Buddhism Jainism & Religious Movement Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions

Question : 1

Mahavir’s Tapascharya is described in

a) Kalpsutra-Acharang Sutra

b) Kalpsutra

c) Acharang Sutra

d) None of the two

Question : 2

Which of the following was not one of the points of religious difference between Buddhism and Jainism?

a) Unlike Buddhism, Jainism did not altogether dispense with the worship of the old deities or the servies of the Brahmins

b) While Buddhism acknowledges a permanent entity or an immortal soul, Jainism does not

c) Compared to Jainism, Buddhism was modereate in its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa

d) Whereas Jainism believed in rigorous asceticism, Buddhism considered rigid penance to be useless

Question : 3 [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Mains) 2007]

To which Buddhist School did Nagarjuna belong?

a) Madhyamika

b) Sautrantika

c) Vaibhashika

d) Yogachara

Question : 4 [53rd to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011]

Where was the third Buddhist Council held?

a) Bodh Gaya

b) Taxila

c) Sarnath

d) Pataliputra

Question : 5

Where did Gautam Buddha give his first sermon?

a) Sarnath

b) Sanchi

c) Gaya

d) Rajgriha