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This set of Indian Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Philosophy Set 2

Q1 | The Samkhya advocates
  • monism
  • dualism
  • atheism
  • pluralism
Q2 | The Vedanta recognizes the reality of
  • isvara
  • purusa
  • prakrti
  • brahman
Q3 | The Samkhya advocates dualism of
  • prakrti and purusas
  • brahman and atman
  • min
  • and matter d. none of these
Q4 | Ishvara in Sanskrit means
  • the god
  • the king
  • the lor
  • d. none of these
Q5 | According to Indian Philosophy God is the creator, the preserver and the‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐of the cosmos
  • successor
  • destroyer
  • master
  • none of these
Q6 | All schools of Indian philosophy except the ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐believe in the LawofKarma.
  • none of the mentioned
  • ddhism b. jainism
  • carvaka
  • samkhya
Q7 | As we sow, so we reap is related with
  • law of reality
  • law of
  • usation c. law of liberation
  • law of karma
Q8 | Punya is a result of
  • performance of a duty
  • violation of duty
  • rejection of
  • ty d. none of these
Q9 | Violation of a duty or commission of a forbidden action produces
  • punya
  • merit
  • arma
  • papa
Q10 | According to Indian Philosophy merit and demerit are considered as
  • spshta
  • adrsta
  • sya d. none of these
Q11 | adrsta means
  • unseen agencies
  • seen agen
  • es c. forbi
  • en agencies d. none of these
Q12 | Accumulated karmas of the past births is called
  • anara
  • ha karma b. sanciyamana karma
  • prarab
  • a karma d. agamika karma
Q13 | Karmas which will be acquired in future is called
  • sanciyamana karma
  • anarabdha karma
  • prarab
  • a karma d. agamika karma
Q14 | karmas which are being acquired in this birth is called
  • sanciyamana karma
  • anarabdha karma
  • prarab
  • a karma d. agamika karma
Q15 | For Jaina liberation means
  • complete destruction of karma‐matter investing the soul
  • complete extinction of suffering
  • complete
  • struction of desires
Q16 | Complete destruction of merit and demerit and absolute extinction of pain asrelease, which system holds this view?
  • samkhya
  • mimamsa
  • yoga
  • carvaka
Q17 | Yoga advocates the notion of liberation, which is called
  • kaivalya
  • nirvana
  • sa
  • na d. moksha
Q18 | The Advaita Vedanta regards liberation as
  • realization of god
  • realization identity of self with god
  • realization of i
  • ntity of the individual self with brahman
Q19 | The veda is etymologically related to
  • vid c) love of learning
  • s
  • ipture
  • none of these
Q20 | Each veda consists of ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ parts
  • three
  • four
  • two
  • one
Q21 | Mantras and the Brahmanas constitute
  • jnana kanda
  • karma kanda
  • knowle
  • e
Q22 | RK, Yajur, Sama and Atharva are
  • different samhitas
  • different parts of the veda
  • fferent brahman
Q23 | Vid means to
  • truth
  • knowledge
  • false knowle
  • e
Q24 | Aranyakas and the Upanisads constitute
  • jnanakanda
  • rituals
  • karma kan
Q25 | The ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ were the last literary products of the vedic period
  • upanisads
  • aranyakas
  • brhmans
  • none of these