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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.A PHILOSOPHY
(2011 ADMISSION ONWARDS)
VI SEMESTER
ELECTIVE COURSE
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
QUESTION BANK
UNIT I
1. The term religion comes from the Latin word:
a. Religoen b. Religeor c. Religio d. Religious
An. c. Religio
2. The term Religio means:
a. To found b. To revel c. To bind d. To worship
An. c. To bind
3. Religion is not mere belief but :
a. conduct b. behaviour c. belief in god d.belief in customs
An. b. behaviour
4. Religion is not mere conviction but:
a. conduct b. customs c. behaviour d. None of these
An. a. conduct
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5. Religion is not mere faith but :
a. conduct b. customs c.reason d.functioning
An. d. functioning
6. In religion, the whole of a human being’s ---------------- is involved..
a. conduct b. personality c.. behaviour d. None of these
An. b. personality
7. “The feeling, acts and experiences of individual men in their solitude so far as they apprehendthemselves to stand in relation to whatever they may consider the divine.” Who definedreligion in this way?
a. Alexander b. Patric c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. c. William James
8. ----------------- defines religion as, “the conservation of values.”.
a. Alexander b. Patric c. William James d. Hoffoding
An. d. Hoffoding
9. Hoffoding defines religion as, “the conservation of--------------.”
a. truth b. conduct c. character d. values
An. d. values
10. To----------------------, religion is not in doctrines, in dogmas nor in intellectual argumentation;it is being and becoming, it is realization.
a. Swami Vivekananda b. Hoffoding c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. a . Swami Vivekananda
11. To Swami Vivekananda, religion is not in doctrines, in dogmas nor in intellectualargumentation; it is being and becoming, it is:
a. goodness b. truth c. realization d. virtue
An. c. realization
12. According to ------------ “Religion is faith in deity”
a. Alexander b. Kant c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. a. Alexander
13. According to Alexander “Religion is--------------”
a. faith in God b. faith in deity c. faith in nature d. faith in super power
An. b. faith in deity
14. To --------- “Religion is the consciousness of our practical relation to an invisible spiritualorder.”
a. Alexander b. Patric c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. b. Patric
15. To Patric “Religion is the consciousness of our to an invisible spiritual order.”
a. relation b. theoretical relation c. practical relation d. None of these
An. c. practical relation
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16. According to ------------------“Religion is the vision of something which stands beyond, behind,and within, the passing flux of immediate things.”
a. Alexander b. Patric c. Whitehead d. W.T Stace
An. c. Whitehead
17. According to Whitehead, “Religion is the vision of something which stands beyond, behind,and within, the ------------ of immediate things.”a. relations b. continues waves c. stream d. passing flux
An. d. passing flux
18. --------------- defined “religion as the hunger of the soul for the impossible, the unattainable,the inconceivable.”
a. Alexander b. Patric c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. d. W.T Stace
19. W.T Stace defined “religion as the ------------------ for the impossible, the unattainable, theinconceivable.”
a. hunger of the soul b. thirst of the mind c. quest of the intellect d. none of these
An. a. hunger of the soul
20. According to ------------“Religion is a matter of the will, it being understood and identifiedwith practical reason, that is to say certain acts ought to be done or that certain attitudes oughtto be adopted.”
a. Alexander b. Kant c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. b. Kant
21. According to Kant “Religion is a matter of the:
a. mind b. soul c. will d. intellect
An. c. will
22. Concise Oxford Dictionary defines; religion is “human recognition of a ----------- controllingpower and especially of a personal God or gods entitled to obedience and worship”
a. cosmic b. super natural c. divine d. superhuman
An. d. superhuman
23. ---------------- defines, religion, “a set of beliefs, practices, and institutions which men haveevolved in various societies”
a. Swami Vivekananda b. Talcott Parsons c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. b. Talcott Parsons
24. Talcott Parsons defines, religion, “-------------------------------------which men have evolved invarious societies”
a. values, morals and practices b. a set of myths and imaginations
c. a set of beliefs, practices, and institutions d. none of these
An. c. a set of beliefs, practices, and institutions
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25. ------------------- defines, religion, “a body of scruples which impede the free exercise of ourfaculties”
a. Salomon Reinach b. Hoffoding c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. a. Salomon Reinach
26. Salomon Reinach defines, religion, “----------------- which impede the free exercise of ourfaculties”a. a set of rules and laws b. a set of beliefs c. a set of imaginations d. a body of scruples
An. d. a body of scruples
27. Who defines religion as, “ethics heightened, enkindled, lit up by feeling” ?
a. Swami Vivekananda b. Hoffoding c. Mathew Arnold d. W.T Stace
An. c. Mathew Arnold
28. Arnold says religion as, “ethics heightened, enkindled, lit up by-----------------”
a. willing b. feeling c. imagination d. practicing
An . b. feeling
29. ---------------explains, “Religion is the recognition that all things are manifestations of a Powerwhich transcends our knowledge”.
a. Kant b. Hoffoding c. William James d. Herbert Spencer
An. d. Herbert Spencer
30. -----------------explains, “Religion is the humanity’s response to the divine.”
