{"id":91102,"date":"2025-06-01T10:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91102"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:46:10","slug":"with-reference-to-the-history-of-philosophical-thought-in-india-consi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-history-of-philosophical-thought-in-india-consi\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Sankhya school:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Sankhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul.<\/li>\n<li>2. Sankhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2013<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2013\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. The Sankhya school, like almost all mainstream Indian philosophical systems, accepts the concept of rebirth or transmigration of the soul (Purusha). The goal of Sankhya is liberation (kaivalya) from the cycle of birth and death by realizing the distinction between Purusha and Prakriti. Statement 2 is correct. Sankhya is a gnostic system that emphasizes achieving liberation through discriminative knowledge (viveka-jnana) of the true nature of Purusha and its distinction from Prakriti, independent of any external influence or divine grace.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nSankhya is a dualistic philosophy positing two ultimate realities: Purusha (consciousness\/self) and Prakriti (matter\/nature). It explains creation and evolution as the interaction of these two principles and identifies ignorance of their distinction as the root cause of suffering and bondage. Liberation is achieved through knowledge.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional_information\">\nThe Sankhya system does not explicitly advocate for belief in God as essential for liberation, making it a unique orthodox school in this regard. Its emphasis on knowledge as the sole means to salvation distinguishes it from systems that rely on devotion (Bhakti) or ritualistic action (Karma). The concept of karma and rebirth are fundamental to understanding the bondage from which Sankhya seeks liberation.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Sankhya school: 1. Sankhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul. 2. Sankhya holds that it is the self-knowledge that leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent. Which of the statements given above &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consi\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-history-of-philosophical-thought-in-india-consi\/#more-91102\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1467,1168,1173],"class_list":["post-91102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1467","tag-ancient-history-of-india","tag-ancient-literature-and-litterateur","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is incorrect. 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