principle) with the _______________ . |
| A. | absolute reality |
| B. | god |
| C. | language |
| D. | world |
| Answer» A. absolute reality | |
| 143. |
According to Bharatrahari _________ is the finest means to highest truth. |
| A. | logic |
| B. | music |
| C. | grammar |
| D. | ethics |
| Answer» C. grammar | |
| 144. |
The four fold division of vak has its origin in __________ . |
| A. | natyasastra |
| B. | abhinavabharati |
| C. | rigveda |
| D. | vakyapadiya |
| Answer» C. rigveda | |
| 145. |
According to _____________ sabdatattva is the root cause of everything. |
| A. | bharatha |
| B. | bhamaha |
| C. | sankuka |
| D. | bhartrahari |
| Answer» D. bhartrahari | |
| 146. |
According to ____________Sabdatattvamanifestsinto three stages :Pashyanti, Madhyamā and Vaikhari. |
| A. | bharatha |
| B. | bhattalollata |
| C. | sankuka |
| D. | bhartrahari |
| Answer» D. bhartrahari | |
| 147. |
_____ is the unspoken thought that instinctively springs up and which is visualised, within one’s self. |
| A. | vak |
| B. | pashyanti |
| C. | madhyama |
| D. | vaikhari |
| Answer» B. pashyanti | |
| 148. |
When silently reading we are at the level of ___________ . |
| A. | vak |
| B. | pashyanti |
| C. | madhyama |
| D. | vaikhari |
| Answer» C. madhyama | |
| 149. |
The manifest level of speech is ________ . |
| A. | vak |
| B. | pashyanti |
| C. | madhyama |
| D. | vaikhari |
| Answer» D. vaikhari | |
| 150. |
Sabarabhasya is the commentary of ____________ . |
| A. | purvamimamsa sutra |
| B. | yoga sutra |
| C. | rasa sutra |
| D. | samkhyakarika |
| Answer» A. purvamimamsa sutra | |
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