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Subject with Code: Essence of Indian Traditional Knowledge (20HS0817)

Course & Branch: B. Tech & Common to all Year & Sem: III-B. Tech & I-Sem
Regulation: R20

UNIT –III

1. Yoga is a group activity of [ A ]

A) Physical, mental and spiritual B) Physical, curricular and extra curricular
C) Metaphysical D) Mental, spiritual and moral
2. The term ‘Yoga’ in the western world often denotes a modern form of [ B ]
A) Raja yoga B) Hatha Yoga C) Pathanjali D) Metaphysics
3. Yoga is [ C ]
A) Making of life B) Building confidence C) A way of life D) To increase span of life
4. Holistic health is [ D ]
A) A way of life B) Internal peace of mind
C) Treating the affected part D) An approach to Life
5. Yoga is [ A ]
A) The stilling of the mind B) Moving to soul C) To keep body still D) Diet restrictions
6. In Vedic Sanskrit the meaning of Yoga is [ A ]
A) To unite B) To divert C) To collect D) To dismantle
7. The ultimate goal of yoga is [ C ]
A) Reincarnation B) Spiritual development
C) Moksha D) Rebirth
8. -----------from India introduced yoga to the west [ C ]
A) Kings B) Ascetics C) Gurus D) Angels
9. One of the yoga techniques is [ D ]
A) Astangamarg B) Vedic mantra chanting
C) Theosophical thinking D) Suryanamaskar
10) Suryanamaskar helps human ______________ [ A ]
 A) To ease Stress B) To increase eye-sight
C) To heal the body D) Decreases muscle tension
11) A pause in the moment of breath is________ [ B ]
A) Suryanamaskar B) Pranayama C) Dhyanam D) Chanting of mantras
12) The word `Yoga` is extract from [ C ]
A) Greek B) Latin C) Sanskrit D) English
13) The techniques of Yoga are [ D ]
A) Suryanamaskar B) Meditation C) Pranayama D) All the above
14) Yoga is one of the 6 classic system of __________________ [ A ]
A) Hindu philosophy B) Samkhya philosophy C) Jain philosophy D) Western philosophy

15) The term holistic means _______________ [ B ]

A) A part B) Whole C) A half D) One a
16) One of the treatments of holistic health care is [ C ]
A) Treating the affected area by medicines B) Giving the required injections and creams
C) Psychotherapy D) Internal medicines
17) One of the complementary and alternative therapies [ D ]
A) Spiritual training B) Physical training C) Surgical D) Acupuncture
18) What is holistic care_____________ [ A ]
A) Treating the whole person mind, body, and spring B) Treating the effected part of the body
C) Giving physiotherapy D) Surgical treatment
19. Holistic health is defined as [ B ]
A) A way of life B) The approach to life C) Purpose of life D) Goal of life
20. “Part can never be well unless the whole is well” said by [ C ]
A) Hippocrates B) Pathanjali C) Socrates D) Susrutha
21. Ancient healing tradition (Holistic) as far back on [ B ]
A) 2000 BC B) 5000 BC C) 1500 BC D) 10000 BC
22. Holistic nursing is looking at a person on a whole greater than on the sum of the parts [ C ]
A) Half true of half false B) False C) True D) None of the above
23. Which one is not one of the four sights by Gautama Siddhartha [ A ]
A) An ascetic B) Old man C) Sick man D) Dying man
24. What is Nirvana? [ D ]
A) Human soul
 B) The path to heaven
C) Supreme realization of suffering
D) Transcendent state in which there is neither suffering nor desire.
25. Early Aryan religious beliefs include the except [ A ]
A) The eight fold path B) Numerous Gods and Goddesses
C) Offering sacrifices D) The practice of rituals
26. What is Buddha’s actual name [ A ]
A) Siddhartha Gautama B) Gautama Buddha C) Sidyodhana D) Rahul Siddhartha
27. What does the word ‘Buddha’ mean literally? [ D ]
A) Teacher B) Prince C) Saint D) Awakened One
28. What happened under the tree known as the ‘Bodhi Tree’ [ B ]
A) Siddhartha was born B) Siddhartha was enlightened
C) Buddha gave his first teaching D) Buddha died
29. What is ‘Dukha’? [ C ]
A) Craving B) Liberation C) Suffering D) Buddhist teaching

