buddhism jainism & religious movement quiz set 5 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The Doctrine of Karma in Buddhism means:

a) doing one’s duty without bothering about the result

b) predestination

c) the justification for social and economic inequalities in life

d) the deeds of a person determine the state of his life

Question : 2

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

a) Vardhamana

b) Nigantha Nataputta

c) Videhaputta

d) Vesaliya

Question : 3

What were the ‘Four Great Signs’ that according to Buddhist tradition led Gautama to renounce the world?

a) None of the above.

b) Love, compassion, non-injury, purity

c) Old age, diseased person, dead body, an ascetic

d) That the world is full of suffering, desire and carve for existence, renunciation of desire, cycle of births and re-birth

Question : 4

• Directions:
• The following questions consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these questions using the codes given below Codes

• Statement I: Mahavira initially joined a group of ascetics called Nirgranthas.
• Statement II: The sect was founded 200 years earlier by Parsva.

a) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

b) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false

c) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true

d) Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I