MCQ 11 MarkMahavira was the prime of:AMagadha.BLichchhavi.✓Lichchhavi.DKusinara.AnswerCorrect option: C. Lichchhavi.View full question & answer→
MCQ 21 MarkThe language of the Avesta, and the practices described in it are very similar to those of the.AMahabharata.BBible.CBible.✓Vedas.AnswerCorrect option: D. Vedas.View full question & answer→
MCQ 31 MarkThe two most important terms in the Upanishads are:ANon$-$violence and knowledge.✓Sangha and dhamma.CSangha and dhamma.DWisdom and right knowledge.AnswerCorrect option: B. Sangha and dhamma.View full question & answer→
MCQ 41 MarkWhat was Mahavira’s teaching?✓Live and let live.BteachingCBoth $(a)$ and $(b).$DNone of these.AnswerCorrect option: A. Live and let live.View full question & answer→
MCQ 51 MarkWhere did Buddha give his first teaching?AKurukshetra.BSamath.✓Samath.DKusinara.AnswerCorrect option: C. Samath.View full question & answer→
MCQ 61 Mark$....$ was an association of those who left their homes.AAngha.BSangha.✓Sangha.DGana.AnswerCorrect option: C. Sangha.View full question & answer→
MCQ 71 MarkThe Buddha gave his first sermon in:✓Samath.BKapilavastu.CKapilavastu.DUjjain.AnswerCorrect option: A. Samath.View full question & answer→
MCQ 81 MarkGautam Buddha’s father was the chief of $....$ clan.AJnatrika.BLichchhavi.CLichchhavi.✓Shakya.AnswerCorrect option: D. Shakya.View full question & answer→
MCQ 91 MarkSiddhartha was the original name of:✓Buddha.BShiva.CShiva.DNone of the above.AnswerCorrect option: A. Buddha.View full question & answer→
MCQ 101 MarkWho went to Gautam Buddha for saving life of her son?AAhiliya.BKisagotami.✓Kisagotami.DSita.AnswerCorrect option: C. Kisagotami.View full question & answer→
MCQ 111 MarkThe basic teachings of Zoroaster are contained in the maxim? Good $......$ Good $.....$ and Good $......$AWork, Words, Speech.✓Thoughts, Speech, Deeds.CThoughts, Speech, Deeds.DWork, Words, Deeds.AnswerCorrect option: B. Thoughts, Speech, Deeds.View full question & answer→
MCQ 121 MarkWhat was the early name of Gautam Buddha?✓Sidhartha.BMahavira.CMahavira.DParsvanatha.AnswerCorrect option: A. Sidhartha.View full question & answer→
MCQ 131 MarkWhere did Buddha decide to find his own path to realisation?AGaziabad in $UP.$✓Kurukshetra in Haryana.CKurukshetra in Haryana.DNone of these.AnswerCorrect option: B. Kurukshetra in Haryana.View full question & answer→
MCQ 141 MarkJainism was founded by $.....$✓Mahavira.BZoroaster.CZoroaster.DTao.AnswerCorrect option: A. Mahavira.View full question & answer→
MCQ 151 MarkThe Prakrit spoken in Magadha was known as:APrakriti.✓Magadh’s Prakrit.CMagadh’s Prakrit.DNone of these.AnswerCorrect option: B. Magadh’s Prakrit.View full question & answer→
MCQ 161 MarkPanini, who prepared a $....$ for Sanskrit.ADialogues.BWords.CWords.✓Grammar.AnswerCorrect option: D. Grammar.View full question & answer→
MCQ 171 MarkSome Zoroastrians migrated from Iran and settled down in the coastal towns:✓Gujarat and Rajasthan.BRajasthan and Maharashtra.CRajasthan and Maharashtra.DPunjab and Gujarat.AnswerCorrect option: A. Gujarat and Rajasthan.View full question & answer→
MCQ 181 MarkWhen was Gautam Buddha born?AAbout $3,000$ years ago.✓About $2,500$ years ago.CAbout $1,500$ years ago.DAbout $1,000$ years ago.AnswerCorrect option: B. About $2,500$ years ago.View full question & answer→
MCQ 191 MarkMahavira was $.....$ prince:AShudras.BBrahmins.CBrahmins.✓Kshtriyas.AnswerCorrect option: D. Kshtriyas.View full question & answer→
MCQ 201 MarkBuddha belonged to a small Gana known as the $.....$AThirteen.✓Eleven.CEleven.DFourteen.AnswerCorrect option: B. Eleven.View full question & answer→
MCQ 211 MarkWhere did Buddha teach for the first time:AHumrotia.BSarnath.✓Sarnath.DBirdopu.AnswerCorrect option: C. Sarnath.View full question & answer→
MCQ 221 MarkIn which tree did Buddha gain enlightenment?ABurgad tree.BPeepal tree.✓Peepal tree.DNeem tree.AnswerCorrect option: C. Peepal tree.View full question & answer→
MCQ 231 MarkWhat was the term from where the word Jains came?✓Jina.BVika.CVika.DDika.AnswerCorrect option: A. Jina.View full question & answer→
