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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.
| 1. |
Who was Mahavira? |
| A. | 1st Tirthankara |
| B. | 4th Tirthankara |
| C. | 3rd Tirthankara |
| D. | 2nd Tirthankara |
| Answer» C. 3rd Tirthankara | |
| 2. |
Who was King Vipulvahan? |
| A. | ather of Sambhavnath |
| B. | rother of Sambhavnath |
| C. | riend of Sambhavnath |
| D. | eacher of Sambhavnath |
| Answer» B. rother of Sambhavnath | |
| 3. |
"Desire is the cause of all sufferings". Which religion promoted this? |
| A. | uddhism |
| B. | ainism |
| C. | ikhism |
| D. | induism |
| Answer» B. ainism | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is/are mantra of Jainism? |
| A. | ll sinful acts are renounced for life-long |
| B. | ll philanthropies acts are renounced for life-long |
| C. | oth A & B |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» B. ll philanthropies acts are renounced for life-long | |
| 5. |
I. The Ikshvaku rulers of southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism.II. The Pala rulers of eastern India were patrons of Buddhism.Which of these statement (s) is/are correct? |
| A. | nly I |
| B. | nly II |
| C. | oth I and II |
| D. | either I nor II |
| Answer» C. oth I and II | |
| 6. |
For how many years Sumtinath Tirthankar prayed? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» C. 0 | |
| 7. |
The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was |
| A. | arsvanatha |
| B. | ishabha |
| C. | ahavira |
| D. | anisubruta |
| Answer» D. anisubruta | |
| 8. |
Which one of the following ruler was not contemporary to 'Buddha'? |
| A. | dayin |
| B. | imbisara |
| C. | jatshatru |
| D. | ahapadma Nanda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The word Jina from which the Jain(ism) has originated stands for |
| A. | reat |
| B. | etached |
| C. | on-violence |
| D. | onqueror (of senses) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
During whose reign did Buddhism become the state religion? |
| A. | handragupta Maurya |
| B. | kandagupta I |
| C. | amudragupta |
| D. | shoka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Which of the following was the cause of the decline of Buddhism? |
| A. | uddhism was founded by a prince |
| B. | orruption crept into Buddhist monasteries |
| C. | uddha and Mahavira were contemporaries |
| D. | uddha preached non-violence |
| Answer» C. uddha and Mahavira were contemporaries | |
| 12. |
Tirthankar Ajitnath was detached from whose effects? |
| A. | adprabhu |
| B. | charya Aridaman |
| C. | rahnath |
| D. | aminath |
| Answer» C. rahnath | |
| 13. |
Ashoka was much influenced by Buddhist monk called |
| A. | pagupta |
| B. | asubandhu |
| C. | mbhi |
| D. | svagosha |
| Answer» B. asubandhu | |
| 14. |
Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as |
| A. | autam |
| B. | iddhartha |
| C. | ahul |
| D. | uddhodhana |
| Answer» C. ahul | |
| 15. |
Assertion (A): In the beginning, only high caste Kshatriya communities adopted Jainism. Reason (R): Vardhaman Mahavira belonged to a well-known Kshatriya community |
| A. | oth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | oth A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | is true but R is false |
| D. | is false but R is true |
| Answer» C. is true but R is false | |
| 16. |
Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism? |
| A. | shoka |
| B. | jatasatru |
| C. | indusara |
| D. | imbisara |
| Answer» B. jatasatru | |
| 17. |
Which of the following ruler was a contemporary of Buddha? |
| A. | dayin |
| B. | imbisara |
| C. | jatshatru |
| D. | ahapadma Nanda |
| Answer» C. jatshatru | |
| 18. |
Santhara is a religious ritual of__________ community |
| A. | ikhs |
| B. | ews |
| C. | ain |
| D. | uddhists |
| Answer» D. uddhists | |
| 19. |
Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism? |
| A. | anskrit |
| B. | rakrit |
| C. | ali |
| D. | auraseni |
| Answer» C. ali | |
| 20. |
What was the meaning of the symbol Horse of Sambhavnath Tirthankar? |
| A. | peed |
| B. | estrained heart |
| C. | nger |
| D. | harm |
| Answer» C. nger | |
| 21. |
In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself |
| A. | evanampriya Priyadarshi King |
| B. | shoka Priyadarshi |
| C. | hammasoka (Dharmasoka) |
| D. | aivaputra |
| Answer» B. shoka Priyadarshi | |
| 22. |
Ashoka's prime claim to greatness lay in |
| A. | is extensive conquests |
| B. | he promotion of people's welfare by him |
| C. | is marathon army |
| D. | is exclusive patronage of Buddhism |
| Answer» C. is marathon army | |
| 23. |
Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir? |
| A. | arsva |
| B. | asumitra |
| C. | agarjuna |
| D. | udraka |
| Answer» C. agarjuna | |
| 24. |
What name was given to Rishabhnath Tirthankar due to his father Nabhiraya? |
| A. | haram Nath |
| B. | nantnath |
| C. | handra Prabhu |
| D. | abhisunu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was |
| A. | ot to kill (non-injury) |
