COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RELIGIONS
PAPER – III
Note : This paper contains seventy five (75) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. Which one of the following is not a part of primitive religion ?
(A) Fetishism
(B) Animism
(C) Shamanism
(D) Henotheism
2. The exponent of Totemism was :
(A) James Frazer
(B) Mircea Eliade
(C) Joseph Kitagama
(D) Emile Durkheim
3. The cult of Osiris was prevalent among :
(A) The Greeks
(B) The Hebrews
(C) The Europeans
(D) The Egyptians
4. Monotheism believes in :
(A) Oneness of God
(B) Multiplicity of gods
(C) God is nowhere
(D) Duality of God
5. Phenomenology of religion deals with :
(A) Origin of religion
(B) History of religion
(C) Manifestation of religion
(D) Philosophy of religion
6. Which of the following is a challenge to Inter-faith understanding ?
(A) Multiculturalism
(B) Communalism
(C) Enlightenment
(D) Ritualism
7. The word ‘Religion’ has its roots in this language :
(A) Greek
(B) Hebrew
(C) Spanish
(D) Latin
8. Who was the author of ‘Systematic Theology’ ?
(A) Paul Tillich
(B) Max Muller
(C) Joachim Wach
(D) S. Radhakrishnan
9. Match the following and identify the correct match :
10. The ancient civilization of Peru is known as :
(A) civilization of Celts
(B) civilization of Mesopotamia
(C) civilization of Alps
(D) civilization of Incas
11. This is the correct order of Vedas :
(A) Rigveda, Atharvaveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda
(B) Atharvaveda, Samaveda, Rigveda, Yajurveda
(C) Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda, Rigveda
(D) Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, Atharvaveda
12. This is the sub-text of Samaveda
(A) Gandharva veda
(B) Āyur veda
(C) Dhanur veda
(D) Artha veda
13. The Shatapatha Brahmana and The Taittiriya-Brahmana are the commentary-texts of this veda –
(A) Rigveda
(B) Yajurveda
(C) Sāmaveda
(D) Atharvaveda
14. Identify the correct author-group of sānkhya sutra and yoga-sutra-
(A) Kapila – Patanjali
(B) Gautama – Kanāda
(C) Vyāsa – Jaimini
(D) Jaimini – Kanāda
15. The dialogue held between Yamāchārya and Nachiketa is found in this text :
(A) Chhandogy Upanishad
(B) Kenopanishad
(C) Prashnopanishad
(D) Kathopanishad
16. The main statement of advait concept is
(A) Brahma Satyam Jaganmithya
(B) Jnānam Mokshsadhakam
(C) Avidya Nivritih Mokshah
(D) Satyameva Jayate
17. Nainam Chhindam Shastrani nainam Dahati Pāvakah. Na chainam kledayantyāpo na shoshayati marutah : This following verse of Bhagavad Geeta deals mainly with
(A) Water
(B) Air
(C) Weapon
(D) Soul
18. Ramayan and Mahabharat are considered as :
(A) Spiritual scriptures
(B) Novels
(C) Poetry
(D) Epics
19. Kabirdas is related to
(A) Haridwar
(B) Chitrakut
(C) Ujjain
(D) Varanasi
20. The movement of Raja Ram Mohan Rāi was
(A) Widow marriage
(B) Propoganda of Vedanta
(C) Eradication of ‘Sati’ custom
(D) Eradication of child-marriage
21. This social reformer was against the idol-worship :
(A) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
