51. Who among the following used to hold a religious assembly at Prayag every five year?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harshvardhana
(c) Kanishka
(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Ans: (b)
52. Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as
(a) Gautam
(b) Siddhartha
(c) Rahul
(d) Suddhodhana
Ans: (b)
53. The Jatakas are a collection of stories
(a) Meant for children
(b) Based on pet Hindu myths
(c) About Jains saints
(d) Pertaining to several different earlier births of the Buddha
Ans: (d)
54. Architectural developments In India manifested themselves In their full glory during the period of the
(a) Guptas
(b) Nandas
(c) Mauryas
(d) Cholas
Ans: (a)
55. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in
(a) Archaeological excavations
(b) Rock edicts
(c) Coins
(d) Pillar edicts
Ans: (b)
56. The proud title of 'Vikramaditya' had been assumed by
(a) Harsha
(b) Chandragupta II
(c) Kanishka
(d) Samudragupta
Ans: (b)
57. In which region was the first metallic coin used In India?
(a) The Indo-Gangetic plain of central India
(b) The Himalayas
(c) Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh
(d) The Deccan Plateau
Ans: (a)
58. Which of the following was the first metal to be discovered and used as tools by humans?
(a) Iron
(b) Gold
(c) Tin
(d) Copper
Ans: (d)
59. The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as
(a) Advaita
(b) Vedanta
(c) Yoga
(d) Samkhya
Ans: (b)
60. After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of the so-called Hinduism was the development of
(a) Shaivism
(b) Saktism
(c) Bhagavatism
(d) Tantricism
Ans: (c)
61. Bhagavatiam refers to worship of
(a) Vasudeva Krishna
(b) Brahma
(c) Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva
(d) Durga as Shakti
Ans: (a)
62. Vaishnavism, a later development of Bhagavatism, advocates the worship of
(a) Vishnu
(b) Ram and Krishna
(c) Vishnu and his incarnations
(d) Vishnu and Lakshmi
Ans: (c)
63. The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc. are performed on the basis of the rituals described in the
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Grihyasutras
(d) Upanishad
Ans: (c)
64. The founder of Jainism was
(a) Rishbha
(b) Neminath
(c) Parsvanatha
(d) Vardhaman Mahavira
Ans: (c)
65. Vardhamana Mahavira the 24th Tirthankar of Jainism was born at ____ and died at ____.
(a) Vaishali and Rajagriha
(b) Kusinara and Pava
(c) Kundagrama and Pava
(d) Kashi and Champa
Ans: (c)
66. The 'Three Jewels' (Triratnas) of Jainism are
(a) right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
(b) right action, right livelihood and right effort
(c) right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
(d) right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
Ans: (a)
67. Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was
(a) not to kill (non-injury)
(b) not to steal
(c) non-attachment to worldly things
(d) celibacy
Ans: (d)
68. In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha for which one has to
(a) follow three jewels and five vows
(b) practice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings
(c) renounce the world and attain right knowledge
(d) believe in the Jains and absolute non-violence
Ans: (a)
69. Jainism was divided into two sects - Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky clad or naked) - During the reign of the
(a) Nandas
(b) Mauryas
(c) Kusanas
(d) Shungas
Ans: (b)
70. The name Buddha means
(a) enlightened
(b) learned
(c) divine
(d) sacred
Ans: (a)
72. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of
(a) Asoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Menander
(d) Harsha
Ans: (b)
73. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was
(a) Ashvaghosa
(b) Vasubandhu
(c) Nagarjuna
Ans: (c) (d) Nagasena
74. Jatakas are the stories of
(a) Buddha's life
(b) Buddha's previous lives
(c) The lives of the future Buddhas
(d) Great saints of Buddhism
Ans: (b)
75. Outside India, Buddhism was first accepted in
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Tibet
Ans: (c)
