Indian Metaphysics MCQs : This section focuses on the "Indian Metaphysics". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Indian Metaphysics skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
Indian philosophy takes an introspective approach to reality, concerningitself with knowledge of the inner life and the……………
A. reality
B. paravidya
C. darsana
D. atmavidya
Question 2
………is often accepted as the only method for knowing the ultimatetruth.
A. realty
B. pramanas
C. intuition
D. god
Question 3
The muktikopanisad gives the number of the Upanisads as…………
A. 180
B. 170
C. 108
D. 107
Question 4
The …………..was described in the hymns of Vedas as being One thatrealized itself in multiple things.
A. ultimate reality
B. truth
C. self
D. absolute
Question 5
The two concepts that are of paramount importance in the Upanishads are……………… and …………….
A. sat and asat
B. being and non- being
C. truth and reality
D. brahman and atman.
Question 6
…………….is the material, efficient, formal and final cause of all thatexist
A. god
B. atman
C. brahman
D. iswara
Question 7
The ………… means the inner self, the soul, the immortal spirit in an individual, and all living beings including animals and trees.
A. god
B. atman
C. brahman
D. iswara
Question 8
According to Upanisad, “He, who is this …………. in man, and who is that the sun, those are one”.
A. god
B. atman
C. brahman
D. iswara
Question 9
In the Chandogya Upanishad, it is criptically described as …………
A. satjjalan
B. tajjalan.
C. ajjalan
D. absolute
Question 10
In the …………... Upanishad, Brahman is described as that from which all beings are born, by which they live, and into which they are reabsorbed.
A. taittiriya
B. aitereya
C. chaddogya
D. mandukya
Question 11
The real theory of evolution is given in the doctrine of five sheaths (koshas) the …………… Upanisad.
A. taittiriya
B. aitereya
C. chaddogya
D. mandukya
Question 12
The third state of evolution is………………
A. pranamaya
B. manomya
C. annamaya
D. anandamaya
Question 13
In the ………… stage the empirical trinity of knower, known andknowledge has been fused into a transcendental unity.
A. pranamaya
B. manomya
C. annamaya
D. anandamaya
Question 14
According to Upanishads Brahman is to be understood as being of twokinds, namely, ……….. and ………….
A. nitya and anitya
B. satya and nitya
C. para and apara
D. true and real
Question 15
The words Brahman and ………… are two aspects of the same entity, thatis, impersonal and personal God.
A. ishvara
B. atman
C. maya
D. adyasa
Question 16
…………. refers to ultimate reality that has qualities and impersonal God isthe one that is devoid of attributes.
A. ishvara
B. atman
C. maya
D. adyasa
Question 17
The ………..Brahman is the transcendental absolute, the Turiya or thefourth.
A. cosmic
B. acosmic
C. real
D. TRUE
Question 18
Upanishads rejected the ……………… theories of evolution.
A. psychological
B. cosmological
C. deontological
D. materialistic
Question 19
……… is the level of experience in which the mind constructs its ownreality.
A. prathibhasika
B. vyavaharika
C. paramarthika
D. turiya
Question 20
……….is the level in which both jiva and Iswara are true.
A. prathibhasika
B. vyavaharika
C. paramarthika
D. turiya.
Question 21
…………. is the state of experiencing that "which is absolutely real andinto which both other reality levels can be resolved"
A. prathibhasika
B. vyavaharika
C. paramarthik
D. turiya.
Question 22
The word Jainism is derived from the word ‘Jina’ which means…………..
A. warrior
B. compassionate
C. thirthankara
D. conqueror
Question 23
According to Jaina ………….. the universe is an uncreated entity that has always been in existence and shall always be there.
A. theory
B. metaphiysics
C. ethics
D. epistemology
Question 24
The ……… metaphysics is a realistic and relativistic pluralism.
A. jaina
B. samkhya
C. nyaya
D. vaisesika
Question 25
The theory of ……………states that the ultimate truth and reality iscomplex and has multiple aspects.
A. syadvada
B. anekantavada
C. apohavada
D. nayavada
Question 26
According to the Jainas, ……………. and……………are regarded as separate and independent realities
A. soul and matter
B. body and mind
C. space and time
D. matter and
Question 27
……………. is defined as that which possesses qualities and modes. School of Distance Education
A. matter
B. space
C. substance
D. mind
Question 28
Substance and …………… are inseparable because the latter are thepermanent essence of the substance and cannot remain without it.
A. matter
B. attributes
C. space
D. mind
Question 29
…………includes not only matter, but also space, motion, rest and time.Spirit, matter, motion, rest and space.
A. ajiva
B. jiva
C. substance
D. quality
Question 30
……….is generally the same as the Atman and is identified with life ofwhich consciousness is said to be the essence.