a. Talcott Parsons b. Hoffoding c. Herbert Spencer d. W.T Stace
An. c. Herbert Spencer
31. Herbert Spencer explains, “Religion is the humanity’s response to the --------------------.”
a. divine b. personal God c. superhuman d. super power
An. a. divine
32. Both ----------------------raise the life of man and society to a higher and nobler level
a. science and art b. science and wealth c. philosophy and religion d. none of these
An. c. philosophy and religion
33. What is considered as the one and only one purpose of philosophy and religion?
a. seeking unity through diversity b. seeking unity of religions
c. seeking unity of human beings d. none of these
An. a. seeking unity through diversity
34. The relation between religion and philosophy is -------------
a. most contradictory b. most controversial c. most intimate d. none of these
An. c. most intimate
35. --------------------------- is an intellectual and logical interpretation of religious experience.
a. Theology b. Religion c. Philosophy of religion d. Religious experience
An. c. Philosophy of religion
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36. Philosophy of religion is ----------------------------interpretation of religious experience.
a. an effective b. a psychological and emotional
c. a rational and instrumental d. an intellectual and logical
An. d. an intellectual and logical
37. Philosophical thought is always rational and very deeply ----------------------
a. sensational b. intellectual c. instrumental d. imaginary
An. b. intellectual
38. Religious experience cannot be explained by -----------
a. intellect b. figures c. symbols d. analogy
An. a. intellect
39. Hegel identified religion with the --------------------------of philosophy
a. pure teleological notions b. pure ontological notions
c. pure instrumental notions d. pure intellectual notions
An. d. pure intellectual notions
40. Who identified religion with the pure intellectual notions of philosophy?
a. Salomon Reinach b. Hegel c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. b. Hegel
41. The philosophy of religion is not an organ of -----------------.
a. religious teaching b. religious theories c. religious analysis d. none of these
An. a. religious teaching
42. The ----------------- is not an organ of religious teaching.
a. theology b. philosophy of religion c. speculative theology d. none of these
An. b. philosophy of religion
43. In philosophy of religion we have to observe the ---------------- of all the organs of religion.
a. religious aspects b. ritualistic aspects c. e aspects d. philosophical aspects
An. d. philosophical aspects
44. Not only the theist, but -----------------------can philosophize about religion.
a. the spiritualist and the pragmatic b. the spiritualist and the pragmatic
c. the atheist and the agnostic d. none of these
An. c. the atheist and the agnostic
45. Philosophy of religion studies the concepts, propositions and arguments of :
a. theologians b. priests c. religious practitioners d. none of these
An. a. theologians
46. Who studies the concepts, propositions and arguments of theologians?
a. philosophers of religion b. theologians c. religious practitioners d. theist
An. a. philosophers of religion
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47. The ---------------is not necessarily a branch of theology.
a. religious rituals b. philosophy of religion c. religious ceremonies d. ethical practices
An. b. philosophy of religion
48. Philosophy of religion generally committed on:
a. reason b. intellect c. will d. emotion
An. a. reason
49. ------------------------ is generally committed on reason and rationalism.
a. theology b. religion c. philosophy of religion d. religious rituals
An. c. philosophy of religion
50. Philosophy of religion is more than affair of ------------ than the heart.
a. head b. mind c. hand d. will
An. a. head
51. Philosophy of religion is more than affair of head than the---------------.
a. heart b. mind c. hand d. will
An. a. heart
52. ----------- can very well help us to reject superstitions and blind belief from the religion.
a. Reason b. Intellect c. Will d. Experience
An. a. Reason
53. Reason can very well help us to reject ---------------------from the religion
a. Rituals and ceremonies b. emotions and imaginations
c. superstitions and blind belief d. none of these
An. c. superstitions and blind belief
54. Philosophy of religion must be based on -----------------
a. religious revelations b. religious beliefs c. religious practices d. religious experiences
An. d. religious experiences
55. The mystical part of religion is :
a. ineffable and inexpressible b. describable and definable
c. expressible and distinct d. none of these
An. a. ineffable and inexpressible
56. --------------------------can be stated and verified through symbols, figures and visions.
a. Religious theories b. Religious experiences c. Religious explanations d. none of these
An. b. Religious experiences
57. The philosophy of religion is based on ------------- as the fundamental principle of knowledge.
a. realism b. pluralism c. idealism d. monism
An. c. idealism
58. Philosophy of religion emphasizes on ideas and explains the ---------- aspects of the universe.
a. natural b. spiritual c. material d. ritual
An. b. spiritual
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59. Philosophy of religion involves the ------------------------------problems of the world.
a. epistemological and ontological b. ethical and aesthetical
c. logical and aesthetical d. none of these
An. a. epistemological and ontological
60. Philosophy of religion examines the nature of:
a. ultimate reality b. universe c. cosmos d. none of these
An. a. ultimate reality
61. In the philosophy of religion the ---------------- become the object of philosophical inquiry.
a. man b. values of man c. character of man d. prayers of man
An. b. values of man
62. ---------------is the core of philosophy of religion.
