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Examination: Ph.D. Asian Christian Studies Section 1 - Section 1 Question No.1 4.00 Bookmark The saint who gave a focus to mysticism in Spain Therese of Lissieux Francis de sales Francis Borgia Therese of Avila

Question No.2 4.00 Bookmark The earliest form of Christianity to be found in China was Armenian Christianity Nestorian Christianity Orthodox Christianity St. Thomas Christianity

Question No.3 4.00 Bookmark The English word Philosophy comes from the Greek word philosophia and it means Study of traditions Love of God Study of human mind Love of wisdom

Question No.4 4.00 Bookmark Write on Mystical Theology from the Medieval Period was: Pseudo-Dionysius Meister Eckhart J. K. Krishnamurthy Kalil Gibran

Question No.5 4.00 Bookmark The Wealth of the Nations was written by Malthus

Question No.6 4.00 Bookmark A well-known theologian associated with Public Theology David Tracy Samuel Rayan Michael Amaladoss Question No.7 4.00 Bookmark The Old Testament was written by Abraham Different Authors Moses Joshua

Question No.8 4.00 Bookmark Who is the father of Western Monasticism? Benedict Ambrose Gregory of Nyssa Augustine

Question No.9 4.00 Bookmark ‘Don’t take me for a ride’ means: Do not deceive me Do not make me ride for long Do not let me down Do not take me on a bus ride

Question No.10 4.00 Bookmark 1054 Schism stands for the Division of the Catholic and Protestant Churches Anglican separation Jacobite and Orthodox separation Division of the Eastern - Western Churches

Question No.11 4.00 Bookmark The arrival of Vasco De Gama at Calicut was in the year: 1489 1478 1498 1448

Question No.12 4.00 Bookmark The successor of David on the throne Jonathan Joab Saul Solomon Question No.13 4.00 Bookmark Stephen Hawking was known for his book titled: Death by Black Hole Brief History of Time The Nature of Space and Time Theory of Everything

Question No.14 4.00 Bookmark According to St. Anselm, theology is Study of God Faith seeking understanding Explanation of the sacred Description of divine reality

Question No.15 4.00 Bookmark First books of the New Testament were written by: John Paul Mathew Mark

Question No.16 4.00 Bookmark The founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Guru Gobindsingh Sri Narayana Guru Buddha

Question No.17 4.00 Bookmark Twentieth century Pentecostalism seems to have started from The Azuza Street Revival Meetings The Bible Study Group conducted by Charles Parham Billy Graham’s Revival Meetings Jonathan Edward’s Revival Meetings

Question No.18 4.00 Bookmark She studies very hard for the exams, ______? isn’t it? is it? doesn’t she? does she? Question No.19 4.00 Bookmark What is the first Papal Encyclical on social teaching? Evangelii Nuntiandi Rerum Novarum Mater et Magistra Pacem in Terris

Question No.20 4.00 Bookmark Study the following information carefully and answer the question below it

The Director of an MBA college has decided that six guest lectures on the topics of Motivation, Decision Making, Quality Circle, Assessment Centre, Leadership and Group Discussion are to be organised on each day from Monday to Sunday. (i) One day there will be no lecture (Saturday is not that day), just before that day Group Discussion will be organised. (ii) Motivation should be organised immediately after Assessment Centre. (iii) Quality Circle should be organised on Wednesday and should not be followed by Group Discussion (iv) Decision Making should be organised on Friday and there should be a gap of two days between Leadership and Group Discussion

Which of the following information is not required for the above lecture arrangements? All are required Only (i) Only (ii) Only (iii)

Question No.21 4.00 Bookmark The person who triggered the Protestant Reformation was Augustine

Question No.22 4.00 Bookmark “Late have I loved Thee, O beauty so ancient and so new, late have I loved Thee!” This quote is taken from Confessions authored by: St. Juliana of Norwich St. St. Francis of Assisi Question No.23 4.00 Bookmark Being awarded the Best Singer in 2010 marked a ______in her life. sign-post memorial yardstick milestone

Question No.24 4.00 Bookmark Father of Modern Liberal Theology was Albrecht Ritchel Rudolf Bultmann Martin Luther Friedrich Schleiermacher

