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Indian Philosophy (I) Unit Sl Semester : 1st Sem Subject : Philosophy Course Code : MM-101 Course Title : Indian Philosophy (I) Unit Sl. QUESTIONS Type of Marks Key Answer to No. No. Questions The Objective (OT,SAT,ET) Type Questions I 1 There are two/three/four non-vedic systems OT 1 Three in Indian philosophy. 2 The aim of Indian philosophy is material OT 1 Liberation prosperity/liberation 3 The Indian philosophical system that rejects OT 1 Heterodox the vedic authority is known as orthodox/ heterodox 4 Astika is one who believes in the existence OT 1 Existence of of God/authority of the vedas God 5 There are six/eight/nine systems in Indian OT 1 Nine philosophy 6 In Indian literature the term Darsana means OT 1 The vision of visual perception/the vision of truth truth 7 Sad-darsan is known as Astika system/ OT 1 Astika System Nastika system 8 The source of Indian philosophy is/is not Veda OT 1 Is 9 The Indian philosophical system that accepts OT 1 Vedic School the Vedic authority is known as Vedic School/ Non-Vedic School. 10 Vedic/Non-Vedic does not accept the OT 1 Non-Vedic authority of Vedas 11 Indian philosophy can be regarded as Hindu OT 1 False Philosophy - Is it true or false? 12 Indian philosophy is essentially intellectual / OT 1 Spiritual Spiritual 13 The founder of Nyaya System of Indian OT 1 Goutama Philosophy is Kapila / Goutama / Jaimini 14 Patanjali / Buddha / Goutama is the founder OT 1 Patanjali of Yoga Philosophy Unit Sl. QUESTIONS Type of Marks Key Answer to No. No. Questions The Objective (OT,SAT,ET) Type Questions 15 The founder of Sankhya philosphy is sage OT 1 Kapila Goutama / Kanada / Kalipla 16 Carvaka is Vedic / Non-Vedic Philosophy OT 1 Non-Vedic 17 The propounder of Vaisesika philosophy is OT 1 Kanada Jamini / Kapila / Kanada 18 The Mimamsa school was founded by OT 1 Jaimini Patanjali/Jaimini 19 The Sankhya philosophy is an Astika/Nastika OT 1 Astika system of Indian phisophy 20 Mimamsa/Nyaya/Sankhya system is directly OT 1 Mimamsa based on Vedas 21 Pessimism in Indian philosophy is initial / OT 1 Initial final 22 Ignorance / Right knowledge is the root cause OT 1 Ignorance of suffering 23 The Vedanta / the Sankhya philosophy OT 1 The Vedanta directly follows the teaching of Vedas 24 The literal meaning of Vedanta is the starting OT 1 The end of of Veda / the end of the Veda the Veda 25 In the Vedanta system of philosophy Ramanuj OT 1 Visistadvaitavada is the founder of Dvaitavada / Advaitavada / Visistadvaitavada 26 Sankaracharyya / Ramanuja / Madhva is the OT 1 Sankaracharyya founder of Advaitavedanta 27 The Carvaka advocates Realism / Materialism OT 1 Materialism / Idealism 28 The Vedanta / Carvaka is the materialistic OT 1 Carvaka system of philosophy 29 The Vedanta emphasised the knowledge OT 1 Knowledge aspect / ritualistic aspect aspect 30 Purva-Mimamsa is based on the ritualistic / OT 1 Ritualistic speculative side of vedas Unit Sl. QUESTIONS Type of Marks Key Answer to No. No. Questions The Objective (OT,SAT,ET) Type Questions 31 Carvaka believed / does not believe rebirth OT 1 Does not believe 32 Buddha philosophy / carvaka belives in law of OT 1 Buddha Karma philosophy 33 Rta/Rna means the course of things OT 1 Rta 34 Rta is known as Apurva in Nyaya philosophy / OT 1 Mimamsa Mimamsa philosophy philosophy 35 Rta is known as Adrsta / Apurva in Nyaya OT 1 Adrsta philosophy 36 Rta is changeable/unchangeable OT 1 Unchangeable II 37 According to Carvaka / Buddhism, matter is OT 1 Carvaka the only reality 38 Carvaka / Nyaya, opposes the spiritual OT 1 Carvaka interpretations of the universe 39 According to Carvaka / Nyaya, perception is OT 1 Carvaka the only source of knowledge 40 The number of pramanas accepted by Carvaka OT 1 One is one / three. 41 Carvaka / Buddhism criticizes inference and OT 1 Carvaka testimony as the valid sources of knowledge 42 According to Carvaka / Nyaya “Inference is a OT 1 Carvaka mere leap in the dark 43 According to Carvaka / Jainism the world OT 1 Carvaka comes into existence by the sponteneous combination of material elements 44 Carvaka gives importance to wealth and OT 1 Wealth and enjoyment / liberation and virtue enjoyment 45 According to Carvaka, the world consists of OT 1 Four four / five / six elements 46 According to Carvaka, the purusarthas are OT 1 Artha and dharma and artha / artha and kama Kama Unit Sl. QUESTIONS Type of Marks Key Answer to No. No. Questions The Objective (OT,SAT,ET) Type Questions 47 Carvaka rejects ‘Vyapti’ on the basis of OT 1 Perception does invariable relation or vyapti is not possible not prove vyapti between two terms/perception does not prove vyapti 48 Jainism / Carvaka says that the vedas are the OT 1 Carvacas works of some cunning priests 49 The Nyaya / Jaina / Buddhist system advocates OT 1 Jaina System Anekantavada 50 The knowledge of a thing as it is, according to OT 1 Naya Jaina philosophers, is