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. Match the following and identify the correct code :
2. Which of the following is not a modern concept ?
(A) Materialism
(B) Manaism
(C) Rationalism
(D) Secularism
3. Which of the following scriptures is written in Gurumukhi ?
(A) Vedas
(B) Jain Agamas
(C) Guru Granth Sahib
(D) Tripitakas
4. Taboos are
(A) Prohibitions
(B) Virtues
(C) Ethics
(D) Morals
5. The book “Elementary Forms of Religious Life” was written by
(A) E.B. Tylor
(B) Max Weber
(C) Emile Durkheim
(D) Max Muller
6. The statement “religion is the opium of the people” was made by
(A) Max Weber
(B) J.G. Frazer
(C) Karl Marx
(D) Emile Durkheim
7. Match the following and identify the correct code :
8. Ashoka the Great was a patron of
(A) Hinduism
(B) Jainism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Brahmanism
9. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(A) Jainism – Muni
(B) Buddhism – Bhikkhu
(C) Hinduism – Rsi
(D) Sikhism – Imam
10. The hymns of the Vedas are arranged into
(A) Metres
(B) Verses
(C) Dohas
(D) Savaiyas
11. The Brahmana Texts are recognised as
(A) Grammar-texts
(B) Novels
(C) Poetry-texts
(D) Commentaries of the Vedas
12. The concept of “Satkaryavada” is closely related to
(A) Yoga
(B) Sankhya
(C) Nyaya
(D) Vedanta
13. “Vedokhilo Dharma Mulam” is quoted from this following scripture :
(A) Mahabharata
(B) Ramayana
(C) Upanishad
(D) Manu Smriti
14. Adi Kavi of Sanskrit literature is recognised as
(A) Kali Das
(B) Panditraj Jagannath
(C) Magh
(D) Valmiki
15. The dialogue between Yamacharya and Nachiketa is described in
(A) Kathopanishad
(B) Chhandogyopanishad
(C) Prashnopanishad
(D) Kenopanishad
16. The propounder of the concept of Advait is
(A) Vallabhacharya
(B) Madhvacharya
(C) Ramanujacharya
(D) Sha kracharya
17. The motto of L.I.C. of India is
(A) Ahinsa Parmo Dharmah
(B) Satyam Shivam Sundaram
(C) Yogakshemam Vahamyaham
(D) Acharahinam Na Punanti Vedah
18. Ayam Nijah Paro Veti Ga ana Laghu Chetasam Udaracharitanam tu Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
This verse is inscribed on the gate of
(A) Parliament of India
(B) Gateway of India
(C) Supreme Court of India
(D) House of India in England
19. The Prominent Preacher of Vaish av Bhakti in Assam region was
(A) Kab r Das
(B) Ramanand
(C) Ravi Das
(D) Shankra Deva
20. Raja Rama Mohan Rai was the first harbinger who abolished the evil custom of
(A) Child Marriage
(B) Sati Pratha
(C) Idol Worship
(D) Untouchability
21. The Acaragasnutra mainly deals with
(A) vows of householder
(B) spiritual saying of Lord Mahavira
(C) ten types of Religions
(D) the concept of Substance
22. Social and religious service is closely associated with the following activity of Jainism :
(A) Observing five vratas
(B) Reading scriptures
(C) Visiting Jaina temples
(D) Giving four kinds of charity
23. This statement is not correct.
(A) Jainism believes in Karma theory.
(B) Jainism believes in Salvation.
(C) Jainism believes that God is creator of world.
(D) Jainism prescribes four kinds of Charity.
