Religion and Philosophy GK MCQs With Answer & Explanation in English

1. The Varkari sect in Maharashtra was founded by?

  1. Tukaram
  2. Namdev
  3. Visoba Khechar
  4. Dhyaneshwar

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Answer: Dhyaneshwar

The Varkari sect in Maharashtra was founded by Dhyaneshwar.

2. A devotional saint and a cobbler by profession was ?

  1. Tulsidas
  2. Surdas
  3. Raidas
  4. Malukdas

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Answer: Raidas

A devotional saint and a cobbler by profession was Raidas.

3. God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste; in the next world there is no caste.” This teaching is of_?

  1. Kabir
  2. Guru Nanak
  3. Chaitanya
  4. Ramananda

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Answer: Guru Nanak

This teaching is of Guru Nanak.

4. According to the beliefs of the Pasupata sect, Siva is the lord of Pasu. Pasu here refers to?

  1. Lion
  2. Bull
  3. Parvati
  4. Jiva

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Answer: Jiva

According to the beliefs of the Pasupata sect, Siva is the lord of Pasu, and Pasu refers to Jiva or the individual soul.

5. One of the incarnations of Vishnu is represented in art as raising the Earth from the Ocean. Identify Him from the given options:

  1. Kumara
  2. Varaha
  3. Matsya
  4. Nrisingha

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Answer: Varaha

The incarnation of Vishnu represented as raising the Earth from the Ocean is Varaha.

6. In context with the Mahayana Buddhism faith, the future Buddha is?

  1. Krakuchanda
  2. Amitabha
  3. Maitreya
  4. Kanak Muni

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Answer: Maitreya

The future Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism is Maitreya.

7. Santhara is a religious ritual related to:

  1. Jain
  2. Saiva
  3. Sakta
  4. Vaishnava

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Answer: Jain

Santhara is a Jain religious ritual of voluntary death by fasting.

8. Famous sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya settled in Delhi during the times of ___:

  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Aurangjeb

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Answer: Akbar

Nizamuddin Auliya settled in Delhi during the times of Akbar.

9. World’s largest religion (population wise) is:

  1. Hindu
  2. Muslim
  3. Christian
  4. Buddhists

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Answer: Christian

Christianity represents about a third of the world’s population and is the world’s largest religion.

10. Lal Ded (Lalla Yogeshwari) was a practitioner of which of the following traditions?

  1. Tibetan Buddhism
  2. Kashmir Shaivism
  3. Sri Sampradaya
  4. Smartism

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Answer: Kashmir Shaivism

Lal Ded, also known as Lalla Yogeshwari, was an ardent practitioner of Kashmir Shaivism, also known as Trika Shastra founded by Vasu Gupta.

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