Practice Quiz set 5 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Which of the following is not representation of Buddhist art?

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Explanation:

Relic tower is not a representation of Buddhist art. Buddhist architecture consist mainly of Chaityas, Viharas, Stupas and Stambhas.

Q-2)   The Stupa site not connected with any incident of Buddha’s life is

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Explanation:

Sanchi is the oldest extant Buddhist sanctuary. Although Buddha never visited the site during any of his former lives or during his earthly existence.

Q-3)   According to Boddhist, the main aim of life is

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-4)   Which of the following was/were not related to Buddha’s life?
  1. Kanthaka
  2. Alara Kalama
  3. Channa
  4. Goshala Maskariputra
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Q-5)   The twenty-third Jain Tirthankara was associated with

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Explanation:

Tirthankar Parshvanath was the son of king Ashvasena and queen Vama of Varanasi. He achieved Nirvana on the Sammet Sikhar. He lived in Varanasi around 800 BC. Parsvanatha is the 23rd Jain Tirthankar.

Q-6)   The first meeting of Ghosal with Mahavir Swami was held at

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Q-7)   Who among the following teachers were visited by Siddhartha Gautama in the quest of knowledge before his enlightment?
  1. Alara Kalama
  2. Udraka Ramaputra
  3. Makkhali Gosala
  4. Nigantha Nataputta
Indicate your answer from the codes given below: Codes:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Gautama studied under various teachers and followed their practices until he mastered them all. His first teacher was Alara Kalama who taught a form of meditation leading to an exalted form of absorption called "the state of no-thingness", a state without moral or cognitive dimension.

Gautama saw this was not going to solve suffering, and continued his search. The next teacher was Udraka Ramaputra who taught him meditative absorption leading to "the state of neither perception nor non-perception".

Again, Gautama realised this was not the state he was looking for. (Both Alara and Udraka are by some scholars considered to be Jain followers.)

Q-8)   Consider the following statements
  1. The Jains believed that Mahavira had twenty-three predecessors.
  2. Parshvanatha was the twenty-third Tirthankara.
  3. Rishava was the immediate successor of Mahavira.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Q-9)   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

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

List of 24 Tirthankars and their birthplaces:

Name Birth Place
1. Rishabha (Adinath) Ayodhya
2. Ajitnath Ayodhya
3. Sambhavanath Sravasti
4. Abhinandannath Ayodhya
5. Sumatinath Ayodhya
6. Padmabrabha Kausambhi
7. Suparshvanath Kasi (Banaras)
8. Chandraprabha Chandrapuri
9. Pushpadanta (Suvidhinatha) Kakandi
10. Shiatnath Bhadrikapuri
11. Shreyansanath Simhapuri
12. Vasupujya Champapuri
13. Vimalnath Kampilya
13. Vimalnath Kampilya
14. Anantnath Ayodhya
15. Dharmanath Kampilya
16. Shantinath Hastinapura
17. Kunthunath Hastinapura
18. Aranath Hastinapura
19. Malinath Mithilapuri
20. Munisuvrata Kusagranagara (Rajgrih)
21. Naminatha Mithilapuri (Mathura)
22. Neminatha Sauripura (Dwarka)
23. Parsvanatha Kasi (Banaras)
24. Mahavira (Vardhamana) Kundapura

Q-10)   Who was the last Tirthankara ?

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