Indian Philosophy Set 5
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This set of Indian Philosophy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Philosophy Set 5
Q1 | The Upanisadis statement ‘That thou art’ cames in
- isa
- katha
- kene
- chandogya
Q2 | The Mandukya Upanisads is a part of
- rig veda
- yajur
- sama
- atharvaveda
Q3 | The Upanisads can be said as monists because they believe in
- one god
- many gods
- one creator
- one reality
Q4 | In the Chandogya upanisads Brahman is cryptically described as
- sacrifice
- prayer
- tajjalan
- none of these
Q5 | The word Brahman is derived from the root ‘Brh’ which means
- to grow or to evolve
- breath
- consciousness
- none of these
Q6 | Taittiriya Upanisads postulates the theory of ‘five kosas’. These kosas are
- prithvi,aap,tejas,vayu,akasa
- rupa, rasa, gandha, sparsha and sabda
- anna, prana, manas,vijnana an
- ananda
Q7 | Nis prapanca means
- acosmic
- cosmic
- absolutiosm
- none of these
Q8 | The word sapra panca means
- acosmic
- cosmic
- absolutism
- none of these
Q9 | Saccidanda means
- existance consciousness & bliss
- existan
- absolute an
- bliss
Q10 | The Brhadaranyaka describs Brahman as
- the real of the real
- tajj alan
- sacrifice
- none of these
Q11 | Neti‐ Neti negates
- all description about the brahman
- the reality of the world
- the reality of the jiva
- none of these
Q12 | The self is
- immortal
- self‐luminous
- self‐proved
- all the above
Q13 | The first cause of this universe is
- absolute consciousness
- beyond time and space
- beyon
- age, death & immortality
Q14 | The Individual self is
- the product of ignorance
- the nearest approach to the absolute
- a knot of the existent an
- the non‐existent
Q15 | In the empirical condition, the jiva has an out fit of three bodies they are
- sthula,suksma and karana sarira
- earth, water &fire
- manas, sense organs & motor organs
- none of these
Q16 | The Mundaka upanisad analysied three states of existence of the jiva ‐‐‐‐
- sthula ,suksma and karna
- waking, dream and deepsleep
- sravana, manana an
- nididhyasava
Q17 | The three steps of the vedantic training towards self‐realization are‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
- yama, niyama and asana
- sravana,manana and nididhyasana
- arana, dhyana and samadhi
Q18 | In the practical teaching of the upanisad the course of discipline prescribedcomprises two states
- dharana and dhyana
- sravana and manana
- vairagya & jnana
- none of these
Q19 | Nididhyasana means
- meditation
- study of the upanisads
- continue
- reflection
Q20 | Meditative exercises is called
- upasana
- brahman realization
- yoga
- none of these
Q21 | Vairagya means
- removal of ahamkara
- samnyasa
- attachment
- none of these
Q22 | Jivan mukti attained when
- one is alive
- only after death
- ath
Q23 | Videha mukti is attained
- when one is alive
- life
- only after
- ath
Q24 | The nature of eternal life is
- a condition of ananda
- a state of joyous expansion of the soul
- where heaven an
- earth felt to flow together
Q25 | The date of Gita may be assigned to
- 6th c b.c c) 4th c b.c
- 5th
- b.c
- none of these