BUDDHIST, JAINA, GANDHIAN & PEACE STUDIES
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions of two (2) marks each. All questions are compulsory.
1. After the renouncement of the palace Siddhartha Gautama crossed firstly over the river named
(A) Bagamati
(B) Nirañjara
(C) Anoma
(D) Rohini
2. The days after the birth of her child Mahamaya passed away are
(A) five
(B) seven
(C) nine
(D) eleven
3. The person, who offered the Sukaramaddava to the Buddha, was
(A) Nalaka
(B) Channa
(C) Cunda
(D) Devadatta
4. In the first Buddhist council, the highest penalty (Brahmadanda) was imposed on
(A) Ananda
(B) Channa
(C) Mahakasyapa
(D) Upali
5. The first Indian monk who introduced Buddhism in China was
(A) Kumarajiva
(B) Parmartha
(C) Kasyapa Matanga
(D) Sanghabhadra
6. Founder of Lamaism in Tibet is
(A) Santaraksita
(B) Kamalasila
(C) Dipankara Srijñana
(D) Padmasambhava
7. The number of the rules of the Bhikkhuni Patimokkha is
(A) 221
(B) 229
(C) 301
(D) 311
8. The number of the objects of meditation is
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 50
9. The number of constituents in Pratityasamuthppada is
(A) ten
(B) twelve
(C) eleven
(D) fourteen
10. The second Arya Satya is
(A) Duhkha – Samudaya
(B) Duhkha – Nirodha
(C) Duhkha
(D) Duhkha-nirodha-gamini-pratipada
11. Right speech is included in
(A) Virati sila
(B) Pratimoksa-sila
(C) Samvara sila
(D) Ajiva parisuddhi sila
12. The founder of Buddhist logic is
(A) Vasubandhu
(B) Candrakirti
(C) Dinnaga
(D) Dharmakirti
13. The result of the attainment of Nirva a is
I. freedom from rebirth and death
II. freedom from lust, hatred and delusion
III. freedom from defilements and ignorance
IV. freedom from prosperity and sensuality
(A) I, II and III
(B) III and IV
(C) I and II
(D) IV only
14. Golden age of the Buddhist art is
(A) Pala Dynasty
(B) Gupta Dynasty
(C) Maurya Dynasty
(D) Kusana Dynasty
15. The Buddha’s demise happened in the state of
(A) Malla
(B) Licchavi
(C) Sakya
(D) Koliya
16. This is known as the place of Nirvana of Lord Rishabhdeva
(A) Sumeru Parvata
(B) Ashtapada Parvata
(C) Sammed Shikhar Parvata
(D) Girnar Parvata
17. This council of the Jaina Agamas was held at Valabhi
(A) Mathuri Vachana
(B) Second Agama Vachana
(C) Third Agama Vachana
(D) Last Vachana
18. In the 1st century A.D. Jaina Sangha was divided into
(A) Four sects
(B) Six sects
(C) Five sects
(D) Two sects
19. The commentator of the Satkhandagama Sutra is
(A) Kundakunda
(B) Battakera
(C) Shivarya
(D) Veersen Swami
20. The earliest author of the Suaraseni Agama literature is
(A) Battakera
(B) Shivarya
(C) Kundakunda
(D) Swami Kartikeya
21. The place of the Brahmacharya vow in the five Anuvratas is
(A) First
(B) Second
(C) Seventh
(D) Fourth
22. Types of the knowledge according to Jainism are
(A) four
(B) six
(C) three
(D) five
23. These are the three jweles (triratna) according to Jainism
(A) Samyagdarshana, Samyagcharitra, Anuvrita
(B) Samyaggyana, Samyagcharitra, Mahavrita
(C) Samyaggyana, Anuvrita, Mahavrita
(D) Samyagdarshana, Samyaggyana, Samyagcharitra
24. The term ‘Saptavangi’ is related to
(A) Syadawada
(B) Saptatatwa
(C) Sapta vyashana
(D) Ratnatraya
25. According to Jainism the technical term used for protection of one-sense living beings is
(A) Saptatatwa
(B) Shaddravya
(C) Yatnachara
(D) Gunasthana
26. Texts of this group belongs to Sauraseni Prakrit
(A) Sutrakritanga, Pravachana Sara, Tatwarthsutra
(B) Samayasara, Samavayanga, Gaudavaho
(C) Setubandha, Paumachariyam, Varsanuvekha
(D) Niyamasara, Charitrapahuda, tiloyopannatti
27. This is famous centre for the collection of earliest Jaina Manuscripts
(A) Jesalmera
(B) Nagapur