a. Rituals b. Religious practice c. Religious theories d. Spirituality
An. d. Spirituality
63. The awakening of ---------------is the very beginning of religion.
a. religious knowledge b. spiritual hunger c. intellectual quest d. emotional thirst
An. b. spiritual hunger
64. The -----------------------is the aim of philosophy of religion.
a. spiritual realization b. God realisation c. liberation d. freedom
An. a. spiritual realization
65. The spiritual realization is the ------------ of philosophy of religion.
a. content b. core c. aim d. subject matter
An. c. aim
66. The philosophy of religion is a matter of:
a. experience b. external experience c. universal experience d. inner experience
An. d. inner experience
67. Philosophy of religion is not a matter of ------------------.
a. religious experience b. belief or dogma c. soul and divine d. spirit and divine
An. b. belief or dogma
68. Theology, used to denote, the theory of religious :
a. experience b. belief c. vision d. none of these
An. b. belief
69. Theology is an articulated system of :
a. religious experience b. religious dogmas c. religious beliefs d. religious consciousness
An. c. religious beliefs
70. ------- seeks to raise religious doctrine to a philosophical form by exercising a free criticismupon them.
a. Theology b. Speculative Theology c. Neo-theology d. Propositional theology
An. b. Speculative Theology
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71. Theology, which seeks to raise religious doctrine to a philosophical form by exercising a freecriticism upon them iscalled:
a. Natural theology b. Speculative Theology c. Neo-theology d. Propositional theology
An. b. Speculative Theology
72. Theology always presupposes the existence of a:
a. religion b. divine power c. living religion d. super human
An. c. living religion
73. -------------- seeks to invest religious beliefs with a degree of reasonableness
a. Philosophy of religion b. Theology c. Religious theories d. None of these
An. b. Theology
74. Theologians seeks to unfold a world-view, based on :
a. religious experience b. religious beliefs c. religious dogmas d. religious postulates
An. d. religious postulates
75. Science is not :
a. empirical b. anti- religious c. factual d. rational
An. b. anti-religious
76. Science and religion generally pursue knowledge of the ---------- using different methodologies
a. mind b. sprit c. soul d. universe
An. d. universe
77. Science acknowledges:
a. reason b beliefs c. revelation d. dogmas
An. a. reason
78. Science acknowledges reason, while religions include ---------------
a. reason b beliefs c. revelation d. dogmas
An. c. revelation
79. Science is rational, while religion is purely matter of :
a. faith b reason c. fact d. experience
An. a. faith
80. Philosophy of religion is -------------- religion in a person’s life.
a. an all-time b. a some-time c. an occasional d. an one time
An. a. all-time
UNIT II1. Which theory states that God is existing apart from the world?
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Monotheism d. Theism
An. b. Deism
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2. God is completely external or transcendent of the world. This position is known as:
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Monotheism d. Theism
An. b. Deism
3. The term Deism has originated from the Latin word:
a. “Deus” b. “ Deas” c. character “Dias” d. “Deaas”
An. a. “Deus”4. Deists believed that God is the:
a. cause uie b. cause c. . cause sui d. None of these
An. c. cause sui
5. cause sui means:
a. base of universe b. power of universe c. first cause of universe dd. material cause
An. c. first cause of universe
6. God created the world out of nothing, by His will at a particular time. – Who hold thisposition?
a. Theist b. Atheist c. Deist. d. Nihilist
An. c. Deist
7. According to Deism, after creation the world runs independent of God with the ------------ viz.,wills, forces and energy.
a. first causes b. ultimate causes c. secondary causes d. final causes
An. c. secondary causes
8. According to ---------------- after creation God also performs the functions of a protector of theworld.
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Monotheism d. Theism
An. b. Deism
9. According to Deism, God exists beyond --------------
a. matter b. heven c. human d. time and space.
An. d. time and space.
10. The assures -------------- to man
a. absolute freedom b. enjoyment c. liberation d. knowledge
An. a. absolute freedom
11. The analogy of the watchmaker and the watch he makes is related with:
a. Pantheism b. Theism c. Monotheism d. Deism
An. d. Deism
12. Deism was supported by the Western philosopher:
a. Alexander b. Kant c. William James d. John Toland
An. d. John Toland
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13. Deism states that God has created this universe out of nothing, which is ---------------
a. logically consistent b. logically true c. logically inconsistent d. logically proven
An. c. logically inconsistent
14. Pantheism comes from Greek terms :
a. ‘Pan’ and ‘Theo’ b. ‘ Pon’ and ‘Teo’ c. ‘Paan’ and ‘Theeo’ d. ‘Pen’ and ‘Teeo’
An. a. ‘Pan’ and ‘Theo’15. “Pan” means:
a. absolute b. omnipotent c. extending d. all
An. d. all
16. ‘Theo’ means:
a. God b. Omnipotent c. Extending d. Sprit
An. a. God
17. Pantheism literally means that:
a. All is spirit b. God is great c. all is God d. all is world
An. c. all is God
18. ‘The world is God, and God is the world’- this view is called:
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Monotheism d. Theism
An. a. Pantheism
19. Pantheism conceives God as absolutely ------------- the world.
a. transcendent b. beyond c. free from d. immanent in
An. d. immanent in
20. Pantheism holds that, world without God being an -------------
a. absolute perfection b. absolute nullity c. absolute purity d. none of these
An. b. absolute nullity
21. God is the sole reality- According to:
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Monotheism d. Theism
An. a.Pantheism
22. According to -------------- , God is Substance and Substance is God
a. Descartes b. Aquinas c. Spinoza d. Kant
An. c. Spinoza
23. -----------------form of Idealism is Pantheistic in character.
