EXAM PAPER SSVS SENIORS 2025 - SANATANA DHARMA

What does Caturdasha Vidyasthaanas refer to?

• Four stages of life

• Four goals of life

• Fourteen-fold abode of knowledge

• Four types of rituals

Dharma-shastra in the 14-fold knowledge refers to:

• Astronomy

• Laws and codes of conduct

• Ritual instructions

• Philosophy

The four primary Vedas are:

• Rig, Sama, Yajur, Atharva

• Rig, Sama, Kalpa, Nirukta

• Sama, Jyotisha, Dharma, Nyaya

• Rig, Purana, Vedanta, Nyaya

The Vedas are divided into which two sections?

• Karma Kanda and Vedanta

• Karma Kanda and Jnana Kanda

• Jnana Kanda and Upanishads

• Shruti and Smriti

Vedanta literally means:

• “The middle of the Vedas”

• “The essence of rituals”

• “The end of the Vedas”

• “The sound of knowledge”

Which part of the Vedas corresponds to Vedanta?

• Samhitas

• Aranyakas

• Upanishads

• Brahmanas

Why are the five senses insufficient as pramaana (means of valid knowledge) to reveal ultimate truth?

• They are prone to distraction

• They reveal only partial truths

How were the Vedas preserved through generations?

• Written scriptures

• Oral tradition

• Engravings on stone

• Palm-leaf manuscripts

Why does an Avatara appear according to the Puranas?

• To enjoy worldly pleasures

• To reestablish Dharma when Adharma prevails

• To create new scriptures

• To reward devotees

What survives after the death of the physical body?

• Nothing

•  Jiva (individual soul)

• Mind only

• Ego