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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) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .
| 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 | |
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