Modern Indian Thought Multiple Choice Questions
1. ——— is not a representative of Neo – Vedanta.
A. sree narayana guru
B. sankara
C. vivekananda
D. all these
Answer: B. sankara
2. Creation according to Aurobindo is a process of
A. involution
B. evolution
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of these
Answer: C. both (a) and (b)
3. Generally Indian Philosophy is described as ——
A. spiritual
B. idealistic
C. scientific
D. none of these
Answer: A. spiritual
4. The author of ‘Life Divine’ is :
A. sree narayana guru
B. m k gandhi
C. aurobindo
D. tagore
Answer: C. aurobindo
5. Truth and Non Violence are the key concepts in ——–
A. vivekanada
B. osho
C. ramana maharshi
D. gnadhiji
Answer: D. gnadhiji
6. Jnana Yoga is the work of ———-
A. ramana maharshi
B. osho
C. vivekanada
D. sree narayana guru
Answer: C. vivekanada
7. The crux of Neo Vedanta is —
A. religion
B. immortality of the soul
C. human unity
D. yoga
Answer: C. human unity
8. ————- represents contemporary Indian philosophy
A. vivekanada
B. ramana maharshi
C. tagore
D. all these
Answer: D. all these
9. “ Truth is a pathless Land” is a teaching of ————
A. vivekanada
B. ramana maharshi
C. j krishnamurty
D. none of these
Answer: C. j krishnamurty
10. ‘Harijan’ is the work of ———-
A. mk gandhi
B. tagore
C. j krishnamurty
D. none of these
Answer: A. mk gandhi
11. According to Ramana Mharshi ——— is the core of his philosophy
A. epistemology
B. creation
C. self inquiry
D. yoga
Answer: C. self inquiry
12. Neo- vedanta is the ———- application of Vedanta
A. contemporary
B. reformative
C. practical
D. all these
Answer: D. all these
13. In Aurobindo’s scheme – is involution
A. creatio
B. knowledge
C. descent
D. none of these
Answer: C. descent
14. ———– is the work of Chattambi Swamikal
A. gitanjali
B. vedadhikaranirupanam
C. jnana yoga
D. none of these
Answer: B. vedadhikaranirupanam
15. In the evolution from mind to super mind, ——— is the intermediary step
A. integral yoga
B. overmind
C. intelligence
D. matter
Answer: B. overmind
16. The Vedanta that Vivekananda had introduced to the West came to be known as —-
A. darsana
B. neo vedanta
C. advaita vedanta
D. visishta advaita
Answer: B. neo vedanta
17. ——– disagreed with Gandhiji on the question of social justice
A. tagore
B. ambedkar
C. vivekanada
D. none of these
Answer: B. ambedkar
18. ———- is not a Neo Vedantist
A. ramana maharshi
B. vivekanada
C. ramanuja
D. none of these
Answer: C. ramanuja
19. According to Vivekananda , universal religion is —–
A. does not exist
B. will never come into existence
C. already exist
D. none of these
Answer: C. already exist
20. ——— is a key concept in Gandhian philosophy
A. satyagraha
B. super mind
C. god
D. none of these
Answer: A. satyagraha
21. Neo Vedanta is a ——- interpretation of Vedanta
A. western
B. dogmatic
C. practical
D. none of these
Answer: C. practical
22. The author of Darsanamala
A. sree narayana guru
B. osho
C. vivekanada
D. tagore
Answer: A. sree narayana guru
23. Gandhiji is a ———–
A. rationalist
B. spiritualist
C. individualistic
D. none of these
Answer: B. spiritualist
24. The process of evolution goes up from matter to ————
A. mind
B. super mind
C. over mind
D. ignorence
Answer: B. super mind
25. Universal Religion relates to ———-
A. ramana maharshi
B. osho
C. vivekanada
D. tagore
Answer: C. vivekanada
26. Gandhiji – Ambedkar debate focused on ———–
A. moksha
B. varna system
C. constitution
D. vedanta
Answer: B. varna system
27. Integral Yoga is associated with :
A. m k gandhi
B. tagore
C. aurobindo
D. none of these
Answer: C. aurobindo
28. ‘Freedom from the Known’ is associated with
A. vivekananda
B. aurobinda
C. osho
D. j krishnamurthy
Answer: D. j krishnamurthy
29. ‘One Caste , One Religion, One God,’ is the teaching of ————
A. osho
B. vivekananda
C. sree narayana guru
D. all of these
Answer: C. sree narayana guru
30. Gandhiji identified truth with ———-
A. sat
B. nature
C. god
D. none of these
Answer: C. god
31. ——– is not a Neo Vedantist
A. mk gandhi
B. vivekanada
C. aurobindo
D. patanjali
