MCQs on Oriental Learning in India
- Question: The field of Oriental Learning primarily involves courses based on which of the following?
(a) Western civilization and technology
(b) Eastern society, culture, language, and history
(c) Modern scientific discoveries
(d) Global economic policies
- Question: Which of the following events contributed to the necessity of reviving and preserving ancient Indian knowledge, as mentioned in the text?
(a) Rise of new powerful kingdoms
(b) Disappearance of the Gurukula system
(c) Establishment of modern universities
(d) Increased foreign trade
- Question: The downfall of which ancient universities is mentioned as a factor in the context of Oriental Learning's necessity for revival?
(a) Taxila and Vikramashila
(b) Nalanda and Takshashila
(c) Odantapura and Somapura
(d) Jadavpur and Anna University
Question: What external factor is mentioned as contributing to the gradual dissolution of powerful kingdoms, creating a need for Oriental Learning's revival?
(a) Internal rebellions
(b) Economic depressions
(c) Conquest from outside
(d) Natural disasters
- Question: The context for Oriental Learning highlights a necessity to revive and preserve what aspect of the country?
(a) Its military strategies
(b) Its industrial capabilities
(c) Its ancient knowledge and wisdom
(d) Its political systems
MCQs on Oriental Research Institutes with Explanations
Section 1: General Role and Importance
- Question: The primary purpose of Oriental Research Institutes is to address the issue of ancient wisdom being lost due to:
(a) Lack of new scholars
(b) Disappearance of oral traditions
(c) Millions of uncared-for manuscripts
(d) Government negligence
- Question: What modern tools are utilized by Oriental Research Institutes in their work of preserving ancient knowledge?
(a) Only traditional methods
(b) Modern science and technology
(c) Foreign collaborations
(d) Ancient preservation techniques
- Question: The work of these institutes chiefly consists of collecting and collating rare manuscripts in which oriental languages?
(a) Arabic and Persian
(b) Pali and Urdu
(c) Prakrit and Sanskrit
(d) Tamil and Telugu
Section 2: The Asiatic Society
- Question: Who founded The Asiatic Society?
(a) John Gilchrist
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Sir William Jones
(d) James Prinsep
- Question: In which year was The Asiatic Society founded?
(a) 1746
(b) 1784
(c) 1794
(d) 1909
- Question: Sir William Jones envisioned The Asiatic Society as a center for what type of studies?
(a) European history
(b) Modern sciences
(c) Asian Studies
(d) Only Indological studies
- Question: The museum of The Asiatic Society has a large collection of all the following EXCEPT:
(a) Paintings
(b) Automobiles
(c) Manuscripts
(d) Coins
- Question: Which two Governors-General showed keen interest in the activities and development of The Asiatic Society?
(a) Lord Dalhousie and Lord Curzon
(b) Lord William Bentinck and Lord Ripon
(c) Warren Hastings and Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Canning and Lord Lytton
Section 3: The Mythic Society
- Question: In which city was The Mythic Society founded?
(a) Chennai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Bangalore
(d) Pune
- Question: What is the name of The Mythic Society's own building?
(a) Tagore Memorial Hall
(b) Gandhi Memorial Hall
(c) Daly Memorial Hall
(d) Richards Memorial Hall
- Question: Which Nobel laureates are mentioned as having delivered lectures at Daly Memorial Hall?
(a) Albert Einstein and Marie Curie
(b) Rabindranath Tagore and CV Raman
(c) Amartya Sen and Mother Teresa
(d) Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu
Section 4: The Madras Sanskrit College
- Question: Who founded The Madras Sanskrit College?
(a) Sir William Jones
(b) F. J. Richards
(c) V. Krishnaswami Iyer
(d) Hugh Daly
- Question: The Madras Sanskrit College has been partly aided by the MHRD under which scheme since 1977?
(a) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(b) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
(c) Adarsha Mahavidyalaya Scheme
(d) Gyan Darshan Scheme
MCQs on Specific Oriental Research Institutes
Section 1: Oriental Manuscripts Library (Trivandrum)
- Question: In which city is the Oriental Manuscripts Library located?