30. What are the ‘Three poisons’? [ B ]

A) Agency,illness and death B) Greed, anger and ignorance
C) Dukha, suffering and dissatisfaction D) The Buddha, the Dharma and the sangha
31. According to the second noble truth, what is the origin of suffering? [ B ]
A) Bad Karma B) Craving C) idolatry D) Sin
32. The Eight fold path is the path that ultimately leads to what? [ B ]
A) Heaven B) Nirvana C) Moksha D) Reincarnation
33. What does the “athma” mean? [ C ]
A) Body B) No-self C) Soul D) Cosmos
34. Buddhism is based on the life expense of _____________. [ C ]
A) Viswakarma B) Sudyadhana
C) Siddhartha Gauthama D) Jesus Christ
35. Stress and Anxiety can put under pressure on [ A ]
A) The Cardio-Vascular system B) Kidneys
C) Brain D) Eyes
36. Green tea is __________ According to Holistic Health Care. [ B ]
 A) Enhances Activity B) Energy Booster C) Purifier Blood D) Reducing Cholesterol

37. The Dimensions of wellness [ D ]

A) Physical, mental, domestic, formal, spiritual B) Physical, emotional, Social, Informal
C) Physical, mental, social, spiritual, formal D) Physical, mental, spiritual, social, intellectual
38. Ashtanga Yoga is described by ________________ [ D ]
A) Vardhaman Mahivira B) Parsvanath C) Gautma Budda D) Maharishi Pathanjali
39) _______________ every year is delared as ‘International Yoga Day ‘by the United Nations.
A) 21 June B) 24 November C) 10 March D) 26 February [A ]
40. Traditional knowledge is a record of -__________________ [ C ]
A) Human Achievement B) Religious Achievements
C) Scientific Achievement D) Political Acheievements

UNIT-IV

1. How many schools are there in Orthodox Indian Philosophy? [ C ]

A) 4 B) 8 C) 6 D) 12
2. Nyaya means ______________________ [ A ]
A) Rule B) Principle C) A Custom D) Tradition
3) The main sources of Right Knowledge are [ A ]
A) Perception .Inference, Comparison and Sound
B) Sound, Expectation, Imagination and Reading and By Discussion
C) Sound, Perception, Knowing and Sharing and Arguiing
D) Perception. Hoping, Calculating and Sankhya Philosophy
4. _________ is characterized as a materialistic and aesthetic school of thought. [ A ]
A) Carvaka Philosophy B) Nyaya Philosophy
C) Mimamsa Philosophy D) Yoga Philosophy
5. The term Carvaka was first recorded in the 7th Century by the philosopher _________ [ D ]
A) Chnukya B) Gouthama Buddha C) Saddaniti D) Purandara
6. ______________make one to utilize his intellect to find out fallacies and to know the
 Material constitution of the world. [ A ]
A) Nyaya And Vaiseshika B) Mimamsa C) Sankhya D) Carvaka
7. Phonology is the study of how_______ is organized [ A ]
A) Sounds B) Syllable C) Sentence D) Words
8. ‘Mimamsa means [ B ]
A) Mantra B) Logical Inquiry
C) Sukthi D) Karma K
9. Common feature of the Indian Philosophy is ___________________________ [ C ]
A) Perception B) Inference
C) Realization of Self/Soul D) None of them
10. Vaiseshkka the atomist associated with ______________ [ D ]
A) Sankhya B) Charvaka C) Yoga D) Nyaya
11. The six Dharsans are _______________________ [ A ]
A) Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Sankya, Yoga, Mimamsa and Vedanta
B) Arnykas, Brahmnas, Sankyha , Naya , Mimamsa Charvaka
C) Samkhya ,Yoga, Viseshika , Karma Kand , Mimamsa ,Naya
D) Nyaya, Samkhya , Mimamsa, Jna Knd , Upanishads ,Vedangas
12.__________________ Philosophy distinguishes Body (Matter) from the Soul. [ D ]
A) Nyaya Philosophy B) Y+-oga philosophy
C) Vedantha D) Jain Philosophy.
13. According to __________Nirvana means a peaceful state of mind. [ C ]
A) Sukhabrhma B) Parswanath C) Gauthama Buddha D) Pathanjali
14) The followers of _______of Higher Vehicle believed that Buddha was an incarnation of God. [ B ]
