Question 1

According to the law of karma, every karma leads to .

Accepted Answer

A)  moksha
B)  phala
C)  dharma
D)  all these B

Question 2

Samkhya propounded .

Accepted Answer

A)  dualism
B)  monism
C)  monotheism
D)  polytheism A

Question 3

does not belong to Oriental tradition.

Accepted Answer

A)  india
B)  china
C)  japan
D)  none of these D

Question 4

The portion of Vedas that deals with rituals is known as .

Accepted Answer

A)  mantras
B)  brahmanas
C)  aranyakas
D)  upanishads

Question 5

Philosophy is originally a word.

Accepted Answer

A)  english
B)  latin
C)  greek
D)  spanish

Question 6

Science is not based on .

Accepted Answer

A)  experiment
B)  faith
C)  observation
D)  hypotheses

Question 7

'Esthetikos' is a word.

Accepted Answer

A)  greek
B)  latin
C)  french
D)  spanish

Question 8

'Scire' is the root word of .

Accepted Answer

A)  system
B)  epistemology
C)  sophia
D)  science

Question 9

is the inquiry into 'being in general'.

Accepted Answer

A)  ontology
B)  physics
C)  epistemology
D)  ethics

Question 10

Philosophy deals with of reality.

Accepted Answer

A)  a part
B)  the whole
C)  the illusion
D)  none of these

Question 11

is not a heterodox system.

Accepted Answer

A)  samkhya
B)  buddhism
C)  lokayata
D)  jainism

Question 12

Ontology is related to as Ethics is to Axiology.

Accepted Answer

A)  aesthetics
B)  cosmology
C)  idealism
D)  metaphysics

Question 13

is an Oriental system.

Accepted Answer

A)  buddhism
B)  absolute idealism
C)  scholasticism
D)  all these

Question 14

Aristotle's'Metaphysics' contains number of books.

Accepted Answer

A)  12
B)  16
C)  13
D)  14

Question 15

Taoism belongs to the tradition.

Accepted Answer

A)  japanese
B)  oriental
C)  occidental
D)  none of these

Question 16

Polytheism implies as Monism refers to one.

Accepted Answer

A)  two
B)  three
C)  many
D)  all these

Question 17

implies 'accepting the authority of the Vedas'.

Accepted Answer

A)  heterodox
B)  orthodox
C)  oriental
D)  occidental

Question 18

The total number of Vedas is .

Accepted Answer

A)  one
B)  two
C)  three
D)  four

Question 19

is a representative of pluralism.

Accepted Answer

A)  spinoza
B)  fitche
C)  descartes
D)  leibnitz

Question 20

Etymological meaning of the term 'metaphysics' is .

Accepted Answer

A)  after physics
B)  before physics
C)  of physics
D)  other than physics

Exam 1: Philosophical Concepts and Terminology