a. Cartesian b. Hegelian c. Kantian d. all of these
An. b. Hegelian
24. Hegel considers Reality as the ----------------------
a. Absolute mind. b. Spiritual will c. Absolute experience d. none of these
An. a. Absolute mind.
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25. Nothing falls outside the Absolute and everything is the Absolute. Who holds this view?
a. Spinoza b. Kant c. William James d. Hegel
An. d. Hegel
26. The Upanishadic saying “aham Brahmasmi” and “sarvam khalavidam Brahma” having asimilarity with:
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Monotheism d. Theism
An. a. Pantheism
27. ----------------------is the belief that there is but one supreme Being,
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Monotheism d. Theism
An. c. Monotheism
28. Monotheism literally means:
a. one – God – ism b. many – God – ism c. two – God – ism d. none of these
An . a. one -God- ism
29. God is personal and moral and who seeks a total and unqualified response from humancreatures- This view is related with:
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Monotheism d. Theism
An. c. Monotheism
30. “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with allyour heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.” This assertion is an example for:
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Monotheism d. Theism
An. c. Monotheism
31. --------------was not only the God of the Hebrews but the Maker of heaven and earth.
a. Jahweh b. Ahura Masda c. Chemosh d. Dagon
An. a. Jahweh
32. ------------------is a reconciliatory theory of both Deism and Pantheism
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Panentheism d. Monotheism
An. c. Panentheism
33. Panentheism considers God as :
a. transcendent b. immanent c. both transcendent and immanent d. none of these
An. c. both transcendent and immanent
34. ------------------ believes that God is the highest personality, the creator, supporter and defenderof the world.
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Monotheism d. Theism
An. d. Theism
35. Among these Western philosophers who is the advocate of theism?
a. Descartes b. Kant c. Bentham d. Spinoza
An. a. Descartes
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36. Atheism means :
a. there is God b. there is one God c. there are many God d. there is no God
An. d. there is no God
37. ‘God cannot in any way affect human existence’.- This view is related with:
a. Pantheism b. Deism c. Atheism d. Theism
An. c. Atheism
38. Epicurus is considered as :
a. pantheist b. theist c. panenteist d. atheist
An. d. atheist
39. “All religions have been losing their hold on the hearts and minds of their former adherents”.Who made this assertion?
a. Karl Marx b. Arnold Toynbee c. Russell d. Walter Kaufman
An. b. Arnold Toynbee
40. Karl Marx treated religion as a tool of--------------------------.
a. exploitation b. emotional exploitation c. economic exploitation d. none of these
An. c. economic exploitation
41. “Man makes religion, religion does not make man” – Who asserted this view?
a. Karl Marx b. Arnold Toynbee c. Russell d. Walter Kaufman
An. a. Karl Marx
42. “Religion is the opium of the people.”- Who said?
a. Karl Marx b. Arnold Toynbee c. Russell d. Walter Kaufman
An. a. Karl Marx
43. “Gods and Ideas are potent reminders of man’s dissatisfaction with all that is given in theworld.”- Who made this comment?
a. Karl Marx b. Arnold Toynbee c. Russell d. Walter Kaufman
An. d. Walter Kaufmann
44. --------------------------------, who spoke of the death of God
a. Karl Marx and Arnold Toynbee b. Walter Kaufmann and Derrida
c. Russell and A.J. Ayer d. Thomas J.J Altizer and William Hamilton
An. d. Thomas J.J Altizer and William Hamilton
45. ------------------do not believe in the existence of God because God’s existence cannot beperceived.
a. Charvakans b. Buddhists c. Jains d. Vedadins
An. a. Charvakans
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UNIT III
1. Basic beliefs are directly reflecting in :
a. our emotions b. our imaginations c. our experience d. our will
An. c. our experience
2. ----------------- are directly reflecting in our experience
a. Basic beliefs b. Fundamental beliefs c. Faith d. None of these
An. a. basic beliefs
3. Deeper foundational beliefs based on:
a. presuppositions b. experience c. imaginations d. intellect
An. a. presuppositions
4. ------------------beliefs based on presupposition.
