Name of the Organization : University Grants Commission
Type of the Exam : UGC National Eligibility Test NET
Subject : Comparative Study of Religions
Year : 2014
Document Type : Model Question Paper
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1. Primitive people did not believe in
(A) Monotheism
(B) Magic
(C) Totemism
(D) Shamanism
2. Religion is nothing to do with
(A) Morality
(B) Sacraments
(C) Mysticism
(D) Rationalism
3. Who was the exponent of Religionswissenschaft ?
(A) Margret Smith
(B) Max Weber
(C) Joseph M. Kitagawa
(D) Max Muller
4. Find out the correct order
(A) Animism, Monotheism, Polytheism, Naturalism.
(B) Polytheism, Naturalism, Animism, Monotheism.
(C) Monotheism, Polytheism, Naturalism, Animism.
(D) Animism, Naturalism, Polytheism, Monotheism.
5. Match the following and identify the correct choice :
List-I List -II
a. Jains I. Tripitaks
b. Jews II. Hadith
c. Buddhists III. Agams
d. Muslims IV. Old Testament
Codes :
a b c d
(A) IV III II I
(B) II I IV III
(C) III IV I II
(D) I III II IV
6. Phenomenology of religion deals with
(A) Hermeneutics of religion
(B) Cosmology of religion
(C) Manifestation of religion
(D) Philosophy of religion
7. Who propounded the idea of Numinous ?
(A) Mircea Eliade
(B) Rudolf Otto
(C) Sigmund Freud
(D) William James
8. Match the followings and identify the correct match :
List-I List-II
a. E.B. Tylor I. The Golden Bough
b. M. Weber II. The Sacred and Profane
c. Mircea Eliade III. Primitive Culture
d. James Frazer IV. Sociology of Religion
Codes :
a b c d
(A) III IV II I
(B) I III II IV
(C) IV II III I
(D) II I IV III
9. The first and most ancient scripture among the Vedic Samhitas, is
(A) Rigveda
(B) Yajurveda
(C) Samveda
(D) Atharvaveda
10. This metre is found in the Vedas
(A) Gayatri
(B) Soratha
(C) Doha
(D) Savaiya
11. These scriptures lead spiritualism
(A) Sanskrit dramas
(B) Upanishads
(C) Smritis
(D) Kalpsutras texts
12. Ashtang Yoga is related to this system of Philosophy
(A) Nyaya Philosophy
(B) Yoga Philosophy
(C) Vaisheshik Philosophy
(D) Meemansa Philosophy
13. Shantiparva and Vanparva are the chapters of
(A) Ramayan
(B) Mahabharat
(C) Vidurniti
(D) Panchatantra
14. This saint was deadly against the idol worship in the medieval period
(A) Kab rdas
(B) Surdas
(C) Meerabai
(D) Tulsidas
15. The founder of Arya Samaj was
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(B) Keshava Chandra Sen
(C) Col.Alcolt
(D) Swam Dayanand Saraswati
16. Twenty third T rthankara of Jainism is
(A) Mahav ra
(B) abhadeva
(C) Parsvanatha
(D) Neminatha
17. Th rtharikara Mahav ra attained ‘Supreme Knowledge’ in the bank of river
(A) Ga ga
(B) jubaluka
(C) Narmada
(D) Kaveri
18. The first Text among the Agamas of Jainism is
(A) Tattvarthasutra
(B) Kalpsutra
(C) Acara gasutra
(D) Vipakasutra
19. The Vallavi Agama Vacana was held in the Chairmanship of
(A) Sanghasenaga i
(B) Sthulabhadra
(C) Bhadrabahu
(D) Devardhigani K ama rama a
20. The actual meaning of the ‘Anuvratas’ in Jainism is
(A) Vows for Women
(B) Vows for Householders
(C) Vows of Atoms
(D) Vows for Monks
21. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
(A) Bandha – Six substances
(B) Darshana – Four Danas
(C) Nirjara – Seven fundamentals
(D) Abhaya – Ratnatraya
22. The famous Ra akapur Jaina Temple is situated in
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Karnataka
23. Gautama Siddhartha was born at
(A) Kusinara (B) Savatth
(C) Lumbini (D) Kapilavatthu
24. Ancient texts of Buddhism are called
(A) Agama (B) Tipitaka
(C) Mahakavya (D) Smriti
25. The famous book of Acarya Buddhaghosa is
(A) Dhammapada
(B) Kathavatthu
(C) Milindaprasna
(D) Visuddhimagga
26. The number of Sammavaca in the A tangikamarga is
(A) first
(B) sixth
(C) third
(D) fifth
27. This principle of Buddhism is also known as ‘Cause and effect’
(A) Anatmavada
(B) Sunyavadaü
(C) Pratityasamutpada
(D) Vijñanavada
28. The Gandhara Art is the combination of
(A) Buddhist and Christian Art
(B) Greek Art and Buddhist Art
(C) Buddhist Art and Islamic Art
(D) Jaina Arts and Buddhist Art
29. Zen sect of Buddhism is more popular in
(A) Tibet
(B) Japan
(C) Thailand
(D) Korea
30. Match the items of List-I with List-II by identifying the correct one :
List-I List-II
1. Mother Theresa 2. Mylopore
3. St. Francis Xavier 4. Kerala
5. St. Thomas Apostle 6. Goa
7. St. Alphonsa 8. Kolkatta
Identify the right code :
Codes :
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 3 and 8
(C) 5 and 6
(D) 7 andü 4