General Awareness

World Religions and Beliefs

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World religions and beliefs encompass core theological principles, religious art, and the influence of spirituality on decision making. This topic is essential for general awareness and civics. Practice this set to master comparative religion facts.

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World Religions and Beliefs Questions

Multiple choice india: states and union territories overview of india general knowledge

Religions.

  1. reinforce society's nation of good and evil

  2. link the human and divine orders

  3. provide a special feeling of belonging and power

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Religion serves multiple functions in society, including moral guidance, connecting the sacred to the profane, and fostering community solidarity.

Multiple choice labour and its division social stratification labour sociology social inequality

Which of the following are choice based social differences?

  1. Theism and atheism

  2. Selection of education

  3. Selection of Occupation

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Society is full of different groups. Some of the social differences are based on births (religion, the caste of an individual) but some are based on choices. In India, people are free to worship any god. They are free to have faith or do not have faith in religion. 

People are free to get an education of their choice. They can choose the stream of education as per their interest. 
They are free to choose any occupation whether to be a doctor or teacher or anything else.

Multiple choice history tribes, nomads and settled communities tribal societies from gathering food to growing food - the earliest people the earliest people

The unequal social order, prescribed by orthodox ________, was not widely accepted in Punjab, Sind and North West Frontier province.

  1. Hinduism

  2. Islam

  3. Christianity

  4. Zorastrianism
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The rise of Rajput clans to the position of rulers set an example for the tribal people to follow. Gradually, with the support of the Brahmanas, many tribes became part of the caste system. But only the leading tribal families could join the ruling class. A large majority joined the lower jatis of caste society. On the other hand, many dominant tribes of Punjab, Sind and the North-West Frontier had adopted Islam quite early.  They continued to reject the caste system. The unequal social order, prescribed by orthodox Hinduism, was not widely accepted in these areas.

Multiple choice geography africa - location, political divisions and physical features study of africa africa africa - the central continent cocoa cultivation in ghana

A type of religion practiced by many tribes of Africa, which involves worshiping nature of god is called _________________.

  1. Canaanite Religion

  2. Atenism

  3. Mithraism

  4. Animism
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Animism is a religion practiced by many tribes of Africa which involves worshiping the nature of god.

Multiple choice history india's relations with the other asian countries rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam the rise and expansion of islam

Which of the following does not include in the Five Pillars of Islam?

  1. Evangelism

  2. Charity

  3. Faith

  4. Fasting

  5. Pilgrimage
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In Christianity, evangelism is the commitment to or act of publicly preaching of the Gospel with the intention of spreading the message and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians who specialize in evangelism are often known as evangelists, whether they are in their home communities or living as missionaries in the field, although some Christian traditions refer to such people as missionaries in either case.

Multiple choice sociology culture study of culture the tribes of india tribes in madhya pradesh

Followers of which religion celebrate 'Nowruz' as the New Year Day?

  1. Christianity

  2. Hinduism

  3. Zoroastrianism

  4. Islam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Nowruz' is celebrated as a New-year by the followers of Zoroastrianism. Nowruz has been celebrated for at least 3,000 years and is deeply rooted in the rituals and traditions of the Zoroastrian religion. Festival of Nowruz is celebrated in Iran, Iraq, India, Afghanistan, Tajikestan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

Multiple choice sociology culture study of culture the tribes of india tribes in madhya pradesh

People with same religions can develop serious difference on the basis of the 

  1. class.

  2. culture and language.

  3. views.

  4. ways of practical religions
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Even within the same religion, people may hold different interpretations or follow different practices, which can lead to social friction or differences.

Multiple choice geography preservation of our heritage preserving indian heritage applied history spread and propagation of indian culture

In Taxila University, religious instruction was provided on an individualistic basis.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Taxila University was a Buddhist center of learning in ancient India. It consisted of several monasteries and lacked large dormitories or lecture halls such that religious instruction was provided on an individualistic basis.

Multiple choice history colonisation in latin america, asia and africa imperialism and global transformation imperialism battle of plassey and battle of buxar

People of non-Muslim religions within the Ottoman Empire were _______. 

  1. Allowed to practice their religion but had restricted political rights

  2. Forcibly convened to Islam through continue persecution

  3. Driven into neighboring lands to free ups for Muslim expansion

  4. Permitted to practice their religions on an equal basis with Muslims

  5. Granted religious freedom if they served in military on Mamluks
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Under the Ottoman Empire, non-Muslims were (A) permitted to practice, but had lesser political rights: for instance, they were subject to special taxes. Non-Muslims were not (B) persecuted into conversion-the empire maintained large Christian and Jewish populations throughout its existence- but they were also not (D) permitted total equality regardless of religion. There was no plan to (C) forcibly remove non-Muslims for expansion purposes-the Armenian genocide was not primarily a land grab-nor were non-Muslims permitted religious equality as a result of military service (E) ; Mamluks were actually kidnapped non-Muslims, usually from outside the empire proper, raised as soldiers with loyalty only to the Sultan, and usually wound up converting to Islam because of their removal from their original faiths and large exposure to Islam.

Multiple choice history india's relations with the other asian countries rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam the rise and expansion of islam

The theology of Judaism most differed from other early religions due to its belief in ________.

  1. Monotheism

  2. Gnosticism

  3. Nihilism

  4. Divine right of monarchs

  5. Religious rites and rituals
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Monotheism is belief in a single god. This is different from polytheism, which is belief in multiple gods. Three of the most well-known monotheistic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. As far as number of followers, Judaism doesn't even make the top ten religions. Jews make up a majority of the population in only one country i.e. Israel. A central religious belief of Judaism is the covenant, a special relationship with the one and only God, by which the Jews became God's chosen people

Multiple choice history india's relations with the other asian countries rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam the rise and expansion of islam

Which of the following is not a major tenet of ancient Judaism? 

  1. The belief in one God.

  2. The belief in an ancestral lineage dating back to Abraham.

  3. The belief in the sacred importance of the Temple in Jerusalem.

  4. The belief that God granted the land of Israel to the Jews.

  5. The belief that the Messiah came to earth in the 1st century C.E.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The belief that the Messiah came to earth in the 1st century C.E. is not a major tenet of ancient Judaism.

Multiple choice history amalgamation of peace and non violence jainism jainism jainism, buddhism and ajivika philosophy in tamil nadu

In which other religion, untouchability was observed besides Hinduism?

  1. Buddhism

  2. Jainism

  3. Sikhism

  4. Christianity
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Besides Hinduism untouchability was observed in Jainism. The people who are born in lower castes they are considered as impure and untouchable. By the upper-class people, they are restricted to enter in the same temples, drink water from wells, and also not allowed to eat from the same stalls etc. In this way, they are discriminated from the mainstream.