Latest Art & Culture Questions on Buddha & Mahavira for IAS Prelims - Set 4

Latest Art & Culture Questions on Buddha & Mahavira for IAS Prelims - Set 4

1. Venue of second Jain Council was

a. Patliputra
b. Vallabhi
c. Nalanda
d. Vaishali

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2. Which of the following is NOT the tri-ratnas of Jainism?

a. Right Faith
b. Right Knowledge
c. Right Speech
d. Right Conduct

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3. What was the fifth tenant that Mahavira added to existing tenants of Jainism?

a. Non Violence
b. Chastity (Brahmcharya)
c. Truthfulness
d. Non-possession

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4. Consider the following statements:

i) Mahavira rejected the authority of the Vedas and Vedic Rituals.

ii) He did not believe in the existence of God.

iii) He believed in Karma and transmigration of soul

Which of the following statement(s) is\are true?

a. i) & ii)
b. i) & iii)
c. ii) & iii)
d. i) , ii) & iii)

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5. Gautama Budhha was elevated to the position of God by the time of

a. Ashoka
b. Kanishka
c. Chandragupta II
d. Harsha

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6. Consider the following statements

i) "Mudra Rakshasa" was written by Visakha Datta during Gupta Period.

ii) It describes how Chandragupta Maurya overthrew Nandas with help of Chanakya.

Which of the following statement(s) is\are true?

a. i)
b. ii)
c. both i) and ii)
d. None

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7. Milindapanho is a Buddhist text which contains dialogue between Milind (Indo Greek ruler Menander) and a Buddhist monk. Name of the Buddhist monk is :

a. Nagarjuna
b. Ashwaghosh
c. Nagasena
d. Vasumitra

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8. Which of the following is an example of Jain Architecture?

a. Dilwara Temple
b. Girnar Temple
c. Statue of Gometeshwar
d. All of the above

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9. Gautama Buddha got enlightenment at the age of

a. 30
b. 35
c. 40
d. 38

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10. Buddhism was divided into two sects, Mahayana and Hinayana in?

a. 1st Buddha Council
b. 2nd Buddha Council
c. 3rd Buddha Council
d. 4th Buddha Council

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