A) Jainism B) Mahayana C) Hinayana D) Panchayma
15 . Buddha believed that _________is the maker of his own destiny. [ D ]
A) Fate B) Akrutha C) Time D) Individual
16. Buddhism thus condemns ____________________ [ A ]
A) Animal Sacrifices and the Empty Rituals B) Luxurious Life
C) Optimisms D) None of The Above
17. ______________ a characteristic of Indian Literature. [ C ]
A) Sahitya B) Society Values C) Human Values D) Knowledge
18. Important values are imparted through _________________________ [ D ]
 A) Samhitas B) Brhmanas
C) Scriptures D) Sacred Books and Epics.
19. The major themes of the Indian arts merged as early as__________________. [ D ]
A) Indus Valley Period B) Vedi C Period C) Stone Age D) Harappa Period
20. The origin of Indian art can be traced to _____________in the 3rd millennium BC. [ D ]
A) Medieval Period B) Indo-Aryan Period C) Paleolithic D) Pre-Historic Settlements
21. In historic art, sculpture in stone and metal, mainly was _______________________ [ B ]
A) Political B) Religious C) Spiritual D) Warfare
22. ____________had institutionalized the study of India’s past in 1784. [ A ]
A) William Jones B) Panani C) Bartruhari D) Maxmuller
23. ______________ influenced the linguistic traditions of the West. [ A ]
A) Sanskrit B) Brahmi C) Pali D) Persian
24. The setting up of the Asiatic Society (of Bengal) in 1784 by ____________ [ D ]
A) Jame Joyce B) Ravi Varma C) Jamini Roy D) William Jones
25. A strong ________________is characteristic of Indian art. [ D ]
A) Theism B) Philosophy C) Spiritualism D) Sense of Design
26. Treaties on Phonetics and Phonology were written between ___________ [ D ]
A) 1400-600 Bc B) 8oo-150 BC C) 1600- 700BC D) 800-150 BC
27. Shiksha deals______________ [ D ]
A) Prosody or Meter B) Phonetics And Phonology
C) Grammar D) Semantics
28. Indian Philosophy, termed by ________________as 'very authoritative'. [ A ]
A) Sri Prabhupada B) Bartruhari C) Purandara D) Praswanath
29. In Gautama Buddha’s teachings which consist of _________________ [ C ]
A) Triratna B) Panchyama Dharma C) Four Noble Truths D) Right Source Of
30. “ Father of Linguistics “ is _______________________ [ B ]
A) Pathanjali B) Panini C) Miyan Tanen D) Katyana
31. _____________________________deal with syntactic and semantic problems. [ A ]
A) Vyakarana B) Etymology C) Morphology D) Taxonomy
32. The epic literary tradition started with __________who is acclaimed as Telugu's [ B ]
A) Thikkana Somyajulu B) Nannayya C) Bammera Pothana D) Sreenada
33. Sanskrit literature begins with the oral literature of the _________________ [ A ]
 A) Rig Veda B) Upangas C) Sankhya Philosophy D) Sukthas
34. The central tenets of Jain philosophy were established by __________in the 6th Century B.C. [ A ]
A) Vardhaman Mahavir B) Gautama Siddhartha C) Akshapada D) Rabhupada
35. _______, attributed to the Mauryan minister Chanakya in the 4th Century B.C [ C ]
A) Shilpa Kala B) Nrutya C) Arthashastra D) Natya Sasthra
36. The main objective of the ____is to interpret and establish the authority of the Vedas. [ D ]
A) Naya School B) Sankhya School
C) Uttar Mimams Chool D) Purva Mimamsa School
37. ________was founded by Kanada in the 2nd century B.C. [ D ]
A) Mimamas B) Sankhya C) Naya D) Vaisheshika
38. Jainism is religion that prescribe the path of ______towards all living beings [ A ]
A) Non-Violence B) Dharma C) Astanaga Marg D) Panhcyama
39. In the 6 the century linguistic began to be studied by the Indian scholar ___ [ C ]
A) Bartruhari B ) Chanukya C) Panini D) Panithani
40. The Nyaya school is based on the Nyaya Sutras, written by__________________ [ C ]
A) Pathanjai B) Gautama Buddha C) Aksapada D) Charuvaka

