Asian Philosophy Set 2
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This set of Asian Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Asian Philosophy Set 2
Q1 | Which book helped Mao Zedong to make the idea that, change is the onlyconstant phenomenon in this universe?
- ‘on practice’
- ‘book of changes’
- on theory’
- ‘thus capital’
Q2 | Koan means:
- puzzles
- analogies
- parables
- similes
Q3 | In Zen Buddhisn which sect advocated the use of koan in referring a suddenenlightenment?
- sot
- b. tendai
- rinzai
- shingon
Q4 | According to Confucius, li is a combination of-----------------.
- power and knowledge
- justice and wisdom
- morality and etiquette
- right and courage
Q5 | According to Confucius, li means:.
- excellent
- wisdom
- justice
- propriety
Q6 | Laozi or Lao Tzu is also known as :
- divine master
- divine kong
- master kong
- old master
Q7 | ‘Do not do unto others what you would not want others to do you’ – thisslogan is also known as :
- the golden rule of confucianism
- the golden rule of taoism
- the golden rule of zen
- the golden rule of zoroastrianism
Q8 | ‘In order to establish myself, I establish others: in order to enlarge myself,I enlarge others’- this principle is propounded by:
- confucius
- kukai
- laozi
- hakuin ekaku
Q9 | Rejection of the notion of gentleman by high birth is considered as themost revolutionary aspects of :
- confucius.
- laozi
- mao
- kukai
Q10 | Hadith means:
- saying of the prophet
- saying of the master
- saying of the leader
- saying of the god
Q11 | Which school of Japan preached the doctrine of Three Truths?
- tendai
- jodo
- shingon
- zen
Q12 | Which are the three truths emphasised in Tendai tradition?
- the emptiness, the temporary and the middle
- the emptiness, the action and the permanent
- the emptiness, the temporary and the permanent
- none of these
Q13 | Ikhwan al-Safa can be translates as:
- brethren of divine
- brethren of soul
- brethren of purity
- brethren of god
Q14 | In Islamic tradition kalam means;
- philosophy
- ethics
- ontology
- theology
Q15 | Pure Land movement is related with:
- chinese philosophy
- arabic philosophy
- japanese philosophy
- zoroastrian philosophy
Q16 | Rinzai Zen was introduced by :
- confucius
- kukai
- laozi
- eisai
Q17 | Rinzai Zen advocated the principle of ------------------ enlightenment.
- sudden
- gradual
- slow
- calm
Q18 | -------------------- is the most important Confucianist emphasisedConfucius’ philosophy of benevolence.
- xunzi
- mencius
- mao
- dogen
Q19 | --------------- is the central concept of ‘Dao de jing’.
- li and ren
- fa and de
- yin and yang
- none of these
Q20 | According to Zoroastrian philosophy, death enters the world with :
- sprit
- rahiman
- evil
- angra mainyu
Q21 | According to Zoroastrian philosophy Angra Mainyu means:
- perfect god
- good creator
- evil spirit
- good protector
Q22 | Who is considered as the best of earliest logician from Arab world?
- al- frabi
- avicenna
- averroes
- al-gazel
Q23 | Al- Farabi is also known as :
- iban rushd
- abunaser
- abusalim
- iban sina
Q24 | Who holds full Arabic translation of world classics and their majorHellenistic commentaries on the traditional time?
- al kindi
- averroes
- al frabi
- matta lbin
Q25 | Much of the responsibility for the separation between Islamic theologyand philosophy may be attributed to:
- al kindi
- averroes
- matta lbin
- al frabi