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    SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

    QUESTION BANK

    CONTEMPORARY INDIAN PHILOSOPHY


    BA PHILOSOPHY - VI Semester

    Core Course

    CUCBCSS 2014 Admission onwards

    SCHOOLOF DISTANCE EDUCATION


    UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT

    Prepared by:
    Dr.SMIITHA. T.M
    ASST. PROFESSOR
    Dept. PHILOSOPHY
    MHARAJAS COLLEGE
    ERNAKULAM - 11

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    Contemporary Indian Philosophy


    1. Contemporary Indian Philosophy is highly:
    a. Metaphysical b. Pessimistic c. Humanistic d. Orthodox
    2. Contemporary Indian thinkers analyse the ------------------ conditions of man.
    a. Spiritualistic b .Psychological c. Political d. Existential
    3. Who among the following gave more importance on the existential conditions of
    man?
    a. Gandhi b. Ambedker c. Tagore d. Sri. Aurobindo
    4. Vivekananda describes the true nature of man as:
    a. Soul force b. Material force c. Matter d. Psychological
    5. According to Vivekananda the presence of ---------------------- in the body
    distinguishes man from every other species and gives unique status.
    a. Mind b. Brain-system c. Nerve-system d. None of these
    6. According to Vivekananda the ----------------------is apparent.
    a. Existence of Soul b. Reality of Atman c. Plurality of selves d. Reality of
    Brahman
    7. Vivekananda says that---------------- is a necessary stage in the practice of Jnana Yoga.
    a. Cleanliness b. Determination c. Knowledge d. Renunciation
    8. Vivekananda argued that Bhakti-marga is the way of:
    a. Pure love b. pure knowledge c. Pure Ethics d. Pure Spiritualism
    9. According to Vivekananda ----------------------- is the first stage of Bhakti – yoga.
    a. Prayer b. External worship c. Silent meditation d. Feeling of oneness
    with God
    10. Vivekananda says that --------------------- is the most popular form of external worship.
    a. Mediation b. Sacrifice c. Yajna d. Idol worship
    11. Vivekananda seems to be very much impressed by Gita –ideal of:
    a. Liberation b. Niskamakarma c. pravrthi d. Purusothama
    12. Vivekananda says that one must work like a :
    a. Master b. Slave c. Capitalist d. Moderate
    13. Which among the following is treated as the way to the realisation of immortality by
    controlling mind and body?
    a. Karma Yoga b. Jnana Yoga c. Bhakthi Yoga d. Raja Yoga
    14. The one watch-word of Universal religion, according to Vivekananda, is :

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    a. Acceptance b. Spirituality c. Universality d. Self-purification


    15. Vivekananda says religion is:
    a. Doctrine b. Theory c. Realisation d. Propaganda
    16. Who is the proponent of Radical Humanism?
    a. M. N. Roy b. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan c. Tagore d. Sri Arurobndo
    17. M.N. Roy integrated Radicalism with:
    a. Spiritualism b. Scientific Humanism c. Positivism d. Materialism
    18. Roy asserts that ------------------------is the new solution for the problems of human
    kind.
    a. Parliamentary system b. Marxism c. New Materialism d. New Humanism
    19. Theory of Radical Humanism is:
    a. Spiritualism b. Materialism c. Individual freedom d. Collective ego
    20. Who said ‘individual is prior to society’?
    a. Vivekananda b. M.N. Roy c. Sri. Aurobindo d. Gandhiji
    21. M.N. Roy’s position of ethics is called as:
    a. Ethics of freedom b. Ethics of Unity c. Ethics of Absolute d. Ethics of
    Democracy
    22. Which one is treated as magnum opus of M. N. Roy?
    a. Radical Humanism b. Humanist Manifesto c. Humanism d. New
    Humanism-A Manifesto
    23. According to Aurobindo Realty is essentially one but creation depends upon the two
    fold principle of :
    a. Unity and multiplicity b. Brahman and Atman c. Jiva and Atma d.
    Soul and matter
    24. Aurobindo points ------------- expressions of reality in creation.
    a. Seven b. Six c. Eight d. Ten
    25. In Aurobindo’s opinion principle of ------------------- occupies in the lower hemisphere
    of creation.
    a. Bliss b. Existence c. Mind d. Consciousness-force
    26. In Aurobindo’s opinion principle of ------------------- occupies in the higher
    hemisphere of creation.
    a. Mind b. Bliss c. Psyche d. Life
    27. Aurobindo describes Reality as :
    a. Saccidananda b. Super mind c. Existence d. God

