Question 1

According to bhattanayaka poetic language has the three fold power of Abhitha ,bhavakatva and ______________

Accepted Answer

A)  rasa dhvani
B)  bhojakatva
C)  alamkara
D)  vakrokti B

Question 2

__________ is the author of ashtadhyayi

Accepted Answer

A)  yaska
B)  patanjali
C)  panini
D)  bharatha C

Question 3

the relation between word and meaning is eternal according to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  panini
B)  katyayana
C)  patanjali
D)  all three D

Question 4

Hrdayadarpana of __________ is critical of the theory of suggestion.

Accepted Answer

A)  bhattanayaka
B)  bhattalollata
C)  abhinavagupta
D)  anandhavardhana

Question 5

Mahimabhatta is the author of ------------.

Accepted Answer

A)  kavyaprakasa
B)  vyaktivivieka
C)  alamkarasastra
D)  kavyasastra

Question 6

Vakypadiya represents a kind of _________ in which language principle stands ultimately as the source of entire material existence.

Accepted Answer

A)  linguistic monism
B)  metaphysical dualism
C)  epistemological dualism
D)  none

Question 7

The doctrine of _____________ asserts that the ultimate reality, brahman , is the imperishable principle of language.

Accepted Answer

A)  atman
B)  sabdabrahman
C)  jiva
D)  none of these

Question 8

__________ is the author of dhvanyaloka.

Accepted Answer

A)  abhinavagupta
B)  anandhavardhana
C)  mahimabhatta
D)  mukulabhatta

Question 9

__________ kanda of vakyapdiya contains different conceptions of sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  vakyakanda
B)  brahma kanda
C)  padakanda
D)  bhakti kanda

Question 10

________is the causeof utterance and the cause of understanding

Accepted Answer

A)  sphota
B)  abhitha
C)  lakshana
D)  vyanjana

Question 11

Anvitabhidanatheory is advocated by _______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  prabhakara
B)  kumarila
C)  bhamaha
D)  bharatha

Question 12

Abhihitanvaya theory is advocatedby ____________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  prabhakara
B)  kumarila
C)  bhamaha
D)  bharatha

Question 13

Katyayana's __________ is an elaboration of Panini's ashtdhyayi.

Accepted Answer

A)  varttika
B)  karika
C)  vritti
D)  bhasya

Question 14

__________ is a commentary on Dhvanyaloka by Abhinavagupta .

Accepted Answer

A)  locana
B)  bharathi
C)  kavyaprakasa
D)  vakyapadiya

Question 15

____________ consider a sentence to be primary unit and believe that words are analytically derived from sentences.

Accepted Answer

A)  vakyavadins
B)  padavadins
C)  both
D)  none of these

Question 16

According to ________________ dhvani is a type of inference

Accepted Answer

A)  mahimabhatta
B)  mukulabhatta
C)  bhattanayaka
D)  bhattalollata

Question 17

A linguistic expression conceived as a single unit is referred as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pada
B)  vakya
C)  sphota
D)  varna

Question 18

__________ a reputed logician of Kashmir was of the opinion that dhvani does not deserve any serious attenssion at all.

Accepted Answer

A)  mahimabhatta
B)  mukulabhatta
C)  jayanyhabhatta
D)  bhattalollata

Question 19

According to bartrahari as a linguistic reality the sentence is a __________ unit.

Accepted Answer

A)  indivisible ,
B)  divisible
C)  both
D)  none of these

Question 20

_________ is the author of Mahabhasya .

Accepted Answer

A)  patanjali
B)  yaska
C)  panini
D)  bharatha

Exam 7: Theories and Concepts in Indian Linguistics and Philosophy of Language