Religious Movements of 6th Century BCE Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Question 1. The originator of the Jain religion is …… [UPPSC (Mains) 2010]

(a) Arya Sudharma
(b) Mahavira Swami
(c) Parshvanatha
(d) Rishabhdev

Answer : d

Question 2. In Jain religion, which word is used for ‘Complete Intellect’? [IAS (Pre) 1993]

(a) Jin
(b) Ratna
(c) Kaivalya
(d) Nirvana

Answer : c

Question 3. Syadvad is a doctrine of [UKPSC (Pre) 2005]

(a) Lokayatism
(b) Saivism
(c) Jainism
(d) Vaishnavism

Answer : c

Question 4. The doctrine of three jewels; right belief, right conduct and right knowledge, is the crownings glory of [UPPSC 2004]

(a) Buddhism
(b) Christianity
(c) Jainism
(d) None of these

Answer : c

Question 5. Which of the following is not the ‘Tri Ratna’ of Jainism? [SSC 2011]

(a) Right faith
(b) Right knowledge
(c) Right view
(d) Right conduct

Answer : c

Question 6. Who of the following kings was an ardent follower of Jainism? [CDS 2006]

(a) Bimbisara
(b) Mahapadma Nanda
(c) Kharavela
(d) Pulakeshin-II

Answer : c

Question 7. Among the following who is given the credit of carrying Jainism in South India? [CDS 2008]

(a) Sudharmana
(b) Indrabhuti
(c) Bhadrabahu
(d) Sthulabhadra

Answer : c

Question 8. Which of the following places is associated with Jainism?

(a) Kapilvastu
(b) Pava
(c) Prayag
(d) Shravasti

Answer : b

Question 9. To which religion is the term ‘Anuvrata’ related? [CGPSC 2013]

(a) Mahayana Buddhism
(b) Hinayana Buddhism
(c) Jainism
(d) Lokayata School

Answer : c

Question 10. Which of the following religions does not trust in the concept of ‘Final annihilation of the world’? [UPPSC (Mains) 2014]

(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Hinduism
(d) Islam

Answer : b

Question 11. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by [IAS (Pre) 1995]

(a) Mahayana Buddhism
(b) Hinayana Buddhism
(c) Jainism
(d) The Lokayata school

Answer : c

Question 12. The basic point of Jainism is …………

(a) Act [UPPSC (Pre) 1993]
(b) Loyalty
(c) Non-violence
(d) Disfavour

Answer : c

Question 13. With reference to ancient Jainism, which one of the following statements is correct? [IAS (Pre) 2004]

(a) Jainism was spread in South India under the leadership of Sthulabahu.
(b) The Jainas who remained under the leadership of Bhadrabahu were called Svetambaras after the Council held at Pataliputra.
(c) Jainism enjoyed the patronage of the Kalinga king Kharavela in the first century BC.
(d) In the initial stage of Jainism, the Jainas worshipped images unlike Buddhists.

Answer : b

Question 14. Which of the following statements is/are applicable to Jaina Doctrine?

I. The surest way of annihilating Karma is to practice penance.
II. Every object, even the smallest particle has a soul.
III. Karma is the bane of the soul and must be ended.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below. [IAS (Pre) 2013]

(a) Only I
(b) II and III
(c) I and II
(d) I, II and III

Answer : d

Question 15. Which of the following statements about Jainism is/are correct?

I. The most important idea in Jainism is that the entire world is animated, even stones, rocks and water have life.
II. Asceticism and penance are required to free oneself from the cycle of Karma.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below. [Astt. Comm. 2018]

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II

Answer : c

Question 16. Assertion (A) The emphasis of Jainism on non-violence (Ahimsa) prevented agriculturist from embracing Jainism.
Reason (R) Cultivation involved killing of insects and pests. [IAS (Pre) 2000]

Codes

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false (d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : a

Question 17. The word Tirthankar is related to [UPPSC (Pre) 1993]

(a) Buddhists
(b) Christians
(c) Hindus
(d) Jains

Answer : d

Question 18. Who was the first Tirthankara of Jain religion? [SSC 2018, CGPSC (Pre) 2013]

(a) Parsvanath
(b) Rishabhanatha
(c) Mahavira
(d) Chetaka

Answer : b

Question 19. Parshvanatha, the Jain ‘Tirthankara’ was associated mainly with which of the following places? [UPPSC (Mains) 2016]