(B) Swami Vivekanand
(C) Keshava Chandra Sen
(D) Dayanand Saraswati
22. The word ‘Jina’ in Jainism literally means
(A) Victor of cities
(B) Victor of women
(C) Victor of passions
(D) Victor of countries
23. Lord Parśvanatha mainly propounded this concept of religion –
(A) Purusārth Dharm
(B) Chāturyāma Dharm
(C) Varnāśrama Dharm
(D) Śunyavāda Dharm
24. Match the items in List-I with those in List-II and select the correct code answer :
25. The samayasara text is composed by
(A) Acharya Haribhadra
(B) Acharya Śivārya
(C) Acharya Bhadrabāhu
(D) Acharya Kundakunda
26. According to Jainism the meaning of Mrsāvāda word is
(A) Attachment
(B) Stealing things
(C) Telling lie
(D) Killing living beings
27. ‘Sam . vara’ is included in this group of Jaina principles :
(A) Three jewels
(B) Six substances
(C) Seven fundamentals
(D) Five vows
28. This is the supreme aim of Jainism :
(A) Purification of mind
(B) Attainment of salvation
(C) Practicing of meditation
(D) Attainment of wisdom
29. The doctrine of ‘syādavāda’ is mainly related to the religious tradition of –
(A) Buddhism
(B) Sikhism
(C) Jainism
(D) Christianity
30. The famous Mount Abu Jaina temples are built with the support of
(A) Vastupāla-Tejapāla
(B) Samprati King
(C) Chamundarai
(D) Mahārāna Kumbha
31. Shravnabelagola is famous for
(A) Museum of paper manu scripts
(B) Birth place of Lord Rsabhadeva
(C) Salvation of Lord pārsvanātha
(D) The statue of Gomateshvara Bāhubali
32. The pratice of giving four kinds of charity in Jainism is mainly associated with –
(A) Caste Protection Act
(B) Social and Religious Service
(C) Temples Protection Service
(D) Political and Social Election work
33. Siddhārtha was the son of :
(A) King Ashoka
(B) King Khārabela
(C) King Samudradatta
(D) King Śuddhodana
34. The enlightenment was got by Gautam Siddhartha at –
(A) Sārnātha
(B) Bodh Gaya
(C) Lumbini
(D) Pāvā
35. The Second Buddhist Council was held during the period of –
(A) Kaniska
(B) Ashoka
(C) Kālāśoka
(D) Ajātaśatru
36. This is known as historical text of Buddhism –
(A) Suttapitaka
(B) Jataka
(C) Dipavamsa
(D) Dhammapada
37. One of the following is the fourth constituent of the noble eight fold pāth :
(A) Sammā Kammānta
(B) Sammā Ditthi
(C) Sammā Sati
(D) Sammā Vāyāma
38. The way of explaining the twelve points of views is known in Buddhism is –
(A) Syādvada
(B) Pratityasa mutpada
(C) Satkaryavada
(D) Sūnyavāda
39. ‘Anattavāda’ is the doctrine of :
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Brahma ism
(D) Ājivakism
40. The ‘Nyāyabindu’ text was composed in this language :
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Pali
(C) Tibetan
(D) Prakrit
41. Mahābodhi temple is situated at –
(A) Kāsi
(B) Ujjain
(C) Bodh Gaya
(D) Pātaliputra
42. Jataka tales are engraved in –
(A) Bodha Gayā temple
(B) Sānchi Stupa
(C) Sāranātha Vihar
(D) Ajanta Caves
43. Buddhism was introduced in Japan in the :
(A) 6th Century A.D.
(B) 3rd Century A.D.
(C) 5th Century A.D.
(D) 2nd Century A.D.
