Top Frequently Asked Questions
History - Anthology - Jainism, Buddhism
Kanthaka was the name of
(A) Buddha's Charioteer
(B) Buddha's Horse
(C) A sage who taught Buddha about Meditation
(D) One of the favourite disciple of Buddha
ANSWER B
A place in Rajasthan where you can see Jain architecture
(A) Girnar
(B) Saravana belagola
(C) Hathigumba
(D) Mount Abu
ANSWER D
Which one of the following is not one of the Tri-ratna of Jainism?
(A) Right faith
(B) Right action
(C) Right knowledge
(D) Right effort
ANSWER D
Who was the twenty-second Tirthankara?
(A) Parsva
(B) Neminatha
(C) Rishabha
(D) Mahavira
ANSWER B
The twenty second Tirthankara of Jainism was
(A) Rishabha
(B) Badrabhagu
(C) Parsva
(D) Neminatha
ANSWER D
During the age of Kalabhras, a Jain monk who established Dravida Sangha at Madurai was
(A) Vajranandhi
(B) Parsava Munivar
(C) Mahavir
(D) Maha Kasabar
ANSWER A
The State with largest number of Buddhists in India is
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharastra
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Punjab
ANSWER B
Buddha's last teaching was heard by
(A) Subhadra
(B) Sariputta
(C) Kasyappa
(D) Vasa
ANSWER A
The Jain cave temple at Sithannavasal is situated at
(A) Trichy
(B) Ramanathapura
(C) Pudukkottai
(D) Chidhambaram
ANSWER C
The Amaravati school of art flourished in the region between the lower valley of the rivers. Krishna and Gadavari covered by the Districts of Amravati and Guntur. This region became an important centre of Buddhism in which century?
(A) 2nd century B.C.
(B) 4th century B.C.
(C) 3rd century B.C.
(D) 6th century B.C.
ANSWER A
Which is wrongly matched regarding the Buddhist Councils?
(A). First Buddhist Council - Rajagriha
(B). Second Buddhist Council - Vaishali
(C). Third Buddhist Council - Saranath
(D). Fourth Buddhist Council - Kashmir
ANSWER C
