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

Q1 | According to the Jainas, ……………. and……………are regarded as separate and independent realities
  • soul and matter
  • body and mind
  • space and time
  • matter and
Q2 | ……………. is defined as that which possesses qualities and modes. School of Distance Education
  • matter
  • space
  • substance
  • mind
Q3 | Substance and …………… are inseparable because the latter are thepermanent essence of the substance and cannot remain without it.
  • matter
  • attributes
  • space
  • mind
Q4 | …………includes not only matter, but also space, motion, rest and time.Spirit, matter, motion, rest and space.
  • ajiva
  • jiva
  • substance
  • quality
Q5 | ……….is generally the same as the Atman and is identified with life ofwhich consciousness is said to be the essence.
  • ajiva
  • jiva
  • substance
  • quality
Q6 | In Jainism, the four categories of Dharma, Akasha and Pudgala aredescribed as the …………………dravyas.
  • asthikaya
  • anasthikaya
  • dharmastikaya
  • adharmastikaya
Q7 | The ………….. souls are divided into two namely, mobile and immobile.
  • liberated
  • absolute
  • bound
  • infinite
Q8 | The ……….souls are live in the atoms of earth, water, fire and air and in the vegetable kingdom and have only one sense, of touch.
  • mobile
  • immobile
  • absolute
  • infinite
Q9 | To the Jainas ……………..is regarded as the essence of the soul.
  • life
  • being
  • conscious
  • consciousness
Q10 | The Purest consciousness is found in the emancipated souls where there isno shred of …………..
  • dharma
  • karma
  • artha
  • adharma
Q11 | Every soul can directly and immediately know everything if it is not obstructed by………...
  • reality
  • duty
  • matter
  • truth
Q12 | The lokakasa contains all the worlds where life and movement are and at the summit of Lokäkäsha is ………….
  • sadakatama
  • dharana
  • dharma
  • siddhashila
Q13 | Dharma and Adharma are used in the technical sense of the conditions of ……………. and rest.
  • movement
  • peace
  • merit
  • wisdom
Q14 | An ………… is supposed to be the smallest part of matter which cannot be further divided.
  • substance
  • atom
  • infinite substance
  • idea
Q15 | According to Jainism …………. is regarded as a modification of matter.
  • taste
  • touch
  • smell
  • sound
Q16 | ……………..is a path of practice and spiritual development leading toInsight into the true nature of reality.
  • jainism
  • buddhism
  • nyaya
  • samkhya
Q17 | Buddhist practices like …………… are means of changing oneself in orderto develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom.
  • meditations
  • concentrations
  • right thought
  • nirvana
Q18 | After attaining enlightenment, Buddha phrased his belief on the nature oflife in his …………..
  • meditations
  • teachings
  • four noble truths
  • nirvana
Q19 | The Four Noble Truths are a contingency plan for dealing with the ………. of a physical kind, or of a mental nature.
  • inelligece
  • suffering
  • absoluteness
  • infinitness
Q20 | According to ………………, Everything in this world is conditional,relative, and, limited.
  • jainism
  • buddhism
  • nyaya
  • samkhya
Q21 | When one has achieved ……………our worldly cycle of birth and rebirth, spiritual enlightenment has been reached.
  • suffering
  • ignorence
  • buddha
  • nirvana
Q22 | The …………Noble Truth charts the method for attaining the end ofsuffering, known to Buddhists as the Noble Eightfold Path.
  • first
  • second
  • third
  • fourth
Q23 | The Noble Eight-Fold path is contained in the ………………Noble Truth.
  • first
  • fourth
  • second
  • third
Q24 | …………. turns from extremes, and encourages us to seek the simple approach.
  • meditation
  • samadhi
  • eight fold path
  • four noble truth