| B. | ot to steal |
| C. | on-attachment to worldly things |
| D. | elibacy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Who was the last ruler of India that adopted Jainism in his last days? |
| A. | amudra Gupta |
| B. | indusara |
| C. | handra Gupta Maurya |
| D. | shoka |
| Answer» D. shoka | |
| 27. |
Who is said to be responsible for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka? |
| A. | jatashatru |
| B. | handragupta Maurya |
| C. | imbisara |
| D. | ahapadma Nanda |
| Answer» C. imbisara | |
| 28. |
Assertion (A): Nalanda was the centre of Buddhist learning in the post-Gupta period.Reason (R): It was patronised by the Pala rulers. |
| A. | oth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | oth A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | is true but R is false |
| D. | is false but R is true |
| Answer» C. is true but R is false | |
| 29. |
Who was the patron king of Pataliputra Buddhist Council? |
| A. | jatashatru |
| B. | alashoka |
| C. | shoka |
| D. | anishka |
| Answer» D. anishka | |
| 30. |
The original Buddhist religious texts had been written in |
| A. | rahmi |
| B. | anskrit |
| C. | ali |
| D. | agadhi |
| Answer» D. agadhi | |
| 31. |
Which of the following is not the "Tri Ratna" of Jainism? |
| A. | ight faith |
| B. | ight knowledge |
| C. | ight view |
| D. | ight conduct |
| Answer» D. ight conduct | |
| 32. |
The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was |
| A. | agarjuna |
| B. | nanda |
| C. | sanga |
| D. | admasambhava |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
The Pitaka that contains pronouncements attributed to the Buddha, laying down numerous rules for the conduct of the order is |
| A. | inaya Pitaka |
| B. | utta Pitaka |
| C. | bhidhamma Pitaka |
| D. | ll the three Pitakas |
| Answer» B. utta Pitaka | |
| 34. |
In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha for which one has to |
| A. | ollow three jewels and five vows |
| B. | ractice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings |
| C. | enounce the world and attain right knowledge |
| D. | elieve in the Jains and absolute non-violence |
| Answer» B. ractice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings | |
| 35. |
Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism? |
| A. | arsva |
| B. | agarjuna |
| C. | svaghosha |
| D. | asumitra |
| Answer» D. asumitra | |
| 36. |
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. | ainnilai |
| B. | lathi |
| C. | ilappatikaram |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» D. one of the above | |
| 37. |
The famous Buddhist scholar Ashvaghosha was a contemporary of which one of the following? |
| A. | shoka |
| B. | indusara |
| C. | arsha |
| D. | anishka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
What was the name of the mother of Rishabhnath? |
| A. | ara |
| B. | haremestha |
| C. | arudevi |
| D. | nuradha |
| Answer» D. nuradha | |
| 39. |
What was the name assigned to Rishabhnath Tirthankar because of the mark on his right leg? |
| A. | iranyagarbha |
| B. | rajapati |
| C. | ishabh |
| D. | rihad Deva |
| Answer» D. rihad Deva | |
| 40. |
The site of birth (nativity) of Gautam Buddha is marked by |
| A. | monastery |
| B. | "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya |
| C. | statue |
| D. | Peepal Tree |
| Answer» C. statue | |
| 41. |
The Svetambara Jains were |
| A. | lad in white |
| B. | lad in black |
| C. | lad in red |
| D. | affron clad |
| Answer» B. lad in black | |
| 42. |
Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Council? |
| A. | jatashatru |
| B. | alasoka |
| C. | shoka |
| D. | nanda |
| Answer» C. shoka | |
| 43. |
Which of the following place, Buddha was never depicted in a human form but was represented only as a symbol of either two footprints or wheel? |
| A. | anchi |
| B. | oria |
| C. | esaria |
| D. | ll of the above |
| Answer» B. oria | |
| 44. |
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. | ,II and III |
| B. | I,III,IV and I |
| C. | ,II and IV |
| D. | ,III,IV and V |
| Answer» D. ,III,IV and V | |
| 45. |
The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was |
| A. | anskrit |
| B. | ali |
| C. | amil |
| D. | reek |
| Answer» C. amil | |
| 46. |
Which of the following is the ceremony of initiation of education in Buddhism? |
| A. | iksha |
| B. | panayanam |
| C. | abajja |
| D. | iksha |
| Answer» D. iksha | |
| 47. |
In Jainism, 'Perfect Knowledge' is referred to as |
| A. | irvana |
| B. | atna |
| C. | aivalya |
| D. | ina |
| Answer» D. ina | |
| 48. |
In which Hindi month Sumtinath Tirthankar received diksha? |
| A. | aisakh |
| B. | yestha |
| C. | hetra |
| D. | agha |
| Answer» B. yestha | |
| 49. |
Who was the master of Gautama Buddha? |
| A. | lara Kalama |
| B. | alidas |
| C. | iswamitra |
| D. | ashistha |
| Answer» B. alidas | |
| 50. |
The founder of Jainism was |
| A. | ishbha |
| B. | eminath |
| C. | arsvanatha |
| D. | ardhaman Mahavira |
| Answer» D. ardhaman Mahavira | |