Answer: D. patanjali
32. According to ————-meditation is not an equivalent of Dhyana
A. vivekanada
B. osho
C. gandhiji
D. sree narayana guru
Answer: B. osho
33. Self Enquiry is the key concept in the philosophy of ———–
A. sree narayana guru
B. osho
C. ramana maharshi
D. gandhiji
Answer: C. ramana maharshi
34. ———-opposed caste system as the worst evil in Hindu society
A. gandhiji
B. aurobindo
C. sree narayana guru
D. tagore
Answer: C. sree narayana guru
35. Gitanjali is the work of ————
A. gandhiji
B. tagore
C. sree narayana guru
D. ramana maharshi
Answer: B. tagore
36. Universal religion is associated with
A. Gandhi
B. Swami Vivekananda
C. Tagore
D. Gandhi
Answer: B. Swami Vivekananda
37. The watchword of universal religion is
A. Tolerance
B. Acceptance
C. Ritual
D. custom
Answer: B. Acceptance
38. The method of self enquiry is related with
A. SreeNarayanaguru
B. Vagbadanatha
C. Ramana Maharshi
D. Krishnamurthi
Answer: C. Ramana Maharshi
39. ‘Freedom From the Known’ is written by
A. Gandhi
B. J. Krishnamurthi
C. S. Radhakrishnan
D. Aurobindo
Answer: B. J. Krishnamurthi
40. Involution and evolution is related with
A. Aurobindo
B. S. Radhakrishnan
C. Tagore
D. Ramana Maharshi
Answer: A. Aurobindo
41. The basic principle of Sreenarayana guru is
A. Dvaita
B. Advaita
C. Visishtaadvaita
D. None of these
Answer: B. Advaita
42. Integral Yoga is a kind of yoga proposed by
A. Vagbadananda guru
B. Ramana maharshi
C. Aurobindo
D. Swami Vivekananda
Answer: C. Aurobindo
43. According to Ramana Maharshi, attention to the inner self is called
A. Atmavichara
B. Brahma vichara
C. Ahamidam
D. None of these.
Answer: A. Atmavichara
44. Atmopadesasatakam is written by
A. Vagbadananda guru
B. Sreenarayanaguru
C. Aurobindo
D. ChattambiSamikal
Answer: B. Sreenarayanaguru
45. ‘The Life Divine’ is the famous work of
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Aurobindo
C. Krishnamurthi
D. Tagore
Answer: B. Aurobindo
46. Which one is not the three steps of integral yoga
A. Supramentalisation
B. Spiritualisation
C. Psychisation
D. Atmavichara
Answer: D. Atmavichara
47. Integral yoga is also known as
A. Inner yoga
B. Raja yoga
C. Bhakthi yoga
D. AstangaYoga
Answer: A. Inner yoga
48. S N D P yogam is founded by
A. Kumaranasan
B. Ayyankali
C. Dr. Palpu
D. Sree Narayana Guru
Answer: D. Sree Narayana Guru
49. ‘VedadhikaraNirupanam’ is the magnum opus of
A. Sree Narayana Guru
B. Vagbadananda
C. Kumaranasan
D. ChattambiSwamikal.
Answer: D. ChattambiSwamikal.
50. ‘Religion is not a creed or code, but an insight into reality’ is a statement by
A. Gandhi
B. Radhakrishnan
C. Ramana Maharshi
D. Aurobindo
Answer: B. Radhakrishnan
51. According to Aurobindo ‘creation’ is nothing but the expression of
A. Sorrow
B. Nothingness
C. Joy
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Joy
52. The delight of world-process in relation to the saccidananda is called
A. Maya
B. Adhyasa
C. Lila
D. Prakrti
Answer: C. Lila
53. According to Aurobindo, evolution is possible only because—has already taken place
A. Destruction
B. God
C. Involution
D. None
Answer: C. Involution
54. 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
Answer: A. Higher and lower
55. According to Aurobindo, evolutionary growth is a
A. Four fold process
B. Triple process
C. Two fold process
D. Fivefold process
Answer: B. Triple process
56. Integration in the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo means
A. Enlargement
B. Ascent through descent
C. Expansion
D. None of these
Answer: B. Ascent through descent
57. According to Sri Aurobindo, yoga means union with the divine. This union is
A. Transcendental
B. cosmic
C. Individual
D. All three together
Answer: D. All three together
58. Gandhi favors
A. Dictatorship
B. Decentralization
C. Supremacy
D. None of the above
Answer: B. Decentralization
59. According to Gandhi, — is supreme kindness and supreme self sacrifice
A. Ahimsa
B. Democracy
C. Decentralization
D. None of the above
Answer: A. Ahimsa
60. ‘I believe in absolute oneness of God and therefore humanity’- who said this?
