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Modern Indian Thought | Set 2
1. The philosophy of Aurobindo is called as idealistic because it conceives the reality as
A. Physical
B. Spiritual
C. Mental
D. Sexual
Correct : B. Spiritual
2. Which is the first publication of JiddhuKrishnamurti ?
A. The Ending of Time
B. Freedom from the Known
C. At the Feet of Guru
Correct : C. At the Feet of Guru
3. The book At the Feet of Guru was published at the age of……….
A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 18
Correct : B. 15
4. At the Feet of Guru was translated into……. Languages and has …… editions.
A. 27, 40
B. 27, 39
C. 26, 40
D. 30, 20
Correct : A. 27, 40
5. JiddhuKrishnamurti was the exponent of
A. Spiritualism
B. Communalism
C. Socialism
D. Federalism
Correct : A. Spiritualism
6. In which area JiddhuKrishnamurti gave more significance?
A. Justice
B. Love
C. Freedom
D. Devotion
Correct : C. Freedom
7. What is the meaning of “mahatma”?
A. Soul
B. Great Soul
C. Great Spirit
D. Richness
Correct : B. Great Soul
8. The word satyagraha is composed by two words, which are they?
A. Satya and Graham
B. Truth and non violence
C. Satya and Agraha
Correct : C. Satya and Agraha
9. What is the motto of independent republic of India?
A. Satya Eva Jayate
B. Satyam Evam Jayate
C. Satya Evam Jayate
D. Sat Eva
Correct : A. Satya Eva Jayate
10. What is the meaning of ahimsa?
A. Violence and Killing
B. Non-violence and Non-killing
C. Non-stealing and violence
D. violence and Non-stealing
Correct : B. Non-violence and Non-killing
11. The positive meaning of ahimsa is
A. Non-killing
B. Love
C. Non-violence
D. Non-stealing
Correct : B. Love
12. Which one is the part of Vedadhikaranirupanam?
A. Vedaswarupam
B. AdhikaraNirupanam
C. Vedapramanyam
D. All of these
Correct : D. All of these
13. _______ is an active, strong and extreme form of satyagraha?
A. Prayer
B. Fasting
C. Non-co-operation
D. Civil-disobedience
Correct : B. Fasting
14. What is the greatest weapon in the armory of satyagraha?
A. Non-co-operation
B. Hartal
C. Fasting and Prayer
D. Strikes
Correct : C. Fasting and Prayer
15. Economic boycott is implied in the vow of________?
A. Videshi
B. Desha tyaga
C. Non-swadeshi
D. Swadeshi
Correct : D. Swadeshi
16. The ahimsa is against
A. Aham
B. love
C. Himsa
D. None of these
Correct : C. Himsa
17. According to Aurobindo, ignorance is the power of divine consciousness to withhold itself
A. Partially
B. Fully
C. Momentarily
D. None of these
Correct : A. Partially
18. Refutation of chaturvarnyam was one of the themes of
A. Darsanamala
B. Atmopadesasatakam
C. VedadhikaraNirupanam
D. keralolpathi
Correct : A. Darsanamala
19. Who is not a representative of Neo – Vedanta?
A. Sree Narayana Guru
B. Sankara
C. Vivekananda
D. All these
Correct : B. Sankara
20. Generally Indian Philosophy is described as
A. Spiritual
B. Idealistic
C. Scientific
D. None of these
Correct : A. Spiritual
21. The word ‘renaissance’ means
A. Rebirth
B. Freedom
C. Equality
D. None of these
Correct : A. Rebirth
22. Truth and Non Violence are the key concepts of
A. Vivekanada
B. Osho
C. Ramana Maharshi
D. Gadhiji
Correct : D. Gadhiji
23. Jnana Yoga is the work of
A. Ramana Maharshi
B. Osho
C. Vivekanada
D. Sree Narayana Guru
Correct : C. Vivekanada
24. “All wealth belongs to God, and those who hold it are trustees’’-who said this?
