Hinduism Quiz Questions – GKToday

Correct Answer: C [Both 1 and 2]

Notes:
Brahmacharya (student life), Grihastha (household), and Vanaprastha (his quenching) stages are mentioned in the texts, later, Sannyasa, the fourth stage also came to be added and it came to be known as Varna-ashrama Dharma. The doctrine of Varnashrama Dharma is one of the core tenets of Hinduism.

Correct Answer: C [Both 1 and 2]

Notes:
Atharvaveda is a collection of magic spells and charms to ward off evil spirits and diseases. The Atharvaveda is considered the fourth Veda and is a late addition to the Vedic texts of Hinduism.
The Rigveda is a collection of 1,028 hymns divided into 10 mandalas. They are the earliest compositions and therefore depict the life of the early Vedic people in India.
The Samaveda is a collection of verses mostly taken from the Rigveda, but arranged in a poetic form to facilitate singing.
The Yajurveda is found in two versions, black and white, and is full of rituals performed in public or in person.

Correct Answer: C [Both 1 and 2]

Notes:
Yajna in Hinduism refers to any ritual performed in front of a sacred fire, often accompanied by mantras. A large number of cattle and other animals were sacrificed at the end of each yajna, which would have hindered the growth of the economy. The Yajnas gave him a large amount of money in the form of donations and dakshina. Some important Yagyas were – Ashwamedha, Vajapeya, Rajasuya etc.

Correct Answer: B [Mathura style]

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Apart from Buddha-Bodhisattva statues in Mathura style, sculptures of Hindus and Jains have also been built. The Mathura style developed under the patronage of the Kushan rulers. Kankletila Jain sculptures were built in Mathura style.

Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]

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The National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC) was set up by a resolution of the Government of India in 2000, and was asked to submit its recommendations within one year. The 11-member Commission was headed by M.N. Venkatachaliah, the former Chief Justice of India. Commission submitted its report in 2002.
Some of its recommendations are:
Article 19 should be expanded to expressly include “the freedom of the press and other media, etc.” Article 21-A, the right to education, should be expanded.
The maximum length for preventive detention should be six months; and
Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism should be considered as independent religions from Hinduism, and the clauses combining them under Article 25 should be removed.
During the operation of a national emergency, the enforcement of the Fundamental Rights under Articles 17, 23, 24, 25, and 32, as well as those under Articles 20 and 21, will not be suspended.
Part IV of the Constitution’s heading should be changed to ‘Directive Principles of State Policy and Action.’ A new Directive Principle on Population Control should be added to the list.
Every five years, an independent National Education Commission should be established.
To promote inter-religious harmony and social solidarity, an Inter-Faith Commission should be constituted.
The Justice Verma Committee’s suggestions on the operationalization of Fundamental Duties should be adopted as soon as possible.
Article 51-A should add the responsibility to vote in elections, participate actively in the democratic process of governance and pay taxes and to promote a sense of family values and responsible parenting in matters of children’s education, physical, and moral well-being.
Aappropriate framework for regulating political parties would need to be put in place before state funding could be considered.
All individuals who defect (individually or in groups) from the party or alliance of parties on whose ticket they were elected must renounce their parliamentary or assembly seats. A vote cast by a defector to overthrow a government should be considered void. The Election Commission, rather than the Speaker or Chairman of the House concerned, should have the authority to determine on questions of defection disqualification.
The Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule should cover disaster and emergency management.
In the event of a political breakdown in a state, the state should be given an opportunity to explain its position and correct the situation before invoking Article 356, to the extent possible.

Correct Answer: B [Swami Vivekananda]

Notes:
In the 19th century Vivekananda played a major role in the revival of Hinduism, and the spread of Advaita Vedanta to the west via the Ramakrishna Mission. His interpretation of Advaita Vedanta has been called “Neo-Vedanta.” By the Neo-Vedanta of Swami Vivekananda is meant the New- Vedanta as distinguished from the old traditional Vedanta developed by Sankaracharya (c. 788-820 AD). Through his speeches and lectures, Vivekananda worked to disseminate his religious thought. He preached ‘neo-Vedanta’, an interpretation of Hinduism through a Western lens, and believed in combining spirituality with material progress. ‘Raja Yoga’, ‘Jnana Yoga’, ‘Karma Yoga’ are some of the books he wrote.

Correct Answer: B [2 & 3]

Notes:

it was confined to only some parts of North & Central India This is an incorrect statement. The Bhakti Movement actually originated from South India and expanded all over India.
It’s doctrine is the foundation of modern Vaishnavite Hinduism This is a correct statement. The doctrine of Bhakti Movement is the foundation of modern Vaishnavite Hinduism. Unlike in the south, where devotion was centered on both Shiva and Vishnu (in all his forms), the northern devotional movement was centered on Rama and Krishna, both of whom are considered incarnations of Vishnu. Despite this, the sect of Shiva or of the Devi did not go into decline. In fact for all of its history the Bhakti movement co-existed peacefully with the other movements in Hinduism. It was initially considered unorthodox, as it rebelled against caste distinctions and disregarded Brahmanic rituals, which according to Bhakti saints were not necessary for salvation. In the course of time, however, owing to its immense popularity among the masses (and even royal patronage) it became ‘orthodox’ and continues to be one of the most important modes of religious expression in modern India.
It was an spontaneous movement This is a correct statement. It was spontaneous and not preplanned.

Correct Answer: B [Bitti Deva]

Notes:
Bitti Deva converted into Hindu under the influence of Ramanujacharya and adopted name ‘Vishnuvardhana’.

Correct Answer: D [Bitti Deva]

Notes:
Sri Ramanujan converted a Jain king, Bitti Deva to Hinduism after miraculously healing his daughter.

Correct Answer: D [Marc Galenter]

Notes:
Marc Galenter, wrote the book, ‘Hinduism, Secularism and the Indian Judiciary’, in which he has criticized the approach of comparing the Indian idea of secularism to that of US.