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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) .
| 401. |
How many padarthas are accepted by vaisesika |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 7 | |
| 402. |
According to Nyaya, ‘ice looks cold’, is an example of |
| A. | Samanyalaksana |
| B. | Jnanalaksana |
| C. | Yogaja |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Jnanalaksana | |
| 403. |
Which of the following system is founded by Gotama |
| A. | Nyaya |
| B. | Sankhya |
| C. | Yoga |
| D. | Vaisesika |
| Answer» A. Nyaya | |
| 404. |
Vaisesika divided categories into two class |
| A. | Bhavaand abhava |
| B. | Dravya and guna |
| C. | quality & action |
| D. | Samavaya and samyoga |
| Answer» A. Bhavaand abhava | |
| 405. |
Who accepts non-apprehension as an independent source of knowledge |
| A. | Prabhakara |
| B. | kumarila |
| C. | Goutama |
| D. | Kapila |
| Answer» B. kumarila | |
| 406. |
The utterances of human being s are valid, if their authors are |
| A. | Trust worth |
| B. | seers |
| C. | religious |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. Trust worth | |
| 407. |
Brahman is called as in determinate or |
| A. | Nirguna |
| B. | SAguna |
| C. | Infinite |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. Nirguna | |
| 408. |
Maya or avidya means |
| A. | Positive wrong knowledge |
| B. | absolute wrong knowledge |
| C. | non-existence |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. Positive wrong knowledge | |
| 409. |
Madhavacharya is the champion of |
| A. | Unqualified dualism |
| B. | Nominalism |
| C. | Realism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Unqualified dualism | |
| 410. |
Sankara believes that ultimate reality, Brahman associated with its maya appears as |
| A. | Soul |
| B. | Supreme soul |
| C. | Isvara |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Isvara | |
| 411. |
According to Sankara, ultimate reality is |
| A. | God |
| B. | Soul |
| C. | Brahman |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Brahman | |
| 412. |
Who is sat-cit-ananda according to Sankara |
| A. | Para Brahman |
| B. | Isvara |
| C. | Soul |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Para Brahman | |
| 413. |
Ramayana recognizes ---------, souls and God as ultimate and real |
| A. | Matter |
| B. | world |
| C. | Atoms |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Matter | |
| 414. |
Ramanuja advocates |
| A. | Monism |
| B. | dualism |
| C. | qualified monism |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. qualified monism | |
| 415. |
What is an individual soul according to Ramanuja? |
| A. | It is spiritual substance |
| B. | It is an attribute of God and forms part of his body |
| C. | It is not beyond creation & Destruction |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. It is an attribute of God and forms part of his body | |
| 416. |
Ramanuja attempts a harmonious combination of absolutism with personal. |
| A. | Theism |
| B. | god |
| C. | realism |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. Theism | |
| 417. |
Vedanta literally means |
| A. | Vedic rituals |
| B. | the end of the Vedas |
| C. | meditation |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. the end of the Vedas | |
| 418. |
According to Sankara, Brahman is |
| A. | Pure consciousness |
| B. | identical with prakrti |
| C. | the totality of mind and matter |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Pure consciousness | |
| 419. |
Madhva advocates the reality of ------------ differences |
| A. | Five –fold |
| B. | four –fold |
| C. | three –fold |
| D. | two fold |
| Answer» A. Five –fold | |
| 420. |
According to Ramanuja prapatti is necessary for liberation Prapatti is |
| A. | Constant remembrance of god |
| B. | Constant meditation |
| C. | Complete self- surrender |
| D. | Prayer |
| Answer» C. Complete self- surrender | |
| 421. |
In the ‘rope-snake’ illusion according to Advaita Vedanta |
| A. | The snake is unreal |
| B. | the snake is real |
| C. | The snake is neither real nor unreal |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. The snake is neither real nor unreal | |
| 422. |
What is the cause of bondage according to Ramanuja? |
| A. | Avidya |
| B. | Karma |
| C. | Embodiment |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Karma | |
| 423. |
Vedanta school lays emphasis on |
| A. | Karma |
| B. | Jnana or knowledge |
| C. | Bhakti |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Jnana or knowledge | |
| 424. |
Sankaras theory of world is known as |
| A. | Braham vada |
| B. | Brahma vivarthavada |
| C. | )parinamavada |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Brahma vivarthavada | |
| 425. |
Mimamsa sutra is written by |
| A. | Jaimini |
| B. | Patanjali |
| C. | Parthasarathi |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» A. Jaimini | |
| 426. |
The earlier portion of the veda is called |
| A. | Uttara –Mimamsa |
| B. | Karma Kanda |
| C. | Jnana kanda |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Karma Kanda | |
| 427. |
Prakriti is constituted by the three gunas namely |
| A. | Sattva, Rajas and tamas |
| B. | Earth, water & air |
| C. | Primary, secondary and infinite |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. Sattva, Rajas and tamas | |
| 428. |
Who is the author of yoga sutra |
| A. | Sankaracarya |
| B. | Patanjali |
| C. | Buddha |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Patanjali | |
| 429. |
Do sankhya believe in god ? |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| C. | not certain |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 430. |
The first part of youga –sutra is known as |
| A. | Sadhanapada |
| B. | Kaivalyapada |
| C. | Samadhi pada |
| D. | Vibhutipada |
| Answer» C. Samadhi pada | |
| 431. |
Which one of the following is related to ‘AStika’ school? |
| A. | Yoga |
| B. | Carvaka |
| C. | Buddha |
| D. | Jainism |
| Answer» A. Yoga | |
| 432. |
Yoga mostly accepts the metaphysics and the epistemology of |
| A. | Nyaya |
| B. | mimamsa |
| C. | Sankhya |
| D. | Vaisesika |
| Answer» C. Sankhya | |
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