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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) .
| 51. |
The appendages to the Brahmanas are called |
| A. | upanisads |
| B. | aranyakas |
| C. | mantras |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. upanisads | |
| 52. |
The Sanskrit term for philosophy is |
| A. | darsana |
| B. | love of learning |
| C. | love of wis |
| D. | m |
| Answer» A. darsana | |
| 53. |
Sruti means |
| A. | memory |
| B. | smriti |
| C. | that which is heard |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. that which is heard | |
| 54. |
The collection of the mantras is called |
| A. | samhita |
| B. | upanisads |
| C. | brahmana |
| D. | veda |
| Answer» A. samhita | |
| 55. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Samhita is regarded as the oldest and also the most important |
| A. | sama |
| B. | yajur |
| C. | rk |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. rk | |
| 56. |
The Upanisads are also known as |
| A. | veda |
| B. | brahmana |
| C. | ve |
| D. | nta |
| Answer» C. ve | |
| 57. |
The mantra portion has been called religion of Nature |
| A. | of the poets |
| B. | of the priest |
| C. | of the philosophers |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. of the poets | |
| 58. |
The mantras inculcate a form of |
| A. | nature worship |
| B. | god worship |
| C. | worship of rta |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. nature worship | |
| 59. |
Henotheism means |
| A. | belief in god |
| B. | belief in one only god |
| C. | belief in reality |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. belief in one only god | |
| 60. |
Belief in many gods is known as |
| A. | polytheism |
| B. | henotheism |
| C. | monotheism |
| D. | monism |
| Answer» A. polytheism | |
| 61. |
The whole of existence is reduced to one fundamental reality is called |
| A. | polytheism |
| B. | monotheism |
| C. | monism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. monism | |
| 62. |
The first period of Indian philosophy is called |
| A. | vedic |
| B. | epic |
| C. | sutra |
| D. | scholastic |
| Answer» A. vedic | |
| 63. |
Sama Means a |
| A. | verse |
| B. | song |
| C. | prose |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. song | |
| 64. |
Some times the Vedas are referred to only as |
| A. | trayi |
| B. | four |
| C. | two |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. trayi | |
| 65. |
The essence of the vedic hymns is the philosophy of |
| A. | monotheism |
| B. | spiritualistic monism |
| C. | polytheism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. spiritualistic monism | |
| 66. |
A transitional stage from polytheism to monotheism is |
| A. | henotheism |
| B. | monism |
| C. | spiritualism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. henotheism | |
| 67. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is the guardian of the moral law |
| A. | indra |
| B. | varuna |
| C. | agni |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. varuna | |
| 68. |
The god who vanguishes evil |
| A. | varuna |
| B. | agni |
| C. | in |
| D. | a |
| Answer» C. in | |
| 69. |
Natural occurrences are attribute to supernatural causes in |
| A. | monotheism |
| B. | monism |
| C. | polytheism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. polytheism | |
| 70. |
The highest spiritual truth is expressed in ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ form in vedic hymns |
| A. | two form |
| B. | one form |
| C. | three form |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. two form | |
| 71. |
They are |
| A. | monism & polytheism |
| B. | monotheism & monism |
| C. | polytheism & monotheism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. monotheism & monism | |
| 72. |
The Brahmanas are the work of the |
| A. | poets |
| B. | philosopher |
| C. | priests |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. priests | |
| 73. |
The hymns are the creation of the |
| A. | poets |
| B. | philosopher |
| C. | priests |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. poets | |
| 74. |
The Upanisads are the meditation of the |
| A. | poets |
| B. | philosopher |
| C. | priests |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. philosopher | |
