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Indian Philosophy and Aesthetics
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Indian philosophy spans diverse concepts from Buddhist teachings and practices to ancient aesthetics. This collection covers meditation rules, spiritual enlightenment, and cultural expressions like Odissi. These topics are vital for general awareness in civil services and state exams.
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Indian Philosophy and Aesthetics Questions
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The Narmada River originates at Amarkantak plateau in the Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh. It flows west through Gujarat to the Arabian Sea.
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Manipura
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Sahasrara
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Ramayana
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Swadhisthana
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PLACE
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BELIEF
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CHARACTER
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NIGHT
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Seerat means character in Urdu, referring to the moral qualities or distinctive nature of a person.
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PLACE
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BELIEF
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CHARACTER
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NIGHT
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Seerat is an Urdu/Arabic word meaning character, nature, disposition, or way of being. It refers to someone's inherent qualities and personality traits. Option C (CHARACTER) is the correct answer.
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The Bhagwad Gita
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The Ramayana
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Unto This Last
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Bible
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In a chapter in his Autobiography titled ‘The Magic Spell of a Book’ Gandhi tells us how he read the book “Unto This Last” on the 24 hours journey from Johannesburg to Durban.
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a political weapon
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a moral weapon
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a physical force
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static
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Satyagraha is a moral weapon and the stress is on soul force over physical force.
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The Light of Asia
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A Plea for Vegetarianism
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The Key to Theosophy
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How I became a Theosophist
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The Light of Asia is a book that deals with Buddha and his teachings, which Gandhiji read while he was a student in England.
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love and humanity
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hatred and selfishness
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violence and cunningness
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violence and hatred
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Swadeshi is a universal law based on the twin principles of truth and non-violence or love and humanity.
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secrecy
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passive resistance
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unilateral love
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bilateral love
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A real satyagrahi believes in unilateral love.
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a pyramid
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an oceanic circle
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a triangle
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a rectangle
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Sarvodaya means rise of everybody. That means in such a society all are equal like water in the ocean.
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Truth is the means and God is the end.
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Ahimsa is the means and freedom is the end.
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Virtue is the means and ahimsa is the end.
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Ahimsa is the means and truth is the end.
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Gandhi says, “Ahimsa is the means; Truth is the end. Ahimsa is our supreme duty.” “Ahimsa and Truth are so intertwined that it is practically impossible to separate them.” “Non-violence and truth are inseparable and Presuppose each other.
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Unto this Last
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The Bible
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The Bhagavad Gita
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A Plea for Vegetarianism
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The book which influenced Gandhi to become a vegetarian by choice was 'A Plea of Vegetarianism'. Thereto, he avoided meat.
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Hare Krishna
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Asalamu Alaikum
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Om Namasivaya
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Ram
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Gandhiji chanted Ram to get rid of his fear in his early age.
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only a
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only b
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only c
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only b and c
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a, b and c
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This is the correct answer. Buddhist and Jaina texts mention sixteen states known as mahajanapadas.
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Land grants to Brahamanas
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Legal rules for the rulers
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Gifts made to religious institutions
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Details of administration and military organisation
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Basic rules of life
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This is the correct answer as votive inscriptions record gifts made to religious institutions.