A. Krishna Murthi
B. Gandhi
C. Tagore
D. Ramana Maharshi
Answer: B. Gandhi
61. Gandhi took a vow of celibacy in the year
A. 1906
B. 1905
C. 1907
D. 1910
Answer: A. 1906
62. Where did Gandhi set up his first Indian ashram?
A. Wardha
B. Sevagram
C. Ahmedabad
D. Porbander
Answer: C. Ahmedabad
63. Where did Gandhi experiment with Satyagraha first?
A. South Africa
B. Champaran
C. Kheda
D. Vaikom
Answer: A. South Africa
64. Radhakrishnan says, mysticism is a defect of thought only when it is
A. Negative
B. Positive
C. Neutral
D. None of these.
Answer: A. Negative
65. 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
Answer: A. To earn one’s livelihood by engaging in manual labour
66. Aparigraha means
A. Non-possession
B. Poverty
C. Welfare of all
D. Holding fast to truth
Answer: A. Non-possession
67. The triple transformation ofpsychicisation, spiritualization, and
supramentalizationbelonged to
A. Jnana yoga
B. Hatha Yoga
C. Laya yoga
D. Purna yoga
Answer: D. Purna yoga
68. Who is known as the prophet of Kerala?
A. Sree Narayana Guru
B. Swami Vivekanda
C. ChattampiSwamikal
Answer: A. Sree Narayana Guru
69. According to Aurobindo, Supramental man of knowledge is called
A. Gnostic being
B. Agnostic being
C. Illumined being
D. None of these
Answer: A. Gnostic being
70. Choose the famous work of Sree Narayana Guru?
A. Adi Basha
B. VedadikaraNirupanam
C. Veda Sasthra
D. Darasana Mala
Answer: D. Darasana Mala
71. Which social evil was in the zenith of Sree Narayana Guru’s period?
A. Alcholism
B. Caste Discrimination
C. Polygamy
D. Uneducation
Answer: B. Caste Discrimination
72. Which is the birth place of Sree Narayana Guru?
A. Kummapilli
B. Chempazhathy
C. Karunakapally
D. Sivagiri
Answer: B. Chempazhathy
73. According to Aurobindo, mind belongs to
A. Higher Hemisphere
B. Lower Hemisphere
C. Intermediary stage
D. None of these
Answer: A. Higher Hemisphere
74. Which is the work authored by Sree Narayana Guru against caste
discrimination?
A. Darasana mala
B. Jati-nirnayam
C. Vedavicharam
D. Adi Basha
Answer: B. Jati-nirnayam
75. Birth year of Sree Narayana Guru?
A. 1953
B. 1954
C. 1856
D. 1957
Answer: C. 1856
76. What is the cause of the world in name and form according to Sree Narayana
Guru?
A. Atman
B. Maya
C. Karma
D. Moksha
Answer: B. Maya
77. ChattampiSwamikal was born on
A. 1855
B. 1963
C. 1853
D. 1849
Answer: C. 1853
78. Sree Narayana Guru was a follower of —principle?
A. Vedanta
B. Advita
C. Dvaita
D. None of these
Answer: B. Advita
79. Who wrote the famous book “Pracheena Malayalam”?
A. Sree Narayana Guru
B. Swami Vivekanda
C. ChattampiSwamikal
D. Ayyankalai
Answer: C. ChattampiSwamikal
80. What is the theme of “Pracheena Malayalam”?
A. Orgin of Kerala
B. Growth of Kerala
C. Famous Events of Kerala
D. Early Rules
Answer: A. Orgin of Kerala
81. Trusteeship according to Gandhi is
A. Labour
B. Honest duty
C. Ownership
D. None of these.
Answer: B. Honest duty
82. Swami Vivekananda participated in the ‘world parliament of religions’ held in
A. Culcutta
B. Chicago
C. Moscow
D. Rome
Answer: B. Chicago
83. Who is the author of ‘Unto this Last’?
A. Tolstoy
B. Gandhi
C. Locke
D. Ruskin
Answer: D. Ruskin
84. Gandhi interpreted Satyagraha as
A. Violence
B. Peace
C. Truth
D. Non-violent direct action
Answer: D. Non-violent direct action
85. Gandhi’s religion is called
A. Altruism
B. Zorastrianism
C. Ethical religion
D. Universal religion
Answer: B. Zorastrianism
86. Name the satyagraha that Gandhi directed to open the road leading to a temple
for harijans
A. Champaran satyagraha
B. Vaikom Satyagraha
C. Kheda satyagraha
D. Ahmedabad Labour strike
Answer: D. Ahmedabad Labour strike
87. Mahatma Gandhi preferred the aphorism:
A. God is love
B. God is truth
C. God is absolute
D. Truth is God
Answer: D. Truth is God
88. “Truth is a Pathless Land” whose words are this?