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    28. For Aurobindo------------------- is nothing but the common name for the triune
    principle of Existence, Consciousness-force and bliss .
    a. Brahman b. Super mind c. Blissd. Saccidananda
    29. Aurobindo conceives creation as a :
    a. Multiple process b. Triple Process c. Double-process d. None of these
    30. According to Aurobindo, evolution presupposes:
    a. Involution b. Ascent c. Creation d. Transformation
    31. Aurobindo argues that, life can ascent to mind only because there has been a -----------
    ---- of mind into life already.
    a. Evolution b. Transmigration c. Descent d. Liberation
    32. Integral Yoga is also called as:
    a. Raja Yoga b. Purna Yoga c. Karma Yoga d. Bhakti Yoga
    33. Sri. Aurobindo’s Yoga is also described as:
    a. Raja Yoga b. External Yoga c. Bhakti Yoga d. Inner Yoga
    34. Integral Yoga is a process of:
    a. Triple transformation b. Dual transformation c. Transformation d. Dual
    transition
    35. Gandhi argues that, “the definition of --------------------- gives me greatest
    satisfaction”.
    a. Truth is Ahimsa b. God is Truth c. Truth is God d. God is Ultimate
    36. According to Gandhi , -------------------- is the means; Truth is the end.
    a. Ahimsa b. Swadesi c. Karma d. Prayer
    37. Gandhiji says, Tolstoy called Satyagraha also:
    a. Truth force b. Positive force c. Inner force d. Soul force
    38. Satyagrha has been described as method of ---------------- rather than a method of
    coercion.
    a. Spiritualisation b. Reconciliation c. Conversion d. Communion
    39. Who among the following made a great influence upon Gandhi for his identification
    of Sarvodaya Ideal?
    a. Ruskin b. Tolstoy c. Thoreau d. Rousseau
    40. Which among the following is treated as a form of Satyagrha?
    a. Bread labour b. Trusteeship c. Swaraj d. Disobedience
    41. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan says that the scientific picture of man is a:
    a. False picture b. Right picture c. Shadow picture d. Partial picture

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    42. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan describes bodily self as-------------------- aspect f man.


    a. Infinite b. Finite c. Determinate d. Real
    43. According to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan the finite aspect of man consists in his:
    a. Material body b. Intuition c. Intellect d. Spirituality
    44. According to Dr. S. Radhakrishnan ultimate human destiny is nothing but the
    realisation of:
    a. Self b. Oneness c. Intellect d. Intuition
    45. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan says that intuition is:
    a. Self-evident b. Self-reliant c. Self-explanatory d. Self-satisfactory

    Answer Key

    1 (c), 2 (d), 3 ( c), 4 (a), 5 (b), 6 (c), 7 (d), 8 (a), 9 (b), 10 (d), 11 (b), 12 (a), 13 (d),
    14 (a), 15 (c), 16 (a), 17 (b), 18 (d), 19 (c), 20 (b), 21 (a), 22 (d), 23 (a), 24 ( c), 25
    (c), 26 (b), 27 (a), 28 (d), 29 (c), 30 (a), 31 (c), 32 (b), 33 (d), 34 (a), 35 (c), 36 (a),
    37 (d), 38 (c), 39 (a), 40 (d), 41 (a), 42 (b), 43 (d), 44 (b), 45 (a)

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