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Questions : Which of the following is the earliest holy book of Jain?

(a) Fourteen Purvas

(b) Twelve Angas

(c) Twelve Upangas

(d) Fourteen Uppurva

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

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Question : 1

Who were the first to worship Vasudeva Krishna?

a) Tamilians

b) Bhagavatas

c) Vedic Aryans

d) Abhirs

Answer: (b)

Question : 2

The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by

a) Jainism

b) The Lokayata School

c) Mahayana Buddhism

d) Himayana Buddhism

Answer: (a)

In Jainism, Ahinsa is the standard by which all actions are judged. For a householder observing the small vows (anuvrata), the practice of ahinsa requires that he not kill any animal life.

Question : 3

Parshvanatha, the Jain ‘Thirthankara’ was associated mainly with which of the following places?

a) Giribraja

b) Varanasi

c) Kaushambi

d) Champa

Answer: (b)

Question : 4

Which of the following is chronologically arranged?

a) Dipavamsa, Mahavamsa, Milinda Panha, Chulavamsa

b) Milinda Panha, Dipavamsa, Mahav amsa, Chulavamsa

c) Milinda Panha, Mahavamsa, Dipava masa, Chulavamsa

d) Dipavamsa, Mahavamsa, Chulavamsa, Milinda Panha

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

Where did Mahatma Buddha’s ‘Mahaparinirvan’ take place?

a) Kushinagar

b) Lumbini

c) Bodh Gaya

d) Kapilvastu

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

Which of the following was not one of the reasons for the gradual decline of Jainism?

a) The extremism of its ethical code and religious discipline

b) The influence and popularity of Shaiva and Vaishnava saints in the South

c) The assimilative power of Hinduism

d) The destruction of their temples by the foreign invaders and others

Answer: (a)

It was not the cause of its decline, but the cause of its limited following/appeal.

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