SVYASA Model Question Paper : Entrance Test PhD

Name of the Organization : Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (svyasa.org)
Type of Announcement : Entrance Test PhD (Yoga) Program

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Entrance Test for the PhD (Yoga) Program
Syllabus and Model Question Paper
I Subject: Yoga

Syllabus :
** Relevance of Yoga in modern times
** Happiness Analysis
** Basis of Yoga: Definition of Yoga as per yogic texts; Patanjali Yoga
** Sutras, Bhagavadgita and Yoga Vasistha, Essentials of Yoga Practice,
** Misconception of Yoga
** Introduction to four streams of Yoga: Raja Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga.
** Unity in Diversity and Ultimate goal of four streams of Yoga
Reference: Nagendra HR.Yoga Its basis and applications. Reprint. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Prakashana, Bangalore; 2004

Model Question Paper
Time: 10 minutes
Max. Marks : 10
Choose the correct answer and mark in the question paper itself
1. Yoga is a
(a) Science for inward journey (b) Way of concentration
(c) Technique to cure diseases (d) To live harmoniously
2. Real happiness is in
(a) Object of the senses (b) Laughing
(c) Smiling (d) Silence
3. Karma yoga is characterized by
(a) Detached action (b) Fruitless labor
(c) Swift action (d) Silent action
4. According to Upanishads the origin of the whole creation is
(a) Brahma (b) Silence
(c) Akasa (d) Vishnu
5. Cause for bondage and liberation is
(a) Mind (b) Body
(c) Work (d) Non work
6. Yoga is
(a) Doing asana (b) Doing pranayama
(c) Union (d) Meditation
7. Our internal nature is
(a) Freedom (b) Bondage
(c) Karma (d) Non doing
8. Raja yoga is
(a) Surrender (b) Hatha Yoga
(c) Meditation (d) Psychic control
9. Yoga is the technique to calm down the mind is said by
(a) Patanjali (b) Krishna
(c) Vasistha (d) Vivekananda
10. Surrendering attitude makes man
(a) Weak (b) Strong
(c) Intelligent (d) Happy

II Subject: Communication
Syllabus :
** Synonyms
** Antonyms
** One word substation
** Sentence Completion
Reference: Objective General English, S Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi

Model Question Paper
Time: 10 minutes
Max. Marks : 10
Choose the correct answer and mark in the question paper itself I. In each of the following questions, choose the alternative which can replace the word printed in the italic bold without changing the meaning of it.
1. He declined to speak about the problem when I asked him.
(a) Agreed (b) promised
(c) refused (d) permitted
2. He couldn’t comprehend the details of the documents
(a) emphasis (b) grasp
(c) condense (d) Implement
3. Due to the lapse of time, I could not recognize my old friend.
(a) delay (b) passage
(c) duration (d) movement
II. Directions: In each of the following questions chose the opposite in meaning to the given word.
1. PRIDE
(a) Humility (b) Shame
(c) Humbleness (d) Debasement
2. KEEN
(a) Dull (b) Rogue
(c) Ardent (d) Shrewd
III. In each of the following questions, out of four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words / sentence.
1. To examine one’s own thoughts and feelings
(a) Meditation (b) Retrospection
(c) Reflection (d) Introspection
2. A short, usually amusing, story about some person or event
(a) Anecdote (b) Antidote
(c) Tale (d) Allegory
IV. In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with a blank to be filled in with an appropriate work. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative.
1. I hope you must have ……….. by now that failures are the stepping stones to success.
(a) known (b) felt
(c) decided (d) realized
2. You need …….. shoes for walking in the hills.
(a) good (b) comfortable
(c) satisfactory (d) sturdy
3. It was difficult to see through the ……… of the head lights of the cars.
(a) shine (b) glare
(c) dazzle (d) brilliance

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