A. M. K. Gandhi b.
B. R. Ambedkar
C. J. Krishnamurti
D. Osho
Answer: C. J. Krishnamurti
89. According to Radhakrishnan, “when anything is not accessible to us in the
ways of reason or intellect, then it is called
A. Religious
B. Mystical
C. Irrational
D. Illogical
Answer: B. Mystical
90. Gandhian view of anarchism was inspired by
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. M.N. Roy
C. Marx
D. Gokhale
Answer: A. Henry David Thoreau
91. According to Aurobindo ,Self seeks peace, knowledge and bliss at the stage of
A. Spiritualisation
B. Psychisation
C. Supramentalisation
D. None of these.
Answer: A. Spiritualisation
92. The intellectual awaking of the India during the 19th century is known as the
A. Renaissance
B. Revolt
C. Revolution
D. Redemption.
Answer: A. Renaissance
93. According to Aurobindo, Consciousness is divinized at the stage of
A. Spiritualisation
B. Psychisation
C. Supramentalization
D. Higher mind
Answer: C. Supramentalization
94. Who is the father of Indian Nationalism?
A. Rajiv Gandhi
B. Bal gangadhar Tilak
C. Dayanadha Saraswathi
D. Motilal Nehru
Answer: B. Bal gangadhar Tilak
95. Does Aurobindo favour evolutionary theory?
A. Yes
B. No.
C. Partly
D. Not certain
Answer: A. Yes
96. “I heard the voice of Vivekananda” who said this?
A. Aurobindo
B. Ambedkar
C. Osho
D. Tagore.
Answer: A. Aurobindo
97. According to Swami Vivekananda, —, mythology and ritual are the triple
aspects of religion
A. Culture
B. Vedas
C. Advaitha
D. Philosophy
Answer: D. Philosophy
98. What is the aim of yoga according to the swami Vivekananda?
A. Truth seeking
B. Liberation
C. Concentration
D. Self realization
Answer: D. Self realization
99. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was born in
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Andra Pradesh.
Answer: A. Tamil Nadu
100. Which method was introduced by swami Vivekananda to attain self realization?
A. Yoga
B. Bhakthi
C. Satyagraha
D. Ahimsa
Answer: A. Yoga
101. The philosophy of Aurobindo is called as idealistic because it conceives the
reality as
A. Physical
B. Spiritual
C. Mental
D. Sexual
Answer: B. Spiritual
102. Which is the first publication of JiddhuKrishnamurti ?
A. The Ending of Time
B. Freedom from the Known
C. At the Feet of Guru
Answer: C. At the Feet of Guru
103. The book At the Feet of Guru was published at the age of……….
A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 18
Answer: B. 15
104. At the Feet of Guru was translated into……. Languages and has …… editions.
A. 27, 40
B. 27, 39
C. 26, 40
D. 30, 20
Answer: A. 27, 40
105. JiddhuKrishnamurti was the exponent of
A. Spiritualism
B. Communalism
C. Socialism
D. Federalism
Answer: A. Spiritualism
106. In which area JiddhuKrishnamurti gave more significance?
A. Justice
B. Love
C. Freedom
D. Devotion
Answer: C. Freedom
107. What is the meaning of “mahatma”?
A. Soul
B. Great Soul
C. Great Spirit
D. Richness
Answer: B. Great Soul
108. The word satyagraha is composed by two words, which are they?
A. Satya and Graham
B. Truth and non violence
C. Satya and Agraha
Answer: C. Satya and Agraha
109. What is the motto of independent republic of India?
A. Satya Eva Jayate
B. Satyam Evam Jayate
C. Satya Evam Jayate
D. Sat Eva
Answer: A. Satya Eva Jayate
110. What is the meaning of ahimsa?
A. Violence and Killing
B. Non-violence and Non-killing
C. Non-stealing and violence
D. violence and Non-stealing
Answer: B. Non-violence and Non-killing
111. The positive meaning of ahimsa is
A. Non-killing
B. Love
C. Non-violence
D. Non-stealing
Answer: B. Love
112. Which one is the part of Vedadhikaranirupanam?
A. Vedaswarupam
B. AdhikaraNirupanam
C. Vedapramanyam
D. All of these
Answer: D. All of these
113. _______ is an active, strong and extreme form of satyagraha?