(C) Amaravati
(D) Bangalore
28. The earliest name of Jainism was
(A) Yapaniya Dharma
(B) Sthanakavasi Dharma
(C) Nirgrantha Dharma
(D) Muni Dharma
29. Gommeteshvara Bahubali statue was built with the support of
(A) Kumarapala
(B) Chamundaraya
(C) Rachamalla
(D) Jivaraj Papadiwal
30. Prominent centre for study of Jainism is
(A) Ayodhya
(B) Amaravati
(C) Shravanabelagola
(D) Pataliputra
31. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the year
(A) 1868
(B) 1869
(C) 1870
(D) 1871
32. Gandhiji studied upto High school at
(A) Government High School, Porbandar
(B) Christian Missionary School, Ahmedabad
(C) Alfred High School, Rajkot
(D) Sanathan Dharma High School, Bhavnagar
33. Gandhiji was motivated to study law in England by
(A) Mavji Dave
(B) Karamachand Gandhi
(C) Gopalkrishna Gokhale
(D) Madan Mohan Malaviya
34. Gandhiji went to South Africa for the first time for
(A) In search of a job
(B) To conduct Satyagraha
(C) To start Business
(D) To plead a case as an advocate
35. After returning from South Africa Gandhiji was advised to go around the country for a year and refrain from making public comments on any political issue by
(A) B.G. Tilak
(B) Madan Mohan Malviya
(C) G.K. Gokhale
(D) Pheroze Shah Mehta
36. Who was appointed as a arbitrator to settle labour dispute of textile industry at Ahmedabad ?
(A) Anusuabhan
(B) Anand Shankar Dhruva
(C) Mahadev Desai
(D) Sardar Patel
37. What was a “Sin against man and God” according to Gandhiji ?
(A) Alcoholism
(B) Untouchability
(C) Illiteracy
(D) Poverty
38. Gandhiji was arrested in 1922 on the charge of
(A) Murder
(B) Theft
(C) Sedition
(D) Family dispute
39. The resolution for complete independence of India was declared at the bank of
(A) Sabarmati
(B) Ganga
(C) Satluj
(D) Ravi
40. Who was nominated as first Satyagrahi by Gandhiji in course individual Satyagraha ?
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Maulana Azad
(D) Sardar Patel
41. Why V.B. Patel was designated as “The Sardar” ?
(A) He was great Lawyer
(B) He was very close to Gandhiji
(C) He was a great patriot
(D) He was the hero of Bardoli Satyagraha
42. Who is the author of the book “Indian Struggle” ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Pattabhi Seetharamaiah
(C) J.B. Kripalani
(D) Subhas Chandra Bose
43. After retirement where did Rajendra Prasad stayed ?
(A) Apart of Rashtrapati Bhavan
(B) Pavnar Ashram
(C) Sabarmati Ashram
(D) Sadakata Ashram
44. M.A.D. stands for
(A) Mutual Assured Destruction
(B) Mutual Agreement for Disarmament
(C) Mutual Authorized Dealer
(D) Military Academy Director
45. To whom did Gandhiji refer affectionately as Desh bandhu ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) C.R. Das
(C) Vinoba Bhave
(D) M.N. Roy
46. The Gandhian Concept Peace is
(A) Absence of war
(B) Absence of Dictatorship
(C) Holistic Peace
(D) Disarmament
47. “War is the continuation of State policy by other means” was said by
(A) Carlvon Clausevitz
(B) Nelson Mandela
(C) Bill Clinton
(D) Hitler
48. Who gave the slogan “Do or Die” ?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Subhas Chandra Bose
(C) Bhagat Singh
(D) Chandrashekhar Azad
49. Gandhiji was of the opinion
(A) Non-violence is the weapon of the brave
(B) Weak person cannot be non-violent
(C) Non-violence at every cost is desirable
(D) Non-violence is not a highest virtue
50. The broad meaning of Ramrajya according to Mahatma Gandhi was
(A) The Rule of Rama, the son of Dashrath
(B) Replacement of British Rule
(C) Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
(D) Establishment of rule by the majority
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