Top Frequently Asked Questions
History - Anthology - Jainism, Buddhism
The sacred books of Jainas are known as
(A) Tripitakas
(B) Angas
(C)Zen Avasta
(D) Triratna
ANSWER A
Who was the Fifth Guru of the Sikhs?
(A) Guru Arjun Dev
(B) Guru Ram Das
(C) Guru Amar Das
(D) Guru Har Govind
ANSWER A
God is referred to "He", "She", "It" in …………. school of Saivism.
(A) Sivadvaita
(B) Trika
(C) Saiva-Siddhanta
(D) Pratyabhijna
ANSWER C
Who was called as "Tathagata"?
(A) Gautama Buddha
(B) Parsvanath
(C) Mahavira
(D) Vikrama
ANSWER A
Identify the correctly matched pairs among the following:
1. First Buddhiest Council - Ajatashatru
2. Second Buddhiest Council - Asoka
3. Third Buddhiest Council - Kalasoka
4. Fourth Buddhiest Council - Kaniska
(A) 1 and 4 only
(B) 1 and 3 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 3 and 4 only
ANSWER A
Name the Chinese scholar, who stayed couple of years in India to study and copy Buddhist scriptures?
(A) Husan Tsang
(B) Kamat Potpourri
(C) Hieu Tsang
(D) Xuanzang
ANSWER D
Which of the following Buddhist work is songs of the sister?
(A) Dastisikkhapadda
(B) Vinayapitaka
(C) Patimokka
(D) Therigatha
ANSWER D
Which of the following Buddhist universities was the last one to be founded in India?
(A) Nalanda University
(B) Nagarjunakonda University
(C) Taxila University
(D) Vikramasila University
ANSWER D
Who is also venerated as 'Second Buddha'?
(A) Maitreya
(B) Avalokitesvara
(C) Padmasambhava
(D) Mahasthamaprapta
ANSWER C
The Buddhist scholar vasubandhu was patronized by whom?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta I
(C) Skandagupta
(D) Kumaragupta
ANSWER A
The original Jain religious texts were called
(A) Agam
(B) Story
(C) Puram
(D) Song
ANSWER A
In which language the original Buddhist religions texts were written?
(A) Sanskrit
(B) Hindi
(C) Pali
(D) Tamil
ANSWER C