A. ajiva
B. jiva
C. substance
D. quality
Question 31
In Jainism, the four categories of Dharma, Akasha and Pudgala aredescribed as the …………………dravyas.
A. asthikaya
B. anasthikaya
C. dharmastikaya
D. adharmastikaya
Question 32
The ………….. souls are divided into two namely, mobile and immobile.
A. liberated
B. absolute
C. bound
D. infinite
Question 33
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.
A. mobile
B. immobile
C. absolute
D. infinite
Question 34
To the Jainas ……………..is regarded as the essence of the soul.
A. life
B. being
C. conscious
D. consciousness
Question 35
The Purest consciousness is found in the emancipated souls where there isno shred of …………..
A. dharma
B. karma
C. artha
D. adharma
Question 36
Every soul can directly and immediately know everything if it is not obstructed by………...
A. reality
B. duty
C. matter
D. truth
Question 37
The…………….. time makes continuity or duration possible and is infinite, one and indivisible.
A. paramarthika
B. vyavaharika
C. paramarthika
D. infinite
Question 38
The lokakasa contains all the worlds where life and movement are and at the summit of Lokäkäsha is ………….
A. sadakatama
B. dharana
C. dharma
D. siddhashila
Question 39
Dharma and Adharma are used in the technical sense of the conditions of ……………. and rest.
A. movement
B. peace
C. merit
D. wisdom
Question 40
An ………… is supposed to be the smallest part of matter which cannot be further divided.
A. substance
B. atom
C. infinite substance
D. idea
Question 41
According to Jainism …………. is regarded as a modification of matter.
A. taste
B. touch
C. smell
D. sound
Question 42
……………..is a path of practice and spiritual development leading toInsight into the true nature of reality.
A. jainism
B. buddhism
C. nyaya
D. samkhya
Question 43
Buddhist practices like …………… are means of changing oneself in orderto develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom.
A. meditations
B. concentrations
C. right thought
D. nirvana
Question 44
After attaining enlightenment, Buddha phrased his belief on the nature oflife in his …………..
A. meditations
B. teachings
C. four noble truths
D. nirvana
Question 45
The Four Noble Truths are a contingency plan for dealing with the ………. of a physical kind, or of a mental nature.
A. inelligece
B. suffering
C. absoluteness
D. infinitness
Question 46
According to ………………, Everything in this world is conditional,relative, and, limited.
A. jainism
B. buddhism
C. nyaya
D. samkhya
Question 47
When one has achieved ……………our worldly cycle of birth and rebirth, spiritual enlightenment has been reached.
A. suffering
B. ignorence
C. buddha
D. nirvana
Question 48
The …………Noble Truth charts the method for attaining the end ofsuffering, known to Buddhists as the Noble Eightfold Path.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
Question 49
The Noble Eight-Fold path is contained in the ………………Noble Truth.
A. first
B. fourth
C. second
D. third
Question 50
…………. turns from extremes, and encourages us to seek the simple approach.
A. meditation
B. samadhi
C. eight fold path
D. four noble truth
Question 51
The purpose of ………....... is to clear one's path from confusion, misunderstanding, and deluded thinking.
A. eight fold path
B. right speech
C. right action
D. right view
Question 52
……………… means persistence and a passion for the journey.
A. right speech
B. right intent
C. right action
D. right thought
Question 53
……………..involves recognition of the truth, an awareness of the impactof idle gossip and of repeating rumors.
A. right speech
B. right intent
C. right action
D. right thought
Question 54
…………recognizes the need to take the ethical approach in life, toconsider others and the world we live in.
A. right speech
B. right intent
C. right action
D. right thought
Question 55
…………….. encompasses the five precepts of not to kill, steal, lie, toavoid sexual misconduct, and not to take drugs or other intoxicants.
A. right speech
B. right intent
C. right thought
D. right action
Question 56
…………… means cultivating an enthusiasm, a positive attitude in abalanced way.
A. right effort
B. right intent
C. right thought
D. right speech
Question 57
The doctrine of …………….is contained in the Second Noble Truth.
A. suffering
B. dependent origination
C. nirvana
D. sunyatha
Question 58
Pratityasamutpada, viewed from the point of view of relativity is…………..
A. nirvana
B. suffering
C. samsara
D. samadhi
Question 59
Pratityasamutpada, viewed from the point of view of reality is……………..
A. nirvana
B. suffering
C. samsara
D. samadhi
Question 60
The doctrine the Middle Path or Madhyama pratipat avoids both ………………and nihilism.
A. infinite
B. etemalism
C. externalism
D. experimentalism
Question 61
According to Buddha, “He who sees the Pratityasamutpada sees theDharma, and he who sees the Dharma sees the ……………..”.
A. truth
B. sat
C. buddha
D. pratityasamutpada
Question 62
According to Buddha ………………. is the root-cause of all suffering.
