buddhism jainism & religious movement quiz set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements regarding Greek’s influence of Indian Culture.

1. The Indo-Greek king, Mahendra was converted to Buddhism by Buddhist monk and philosopher, nagasena.
2. Indian astrology was influenced by Greek ideas with the term Horastra used for astrology in Sanskrit.
3. Greeks introduced into Indian astronomy the methods of calculating eclipses, the notion of methods of calculating eclipses, the notion of parallax and methods of calculating it.
4. Greeks introduced the use of curtain in Indian theatre.

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) All of above

d) 1, 3 and 4

Question : 2

Which of the following is/are true regarding Buddhism?

1. It did not reject Varna and Jati.
2. It challenged the highest social ranking of Brahmanas.
3. It regarded certain jobs as low.

a) 3 and 2

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) None of these

d) 1 and 2

Question : 3

Nagarjuna is known as the Einstein of India because:

a) He was a great dialectician

b) Like Einstein he had a rare insight into the nature of the universe

c) He was one of the greatest physicists of all time

d) He propounded the theory of shunyavada similar to Einstein’s theory of relativity

Question : 4

Who was the founder of Lokayat sect?

a) Manu

b) Brihaspati

c) Pakudh Kachayan

d) Vigyaneswer

Question : 5

Sarnath is in the state of

a) Maharashtra

b) Kerala

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Gujarat

Question : 6

Match list ‘A’ with list ‘B’ and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

a) 1 2 3 4 5 6

b) 3 4 5 6 1 2

c) 4 3 2 1 5 6

d) 5 6 4 1 2 3