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This set of Contemporary Indian Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Contemporary Indian Philosophy Set 1

Q1 | ------ and ------ are the two systems of schools in Indian philosophy
  • asthika and nasthika
  • vedic and non-vedic
  • materialistic and spiritualistic
  • none of these
Q2 | Those who believes in the authority of Vedas are known as----------
  • orthodox
  • heterodox
  • visions
  • none of the above
Q3 | The term Nastika means ------
  • orthodox
  • heterodox
  • vedas
  • none of these
Q4 | Who was the founder of Carvaka Philosophy
  • kanada
  • brhaspati
  • gautama
  • mahavira
Q5 | Carvaka philosophy is other wise known as ------
  • materialism
  • empiricism
  • idealism
  • spiritualism
Q6 | In Heterodox systems how many schools are there
  • three
  • two
  • four
  • six
Q7 | The term ‘eat, drink and merry is related to------
  • carvaka
  • buddhism
  • jainism
  • advaita
Q8 | Who was the founder of Buddhism
  • gautama buddha
  • mahavira
  • ramanuja
  • madhva
Q9 | The Orthodox schools of Indian philosophy accepts the goal of life is-------
  • self-realization
  • self-satisfaction
  • self –manifestation
  • self-discipline
Q10 | The term’ the fruit has arisen out of the action and action out of the fruit’ is related to----
  • concept of karma
  • concept of bhakti
  • concept of moksha
  • concept of nishkamakarma
Q11 | In Indian philosophy------------- is the cause of existence of suffering
  • death
  • disease
  • emotion
  • karma
Q12 | The Four Noble Truths are related to -----
  • advaita
  • buddhism
  • jainism
  • vaisesika
Q13 | Direct experience of one’s inner nature is known as
  • self-discipline
  • self-satisfaction
  • self-realization
  • self-manifestation
Q14 | The philosophy of Vivekananda is related to-------
  • advaita
  • dvaita
  • visistadvaita
  • none of these
Q15 | The philosophy of Sri Aurobindo is known as
  • integral yoga
  • jnana yoga
  • karma yoga
  • bhakti yoga
Q16 | The two concepts of Evolution and Involution is related to -----
  • m.k.gandhi
  • swami vivekananda
  • tagore
  • sri aurobindo
Q17 | The concept of Supermind is associated with the philosophy of
  • sri aurobindo
  • swami vivekananda
  • pathanjali
  • sri narayanaguru
Q18 | Who said that ‘man should recognize his ultimate truth’
  • tagore
  • m.k. gandhi
  • sri narayanaguru
  • k.c. bhattacharya
Q19 | The process of Ascent through Descent means
  • existence
  • consciousness
  • integration
  • bliss
Q20 | Creation according to Sri Aurobindo is nothing but an
  • expression of joy
  • expression of sorrow
  • expression of nothingness
  • none of these
Q21 | According to Sri Aurobindo realm of reality is divided to two hemispheres are -----and ----
  • lower&higher
  • upper& lower
  • north& south
  • none of these
Q22 | The most important character of Evolutionary process is
  • widening
  • heightening
  • integration
  • combination
Q23 | Ascent according to Sri Aurobindo means
  • involution
  • evolution
  • destruction
  • combination
Q24 | Sri Aurobindo claims that his Yoga is Integral or -----
  • synthetic
  • analytic
  • descriptive
  • none of these
Q25 | -------- is known as Father of Renaissance
  • kumaranasan
  • ayyankali
  • sreenarayana guru
  • chattambiswamikal