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Jainism & buddhism - Test Set 1

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20 questions

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  1. Question 1

    How many Thirthankaras were mention in Ancient India?
    1. 16
    2. 22
    3. 23
    4. 24
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  2. Question 2

    Name of the Last Thirthankara.
    1. Parsvanath
    2. Mahavira
    3. Siddhartha
    4. Silbhadra
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  3. Question 3

    Where was Mahavira Swami born?
    1. Kundagram
    2. Patiliputra
    3. Magadha
    4. Vaishali
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  4. Question 4

    Who was the first Thirthankara of Jain religion?
    1. Parsvanath
    2. Rishabhanath
    3. Mahavira
    4. Chetaka
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  5. Question 5

    Who was the first follower of Lord Mahavira?
    1. Jamali
    2. Yashoda
    3. Bipin
    4. Prabhash
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  6. Question 6

    Who built Gommateshwara statue at Sravanabelagoal?
    1. Chamundraya
    2. Krishna I
    3. Kumarpala
    4. Tejpala
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  7. Question 7

    At which age Mahavira left home and went to live in a forest?
    1. 35
    2. 27
    3. 33
    4. 30
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  8. Question 8

    The first Tirthankara of Jainism is believed to be Rishbhanatha who was born in?
    1. Patiliputra
    2. Vaishali
    3. Ayodhya
    4. Varanasi
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  9. Question 9

    Yapaniya was the sect of ______.
    1. Jainism
    2. Buddhism
    3. Shaivists
    4. Vaishnavists
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  10. Question 10

    Anekantavada is a doctrine of which sect?
    1. Buddhism
    2. Vaishanavism
    3. Shaivists
    4. Jainism
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  11. Question 11

    The Dilwara temple at mound Abu in Rajasthan were built by the followers of
    1. Buddhism
    2. Vaishanavism
    3. Jainism
    4. None of them
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  12. Question 12

    Which Jain saint was credited with the spread of Jainism in South India
    1. Bhadrabahu
    2. Adinatha
    3. Prashvanatha
    4. Mahavira
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  13. Question 13

    Kalpasutra contains biographies of Jain Tirthankaras was written by?
    1. Adinatha
    2. Mahavira
    3. Bhadrabahu
    4. None of them
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  14. Question 14

    Bhagavati Sutra is a
    1. Jain text
    2. Buddhist text
    3. Aajivaka text
    4. None of them
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  15. Question 15

    The original name of the Sect which later came to be known as Jaina was
    1. Tirthankars
    2. Jina
    3. Nirganthas
    4. Arhant
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  16. Question 16

    Buddha was born in
    1. 523 BC
    2. 563 BC
    3. 623 BC
    4. 602 BC
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  17. Question 17

    Who wrote Buddha Charita?
    1. Buddhaghosha
    2. Ashvaghosha
    3. Nagaijuna
    4. Panini
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  18. Question 18

    Goutam Buddha was born at
    1. Patiliputra
    2. Vaishali
    3. Kapilvastu
    4. Lumbini
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  19. Question 19

    Which of these is another name of Buddha?
    1. Partha
    2. Prachhanna
    3. Siddhartha
    4. Gudakesh
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  20. Question 20

    The Main Buddhist religious texts are written in
    1. Prakrit
    2. Sanaskrit
    3. Pali
    4. None of them
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