Practice Quiz set 2 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The custom Santhara is related to which of the following sects?
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The custom Santhara is related to Jain sects. Santhara, a Jain spiritual practice which entails a voluntary giving up of one’s life through fasting.
Q-2) Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon at which one of the following places?
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Q-3) Who became the first follower of Mahavira?
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Mahavira was married to Yashoda and produced a daughter whose husband, Jamali, became the first disciple of Mahavira.
Q-4) The fourth Buddhist council was convened during the region of king
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Fourth Buddhist Council is the name of two separate Buddhist council meetings. The first one was held in the 1st century BC, in Sri Lanka. The 2nd Fourth Buddhist Council is said to have been convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka, perhaps in 78 CE in Jalandhar or in Kashmir.
Q-5) Who among the following was a contemporary of Gautam Buddha?
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Q-6) Who was the founder of Vigyanvada or Yogachar?
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Maitreyanatha ( 270–350 CE) is one of the three founders of the Vigyanvada or Yogachar school of Buddhist philosophy, along with Asanga and Vasubandhu.
Q-7) Mahavir Swami breathed his last at
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Q-8) Consider the following Bhakti Saints:
- Dadu Dayal
- Guru Nanak
- Tyagaraja
Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?
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Q-9) With reference to Jainism which one of the following statements is correct?
- Jainism enjoyed the patronage of the Kalinga king Kharavela in the 1st century BC.
- In the initial stage of Jainism, the Jainas worshipped images unlike Buddhist.
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Q-10) At which place, did Gautam Buddha give his first sermon ?
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Sarnath, isthe place where Gautam Buddha first gave his sermon after his enlightenment. It is one of the most sacred places for Buddhist after Bodhgaya where he got enlightenment.