known as Pramana/Naya 51 The Jainas have divided the judgement into OT 1 Seven seven / eight / nine categories 52 According to Jainism the knowledge of every OT 1 Relative object is absolute/relative III 53 The first Arya satya ‘life is full of suffering’ OT 1 To revolt proves Buddha’s pessimistic view/to revolt against evil against evil 54 The number of ‘interminate questions’ OT 1 Ten mentioned by Buddha is ten/five/twenty 55 All the teachings of Goutama Centre round OT 1 Four noble four noble truths / nirvana / metaphysical truths views 56 Pratityasamutpada is related to first / second OT 1 Second noble noble truth truth 57 Jati is the cause of avidya / jaramarana OT 1 Jaramarana 58 Trsna is the cause of upadana / vedana OT 1 Upadana 59 Sadayatana is produced due to namrupa / OT 1 Namarupa sparsa / trsna 60 Gautam Buddha was the propounder of OT 1 Madhyamamarga Madhyamamarga / Sasvatavada 61 In Buddhism, the way to cessation of suffering OT 1 Astangikamarga is known as Triratna/Astangayoga/ Astangikamarga Unit Sl. QUESTIONS Type of Marks Key Answer to No. No. Questions The Objective (OT,SAT,ET) Type Questions 62 Samyag drusti/Samyag bhoga is not included OT 1 Samyag bhoga in Astangika marga 63 Buddha’s theory regarding self was OT 1 Anatmavada Advaitavada / Anatmavada 64 In the chain of twelve links, Avidya / OT 1 Jati and Sainskara / Jati and jaramarana is related to Jaramarana future life 65 Buddhism has faith in rebirth but not in OT 1 Transmigration Impermanence / transmigration 66 The Hinayana Buddhists are realists / idealists OT 1 Realists 67 The Mahayana Buddhists are idealists / realists OT 1 Idealists 68 Bahyanumeyavada is the theory accepted by OT 1 Sautrantika Madhyamika / Sautrantika 69 According to Nagarjuna, the world is either OT 1 Neither real / real or unreal / neither real nor unreal nor unreal 70 Truths given by Nagarjuna are Paramarth / OT 1 Paramarth Laukika 71 According to vaibhasikas, only mind is real / OT 1 Mind and mind and external objects are real external objects are real IV 72 Who is the author of Nyaya-sutra ? OT 1 Gautama a) Udayaba b) Yddyotkara c) Goutama d) Vatsayana 73 What is called valid knowledge in Indian OT 1 Prama philosophy a) Upalabdhi b) Anubhava c) Prama d) Aprama 74 2/3/4/5 sources of knowledge are recognised OT 1 4 (Four) by the Nyaya school 75 Which of the following do not include in OT 1 Pratyaksa invalid knowledge in Nyaya System ? a) Pratyaksa b) Smriti c) Viparyaya d) Tarka Unit Sl. QUESTIONS Type of Marks Key Answer to No. No. Questions The Objective (OT,SAT,ET) Type Questions 76 Definite and real knowledge, according to OT 1 Prama Nyaya, is known as Prama / Aprama / Both / Neither 77 Knowledge is broadly divided into .......... and OT 1 Anubhava smriti a) Anubhava b) Valid knowledge c) Hypothetical reasoning d) None of the above 78 Caksuka / Sparsana / Rasana / Samanyalaksana OT 1 Samanyalaksana is not an ordinary perception 79 The presence of the middle term in the minor OT 1 Paksadharmata term is called Vtapti / Paksadharmata / Paramarsa 80 The knowledge of Paksadarmata as qualified OT 1 Paramarsa by Vyapti is called Paramarsa / Linga / Both / Neither 81 The invariable association of the middle term OT 1 Vyapti with the major term is called Vyapti / Paksadharmata / Paramarsa / Linga 82 There are two / three / four / five members or OT 1 Five avayabas in the Nyaya syllogism 83 The assertion of a reliable person in Nyaya is OT 1 Aptavakya called Upamiti / Aptavakya / Both / Neither 84 Nyaya theory of error is known as OT 1 Anyathakhyativada Viparitakhyativada / Anyathakhyativada / Akhyativada / None of these 85 Vaisesika recognizes three / five / seven / nine OT 1 Seven categories 86 The Vaisesika category of substances are OT 1 Both Spiritual Spiritual / Material / Both Spiritual and and Material Material / Neither Spiritual and Material 87 The Vaisesika philosophy recognizes three / OT 1 Nine five / seven / nine type of Dravyas 88 In Vaisesika Action as a category is of three / OT 1 Five five / nine / seven kinds Unit Sl. QUESTIONS Type of Marks Key Answer to No. No. Questions The Objective (OT,SAT,ET) Type Questions 89 There are four / five / six / seven / positive OT 1 Six categories in Vaisesika philosophy 90 The Nyaya theory of extrinsic validity of OT 1 Paratah- knowledge is called Svatah-pramanyavada / pramanyavada paratah-pramanyavada / Paratah-apramanyavada 91 According to Vaisesika atoms are dynamic / OT 1 Static Static by nature I 1 Make distinction between Vedic and SAT 4 Non-Vedic systems of Indian philosophy 2 Write a note on systems of Indian philosophy SAT 4 3 What is Saddarsan ? SAT 4 4 Distinguish between Astika and Nastika SAT 4 schools of Indian philosophy 5 What is spiritual disquiet in Indian philosophy? SAT 4 6 What do you mean by Rebirth in Indian SAT 4 philosophy 7 Write a note on pessimism in Indian SAT 4 philosophy.
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