24. Match the item in List – I with those in List – II.
25. Famous Jaina temples of Rajasthan are
(A) Parshvanath temples
(B) Delavara temples
(C) Devagarh temples
(D) Shatrunjaya temples
26. Shri Sammedashikhara is famous for
(A) Ancient Museum of Palm leave manuscripts
(B) Salvation place of Lord Rsabhadeva
(C) Salvation place of 20 Jaina Tirthankaras
(D) Worship place of the Statue of Gomateshvara
27. Bird Hospital is run by Jain society at
(A) Chennai
(B) Varanasi
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) New Delhi
28. The ‘A uvrat Ándolana’ was initiated by the famous Jain Saint in present time
(A) Acarya Nanesh
(B) Acarya Tulsi
(C) Acarya Padmasagar
(D) Acarya Vidyasagar
29. One common Prakrit text of Jainism was compiled in present age known as
(A) Tattvarthsutra
(B) Kalpasutra
(C) Sama asuttam
(D) Vivagasuttam
30. Identify the correct combination :
(A) Acharya Vidhyananda – Mookamati
(B) Acharya Tulsi – Dharmapala Pravratti
(C) Acharya Nanesh – Jain Vishva Bharti
(D) Acharya Gyansagar – Sarak Uddharaka
31. ‘Jaina Vishva Bharti’ is known for
(A) The first Jain publication institute
(B) The first University of Jainism
(C) All India Association of Jain Samaj
(D) Ancient centre of Jain caves
32. Gautama Buddha (original name Siddhartha) was born at
(A) Savatthi
(B) Kapilavastu
(C) Lumbini
(D) Vesali
33. The Buddha attained Bodhi (enlightenment) at the age of
(A) 40 (forty)
(B) 35 (thirty five)
(C) 30 (thirty)
(D) 25 (twenty five)
34. The language used in the Mahayana Sutra literature happens to be
(A) Pali
(B) Prakrit
(C) Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit
(D) Sanskrit
35. The Doctrine considered as the Heart of Buddhism is
(A) Anatmavada
(B) Anityavada
(C) The five khandhas (pañca Khandhas)
(D) The Pratityasamutpada (Pali Paticcasamuppada)
36. The Sangiti (Buddhist Religious Council) held during the reign of King Ashoka was tilted towards
(A) Vaibhasika
(B) Sautrantika
(C) Sarvastivada
(D) Theravada
37. The number of texts recognized by the Simhalese Tradition as part of the Khuddaka Nikaya, is
(A) 15 (fifteen)
(B) 18 (eighteen)
(C) 17 (seventeen)
(D) 20 (twenty)
38. The traditional set order of the Nikayas of the Sutta Pi aka happens to be
(A) Digha Nikaya, Samyutta Nikaya, Anguttara Nikaya, Majjhima Nikaya
(B) Digha Nikaya, Majjhima Nikaya, Samyutta Nikaya, Anguttara Nikaya
(C) Anguttara Nikaya, Samyutta Nikaya, Digha Nikaya, Majjhima Nikaya
(D) Majjhima Nikaya, Digha Nikaya, Samyutta Nikaya, Anguttara Nikaya
39. The Pañca-Sila doctrine of the Buddhists begins with the S la (moral conduct) known as
(A) Abstention from telling lies
(B) Abstention from stealing
(C) Abstention from sexual misconduct
(D) Abstention from killing
40. Among the six heretical teachers and the Buddha, the one whose philosophy is identified with Ucchedavada (Annihilationism) was
(A) Niggantha Nataputta
(B) Makkhali Gosala
(C) Ajita Kesakambala
(D) Gautam Buddha
41. Idol worship in Buddhism is considered to have been started in India during the period
(A) 3rd century B.C.
(B) 1st century A.D.
(C) 2nd century A.D.
(D) 3rd century A.D.
42. The chronologically correct combination of the visits of the Chinese pilgrims to India from amongst the combinations given below :
(A) Fa-Hien, Yuan Chwang, Itsing, Tan Yun Shan
(B) Yuan Chwang, Itsing, Tan Yun Shan, Fa-Hien
(C) Itsing, Tan Yun Shan, Fa-Hien, Yuan Chwang
(D) Tan Yun Shan, Fa-Hien, Yuan Chwang, Itsing,
43. William Carey came to India as a missionary in the year
(A) 1793 A.D.
(B) 1796 A.D.
(C) 1798 A.D.
(D) 1800 A.D.
44. The Sermon of the Mount is associated with
(A) Judaism
(B) Christianity
(C) Buddhism
(D) Islam
45. The first book of the Old Testament is
(A) Psalms
(B) Ezra
(C) Genesis
(D) Jonah
46. The New Testament is collection of
(A) 21 Books
(B) 29 Books
(C) 27 Books
(D) 31 Books
47. The New Testament Canon contains
(A) Gospels
(B) Tanakh
(C) Torah
(D) Talmud
48. The book “Key to the Scriptures” was published by
(A) M.F. Illyricus
(B) Martin Luther
(C) John the Baptist
(D) Elizabeth
49. David is the author of
(A) Genesis
(B) Book of Revelation
(C) Acts of Apostles
(D) Psalms
50. The Ten Commandments were given to
(A) Abraham
(B) Moses
(C) Isaac
(D) Jacob
51. The book “Christianity : Its Essence and History” was authored by
(A) Karl Rahler
(B) Hans Kung
(C) Geoffrey Wainright
(D) St. Thomas Aquinas
52. Trinity according to Christian religion means
(A) One God in one person
(B) One God in two persons
(C) Three Gods in one person
(D) One God in three entities
53. Jerusalem was conquered by the Crusaders in the
(A) 1050 A.D.
