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This set of Indian Epistemology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Epistemology Set 2
Q1 | Partial knowledge of one of the innumerable aspects of a thing is called.
- naya
- shruta
- kevala
- none of the above
Q2 | Judgment based on the partial knowledge is also known as.
- naya
- shruta
- kevala
- none of the above
Q3 | There are …………. kinds of Nayas.
- five
- seven
- eight
- three
Q4 | Among the Nayavada, first four are called……………..
- artha-naya
- shabda-naya
- nayabhasa
- evambhutanaya
Q5 | Among the seven nayas the last three are called…………….
- artha-naya
- shabda-naya
- nayabhasa
- evambhutanaya
Q6 | …………. Nayas are relate to words.
- artha-naya
- shabda-naya
- nayabhasa
- evambhutanaya
Q7 | ………… nayas are relate to objects or meanings.
- artha-naya
- shabda-naya
- evambhuta
- none of the above
Q8 | When taken as absolute, a ‘naya’ becomes a……………
- artha-naya
- shabda-naya
- nayabhasa
- none of the above
Q9 | The standpoint we look at a thing as having both universal and particular qualities and we do not distinguish between them is known as………………..
- artha-naya
- shabda-naya
- sangrhanaya
- naigama-naya
Q10 | The standpoint in which we emphasize the universal qualities and ignore the particulars where they are manifested is known as
- sangraha-naya
- shabda-naya
- nayäbhäsa
- naigama-naya
Q11 | The standpoint in which the real is identified with the momentary is…………..
- vyavahära-naya
- shabda-naya
- nayäbhäsa
- rjusütra-naya
Q12 | According to ……………. naya, a name should be applied to an object only when its meaning is fulfilled.
- vyavahära-naya
- shabda-naya
- samabhiruda-naya
- evambhuta-naya
Q13 | In ‘Rjusütra-naya the real is identified with the…………….
- consistency
- momentary
- absolute
- none of these
Q14 | …………is the theory of Relativity of knowledge.
- nayabhasa
- anekanta
- syadvada
- nayavada
Q15 | According to Jainism we can know an object in three ways such as ………, naya and pramana.
- vyavrty
- durniti
- nayabhasa
- hetvabhasa
Q16 | According to Jainism mistaking a partial truth for the whole and the absolute truth is called …………
- abhava
- error
- ‘durniti’
- syad
Q17 | According to Jainism, Syät is said to be the symbol of…………..
- validity
- argument
- logic
- truth
Q18 | Who is the author of Padarthadharmasahgraha?
- vallabha
- parswanatha
- prasasthapada
- gangesa
Q19 | ………..system is predominantly intellectual, analytic, logical and epistemological.
- jainism
- nyaya
- advaita
- sankhya
Q20 | Nyaya system accepts …………. types of valid means of knowledge.
- one
- two
- three
- four
Q21 | Vaishesika recognizes only two Pramänas, namely, perception and……….
- comparison
- inference
- verbal testimony
- implication
Q22 | Nyaya tradtion defines………… as the right apprehension of an object
- valid knowledge
- invalid knowledge
- cognition
- none of these
Q23 | According to Nyaya……….is not valid because it is not presentative cognition
- sruti
- smriti
- anubhava
- prama
Q24 | Nyaya system says that, Perception is ‘unassociated with a name’ which means…………
- determinate
- ordinary
- indeterminate
- extra-ordinary
Q25 | According to Naiyayikas, the perception which is ‘well-defined’ is known as………..
- determinate
- indeterminate
- ordinary
- extra-ordinary.