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| 101. |
The Upanisadis statement ‘That thou art’ cames in |
| A. | isa |
| B. | katha |
| C. | kene |
| D. | chandogya |
| Answer» D. chandogya | |
| 102. |
The Mandukya Upanisads is a part of |
| A. | rig veda |
| B. | yajur |
| C. | sama |
| D. | atharvaveda |
| Answer» D. atharvaveda | |
| 103. |
The Upanisads can be said as monists because they believe in |
| A. | one god |
| B. | many gods |
| C. | one creator |
| D. | one reality |
| Answer» D. one reality | |
| 104. |
In the Chandogya upanisads Brahman is cryptically described as |
| A. | sacrifice |
| B. | prayer |
| C. | tajjalan |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. tajjalan | |
| 105. |
The word Brahman is derived from the root ‘Brh’ which means |
| A. | to grow or to evolve |
| B. | breath |
| C. | consciousness |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. to grow or to evolve | |
| 106. |
Taittiriya Upanisads postulates the theory of ‘five kosas’. These kosas are |
| A. | prithvi,aap,tejas,vayu,akasa |
| B. | rupa, rasa, gandha, sparsha and sabda |
| C. | anna, prana, manas,vijnana an |
| D. | ananda |
| Answer» C. anna, prana, manas,vijnana an | |
| 107. |
Nis prapanca means |
| A. | acosmic |
| B. | cosmic |
| C. | absolutiosm |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. acosmic | |
| 108. |
The word sapra panca means |
| A. | acosmic |
| B. | cosmic |
| C. | absolutism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. cosmic | |
| 109. |
Saccidanda means |
| A. | existance consciousness & bliss |
| B. | existan |
| C. | absolute an |
| D. | bliss |
| Answer» A. existance consciousness & bliss | |
| 110. |
The Brhadaranyaka describs Brahman as |
| A. | the real of the real |
| B. | tajj alan |
| C. | sacrifice |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. the real of the real | |
| 111. |
Neti‐ Neti negates |
| A. | all description about the brahman |
| B. | the reality of the world |
| C. | the reality of the jiva |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. all description about the brahman | |
| 112. |
The self is |
| A. | immortal |
| B. | self‐luminous |
| C. | self‐proved |
| D. | all the above |
| Answer» D. all the above | |
| 113. |
The first cause of this universe is |
| A. | absolute consciousness |
| B. | beyond time and space |
| C. | beyon |
| D. | age, death & immortality |
| Answer» D. age, death & immortality | |
| 114. |
The Individual self is |
| A. | the product of ignorance |
| B. | the nearest approach to the absolute |
| C. | a knot of the existent an |
| D. | the non‐existent |
| Answer» A. the product of ignorance | |
| 115. |
In the empirical condition, the jiva has an out fit of three bodies they are |
| A. | sthula,suksma and karana sarira |
| B. | earth, water &fire |
| C. | manas, sense organs & motor organs |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. sthula,suksma and karana sarira | |
| 116. |
The Mundaka upanisad analysied three states of existence of the jiva ‐‐‐‐ |
| A. | sthula ,suksma and karna |
| B. | waking, dream and deepsleep |
| C. | sravana, manana an |
| D. | nididhyasava |
| Answer» B. waking, dream and deepsleep | |
| 117. |
The three steps of the vedantic training towards self‐realization are ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ |
| A. | yama, niyama and asana |
| B. | sravana,manana and nididhyasana |
| D. | arana, dhyana and samadhi |
| Answer» B. sravana,manana and nididhyasana | |
| 118. |
In the practical teaching of the upanisad the course of discipline prescribed comprises two states |
| A. | dharana and dhyana |
| B. | sravana and manana |
| C. | vairagya & jnana |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. vairagya & jnana | |
| 119. |
Nididhyasana means |
| A. | meditation |
| B. | study of the upanisads |
| C. | continue |
| D. | reflection |
| Answer» A. meditation | |
| 120. |
Meditative exercises is called |
| A. | upasana |
| B. | brahman realization |
| C. | yoga |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. upasana | |
| 121. |
Vairagya means |
| A. | removal of ahamkara |
| B. | samnyasa |
| C. | attachment |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. removal of ahamkara | |
| 122. |
Jivan mukti attained when |
| A. | one is alive |
| B. | only after death |
| D. | ath |
| Answer» A. one is alive | |
| 123. |
Videha mukti is attained |
| A. | when one is alive |
| B. | life |
| C. | only after |
| D. | ath |
| Answer» C. only after | |
| 124. |
The nature of eternal life is |
| A. | a condition of ananda |
| B. | a state of joyous expansion of the soul |
| C. | where heaven an |
| D. | earth felt to flow together |
| Answer» D. earth felt to flow together | |
| 125. |
The date of Gita may be assigned to |
| A. | 6th c b.c c) 4th c b.c |
| B. | 5th |
| C. | b.c |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. 5th | |
| 126. |
The Gita represent a unique synthesis of |
| A. | action,devotion and knowledge c) devotion and knowledge |
| B. | a |
| C. | ion & |
| D. | votion d) action and knowledge |
| Answer» A. action,devotion and knowledge c) devotion and knowledge | |
| 127. |
The society was divided into four classes. They are |
| A. | brahmacarya,gargasthya,vanaprasta & samnyasa |
| B. | brahmana,ksatriya,vaisya and sudra |
| C. | wis |
| D. | m, courage and temperance |
| Answer» B. brahmana,ksatriya,vaisya and sudra | |
| 128. |
Niskama karma means |
| A. | renunction of action c) karma |
| B. | renun |
| C. | ation in action |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. renunction of action c) karma | |
| 129. |
Nivrtti refers to ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ |
| A. | turning away from activity |
| B. | living in the midst of society |
| C. | what is good |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. turning away from activity | |
| 130. |
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ recommended living in the midst of society |
| A. | pravrti |
| B. | giving up of all karma |
| C. | with |
| D. | awing from the world |
| Answer» A. pravrti | |
| 131. |
Lokasamgraha refers to |
| A. | renunuation of action |
| B. | work for the well being of the society |
| C. | work for the well being of oneself |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. work for the well being of the society | |
| 132. |
A state free from all misery is the state of the |
| A. | bound soul |
| B. | liberated soul |
| C. | soul |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. liberated soul | |
| 133. |
The first chapter of Gita is |
| A. | the hesitation and despondency of arjuna |
| B. | samkhya theory and yoga practice |
| C. | karma yoga an |
| D. | the method of work |
| Answer» A. the hesitation and despondency of arjuna | |
| 134. |
Some people have tried to read in the Gita a ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ |
| A. | cult of murder c) predicament |
| B. | philosophi |
| C. | l |
| D. | scussion d) none of these |
| Answer» A. cult of murder c) predicament | |
| 135. |
The central teaching of the Gita is |
| A. | niskamakarma |
| B. | bhaktiyoga |
| C. | jnana yoga |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. niskamakarma | |
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