(a) Chennai
(b) Mysore
(c) Trivandrum
(d) Pune
- Question: The Oriental Manuscripts Library was amalgamated with the Manuscripts Library of which university in 1940 AD?
(a) Madras University
(b) Mysore University
(c) Kerala University
(d) Allahabad University
- Question: The Oriental Manuscripts Library publishes journals in which two languages?
(a) English and Hindi
(b) Sanskrit and Malayalam
(c) Tamil and Telugu
(d) Prakrit and Kannada
Section 2: Oriental Research Institute (Mysore)
- Question: Who founded the Oriental Institute in Mysore?
(a) Sayyāji Rao Gayakväd
(b) R. G. Bhandarkar
(c) Chamaraja Wodeyar
(d) Ganganath Jha
- Question: In which year did the Oriental Institute in Mysore celebrate its centenary?
(a) 1981
(b) 1990
(c) 1991
(d) 2000
- Question: Which ancient treatise was discovered, edited, and published for the first time by Dr. R. Shama Sastri at the Mysore Oriental Institute in 1909 AD?
(a) Ramayana
(b) Mahabharata
(c) Arthaśastra of Kautilya
(d) Kavyamimamsā of Rajaśekhara
Section 3: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (Pune)
- Question: The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute is located in which city?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Pune
(c) Nagpur
(d) Nashik
- Question: In what year was the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute started?
(a) 1911
(b) 1917
(c) 1934
(d) 1944
- Question: The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute was established to commemorate the life and works of which pioneer of scientific Orientology in India?
(a) S. Kuppusvami Śastri
(b) Ganganath Jha
(c) R. G. Bhandarkar
(d) Sayyāji Rao Gayakväd
Section 4: Ganganath Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth (Allahabad)
- Question: Where is the Ganganath Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth located?
(a) Varanasi
(b) Lucknow
(c) Allahabad
(d) Delhi
- Question: The institute was formerly known as what?
(a) Allahabad Sanskrit Research Centre
(b) G. N. Jha Research Institute
(c) Kendriya Sanskrit Sansthan
(d) National Sanskrit Academy
- Question: Ganganath Jha was an eminent Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, and also served as the Vice-chancellor of which university?
(a) Delhi University
(b) Banaras Hindu University
(c) Allahabad University
(d) Calcutta University
- Question: In which year was the Ganganath Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth taken over by the Government of India?
(a) 1934
(b) 1940
(c) 1945
(d) 1950
Section 5: Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute (Chennai)
- Question: The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute was founded in memory of which great savant?
(a) V. Krishnaswami Iyer
(b) S. Kuppusvami Śastri
(c) C.V. Raman
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
- Question: In its initial stage, the Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute was engaged in coordinating the activities of some institutions. Which of these was mentioned?
(a) The Asiatic Society
(b) The Mythic Society
(c) The Madras Sanskrita Academy
(d) The Oriental Institute, Baroda
Correct Answer: (c)
- Question: The Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute is located within the campus of which college?
(a) Chennai Law College
(b) Madras Medical College
(c) Sanskrit College at Mylapore
(d) Fine Arts College
Section 6: Oriental Institute (Baroda)
- Question: Who initiated the founding of the Oriental Institute in Baroda?
(a) R. G. Bhandarkar
(b) Ganganath Jha
(c) Sayyāji Rao Gayakväd, the third
(d) V. Krishnaswami Iyer
- Question: In which year did the now famous Gaekwad's Oriental Series start?
(a) 1893
(b) 1909
(c) 1915
(d) 1927
- Question: The Oriental Institute in Baroda formally came into being under that name in which year?
(a) 1893
(b) 1915
(c) 1927
(d) 1949
- Question: When the M. S. University of Baroda was established in 1949 AD, what became the status of the Oriental Institute?
(a) It became an independent body.
(b) It merged with the University library.
(c) It became its constituent.
(d) It was closed down.
