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religious books for all competitive examinations.
1.What is, the holy book of Christianit,y?
Ans. “Bible”..
2.In which pious book, would you find the story of the Exodus, and the Ten Commandments,?
Ans. “Torah (Old Testament in the Christian Bible)”..
4.Who is, the central figure in Islam’s holy book, the Quran?
Ans. “Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)”..
5.Which holy/sacred book, is divided into chapters called Surahs?
Ans. “ Quran”..
6.What is the pious/sacred book of Hinduism?
Ans. “ Vedas”..
7.Which Hindu scripture contains the Bhagavad Gita?
Ans. “ Mahabharata”..
8.What is, the sacred book of Sikhism?
Ans. “Guru Granth Sahib”..
9.In which pious/sacred book, would you find the story of the creation of the world and Adam and Eve?
Ans. “ Bible (Genesis)”..
10.What is, the sacred book of Buddhism?
Ans. “There is no single holy book in Buddhism, but some important texts include the Tripitaka and the Dhammapada”..
11.Which pious/sacred book contains, the teachings of Confucius,?
Ans. “ Analects”..
12.Which pious/sacred book, is considered the primary scripture of Jainism?
Ans. “ Agamas”..
13.In which ,scripture of Hinduism, would you find the story of the Ramayana?
Ans. “The Valmiki Ramayana or the Ramcharitmanas”..
14.What is ,the name of the holy book of Zoroastrianism?
Ans. “The Avesta”..
15.Which pious/sacred text, is central to the Baha’i Faith?
Ans. “ Kitáb-i-Aqdas”..
16.What is, the name of the sacred book of Taoism?
Ans. “ Tao Te Ching”..
17.In which scripture of Hinduism, would you find the Upanishads?
Ans. “The Vedas (specifically, the Vedanta portion)”..
18.What is, the name of the sacred book of the Druze religion?
Ans. “The Epistles of Wisdom”..
19.Which religious text, contains the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha?
Ans. “The Tripitaka or Tipitaka”..
20.What is, the name of the sacred book, of the Rastafari movement?
Ans. “The Holy Piby or The Black Man’s Bible”..
21.Which scripture contains, the teachings of the Prophet Zarathustra ,?
Ans. “The Gathas, part of the Avesta”..
23.Which holy book is, considered the sacred scripture of the Bahá’í Faith?
Ans. “The Kitáb-i-Aqdas”..
24.In which text of Hinduism, would you find the collection of hymns well-known as the Rigveda?
Ans. “The Vedas”..
25.What is, the holy scripture of the ancient Egyptian religion?
Ans. “The Book of the Dead”..
26.Which text forms, the foundation, of the Shinto religion in Japan?
Ans. “The Kojiki”..
27.What is, the name of the holy book of the Mormon religion?
Ans. “The Book of Mormon”..
28.In which text of Buddhism, would you find the story of the life of Siddhartha Gautama before he became the Buddha?
Ans. “The Jataka Tales”..
29.Which text is , considered the primary scripture of the Yazidi religion?
Ans. “The Mesheaf Resh (Black Book)”..
30.What is, the name of the holy book of the Mandaeans, an ancient religious group in Iraq and Iran?
Ans. “The Ginza Rba”..
31.Which scripture contains, the teachings of the Prophet Mani, the founder of Manichaeism?
Ans. “The Arzhang”..
32.What is, the name of the holy book of the African diasporic religion known as Santería?
Ans. “The Odu Ifá”..
33.What is, the name of the central scripture in the Cao Dai religion, a syncretic Vietnamese faith?
Ans. “The Tam Kỳ Phổ Độ”..
34.Which text contains, the teachings of Laozi, the founder of Taoism?
Ans. “The Tao Te Ching”..
35.In which scripture of Judaism, would you find the story of Queen Esther?
Ans. “The Book of Esther”..
36.What is, the name of the holy scripture of the Hare Krishna movement?
Ans. “The Bhagavad Gita, (additionally, they also hold the Srimad Bhagavatam and other Vedic texts in high regard.)”..
37.Which text contains ,the teachings of the Prophet Mani, the founder of Manichaeism?
Ans. “The Arzhang”..
38.What is, the name of the holy book of the Ravidassia religion, a Sikh sect?
Ans. “The Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji”..
39.Which scripture is, central to the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)?
Ans. “The Book of Mormon”..
40.What is the name of the primary scripture of the Church of Scientology?
Ans. “Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health”..
41.In which text, would you find ,the Four Noble Truths ,and the Noble Eightfold Path, foundational teachings of Buddhism?
Ans. “The Dhammapada”..
42.What is, the name of the holy book of the Ancient Greek religion?
Ans. “The Homeric Hymns”..
43.What is ,the name of the holy book, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)?
Ans. “The Doctrine and Covenants”..
44.In which scripture of Hinduism, would you find the story ,of Lord Krishna, and his teachings?
Ans. “The Bhagavad Gita”..
45.What is, the name of the holy book of the Candomblé religion, practiced in Brazil?
Ans. “The Odu Ifá”..
46.Which text contains, the teachings of, Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism?
