Indian Knowledge & Value System MCQ

Question 1

1. Ashtadhyayi is divided into eight chapters.
2. Ashtadhyayi is so called because it contains 3,959 chapters.
3. Panini is associated with giving a grammatical form to the Sanskrit language.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: the fetched eGyanKosh text says Ashtadhyayi is divided into eight chapters. Statement 2 is incorrect: 3,959 or about 4,000 refers to sutras/rules, not chapters. Statement 3 is correct because Panini is credited with giving Sanskrit a grammatical form.

Question 2

1. Samkhya explains reality through Purusha and Prakriti.
2. Nyaya is associated with logical thinking and Gautama is said to be the author of the Nyaya Sutras.
3. Vaisheshika explained the universe through atomic theory.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: Samkhya is built around Purusha and Prakriti. Statement 2 is correct: Nyaya is a technique of logical thinking and Gautama is linked with the Nyaya Sutras. Statement 3 is correct: Vaisheshika is associated with atomic explanation of the universe.

Question 3

Consider the following statements about Bhaskara II and his mathematical works:
I. Bhaskara II wrote Lilavati, a treatise on arithmetic and geometry, traditionally said to be named after his daughter.
II. Bhaskara II's Siddhanta Shiromani contains four parts: Lilavati, Bijaganita, Ganitadhyaya, and Goladhyaya.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

Bhaskara II (born 1114 CE) composed Siddhanta Shiromani with four sections: Lilavati (arithmetic/geometry), Bijaganita (algebra), Ganitadhyaya or Grahaganita (mathematical astronomy), and Goladhyaya (spherics). Lilavati is traditionally associated with his daughter.

Question 4

1. Aham Brahmasmi expresses the identity of individual Atman with universal Brahman.
2. In Advaita Vedanta, Maya is the power that makes the eternal Brahman appear as the multiplicity of the world.
3. The systematic classification of ragas into ten thaats was given in the Natyashastra.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the corpus links Aham Brahmasmi with Atman-Brahman identity and Maya with Brahman's apparent multiplicity. Statement 3 is incorrect because ten-thaat classification is attributed to Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande in the 20th century, not to Natyashastra.

Question 5

According to data released in September 2025, which sector recorded the HIGHEST year-on-year growth in India's Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) for August 2025?

Accepted Answer

In August 2025, Steel recorded the highest YoY growth of 14.2% among the eight core industries. Coal grew by 11.4%, Cement by 6.1%, and Electricity by 3.1%. The overall ICI grew by 6.3%. Crude Oil (-1.2%) and Natural Gas (-2.2%) were the only sectors with negative growth.

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