List of top Classical Indian Philosophy Questions asked in GATE Humanities and Social Sciences- Philosophy

Rabindranath Tagore, in his The Religion of Man, claims that the aim of religion is the realization of oneness of the individual soul with the supreme soul. Such a realization is possible in ________

In Kāṣmīra Śaivism, Śiva is the only reality which assumes forms in cosmic manifestations. How many principles (tattvas) of cosmic manifestations does Kāṣmīra Śaivism admit?

The Chāndogya Upaniṣad gives the mahāvākya – Tat tvam asi (Ch. Upa. 6:8:7), ‘That you are.’ In this ‘great statement’ what does “tat” (“that”) stand for?

Which one among the following is the theory of error advocated by Nyāya school of Indian philosophy?

In Sāṅkhya philosophy 'mind' (manas) is an evolute of __________

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question:

My uniform experience has convinced me that there is no other God than Truth… That is why my devotion to Truth has drawn me into the field of politics; and I can say without the slightest hesitation, yet in all humility, that those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means. Identification with everything that lives is impossible without self-purification; without self-purification the observance of the law of Ahimsa must remain an empty dream; God can never be realized by one who is not pure of heart.

--- M. K. Gandhi, An Autobiography or the Story of my Experiments with Truth, p. 615

Which among the following are NOT in conformity with the above passage?

According to Jaina philosophy, all substances (dravya) but one have extension in space (astikāya). That one substance which has no extension in space (anastikāya) is __________

According to the Nyāya system, the argument "A sparrow is a bird, since it has wings" would have an inferential defect (hetvābhāsa) called _____________

In the Buddhist theory of elements (dharmas), dharmas are the ultimate momentary elements of existence. The number of elements varies in different schools of Buddhism. Of the following alternatives, which pair(s) does/do NOT give us the respective number of dharmas accepted in Sautrāntika and Sarvāstivāda (Vaibhāṣika) schools?

According to the Advaita of Śaṅkara, the individual self (jīva) is:

Consider the following sentence: 'Dhavala is a white cow.' For the Vaiśeṣika, the meaning (artha) of the sentence consists of the following padārthas:

In his Yogasūtra, Patañjali mentions five kinds of afflictions (kleśas). Which one of the following is NOT among the five afflictions?

In Káśmīra Śaivism, Śiva is the only reality, the one without a second. Which among the following is/are the other name[s] for Káśmīra Śaivism?

According to Swami Vivekananda, 'Universal Religion' would consist in recognising that there are different ways of approaching the religious object. The watch-word for universal religion is \underline{\hspace{2cm}.}

Which one of the following is NOT considered a pramana by the Prabhakara Mimamsaka?

The Carvaka system accepts the following purusharthas:

In Taittiriya Upanishad there is a discussion of five sheaths (pancha–kosa) in which the individual self is encased. Which one is the sheath (kosa) of knowledge and intelligence?