A. Aurobindo
B. Tolstoy
C. Gandhi
D. None of these
Correct : C. Gandhi
25. Which is the term that refers to Aurobindo’ yoga?
A. Integral yoga
B. Darsana
C. Self inquiry
D. Jivanmukti
Correct : A. Integral yoga
26. Gandhiji viewed Truth and Ahimsa in terms of --- relation?
A. End - Means
B. Evolution – Involution
C. Asteya -Aparigraha
D. None of these
Correct : A. End - Means
27. “Truth is a pathless Land” is a teaching of
A. Vivekanada
B. Ramana Maharshi
C. J. Krishnamurty
D. None of these
Correct : C. J. Krishnamurty
28. ‘Harijan’ is the work of
A. MK Gandhi
B. Tagore
C. J Krishnamurty
D. None of these
Correct : A. MK Gandhi
29. the core of RamanaMharshi’s his philosophy
A. Epistemology
B. Creation
C. Self Inquiry
D. Yoga
Correct : C. Self Inquiry
30. Neo- vedanta is the --- application of Vedanta
A. Contemporary
B. Reformative
C. Practical
D. All of these
Correct : D. All of these
31. In the evolution from mind to super mind, --------- is the intermediary step
A. Integral yoga
B. Overmind
C. Intelligence
D. Matter
Correct : A. Integral yoga
32. The Vedanta that Vivekananda had introduced to the West came to be known as
A. Darsana
B. Neo -Vedanta
C. Advaita Vedanta
D. Visishtaadvaita
Correct : B. Neo -Vedanta
33. Who disagreed with Gandhiji on the question of social justice?
A. Tagore
B. Ambedkar
C. Vivekanada
D. None of these
Correct : B. Ambedkar
34. Who among them is not a Neo Vedantins?
A. Ramana Maharshi
B. Vivekanada
C. Ramanuja
D. None of these
Correct : C. Ramanuja
35. According to Vivekananda, universal religion is
A. Does not exist
B. Will never come into existence
C. Already exist
D. None of
Correct : C. Already exist
36. Which one is a key concept in Gandhian philosophy?
A. Satyagraha
B. Super mind
C. God
D. None of these
Correct : A. Satyagraha
37. Who among the following belongs to contemporary Indian philosophy?
A. Vivekanada
B. Ramana Maharshi
C. Tagore
D. All of them
Correct : D. All of them
38. Which one is matching for Gandhiji ?
A. Rationalist
B. idealist
C. practical idealist
D. None of these.
Correct : C. practical idealist
39. The process of evolution goes up from matter to
A. Mind
B. divine consciousness
C. life
D. Ignorance
Correct : B. divine consciousness
40. According to Gandhiji, Truth provides a common platform for
A. Philosophers
B. Theist and Atheists
C. Scientists
D. None of these
Correct : B. Theist and Atheists
41. Universal Religion relates to
A. Ramana Maharshi
B. Osho
C. Vivekanada
D. Tagore
Correct : C. Vivekanada
42. The book ‘Contemporary Indian philosophy’ is written by
A. B.K. Lal
B. Gandhi
C. Ramana Maharshi
