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Subject comparative study of religions
Paper paper 2
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Exam Date 02, December, 2012
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Question Paper

1. Match the following Item I and Item II and identify the correct combination

Item I Item II

1. William James a. The Golden Bough
2. James Frazer b. The varieties of religious experience
3. Emile Durkheim c. The primitive culture
4. Tylor d. The elementary forms of religious life

Identify the correct combination

Codes
1 2 3 4

b a d c


c b d


b d a


a b c



2. Arranging the following scriptures in the Chronological order, choose the correct code

i. Rigved
ii. Quran
iii. Srimad Bhagvad Gita
iv. Ishopnishad

Codes

iii, iv, ii


iv, iii, ii


iv, ii, iii


iii, ii, iv



3. Tripitak means

(A)Three baskets


(B)Three wise men


(C)Three directions


(D)Three seats



4. What is the essential element for religious harmony

(A)Faith in God


(B)Faith in sacred text


(C)Studying other's religion


(D)Understanding and respecting other's religion



5. Pluralistic society is

which people of different faiths live in peaceful manner.


which people worship God


which people are atheists.


(D)None among above is true.



6. Choose the correct statement from the following

(A)Tribal religions have prophets.


(B)All tribal, religions have apostles.


(C)Tribal religions have their scripture.


(D)Tribal religions have special festivals.



7. Vedas are originally revealed in the language of

(A)Prakrit language


(B)Magadhi language


(C)Sanskrit language


(D)Vedic Sanskrit language



8. Read the following

Item I Item II

a. Vedas i. Gautama
b. Brahmsutra ii. Ka ada
c. Kavyaprabandhaiii. Rsis
d. Drama iv. Vyasa

Identity the correct pair

and

and

and

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9. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched

(A)Sankhya Vaisesik


(B)Yoga Vedanta


(C)Sankhya Nyaya


(D)Sankhya Yoga



10. The concept follows the Vedic culture

(A)Mahayanism


(B)Communism


(C)Sramanism


Purusarth-Catustya



11. One of the following is true, identify

Valmiki Ramaya a is a prose scripture

Valmiki Ramaya a is a poetics

Valmiki Ramaya a is an epic scripture

Valmiki Ramaya a is a Dramascripture



12. Prominent preacher of Vaisava­bhakti movement is

(A)Acharya Sankar


(B)Sankar Deva


(C)Jagannath


(D)Kabir



13. The founder of Arya Samaj is

(A)Kesava Candra Sen


(B)Raja Ramamohan Rai


(C)Swami Dayanand Saraswati


(D)Guru Virjanand



14. Tirthankar Rsabhadev was born in

(A)Ayodhya


Kasi

(C)Rajgiri


(D)Vasukunda



15. This principle is closely related to Jainism

Theory of Suyavada


(B)Theory of Syadvada


(C)Theory of Brahmavada


(D)Theory of Satkaryavada



16. Acharya Haribhadra Suri is the author

Prama a pariksa

Devagam sutra

Atmanusasana

saddarsana Samuccaya



17. The meaning of 'Pudgal substance' in Jainism is

(A)Medium of motion


(B)Medium of rest


(C)Matter


(D)Immorality



18. The name of the third Jainagama text is

Sutrakratanga Sutra

Sthananga Sutra

Upasakadasanga Sutra

Vipakasutra

19. The Sramanavelagola Jain temple is located in

(A)Orissa


(B)Rajasthan


(C)Madhya Pradesh


(D)Karnataka



20. The name of the Parsvanath's mother was

(A)Vamadevi


(B)Marudevi


Trisala


Maya

21. Author of Abhidharkosa is

Vasumitra


(B)Vasubandhu


(C)Nagsen


(D)Nagarjuna



22. The commentator of the Tripitaka is

(A)Buddhaghosa


(B)Nagasen


(C)Vasumitra


(D)Vasubandhu



23. Buddhism prominently consists of

(A)Theory of Karma


(B)Secularism


Satyagrah


(D)Tourism



24. The third Buddhist council was held at

Bodhgaya

Rajagaha

Vesali

Pataliputta



25. The propagator of Sarvastivada Buddhist Philosophy was

(A)asanga


(B)Nagasena


(C)Nagarjuna


(D)Vasubandhu



26. 'Madhyamika Karikawas authored

(A)Vasumitra


(B)Nagarjuna


(C)Vasubandhu


(D)Santaraksita



27. Ananda belonged to

(A)Parsvanath


Mahavir


(C)Buddha


Makkhali



28. Who was Moses

Disciple of Christ


(B)First Pope


Evangelist


Prophet



29. Letters of St. Paul are found in

(A)Jewish History


(B)Old Testament


(C)New Testament


(D)Roman History



30. The head of the Apostles was

(A)St. Peter


(B)St. Thomas


(C)St. John


(D)St. Paul



31. The Book of Genesis speaks about

(A)The Birth of Jesus


(B)Creation of the first humans


(C)Christian Roman Empire


(D)Egyptian Kings



32. Parables of Jesus are found in

(A)Books of the Prophets


(B)Gospels of the New Testament


(C)Acts of the Apostles


(D)Egyptian Kings



33. Identify the correct chronological order using the codes given below

I. St. Paul
II. St. Augustine
III. Karl Barth
IV. Anselm of Canterbury

Codes

III, II, IV


II, IV, III


IV, III


III, II

34. Match the following and identify the correct codes

a.Roman Emperor i. Protestant Reform

b.Archbishop of Canterbury ii. Apostle of India

c.St. Thomas iii. Anglican Church

d.Martin Luther iv. Constantine the Great


Codes
a b c d

iii ii i


(B)iii i iv ii


iv ii iii


(D)iii ii i iv



35. The Aqsa Mosque is situated in

(A)Medina


(B)Mecca


(C)Jerusalem


Cairo



36. The Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina in the year

(A)570 A.D.

600 A.D.

(C)622 A.D.

630 A.D.



37. The battle of Badr was fought in the year

(A)624 A.D.


(B)625 A.D.


(C)628 A.D.


(D)630 A.D.



38. The Shafeli Fiqh School of jurisprudence was founded by

(A)Malik Ibn Anas


(B)Abu Yusuf


(C)Muhammad Ibn Idris


(D)None of the above



39. Arrange the following battles in order in which they appeared. Use the code given below

I. Yamamah
II. Siffin
III. Uhud
IV. Qadisia

Codes

II, III, IV


IV, II


III, IV, II


III, IV, I



40. Which one of the following is correctly matched

(A)Ibn Arabi Wahdat al-Shuhud


(B)Imam Hujjatullah Ghazali al-Balighah


(C)Shah Wali- Kitab al­Allah Hind


(D)Maulana Tafhim al-Maududi Quran



41. Which one of the following is not correctly matched

The Medina Prophetic Mosque


(B)Capital of the Damascus Abbasids


(C)Quran The Book of Allah


Hadith Sayings of Prophet Muhammad

42. Identify the Kachi Bani from the following

(A)Bawan Akhri


(B)Patti


(C)Suchaji-Kuchaji


(D)Pran Sangli



43. Who were Guru Arjun Dev's contemporary emperors

(A)Babar and Akbar


(B)Akbar and Jehangir


(C)Humayun and Jehangir


(D)Jehangir and Shahjahan



44. Who is the Author of Ramkali Sad

Baba Sunder


(B)Bhai Mardana


(C)Satta and Balwand


(D)Bhat Kal



45. Identify the correct chronological order of the following events of life of Guru Gobind Singh

(A)Battle of Chamkaur, Creation of Khalsa, Battle of Mukatsar, Battle of Bhangani


(B)Creation of Khalsa, Battle of Bhangani, Battle of Chamkaur, Battle of Mukatsar


(C)Battle of Mukatsar, Battle of Chamkaur, Creation of Khalsa, Battle of Bhangani


(D)Battle of Bhangani, Creation of Khalsa, Battle of Chamkaur, Battle of Mukatsar



46. Match the following Item I and Item II and identify the correct combination

Item I Item II

a.Kabbit Swwayye i. Rattan Singh Bhangu

b.Gur Sobha ii. Kesar Singh Chhiber

c.Bansawlinamaha iii. Bhai Gurdas

d.Prachin Panth Parkash iv. Kavi Senapati

Codes
a b c d

i iv iii


(B)iii i iv ii


(C)iii iv ii i


(D)iii iv i ii



47. Gurwara Rori Sahib Amnabad is associated with

(A)Guru Nanak Dev


(B)Guru Angad Dev


(C)Guru Amar Dass


(D)Guru Arjan Dev



48. Maharaja Ranjit Singh belonged to the Misal

(A)Bhangian


(B)Shukarchakian


(C)Shahidan


(D)Phoolkian



49. Choose the correct definition of magic

is Divine Power.


is a way to control the secret powers.


is repetition of hymn.


is an art to please the Devil.



50. E.B. Taylor was

Anthropologist


Psychologist


Theologian


Magician


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