A. Prayer
B. Fasting
C. Non-co-operation
D. Civil-disobedience
Answer: B. Fasting
114. What is the greatest weapon in the armory of satyagraha?
A. Non-co-operation
B. Hartal
C. Fasting and Prayer
D. Strikes
Answer: C. Fasting and Prayer
115. Economic boycott is implied in the vow of________?
A. Videshi
B. Desha tyaga
C. Non-swadeshi
D. Swadeshi
Answer: D. Swadeshi
116. The ahimsa is against
A. Aham
B. love
C. Himsa
D. None of these
Answer: C. Himsa
117. According to Aurobindo, ignorance is the power of divine consciousness to
withhold itself
A. Partially
B. Fully
C. Momentarily
D. None of these
Answer: A. Partially
118. Refutation of chaturvarnyam was one of the themes of
A. Darsanamala
B. Atmopadesasatakam
C. VedadhikaraNirupanam
D. keralolpathi
Answer: A. Darsanamala
119. Who is not a representative of Neo – Vedanta?
A. Sree Narayana Guru
B. Sankara
C. Vivekananda
D. All these
Answer: B. Sankara
120. Generally Indian Philosophy is described as
A. Spiritual
B. Idealistic
C. Scientific
D. None of these
Answer: A. Spiritual
121. The word ‘renaissance’ means
A. Rebirth
B. Freedom
C. Equality
D. None of these
Answer: A. Rebirth
122. Truth and Non Violence are the key concepts of
A. Vivekanada
B. Osho
C. Ramana Maharshi
D. Gadhiji
Answer: D. Gadhiji
123. Jnana Yoga is the work of
A. Ramana Maharshi
B. Osho
C. Vivekanada
D. Sree Narayana Guru
Answer: C. Vivekanada
124. “All wealth belongs to God, and those who hold it are trustees’’-who said this?
