State and Religion
State and Religion is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2014, 2016). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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पुढील दोन विधानांपैकी कोणते योग्य आहे ? Which of the following two statements is/are correct ?
(a)हेन्री VIII ख्रिश्ची धर्माविरुद्ध होता. / Henry VIII was against Christianity.
(b)धर्मनिरपेक्षता संबंधित आहे केवळ सर्वसामान्य लोकांशी म्हणजे ते सर्वसामान्य आयुष्य जगू शकतील. / Secularism is related only to the ordinary people so that they can lead ordinary lives.
Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church due to political and marital reasons, not because he was fundamentally against Christianity. Secularism is a comprehensive framework governing state and religion, not merely limited to ordinary people living ordinary lives.
उलेमांच्या राजकारणातील हस्तक्षेपाला तीव्र विरोध खालीलपैकी कोणी केला ?
(a)बलबन
(b)अल्लाउद्दीन खिलजी
(c)महम्मद बिन-तुघलक
(d)फिरोजशाह तुघलक
Alauddin Khilji and Muhammad bin Tughlaq both strongly opposed the interference of Ulema (religious clerics) in state politics and administration, asserting royal authority over religious law.