| 75. |
The mantras in its present form dates from |
| A. | 500 b.c |
| B. | 400 b.c |
| C. | 600 b.c |
| D. | 300 b.c |
| Answer» C. 600 b.c | |
| 76. |
Brahmanas form the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ part of the Vedas |
| A. | first part |
| B. | se |
| C. | n |
| D. | part |
| Answer» B. se | |
| 77. |
The teachings of the Upanisads represents |
| A. | the goal of the veda |
| B. | reality |
| C. | me |
| D. | tation |
| Answer» A. the goal of the veda | |
| 78. |
Monotheism means |
| A. | many gods were reduced to one god |
| B. | the whole of existen |
| C. | is re |
| D. | ced to one |
| Answer» A. many gods were reduced to one god | |
| 79. |
Aham Brahmasmi means |
| A. | i am brahman |
| B. | i am god |
| C. | i am atman |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. i am brahman | |
| 80. |
Atman and Brahman are the term used in the Upanisads to stand for the |
| A. | ultimate reality |
| B. | god |
| C. | man |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. ultimate reality | |
| 81. |
Metrical hymns represent |
| A. | mantras |
| B. | brhmanas |
| C. | upanisa |
| Answer» A. mantras | |
| 82. |
Everything that is ordered in the universe has |
| A. | god |
| B. | rta |
| C. | morality |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. rta | |
| 83. |
The law of which varuna is the custodian is called |
| A. | rta |
| B. | god |
| C. | morality |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. rta | |
| 84. |
Rta literally means |
| A. | the course of thing |
| B. | order |
| C. | law |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. the course of thing | |
| 85. |
Rta denotes |
| A. | course |
| B. | the order of the world |
| C. | god |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. the order of the world | |
| 86. |
Rta stands for |
| A. | order |
| B. | course |
| C. | law |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. law | |
| 87. |
The ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ were the last literary products of the Vedic period |
| A. | mantras |
| B. | brahmans |
| C. | aranyakas |
| D. | upanisads |
| Answer» D. upanisads | |
| 88. |
Mantras and Brahmanas constitute |
| A. | karmakanda |
| B. | jnanakanda |
| C. | uttarakana |
| Answer» A. karmakanda | |
| 89. |
Aranyakas and Upanisads constitute |
| A. | karmakanda |
| B. | jnanakanda |
| C. | purvakan |
| Answer» B. jnanakanda | |
| 90. |
The term atman means |
| A. | soul |
| B. | prayer |
| C. | bo |
| Answer» A. soul | |
| 91. |
What is true about Atman |
| A. | atman is absolute |
| B. | atman is the sum of indiriyas |
| C. | atman is the sum of thoughts |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. atman is absolute | |
| 92. |
Which of the following Upanisads expresses the dialogue between prajapati and Indra to make clear the different states of self |
| A. | katha |
| B. | mundaka |
| C. | chan |
| D. | gya |
| Answer» C. chan | |
| 93. |
To enable Indra to realize that the self is the subject of all experiences, prajapati employs |
| A. | the method of doubt |
| B. | the method of abstraction |
| C. | the metho |
| D. | of skepticism |
| Answer» B. the method of abstraction | |
| 94. |
To be free from everything is |
| A. | sum total |
| B. | nothing |
| C. | somthing |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. nothing | |
| 95. |
The waking condition of the soul is called |
| A. | visva |
| B. | taijasa |
| C. | prajna |
| D. | turiya |
| Answer» A. visva | |
| 96. |
Dreaming condition of the soul is called |
| A. | visva |
| B. | taijasa |
| C. | prajna |
| D. | turiya |
| Answer» B. taijasa | |
| 97. |
Sleeping condition of the soul is called |
| A. | visva |
| B. | taijasa |
| C. | prajna |
| D. | turiya |
| Answer» C. prajna | |
| 98. |
Prajnana means |
| A. | cognitinal |
| B. | brilliant |
| C. | susupta |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. cognitinal | |
| 99. |
Aham Brahmasmi means |
| A. | i am brahman |
| B. | i am atman |
| C. | not this |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. i am brahman | |
| 100. |
The Mahavakya ‘Prajnanam Brahma’ cames in |
| A. | katha |
| B. | isa |
| C. | kena |
| D. | aithareya |
| Answer» D. aithareya | |
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