A. Aurobindo
B. Tolstoy
C. Gandhi
D. None of these
Answer: C. Gandhi
125. Which is the term that refers to Aurobindo’ yoga?
A. Integral yoga
B. Darsana
C. Self inquiry
D. Jivanmukti
Answer: A. Integral yoga
126. Gandhiji viewed Truth and Ahimsa in terms of — relation?
A. End – Means
B. Evolution – Involution
C. Asteya -Aparigraha
D. None of these
Answer: A. End – Means
127. “Truth is a pathless Land” is a teaching of
A. Vivekanada
B. Ramana Maharshi
C. J. Krishnamurty
D. None of these
Answer: C. J. Krishnamurty
128. ‘Harijan’ is the work of
A. MK Gandhi
B. Tagore
C. J Krishnamurty
D. None of these
Answer: A. MK Gandhi
129. the core of RamanaMharshi’s his philosophy
A. Epistemology
B. Creation
C. Self Inquiry
D. Yoga
Answer: C. Self Inquiry
130. Neo- vedanta is the — application of Vedanta
A. Contemporary
B. Reformative
C. Practical
D. All of these
Answer: D. All of these
131. In the evolution from mind to super mind, ——— is the intermediary step
A. Integral yoga
B. Overmind
C. Intelligence
D. Matter
Answer: A. Integral yoga
132. The Vedanta that Vivekananda had introduced to the West came to be known as
A. Darsana
B. Neo -Vedanta
C. Advaita Vedanta
D. Visishtaadvaita
Answer: B. Neo -Vedanta
133. Who disagreed with Gandhiji on the question of social justice?
A. Tagore
B. Ambedkar
C. Vivekanada
D. None of these
Answer: B. Ambedkar
134. Who among them is not a Neo Vedantins?
A. Ramana Maharshi
B. Vivekanada
C. Ramanuja
D. None of these
Answer: C. Ramanuja
135. According to Vivekananda, universal religion is
A. Does not exist
B. Will never come into existence
C. Already exist
D. None of
Answer: C. Already exist
136. Which one is a key concept in Gandhian philosophy?
A. Satyagraha
B. Super mind
C. God
D. None of these
Answer: A. Satyagraha
137. Who among the following belongs to contemporary Indian philosophy?
A. Vivekanada
B. Ramana Maharshi
C. Tagore
D. All of them
Answer: D. All of them
138. Which one is matching for Gandhiji ?
A. Rationalist
B. idealist
C. practical idealist
D. None of these.
Answer: C. practical idealist
139. The process of evolution goes up from matter to
A. Mind
B. divine consciousness
C. life
D. Ignorance
Answer: B. divine consciousness
140. According to Gandhiji, Truth provides a common platform for
A. Philosophers
B. Theist and Atheists
C. Scientists
D. None of these
Answer: B. Theist and Atheists
141. Universal Religion relates to
A. Ramana Maharshi
B. Osho
C. Vivekanada
D. Tagore
Answer: C. Vivekanada
142. The book ‘Contemporary Indian philosophy’ is written by
A. B.K. Lal
B. Gandhi
C. Ramana Maharshi
D. Radhakrishnan
Answer: A. B.K. Lal
143. Integral Yoga is associated with
A. M K Gandhi
B. Tagore
C. Aurobindo
D. None of these
Answer: C. Aurobindo
144. ‘Freedom from the Known’ is associated with
A. Vivekananda
B. Aurobinda
C. Osho
D. J. Krishnamurthy
Answer: D. J. Krishnamurthy
145. ‘One Caste, One Religion, One God,’ is the teaching of
A. Osho
B. Vivekananda
C. Sree Narayana Guru
D. All of these
Answer: C. Sree Narayana Guru
146. Gandhiji identified truth with
A. Sat
B. Nature
C. God
D. None of these
Answer: C. God
147. Who among is not a Neo Vedantist?
A. Mk Gandhi
B. Vivekanada
C. Aurobindo
D. Patanjali
Answer: D. Patanjali
148. Which one is not included under the seven-fold ignorance propounded by
Aurobindo?
A. The original ignorance.
B. The cosmic ignorance
C. The egoistic ignorance
Answer: D.
149. Self Enquiry is the key concept in the philosophy of
A. Sree Narayana Guru
B. Osho
C. Ramana Maharshi
D. Gandhiji
Answer: C. Ramana Maharshi
150. Who opposed caste system as the worst evil in Hindu society?
A. Gandhiji
B. chattambiswamikal
C. Sree Narayana Guru
D. All of these
Answer: D. All of these
151. Martin Luther King’s remark “Christ furnished the spirit and motivation, while
Gandhi furnished the method’’ refers to
A. Swaraj
B. Sarvodaya
C. Satyagraha
D. Karma yoga
Answer: C. Satyagraha
152. According to Gandhi Untouchability is
A. Love of mankind
B. Crime
C. Equality
D. none of these.
Answer: A. Love of mankind
153. Swadesi means
A. Globalization
B. Decentralization
C. Indigenous
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Indigenous
154. Economic Deconstruction, according to Gandhi is
A. Equality
B. Stability
C. Decentralization
D. none of these
Answer: C. Decentralization
155. Aurobindo Ghosh was born in
A. Kerala
B. West Bengal
C. Tamilnadu
D. Uttarpradesh
Answer: B. West Bengal
156. Gandhi adopted —as the moral equivalent to war and conflict
A. Himsa
B. Satyagraha
C. Fasting
D. Dharnna
Answer: C. Fasting
157. The term civil disobedience was coined by
A. Gandhi
B. Tolstoy
C. Marx
D. Henry David Thoreau
Answer: D. Henry David Thoreau
158. Refusal to obey laws and government is called
A. Ahimsa
B. Himsa
C. Swaraj
D. Civil disobedience
Answer: D. Civil disobedience
159. Gandhi called his form of disobedience as
A. Himsa
B. Sathyagraha
C. Fasting
D. Dharnna
Answer: B. Sathyagraha
160. Literal meaning of Ahimsa means
A. Not to injure
B. Not to jealous
C. Not to desire
D. none of these
Answer: A. Not to injure
161. Gandhi said – is a peaceful form of civil disobedience
A. Satyagraha
B. Himsa
C. Aparigraha
D. None of these
Answer: A. Satyagraha
162. How many kinds of ignorance are mentioned by Aurobindo?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7.
D. 9
Answer: C. 7.
