Modern Indian Thought Set 4

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This set of Modern Indian Thought Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern Indian Thought Set 4

Q1 | What is the cause of the world in name and form according to Sree NarayanaGuru?
  • Atman
  • Maya
  • Karma
  • Moksha
Answer: Maya
Q2 | ChattampiSwamikal was born on
  • 1855
  • 1963
  • 1853
  • 1849
Answer: 1853
Q3 | Sree Narayana Guru was a follower of ---principle?
  • Vedanta
  • Advita
  • Dvaita
  • None of these
Answer: Advita
Q4 | Who wrote the famous book “Pracheena Malayalam”?
  • Sree Narayana Guru
  • Swami Vivekanda
  • ChattampiSwamikal
  • Ayyankalai
Answer: ChattampiSwamikal
Q5 | What is the theme of “Pracheena Malayalam”?
  • Orgin of Kerala
  • Growth of Kerala
  • Famous Events of Kerala
  • Early Rules
Answer: Orgin of Kerala
Q6 | Trusteeship according to Gandhi is
  • Labour
  • Honest duty
  • Ownership
  • None of these.
Answer: Honest duty
Q7 | Swami Vivekananda participated in the ‘world parliament of religions’ held in
  • Culcutta
  • Chicago
  • Moscow
  • Rome
Answer: Chicago
Q8 | Who is the author of ‘Unto this Last’?
  • Tolstoy
  • Gandhi
  • Locke
  • Ruskin
Answer: Ruskin
Q9 | Gandhi interpreted Satyagraha as
  • Violence
  • Peace
  • Truth
  • Non-violent direct action
Answer: Non-violent direct action
Q10 | Gandhi’s religion is called
  • Altruism
  • Zorastrianism
  • Ethical religion
  • Universal religion
Answer: Zorastrianism
Q11 | Name the satyagraha that Gandhi directed to open the road leading to a templefor harijans
  • Champaran satyagraha
  • Vaikom Satyagraha
  • Kheda satyagraha
  • Ahmedabad Labour strike
Answer: Ahmedabad Labour strike
Q12 | Mahatma Gandhi preferred the aphorism:
  • God is love
  • God is truth
  • God is absolute
  • Truth is God
Answer: Truth is God
Q13 | “Truth is a Pathless Land” whose words are this?
  • M. K. Gandhi b.
  • R. Ambedkar
  • J. Krishnamurti
  • Osho
Answer: J. Krishnamurti
Q14 | According to Radhakrishnan, “when anything is not accessible to us in theways of reason or intellect, then it is called
  • Religious
  • Mystical
  • Irrational
  • Illogical
Answer: Mystical
Q15 | Gandhian view of anarchism was inspired by
  • Henry David Thoreau
  • M.N. Roy
  • Marx
  • Gokhale
Answer: Henry David Thoreau
Q16 | According to Aurobindo ,Self seeks peace, knowledge and bliss at the stage of
  • Spiritualisation
  • Psychisation
  • Supramentalisation
  • None of these.
Answer: Spiritualisation
Q17 | The intellectual awaking of the India during the 19th century is known as the
  • Renaissance
  • Revolt
  • Revolution
  • Redemption.
Answer: Renaissance
Q18 | According to Aurobindo, Consciousness is divinized at the stage of
  • Spiritualisation
  • Psychisation
  • Supramentalization
  • Higher mind
Answer: Supramentalization
Q19 | Who is the father of Indian Nationalism?
  • Rajiv Gandhi
  • Bal gangadhar Tilak
  • Dayanadha Saraswathi
  • Motilal Nehru
Answer: Bal gangadhar Tilak
Q20 | Does Aurobindo favour evolutionary theory?
  • Yes
  • No.
  • Partly
  • Not certain
Answer: Yes
Q21 | “I heard the voice of Vivekananda” who said this?
  • Aurobindo
  • Ambedkar
  • Osho
  • Tagore.
Answer: Aurobindo
Q22 | According to Swami Vivekananda, ---, mythology and ritual are the tripleaspects of religion
  • Culture
  • Vedas
  • Advaitha
  • Philosophy
Answer: Philosophy
Q23 | What is the aim of yoga according to the swami Vivekananda?
  • Truth seeking
  • Liberation
  • Concentration
  • Self realization
Answer: Self realization
Q24 | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was born in
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Kerala
  • Karnataka
  • Andra Pradesh.
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Q25 | Which method was introduced by swami Vivekananda to attain self realization?
  • Yoga
  • Bhakthi
  • Satyagraha
  • Ahimsa
Answer: Yoga
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