a. Basic b. Foundational c. Empirical d. Physical
An. b. Foundational
5. Foundational belief in the reality of the physical world, can be identified through:
a. sense experience b. intuition c. religious experience d. imagination
An. a. sense experience
6. Foundational belief in the reality of the -----------can be identified through sense experience.
a. intuitive world b. divine c. imaginary world d. physical world
An. d. physical world
7. Foundational belief in the reality of the Divine, can be identified through:
a. sense experience b. intuition c. reason d. religious experience
An. d. religious experience
8. Foundational belief in the reality of ------------can be identified through religious experience
a. intuitive world b. divine c. sprit d. physical world
An. b. divine
9. William Alston calls foundational beliefs as :
a. F-beliefs b. D- beliefs c. R- beliefs d. M-beliefs
An. d. M-beliefs
10. Who calls foundational beliefs as “M-beliefs”?
a. William Alston b. Patrick c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. a. William Alston
11. In the term “M-beliefs”, M stands for:
a. master b. manifestation c. metaphysics d. morality
An. b. manifestation
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12. God is speaking to a believer is an examples for:
a. F-beliefs b. D- beliefs c. R- beliefs d. M-beliefs
An.d. M-beliefs
13. Peak experiences means:
a. paradigmatic experience b. outstanding experiences c. regular experience d. none of these
An. b. outstanding experiences
14. The prophets hearing the word of the Lord and the apostles experiencing Jesus as the Christare the examples for:
a. paradigmatic experience b. outstanding experiences c. regular experience d. none of these
An. a. paradigmatic experiences
15. -------------- argues that religious beliefs are properly basic.
a. William Alston b. Alvin Plantinga c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. b. Alvin Plantinga
16. Who made an influence upon the Reformers of the sixteenth century?
a. William Alston b. Alvin Plantinga c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. b. Alvin Plantinga
17. Alvin Plantinga made an influence upon Reformers of the sixteenth century, particularly -----
a. William Alston b. Patrick c. William James d. John Calvin
An. d. John Calvin
18. “I see a tree
I had breakfast this morning, and
That person is in pain” - This argument is related with:
a. Alvin Plantinga b. Patrick c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. a. AlvinPlantinga
19. ‘Who experience particular events in history or in their own lives as manifestations of God’spresence, it is entirely reasonable, rational, and proper to believe wholeheartedly in the realityof God’. This position is called:
a. spiritualism b. religious experimentalism c. religious rationalism d. religious empiricism
An. d. religious empiricism
20. -------------------- has recently been given detailed reformulation in contemporary philosophicalidiom.
a. Spiritualism b. Religious experimentalism c. Religious rationalism d. Religious empiricism
An. d. Religious empiricism
21. Religious empiricism has recently been given detailed reformulation in contemporaryphilosophical idiom, by:
a. William Alston and Patrick b. Patrick and William Alston
c. Alvin Plantinga and William Alston d. John Calvin and J. B. Patrick
An. c. Alvin Plantinga and William Alston
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22. “Belief” can be defined as an :
a. act or state of believing b. practice of believing. c. experience of believing. d. none of these
An. a. act or state of believing
23. “it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone to believe anything upon insufficientevidence.”- Who made this assertion?
a. William Alston b. Patrick c. W.K. Clifford d. John Calvin
An. c. W.K. Clifford
24. W.K. Clifford is nineteenth century:
a. realist b. skeptic c. rationalist d. pragmatist
An. b. skeptic
25. The idea of --------------- presupposes a gap between an observed fact, or body of facts, and aninferred conclusion.
a. evidence b. reason c. revelation d. faith
An. a. evidence
26. Ordinary perceptual beliefs arise directly out of our --------------
a. experience b. reason c. revelation d. faith
An. a. experience
27. The idea that our belief-structures are and must be built upon basic beliefs, which are groundedin and justified by clear circumstances is called:
a. foundationalism b. fundamentalism c. experimentalism d. justificationalism
An. a. foundationalism
28. Perceptual and incorrigible beliefs reflect --------------
a. faith b. reason c. experience d. intuition
An. c. experience
29. -------------------is basic, then, in that it is not derived from other beliefs but is directlygrounded in our experience.
a. Perceptual belief b. Foundational belief c. Memory beliefs d. none of these
An. a. Perceptual belief
30. ---------------- are uncontroversial, but also be mistaken.
a. Perceptual belief b. Foundational belief c. Memory beliefs d. none of these
An. c. Memory beliefs
31. ---------------------argued that the material world exists only in consciousnesses, our own andGod’s.a. William Alston b. Patrick c. Alvin Plantinga d. George Berkeley
An. d. George Berkeley
32. ‘The material world exists only in consciousnesses, our own and God’s’- this position isknown as:
a. idealism b. solipsism c. spiritualism d. intuitionism
An. b. solipsism
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33. The traditional term used for human awareness of God is called:
a. belief b. reason c. revelation d. faith
An. d. faith
34. ----------- is disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with adeity or other supernatural entity or entities.
a. belief b. reason c. revelation d. faith
An. c. Revelation
35. --------------is an act of divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating tohuman existence.
a. belief b. reason c. revelation d. faith
An. c. Revelation
36. ------------- is confidence or trust in a person to thing, deity, in the doctrines or teachings of areligion, or view even without empirical evidence.
a. belief b. reason c. revelation d. faith
An. d. faith
37. Faith is ---------------- in a person to thing, deity, in the doctrines or teachings of a religion, orview even without empirical evidence.
