List-1
(Puruşārtha)List-II
(Description)(A) Mokşa (I) Righteousnes (B) Dharma (II) Material Well-being (C) Artha (III) Liberation from worldly ties (D) Kāma (IV) Fulfilment of desires
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Understanding Puruṣārtha and Descriptions
The question asks to match the four Puruṣārthas (goals of human life in Hinduism) with their respective descriptions. Let's understand each Puruṣārtha and its meaning:
Matching Puruṣārtha with Descriptions
We need to correctly associate each concept from List-I (Puruṣārtha) with its corresponding definition in List-II.
Puruṣārtha Definitions
| Puruṣārtha (List-I) | Description (List-II) | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Mokşa | (III) Liberation from worldly ties | Mokşa is considered the ultimate goal, representing spiritual liberation, freedom from the cycle of birth and death, and release from attachments and suffering. |
| (B) Dharma | (I) Righteousness | Dharma refers to one's duty, ethical conduct, righteousness, moral principles, and living in accordance with cosmic order. |
| (C) Artha | (II) Material Well-being | Artha signifies prosperity, economic security, wealth, and the means to achieve material comfort and success through ethical means. |
| (D) Kāma | (IV) Fulfilment of desires | Kāma encompasses desire, longing, pleasure, and the pursuit of sensory and emotional enjoyment, including love and aesthetic appreciation. |
Correct Matching Summary
Based on the explanations, the correct pairings are:
- Mokşa (A) matches Liberation from worldly ties (III).
- Dharma (B) matches Righteousness (I).
- Artha (C) matches Material Well-being (II).
- Kāma (D) matches Fulfilment of desires (IV).
Important Questions from Indian Philosophy and Education
Match the Book given in the List I with their respective Author given in the List II
List I List II Book Author A. Karma Yoga I. M. K. Gandhi B. Women and Evil II. Sri Aurobindo C. Ethical Religion III. Swami Vivekananda D. Synthesis of Yoga IV. Nel Noddings V. J. Krishnamurthy Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match the School of Philosophy given in List I with the respective Metaphysics given in List II:
List I List II School of Philosophy Metaphysics A. Idealism I. The world is "characterised throughout by process and change" B. Realism II. The cosmos is made up of number of entities having various relations to one another and various qualities C. Naturalism III. A surrounding world which is spiritual D. Pragmatism IV. Nature in terms of process rather than either substance or structure Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The primary belief of Existentialism is:
J. Krishnamurthy believed that 'teaching' means:
A. Giving or receiving something
B. Studying first and then translating into actions
C. Sharing together
D. Helping students to pass examination
E. Realising the 'self
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Arrange the 'puruśārthas' in the correct sequence-
(A) Mokşa
(B) Dharma
(C) Kāma
(D) Artha