(B) 1070 A.D.
(C) 1075 A.D.
(D) 1099 A.D.
54. The Black Stone is placed in
(A) Masjid-e-Nabawi
(B) Masjid-e-Aqsa
(C) The Ka’ba
(D) Masjid-e-Quba
55. Who among the following was daughter of the Prophet ?
(A) Aisha
(B) Safia
(C) Sawda
(D) Fatimah
56. Who among the following Caliphs was first designated as Amir al-Mu’minin ?
(A) Abu Bakr
(B) Umar
(C) Uthman
(D) Ali
57. The Holy Quran consisted of
(A) 110 Surahs
(B) 112 Surahs
(C) 114 Surahs
(D) 116 Surahs
58. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
59. Who among the following is called al-ruh al-amin (trustworthy spirit) ?
(A) Mikail
(B) Harut
(C) Marut
(D) Jibrail
60. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(A) Abu Bakr – 630-632 A.D.
(B) Umar – 634-644 A.D.
(C) Uthman – 632-634 A.D.
(D) Ali – 661-680 A.D.
61. Author of the book Al-Qanun fi-al-Tib was
(A) Ibn-al-Abbas
(B) Ibn-Zakariya al-Razi
(C) Ibn-Sina
(D) Ali al-Tabari
62. Arrange names of the following Sufis in chronological order. Use the code given below :
i. Moinuddin Chishti
ii. Nizamuddin Awliya
iii. Fariduddin Ganj Shakr
iv. Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehli
Codes :
(A) i, ii, iii, iv
(B) iii, i, ii, iv
(C) i, ii, iv, iii
(D) i, iii, ii, iv
63. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?
(A) Kalilalah Wa-Dimnah – Panchatantra
(B) Kitab al Musiqi al-Kabir – Calligraphy
(C) Maqamat of al-Hariri – Belles-lettres
(D) al-Masalik w-al-Mamalik – Geography
64. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(A) Madina – The Ka’aba
(B) Tahdhib al-Akhlaq – Al-Mawardi
(C) The Nizamiyah – Samarqand
(D) Junayd Baghdadi – Sufi
65. The author of the book ‘Hujjat Allah al-Baligha’ was
(A) Shah Abdul Qadir
(B) Shah Abdul Ghani
(C) Shah Wali Allah
(D) Shah Rafi al-Deen
66. The idea of Miri-Piri in Sikhism means
(A) Temporality is superior to Religion.
(B) Religion and Politics are incompatible.
(C) Temporal and spiritual are inter-locked.
(D) Establishment of Sikh State.
67. Institutionalization of Sikhism began with
(A) Guru Nanak
(B) Guru Arjan
(C) Guru Gobind Singh
(D) Singh Sabha Movement
68. Identify the incorrect statement.
(A) Sikhism stands for religious harmony.
(B) Sikhism is a strong votary of Pluralistic character of society.
(C) Sikhism aspires for holistic development.
(D) Sikhism advocates segregation of society.
69. The Sikh scripture does not comprise the writings of
(A) Surdas
(B) Tulsidas
(C) Ramanand
(D) Jaidev
70. Sikh secular values deal with
(A) Devotion
(B) Metaphysics
(C) Epistemology
(D) Daily life
71. Identify the correct match from the following units :
72. According to Sikhism antidote to Humai is
(A) Pilgrimage
(B) Hath-Yoga
(C) Charity
(D) Contemplation on Sabda
73. Objective of Singh Sabha Movement was
(A) Formation of Punjabi Speaking State
(B) Religious awakening among the Sikhs
(C) Freedom of India
(D) Establishment of Sikh State
74. Identify the correct match from the following units :
75. Khalsa Akbar was edited by
(A) Prof. Gurumukh Singh
(B) Giani Dit Singh
(C) Bhai Vir Singh
(D) Dyal Singh Majithia
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