(a) Varanasi
(b) Kaushambi
(c) Girivraj
(d) Champa

Answer : a

Question 20. Which of the following places is considered a Jain Siddha Kshetra on account of its association with Parshvanatha? [UPPSC 2002]

(a) Champa
(b) Pava
(c) Sammed Sikhar
(d) Urjayanta

Answer : c

Question 21. Which one of the following was not a Jain Tirthankara? [UPPSC (Mains) 2004]

(a) Chandraprabha
(b) Nathamuni
(c) Nemi
(d) Sambhaanatha

Answer : b

Question 22. Name the last Tirthankara. [WBPCS 2008, IAS (Pre) 1993]

(a) Parshvanatha
(b) Mahavira
(c) Siddhartha
(d) Subhadra

Answer : b

Question 23. The Jainas believe that Jainism is the outcome of the teachings of twenty four Tirthankaras. In the light of this statement, which one among the following is correct of Vardhamana Mahavira? [CDS 2011]

(a) He was the first Tirthankara and the founder of Jainism.
(b) He was the twenty third Tirthankara, the first twenty two Tirthankaras being considerd legendary.
(c) He was the last and twenty fourth Tirthankara, who was not considered as the founder of the new faith but a reformer of the existing religious sect.
(d) He was not one of the twenty four Tirthankaras.

Answer : c

Question 24. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS (Pre) 2002]

(a) The statue of Gommateshwara at Shravanbela Gola represents the last Tirthankara of Jains.
(b) India’s largest Buddhist monastery is in Arunachal Pradesh.
(c) The Khajuraho temples were built under Chandela Kings.
(d) The Hoysaleswara temple is dedicated to Shiva.

Answer : a

Question 25. Where was Mahavira Swami born? [BPSC (Pre) 2011]

(a) Kundagrama
(b) Pataliputra
(c) Magadha
(d) Vaishali

Answer : a

Question 26. Who is also known as Nigantha Nataputra?

(a) Vardhamana Mahavira
(b) Gautama Buddha
(c) Nagarjuna
(d) Shankaracharya

Answer : a

Question 27. On the bank of which river did Mahavira Swami attain enlightenment? [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2017]

(a) Swarnasikta
(b) Palashini
(c) Ganga
(d) Rijupalika

Answer : d

Question 28. Mahavira’s first disciple was [SSC 2013]

(a) Bhadrabahu
(b) Sthulabhadra
(c) Charvaka
(d) Jamali

Answer : d

Question 29. Mahavira Jaina breathed his last at [BPSC 2002]

(a) Rajgir
(b) Ranchi
(c) Pawapuri
(d) Samastipur

Answer : c

Question 30. Consider the following statements.

I. Vardhaman Mahavira’s mother was the daughter of Lichchhavi king Chetaka.
II. Gautama Buddha’s mother was a princess from the Koliyan dynasty.
III. Parshvanatha, the twenty-third Tirthankara, belonged to Banaras.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS (Pre) 2003]

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) II and III
(d) I, II and III

Answer : c

Question 31. Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following? [JPSC (Pre) 2011, IAS (Pre) 2009]

(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Sikhism
(d) Vaishnavism

Answer : b

Question 32. Which philosophy is recognised as ‘Tri Ratna’? [CGPSC 2017]

(a) Vedic Philosophy
(b) Nayaya Philosophy
(c) Yoga Philosophy
(d) Jain Philosophy

Answer : d

Question 33. ‘Samadhi Marana’ is related to which Philosophy? [CGPSC (Pre) 2015]

(a) Buddhist Philosophy
(b) Jain Philosophy
(c) Yoga Philosophy
(d) Lokayata Philosophy

Answer : b

Question 34. The sacred books of Jains are called [HPSC 2012]

(a) Agama Sidhanta
(b) Angas
(c) Parvas
(d) Upangas

Answer : b

Question 35. The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by [IAS (Pre) 2011]

(a) Universal Law
(b) Universal Truth
(c) Universal Faith
(d) Universal Soul

Answer : a

Question 36. Which one of the following is not a part of early Jain literature?[IAS (Pre) 1996]

(a) Therigatha
(b) Acarangasutra
(c) Sutrakritanga
(d) Brihatkalpasutra

Answer : a

Question 37. Which of the following is the earliest holybook of Jain? [BPSC (Pre) 1995]

(a) Twelve Angas
(b) Twelve Upangas
(c) Fourteen Purvas
(d) Fourteen Uppurva

Answer : c

Question 38. In which one of the following languages was the earliest Jain literature complied? [UPPSC (Mains) 2006]

