World Religions questions and answers
Who defined ‘religion as an attitude towards superhuman powers?’
(a) Mac Iver
(b) Page
(c) Ogburn
(d) Gandhi
Synagogue is the place of worship of
(a) Zoroastrianism
(b) Taoism
(c) Judaism
(d) Shintoism
What is religion?
(a) A set of principles governing a country’s political system.
(b) A system of beliefs, practices, and moral values centered around the worship of deities or a higher power.
(c) A type of cultural dance and music popular in certain regions.
(d) A form of advanced technology used to explore outer space.
What has been a state religion in Japan?
(a) Confucianism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Shintoism
(d) Islam
What is the term used to describe individuals who identify as having no religious affiliation or being non-religious?
(a)
(b) Atheist
(c) Secular
(d) Skeptic
In which sacred text is the belief in one God emphasized in the first monotheistic religion?
(a) The Vedas
(b) The Bible
(c) The Quran
(d) The Tripitaka
Ques. The Mahayana text belongs to which religion
(a) Jainism
(b) Sikhism
(c) Buddhism
(d) Christian
What is the significance of rituals in religion?
(a) They are purely symbolic actions with no deeper meaning.
(b) They serve as a form of entertainment during religious gatherings.
(c) Rituals help maintain a sense of community and reinforce religious beliefs.
(d) Rituals are performed to appease evil spirits and bring harm to enemies.
The concept of Dharma was followed by
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Hinduism
(d) All these
Approximately how many major world religions are there?
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 20
(d) 50
What is the holy book of Shintoism?
(a) Talmud
(b) Koran
(c) Tantra
(d) Kojiki
What is the largest religion in terms of the number of followers worldwide?
(a) Christianity
(b) Hinduism
(c) Islam
(d) Buddhism
Animism is the earliest concept towards the religion forwarded by __
(a) Tylor
(b) Malinowski
(c) Radcliff Brown
(d) Durkheim
Which continent is home to the most diverse range of religions?
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) South America
Belief in one God is referred to as ___.
(a) Henotheism
(b) Monotheism
(c) Monism
(d) Polytheism
Which religion is the fastest-growing major religion in the world?
(a) Christianity
(b) Islam
(c) Buddhism
(d) Judaism
Question: In the USA, separation between state and religion means
(a) Neither the state nor religion can interfere in the affairs of one another.
(b) State and religion can both interfere in the affairs of one another
(c) A and B are both right
(d) A is wrong, B is right
Which of the following international human rights documents explicitly recognizes the right to freedom of religion?
(a) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(b) Geneva Conventions
(c) Kyoto Protocol
(d) World Health Organization Constitution
Which of the following is the oldest religion in the world?
(a) Christianity
(b) Hinduism
(c) Islam
(d) Buddhism
With which religion-followings are ‘Chaityas and Viharas’ associated?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Christian
(c) Jainism
(d) Hinduism
Which religion is considered to be the first monotheistic religion in history?
(a) Christianity
(b) Judaism
(c) Islam
(d) Hinduism
__ have considered religion as a product of the evolutionary development of human brain.
(a) sociologists
(b) psychologists
(c) Anthropologists
(d) Philosophers
Who is considered the founder of the first monotheistic religion?
(a) Moses
(b) Jesus Christ
(c) Prophet Muhammad
(d) Buddha
Which of the following is not a religion developed in ancient time?
(a) Shintoism
(b) Zorostrianism
(c) Islam
(d) Taoism
Jainism was founded by __
(a) Mahaveer
(b) Allah
(c) Christ
(d) Buddha
Related: Direction sense test
Ques. Lord Buddha got Nirvana at
(a) BodhGaya
(b) Sarnath
(c) Kushinagar
(d) Lumbini
The term Cultural lag was coined by __
(a) Ogburn
(b) Tylor
(c) Majumdar
(d) Ghurye
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