163. Satyagraha is a technique of
A. Non –violence
B. Swadwshi
C. Sarvodaya,
D. Bhoodan
Answer: A. Non –violence
164. Which of the following is not the requirement of Satyagraha?
A. Faith in God
B. Honest
C. Fearless.
D. Atheism
Answer: D. Atheism
165. Which of the following is not a kind of Satyagraha?
A. Civil disobedience
B. Dharna
C. Fasting.
D. Violence
Answer: D. Violence
166. Which one is not suit for satyagrahi?
A. Resisting injustice
B. Respect opponent
C. Self sacrifice
D. Killing
Answer: D. Killing
167. Satyagraha is a force against
A. Violence
B. Tyranny
C. Injustice
D. All of these
Answer: A. Violence
168. Which one is Gandhi’s ashram?
A. Sabarmati ashram
B. Advaita ashram
C. Sivagiri ashram
D. None of these
Answer: A. Sabarmati ashram
169. Fasting unto death is the last step to oppose injustice by
A. Buddha
B. Dalai lama
C. Gandhi
D. John Rawls
Answer: C. Gandhi
170. The most fundamental principle of Gandhi’s philosophy of peace is
A. Swadesi
B. Non-violence
C. Sarvodaya
D. Breadlabour
Answer: B. Non-violence
171. According to Gandhi the universal human value of ahimsa ought to be
cultivated in —levels
A. International
B. Personal
C. National
D. All of these
Answer: B. Personal
172. Holding onto truth is called
A. Satyagraha
B. Truth
C. Non-violence
D. Means
Answer: A. Satyagraha
173. Truth force is called
A. Sarvodaya
B. eight fold path
C. satyagraha
D. four noble truth
Answer: C. satyagraha
174. To prevent conflicts caused by religious bigotry, Gandhi suggested
A. Sarva dharma samabhav
B. Sarvodaya
C. Swaraj
D. Swadeshi
Answer: A. Sarva dharma samabhav
175. The Dandi march or salt satyagraha held in the year
A. 1932
B. 1930
C. 1920
D. 1936.
Answer: B. 1930
176. The salt march was also called
A. White flowing river
B. White revolution
C. White era
D. Salt River
Answer: A. White flowing river
177. Civil disobedience is also known as
A. Non-violent resistance
B. Tax- resistance
C. Nanak
D. Swaraj
Answer: A. Non-violent resistance
178. Gandhi- Irwin pact was made in
A. 1931
B. 1930
C. 1932
D. 1934
Answer: A. 1931
179. When did Gandhi start Tolstoy farm in South Africa?
A. 1911
B. 1914.
C. 1904.
D. 1910
Answer: D. 1910
180. Where was Gandhi’s first satyagraha in India?
A. Champaran
B. Dandi
C. Delhi
D. Agra
Answer: A. Champaran
181. When did Gandhi’s All India HarijanSamaj start?
A. 1930
B. 1932
C. 1937
D. 1934
Answer: B. 1932
182. Where is Wardha ashram situated?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Raj as than
D. odisha
Answer: A. Maharashtra
183. When did Gandhi start the weekly called Harijan?
A. 1904
B. 1914
C. 1934
D. 1933
Answer: D. 1933
184. Who called Gandhi as half naked seditious fakir?
A. Jinnah
B. Subash Chandra Bose
C. Winston Churchill
D. Wudro Wilson
Answer: C. Winston Churchill
185. Who is the political guru of Gandhi?
A. Gopal Krishna gokhale
B. Tolstoy
C. Ruskin
D. Tagore
Answer: A. Gopal Krishna gokhale
186. When did Gandhi publish Hind Swaraj?
A. 1905
B. 1909
C. 1911
D. 1916
Answer: B. 1909
187. According to Vivekananda, the absolute can be described as
A. Sat-cit-ananda
B. Nirguna
C. Anirvacaniya
D. None of these
Answer: A. Sat-cit-ananda
188. The life of Mahatma Gandhi is written by
A. Louis fischer
B. Baba Amte
C. Tagore
D. Joseph lelyveld
Answer: A. Louis fischer
189. Martin Luther King was influenced by the non- violent teachings of
A. Mandela
B. Nehru
C. Gokhale
D. Gandhi
Answer: D. Gandhi
190. Who is the chief exponent of two nation theory?
A. Gandhi
B. Nehru
C. Gokhale
D. Jinnah
Answer: D. Jinnah
191. Quit India movement is also known as
A. August movement
B. May movement
C. July revolution
D. None of the these.
Answer: A. August movement
192. According to Vivekananda, believer in the universal religion would be
prepared to learn from
A. The scriptures of all religions
B. Vedas
C. Bhagavatgita
D. Manusmriti
Answer: A. The scriptures of all religions
193. Universal religion is acceptable to
A. All Minds
B. Hindus only
C. Indians
D. None of these
Answer: A. All Minds
194. Vivekananda was the disciple of
A. SreeRamakrishna
B. Ramana Maharshi
C. Nithya chaithanyayatha
D. None of
Answer: A. SreeRamakrishna
195. According to Radhakrishnan the ultimate human destiny is
A. Jeevanmukti
B. Videhamukti
C. Sarvamukti
D. eat,drink and merry
Answer: C. Sarvamukti
196. Sree Narayana Guru consecrated the idol of — at Aruvipuram
A. Siva
B. Brahma
C. Vishnu
D. All of these
Answer: A. Siva
197. According to Ramana maharshi—-is the sense of individuality
A. I thought
B. you thought
C. We thought
D. All of these
Answer: A. I thought
198. According to Ramanmaharshi, the state of ‘I thought’ which never arises is
called
A. Self-realization
B. Aham-idam
C. Mental vasanas
D. Aham
Answer: A. Self-realization
199. According to Aurobindo, Evolution is the reverse process of
A. Integration
B. Involution
C. Integral yoga
D. satchidananda
Answer: B. Involution
200. Aurobindo says, evolution begins from
A. Life
B. Psyche
C. Mind
D. Matter.
Answer: D. Matter.
