buddhism jainism & religious movement quiz set 14 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

What were the impacts of Buddhism in Indian culture?

1. The religious indifference between women and shudras were removed by Buddhism.
2. Sanskrit developed as a literary language.
3. In Sanchi, Bharhut, Bodhgaya, Amravati art and paintings were flourished.
4. It popularized idol worship.
5. Concept of residential universities became popular.

a) All of above

b) None

c) 1 and 4

d) 2 and 3

Question : 2

Assertion : (A)
Yogachara school maintained a thorough-going idealism.
Reaction : (R)
Yogacharas rejected the realism of the lesser vehicle and also qualified realism of Madhyamikas.

a) If ‘A’ is true and ‘R’ is false

b) If ‘A’ and ‘R’ both are true and R justifies A’.

c) If ‘A’ and ‘R’ both are true but does not justify ‘A’

d) If ‘A’ is false and ‘R’ is true

Question : 3

The importance of Nagarjunakonda stupe is because of its beautiful panels which illustrate episodes from the life of the Buddha. Which of the following is not the characteristic of the scenes depicted?

1. Gods praying to the Boddhisathva to take birth on earth.
2. Buddha’s entry into the womb in the form of a white elephant.
3. Birth of the Buddha under a flowering teak tree etc.
4. Unique representation of the forest animals is a manner which looks as if the entire animal world turned out to worship the Buddha

a) 4 only

b) None

c) 1 and 3

d) 2 and 4

Question : 4

The merchants were attracted to a sect like Buddhism because:

a) They felt that the new materialistic conditions were corrupting society.

b) They were not granted a social status that was in resonance with economic prosperity.

c) Brahamanical rituals were becoming expensive for them.

d) They found it suitable for their vocation.

Question : 5

Which of these is another name of Buddha?

a) Siddhartha

b) Parth

c) Prachhanna

d) Gudakesh

Question : 6

The Jain Tirthankara Mahavira has been mentioned in the early Buddhist literature as

a) Vesaliya

b) Videhaputta

c) Nigantha Nataputta

d) Vardhamana