44. Roman Pontiff (Pope) is accepted as the leader of the following Christian church :
(A) Protestant
(B) Orthodox
(C) Anglican
(D) Catholic
45. Identify the correct chronological order of the councils that happened in the history of Christianity :
(A) Jerusalem, Nicea, Trent and Vatican II
(B) Vatican, Vatican II, Nicea, Jerusalem
(C) Trent, Jerusalem, Nicea and Vatican II
(D) Nicea, Trent, Jerusalem and Vatican II
46. David is the author of :
(A) Genesis
(B) Gospel
(C) Psalms
(D) Book of Theology
47. Jesus was born at :
(A) Bethlehem
(B) Nazareth
(C) Jerusalem
(D) Jericho
48. Jesus Christ preached his message in the countryside of :
(A) Judea
(B) Jammu Kashmir
(C) Europe
(D) Egypt
49. Match the items of List-I with List-II by identifying the correct one :
50. Jesus suffered and was crucified at :
(A) Egypt
(B) Galilee
(C) Rome
(D) Jerusalem
51. Identify the Christian mystic from the following :
(A) St. Francis Assissi
(B) St. Thomas Apostle
(C) St. George
(D) St. Peter
52. Identify the chronological order of great persons of the Bible :
(A) Jacob, Abraham, Isaac, Jesus Christ
(B) Jesus Christ, Jacob, Isaac, Abraham
(C) Isaac, Abraham, Jesus Christ, Jacob
(D) Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jesus Christ
53. Which is the correct match ?
54. Identify the immediate predecessor of Jesus Christ :
(A) St. Mathew
(B) John the Baptist
(C) Moses
(D) Abraham
55. Which of the following is correctly matched ?
(A) Abd Allah ibn Abdal –Muttalib – Amina
(B) Mamun ibn Harun – Ottomans
(C) Walid ibn Abdal – Malik – Safawids
(D) Shah Tahmasp – Abbasids
56. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Bayt al Hikmah – al-Mamun
(B) Imam Ghazali – Ihya Ulum al Din
(C) Nizamuddin Awliya –Naqshbandiya order
(D) Shah Wali Allah – Hujjatullah al Baligha
57. Read the following :
58. The Quran is consisted of
(A) 112 Chapters
(B) 114 Chapters
(C) 116 Chapters
(D) 118 Chapters
59. Who among the following was the foster mother of the Prophet Muhammad ?
(A) Fatima bint Amr
(B) Halima Sadia
(C) Barra bint Abdal Uzza
(D) al Shafa
60. The author of Aathar al Sanadid is
(A) Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
(B) Amir Ali
(C) Chiragh Ali
(D) Altaf Husain
61. Who among the following was a leading advocate for Islamic revivalism in the 19th century ?
(A) Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab
(B) Jamal al-din- al- Afghani
(C) Hasan al-Banna
(D) Said Nursi
62. Who among the following was a cousin of Khadijah ?
(A) Hisham ibn Umar
(B) Waraqah ibn Nawfal
(C) Hakam ibn abi-al-salt
(D) Zahoor ibn Walid
63. Which of the following is correctly matched ?
(A) Alf Laylah Wa-Laylah – Umayyads
(B) Kitab al-Musiqi al-Kabir – Al- Kindi
(C) Abu Nasr al-Farabi – al- Mu‘allim al-thani
(D) Kitab al-Kharaj – Imam Shāfi‘i
64. Who among the following is known as al-Shayikh al-Akbar ?
(A) Mansur Hallaj
(B) Junayd Baghdadi
(C) Zun Nun Misri
(D) Ibn Arabi
65. In which of the following regions the manufacture of writing paper first began ?
(A) Samarqand
(B) Egypt
(C) Baghdad
(D) Morocco
66. Granth and Panth shall be Guru of the Sikhs, was declared by :
(A) Guru Nanak Dev
(B) Guru Arjan Dev
(C) Guru Hargobind Sahib
(D) Guru Gobind Singh
67. Finalization of Guru Granth Sahib was done at :
(A) Anandpur Sahib
(B) Talwandi Sahib
(C) Kiratpur Sahib
(D) Nander
68. Maharaja Ranjit Singh took possession of Lohore in :
(A) 1899
(B) 1799
(C) 1857
(D) 1708
69. Identify the correct chronological order of the following :
(A) Ram Raias, Dhirmalias, Minas, Nirankaris
(B) Minas, Dhirmalias, Ramraias, Nirankaris
(C) Nirankaris, Ramraias, Dhirmalias, Minas
(D) Dhirmalias, Minas, Nirankaris, Ramraias
70. Word ‘Gurbilas’ was used to describe the life of :
(A) Guru Nanak Dev
(B) Guru Hargobind Sahib
(C) Guru Gobind Singh
(D) Both Guru Hargobind Sahib and Guru Gobind Singh
71. Janamsakhi literature relates to the life story of :
(A) All Sikh Gurus
(B) Guru Nanak Dev
(C) Guru Gobind Singh
(D) None amongst above
72. ‘Malaar ki Vaar’ belongs to
(A) Guru Nanak Dev
(B) Guru Amar Das
(C) Guru Ram Das
(D) Guru Arjan Dev
73. In Sikhism word ‘Udasi’ means :
(A) An ascetic
(B) A sad person
(C) A vegabond
(D) A traveller
74. The word ‘Gurmata’ means
(A) Hukamnamah from Guru Granth
(B) Teaching of Guru
(C) Decision of Khalsa Panth
(D) None among the above
75. Guru Granth Sahib does not comprise the writings of :
(A) Surdas
(B) Sadhna
(C) Mira Bai
(D) Ramanand
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