1. Taboo is
[A] Polynesian belief
[B] A prohibition
[C] Ritual mark worn by pious persons
[D] Avoidance between relatives
Answer is [B]
2. A common form of religion among tribes widely separated by time and space, is what the sociologists call
[A] Monotheism
[B] Polytheism
[C] Totemism
[D] Shintoism
Answer is [C]
3. Who introduced the word ‘animism’ to cover all forms of belief in spiritual beings?
[A] Emile Durkheim
[B] James Frazer
[C] E. B. Tylor
[D] Max Weber
Answer is [C]
4. Totemism is a belief in
[A] An object vested with a spirit and mind
[B] A deity vested with power and spirit
[C] A spirit vested with power and piety
[D] An object vested with spirit and power
Answer is [D]
5. The theory of belief system relating to the concept of soul (anima) in primitive society was formulated by ____.
[A] Emile Durkheim
[B] Malinowski
[C] Radcliffe Brown
[D] E. B. Tylor
Answer is [D]
6. Which one of the following classification was used by Durkheim in his study of religion?
[A] Holy and unholy
[B] Ritualistic and radical
[C] Supernatural and secular
[D] Sacred and profane
Answer is [D]
7. Who has defined religion as belief in spiritual beings
[A] Edward Burnett Tylor
[B] James G. Frazer
[C] Sigmund Freud
[D] Emile Durkheim
Answer is [A]
8. Who has categorized religion into sacred and profane?
[A] Edward Burnett Tylor
[B] James G. Frazer
[C] Sigmund Freud
[D] Emile Durkheim
Answer is [D]
9. Religion is considered as
[A] Belief
[B] Rituals
[C] Superstition
[D] Sacred
Answer is [D]
10. According to Durkheim, ‘profane’ is connected with normal life while ‘sacred’ is related with
[A] Supernatural
[B] Mundane
[C] Everyday activities
[D] Power
Answer is [A]
11. Name the Anthropologist who propounded the earliest theory of Religion.
[A] Emile Durkheim
[B] James Frazer
[C] E. B. Tylor
[D] Max Weber
Answer is [C]
12. Who is the main propounded of the theory of naturism?
[A] Emile Durkheim
[B] James Frazer
[C] E. B. Tylor
[D] Max Muller
Answer is [D]
13. Which tribe goes to the tops of hills and throw down stones of all sizes and shapes, so that the rumbling sound of stones falling would resemble the rumbling of thunder and they believe that rains would follow.
[A] Ho
[B] Munda
[C] Santhal
[D] None of the above
Answer is [B]
14. ‘Surji Devi’ or Sun God belong to which of the following tribes
[A] Ho
[B] Munda
[C] Mahalis
[D] None of the above
Answer is [C]
15. In the theories of religion, which among does not belonging to functionalist thinkers
[A] Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
[B] Bronislaw Malinowski
[C] Emile Durkheim
[D] Edward Burnett Tylor
Answer is [D]
16. Which among the following thinker conder religion to be a device to secure mental and psychological stability in an individual’s life.
[A] Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
[B] Bronislaw Malinowski
[C] Emile Durkheim
[D] Edward Burnett Tylor
The answer is [B]
17. Who assure religion can bring a social solidarity and homogeneity?
[A] Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
[B] Bronislaw Malinowski
[C] Emile Durkheim
[D] Edward Burnett Tylor
Answer is [A]
18. Social Control is the process of
[A] Enforcing Conformity
[B] Internalizing of norms
[C] Enforcing collective conscience
[D] None of the above
Answer is [A]
19. Social control tends to take into how many form/s
[A] One
[B] Two
[C] Three
[D] Four
Answer is [B]
20. Who has formulated the theory of Naturism regarding the origin of religion?
[A] Malinowski
[B] Max Muller
[C] Tylor
[D] None of the above
Answer is [B]
21. Which among the following is an object or an animal, which has a mystic relationship with the members of a tribe?
[A] Animism
[B] Naturism
[C] Totem
[D] None of the above
Answer is [C]
22. Which among the following is not religious belief
[A] It is the charter for the rituals
[B] They are the cognitive aspect of religion
[C] It tries to explain the nature and origin of sacred things
[D] It is an actions performed in relation to those sacred things
Answer is [D]
23. Which tribe observes two death ceremonies – one a few days after death (also known as the green ceremony), and the other after a certain period has lapsed (known as the dry ceremony).
[A] Todas
[B] Khasis
[C] Munda
[D] Oraon
Answer is [A]
24. Which among the following tribe would burn faggots so that some may cover the sky resembling cloud and they believe this symbolic cloud is capable of bringing real cloud and rain.
[A] Khasis
[B] Munda
[C] Ho
[D] Oraon
Answer is [C]
25. Which among the following is not a functions of religion?
[A] Religion brings social cohesion
[B] It is a source of exploitation
[C] Religion acts as an agency of socialization
[D] Religion establishes Solidarity in Society
Answer is [B]
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