SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A strong belief in Hinduism is that there are consequences for how a person lives; this is called?
A
Karma
B
Dharma
C
Varna
D
Reincarnation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Karma is a concept of Hinduism which describes a system in which beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a soul’s (jivatman’s) reincarnated lives, forming a cycle of rebirth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Good actions produce happiness and bad actions lead to suffering and misery in the present or next life. A person’s past actions govern his present, and his present actions have an effect on his future. This means that every person is, to a certain degree, the creator of his own destiny.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most Hindus believe that every living thing has a soul and that all souls are eternal. They also believe that every living thing is reborn repeatedly in the cycle of death and rebirth (samsara), in accordance with the cause and effect of the actions and deeds that a person had performed in life (karma).

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