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Which of the following statements about the philosopher Shankara is/are true?

1.Shankara espoused a form of Vedanta called Advaita.

2.He elaborated on the philosophy of Gaudapada.

3.Shankara tried to demonstrate that the Upanishads and Brahmasutras contain a unified, systematic philosophy.

4.Shankara founded the Amanaya Mathas.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 2 only	B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 3 and 4	D) 4 only

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Adi Shankara or Shankara, was an early 8th century Indian philosopher and the ologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
He is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism. It is with his teacher Govinda, that Shankara studied Gaudapadiya Karika, as Govinda was himself taught by Gaudapada.

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Select the antonym of

deliberate

A) judge	B) imprudent
C) cogitate	D) argue

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) imprudent

Explanation:

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Select the antonym of

coalesce

A) separate	B) adhere
C) cleave	D) amalgamate

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) separate

Explanation:

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Select the antonym of

mere

A) unadorned	B) immense
C) sheer	D) blunt

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) immense

Explanation:

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Select the synonym of

to alight

A) to escalate	B) to clamber
C) to disembark	D) to astride

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to disembark

Explanation:

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Q:

MS-Word is an example of _____

A) An operating system	B) A processing device
C) Application software	D) An input device

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Application software

Explanation:

Microsoft Word or MS-Word is an Application software developed by the company Microsoft. It allows users to Type and Save documents.

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

He reached his destination at night.

A) destination	B) at his destination
C) on his destination	D) No improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

Explanation:

The sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. ‘His’ is the correct form of pronoun to be used. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘He reached his destination at night’.

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Select the antonym of

taciturn

A) reticent	B) curt
C) laconic	D) verbose

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