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CONTEMPORARY INDIAN PHILOSOPHY

BA PHILOSOPHY - VI Semester

Core Course

CUCBCSS 2014 Admission onwards

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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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