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

Question : 1

Milinda Panho is in the form of a dialogue between the king Menander and Buddhist Monk

a) Nagarjuna

b) Nagasena

c) Kumarilbhatta

d) Nagabhatta

Question : 2

Who is supposed to be the future Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism?

a) Amitabha

b) Krakuchanda

c) Kanak Muni

d) Maitreya

Question : 3

Which of the following statements correctly describe the difference between a Chaitya and a Stupa?

a) Chaityas represent Mahayanism and Stupas Hinayanism

b) Chaitya is a r eligious ter m, while S tupa is an architectural term for a mound containing a relic of the Buddha and later on of leading Buddhist Saints

c) Chaitya is a place of prayers/worship while Stupa is a funeral monument

d) Chaitya were constructed by the monasteries while Stupas were constructed by the kings and the rich merchants

Question : 4

Who was the founder of Pashupat Sampradaya?

a) Lakulisha

b) Kulshekhar

c) Shambhunath

d) Bhavbhuti

Question : 5

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 : 6

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