Name of the Organisation : Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana
Exam : Entrance Test for the PhD (Yoga) Program
Subject : Yoga
Category: PhD
Document Type : Model Question Paper
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SVYASA PhD Yoga Entrance Test Model Question Paper
Admission and Eligibility Prerequisites :
** To be eligible for applying to the program, the student shall have passed Master’s degree of any discipline or Medical Graduation (Professional Five and half years) and Yoga Instructor’s Course (YIC).
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** The candidate shall have secured a minimum aggregate of 55% of marks in the qualified examination.
** Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Group I shall be considered eligible for admission if they have passed the qualifications obtaining not less than 50% of marks in aggregate.
** Selection is based on entrance test and interview.
Model Question
Time: 10 minutes
Max. Marks : 10
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I Subject – Yoga
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
Time: 10 minutes
Max. Marks : 10
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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
III Subject – Aptitude
Time: 20 minutes
Max. Marks : 20
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1. The oxygen that keeps us alive is a product of photosynthesis. It comes from
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Carbonates absorbed from soil
(c) Oxides of mineral elements
(d) Water
2. Complete the series 3, 9, 81,…….
(a) 90
(b) 162
(c) 729
(d) 6561
3. In the series 5, 7, 10, 14, 15, 21, 20, 28, X, Y. What do X and Y stand for
(a) 25, 35
(b) 20, 25
(c) 35, 40
(d) 24, 30
4. Which reaction does not go with rest?
(a) Communication
(b) Conversation
(c) Interaction
(d) Irritation
5. While traveling by a train, a passenger decided to dry his wet handkerchief by extending it out of the window of his compartment. He thinks that handkerchief will fly in the same direction in which the train is heading
(a) The traveler’s comprehension is correct
(b) The traveler’s comprehension is only partially correct
(c) The traveler’s comprehension is totally wrong
(d) Given information is not sufficient for any definite conclusion.
6. Honesty is the best ________
(a) Action
(b) Joke
(c) Policy
(d) Publicity
7. To__________ is human to forgive is divine
(a) lie
(b) err
(c) forget
(d) cheat
8. A tender twig can be turned and twisted towards any direction, irrespective of the outcome being desirable for its growth. This statement is applicable to which of the given areas
(a) Gardening
(b) Child-Rearing
(c) Education
(d) Environmentalism
9. Given the following premises_____
(A) All animals are quadrupeds (B) Chair are quadrupedal objects—–
Which of the following is the most appropriate answer?
(a) All quadrupedal objects are animals
(b) All objects are quadrupedal
(c) All animals are quadrupedals but they are not chairs
(d) All animals are objects
10. If U.P.S.C stands for 21, 16, 19, 3 then C. S. I. R. stands for
(a) 3, 19, 16, 21
(b) 3, 19, 9, 18
(c) 3, 9, 18, 19
(d) 19, 18, 16, 21
IV Subject – Research Methodology
Time: 10 minutes
Max. Marks : 10
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1. Data is normally distributed if
(a) The mean is less than the standard deviation
(b) The skewness is zero
(c) The distribution is symmetric
(d) None of these.
2. Data can be analyzed
(a) Only if it is normally distributed
(b) Only if it of ratio type
(c) Only if it is of ratio type and normally distributed
(d) None of these
3. The null hypothesis is
(a) decided before the data is collected
(b) decided after the data is analyzed
(c) decided only when the data is normally distributed
(d) only a formality – it need not be stated
4. The alternative hypothesis
(a) may negate the null hypothesis
(b) may provide a direction as an alternative
(c) a but not b
(d) a and b
5. The most effective way of sampling
(a) is simple random sampling
(b) is stratified sampling
(c) depends on the problem statement
(d) depends on the statistical test to be performed
Syllabus
I Subject : Yoga
** 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
II Subject : Communication
Syllabus :
** Synonyms
** Antonyms
** One word substation
** Sentence Completion
III Subject: Aptitude
Syllabus :
** General Mental Ability
** Mathematical and Numerical Ability
** Behavioral Ability
** Analytical and Logical Reasoning
IV Subject : Research Methodology
Syllabus :
** Research Design: meaning, types of design, principles
** Sampling design: types, characteristics, random sampling
** Measurement and scaling: measurement scales
** Testing of hypotheses: null and alternate hypotheses, Type I and Type II errors, alpha and power