A. desire
B. ignorance
C. delusion
D. maya
Question 63
An analysis of the twelve links shows their ………………… significance.
A. philosophical
B. biological
C. ethical
D. psychological
Question 64
Kapila is regarded as the Father of ..………….. in the history of mankind.
A. cosmology
B. teleology
C. ontology
D. deontology
Question 65
Samkhya is ………...... as it considers both matter and spirit are equallyreal.
A. spiritual
B. realism
C. idealism
D. materialism
Question 66
According to Samkhya, the efficient cause of the world is ………………..
A. prakrti
B. god
C. sat
D. purusha
Question 67
Samkhya holds that…………. evolves for the sake of the Purusha.
A. mahat
B. ahankara
C. mind
D. prakrti
Question 68
The evolution of Prakrti is subservient to the ends of the ……….,experience and liberation.
A. ahankara
B. mahat
C. purusa
D. ignorence
Question 69
According to Samkhya, …………… is the root-cause of the world ofobjects.
A. ahankara
B. prakrti
C. mahat
D. purusa
Question 70
Since the first principle of the universe, Prakrti is called the……………
A. pradhāna
B. jada.
C. nirukta
D. savicara
Question 71
As the unconscious and unintelligent principle, Prakrti is calledthe………….
A. pradhāna
B. jada.
C. nirukta
D. savicara
Question 72
…………….. is composed of three essential characteristics.
A. ahankara
B. prakrti
C. mahat
D. purusa
Question 73
Sattva is concerned with ……………….
A. anger
B. pain
C. happiness
D. good
Question 74
………………… is associated with ego, mind and intelligence.
A. satva
B. rajas
C. tamas
D. mind
Question 75
………………. is concerned with the actions of objects.
A. satva
B. rajas
C. tamas
D. mind
Question 76
……………… is neither produced nor does it produce.
A. ahankara
B. prakrti
C. purusa
D. mahat
Question 77
Samkhya believes that the ……………..cannot be regarded as the source of inanimate world.
A. prakrti
B. purusa
C. mahat
D. god
Question 78
According to Samkhya…………… is not a substance which possesses the quality of Consciousness.
A. purusa
B. prakrti
C. god
D. isvara
Question 79
The self is the foundation, the fundamental postulate of all empirical knowledge. This is………………… proof of Purusa.
A. logical
B. ontological
C. ethical
D. teleological
Question 80
All objects of the world have the characteristics of producing pleasure,pain and bewilderment.
A. logical
B. ontological
C. ethical
D. teleological
Question 81
The dynamism of Prakrti is attributed to its constituent ……………...
A. dravyas
B. gunas
C. karmas
D. essences
Question 82
During the state of dissolution of the world, the gunas change …………….
A. parallel
B. ontologically
C. heterogeneously
D. homogeneously
Question 83
………………. changes do not affect the state of equilibrium in thePrakriti.
A. parallel
B. ontological
C. heterogeneous
D. homogeneous
Question 84
……………….. changes involve radical interaction among the threegunas.
A. parallel
B. ontological
C. heterogeneous
D. homogeneous
Question 85
The evolutionary process is initiated by the……………… guna of Prakrti.
A. satva
B. rajas
C. tamas
D. mahat
Question 86
Prakriti is first transformed into ……………
A. satva
B. rajas
C. ahankara
D. mahat
Question 87
The sankhya recognizes …………principles of reality including thePurusa.
A. twenty five
B. twenty four
C. twenty six
D. none of these
Question 88
Literally the word …………… means ‘end of the Vedas’.
A. advaita
B. daita
C. vedanta
D. visistadvaita
Question 89
……………..relies on three textual sources called the Prasthanatraya.
A. advaita
B. daita
C. vedanta
D. visistadvaita
Question 90
The Prasthanatrayas are Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita andthe…………….
A. brhadaranyaka
B. brahma sutras
C. gita-bhasya
D. none of these
Question 91
An illusionary power of Brahman called…………… causes the world toarise.
A. adhyasa
B. khyati
C. mithya
D. maya
Question 92
According to …………. Brahman is asserted to have attributes, including individual conscious souls and matter.
A. advaita
B. daita
C. vedanta
D. visistadvaita
Question 93
Dvaita School was propounded by …………..
A. madhva
B. ramanuja.
C. vallabha
D. nimbarka
Question 94
Dvata school advocates …………….as the route to liberation.
A. karma
B. jnana
C. bhakti
D. yoga
Question 95
Dvaitādvaita School was propounded by……………..
A. madhva
B. ramanuja.
C. vallabha
D. nimbarka
Question 96
Who defines a body as that which is controlled, supported and utilized forits purposes by a sou?
A. sankara
B. ramanuja.
C. vallabha
D. nimbarka
Question 97
According to ………………differences have separate existence and constitute the unique nature of things.
A. madhva
B. ramanuja.
C. vallabha
D. nimbarka