a. confidence or trust b. knowledge c. opinion and knowledge d. none of these
An. a. confidence or trust
38. Christian thought treats Bible as a ------------------of revelation.
a. source b. medium c. truth d. copy
An. b. medium
39. Christian thought treats theology as -------------based upon revelation).
a. belief b. experience c. discourse d. practice
An. c. discourse
40. The view revelation that dominates the medieval period can be called the ------------- view ofrevelation.
a. non-propositional b. realistic c. propositional d. non-realistic
An. c. propositional
41. According to propositional view, the content of revelation is a --------------expressed instatements or propositions
a. body of truths b. body of beliefs c. body of prayers d. body of theories
An. a. body of truths
42. According to --------------view, the content of revelation is a body of truths expressed instatements or propositions.
a. non-propositional b. realistic c. propositional d. non-realistic
An. c. propositional
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43. Revelation is the imparting to people of divinely ------------------- .
a. truths b. authenticated truths c. mere truths d. deeper truths
An. b. authenticated truths
44. “Revelation may be defined as the communication of some truth by God to a rational creaturethrough means which are beyond the ordinary course of nature.” –This definition is given by:
a. Catholic Encyclopedia b. Oxford Dictionary
c. Catholic Dictionary d. Cambridge Dictionary of religion
An. a. Catholic Encyclopedia
45. Faith was defined by the ------------------as “a supernatural virtue whereby, inspired andassisted by the grace of God, we believe that the things that He has revealed are true.”
a. Vatican Council of 1970 b. Vatican Council of 1770
c. Vatican Council of 1870 d. Vatican Council of 1872
An. c. Vatican Council of 1870
46. According to Catholic faith is an ----------------- communicated by God.”
a. spiritual message b. intellectual message c. rational message d. intutive message
An. b. intellectual message
47. Faith is the Catholic’s response to an intellectual message communicated by God.”- Who madethis remark?
a. American Jesuit theologian b. German Jesuit theologian
c. American Protestant theologian d. German Protestant theologian
An. a. American Jesuit theologian
48. ‘The Bible is a book written by God through thirty secretaries.” –This view is hold by:
a. Salomon Reinach b. Dr. Billy Graham c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. b. Dr. Billy Graham
49. “With the same devotion and reverence with which it accepts and venerates all the books ofthe Old and New Testament, since one God is the author of both”.- This view is related with:
a. The Council of Trent b. The Council of Parish
c. The Council of Vatican d. The Council of Bishops
An. a. The Council of Trent
50. ----------------was held to consist of all those theological truths that can be worked out by theunaided human intellect.
a. Natural theology b Revealed theology c. Social theology d. all of these
An. a. Natural theology
51. --------------------------was held to consist of those further truths that are not accessible tohuman reason and that can be known to us only if they are specially revealed by God
a. Natural theology b Revealed theology c. Social theology d. all of these
An. b. Revealed theology
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52. The doctrine of the ------------ was considered to be an item of revealed theology
a. God b. Immortality of soul c. Trinity d. Father and Son
An. c. Trinity
53. Critique of Religion and Philosophy is written by:
a. Salomon Reinach b. Walter Kaufmann, c. William James d. W.T Stace
An. b. Walter Kaufmann
54. Who treats the question of divine existence as an enigma?
a. Salomon Reinach b. Dr. Billy Graham, c. William James d. Blaise Pascal
An. d. Blaise Pascal
55. Who wrote the famous essay “The Will to Believe” ?
a. Salomon Reinach b. Dr. Billy Graham, c. William James d. Pascal
An. c. William James
56. Non-propositional view of revelation and faith has become widespread within ----------------during the present century
a. Protestant Christianity b. Christianity, c. Catholics d. none of these
An. a. Protestant Christianity
57. Proponents of Non-propositional view claim that, the roots of this view is laid by:
a. Salomon Reinach and Pascal b. Dr. Billy Graham and William James
c. Luther and Calvin d. all of these
An. c. Luther and Calvin
58. According to-----------------view of revelation, the content of revelation is not a body of truthsabout God, but God coming within the orbit of human experience by acting in history.
a. non-propositional b. realistic c. propositional d. non-realistic
An. a. non-propositional
59. The term mysticism comes from the Greek word ---------------
a. Mystikos b. Mytikos, c. Mithios d. Mystipos
An. a. Mystikos
60. Mystikos means:
a. to revel b. to bind, c. to conceal. D. to declare
An. c. to conceal.