MCQ 241 MarkWho believed that the result of our action is karma?AMahavira.✓Indera.CIndera.DRam Chandra.AnswerCorrect option: B. Indera.View full question & answer→
MCQ 251 MarkWho went door to door to find out whether anybody died there?✓Kisagotami.BSita.CSita.DAhiliya.AnswerCorrect option: A. Kisagotami.View full question & answer→
MCQ 261 MarkState of being unmarried is known as:✓Celibacy.BCalligraphy.CCalligraphy.DCalimobacy.AnswerCorrect option: A. Celibacy.View full question & answer→
MCQ 271 MarkWhat does upanishad literally mean?✓Approaching and sitting near.Bmight also be acceptable.CBoth $(a)$ and $(b).$DNone of these.AnswerCorrect option: A. Approaching and sitting near.View full question & answer→
MCQ 281 MarkWho composed the grammar of Sanskrit?AMahavira.✓Buddha.CBuddha.DAnagha.AnswerCorrect option: B. Buddha.View full question & answer→
MCQ 291 MarkWhich language was used by the Buddha to communicate with people?AHindi.BPrakrit.✓Prakrit.DSanskrit.AnswerCorrect option: C. Prakrit.View full question & answer→
MCQ 301 MarkWhere did Buddha go to teach first time?ARingas.BSarnath.✓Sarnath.DAll of these.AnswerCorrect option: C. Sarnath.View full question & answer→
MCQ 311 MarkWho thought that people should be kind and respect others?✓Gautam Buddha.BShiva.CShiva.DBarhama.AnswerCorrect option: A. Gautam Buddha.View full question & answer→
MCQ 321 MarkA follower of Vardhamana was known as:ABuddha.BJaina.✓Jaina.DKshatriya.AnswerCorrect option: C. Jaina.View full question & answer→
MCQ 331 MarkWhat did Buddha teach?ALife is full of joys.✓Life is full of suffering and happiness.CLife is full of suffering and happiness.DNone of them.AnswerCorrect option: B. Life is full of suffering and happiness.View full question & answer→
MCQ 341 MarkHow many ashrams were recognised?✓$5$B$3$C$3$D$6$AnswerCorrect option: A. $5$View full question & answer→
MCQ 351 MarkValabhi is situated in the state:✓Gujarat.BDelhi.CDelhi.DJammu and Kashmir.AnswerCorrect option: A. Gujarat.View full question & answer→
MCQ 361 MarkWho is famous tirthankara of Jains?ALord Krishna.BLord Mahavira.✓Lord Mahavira.DLord Mahesh.AnswerCorrect option: C. Lord Mahavira.View full question & answer→
MCQ 371 MarkThe Buddha believed that:ARituals and sacrifices were important.BThere are many gods.CThere are many gods.✓Desire is the cause of all suffering.AnswerCorrect option: D. Desire is the cause of all suffering.View full question & answer→
MCQ 381 MarkZoroaster teaching are contained in the books called:AGeeta.BAvesta.✓Avesta.DQuran.AnswerCorrect option: C. Avesta.View full question & answer→
MCQ 391 MarkWho was the founder of Buddhism?AAshoka.BSiddhartha Gautama.✓Siddhartha Gautama.DMahavira.AnswerCorrect option: C. Siddhartha Gautama.View full question & answer→
MCQ 401 MarkAt what age did Mahavira leave his home and go to live in a forest?AAt $15$ years.✓At $40$ years.CAt $50$ years.DAt $45$ years.AnswerCorrect option: B. At $40$ years.View full question & answer→
MCQ 411 MarkA woman Upanishadic thinker was:AJabali.BUrmila.CUrmila.✓Gargi.AnswerCorrect option: D. Gargi.View full question & answer→
MCQ 421 MarkWhat did bhikkhus mean?✓Beggar.BGainer.CGainer.DLoser.AnswerCorrect option: A. Beggar.View full question & answer→
MCQ 431 MarkBuddha believed that the result of our action is $.....$✓Karma.BSadness.CSadness.DAll of the above.AnswerCorrect option: A. Karma.View full question & answer→
MCQ 441 MarkHow many paths have been suggested by Buddha?ATwo fold path.✓Four fold path.CFour fold path.DThree fold path.AnswerCorrect option: B. Four fold path.View full question & answer→
MCQ 451 MarkWhere did nuns and monks live?✓In caves.BIn huts.CIn huts.DNone of these.AnswerCorrect option: A. In caves.View full question & answer→
MCQ 461 MarkMahavira believed that:✓Ahimsa is very important.BCaste system is essential.CCaste system is essential.DNone of them.AnswerCorrect option: A. Ahimsa is very important.View full question & answer→
MCQ 471 MarkWhich means approaching and sitting near:✓Upanishads.BVedas.CVedas.DAryans.AnswerCorrect option: A. Upanishads.View full question & answer→