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Indian Philosophy of Class: The Vaiseshika Sutras

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Who is considered the founder of the Vaiseshika school of philosophy?

  1. Gautama

  2. Kanada

  3. Kapila

  4. Patanjali


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kanada is credited with founding the Vaiseshika school of philosophy.

What is the central concept of the Vaiseshika Sutras?

  1. Atman

  2. Brahman

  3. Dharma

  4. Padartha


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Vaiseshika Sutras focus on the concept of Padartha, which refers to the categories of existence.

How many categories of existence are proposed in the Vaiseshika Sutras?

  1. 5

  2. 6

  3. 7

  4. 8


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Vaiseshika Sutras propose six categories of existence: substance, quality, action, generality, particularity, and inherence.

What is the primary substance according to the Vaiseshika Sutras?

  1. Earth

  2. Water

  3. Fire

  4. Atom


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Vaiseshika Sutras posit atoms as the primary substance from which all other substances are composed.

What is the relationship between substance and quality in the Vaiseshika Sutras?

  1. Substance is dependent on quality.

  2. Quality is dependent on substance.

  3. They are independent of each other.

  4. They are mutually exclusive.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In the Vaiseshika Sutras, qualities are considered to be dependent on substances for their existence.

What is the concept of 'Samavaya' in the Vaiseshika Sutras?

  1. Inherence

  2. Causation

  3. Identity

  4. Negation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Samavaya refers to the relationship of inherence, which is the connection between a substance and its qualities.

What is the theory of perception in the Vaiseshika Sutras?

  1. Direct Realism

  2. Indirect Realism

  3. Idealism

  4. Phenomenalism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Vaiseshika Sutras advocate direct realism, which posits that objects are directly perceived as they exist in the external world.

How does the Vaiseshika Sutras explain the process of knowledge acquisition?

  1. Through inference

  2. Through perception

  3. Through testimony

  4. Through all of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Vaiseshika Sutras recognize three sources of knowledge: perception, inference, and testimony.

What is the ultimate goal of human existence according to the Vaiseshika Sutras?

  1. Moksha

  2. Nirvana

  3. Attainment of wealth

  4. Attainment of power


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Vaiseshika Sutras posit Moksha, or liberation from suffering, as the ultimate goal of human existence.

Which of the following is NOT a category of existence in the Vaiseshika Sutras?

  1. Substance

  2. Quality

  3. Action

  4. Universality


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Universality is not a category of existence in the Vaiseshika Sutras.

What is the term used in the Vaiseshika Sutras to refer to the relationship between a substance and its qualities?

  1. Samavaya

  2. Vishesha

  3. Samanya

  4. Abhava


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Samavaya is the term used in the Vaiseshika Sutras to refer to the relationship between a substance and its qualities.

Which of the following is NOT a type of inference recognized in the Vaiseshika Sutras?

  1. Anumana

  2. Vyapti

  3. Arthapatti

  4. Upamana


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Upamana, or analogy, is not a type of inference recognized in the Vaiseshika Sutras.

What is the term used in the Vaiseshika Sutras to refer to the absence of something?

  1. Abhava

  2. Vishesha

  3. Samanya

  4. Samavaya


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Abhava is the term used in the Vaiseshika Sutras to refer to the absence of something.

Which of the following is NOT a type of Abhava in the Vaiseshika Sutras?

  1. Pratiyogita Abhava

  2. Anyonya Abhava

  3. Atyanta Abhava

  4. Samsarga Abhava


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Samsarga Abhava is not a type of Abhava in the Vaiseshika Sutras.

What is the term used in the Vaiseshika Sutras to refer to the relationship between a substance and its action?

  1. Samavaya

  2. Vishesha

  3. Samanya

  4. Kriya


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kriya is the term used in the Vaiseshika Sutras to refer to the relationship between a substance and its action.

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