buddhism jainism & religious movement Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 36

Which of the following statements is/are applicable to Jain doctrine?

  1. The surest way of annihilating Karma is to practice penance.
  2. Every object, even the smallest particle has a soul.
  3. Karma is the bane of the soul and must be ended.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 only

d) 2 and 3 only

Answer: (b)

The surest way of annihilating Karma is to practice penance. Karma is the bane of the soul and must be ended. “Swadhyay Paramam Tap” According to Jain doctrines Penance washes away all the blemishes and purges the soul of all karmic matter.

Also, according to Jainism, Karma is the bane of the soul. Karma not only encompasses the causality of transmigration but is also conceived as an extremely subtle matter which infiltrates the soul, obscuring its natural, transparent, pure qualities.

Karma is thought of as a kind of pollution that taints the soul with various colors. Based on its karma, a soul undergoes transmigration and reincarnation in various states of existence like heavens or hells or as humans or animals.

Question : 37 [UPPCS (Pre) 2011]

Gautam Buddha attained ‘Mahaparinirvana’ in kingdom of

a) Malla

b) Aung

c) Magadha

d) Vatsa

Answer: (a)

Kushinagar is a town in the Kushinagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Buddha attained mahaparnirvana at Kushinagar which is in Malla kingdom.

It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Buddhists believe Gautam Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana after his death.
 

Question : 38 [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1999]

Who was the first founder of Shwetambar creed during the first partition of Jain creed?

a) Kalakacharya

b) Sthulabhadra

c) Bhadrabahu

d) Deverdhi Kshama Sharaman

Answer: (b)

Question : 39 [UPPCS (Pre) 1996]

‘Ajivika’ sect was founded by

a) Makkhali Gosala

b) Anand

c) Rahulabhadra

d) Upali

Answer: (a)

Question : 40

‘Patimonkha’ deals with

a) Discipline

b) Education

c) Propaganda

d) None of these

Answer: (a)

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