๐ Chapter 08 ยท MCQs ยท Religions of India
Religions of India โ Practice MCQs
10 practice questions on Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islam, and Christianity for UPSC & PSC exams.
Q1The Gomateshwara (Bahubali) statue at Shravanabelagola is associated with which religion?
- A) Buddhism
- B) Jainism
- C) Hinduism
- D) Sikhism
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Answer: B โ The Gomateshwara (Bahubali) statue at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka is a 57-foot monolithic Jain statue built in 981 CE by the Ganga dynasty. The Mahamastakabhisheka ceremony is held every 12 years.
Q2The Guru Granth Sahib was compiled by which Sikh Guru?
- A) Guru Nanak Dev Ji
- B) Guru Arjan Dev Ji
- C) Guru Gobind Singh Ji
- D) Guru Ram Das Ji
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Answer: B โ The Adi Granth (later called Guru Granth Sahib) was compiled by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in 1604 CE. Guru Gobind Singh Ji added hymns of Guru Tegh Bahadur and declared it the eternal Guru in 1708.
Q3The Fourth Buddhist Council was held under the patronage of which king?
- A) Ashoka
- B) Ajatashatru
- C) Kanishka
- D) Kalashoka
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Answer: C โ The Fourth Buddhist Council was held in Kashmir (~1st century CE) under the patronage of Kushana king Kanishka. It resulted in the split between Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism.
Q4Anekantavada is a philosophical doctrine associated with which religion?
- A) Buddhism
- B) Hinduism
- C) Jainism
- D) Sikhism
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Answer: C โ Anekantavada (doctrine of many-sidedness) is a core philosophical concept of Jainism, stating that reality has multiple aspects and no single viewpoint is complete.
Q5The Chishti Sufi order in India was founded by:
- A) Nizamuddin Auliya
- B) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
- C) Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi
- D) Bahauddin Zakariya
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Answer: B โ The Chishti order in India was established by Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, whose dargah is in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Nizamuddin Auliya was a later Chishti saint in Delhi.
Q6The Khalsa was founded by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in which year?
- A) 1675
- B) 1689
- C) 1699
- D) 1708
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Answer: C โ The Khalsa was founded by Guru Gobind Singh Ji on Baisakhi 1699 CE at Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
Q7The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa contains the relics of:
- A) St. Thomas
- B) St. Francis Xavier
- C) Vasco da Gama
- D) St. Paul
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Answer: B โ The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa contains the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier (1506โ1552), the Jesuit missionary. The Exposition of his relics is held every 10 years.
Q8The Advaita Vedanta philosophy was propounded by:
- A) Ramanuja
- B) Adi Shankaracharya
- C) Madhvacharya
- D) Vallabhacharya
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Answer: B โ Adi Shankaracharya (788โ820 CE) propounded Advaita (non-dualism) Vedanta โ the doctrine that Brahman and Atman are identical. Ramanuja propounded Vishishtadvaita; Madhvacharya propounded Dvaita.
Q9Guru Tegh Bahadur, the 9th Sikh Guru, was executed by which Mughal emperor?
- A) Akbar
- B) Jahangir
- C) Shah Jahan
- D) Aurangzeb
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Answer: D โ Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed by Aurangzeb in 1675 CE for defending the right of Kashmiri Pandits to practice their religion. He is called “Hind di Chadar” (Shield of India).
Q10The Digambara sect of Jainism is primarily concentrated in which region of India?
- A) Gujarat and Rajasthan
- B) Karnataka and Maharashtra
- C) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
- D) Tamil Nadu and Kerala
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Answer: B โ The Digambara sect of Jainism is primarily concentrated in Karnataka and Maharashtra (South India). The Shvetambara sect is concentrated in Gujarat and Rajasthan.