(a) Ardhamagadhi
(b) Paali
(c) Prakrit
(d) Sanskrit

Answer : a

Question 39. Who is said to have become the chief of the Jain Sangh after the death of Mahavira? [MPPSC 2009]

(a) Jambu
(b) Bhadrabahu
(c) Sthulbhadra
(d) Sudharma

Answer : a

Question 40. With reference to the religious practices in India, the Sthanakvasi sect belongs to [IAS (Pre) 2018]

(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Vaishnavism
(d) Shaivism

Answer : b

Question 41. Yapaniya was the sect of [UPPSC (Pre) 2010]

(a) Buddhist
(b) Jainism
(c) Shaivists
(d) Vaishnavists

Answer : b

Question 42. Who was the first founder of Svetambara creed during the first partition of Jain creed? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

(a) Sthulabhadra
(b) Bhadrabahu
(c) Kalakacharya
(d) Deverdhi Kshama Sharaman

Answer : a

Question 43. With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements.

I. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism.
II. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II

Answer : b

Question 44. Which of the following statements about Bhadrabahu is/are correct?

I. He was a Jain saint.
II. He was spiritual teacher of Chandragupta Maurya.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II

Answer : c

Question 45. Svetambara Agama was finally edited at the Jain Council of [UPPSC (Mains) 2008]

(a) Vaishali
(b) Vallabhi
(c) Pawa
(d) Pataliputra

Answer : d

Question 46. The first Jain Council was held in [UPPCS 2004]

(a) Pataliputra
(b) Vallabhi
(c) Aabu
(d) Pava

Answer : a

Question 47. Where was the second Council of Jain held?

(a) Varanasi
(b) Pavapuri
(c) Vallabhi
(d) Pataliputra

Answer : c

Question 48. Who is the founder of Buddhism?

(a) Lord Mahavira
(b) Gautama Buddha
(c) Rishabhdev
(d) Alara Kalama

Answer : b

Question 49. When was Gautama Buddha born? [MPPSC (Pre) 2004]

(a) 563 BC
(b) 561 BC
(c) 558 BC
(d) 544 BC

Answer : a

Question 50. Gautama Buddha was born at [UPPSC (Pre), 2002, MPPSC (Pre) 1992]

(a) Vaishali
(b) Lumbini
(c) Kapilvastu
(d) Pataliputra

Answer : b

Question 51. Which of these is another name of Buddha? [CGPSC (Pre) 2014]

(a) Parth
(b) Prachhanna
(c) Mihir
(d) None of these

Answer : d

Question 52. Who amongst the following is known as the ‘Light of Asia’? [UKPSC (Pre) 2005]

(a) Jesus Christ
(b) Lord Buddha
(c) Paigamber Mohammad
(d) Zarathustra

Answer : b

Question 53. Gautama Buddha was elevated to the position of God by the time of [UPPSC 2010, BPSC 2002]

(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(d) Harsha

Answer : b

Question 54. Sir Edwin Arnold book ‘The Light of the Asia’ is based on [UPPSC (Mains) 2014]

(a) Divavadana
(b) Lalitvistar
(c) Suttapitaka
(d) Abhidhamma Pitaka

Answer : b

Question 55. Gautama Buddha attained “Mahaparinirvana” in kingdom of [UPPSC (Pre) 2011]

(a) Aung
(b) Magadha
(c) Malla
(d) Vatsa

Answer : c

Question 56. Gautama Buddha’s mother was from which clan? [UPPSC (Pre) 2008]

(a) Shakya clan
(b) Maya clan
(c) Licchavis clan
(d) Koliyan clan

Answer : d

Question 57. Who among the following was Buddha’s foster mother? [Astt. Comm. 2018]

(a) Purna
(b) Gajalakshmi
(c) Maya
(d) Mahapajapati Gotami

Answer : d

Question 58. From which inscriptions of the following dynasty Lumbini was known as Buddha’s birthplace? [UPUDA/LDA 2006]

(a) Mauryan
(b) Shung
(c) Satavahana
(d) Kushan

Answer : a

Question 59. Who was Alara Kalama? [UPPSC 2010]

(a) A disciple of Buddha.
(b) A distinguished Buddhist monk.
(c) A king of Buddha’s time.
(d) A teacher of Buddha.

