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

What is the best way to nurture good relationship between religions?

  1. Fundamentalism

  2. Conversion

  3. Increase of religious institutions

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

The best way to nurture good relationship between religions is interreligious dialogue, which is also referred to as interfaith dialogue. It is about people of different faiths coming to a mutual understanding and respect.

Multiple choice

Inter-religious prayer means

  1. to create communal harmony

  2. to create unity among all religions

  3. to respect other religion

  4. God is living in all creatures
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Inter-religious prayer means respect other religions.

Multiple choice

What is the communication with spirits, ancestors, or other divine entities called?

  1. Intuitive Communication

  2. Interpersonal communication

  3. Intrapersonal communication

  4. Transpersonal communication

  5. Face to face communication
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Transpersonal communication is a type of communication that occurs between a person and spirits, ancestors, or other divine entities. Transpersonal communication is an important part of many different religions, and many Indian tribes and other types of groups also participate in this type of communication.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the world's oldest religion?

  1. Judaism

  2. Islam

  3. Hinduism

  4. Christianity
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Hinduism is widely considered the world's oldest living major religion, with origins tracing back to at least 2000-1500 BCE in the Indus Valley civilization. While Judaism is also very old (around 1500-1200 BCE), Hinduism's roots are older. Islam (7th century CE) and Christianity (1st century CE) emerged much later.

Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

Given the religious idea as already existing, in what way, and to what extent has its development been affected by forces that are not in themselves religious, and which modern thought definitely separates from religion?

  1. and to what extent has its development been affected by forces that are not in themselves religious,

  2. and to what extent has their development been affected by forces that are not in themselves religious,

  3. and to some extent has its development been affected by forces that are not in themselves religious,

  4. but to what extent has its development been affected by forces that are not in themselves religious,

  5. and to what extent has its development been effected by forces that are not in themselves religious,
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is correct as given.

Multiple choice

What is Tajkir?

  1. A critique of Quran

  2. A kind of religious sermon

  3. Royal stamp

  4. The highest rank in the army
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tajkir refers to a religious sermon or expository discourse on Islamic teachings, typically delivered in mosques or religious gatherings. It involves explanation and interpretation of religious texts, unlike a critique (which would be critical analysis). The term is associated with Islamic scholarly traditions of explaining religious concepts to the community.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose appropriate meaning of the words in bold as per their contextual use.

Religions provide ethical paradigms according to which one may lead one's life.

  1. reasonings

  2. concepts

  3. examples

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

 Paradigm means a prototype or perfect example, i.e. ideal. This meaning fits the context. Example is incorrect as it does not fit the context. Religion cannot provide an example but can provide ideals to follow.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the option that fills in the blanks most suitably (in the same order).

The ________ of religion expressed by Epicures and Lucretius is not altogether easy to understand, if one accepts the conventional accounts of the ________ of the Greek religion and ritual.

  1. symbolism, enigma

  2. adulation, interrogation

  3. hatred, cheerfulness

  4. trauma, grandness

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

(3) is most meaningful as it points out that given the 'cheerfulness' of conventional accounts of their religion, the philosophers 'hatred' is what is surprising. Hence, (3) is the answer.