UNIT-V

1. Natya Sastra is a Sanskrit text on the performing [ A ]

A) Arts B) Physical Expenses C) Yoga D) Rig-Veda
2. Natya Shastra compilation by [ C ]
A) Vyasa B) Shantna C) Bharata Muni D) Thyagaraja
3. The complete compilation of Natya Shastra is detail to [ C ]
A) Between 200 BCE and 200 CE B) Between 800 BCE and 600 CE
C) Between 300 BCE and 800 CE D) Between 200 BCE and 800 CE
4. Purandara Dāsa was a Haridasa, a renowned composer of ___________music. [ B ]
A) Hindusthani B) Carnatic C) Classical D) Modern
5. _______________ huge works executed on the walls of solid structures. [ B ]
A) Miniatures B) Murals C) Perishable Material D) Earth
6. _______________ are paintings executed on perishable materials line paper, cloth etc. [ A ]
 A) Miniatures B) Art on Rocks C) Murals D) Pictures
7. Indian Art is ______________ as interpreted by religion and Philosophy. [ D ]
A) Survival B) A Way of Life
C) An Approach To Life D) Life
8. According to Jainisim ________________ is needed to move the soul towards liberation . [ C ]
A) Non-Violence B) Asceticism C) Self –Effort D) Prayer
9. Traditionally assigned to ___________a legendary sage IN Natya sastra . [ A ]
A) Bharat Muni B) Panini C) Bartruhari D) Pingali
10) Nritya and Nata appears ________________________era literature. [ B ]
A) Medeiaval B) Vedic C) Puranic D) Modern
11. Nritya is broadly categorized as one of three parts of Sangita, the other two ____________. [ A ]
A) Being Gita (Vocal Music, Song) and Vadya (Instrumental Music)
B) Silpa and Sahitya
C) Carving and Panting
D) Muarls and Miniature.
12.__________ too mentions the terms Nritya and Nartaka respectively as dance and dancer. [ C ]
A) Brtruhari B) Srinada C ) Panini D) Vatsayana
13. Nrutya is the _________________________ [ A ]
A) Carving and Sculpture B) Design and Construction
C) Purusha and Prakriti, D) Soul and Consciousness’
14. _______________ expression of the evolution of the movement. [ B ]
A) Architecture B) Natya C) Sangieetha D) Sahitya
15. The name Sangeetha is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means ___________. [ A ]
A) “Music Divine” B) Classic Dance C) Melody D) Recitation
16. INDIAN subcontinent .It has two major traditions _____________________. [ A ]
A) Hindusthani and Carnatic B) Ancient and Modern
C) Medieval and Classical D) Western and Italian
17. Sahitya literally means____________________ [ D ]
A) Literature in Sanskrit B) Literature in European Language,
C) Compositions D) Samhitas
18. _______________ is also one of the qualities of Indian Literature. [ C ]
A) Principle of Non-Violence B) Truth Speaking
 C) Morality D) Astangamarg
19. Indian literature is primarily one of verse essentially ____________________ [ D ]
A) Written B) Pictures C) Prose D) Oral
20. _______________ is one of the holy texts of the Hindu. [ C ]
A) Arthasasthra B) Vasthu Sasthra C) Manusmrithi D) Arnyakas
21) _______ are an integral part of daily life. [ D ]
A) Linguistic Practices B) Traditional Practices C) Political Practices D) Religious Practices
22. The languages of India primarily belong to two major linguistic families, ------------------. [ A ]
A) Indo-European and Dravidian B) Persian and Hebrew
C) Sanskrit and Dravidian D) None of the Given Choices.
23. India has the world's second highest number of __________________ [ D ]
A) Cultures B) Traditions C) Customs D) Languages,
24. ________the most commonly spoken language in India today, serves as the lingua franca across
much of North and Central India. [ D ]
A) Sanskrit B) Tamil C) Malayalam D) Hindi
25. _______is the language of the Vedas, a large collection of hymns, incantations, and
Religion- philosophical discussions. [ A ]
A) Vedic Sanskrit B) Indo –Aryan C) Dravidian D) Pali
26. ___________________ is the Middle Indo-Aryan language. [ C ]
A) Sanskrit B) Hebrew C) Pali D) Hindi
27. The first written record in the Kannada language is traced to Emperor Ashoka's _edict dated 200 BCE
A) Pali B) Devanagari C) Drvidian D) Brahmagiri [ D ]
28. ____________ is characterised as a materialistic and aesthetic school of thought. [ A ]
A) Carvaka B) Sankhya C) Purva Mimamsa D) Naya
29. The founder of Carvaka is ________________ [ A ]
A) Carvaka B) Bartruhari C) Chanuyakya D) Pingali
30) Yoga gains mastery over the _______________________. [ C ]
A) Fallacies B) Pre and Post Married Life
C) Mind and Senses. D) Chaturasramas
31). The very heart of Indian music is the ___________. [ D ]
A) Thala B) Rhythm C) Melody D) Raga-
32. Tala which refers to the ____________________ . [ C ]
 A) Raga B) Melody C) Rhythm D) Pallavi
33. Living a _______________is a lot healthier than most styles of living. [ A ]
A) Holistic Lifestyle B) Luxurious Life C) Comfortable Life D) Pious Life
34. Maharishi Pathanjali gave sutras of ______________ in 147 approximately. [ A ]
A) Yoga B) Sankhya C) Nyaya D) Mimamsa
35. _______________were manuals for sculpture and Hindu iconography. [ A ]
A) Shilpa Shastras B) Natya Sashtras C) Nrutya Sathras D) Sangeetha Sasthras
36. ____________________ is a famous Indian artist, painter and poet. [ A ]
A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Dixit C) Miyan Tansen D) Ustad Aliakbhar Khan
37. _____________ is Renaissance painter. [ D ]
A)Amarsilpi Jakkkana D) Ravi Vrama C)Leonardo Da Vinci D) Rabindranath Tagore
38. Visual art form paintings started with rock paintings at_______________. [ D ]
A) Bronze Age B) Paleolithic Age C) Neolithic Age D) Stone Age
39. The aspect of art in India is said to be highly. [ B ]
A) Imaginative B) Realistic C) Factious D) Contemplative
40. ______________civilization was the world’s first to build planned towns. [ D ]
A) Persian Civilization B) Harappa Civilization C) Sindu Civilization D) Indus-Sarsavati