Answer : d

Question 60. Where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon? [WBCS 2018, BPSC (Pre) 2015]

(a) Bodh Gaya
(b) Shravasti
(c) Sarnath|
(d) Vaishali

Answer : c

Question 61. Mahabodhi Temple has been built at Bodh Gaya where [BPSC 2002]

(a) Gautama Buddha was born.
(b) Gautama Buddha received enlightenment.
(c) Gautama Buddha gave his 1st sermon.
(d) Gautama Buddha passed away.

Answer : b

Question 62. Which form of Buddhism was prominent during the Sultanate period? [JKPSC (Pre) 2013]

(a) Theravada
(b) Hinayana
(c) Vajrayana
(d) Tantrayana

Answer : c

Question 63. Where did Gautama Buddha attain Nirvana (enlightenment)? [WBCS 2019]

(a) Lumbini
(b) Sarnath
(c) Kushinagar
(d) Bodh Gaya

Answer : d

Question 64. Where did Buddha reside during the last rainy season of his life? [UPPSC (Mains) 2015]

(a) Shravasti
(b) Vaishali
(c) Kushinagar
(d) Sarnath

Answer : b

Question 65. Which of the following sacred Buddhist place was situated on the river Niranjana? [UPPSC 2012]

(a) Bodh Gaya
(b) Kushinagar
(c) Lumbini
(d) Rishipattana

Answer : a

Question 66. Sarnath is in the state of [UPPSC 2004]

(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer : d

Question 67. ‘Dharmachakrapravartana’ was performed at [UP Lower Sub (Pre) 2015]

(a) Sanchi
(b) Shravasti
(c) Sarnath
(d) Vaishali

Answer : c

Question 68. Mahaparinirvana Temple is located at [UP Lower Sub. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Kushinagar
(b) Sarnath
(c) Bodh Gaya
(d) Shravasti

Answer : a

Question 69. Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the Republic of the [UPPSC (Mains) 2005]

(a) Mallas
(b) Lichchavi
(c) Sakyas
(d) Palas

Answer : a

Question 70. Which of the following laid the foundation of idol worship in the country? [UP Lower Sub (Pre) 2008]

(a) Jainism
(b) Buddhism
(c) Ajivikas
(d) Vedic religion

Answer : b

Question 71. Buddha had visited Kaushambi during the reign of [UP UDA/LDA 2010]

(a) Satanika
(b) Udayana
(c) Bodhi
(d) Nicakshu

Answer : b

Question 72. Eight-fold Path of the Buddha is known as the ‘Middle Path’ because it [APSC 2017]

(a) does not attach too much importance to knowledge and conduct.
(b) attaches equal important to knowledge and conduct.
(c) avoid self-indulgence as well as self-immolation.
(d) is open to the clergy and the laity.

Answer : c

Question 73. Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last (Mahaparinirvan)? [NDA 2009]

(a) Rajgir
(b) Bodh Gaya
(c) Sarnath
(d) Kushinagar

Answer : d

Question 74. Who amongst the following was the last person converted by the Buddha? [UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2016]

(a) Anand
(b) Vasumitra
(c) Goshal
(d) Subhadda

Answer : d

Question 75. Which of the events of Budhha’s life is known as ‘Mahabhinishkramana’? [UPPSC (Mains) 2014]

(a) His death
(b) His birth
(c) His departure from home
(d) His attainment of enlightenment

Answer : c

Question 76. The Stupa site which is not connected with any incident of Lord Buddha’s life, is [UPPSC (Mains) 2011]

(a) Sarnath
(b) Sanchi
(c) Bodh Gaya
(d) Kushinagar

Answer : b

Question 77. Which event of Buddha’s life is represented by the wheel with deer, in Indian Art? [UPPSC (Mains) 2002]

(a) Great departure
(b) Enlightenment
(c) First preaching
(d) Nirvana

Answer : c

Question 78. Name the ‘Mudra’ which is represented by the Gandharan Buddha image of Sarnath first Sermon. [IAS 1998]

(a) Abhaya
(b) Dhyana
(c) Dharmachakra
(d) Bhumisparsha

Answer : c

Question 79. The concept of eightfold path forms the theme of [IAS 1998]

(a) Dipavamsa
(b) Divyavadana
(c) Mahaparinibban
(d) Dharmachakrapravartana Sutta

Answer : d

Question 80. ‘World is unstable and transient’ is related to which of the following? [UPPSC (Pre) 1992]

