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This section includes 408 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
*$_Vardhman Mahavira is also known as? |
| A. | Jina |
| B. | Great teacher |
| C. | Great preacher |
| D. | Jain |
| Answer» B. Great teacher | |
| 202. |
*$_Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as? |
| A. | Triratna |
| B. | Trivarga |
| C. | Trisarga |
| D. | Trimurti |
| Answer» B. Trivarga | |
| 203. |
*$_Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?? |
| A. | No. XIII |
| B. | No. X |
| C. | No. XI |
| D. | No. XII |
| Answer» B. No. X | |
| 204. |
*$_Which among the following Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon?? |
| A. | Abhaya Mudra |
| B. | Dhyana Mudra |
| C. | Dharmachakra Mudra |
| D. | Bhumisparsa Mudra |
| Answer» D. Bhumisparsa Mudra | |
| 205. |
*$_What is the meaning of Kaivalya Gyan (enlightenment) received by Abhinandannath Tirthankar?? |
| A. | Shastra Gyan |
| B. | Sangeet Siksha |
| C. | Nartya Siksha |
| D. | Brahma Vidya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 206. |
*$_Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar receive Shiksha (enlightenment)?? |
| A. | Ayodhya |
| B. | Nasik |
| C. | Ujjain |
| D. | Kiskindha |
| Answer» B. Nasik | |
| 207. |
*$_To which Ganarajya Gautam Buddha belonged?? |
| A. | Shibi |
| B. | Shakya |
| C. | Saurasena |
| D. | Shabara |
| Answer» C. Saurasena | |
| 208. |
*$_The famous Indo-Greek Kin, who embraced Buddhism was __________? |
| A. | Strato I |
| B. | Menander |
| C. | Demetrios |
| D. | Alexander |
| Answer» C. Demetrios | |
| 209. |
*$_During whose reign did the Gandhara School of Art blossom?? |
| A. | Harsha |
| B. | Ashok |
| C. | Kanishka |
| D. | Chandragupta-II |
| Answer» D. Chandragupta-II | |
| 210. |
*$_The Buddha's Eight Fold Path did not include? |
| A. | Right Resolve |
| B. | Right Views |
| C. | Right Speech |
| D. | Right Table Manners |
| Answer» E. | |
| 211. |
*$_What was the name of the father of Ajitnath Tirthankar?? |
| A. | Jitshatru |
| B. | Mallinath |
| C. | Parsavnath |
| D. | Neminath |
| Answer» B. Mallinath | |
| 212. |
*$_What is the first discourse that the Buddha had delivered at the Deer Park in Sarnath called?? |
| A. | Mahaparinirvana |
| B. | Mahamastabhisheka |
| C. | Mahabhiniskraman |
| D. | Dharmachakrapravartan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 213. |
*$_The earlier Buddhist sculptures had shied away from depicting the image of the Buddha, except through such symbols as? |
| A. | Footprints |
| B. | The Bodhi Tree |
| C. | Stupas |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 214. |
*$_Who was the founder of Jainism in India?? |
| A. | Gautama |
| B. | Mahavira |
| C. | Chandra Gupta |
| D. | Ashoka |
| Answer» C. Chandra Gupta | |
| 215. |
*/*_Two great Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila were patronised by the? |
| A. | Palas |
| B. | Paramaras |
| C. | Chandelas |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. Paramaras | |
| 216. |
*/*_The principles of Ashoka's Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from? |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Jainism |
| C. | Brahmanism |
| D. | The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period |
| Answer» E. | |
| 217. |
*/*_What was the name of the mother of Abhinandannath Tirthankar?? |
| A. | Vijaya |
| B. | Tara |
| C. | Siddharta Devi |
| D. | Marudevi |
| Answer» D. Marudevi | |
| 218. |
*/*_Which ruler founded the famous Vikramshila University for the Buddhists?? |
| A. | Mahipala |
| B. | Devapala |
| C. | Gopala |
| D. | Dharampala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 219. |
*/*_Who was Mahavira?? |
| A. | 21st Tirthankara |
| B. | 24th Tirthankara |
| C. | 23rd Tirthankara |
| D. | 22nd Tirthankara |
| Answer» C. 23rd Tirthankara | |
| 220. |
*/*_Assertion (A): In the beginning, only high caste Kshatriya communities adopted Jainism. Reason (R): Vardhaman Mahavira belonged to a well-known Kshatriya community? |
| A. | Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» C. A is true but R is false | |
| 221. |
*/*_Which among the following is the great Buddhist work consisting of dialogues between the Indo-Greek King Menander and the Buddhist philosopher Nagasena?? |
| A. | Milinda Panha |
| B. | Arthsashtra |
| C. | Jataka |
| D. | Kumarasambhava |
| Answer» B. Arthsashtra | |
| 222. |
*/*_Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last?? |
| A. | Raajgir |
| B. | Bodh Gaya |
| C. | Sarnath |
| D. | Kushinagar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 223. |
*/*_In which of the following Mudra did Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon at Saranath?? |
| A. | Abhaya Mudra |
| B. | Dhyana Mudra |
| C. | Dharmchakra Mudra |
| D. | Bhumisparasa Mudra |
| Answer» D. Bhumisparasa Mudra | |
| 224. |
*/*_The Buddha? |
| A. | rejected the theory of Karma |
| B. | was non-committal on the theory of Karma |
| C. | believed in the theory of Karma |
| D. | suggested an alternative to the theory of Karma |
| Answer» D. suggested an alternative to the theory of Karma | |
