Deck 3: The Philosophies of Aurobindo, Gandhi, Radhakrishnan, and Sree Narayana Guru

Question 1

According to Aurobindo 'creation' is nothing but the expression of

A)Sorrow
B)Nothingness
C)Joy
D)None of the above

Answer 1

Joy

Question 2

The delight of world-process in relation to the saccidananda is called

A)Maya
B)Adhyasa
C)Lila
D)Prakrti

Answer 2

Lila

Question 3

According to Aurobindo, evolution is possible only because---has already taken place

A)Destruction
B)God
C)Involution
D)None

Answer 3

Involution

Question 4

According to Aurobindo, the realm of reality has been divided into two hemispheres, ---and ---

A)Higher and lower
B)North and South
C)Positive and negative
D)None of the above

Question 5

According to Aurobindo, evolutionary growth is a

A)Four fold process
B)Triple process
C)Two fold process
D)Fivefold process

Question 6

Integration in the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo means

A)Enlargement
B)Ascent through descent
C)Expansion
D)None of these

Question 7

According to Sri Aurobindo, yoga means union with the divine. This union is

A)Transcendental
B)cosmic
C)Individual
D)All three together

Question 8

Gandhi favors

A)Dictatorship
B)Decentralization
C)Supremacy
D)None of the above

Question 9

According to Gandhi, --- is supreme kindness and supreme self sacrifice

A)Ahimsa
B)Democracy
C)Decentralization
D)None of the above

Question 10

'I believe in absolute oneness of God and therefore humanity'- who said this?

A)Krishna Murthi
B)Gandhi
C)Tagore
D)Ramana Maharshi

Question 11

Gandhi took a vow of celibacy in the year

A)1906
B)1905
C)1907
D)1910

Question 12

Where did Gandhi set up his first Indian ashram?

A)Wardha
B)Sevagram
C)Ahmedabad
D)Porbander

Question 13

Where did Gandhi experiment with Satyagraha first?

A)South Africa
B)Champaran
C)Kheda
D)Vaikom

Question 14

Radhakrishnan says, mysticism is a defect of thought only when it is

A)Negative
B)Positive
C)Neutral
D)None of these.

Question 15

Bread Labour means

A)To earn one's livelihood by engaging in manual labour
B)Labour for making bread
C)Hard physical labour
D)None of the above

Question 16

Aparigraha means

A)Non-possession
B)Poverty
C)Welfare of all
D)Holding fast to truth

Question 17

The triple transformation ofpsychicisation, spiritualization, and supramentalizationbelonged to

A)Jnana yoga
B)Hatha Yoga
C)Laya yoga
D)Purna yoga

Question 18

Who is known as the prophet of Kerala?

A)Sree Narayana Guru
B)Swami Vivekanda
C)ChattampiSwamikal

Question 19

According to Aurobindo, Supramental man of knowledge is called

A)Gnostic being
B)Agnostic being
C)Illumined being
D)None of these

Question 20

Choose the famous work of Sree Narayana Guru?

A)Adi Basha
B)VedadikaraNirupanam
C)Veda Sasthra
D)Darasana Mala

Question 21

Which social evil was in the zenith of Sree Narayana Guru's period?

A)Alcholism
B)Caste Discrimination
C)Polygamy
D)Uneducation

Question 22

Which is the birth place of Sree Narayana Guru?

A)Kummapilli
B)Chempazhathy
C)Karunakapally
D)Sivagiri

Question 23

According to Aurobindo, mind belongs to

A)Higher Hemisphere
B)Lower Hemisphere
C)Intermediary stage
D)None of these

Question 24

Which is the work authored by Sree Narayana Guru against caste discrimination?

A)Darasana mala
B)Jati-nirnayam
C)Vedavicharam
D)Adi Basha

Question 25

Birth year of Sree Narayana Guru?

A)1953
B)1954
C)1856
D)1957