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

Q1 | ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ is considered as the foundation of Indian Philosophy
  • samhitas
  • brahmans
  • aranyakas
  • upanishads
Q2 | Philosophical knowledge does not aim to satisfying our theoretical interest, butalso to
  • realizing god
  • realizing perfe
  • goo
  • in life
Q3 | Indian philosophy is essentially ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐in nature.
  • materialistic
  • spiritualisti
  • c. optimistic
  • ritualistic
Q4 | Indian Philosophy is called Darsana, which means
  • reality
  • truth
  • system
  • vision
Q5 | The Vedas are
  • apauruṣeya
  • apariya
  • aprameya,
  • none of these
Q6 | Vedas are supposed to have been directly revealed, thus they are called
  • sm_ti
  • krithi
  • śruti
  • rithi
Q7 | Sruti means
  • what is remembered
  • what is collected
  • what is informe
  • what is heard
Q8 | The Sanskrit word véda is derived from the root
  • vid
  • veed
  • ve
  • d. vide
Q9 | Vid means
  • to clear
  • to know
  • to say
  • to vivid
Q10 | Each Veda has divided in to
  • six parts
  • five parts
  • three parts
  • four parts
Q11 | Which of the following is not a part of Veda?
  • samhita
  • purana
  • brahmans
  • aranyakas
Q12 | Samhitas contains
  • hymns or prayers
  • directions for rituals
  • gui lines for vanaprastha
  • philosophical thoughts
Q13 | Brahmanas are mostly
  • hymns
  • philosophical thoughts
  • prose treatise
  • none of these
Q14 | Aranyakas provide ritual guidance to
  • sacrificial duties
  • garhasthya
  • brahmacarya
  • vanaprastha
Q15 | The Upanishads are rich with
  • philosophical thoughts
  • hums or prayers
  • scussions on rituals
  • ritual guidenses
Q16 | The schools of Indian philosophy are divided into two broad classes, which arethey?
  • purva mimamsa and utara mimamsa
  • orthodox and heterodox
  • theistic an
  • atheistic d. none of these
Q17 | The schools which recognize the authority of the Vedas is called.
  • heterodox
  • nastika
  • ortho
  • x d. none of these
Q18 | The schools which do not recognize the authority of the Vedas is called.
  • orthodox
  • heterodox
  • asthika
  • none of these
Q19 | Among the following which one is not a Asthika system?
  • nyaya
  • vaisesika
  • bu
  • ism d. samkhya
Q20 | Among the following which one is atheistic?
  • nyaya
  • vaisesika
  • yoga
  • samkhya
Q21 | Among the following which one is theistic?
  • samkhya
  • mimamsa
  • yoga
  • carvaka
Q22 | iscalled the theistic Samkhya.
  • samkhya
  • mimamsa
  • yoga
  • carvaka
Q23 | According to Vaisesika the world is composed by
  • the eternal atoms
  • padartas
  • avyas
  • none of these
Q24 | The Nyaya and Vaisesika advocate
  • monism
  • dualism
  • atheism
  • pluralism
Q25 | The Vedanta advocates
  • dualism
  • spiritualistic monism
  • pluralism
  • materialism