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Contemporary Indian Philosophy | Set 3

1. Gandhiji, the votary of nonviolence was shot dead on January 30, 1948 at Birla House, New Delhi, shortly after 5 p.m. while going to the prayer meeting. Which was that fateful day of the week?

Correct : C. friday

2. At which place was Gandhiji arrested for the first time by the British Government for sedition?

Correct : D. ahmedabad

3. On which day of March 1930 Gandhiji started with a band of chosen volunteers on his famous Dandi March to break the law by manufacturing illegally, but openly, salt from the sea?

Correct : D. tweltth

4. When was the Gandhi - Irwin Pact signed?

Correct : B. march 5, 1931

5. On being arrested for his "Quit India" programme, where was Gandhiji detained?

Correct : D. ahmedabad prison

6. The book "Unto This Last" greatly captivated and transformed Gandhiji. So much so that he translated it into Gujarati. Who was its author?

Correct : B. john ruskin

7. Which of the following, according to Gandhiji, is an essential principle of satyagraha?

Correct : D. all the three

8. Gandhiji's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally written in Gujarati. Who translated it into English?

Correct : D. mahadev desai

9. Which one of the following books is the work of Gandhiji?

Correct : D. both (b) & (c

10. According to Gandhi Satyagraha is

Correct : C. weapon of the morally vigilant and the active

11. Which among the following is not a quality of a Styagrahi mentioned by Gandhi

Correct : D. a satyagrahi must follow the five vows.

12. In February 1933 Gandhiji started the publication of a weekly paper, Harijan, to promote the anti - untouchability campaign. Its first issue was out on February 11, 1933 from ---------------

Correct : C. poona

13. What did Gandhiji mean by "Swaraj"?

Correct : B. freedom for the meanest of the countrymen

14. When did Gandhiji take the vow of brahmacharya or celibacy of life?

Correct : B. 1906

15. When did Gandhiji get his head shaved, discard his clothes and settle for a loin cloth?

Correct : B. 1925

16. Who worked a Private Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi?

Correct : B. mahadev desai

17. Who in South Africa gave Gandhiji 'Unto This Last' to read which proved to be one of the most decisive books of his life?

Correct : B. h s polak

18. To put the ideas of 'Unto This Last' into practice, Gandhiji founded the Phoenix Settlement near Durban which came into being in the middle of the year

Correct : C. 1904

19. Ahimsa in its positive form means -----,greatest charity

Correct : C. largest love

20. The historic August session of the All-India Congress Committee, at which the Quit India Resolution was passed, was held at Gowali Park in __________________.

Correct : A. bombay

21. Gandhiji accorded very high priority to communal harmony in his programme of actions. At which place did he undertake his last fast for it on January 13, 1948?

Correct : B. delhi

22. Which of the following did Gandhiji describes as his two lungs?

Correct : D. ahimsa and truth

23. --- is the Supreme Good according to Gandhi

Correct : C. god

24. What was the profession of Gandhiji's father?

Correct : B. diwan

25. How many children did Putlibai have?

Correct : B. one daughter and three sons

26. What was Gandhiji's nickname in childhood?

Correct : B. manu or moniya

27. Which spelling did Gandhiji spell wrong as a child when the school inspector gave dictation to the class?

Correct : B. kettle

28. Where did Gandhiji receive his primary education?

Correct : B. rajkot

29. Which mythological character impressed Gandhiji for life when he saw a play on his life?

Correct : A. harishchandra

30. In which year did Gandhiji pass his matriculation in England ?

Correct : B. 1890

31. What were the vows taken up by Gandhiji before he left for England?

Correct : D. all the above

32. Which institution did Gandhiji join as a member during his stay in England?

Correct : A. vegetarian society

33. International Non-Violence Day is Celebrated on-------?

Correct : B. oct-2

34. By Hinduism Gandhiji means----

Correct : A. universal religion

35. Who called Gandhiji as ‘Mahatma’?

Correct : A. tagore

36. Gandhian concept of religion is essentially -----?

Correct : A. spiritual

37. According to Gandhi ‘Ramarajya’ s the state based on

Correct : A. truth

38. Who said that “life without Brahmacharya is insipid and animal like”

Correct : D. gandhiji

39. ------------ is the last weapon of sathyagraha.

Correct : D. fasting

40. Howmany vows accepted by Gandhi?

Correct : B. 11

41. Sathyagraha is a---------- weapon?

Correct : B. economical

42. Sathyagraha is based upon the principle

Correct : A. ahimsa

43. Truth is otherwise known as

Correct : A. god

44. Which term Gandhi first used instead of Sathyagraha------

Correct : B. sadhagraha

45. The basic philosophical position of S.Radhakrishnan is a synthesis of ------ and ------

Correct : A. advaita vedanta & absolute idealism

46. S. Radhakrishnan’s philosophy is known as-----

Correct : A. monistic idealism

47. --------- conceived Reality as “pure consciousness ,pure freedom and infinite possibility”

Correct : C. dr.s .radhakrishnan

48. According to S. Radhakrishnan ------- is the moral Governor of this universe

Correct : A. god

49. Which among the following is not possible source of knowledge according to Radhakrishnan?

Correct : B. implication

50. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,the whole as a whole must be grasped by -----alone