(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Gita
(d) Vedanta

Answer : a

Question 81. What is the first sermon of Buddha called as? [SSC 2013]

(a) Brahmajalasutta
(b) Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
(c) Kachchayanagottasutta
(d) Mahaparinirvansutta

Answer : b

Question 82. Who of the following was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha? [NDA 2009]

(a) Bhadrabahu
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Parshvanatha
(d) Vardhamana Mahavira

Answer : d

Question 83. The inscription of which one of the following kings gives the information that Sakyamuni Buddha was born in Lumbini? [UPPSC (Mains) 2011, 2007, 2004]

(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Harsha
(d) Dharmapala

Answer : a

Question 84. In Buddhist principle, the performer of Sila and the achievement of Samadhi and Prajna lead to Nirvana. What does this Sila stand for?

(a) Mental control
(b) Physical control
(c) Development of insight
(d) Strict penance

Answer : a

Question 85. Which one of the following inscriptions of Ashoka confirms the tradition that Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini? [UP UDA/LDA (Mains) 2010]

(a) Basarh Pillar Inscription
(b) Nigali Sagar Pillar Inscription
(c) Rampurwa Pillar Inscription
(d) Rummindei Pillar Inscription

Answer : d

Question 86. Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism? [IAS (Pre) 2013]

(a) The extinction of the flame of desire.
(b) The complete annihilation of self.
(c) A state of bliss and rest.
(d) A mental stage beyond all comprehension.

Answer : a

Question 87. Lord Buddha’s image is sometimes shown with the hand gesture called ‘Bhumisparsha Mudra’. It symbolises [IAS (Pre) 2012]

(a) Buddha’s calling of the Earth to watch over Mara and to prevent Mara from disturbing his meditation.
(b) Buddha’s calling of the Earth to witness his purity and chastity despite the temptations of Mara.
(c) Buddha’s reminder to his followers that they all arise from the Earth and finally dissolve into the Earth and thus this life is transistory.
(d) Both the statements ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct in this context.

Answer : b

Question 88. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Lord Buddha? [UPPSC 2010]

I. He was born in Kapilvastu.
II. He attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya.
III. He discarded the Vedic religion.
IV. He preached noble truths.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) II and III
(b) I and III
(c) I, II and III
(d) I, II, III and IV

Answer : d

Question 89. Which of the following was/were not related to Buddha’s life? [CDS 2013]

I. Kanthaka
II. Alara Kalama
III. Channa
IV. Goshala Maskariputra

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) Only I
(b) Only IV
(c) I and II
(d) III and IV

Answer : b

Question 90. Which of the following kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha?

I. Avanti
II. Gandhara
III. Kosala
IV. Magadha

Select the correct answer using the codes given below. [IAS (Pre) 2015, 2014]

(a) I, II and III
(b) II and III
(c) I, III and IV
(d) III and IV

Answer : d

Question 91. Which of the following is/are true about Gautama Buddha? [UPPSC (Pre) 1992]

I. He believes in ‘Karma’.
II. He believes in rebirth.
III. Attaining Nirvana.
IV. Belief in the power of God.

Codes

(a) I, II and III
(b) I and II
(c) Only I
(d) All of these

Answer : a

Question 92. Lord Buddha preached the following four noble truths. Put them in correct chronological order. [UPPSC 2006]

I. There is suffering.
II. There is cessation of suffering.
III. There is a path leading to the cessation of suffering.
IV. There is cause of suffering.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) I, IV, II and III
(b) 1, IV, III and II
(c) I, III, II and IV
(d) I, II, IV and III

Answer : a

Question 93. The reason included in the expansion of Buddhism are [UPPSC (Pre) 2009]

I. The simplicity of religion.
II. Special appeal towards Dalits.
III. Missionary concept of religion.
IV. Regional language.
V. The soundness of vedic spirit by philosophers.

Codes

(a) I, II and III
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, II, III and IV
(d) II, III, IV and V

Answer : c

Question 94. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Buddhism?

