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Major World Religions

180 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 6 of 8

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Q126. is the compiler of the Vedas

  1. ABalmiki
  2. BVedavyasa
  3. CSankarshan
  4. DPatanjali
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Answer: B) Vedavyasa

Q127. The word 'Veda' literally means

  1. AGreat knowledge
  2. BSitting nearby
  3. CCompilation
  4. Dlegend
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Answer: A) Great knowledge

Q128. Vatra Naryastu Poojyante Ramante Tatra Devata is quoted from which text?

  1. ARamayana
  2. BRigveda
  3. CManusmriti
  4. DAbhijnana Shakuntala
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Answer: C) Manusmriti

Q129. What is the place of worship of Hindus called?

  1. AVihar
  2. BFire Temple
  3. CTemple
  4. DSynagogue
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Answer: C) Temple

Q130. The Jewish place of worship is called—

  1. AFire Temple
  2. BSynagogue
  3. CShrine
  4. Dchurch
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Answer: B) Synagogue

Q131. It is a place of worship for the Parsis

  1. ASynagogue
  2. BFire Temple
  3. CVihar
  4. DShrine
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Answer: B) Fire Temple

Q132. It is a place of worship for Buddhists

  1. AVihar
  2. BTemple
  3. CFire Temple
  4. DSynagogue
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Answer: A) Vihar

Q133. What is Milindapanhon?

  1. ABuddha Sthal
  2. Bname of Buddha
  3. CBuddhist art piece
  4. DBuddhist text
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Answer: D) Buddhist text

Q134. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

  1. AChristian Church
  2. BJewish – Synagogue
  3. CParsi - Fire Temple
  4. DAll of the above
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Answer: D) All of the above

Q135. 'Agnigriha' is the place of worship of which religion?

  1. ABuddhism
  2. BJainism
  3. CZoroastrianism
  4. DJudaism
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Answer: C) Zoroastrianism

Q136. Synagogue is the place of worship of whom?

  1. AZoroastrianism
  2. BJudaism
  3. CChristianity
  4. DBuddhism
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Answer: B) Judaism

Q137. The subject matter of the Upanishads is

  1. ASocial behavior in India
  2. BHinduism
  3. CAncient Indian law
  4. DAll of the above
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Answer: D) All of the above

Q138. The extreme form of non-violence is most commonly followed

  1. AIn Buddhism
  2. BIn Hinduism
  3. CIn Jainism
  4. Dnone of these
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Answer: C) In Jainism

Q139. Which belief is common in Buddhism, Jainism and Brahminism?

  1. Atheory of karma
  2. Bimmortality of the soul
  3. CFaith in God
  4. DStrict asceticism/renunciation
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Answer: A) theory of karma

Q140. Which religion was patronized by the Chola kings?

  1. AJainism
  2. BBuddhism
  3. CShaivism
  4. DVaishnavism
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Answer: C) Shaivism

Q141. Which state has the majority of its residents who are Christians?

  1. AArunachal Pradesh
  2. BManipur
  3. CTamil Nadu
  4. DTripura
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Answer: B) Manipur

Q142. Where is Shito the original religion?

  1. AChina
  2. BJapan
  3. CSingapore
  4. DAustralia
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Answer: B) Japan

Q143. The greatest epic is

  1. AMahabharata
  2. BFairy Queen
  3. CRamayana
  4. DParadise Lost
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Answer: A) Mahabharata

Q144. Which of the following is synonymous in Buddhism and Jainism?

  1. ANon-violence
  2. Bviolence
  3. Crill
  4. DTruth
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Answer: A) Non-violence

Q145. Who started the Bhakti movement from South India to North India?

  1. ARamanand
  2. BShankaracharya
  3. CVivekananda
  4. DKabir
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Answer: A) Ramanand

Q146. During whose reign was the state religion Islam abolished?

  1. ABabar
  2. BSher Shah
  3. CAkbar
  4. DShah Jahan
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Answer: C) Akbar

Q147. Which of the following is not a sect of Buddhism?

  1. AMahayana
  2. BHeenan
  3. CDigambara
  4. DTheravada
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Answer: C) Digambara

Q148. Stupas, chaityas and monasteries are mainly related to

  1. Afrom Christianity
  2. Bfrom Hinduism
  3. Cfrom Buddhism
  4. DFrom Jainism
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Answer: C) from Buddhism

Q149. The large gates of the temples of South India are called.

  1. APeak
  2. Bsanctum sanctorum
  3. CGopuram
  4. DType
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Answer: C) Gopuram

Q150. Which state has the highest number of Buddhists?

  1. ABihar
  2. BKarnataka
  3. CMaharashtra
  4. DAnswer
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Answer: C) Maharashtra

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