D. Radhakrishnan
Correct : A. B.K. Lal
43. Integral Yoga is associated with
A. M K Gandhi
B. Tagore
C. Aurobindo
D. None of these
Correct : C. Aurobindo
44. ‘Freedom from the Known’ is associated with
A. Vivekananda
B. Aurobinda
C. Osho
D. J. Krishnamurthy
Correct : D. J. Krishnamurthy
45. ‘One Caste, One Religion, One God,’ is the teaching of
A. Osho
B. Vivekananda
C. Sree Narayana Guru
D. All of these
Correct : C. Sree Narayana Guru
46. Gandhiji identified truth with
A. Sat
B. Nature
C. God
D. None of these
Correct : C. God
47. Who among is not a Neo Vedantist?
A. Mk Gandhi
B. Vivekanada
C. Aurobindo
D. Patanjali
Correct : D. Patanjali
48. Self Enquiry is the key concept in the philosophy of
A. Sree Narayana Guru
B. Osho
C. Ramana Maharshi
D. Gandhiji
Correct : C. Ramana Maharshi
49. Who opposed caste system as the worst evil in Hindu society?
A. Gandhiji
B. chattambiswamikal
C. Sree Narayana Guru
D. All of these
Correct : D. All of these
50. Martin Luther King’s remark “Christ furnished the spirit and motivation, while Gandhi furnished the method’’ refers to
A. Swaraj
B. Sarvodaya
C. Satyagraha
D. Karma yoga
Correct : C. Satyagraha
51. According to Gandhi Untouchability is
A. Love of mankind
B. Crime
C. Equality
D. none of these.
Correct : A. Love of mankind
52. Swadesi means
A. Globalization
B. Decentralization
C. Indigenous
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Indigenous
53. Economic Deconstruction, according to Gandhi is
A. Equality
B. Stability
C. Decentralization
D. none of these
Correct : C. Decentralization
54. Aurobindo Ghosh was born in
A. Kerala
B. West Bengal
C. Tamilnadu
D. Uttarpradesh
Correct : B. West Bengal
55. Gandhi adopted ---as the moral equivalent to war and conflict
A. Himsa
B. Satyagraha
C. Fasting
D. Dharnna
Correct : C. Fasting
56. The term civil disobedience was coined by
A. Gandhi
B. Tolstoy
C. Marx
D. Henry David Thoreau
Correct : D. Henry David Thoreau
57. Refusal to obey laws and government is called
A. Ahimsa
B. Himsa
C. Swaraj
D. Civil disobedience
Correct : D. Civil disobedience
58. Gandhi called his form of disobedience as
A. Himsa
B. Sathyagraha
C. Fasting
D. Dharnna
Correct : B. Sathyagraha
59. Literal meaning of Ahimsa means
A. Not to injure
B. Not to jealous
C. Not to desire
D. none of these
Correct : A. Not to injure
60. Gandhi said – is a peaceful form of civil disobedience
A. Satyagraha
B. Himsa
C. Aparigraha
D. None of these
Correct : A. Satyagraha
61. How many kinds of ignorance are mentioned by Aurobindo?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7.
D. 9
Correct : C. 7.
