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This section includes 408 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. |
_The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by$? |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Menander |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Huvishka |
| Answer» D. Huvishka | |
| 302. |
_Select the correct language in which Jain and Buddhist literature were written?$? |
| A. | Prakrit |
| B. | Pali |
| C. | Sanskrit |
| D. | Both A & B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 303. |
_The first image of the Buddha-was carved out during the reign of$? |
| A. | Ashoka |
| B. | Pusyamitra Shunga |
| C. | Kanishka I |
| D. | Menander |
| Answer» D. Menander | |
| 304. |
_The proceedings of the Third Buddhist Council led to the issue of Edict?$? |
| A. | Sanchi |
| B. | Sarnath |
| C. | Bhabra |
| D. | Kalinga |
| Answer» C. Bhabra | |
| 305. |
_After which Tirthankar, Sambhavanath Tirthankar was born?$? |
| A. | Rishabnath |
| B. | Ajitnath |
| C. | Abhinandan |
| D. | Padyaprabhu |
| Answer» C. Abhinandan | |
| 306. |
_Outside India, Buddhism was first accepted in$? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Tibet |
| Answer» D. Tibet | |
| 307. |
_In which Nakshatra (constellation) Abhinandannath Tirthankar was born?$? |
| A. | Satbhisha Nakshatra |
| B. | Dhanishtha |
| C. | Shravan |
| D. | Punarvasu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 308. |
_Abhinandannath Tirthankar initiated first Parna after how many days of receipt of Diksha?$? |
| A. | One |
| B. | Two |
| C. | Three |
| D. | Four |
| Answer» C. Three | |
| 309. |
_Where Ajeetnath Tirthankar was born?$? |
| A. | Ayodhya |
| B. | Kiskindha |
| C. | Nasik |
| D. | Ujjain |
| Answer» B. Kiskindha | |
| 310. |
_Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?$? |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Bindusara |
| C. | Ajatashatru |
| D. | Pulakesin |
| Answer» B. Bindusara | |
| 311. |
_What was the number of Gandhars of Abhinandannath Tirthankar?$? |
| A. | 112 |
| B. | 114 |
| C. | 116 |
| D. | 118 |
| Answer» D. 118 | |
| 312. |
_Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as$? |
| A. | Gautam |
| B. | Siddhartha |
| C. | Rahul |
| D. | Suddhodhana |
| Answer» C. Rahul | |
| 313. |
_"Desire is the cause of all sufferings". Which religion promoted this?$? |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Jairiism |
| C. | Sikhism |
| D. | Hinduism |
| Answer» B. Jairiism | |
| 314. |
_Which of the following ruler was a contemporary of Buddha?$? |
| A. | Udayin |
| B. | Bimbisara |
| C. | Ajatshatru |
| D. | Mahapadma Nanda |
| Answer» C. Ajatshatru | |
| 315. |
Buddha'means$? |
| A. | The Enlightened one |
| B. | The Religious Preacher |
| C. | The Genius |
| D. | The Powerful |
| Answer» B. The Religious Preacher | |
| 316. |
How was the marital life of Ajitnath Tirthankar?$? |
| A. | Normal |
| B. | Good |
| C. | Very Good |
| D. | Very bad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 317. |
Buddha gave his first religious message at$? |
| A. | Rajagriha |
| B. | Pataliputra |
| C. | Gaya |
| D. | Sarnath |
| Answer» E. | |
| 318. |
After receipt of Diksha, with which food Abhinandannath Tirthankar initiated first Parna?$? |
| A. | Milk |
| B. | Kheer |
| C. | Water |
| D. | Dahi |
| Answer» C. Water | |
| 319. |
Oil paint was first used for Buddhist paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western __________ sometime between the fifth and tenth centuries$? |
| A. | Iraq |
| B. | Afghanistan |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | India |
| Answer» C. Pakistan | |
| 320. |
Which of the following could be associated with Buddhism? I. Rejection of the authority of VedasII. Denial of GodIII. Belief in the categories of jiva and ajivaIV. The concept of nirvanaV. Theory of prakriti and purusha$? |
| A. | I,II and III |
| B. | II,III,IV and I |
| C. | I,II and IV |
| D. | I,III,IV and V |
| Answer» D. I,III,IV and V | |
| 321. |
In which Hindi month Sumtinath Tirthankar received diksha?$? |
| A. | Vaisakh |
| B. | Jyestha |
| C. | Chetra |
| D. | Magha |
| Answer» B. Jyestha | |
| 322. |
Buddhism was first propagated outside India In$? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Cambodia |
| C. | Thailand |
| D. | Ceylon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 323. |
After how many years of practice Sambhavnath acquired Kewalya Gyan and formed DharamTirth?$? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 14 |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» D. 16 | |
| 324. |
Tirthankar Ajitnath was detached from whose effects?$? |
| A. | Padprabhu |
| B. | Acharya Aridaman |
| C. | Arahnath |
| D. | Naminath |
| Answer» C. Arahnath | |
| 325. |
Which one of the following ruler was not contemporary to 'Buddha'$? |
| A. | Udayn |
| B. | Bimbisara |
| C. | Ajat Shatru |
| D. | Mahapadmananda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 326. |
The Pitaka that contains pronouncements attributed to the Buddha, laying down numerous rules for the conduct of the order is$? |
| A. | Vinaya Pitaka |
| B. | Sutta Pitaka |
| C. | Abhidhamma Pitaka |
| D. | All the three Pitakas |
| Answer» B. Sutta Pitaka | |
| 327. |
