History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha for which one has to

A
practice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings
B
follow three jewels and five vows
C
renounce the world and attain right knowledge
D
believe in the Jains and absolute non-violence

Correct Answer

follow three jewels and five vows

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  • Q. Who wrote the book Ninety-Five Theses, which is regarded as initial catalyst for the Protestant Reformation
    A)Martin Luther
    B)Michelangelo
    C)John Calvin
    D)Huldrych Zwingli
    Answer: Martin Luther
  • Q. Who among the following had observed, upon Gandhi’s assassination. “None will believe that a man like this body and soul ever walked on this earth”?
    A)Nelson Mandela
    B)Bertrand Russel
    C)Albert Einstein
    D)Leo Tolstoy
    Answer: Albert Einstein
  • Q. What is the name of the preaching mudra of gesture, in which the Buddha is depicted delivering his first sermon, In the Gandhara Sculptures?
    A)Dhyana
    B)Abhaya
    C)Dharmachakra
    D)Bhumisparsha
    Answer: Dharmachakra
  • Q. The Hindu College was started in 1817 at
    A)Bombay
    B)Calcutta
    C)Madras
    D)Pondicherry
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. Jantar Mantar is in
    A)Assam
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Bihar
    D)Gujrat
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the battle of
    A)Tarain in 1192 A.D.
    B)Tarain in 1191 A.D.
    C)Chandawar in 1193 A.D.
    D)Ranthambor in 1195 A.D.
    Answer: Tarain in 1192 A.D.
  • Q. The Governor-General was given power to issue ordinances by the act of
    A)1861
    B)1858
    C)1860
    D)1871
    Answer: 1861
  • Q. The Buddha has been eulogized as an ocean of wisdom and compassion in
    A)Jataka tales
    B)Buddha-Charita
    C)Amarakosa
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  • Q. Assertion (A): The announcement of the Simon Commission aroused widespread Indian resentment. Reason (R): The British Government in defiance of the opinion of all parties in India had deliberately decided to appoint an all British Commission
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    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
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  • Q. Who said “Spanish ulcer was the cause of my ruin”
    A)Napoleon
    B)Matternich
    C)Marshal Fouch
    D)Chamberlain
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    B)Muin-ud-din Chishti
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  • Q. The people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro culture belonged to the
    A)Copper Age
    B)New Stone Age
    C)Iron Age
    D)Chalcolithic Age
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  • Q. Surdas was a disciple of which among the following saints?
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    A)Sir Stafford Cripps
    B)Lord Pethrick Lawrence
    C)AV Alexander
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  • Q. Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
    A)Mahasena
    B)Harisena
    C)Veerasena
    D)Vishnusena
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  • Q. In what respect did Jainism differ from Buddhism?
    A)In denying the authority of the Vedas
    B)In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
    C)In opposing animal sacrifice
    D)In its attitude towards trade
    Answer: In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
  • Q. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar organized a Bhishkrit Hitkari Sabha, (The Depressed Classes Institute) in :
    A)1920
    B)1924
    C)1916
    D)1911
    Answer: 1924
  • Q. When was the Gandhi Irwin Pact made?
    A)1931
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    C)1929
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    Answer: Forward Block

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