Indian Philosophy Set 1
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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