201. Which one is not included in the triple process of evolution?
A. Widening
B. Heightening
C. Integration
D. Integral yoga
Answer: D. Integral yoga
202. Sreenarayana guru was a
A. Advaitin
B. Dvaitist
C. Visistadvitistd.
D. none of these.
Answer: A. Advaitin
203. Who had death experience at the age of 16?
A. Sreenarayan guru
B. Sreeramanamaharshi
C. Sri Aurobindo
D. Gandhi.
Answer: B. Sreeramanamaharshi
204. ‘Do not ask cask, do not tell caste, and do not think of caste’ is a directive of
A. Sreenarayan guru
B. Gandhi
C. Ramana Maharshi
D. Tagore.
Answer: A. Sreenarayan guru
205. Harijan is related with
A. Gandhi
B. Guru
C. Vivekananda
D. chattambiSwamikal
Answer: A. Gandhi
206. Gandhi considered – as a social evil
A. Economic equality
B. vested power
C. Untouchability
D. Dependence.
Answer: C. Untouchability
207. According to Gandhi, Ahimsa and — are practically impossible to separate
A. Truth
B. Sarvodaya
C. Swaraj
D. Trusteeship
Answer: A. Truth
208. “I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and Non-violence…”whose
words are this?
A. Gandhi
B. Vivekananda
C. Ramanamaharshi.
D. krishnamurthi.
Answer: A. Gandhi
209. Satyagraha is a method of
A. Conversion
B. Coercion
C. Resistance
D. Violence
Answer: A. Conversion
210. A satyagrahi must be
A. Honest
B. Fearless
C. Disciplined
D. All of these.
Answer: D. All of these.
211. Which one is not a form of satyagraha?
A. Non-cooperation
B. Fasting
C. Violence
D. Arbitration
Answer: C. Violence
212. The word Swaraj has come to mean
A. Own government
B. Foreign government
C. Indirect government
D. All of these.
Answer: A. Own government
213. The Swaraj of my dream is poor man’s swaraj’. Who said this?
A. Gandhi
B. swami vivekanada
C. Aurobindo.
D. Ramana maharshi.
Answer: A. Gandhi
214. Aurobindo speaks abouts —cords of Being
A. 6.
B. 8.
C. 12.
D. 16
Answer: B. 8.
215. According to Aurobindo reality is
A. Satchidananda
B. Matter
C. Mind.
D. Supermind
Answer: A. Satchidananda
216. Aurobindo describes creation as the plunge of the spirit into
A. Ignorance
B. Knowledge.
C. Bliss
D. None of these.
Answer: A. Ignorance
217. According to Aurobindo creation is the expression of
A. Himsa
B. Joy
C. Mind.
D. None of these
Answer: B. Joy
218. Radhakrishnan says “one must begin with a faith in
A. Irreligious experience
B. Religious experience
C. Rational experience
D. Mystic
Answer: B. Religious experience
219. According to Radhakrishnan, salvation can be attained only through —
experience.
A. Religious
B. Mystic
C. Aesthetic
D. None of these.
Answer: A. Religious
220. Who practiced meditation at Maruthwamala?
A. ChattambiSwamikal
B. Sree Narayana Guru
C. Ramana Maharshi
D. Sivayogi
Answer: B. Sree Narayana Guru
221. According to Radhakrishnan, natural and necessary aspect of higher thinking
is
A. Mysticism
B. Sense experience
C. Intellectual cognition
D. None of these.
Answer: A. Mysticism
222. According to Gandhi, ‘enjoy the wealth by renouncing it” is the manthra of
A. Trusteeship
B. Sarvodaya
C. Swaraj
D. none of these
Answer: A. Trusteeship
223. Who is related with the word ‘Ezhava Siva’?
A. ChattambiSwamikal
B. Sree Narayana Guru
C. Ramana Maharshi
D. Sivayogi
Answer: B. Sree Narayana Guru
224. The consecration of Siva Idol at Aruvippuram held in the year
A. 1888
B. 1788
C. 1889
D. 1886
Answer: A. 1888
225. All religion conference organised by
A. Vivekananda
B. Sree Narayana Guru
C. Vagbadananda
D. Gandhi
Answer: B. Sree Narayana Guru
226. The birth place of Chattambi Swamikal was
A. Calicut
B. Kollur
C. Sivagiri
D. Aluva
Answer: B. Kollur
227. Guru learned yoga and meditation from
A. AyyavuSwamikal
B. Nitya Chaitanya Yati
C. Gandhiji
D. Tagore
Answer: A. AyyavuSwamikal
228. Guru founded S.N.D.P. yogamon
A. May 5, 1905
B. May 25, 1913
C. May 15,1903
D. May 25, 1905
Answer: C. May 15,1903