Ans. “The Guru Granth Sahib”..
47.In which scripture of Hinduism, would you find, the story of the Pandavas, and the Kurukshetra War?
Ans. “The Mahabharata”..
48.What is, the name of the holy book of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church?
Ans. “ The Ethiopic Book of Enoch”..
49.Which text is, considered the primary scripture of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, a parody religion?
Ans. “The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster”..
50.What is, the name of the holy book of the Dinka religion, practiced in South Sudan?
Ans. “The Malwal”..
51.In which scripture of Judaism, would you find the story of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?
Ans. “The Torah (specifically, the Book of Genesis)”..
52.What is, the name of the holy book of the Discordian religion, well-known for its humorous approach to spirituality?
Ans. “The Principia Discordia”..
53.What is, the name of the holy book of the Bábí Faith, a precursor to the Bahá’í Faith?
Ans. “The Bayán”..
54.In which scripture of Hinduism, would you find the story, of the churning of the ocean of milk?
Ans. “The Puranas (specifically, the Bhagavata Purana)”..
55.What is, the name of the holy book of the Ayyavazhi religion, practiced in South India?
Ans. “The Akilathirattu Ammanai”..
56.Which text contains ,the teachings of the Prophet Moses(a.s), including the Ten Commandments?
Ans. “The Torah (Old Testament in the Christian Bible)”..
57.In which scripture of Hinduism ,would you find the story ,of the birth, and childhood of Lord Rama?
Ans. “The Ramayana”..
58.What is, the name of the holy book of the Rastafari movement, aside from the Holy Piby?
Ans. “The Kebra Nagast”..
59.Which text is, central to the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ, Scientist (Christian Science)?
Ans. “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures”..
60.What is the name of the holy book of the Tenrikyo religion, practiced in Japan?
Ans. “The Ofudesaki”..
61.In which scripture of Judaism,would you find the story of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt?
Ans. “The Torah (specifically, the Book of Exodus)”..
62.What is ,the name of the primary scripture of the Church of the Sub Genius, a parody religion?
Ans. “The Book of the Sub Genius”..
63.What is, the name of the holy book of the Druze religion, aside from the Epistles of Wisdom?
Ans. “The Rasa’il al-Hikmah (The Treatises of Wisdom) ”…
64.In which scripture of Hinduism, would you find the story of, the goddess Durga’s battles against demons?
Ans. “The Devi Mahatmya (part of the Markandeya Purana)”..
65.What is, the name of the holy book of the Yezidi religion, aside from the Mesheaf Resh?
Ans. “The Kitêba Cilwe (Book of Illumination)”..
66.Which text contains, the teachings of Gautama Buddha, immediately after his enlightenment?
Ans. “The Dhammapada”..
67.In which scripture of Hinduism ,would you find the story ,of the god Shiva’s marriage to Parvati?
Ans. “The Puranas (specifically, the Shiva Purana)”..
68.What is ,the name of the holy book of the Native American Church, a syncretic religious movement?
Ans. “The Sacred Peyote”..
69.Which text is, central to the teachings of the Aetherius Society, a UFO religion?
Ans. “The Nine Freedoms”..
70.What is, the name of the holy book of the Church of Euthanasia, a controversial religious organization?
Ans. “The Euthanasia Manifesto”..
71.In which scripture of Judaism, would you find the story, of the Israelites’ wandering in the wilderness?
Ans. “The Torah (specifically, the Book of Numbers)”..
72.What is, the name of the primary scripture of the New Thought movement, a spiritual philosophy?
Ans. “The Science of Mind”..
73.What is, the name of the holy book of the Church, of the Sub Genius, aside from the Book of the Sub Genius?
Ans. “Revelation X: The ‘Bob’Apocryphon”..
74.In which scripture of Hinduism ,would you find the story of the goddess Lakshmi’s birth during the churning of the ocean?
Ans. “The Puranas (specifically, the Vishnu Purana)”..
75.What is, the name of the holy book of the Seicho-no-Ie religion, a Japanese new religious movement?
Ans. “The Truth of Life”..
76.Which text contains, the teachings, of the Prophet Muhammad’s(pbuh) sayings, and actions?
Ans. “The Hadith”..
77.In which scripture of Hinduism, would you find the story, of the sage Narada’s encounters with various deities?
Ans. “The Puranas (specifically, the Narada Purana)”..
78.What is, the name of the holy book of the Church of Satan, a modern Satanic religious organization?
Ans. “The Satanic Bible”..
79.Which text is, central to the teachings of the Order of the Solar Temple, a new religious movement?
Ans. “The Golden Tablets of the Solar World”..
80.What is, the name of the holy book of the Universal White Brotherhood, a New Age spiritual movement?
Ans. “The Morning Star”..
81.In which scripture, of Judaism, would you find the story, of the prophet Elijah’s contest with the prophets of Baal?
Ans. The Torah (specifically, the Books of Kings)
82.What is, the name of the primary scripture of the Church of Satan, aside from The Satanic Bible?
Ans. “The Satanic Rituals”. By Anton Szandor LaVey..
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