Who was the patron king of Pataliputra Buddhist Council?$? |
| A. | Ajatashatru |
| B. | Kalashoka |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Kanishka |
| Answer» D. Kanishka | |
| 328. |
Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was$? |
| A. | not to kill (non-injury) |
| B. | not to steal |
| C. | non-attachment to worldly things |
| D. | celibacy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 329. |
In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself$? |
| A. | Devanampriya Priyadarshi King |
| B. | Ashoka Priyadarshi |
| C. | Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka) |
| D. | Daivaputra |
| Answer» B. Ashoka Priyadarshi | |
| 330. |
The site of birth (nativity) of Gautam Buddha is marked by$? |
| A. | A monastery |
| B. | A "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya |
| C. | A statue |
| D. | A Peepal Tree |
| Answer» C. A statue | |
| 331. |
Which of the following Tamil literature was written by Ilango Adigal, brother of Senguvattan, a Chera King and who was a Jain monk is a highly regarded epic?$? |
| A. | Kainnilai |
| B. | Elathi |
| C. | Silappatikaram |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 332. |
Prince of Piligrims' was the name attributed to$? |
| A. | Fa-Hien |
| B. | Hiuen-tsang |
| C. | I-tsing |
| D. | Megasthenes |
| Answer» C. I-tsing | |
| 333. |
Who was the first Gandhar of Sumtinath Tirthankar?$? |
| A. | Bhanuraj |
| B. | Vishwasen |
| C. | Kritverma |
| D. | Charam Swami |
| Answer» E. | |
| 334. |
The Jaina saint credited with the spread of Jainism in Karnataka (south India) was$? |
| A. | Bhadrabahu |
| B. | Adinatha |
| C. | Parshvanatha |
| D. | Mahavira |
| Answer» B. Adinatha | |
| 335. |
Who was the patron of the 3rd Buddhist council?$? |
| A. | Ajatashatru |
| B. | Ashoka |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Harsha |
| Answer» C. Kanishka | |
| 336. |
The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the __________ art?$? |
| A. | Early Mathura |
| B. | Maurya |
| C. | Gupta |
| D. | Gandhara |
| Answer» D. Gandhara | |
| 337. |
How was the marital life of Ajitnath Tirthankar?? |
| A. | Normal |
| B. | Good |
| C. | Very Good |
| D. | Very bad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 338. |
The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was? |
| A. | Alexander |
| B. | Strato I |
| C. | Menander |
| D. | Democritus |
| Answer» D. Democritus | |
| 339. |
Identify the Buddhist Literature from the following? |
| A. | Tripitakas |
| B. | Upanishads |
| C. | Angas |
| D. | Aranyakas |
| Answer» B. Upanishads | |
| 340. |
Buddha gave his first religious message at? |
| A. | Rajagriha |
| B. | Pataliputra |
| C. | Gaya |
| D. | Sarnath |
| Answer» E. | |
| 341. |
During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the first time went to China and from China it went to? |
| A. | Burma and Tibet |
| B. | Thailand and Cambodia |
| C. | Korea and Japan |
| D. | Indonesia and Vietnam |
| Answer» D. Indonesia and Vietnam | |
| 342. |
Sumtinath Tirthankara was born from whose womb?? |
| A. | Tara |
| B. | Marudevi |
| C. | Vijaya |
| D. | Sumangla |
| Answer» E. | |
| 343. |
Ashoka's claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that? |
| A. | his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life |
| B. | he worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the people |
| C. | after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace |
| D. | he attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of common moral ideal |
| Answer» D. he attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of common moral ideal | |
| 344. |
What is the moral of the horse?? |
| A. | Politeness |
| B. | Restraint |
| C. | Knowledge |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 345. |
The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is their? |
| A. | monolithic structure |
| B. | carving |
| C. | polish |
| D. | uniformity of workmanship |
| Answer» D. uniformity of workmanship | |
| 346. |
The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of? |
| A. | Ramayana |
| B. | Mahabharta |
| C. | Jataka |
| D. | Panchatantra |
| Answer» D. Panchatantra | |
| 347. |
I. Buddhist elements II. Secular aspects III. Jain cultureWhich of the bove statements is/are correct realted to Ajanta Painting portray ?? |
| A. | Only I |
| B. | Both I and II |
| C. | I, II and III |
| D. | Only III |
| Answer» B. Both I and II | |
| 348. |
Who was the first nun of Gautama Buddha?? |
| A. | Meenakshi |
| B. | Smriti |
| C. | Gautami |
| D. | Gargi |
| Answer» D. Gargi | |
| 349. |
Which of the following is/are correct statement(s) related to the Buddhist Philosophy?? |
| A. | Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in metaphysics, phenomenology, ethics and epistemology. |
| B. | Buddhism is a non-theistic system of beliefs based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, an Indian prince later known as the Buddha, in the 5th Century B.C. |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | Netheir A nor B |
| Answer» D. Netheir A nor B | |
| 350. |
Which one of the following was the last Buddhisttext produced In India?? |
| A. | Divya Vandana |
| B. | Dohakosa |
| C. | Vjrachedika |
| D. | Vamsathapakasini |
| Answer» E. | |