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| 21. | In the Buddhist monasteries of ancient India, a ceremony called ‘Pavan’ was held which- |
A. There was an opportunity to choose one speaker each on the subjects of Sangh Parinayak and Dharma and Vinaya. | |
B. Crimes committed by monks during their stay in monasteries during the rainy season | |
C. There was a ceremony of admitting a new person to a Buddhist sangha in which his head was shaved and yellow robes were given | |
D. The day after the full moon of Asadha was the occasion for the assembly of the warrior monks to choose a fixed abode for the next four months of the rainy season. |
| 22. | Who presided over the Buddhist council held in Kashmir during the reign of Kanishka? |
A. Lateral | |
B. Nagarjuna | |
C. Shudraka | |
D. Vasumitra |
| 23. | Statement (A); Jainism’s emphasis on non-violence prevented farmers from adopting Jainism Reason (R): Agriculture involves the killing of insects and worms |
A. Both A and R are correct, R is the correct explanation of A | |
B. Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A. | |
C. A is right but R is wrong | |
D. A is wrong but R is correct |
| 24. | The concept of the eightfold path is the limb- |
A. of the theme of ‘Deepvansh’ | |
B. the theme of ‘Divyavadan’ | |
C. of the contents of the Mahaparinirvana Sutta | |
D. of the content of the Dharmachakrapravartana Sutta |
| 25. | Milindpanho (Questions of Milind) is in the form of a dialogue between King Milind and which Buddhist monk? |
A. Nagasen | |
B. Nagarjuna | |
C. Nagbhatt | |
D. Kumaril Bhatt |
| 26. | By what other name is the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara known in Mahayana Buddhism? |
A. Thunderbolt | |
B. Manjushree’ | |
C. Padyapani | |
D. Maitreya |
| 27. | Buddhism and Jainism both believe that- |
A. The theory of Karma and Reincarnation is correct | |
B. Salvation is possible only after death | |
C. Both men and women can attain salvation | |
D. Middle way is best in life |
| 28. | What is the most fundamental difference between the Mahayana and Hinayana sects of Buddhism? |
A. Emphasis on nonviolence | |
B. Casteless society | |
C. Worship of deities | |
D. Stupa worship |
| 29. | When did Jainism split into Shavetambara and Digambara sects? |
A. During the time of Chandragupta Maurya | |
B. In the time of Ashoka | |
C. In the time of Kanishka | |
D. None of these |
| 30. | Match List-I with List-II : List-I A. First Buddhist Council B. Second Buddhist Council C. Third Buddhist Council D. Fourth Buddhist Council List-II 1. Mahakassapa 2. Sabbakami 3. Moggaliputta Tissa 4. Vasumitra |
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 → 2, B → 4, C → 3, D → 1 |