Question No.25 4.00 Bookmark Madhyamika was a school of Buddhist Philosophy founded by Nagarjuna Abinavagupta Chandrakirti Makhali Gosala

Question No.26 4.00 Bookmark Radical Orthodoxy is associated with John Milbank Gustavo Gutierrez Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza

Question No.27 4.00 Bookmark Ethnography is part of Philosophical research method Quantitative research method Psychological research method Qualitative research method

Question No.28 4.00 Bookmark Father of Indian Renaissance Dayananda Saraswati Rajaram Mohan Roy Gandhiji Brahmabandhab Upadhyaya Question No.29 4.00 Bookmark First Protestant missionary to land in was Bartholomew Ziegenbalg William Ward Joshua Marshman William Carey

Question No.30 4.00 Bookmark St. Paul’s place of birth Tarsus Jerusalem Corinth Thessalonia

Question No.31 4.00 Bookmark Neo-evangelical Theology is associated with Billy Graham Jurgen Moltmann Dietrich Bonheoffer

Question No.32 4.00 Bookmark If A+B means A is daughter of B, A-B means A is husband of B A × B means A is brother of B

From the statement A × B × C × D, which of the following statement is not necessarily true? D is brother of C B is the brother of A C is the brother of A A, B, C are male

Question No.33 4.00 Bookmark Nidhi walks 10 metres in front and 10 metres to the right. Then every time turning to her left, she walks 5, 15 and 15 metres respectively. How far is Nidhi now from her starting point? 10 metres

5 metres 15 metres

Question No.34 4.00 Bookmark Crumb : Bread :: Water : Bucket Tea : Cup Flower : Vase Splinter : Wood Question No.35 4.00 Bookmark Choose the best synonym of the italicized word. Children of excessively indulgent parents often become very recalcitrant. dependent indolent insolent disobedient

Question No.36 4.00 Bookmark Gerund in English grammar stands for: A verb functioning as a noun Past perfect tense Present perfect tense Past participle

Question No.37 4.00 Bookmark Sangam literature refers to ancient literature in Prakrit Marathi Tamil Sanskrit

Question No.38 4.00 Bookmark Statement: Apart from it's entertainment of Television, it's educational value cannot be ignored Assumptions: I. People take Television to be the means of entertainment only. II. The educational value of Television is not realized properly If only assumption I is implicit If both I and II are implicit If neither I nor II is implicit If only assumption II is implicit

Question No.39 4.00 Bookmark Which Pope convoked Assisi Interreligious Meet Benedict XVI Francis Paul VI John Paul II

Question No.40 4.00 Bookmark Euthanasia means: A process of making one unconscious for medical purposes One of the Asian countries Mercy killing A collective loss of memory Question No.41 4.00 Bookmark Which is the shortest of all Gospels? Matthew Luke Mark John

Question No.42 4.00 Bookmark Sruti means What is practiced What is remembered What is heard What is taught

Question No.43 4.00 Bookmark The author of The Sentences is Peter Lombard Clement of Alexandria Augustine of Hippo Thomas Aquinas

Question No.44 4.00 Bookmark Father of Green Revolution in India M. S. Swaminathan Norman Borlaug Varghese Kurien Anna Hazare

Question No.45 4.00 Bookmark The book of Revelation was an implicit critique of Assyrian Empire Judaism Roman Empire Babylon Empire

Question No.46 4.00 Bookmark Which church is not found in the seven letters in the book of Revelation Ephesus Philadelphia Corinth Smirna Question No.47 4.00 Bookmark Postmodern condition was described as ‘incredulity of metanarratives’ by Felix Guattari Roland Barthes Jacque Derrida Francois Lyotard

Question No.48 4.00 Bookmark Tobias’s wife’s name Abiel Ruth Sarah Esther

Question No.49 4.00 Bookmark Robert Caldwell wrote Comparative Grammar of Dravidian Languages Comparative Dravidian Languages Comparative Linguistics Comparative South Indian Languages

Question No.50 4.00 Bookmark A theologian among the following is: Stanely Samartha Arvind Nirmal M.M. Thomas Raimundo Panikkar

Question No.51 4.00 Bookmark To which spirituality does St. Euphrasia belong? Franciscan Carmelite Benedictine Dominican