62. Satyagraha is a technique of
A. Non –violence
B. Swadwshi
C. Sarvodaya,
D. Bhoodan
Correct : A. Non –violence
63. Which of the following is not the requirement of Satyagraha?
A. Faith in God
B. Honest
C. Fearless.
D. Atheism
Correct : D. Atheism
64. Which of the following is not a kind of Satyagraha?
A. Civil disobedience
B. Dharna
C. Fasting.
D. Violence
Correct : D. Violence
65. Which one is not suit for satyagrahi?
A. Resisting injustice
B. Respect opponent
C. Self sacrifice
D. Killing
Correct : D. Killing
66. Satyagraha is a force against
A. Violence
B. Tyranny
C. Injustice
D. All of these
Correct : A. Violence
67. Which one is Gandhi’s ashram?
A. Sabarmati ashram
B. Advaita ashram
C. Sivagiri ashram
D. None of these
Correct : A. Sabarmati ashram
68. Fasting unto death is the last step to oppose injustice by
A. Buddha
B. Dalai lama
C. Gandhi
D. John Rawls
Correct : C. Gandhi
69. The most fundamental principle of Gandhi’s philosophy of peace is
A. Swadesi
B. Non-violence
C. Sarvodaya
D. Breadlabour
Correct : B. Non-violence
70. According to Gandhi the universal human value of ahimsa ought to be cultivated in ---levels
A. International
B. Personal
C. National
D. All of these
Correct : B. Personal
71. Holding onto truth is called
A. Satyagraha
B. Truth
C. Non-violence
D. Means
Correct : A. Satyagraha
72. Truth force is called
A. Sarvodaya
B. eight fold path
C. satyagraha
D. four noble truth
Correct : C. satyagraha
73. To prevent conflicts caused by religious bigotry, Gandhi suggested
A. Sarva dharma samabhav
B. Sarvodaya
C. Swaraj
D. Swadeshi
Correct : A. Sarva dharma samabhav
74. The Dandi march or salt satyagraha held in the year
A. 1932
B. 1930
C. 1920
D. 1936.
Correct : B. 1930
75. The salt march was also called
A. White flowing river
B. White revolution
C. White era
D. Salt River
Correct : A. White flowing river
76. Civil disobedience is also known as
A. Non-violent resistance
B. Tax- resistance
C. Nanak
D. Swaraj
Correct : A. Non-violent resistance
77. Gandhi- Irwin pact was made in
A. 1931
B. 1930
C. 1932
D. 1934
Correct : A. 1931
78. When did Gandhi start Tolstoy farm in South Africa?
A. 1911
B. 1914.
C. 1904.
D. 1910
Correct : D. 1910
79. Where was Gandhi's first satyagraha in India?
A. Champaran
B. Dandi
C. Delhi
D. Agra
Correct : A. Champaran
80. When did Gandhi's All India HarijanSamaj start?
A. 1930
B. 1932
C. 1937
D. 1934
Correct : B. 1932
81. Where is Wardha ashram situated?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Raj as than
D. odisha
Correct : A. Maharashtra
82. When did Gandhi start the weekly called Harijan?
A. 1904
B. 1914
C. 1934
D. 1933
Correct : D. 1933
83. Who called Gandhi as half naked seditious fakir?
A. Jinnah
B. Subash Chandra Bose
C. Winston Churchill
D. Wudro Wilson
Correct : C. Winston Churchill
84. Who is the political guru of Gandhi?
A. Gopal Krishna gokhale
B. Tolstoy
C. Ruskin
D. Tagore
Correct : A. Gopal Krishna gokhale
85. When did Gandhi publish Hind Swaraj?
A. 1905
B. 1909
C. 1911
D. 1916
Correct : B. 1909
86. According to Vivekananda, the absolute can be described as
A. Sat-cit-ananda
B. Nirguna
C. Anirvacaniya
D. None of these
Correct : A. Sat-cit-ananda
87. The life of Mahatma Gandhi is written by
A. Louis fischer
B. Baba Amte
C. Tagore
D. Joseph lelyveld
Correct : A. Louis fischer
88. Martin Luther King was influenced by the non- violent teachings of
A. Mandela
B. Nehru
C. Gokhale
D. Gandhi
Correct : D. Gandhi
89. Who is the chief exponent of two nation theory?
A. Gandhi
B. Nehru
C. Gokhale
D. Jinnah
Correct : D. Jinnah
90. Quit India movement is also known as
A. August movement
B. May movement
C. July revolution
D. None of the these.
Correct : A. August movement
91. According to Vivekananda, believer in the universal religion would be prepared to learn from
A. The scriptures of all religions
B. Vedas
C. Bhagavatgita
D. Manusmriti
Correct : A. The scriptures of all religions
92. Universal religion is acceptable to
A. All Minds
B. Hindus only
C. Indians
D. None of these
Correct : A. All Minds
93. Vivekananda was the disciple of
A. SreeRamakrishna
B. Ramana Maharshi
C. Nithya chaithanyayatha
D. None of
Correct : A. SreeRamakrishna
94. According to Radhakrishnan the ultimate human destiny is
A. Jeevanmukti
B. Videhamukti
C. Sarvamukti
D. eat,drink and merry
Correct : C. Sarvamukti
95. Sree Narayana Guru consecrated the idol of --- at Aruvipuram
A. Siva
B. Brahma
C. Vishnu
D. All of these
Correct : A. Siva
96. According to Ramana maharshi----is the sense of individuality
A. I thought
B. you thought
C. We thought
D. All of these
Correct : A. I thought
97. According to Ramanmaharshi, the state of ‘I thought’ which never arises is called
A. Self-realization
B. Aham-idam
C. Mental vasanas
D. Aham
Correct : A. Self-realization
98. According to Aurobindo, Evolution is the reverse process of
A. Integration
B. Involution
C. Integral yoga
D. satchidananda
Correct : B. Involution
99. Aurobindo says, evolution begins from
A. Life
B. Psyche
C. Mind
D. Matter.
Correct : D. Matter.
100. Which one is not included in the triple process of evolution?
A. Widening
B. Heightening
C. Integration
D. Integral yoga
Correct : D. Integral yoga