61. ---------------, a doctrine or discipline maintaining that one can gain knowledge of realitythrough conceptual thought.
a. Mysticism b. Spiritualism, c. Rationalism d. none of these
An. a. Mysticism
62. In the Hellenistic world, ‘mystical’ referred to ---------------- religious rituals.
a. “sacred” b. “individualistic” c. “secret” d. none of these
An. c. “secret”
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63. Who wrote, ‘ The Varieties of Religious Experience’?
a. Salomon Reinach b. Dr. Billy Graham, c. William James d. Pascal
An. c. William James
64. --------------------- varieties of mysticism describe the mystical experience as granted by God.
a. Non-theistic b. Natural -theistic, c. Theistic d. Atheistic
An. c. Theistic
65. Bernard of Clairvaux describing unification of God as:
a. “merging with love” b. “mutuality of love” c. “expression of love” d. none of these
An. b. “mutuality of love”
66. According to --------------- union with God is like a drop of water falling into wine, taking onthe taste and color of the wine.
a. Salomon Reinach b. Henry Suso, c. Bernard of Clairvaux d. Blaise Pascal
An. b. Henry Suso
67. Who describes union with reality as “iron within the fire and the fire within the iron”?
a. Salomon Reinach b. Henry Suso, c. Bernard of Clairvaux d. Jan van Ruysbroeck
An. d. Jan van Ruysbroeck
68. ------------------proclaiming, “I am God”
a. al-Husayn al-Hallaj b. Henry Suso, c. Bernard of Clairvaux d. Blaise Pascal
An. a. al-Husayn al-Hallaj
UNIT IV1. The ------------------- is very ancient one.
a. teleological argument b. cosmological argument
c. ontological argument d. casual argument
An. a. teleological argument
2. The teleological has its earliest roots in the thought of ------------------
a. Thales b. Heraclitus c. Plato d. Aristotle
An. c. Plato
3. Teleological argument attempts to prove the existence of God by :
a. spiritual means b. reason c. imaginations d. empirical means
An. d. empirical means.
4. Teleological argument states that God is an intelligent--------------------.
a. designer b. creator c. protector d. master
An. a. designer
5. That supreme cosmic designer can only be God and nothing else. This statement is related with:
a. cosmological argument b. teleological argument c. ontological argument d. casual argument
An. b. teleological argument
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6. Paley’s ------------------conveys the essence of the teleological argument.
a. analogy of desert b. analogy of stone c. analogy of watch d. analogy of table
An. c. analogy of watch
7. Who described the analogy of watch which, conveys the essence of the teleological argument?
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Paley d. Descartes
An. c. Paley
8. One of the classical statements of argument from design appears in David Hume’s:
a. “Dialogues on Natural Religion”. b. “Essay Concerning Human Understanding”
c. “Mind” d. “Meditations”
An. a. “Dialogues on Natural Religion”.
9. “Dialogues on Natural Religion”, is written by:
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Paley d. Descartes
An. a. David Hume
10. The design argument proves the existence of a contriver or architect of the world, not itscreator and this designer is limited by the world. This criticism of Teleological argument ismade by:
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Kant d. Descartes
An. c. Kant
11. The ---------------------proceeds from the idea of the world as effect to God as its first cause.
a. cosmological argument b. teleological argument c. ontological argument d. design argument
An. a. cosmological argument
12. The cosmological proceeds from the idea of the world as --------------.
a. effect to universe b. effect to God c. effect to supernatural power d. effect to Maya
An. b. effect to God
13. The cosmological argument considered God as the:
a. protector b. creator c. first cause d. destroyer
An. c. first cause
14. To -----------first cause argument is known as cosmological.
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Paley d. Aristotle
An. d. Aristotle
15. According to Aristotle God is the:
a. Prime Mover b. Absolute c. Omnipotent d. Protector
An. a. Prime Mover
16. ‘God must be the Infinite First Cause of the Cosmos’. This view regards the:
a. cosmological argument b. teleological argument c. ontological argument d. design argument
An. a. cosmological argument
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17. “Being a category of the phenomena, cannot take us beyond the phenomena. And within thephenomena, the concept of God remains. So it implies the infinite regress”. Who made thiscriticism against Cosmological argument?
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Kant d. Descartes
An. c. Kant
18. Ontological argument was first put forth by:
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Paley d. Aristotle
An. b. St. Anselm
19. ‘We have an idea of perfect being, and that this is what we mean by God’ –Who proposed thisview?
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Kant d. Aristotle
An. b. St. Anselm
20. By the term ‘greater’ Anselm means:
a. more higher b. more real c. more perfect d. more conceivable
An. c. more perfect
21. -------- describes God as the being who is so perfect that no more perfect can even beconceived.
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Paley d. Aristotle
An.b. St. Anselm
22. Who said that God must be the cause of this idea of an all perfect Being?
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Descartes d. Aristotle
An. c. Descartes
23. Descartes’ concept of innate idea has a base in:
a. cosmological argument b. teleological argument c. ontological argument d. design argument
An. b. ontological argument
24. “One hundred dollars in my mind I cannot prove their existence in my pocket. In the sameway, we have the idea of God in our mind, it does not follow that, therefore, God reallyexists”. Who made this criticism against ontological argument?
a. David Hume b. Kant c. Paley d. Aristotle
An. b. Kant
25. --------------, claimed that Anselm’s reasoning would lead to absurd conclusions if it is appliedin other fields.
a. Aristotle b. David Hume c. Kant d. Gaunilon
An. d. Gaunilon
UNIT V1. Man’s life is a mixture of :
a. good and virtue b. virtue and value c. evil and bad d. good and evil.