Question No.52 4.00 Bookmark Archeology of Knowledge was written by Francis Bacon Question No.53 4.00 Bookmark Arianism was a Christological heresy A new sect within the church Marcion’s theology A philosophical school

Question No.54 4.00 Bookmark Choose the best antonym of the italicized word. The deliberate suavity of Olaf’s behavior made the emotions of the audience volatile. stupidity pleasantness politeness impetuosity

Question No.55 4.00 Bookmark Makkhali Gosala was the founder of Ajivika Zoroastrianism Tantrism Jainism

Question No.56 4.00 Bookmark The Holy Text of Zoroastrianism is Quran Pali Tipitaka Avesta

Question No.57 4.00 Bookmark The Parable of the Sower is found in: Matthew 11 Matthew 12 John 17 Matthew 13

Question No.58 4.00 Bookmark Find the odd one out? Deposit Withdrawal Debit Deduction Question No.59 4.00 Bookmark What is the expansion of MHRD? Ministry of Human Resource Development Mission for Human Resource Development Ministry of Human Rights Development Mission for Human Rights Development

Question No.60 4.00 Bookmark Which Jewish group played a major role in the first Jewish revolt against the Romans? Essences Zealots Pharisees

Sadducees

Question No.61 4.00 Bookmark Liberation Theology: Totally disregards Tradition Was a theology of inculturation Was a theology of Karl Rahner Originated in Latin America

Question No.62 4.00 Bookmark Robert De Nobili was a pioneer in Sanskrit mantras Inculturation of Christianity in India Jesuit education in India Building Italian model churches

Question No.63 4.00 Bookmark The art of interpretation is known as: Hermeneutics Exegesis Demythologization Isegesis

Question No.64 4.00 Bookmark Postcolonial literature means Literature produced in the erstwhile colonial contexts Literature to review the knowledge system created by colonial dispensation Literature produced by scholars from third world countries Literature produced after the colonial period Question No.65 4.00 Bookmark The Purusharthas are: Bramacharya, Grahasta, Vanaprastha, Sanyasa Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha Satya, Ahimsa, Moksha, Sunya Kama, Krodha, Loba, Vinaya

Question No.66 4.00 Bookmark London Missionary Society worked in Madurai Mission Serampore Chota Nagpur South Travancore

Question No.67 4.00 Bookmark Study the following information carefully and answer the question below it

Lakshman passes through seven lanes to reach his school. He finds that ‘Truth lane’ is between his house and ‘Lie lane’. The third lane from his school is ‘Karma lane’. ‘Dharma lane’ is immediately before the ‘Yog lane’. He passes ‘Salvation lane’ at the end, ‘Lie lane’ is between ‘Truth lane’ and ‘Dharma lane’, the sixth lane from his house is ‘Devotion lane’.

If Lakshman’s house, each lane and his school are equidistant and he takes 2 minutes to pass one lane, then how long will he take to reach school from his house?

13 minutes 14 minutes 15 minutes 16 minutes

Question No.68 4.00 Bookmark Who laid hands on Paul who received sight again Ananias James Peter Timothy

Question No.69 4.00 Bookmark The Baptism of Jesus took place in the river Jordan Euphrates Nile Tiber Question No.70 4.00 Bookmark Digambaras, one of the sub-sects of Jainism, means White-robed Ascetics Pilgrims Sky-clad

Question No.71 4.00 Bookmark What is the latest Papal Exhortation? Amoris laetitia Gaudium evangelii Gaudium et spes Gaudate et exultate

Question No.72 4.00 Bookmark Statement: Ten Candidates, who were on the waiting list could finally be admitted to the course. Assumptions: I. A large of number of candidates were on the waiting list. II. Wait listed candidates do not ordinarily get admission. If neither I nor II is implicit If only assumption II is implicit If only assumption I is implicit If both I and II are implicit

Question No.73 4.00 Bookmark Based on the information given answer the following question. 1. In a family of six persons, there are people from three generations. Each has separate professions and they like different colours. There are two couples. 2. Shyam is an Engineer and his wife is not a and she does not like Red colour. 3. Chartered Accountant likes green colour and his wife is a teacher. 4. Manisha is the mother-in-law of Sunita and she likes orange colour. 5. Vimal is the grand father of Tarun and tarun is the Principal and likes black colour. 6. Nyna is the grand daughter of Manisha and she likes blue colour. Nyna's Mother likes white colour.