I. It did not reject caste and class.
II. It challenged highest social ranked Brahmins.
III. It pointed certain crafts as low.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below. [UPPSC (Pre) 1998]

(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I, II and III
(d) None of these

Answer : c

Question 95. Assertion (A) Kushinagar was the capital of Malla Republic.
Reason (R) Lord Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana took place in Kushinagar.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below. [UPPSC 2004]

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : b

Question 96. In Buddhist text, ‘Dharmachakraparvartana’ is known as [UP Lower Sub (Pre) 2004]

(a) His (Buddha) sight
(b) First Sermon at Sarnath
(c) His religious norms
(d) Buddha rituals

Answer : b

Question 97. The teachings of Buddha are related to [UPPSC (Pre) 1991]

(a) Spirit disputes
(b) Celibacy
(c) Religious rituals
(d) Purity and holiness of conduct

Answer : d

Question 98. What is the meaning of ‘Triratna’ in Buddhism? [UPRO/ARO 2017]

(a) Tripitaka
(b) Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
(c) Sheel, Samadhi, Sangha
(d) Satya, Ahimsa and Karuna

Answer : b

Question 99. Buddha, Dharma and Sangha together are known as [SSC 2013]

(a) Triratna
(b) Trivarga
(c) Trisarga
(d) Trimurti

Answer : a

Question 100. With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term ‘paramitas’? [IAS (Pre) 2020]

(a) The earliest Dharmashastra texts written in aphoristic (sutra) style.
(b) Philosophical schools that did not accept the authority of Vedas.
(c) Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path.
(d) Powerful merchant guilds of early medieval South India.

Answer : c

Question 101. Whom of the following did Gautama Buddha nominate for the leadership of Buddhist Sangh after his death? [UKPSC (Pre) 2002]

(a) Ananada
(b) Mahakasyapa
(c) Upali
(d) None of these

Answer : d

Question 102. The entry of women as a ‘Bhiksuni’ into the Buddhist Sangha was allowed by Gautama Buddha in [UPPSC (Pre) 2010]

(a) Shravasti
(b) Vaishali
(c) Rajgriha
(d) Kushinagar

Answer : a

Question 103. Who among the following wanted to become the leader of the Sangha even during the lifetime of Buddha [UPPSC (Pre) 1999]

(a) Devadatta
(b) Mahakassapa
(c) Upali
(d) Ananda

Answer : a

Question 104. Why was Nalanda-University famous in the world? [BPSC (Pre) 1997]

(a) Medical Science
(b) Philosophy
(c) Buddhist Religious Philosophy
(d) Chemical Science

Answer : c

Question 105. With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world? [IAS (Pre) 2018]

(a) Avalokiteshvara
(b) Lokesvara
(c) Maitreya
(d) Padmapani

Answer : c

Question 106. With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs.

I. Parivrajaka – Renuciant and Wanderer
II. Shramana – Priest with a high status
III. Upasaka – Lay follower of Buddhism

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) I and II
(b) I and III
(c) II and III
(d) I, II and III

Answer : b

Question 107. Consider the following statements:

I. According to Mahavamsa, Ashoka turned to the Buddha’s dhamma when his nephew Nigrodha preached the doctrine to him.
II. Divyavadana ascribes Ashoka being drawn to the Buddha’s teaching to the influence of Samudra, a merchantturned monk.
III. Dipavamsa speaks of Samudra, the 12 year old son of a merchant, as the key figure in Ashoka’s coming under the influence of Buddhist dhamma.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [CDS 2019]

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) I and II
(d) I and III

Answer : c

Question 108. Who was the author of ‘Buddha Charita’? [WBCS 2008]

(a) Asvaghosa
(b) Nagasena
(c) Nagarjuna
(d) Vasumitra

Answer : a

Question 109. What is ‘Tripitaka’? [UP Lower Sub (Pre) 2004, 2003]

(a) Three monkeys of Gandhiji
(b) Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh
(c) Triratnas of Mahavira
(d) Collection of the preachings of Buddha

Answer : d

Question 110. ‘Tripitaka’ texts are related to which religion? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2012]

(a) Vedic religion
(b) Buddhism
(c) Jainism
(d) Shaivism

Answer : b

Question 111. ‘Tripitaka’ is associated with which of the following? [MPPSC (Pre) 2012]

(a) Jains
(b) Buddhists
(c) Sikhs
(d) Hindus

Answer : b

Question 112. The ‘Tripitaka’ was written in [WBCS 2008]

(a) Brahmi
(b) Kharosthi
(c) Pali
(d) Sanskrit

Answer : c

Question 113. Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism? [SSC (10 + 2) 2017]

(a) Sanskrit
(b) Prakrit
(c) Pali
(d) Sauraseni

Answer : c

Question 114. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India? [SSC 2011]

(a) Divya Vandana
(b) Dohakosa
(c) Vajrachedika
(d) Vamsathapakasini

Answer : d

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