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Classical Indian Epistemology And Metaphysics — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

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What is dependent on Samkhya theory of causation?

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Which among the following ar included in the eight fold path/of Buddhism? 1. Right thought 2. Right resolve 3. Right charity Select the correct answer:

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Which of the following theories accepts khyati as Smrtipramosa?

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According to Nyaya there are how many kinds of Vyapti?

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If Carvaka accepts an inference that will be because

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Samkhya has presented how many argument for the existence of Purusha?

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Which among the Buddhist school regarded as Nihilists?

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According to Nyaya, if a middle term is related to major term is known as

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Internal and External perception comes under the domain of which among the following?

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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Carvaka 1. Materialist b. Mimamsa 2. Pluralist c. Nyaya 3. Realist d. Samkhya 4. Purusa

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Tamas' is regarded as

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According to Vaisesika, Karma (Activity) is regarded as

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According to Nyaya, Savikalpaka is defined as

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According to Nyaya, Yogaja perception is regarded as

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What does the 'Purvavat' is referred as?

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Which among the following proofs represents "Prakriti also serves as the Purusha End"?

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"The explanatory proposition in the veda are authoritative only when they help person to perform their duties". This view is related to

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Select the option that states the correct sequence:

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What type of karana the colour of the threads is in respect of the colour of the cloth according to the vaisesikas?

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Which among the following is not compatible to the vaisesikas?

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Which one among the following option is acceptable to the Carvakas? Answer considering (A), (B), (C), (D)? 1. Ksti and Kama 2. Artha and Punya 3. Sukha and Artha 4. Marut and Vyoma

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What does the Subsequent Negation has in it?

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Chitta-vritt includes 1. right cognition 2. wrong cognition 3. restless 4. Mudha Select the correct answer:

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Dinnage believes in 1. Apohavada 2. Perception 3. Carvaka 4. Jainism Select the correct answer:

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Which among the following is regarded as Perception?

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Match the following: List-I List-II a. Samkhya 1. Logic b. Yoga 2. Patanjali c. Nyaya 3. Prakriti d. Vaisesika 4. Ontology

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Samavaya is regarded as different from

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. . . . . . . . believes in non-apprehension as the 6 th independent Pramana.

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Read following options and select the correct sequence of dependent origination as per Buddhism.

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Which system among the following holds the definition of Prama as "Tadvati Tatprakarakonubhavo"?

Question 31 of 40
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"The knowledge of meaning is due to words, but this knowledge is not due to recollection or apprehension but to devotation". The theory which accept the view given above is known as

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What is regarded as Hetvabhasa?

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Vaisesika is regarded as 1. pluralist 2. atomist 3. monist 4. dualist Select the correct answer:

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According to Vaisesika school, Samavayi is also known as

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Effect does not pre-exist in the cause' theory is uphold by which school of philosophy?

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According to Samkhya-yoga, Purusa is

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According to Nyaya, Bare Sensation is an example of

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Prabhakara is true to his . . . . . . . . position in maintaining that kwowledge can never misrepresent its object.

Question 39 of 40
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Which one among the following is not a nityadravya according to the Vaisesikas?

Question 40 of 40
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Given below are Assertion (A ) and Reason (R) . Consider them and select the correct answer given below in the context of Carvaka darsana. Assertion (A) Consciousness is a bi-product of the four bhutas only prithvi, ap, tejas and vayu. Reason (R) There is nothing over and above the four bhutas.

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