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| 111. | Which of the following Buddhist holy places was situated on the river Niranjana? |
A. Bodhgaya | |
B. Kushinagar | |
C. Lumbini | |
D. Rishipattan |
| 112. | Who was the teacher of Gautam Buddha? |
A. Panini. | |
B. Alar kalam | |
C. Kapil | |
D. Patanjali |
| 113. | In the context of ancient Indian history, which of the following was/are common to both Buddhism and Jainism? 1. Avoidance of excessive asceticism and passion 2. Disloyalty to Veda-Pramanya 3. Prohibition of fruitfulness of rituals Select the correct answer using the codes given below : |
A. only 1 | |
B. 2 and 3 only | |
C. 1 and 3 only | |
D. 1, 2 and 3 |
| 114. | The statue of Lord Buddha is sometimes shown with a hand gesture, which is called ‘Bhoomi Sparsh Mudra’. Whose symbol is this? |
A. Buddha’s call to earth to keep an eye on Mara and prevent Mara from disturbing your meditation | |
B. Buddha’s call to the earth to bear witness to its chastity and chastity in spite of Mara’s temptations | |
C. Buddha’s reminder to his followers that they all arise from the earth and eventually dissolve into the earth, so life is transitory | |
D. In this context both the statements ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct. |
| 115. | Which one of the following is common between Rajagriha, Vaishali and Pataliputra? |
A. The Pali Dharmasutras of the Sthaviravadis were compiled there. | |
B. Ashoka’s major edicts were found there | |
C. This place is related to the compilation of Buddhist Dharmasutras of Mahasandhiko. | |
D. These are the places where the Buddhist Sangeet took place |
| 116. | Where did Buddha spend the last year of his life? |
A. in Shravasti | |
B. in Vaishali | |
C. in Kushinagar | |
D. in Sarnath |
| 117. | At which of the following places was Ashok Ram Vihar situated? |
A. Vaishali | |
B. Pataliputra | |
C. Koshambi | |
D. Sravasti |
| 118. | Which two Jain Tirthankaras find mention in Rigveda? |
A. Rishabhadeva and Arishtanemi | |
B. Parshvanath and Nirayanathaputra | |
C. Ashwajith and Sanjay Veldwaputta | |
D. Rishabhadeva and Pashrvanath |
| 119. | Match List-I with List-II : List-I (Names of Mahavira A. Kevalin B. Jin C. Mahavir D. Nirgratha List-II (Earth) 1. Perfect Gnani 2. Conqueror of the senses 3. Infinite mighty 4. Unchained |
A. A → 1, B → 2, C → 3, D → 4 | |
B. A → 2, B → 1, C → 3, D → 4 | |
C. A → 1, B → 2, C → 4, D → 3 | |
D. A → 4, B → 3, C → 2, D → 1 |
| 120. | Where did Mahavira establish the Jain Sangh? |
A. Kundgram | |
B. pava | |
C. Vaishali | |
D. Varanasi |