Practice Quiz set 3 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Who was the founder of Lokayat sect?
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The terms Lokayata and Carvaka have historically been used to denote the philosophical school of Indian Materialism. Carvaka and Ajita Kesakambalin are said to have established Indian Materialism as a formal philosophical system, but some still hold that Brihaspati was its original founder. Brihaspati authored the classic work on Indian Materialism, the Brihaspati Sutra.
Q-2) Zen Buddhism, introduced in the twelfth century A.D., found its adher ents mainly among the war riors and influenced Japanese culture considerabley. The key to enlightenment, according to Zen Buddhism, is:
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Q-3) Who was the founder of Mahayan sect of Buddhism?
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Asanga was born as the son of a Kshatriya father and Brahmin mother in Purusapura. Current scholars place him in the fourth century CE. He was perhaps originally a member of the Mahisasaka school or the Mulasarvastivada school but later converted to Mahayana.
Q-4) Who is supposed to be the future Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism?
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MahayanaBuddhism emerged in the first century CE as a more liberal, accessible interpretation of Buddhism. Maitreya is a transcendent Bodhisattva named as the universal Buddha of a future time in Mahayana Buddhism.
Q-5) Which of the following principles was added to Jainism by Mahavira?
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Mahavira added Brahmacharya (Celibacy) to the Chaturyama system established by the twenty-third Tirthankara Parshvanath.
Thus, he based it on five principles–Ahinsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya and Aparigraha.
Q-6) The Tripitaka was written in
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The Tripitaka is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pali language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon. It was composed in North India, and preserved orally until it was committed to writing during the Fourth Buddhist Council in Sri Lanka in 29 BCE, approximately four hundred and fifty four years after the death of Gautama Buddha.
Q-7) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by from the codes given below the lists:
List I
List II
(Tirthankara)
(Birthplace)
A. Rishabhanatha
1. Kashi
B. Sambhavanatha
2. Kausambi
C. Padmanabha
3. Saravasti
D. Parashvanath
4. Ayodhya
Codes: A B C D
| List I | List II |
| (Tirthankara) | (Birthplace) |
| A. Rishabhanatha | 1. Kashi |
| B. Sambhavanatha | 2. Kausambi |
| C. Padmanabha | 3. Saravasti |
| D. Parashvanath | 4. Ayodhya |
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Q-8) What were the impacts of Buddhism in Indian culture?
- The religious indifference between women and Shudras were removed by Buddhism.
- Sanskrit developed as a literary language.
- In Sanchi, Bharhut, Bodhgaya, Amravati art and paintings were flourished.
- It popularized idol worship.
- Concept of residential universities became popular.
Which of the above is/are correct?
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Q-9) Which of the following are true of Jainism?
- It has an affinity with the Sankhya system of philosophy.
- It completely rejected the concept of the soul.
- It has an affinity with the Vedanta system of philosophy.
- According to it, the world consists of two eternal categories, viz., conscious Jiva and unconscious (Ajiva).
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
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Q-10) Which of the following is/are true regarding Buddhism?
- It did not reject Varna and Jati.
- It challenged the highest social ranking of Brahmanas.
- It regarded certain jobs as low.
Choose the correct code.
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