An. d. good and evil
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2. Good and evil are:
a. correlative myths b. contradictory facts c. correlative facts d. contradictory myths
An. c. correlative facts
3. According to-------------, the world of pure, unchanging ideas is the world of good. The worldof sense, the world of change is evil.
a. Plato b. St. Anselm c. Paley d. Descartes
An. a. Plato
4. According to Plato, the world of pure ideas is the world of good. The --------------is evil.
a. world of emotions b. world of sense c. world of imagination d. none of these
An. b. world of sense
5. Each man could frame his own code of good and evil. Who holds this position?
a. Idealists b. Realists c. Rationalists d. Sophists
An. d. Sophists
6 To Philo God was perfect purity and the
a. source of all good b. source of all good and evil
c. source of all power d. source of all attributes
An. a. source of all good
7 Matter was the source of all evil- Who made this assertion?
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Philo d. Descartes
An. c. Philo
8. Who says that evils are due to our narrow outlook on things?
a. David Hume b. Spinozac. Philo d. Descartes
An. b. Spinoza
9. According to -----------evils are only irrational elements tending to become good or rational.
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Paley d. Hegel
An. d. Hegel
10. Both Spinoza and Hegel practically denied the-------------------.
a. reality of evil b. reality of sprit c. reality of soul d. reality of God
An. a. reality of evil
11. Who considered evil to be due to the imperfections that are inherent in the construction of thefinite elements of the universe?
a. David Hume b. St. Anselm c. Leibniz d. Descartes
An. c. Leibniz
12. Who says, “There is nothing in evil which cannot be absorbed in good and contributory to it, itsprings from the same source as good and value.”?
a. Spinoza b. St. Anselm c. Philo d. Bosanquet
An. d. Bosanquet
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13. ‘God or the Supreme Being is unaffected by evil and stands above relative good which is thecorrelative of evil’. Which tradition holds this position?
a. Buddhist b. Samkhya c. Mimamsa d. Vedanta
An. d. Vedanta
14. ‘The first man’s original sin was transmitted to all men – his descendants’ – This statement isrelated with:
a. Judaism b. Christianity c. Islam d. Hinduism
An. b. Christianity
15. All the forces of evil and sin came to be personified in Satan. This view is holds by:
a. Judaism b. Christianity c. Islam d. Hinduism
An. b. Christianity
16. -------- begins with the notion, God, the force of all good, and the Devil, the source of all evil.
a. Traditional Judaism b. Traditional Christianity, c. Traditional Islam d. Traditional Hinduism
An. b. Traditional Christianity
17. The metaphysical evil is called the ----------------
a. moral evil b. physical evil c. mental evil d. natural evil
An. d. natural evil
18. --------------- depends upon the operation of the laws of nature.
a. Moral evil b. Physical evil c. Mental evil d. Metaphysical Evil
An. d. Metaphysical Evil
19. Mental anxiety, sorrow, excitement, tension, uproar, etc. create :
a. moral evil b. metaphysical evil c. mental evil d. natural evil
An. c. mental evil
20. Moral evil is a direct consequence of man’s ---
a. free will b. mind c. freedom d. emotion
An. a. free will
21. ------------------- is a philosophical doctrine where life is essentially evil and pain.
a. Optimism b. Nihilism c. Antagonism d. Pessimism
An. d. Pessimism
22. According to pessimism this world is a :
a. best possible world b. worst possible world c. good world d. best world
An. b. worst possible world
23. Who shows strong views in favour of pessimism?
a. Spinoza b. Arthur Schopenhauer c. Philo d. Bosanquet
An. b. Arthur Schopenhauer
24. Who considered that the world of ours is the best possible world?
a. David Hume b. Kant c. Paley d. Leibniz
An. d. Leibniz
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25. Who said that there is no pessimism or word impossible in our life?
a. Gandhiji b. Swami Vivekananda c. Tagore d. Arobindo
An. b. Swami Vivekananda
26. ---------------------- is a positive approach to life and existence.
a. Optimism b. Nihilism c. Antagonism d. Pessimism
An. a. Optimism
27. -------------------says that Atman is eternal, divine, changeless and everlasting one.
a. Samkhya b. Jainism c. Gita d. Buddhism
An. c. Gita
28. Plato conceived the soul as a:
a. substantial reality b. chaining entity c. changing entity d. illusory entity
An. a. substantial reality
29. According to Spinoza, soul is immortal which gets the --------------------- of God.
a. love b. intellectual love c. unlimited love d. unconditional love
An. b. intellectual love
30. According to Buddhism the soul is nothing but the------------------.
a. mind-body complex b. illusion c. mind-body reaction d. none of these
An. a. mind-body complex
31. According to Kant’s metaphysical and moral doctrine:
a. The soul is mortal. b. The soul is indefinite c. The soul is obscure d. The soul is immortal
An. d. The soul is immortal.
32 Atman is neither born nor does it die- This view holds by:
a. Samkhya b. Jainism c. Gita d. Buddhism
An. c. Gita
33. Nairatmya-vada means:
a. Non-soul theory. b. Theory of Immortality c. Soul theory d. Non-life theory
An. a. Non-soul theory
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