JAINISM AND BUDDHISM QUIZ

Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last?

Kushinagar

Rajgir

Bodh Gaya

Sarnath

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The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was

Mahavira

Rishabha

Manisubruta

Parsvanatha

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Assertion (A): In the beginning, only high caste Kshatriya communities adopted Jainism. Reason (R): Vardhaman Mahavira belonged to a well-known Kshatriya community

Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

A is false but R is true

Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

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The principles of Ashoka's Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from

Jainism

Brahmanism

The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period

Buddhism

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Name the clan Buddha belonged to

Kuru

Maurya

Gnathrika

Shakya

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According to Jains, what was the number of Gandhars of Sumtinath Tirthankar?

50

150

100

200

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After how many years of practice Sambhavnath acquired Kewalya Gyan and formed DharamTirth?

12

14

10

16

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The Buddha

believed in the theory of Karma

suggested an alternative to the theory of Karma

rejected the theory of Karma

was non-committal on the theory of Karma

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Which of the Kushana ruler patronised Buddhism?

Vikramaditya

Kanishka

Kautilya

Ashoka

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The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was

Huvishka

Kadphises

Vasishka

Kanishka I

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