Deck 1: Samkya Philosophy - Principles, Evolution, and Gunas

Question 1

Founder of Samkya philosophy

A)kapila
B)gautama
C)patanjali
D)jaimini

Answer 1

kapila

Question 2

Who consider Samkaya school as main opponent of Vedanta?

A)ramanuj
B)madhv
C)sankara
D)vallabha

Answer 2

sankara

Question 3

Samkya school belongs to the category of……………

A)dualistic and pluralistic
B)monistic and pluralistic
C)realistic and monistic
D)none of the above

Answer 3

realistic and monistic

Question 4

Sankyaschool is consider as -----------------

A)theistic pluralism
B)atheistic realism
C)theistic realism
D)none of the above

Question 5

Sankya theory of causation is known as-------------

A)prakrtiparinamavada
B)brahma parinamavada
C)brahma vivarthavada
D)prakrtivivarthavada

Question 6

According to Satkaryavada effect is …………..

A)new creation
B)pre latent in the cause
C)both a &b
D)none of the above

Question 7

According to sankya theory of causation production means-----------

A)manifestation or avirbhava
B)new creation
C)neither manifestation nor new creation
D)none of the above

Question 8

Samkya school is consider dualistic because it accepts

A)prakrti and purusha
B)prakrti and god
C)purusha and god
D)all of the above

Question 9

which is the first principle of this universe according to Sankya

A)prakrti
B)god
C)purusha
D)none of the above

Question 10

According to sankya system prakriis……………

A)unintelligent and unconscious
B)intelligent and conscious
C)intelligent and unconscious
D)unintelligent and conscious

Question 11

Samkya theory of evolution is called………………

A)prakrtiparinamavada
B)prakrtivivartavada
C)anityaparamanukarana vada
D)none of the above

Question 12

Gunas in Samkya philosophy

A)sattva, rajas,tamas
B)sattva and rajas
C)sattva only
D)rajas only

Question 13

Rajo gunapossess the quality of----------------

A)lightness
B)darkness
C)activity
D)all of the above

Question 14

TamoGuna possess the quality of------

A)heaviness
B)acitivity
C)lightness
D)none of the above

Question 15

The colour of Rajas is ……………….

A)red
B)white
C)dark
D)green

Question 16

The color of Sattva is -------------

A)white
B)red
C)black
D)blue

Question 17

The colour of Tamas is --------------

A)white
B)green
C)dark
D)red

Question 18

When the evolution tookplace in Samkya philosophy?

A)trigunas in the state of equilibrium
B)heterogeneous changes in the gunas
C)homogeneus changes in the triguna
D)none of the above

Question 19

At the stage of pralaya or dissolution gunas are changes………..

A)homogeneously
B)heterogeneously
C)both homogeneously and heterogeneously
D)none of the above

Question 20

According to Samkya philosophy the essence of Purusha is---------------

A)consciousness
B)bliss
C)ananda
D)evolution

Question 21

According to Samkya philosophy evolution is-------------

A)teleological
B)not teleological
C)both teleological and non teleological
D)none of the above

Question 22

Samkya philosophy is called pluralistic because it believes that

A)purushas are many in number
B)prakriti is more than one
C)gunas are many
D)all of the above

Question 23

According to Samkya philosophy evolution is ---------------------

A)cyclic
B)linear
C)upward
D)downward

Question 24

The first product of evolution in Samkya philosophy is called

A)mahat
B)manas
C)ego
D)intellect

Question 25

The psychological aspect of Samkya evolution is------------------

A)intellect
B)manas
C)ego
D)purusha