What is the profession of Sunita? Teacher Cannot be determined Principal Chartered Accountant

Question No.74 4.00 Bookmark The transcendental anthropological method in theology was proposed by Karl Rahner Karl Barth Jon Sobrino Question No.75 4.00 Bookmark Ayoteedhas Panditar was associated with Bahujan Samaj Party Navayana Tamil Buddhism Native Medicine

Question No.76 4.00 Bookmark Kyrios in Greek means Messiah Saviour Prophet Lord

Question No.77 4.00 Bookmark Year of Luther's Reformation 1599 1653 1517 1498

Question No.78 4.00 Bookmark TaNaK Stands for the Hebrew Bible Stands for the Christian Bible Stands for the Hammurabi Stands for the King James Version

Question No.79 4.00 Bookmark When their father died, their elder brother sold the old house and ______in a small flat in a far- off suburb put them down put them up set them down set them up

Question No.80 4.00 Bookmark Select the Pair that best respresents the relationship that is given in the question: Explore : Discover Think : Relate Books : Knowledge Tree : Wood Research : Learn Question No.81 4.00 Bookmark ‘Padrado’ means Right of the King to present a candidate for bishopric Royal patronage for missionary activities Conflicts between kings and bishops Works of Peter

Question No.82 4.00 Bookmark Choose the best synonym of the italicized word. Dr. Elango is in the habit of using obsolete words. outdated wrong simple difficult

Question No.83 4.00 Bookmark At the end of the Acts of Apostles, which city Paul finally reached. Corinth Antioch Rome Jerusalem

Question No.84 4.00 Bookmark A can finish a work in 18 days and B can do the same work in half the time taken by A. Then, working together, what part of the same work they can finish in a day? 0 1/6 0 1/2 0 1/8 0 1/4

Question No.85 4.00 Bookmark Gospel of Mathew was written for Gentile Christians Greeks Jewish Christians Romans

Question No.86 4.00 Bookmark Metanoia in Greek means Renewal Conversion Restitution Adoration Question No.87 4.00 Bookmark The Ahmadiya movement was founded by Hakeem Noor-ud-Din Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Abdus Salam Mirza Nazir Ahmad

Question No.88 4.00 Bookmark Samuel Azariah was a Protestant bishop of Dornakal Diocese Karimnagar Diocese Tirunelveli Diocese Madras Diocese

Question No.89 4.00 Bookmark WTO stands for World Trade Organisation World Tennis Organisation World Thinkers Organisation World Theological Organisation

Question No.90 4.00 Bookmark Meaning of Indult Index Insult Permission Cult

Question No.91 4.00 Bookmark The Nobel Prize winner Malala is a native of Pakistan India Afghanistan Algeria

Question No.92 4.00 Bookmark The word “Dialogue” means Conversation of 2 People Thinking of 2 people Praying of 2 people Meeting of 2 people Question No.93 4.00 Bookmark CNI was started in the year 1947 1935 1956 1970

Question No.94 4.00 Bookmark The Branch of Theology concerned with End of the World and Life after Death is: Ecclesiology Phenomenology Pneumatology Eschatology

Question No.95 4.00 Bookmark Correct the error in the italicized part of the sentence by choosing the most appropriate options Job was a tiny man, barely five feet tall, with a spright walk spright walkingly a sprightly walking a sprightly walk spright walk

Question No.96 4.00 Bookmark The author of We Drink From Our Own Wells: The Spiritual Journey of a People is Felix Wilfred Gustavo Gutierrez Tony De Mello Leonardo Boff

Question No.97 4.00 Bookmark This is the school where I studied till class 5. The underlined word is a adverb adjective pronoun preposition

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1 2 4 3 Question No.99 4.00 Bookmark In which Gospel is the Parable of Samaritan found? John Mark Mathew Luke

Question No.100 4.00 Bookmark ‘Confessing Christianity’ was a concept proposed by Wolfhart Pannenburg Paul Tillich Dietrich Boneffeur Jurgen Moltmann