Question 1

Name of Adi Sankara's guru&#10;A)yogananda&#10;B)gaudapada&#10;C)namdev&#10;D)ramanuja

Accepted Answer

Adi Shankaracharya's guru was Govinda Bhagavatpada, who was a disciple of Gaudapada. Gaudapada is often associated with Adi Shankara in a grand-teacher capacity, making him an indirect guru. However, the direct guru of Adi Shankara was Govinda Bhagavatpada, not listed among the options. Given the choices, Gaudapada is the closest correct answer due to his influential role in the philosophical lineage leading to Adi Shankara.

Question 2

The Indian word for philosophy is&#10;A)vedanta&#10;B)darsana&#10;C)sastra&#10;D)mokshamarga

Accepted Answer

Darsana is the term used in Indian philosophy to refer to the various schools of thought or viewpoints. It literally means "view" or "vision" and is used to describe the different philosophical systems that originated in India.

Question 3

_____ is an essential characteristic of valid knowledge&#10;A)truth&#10;B)avadhi&#10;C)apprehension&#10;D)smriti

Accepted Answer

Truth is considered an essential characteristic of valid knowledge because valid knowledge must accurately reflect reality or facts, which is the essence of truth.

Question 4

Nyaya school with its science of reasoning is also known as&#10;A)dharma sastra&#10;B)tarkasastra&#10;C)yoga sutras&#10;D)all of the above

Accepted Answer

Nyaya school, known for its focus on logic and epistemology, is also referred to as "tarkasastra," which translates to the science or treatise (sastra) of reasoning (tarka).

Question 5

The dialectic method propounded by Nagarjuna is known as the&#10;A)direct method&#10;B)prasanga method&#10;C)tharka method&#10;D)none of these

Accepted Answer

The prasanga method is the dialectic method propounded by Nagarjuna, which involves reductio ad absurdum, demonstrating the inconsistency or absurdity of a position by showing the consequences of accepting it.

Question 6

Thomas Luckmann is a follower of _____ school of sociology.&#10;A)naturalistic&#10;B)pragmatist&#10;C)phenomenological&#10;D)existentialist

Accepted Answer

Thomas Luckmann is known for his work in the phenomenological school of sociology, which focuses on the structures of experience and consciousness.

Question 7

God or Brahman cannot be the cause of world is suggested by&#10;A)naiyayikas&#10;B)yoga school&#10;C)sankhya school&#10;D)sankara

Accepted Answer

The Sankhya school of Indian philosophy posits that the world is caused by the interplay of purusha (spirit) and prakriti (matter), not by a supreme deity or Brahman. This dualistic system contrasts with other schools that attribute the creation of the world to a divine source.

Question 8

Lack of mutual intelligibility between two language is known as&#10;A)mutual intelligibility&#10;B)language barrier&#10;C)language boundary&#10;D)language island

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The answer of Lack of mutual intelligibility between two language...

Question 9

The Gate keeper was book written by&#10;A)terry eagleton&#10;B)e.h. carr&#10;C)peter widdowson&#10;D)raymon williams

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The answer of The Gate keeper was book written by&#10;A)terry...

Question 10

_____ revolutionized historiography in the 19th century&#10;A)voltaire&#10;B)leopold von ranke&#10;C)hegd and marx&#10;D)michel foucault

Accepted Answer

Leopold von Ranke is often credited with revolutionizing historiography in the 19th century by emphasizing primary sources and an objective approach to history, moving away from the more interpretive and philosophical methods of earlier historians.

Question 11

Group of South Asian scholars interested in the post-colonial and post-imperial societies of South Asia in particular and the developing world in general.&#10;A)common wealth&#10;B)post colonial&#10;C)post modern&#10;D)subaltern

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The answer of Group of South Asian scholars interested in...

Question 12

_____ is relatively new field of history&#10;A)cultural history&#10;B)economic history&#10;C)environmental history&#10;D)ethnohistory

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The answer of _____ is relatively new field of history&#10;A)cultural...

Question 13

_____ in the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history.&#10;A)paleography&#10;B)genealogy&#10;C)numismatics&#10;D)family history

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The answer of _____ in the study of families and...

Question 14

_____ is a school of Budhism which accepted plurality of realities.&#10;A)mahayana&#10;B)hinayana&#10;C)sautranikas&#10;D)vaibhasikas

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The answer of _____ is a school of Budhism which...

Question 15

_____ is a quantitative philosophy&#10;A)nyaya&#10;B)vaisesika&#10;C)vedanta&#10;D)sankhya

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The answer of _____ is a quantitative philosophy&#10;A)nyaya&#10;B)vaisesika&#10;C)vedanta&#10;D)sankhya...

Question 16

______ composed Sankhya Aphorisms&#10;A)gotama&#10;B)kapila&#10;C)patanjali&#10;D)sankara

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The answer of ______ composed Sankhya Aphorisms&#10;A)gotama&#10;B)kapila&#10;C)patanjali&#10;D)sankara...

Question 17

______ philosophy says that control over Citta gives the power of control over everything.&#10;A)nyaya&#10;B)sankya&#10;C)yoga&#10;D)vedanta

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The answer of ______ philosophy says that control over Citta...

Question 18

Sociolinguistics can be defined as&#10;A)study of language in relation to society&#10;B)study of society in relation to language&#10;C)interaction of society and linguistics&#10;D)study of language and literature

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The answer of Sociolinguistics can be defined as&#10;A)study of language...

Question 19

Linguistics competence is a notion proposed by&#10;A)bloom field&#10;B)chomsky&#10;C)saussure&#10;D)derrida

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The answer of Linguistics competence is a notion proposed by&#10;A)bloom...

Question 20

According to J. Derrida&#10;A)test in an entity&#10;B)text is a gas&#10;C)test is a non existing&#10;D)text is discourse

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The answer of According to J. Derrida&#10;A)test in an entity&#10;B)text...

Question 21

Who proposed seven standards of Textuality&#10;A)de beangrande and dressler&#10;B)chomsky and bloom field&#10;C)derrida and saussure&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of Who proposed seven standards of Textuality&#10;A)de beangrande...

Question 22

Language of literature is&#10;A)cryptic&#10;B)delphic&#10;C)accurate&#10;D)ornamental

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The answer of Language of literature is&#10;A)cryptic&#10;B)delphic&#10;C)accurate&#10;D)ornamental...

Question 23

Theory of ______ is perhaps one of the greatest contribution of prague school.&#10;A)theory of criticism&#10;B)theory of signs&#10;C)theory of functional style&#10;D)theory of grammar

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The answer of Theory of ______ is perhaps one of...

Question 24

Course in General Linguistics was written by&#10;A)sapir&#10;B)chomsky&#10;C)saussure&#10;D)bloomfield

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The answer of Course in General Linguistics was written by&#10;A)sapir&#10;B)chomsky&#10;C)saussure&#10;D)bloomfield...

Question 25

When sign designate the whole word concept is signified and _____ is signifies&#10;A)the object&#10;B)sound image&#10;C)verbal symbol&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of When sign designate the whole word concept...

Deck 6: Philosophy, Language, and History