| 225. |
*/*_Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?? |
| A. | Alara Kalama |
| B. | Kalidas |
| C. | Viswamitra |
| D. | Vashistha |
| Answer» B. Kalidas | |
| 226. |
*/*_Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Assembly?? |
| A. | Ajatashatru |
| B. | Kalasoka |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Ananda |
| Answer» C. Ashoka | |
| 227. |
*/*_Which of the following is the ceremony of initiation of education in Buddhism?? |
| A. | Siksha |
| B. | Upanayanam |
| C. | Pabajja |
| D. | Diksha |
| Answer» D. Diksha | |
| 228. |
*/*_In which Nakshatra (constellation) Sumtinath Tirthankar was born?? |
| A. | Satbhisha Nakshatra |
| B. | Dhanishtha |
| C. | Shravan |
| D. | Magha Nakshtra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 229. |
*/*_Which of the following systems of Indian Philosophy uphold the ideology of Charvakism, Ajivika, Jainism and Buddhism?? |
| A. | Orthodox System of Indian Philosophy |
| B. | Unorthodox System of Indian Philosophy |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Both A & B | |
| 230. |
*/*_During whose reign did Buddhism become the state religion?? |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Skandagupta I |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Ashoka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 231. |
*/*_For how many years Sumtinath Tirthankar prayed?? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» C. 30 | |
| 232. |
*/*_Which of the following is not the "Tri Ratna" of Jainism?? |
| A. | Right faith |
| B. | Right knowledge |
| C. | Right view |
| D. | Right conduct |
| Answer» D. Right conduct | |
| 233. |
*/*_Who is said to be responsible for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?? |
| A. | Ajatashatru |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Bimbisara |
| D. | Mahapadma Nanda |
| Answer» C. Bimbisara | |
| 234. |
*/*_Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?? |
| A. | Parsva |
| B. | Vasumitra |
| C. | Nagarjuna |
| D. | Sudraka |
| Answer» C. Nagarjuna | |
| 235. |
*/*_Which language was mostly used for the propogation of Buddhism?? |
| A. | Sanskrit |
| B. | Prakrit |
| C. | Pali |
| D. | Sauraseni |
| Answer» C. Pali | |
| 236. |
*/*_What was the name of the mother of Rishabhnath?? |
| A. | Tara |
| B. | Sharemestha |
| C. | Marudevi |
| D. | Anuradha |
| Answer» D. Anuradha | |
| 237. |
*/*_Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?? |
| A. | Parsva |
| B. | Nagarjuna |
| C. | Asvaghosha |
| D. | Vasumitra |
| Answer» D. Vasumitra | |
| 238. |
%_Who, according to the Budhists, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha?_% |
| A. | Atreya |
| B. | Maitreya |
| C. | Nagarjuna |
| D. | Kalki |
| Answer» C. Nagarjuna | |
| 239. |
%_Ashoka has been particularly Influenced by the Buddhist monk_% |
| A. | Ambhi |
| B. | Upagupta |
| C. | Asvaghosha |
| D. | Vasubandhu |
| Answer» C. Asvaghosha | |
| 240. |
%_Before starting of an Era, what was the last karma given by Rishabhnath other than agriculture, ink, sword, craft and service?_% |
| A. | Business |
| B. | Fishery |
| C. | War |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Fishery | |
| 241. |
%_In which script were the Ashokan inscription were written in North West Frontier Province?_% |
| A. | Prakrit |
| B. | Brahmi |
| C. | Sanskrit |
| D. | Kharoshti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 242. |
%_Which of the following Assamese literature is Buddhist songs composed in the 8th to 12th centuries?_% |
| A. | Charyapadas |
| B. | Kotha Ramayana |
| C. | Drona Parva |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Kotha Ramayana | |
| 243. |
%_Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last?_% |
| A. | Raajgir |
| B. | Bodh Gaya |
| C. | Sarnath |
| D. | Kushinagar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 244. |
%_Mahavira was born in a Kshatriya clan by the name of_% |
| A. | Shakya |
| B. | Janatrika |
| C. | Mallas |
| D. | Lichhavis |
| Answer» C. Mallas | |
| 245. |
%_Mahavira's first disciple was_% |
| A. | Bhadrabahu |
| B. | Sthulabhadra |
| C. | Charvaka |
| D. | Jamali |
| Answer» E. | |
| 246. |
%_In which of the following Mudra did Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon at Saranath?_% |
| A. | Abhaya Mudra |
| B. | Dhyana Mudra |
| C. | Dharmchakra Mudra |
| D. | Bhumisparasa Mudra |
| Answer» D. Bhumisparasa Mudra | |
| 247. |
%_To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?_% |
| A. | Nagarjuna |
| B. | Samprati |
| C. | Vasubandhu |
| D. | Kashyapa Matanga |
| Answer» E. | |
| 248. |
%_Which of the following is not a category into which Ashoka's monuments may be grouped?_% |
| A. | Stupas |
| B. | Pillars |
| C. | Viharas |
| D. | Caves |
| Answer» D. Caves | |
| 249. |
%_Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar attained Nirvana?_% |
| A. | Sammed Shikhar |
| B. | Parsnath |
| C. | Girnar |
| D. | Pawapur |
| Answer» B. Parsnath | |
| 250. |
%_What was the name of the father of Rishabhnath Tirthankar?_% |
| A. | Nabhiraya |
| B. | Sambhavnath |
| C. | Sumitnath |
| D. | Vasupujya |
| Answer» B. Sambhavnath | |