Correct : B. intuition

51. Through --------According to Radhakrishnan , the general principle of life and logic and the basic assumptions of science are all known

Correct : B. intellect

52. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,the main tool of Intellectual cognition is------

Correct : A. synthesis

53. According to S. Radhakrishnan -------------is conceived as the Supreme mind

Correct : B. god

54. According to Dr.S.Radhakrishnan, there are - --possible sources of knowledge

Correct : A. three

55. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,Synthesis is the main tool of ------

Correct : A. intellectual cognition

56. The function of intellect according to Radhakrishnan is

Correct : B. synthesis

57. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,Intuition grasped ----

Correct : A. the whole as a whole

58. ______ is the basic philosophical position of S.Radhakrishnan

Correct : C. advaita vedanta and absolute idealism

59. The Absolute is conceived by Radhakrishnan as

Correct : A. pure consciousness ,pure freedom and infinite possibility

60. According to Radhakrishnan the general principles of life and logic and the basic assumptions of sciences are all known through

Correct : B. intellect

61. Dr. S .Radhakrishnan’s birth day is celebrated as

Correct : B. teachers day

62. Where was S. Radhakrishnan born?

Correct : A. tiruttani,

63. The ultimate human destiny according to S. Radhakrishnan is

Correct : A. sarvamukti

64. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,Sarvamukti means---

Correct : A. universal redumption

65. Who was known as the First Philosopher President of India

Correct : C. dr. s. radhakrishnan

66. According to S. Radhakrishnan ------is the state in which one is able to realize one’s true nature

Correct : B. religious experience

67. Who is known as the bridge- builder between the East and the West

Correct : A. s.radhakrishnan

68. The philosophy of S. Radhakrishnan can be described as

Correct : A. monistic idealism

69. An Idealist View of Life is a famous work of -----

Correct : C. dr.s.radhakrishnan

70. According to S. Radhakrishnan , Intuition is otherwise known as -----

Correct : A. religious experience

71. Religion is not a creed or a code but an insight into reality according to-----

Correct : B. s.radhakrishnan

72. According to S. Radhakrishnan ------ alone is capable of making man to realize spirituality

Correct : B. religious experience

73. “Personally I use Intuition for integral experience” who said

Correct : B. sri aurobindo

74. According to Radhakrishnan eastern tradition emphasis on-----

Correct : A. creative intuition

75. According to S. Radhakrishnan, Samanya Jnana or perfect knowledge is otherwise known as-----

Correct : A. intuition

76. By calling man a Spiritual being Dr.S. Radhakrishnan means that he is ----

Correct : A. self-conscious person

77. According to S. Radhakrishnan , the knowledge obtained by the process of analysis and synthesis are ----

Correct : B. intellectual cognition

78. “The ultimate Destiny is not individual redumption but Universal redumption” Who said this?

Correct : A. s.radakrishnan

79. Philosophy is the criticism or interpretation of life according to ----

Correct : C. s.radhakrishnan

80. According to S. Radhakrishnan , One’s philosophy of life is connected to one’s -----

Correct : A. world view

81. According to S. Radhakrishnan , the real destiny of Man lies in the unity between the ----- and the ------

Correct : B. human and the divine

82. According to S. Radhakrishnan ,the liberated soul is known as

Correct : B. jivan mukta

83. According to S. Radhakrishnan , ------- is at the centre of all human affairs

Correct : C. the moral force.

84. According to Dr.S.Radhakrishnan all Philosophy must be a systematization of the expressions of------

Correct : A. mystic experience

85. “So many civilizations have come, floated on the surface, disappeared again. What remains is humanity” who said

Correct : A. dr.s.radhakrishnan

86. World philosophy according to Dr.S. Radhakrishnan lays emphasis on

Correct : C. critical intelligence

87. According to S. Radhakrishnan , Sense experience ,intellectual cognition and -------- are the three possible sources of knowledge.

Correct : A. intuitive apprehention

88. According to S. Radhakrishnan , Intellectual cognition is almost the same as -----

Correct : A. conceptual knowledge

89. According to S. Radhakrishnan ---------- is the direct realization of knowledge

Correct : B. intuition

90. According to S. Radhakrishnan , In ----- the distintion between the knower and the known vanishes

Correct : C. intuition

91. According to S. Radhakrishnan , the empirical world is the source of all kinds of ----- and ------

Correct : B. sorrows and suffering

92. According to S. Radhakrishnan , One of the most important character of the spiritual man is ----

Correct : B. freedom

93. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was born on ----

Correct : A. 1888

94. Dr. S. Radhakrishan was died on

Correct : B. 1975

95. Contemporary Indian Philosophy is highly:

Correct : C. Humanistic

96. Vivekananda describes the true nature of man as:

Correct : A. Soul force

97. According to Vivekananda the presence of ---------------------- in the body distinguishes man from every other species and gives unique status.

Correct : B. Brain-system

98. According to Vivekananda the ----------------------is apparent.

Correct : C. Plurality of selves

99. Vivekananda says that---------------- is a necessary stage in the practice of Jnana Yoga.

Correct : D. Renunciation

100. Vivekananda argued that Bhakti-marga is the way of:

Correct : A. Pure love