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. The names of the Tebhatika-Jatilas were :
(1) Uruvela-Kassapa, Senani-Kassapa, Nadi-Kassapa
(2) Uruvela-Kassapa, Nadi-Kassapa, Gaya-Kassapa
(3) Senani-Kassapa, Maha-kassapa, Uruvela-Kassapa
(4) Nadi-Kassapa, Gama-Kassapa, Nagara-Kassapa
2. Tebhatika-Jatilas were worshippers of :
(1) Fire
(2) Ghosts
(3) Cetiyas
(4) Water
3. Arrange the following foreign pilgrims to India in chronological order :
(a) Xuanzang
(b) Yijing
(c) Hye Ch’o
(d) Faxian
Code :
(1) (a), (b), (c), (d)
(2) (d), (c), (b), (a)
(3) (c), (d), (a), (b)
(4) (d), (a), (b), (c)
4. According to the Digha Nikaya, one of the chief yaksas to be invoked by the Buddha’s followers in times of need is :
(1) Suciloma
(2) Khara
(3) Yugandhara
(4) Kukudha
5. The number of stories are available in the Jataka :
(1) 547
(2) 950
(3) 323
(4) 152
6. According to the Palitexts, of the sixteen Mahajanapadas how many were located within the Majjhimadesa ?
(1) 12
(2) 13
(3) 14
(4) 15
7. Khojaranath Gompa, also known as Khorchak Gompa, is located in :
(1) Laddakh
(2) Western Tibet
(3) Sikkim
(4) Central Bhutan
8. The Buddha, immediately after the attainment of the Bodhi, was staying on the bank of the river, known as :
(1) Ganga
(2) Sarabhu
(3) Sona
(4) Neranjara
9. In the list of twelve nidanas of Paòiccasamuppada, Avijja is the first one. Identify the last one :
(1) Samkhara
(2) NÂma-röpa
(3) Jara-marana
(4) Bhava
10. In the list of Kinds of Dukkha (suffering) of First Noble Truth, Jati is the first one. Identify the third one :
(1) Vyadhi
(2) Marana
(3) Jara
(4) Pancupadanakkhandha
11. Match the items in List – I with items in List – II :
12. In the list of twelve nidanas of Pratityasamutpada, name the nidana as placed in third order :
(1) Vinnana
(2) Namarupa
(3) Tanha
(4) Sankhara
13. Which of the following was not composed by Dinnaga?
(1) Pramanasamuccaya
(2) Nyayapravesa
(3) Hetucakradamaru
(4) Hetu-bindu
14. The number of kinds of Tanha described in second Noble Truth is:
(1) Two
(2) Three
(3) Four
(4) Five
15. The Buddha stayed at the root of Bodhi-tree for days :
(1)Four
(2) Five
(3) Six
(4) Seven
16. The birth place of Mahavira is :
(1) Varanasi
(2) Ayodhya
(3) Sauripura
(4) Vasokunda
17. The Satkhandagama is authored by :
(1) Kunda-Kunda-Yativrasabha
(2) yativrsabha-Sivarya
(3) Puspadanta-Bhutabali
(4) Gunadhara-Kartikeya
18. The Mathuri vacana was held in the presidentship of:
(1) Arya Skandila
(2) Samayasundar gani
(3) Devardhigani Ksamasramana
(4) Bhadrabahu
19. The meaning of word ‘samaya’ in samaya-sara text is :
(1) Time
(2) Soul
(3) Sect
(4) Period
20. Pancastikaya is written by:
(1) Amrta Chandra suri
(2) Pujyapada
(3) Umasvami
(4) Kunda-Kunda
21. The work of Acharya Haribhadra Suri is:
(1) Tattvartha sutra
(2) Niyamasara
(3) Nyayavatara
(4) Lalitavistara
22. Uttaradhyayana sutra is counted into :
(1) Anga
(2) Upanga
(3) Mulasutra
(4) Chedasutra
23. Which one of the following pairs is correct :
(1) Vyavaharasutra – Mulasutra
(2) Avasyaka-Chedasutra
(3) Prajnapana – Upanga
(4) Bhakta-parijna-Anga
24. ‘Gradually to be free from accumulated actions (Karmas)’ is known in Jainism by the term :
(1) ‘Samvara’
(2) ‘Nirjara’
(3) ‘Moksa’
(4) ‘Punya’
25. According to Jainism ‘Tapa’ and ‘Dhyana’ are included in :
(1) Anuvratas
(2) Substances
(3) Fundamentals
(4) Munichariya
26. This is the main centre of Jaina Manuscripts library :
(1) L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahemdabad
(2) Jain school of Bhilwara (Raj.)
(3) Jian Tirtha Kundalpur (M.P.)
(4) Ahimsa – Sthal New Delhi
27. “National Institute of Prakrit Studies and Research” is situated at :
(1) Varanasi
(2) Shravanabelagola
(3) Jesalmer
(4) Ahemdabad
28. The famous Jaina temple of Khajuraho is :
(1) Dilwara Mandir
(2) Sarvatobhadra Mandir
(3) Parsvanath Mandir
(4) Cintamani Mandir
29. Vegetarian way of life is closely related to :
(1) Spiritualism
(2) Political Movement
(3) Environment Protection
(4) Philosophical Thought
30. Ajanta Art is famous for :
(1) Wooden Painting
(2) Wall Painting
(3) Paper Painting
(4) Cloth Painting
31. Gandhi’s ancestral house is now known as :
(1) Gandhi House
(2) Birla House
(3) Kirti Mandir
(4) Birla Mandir
32. Kaba Gandhi was M. K. Gandhi’s :
(1) Father
(2) Grand Father
(3) Great Grand Father
(4) Cousin
33. “God did not want me to eat today”, was the statement of :
(1) Kasturbai
(2) Putlibai
(3) Rambha
(4) Miraben
34. Who suggested Gandhi to chant Rama Nama to protect him from ghosts in his childhood?
(1) Putlibai
(2) Ladha Maharaj
(3) Rambha
(4) Kasurbai
35. M.K. Gandhi passed his Matriculation Examination in the year :
(1) 1885
(2) 1887
(3) 1888
(4) 1889
36. M.K. Gandhi confessed his guilt of stealing and smoking and in this respect wrote a letter to :
(1) His mother
(2) His father
(3) His elder brother
(4) His cousin
37. Gandhi was invited to South Africa by :
(1) Raichandra Bhai
(2) Gopal Krishan Gokhale
(3) Dada Abdulla and Co.
(4) Sheth Kamlakant Jhaveri
38. Natal Indian Congress was founded in :
(1) 1893
(2) 1894
(3) 1895
(4) 1896
39. The book ‘‘Economy of Permanance’’ was written by :
(1) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(2) J.C. Kumarappa
(3) M.K. Gandhi
(4) K.G. Mashruwala
40. Gandhi’s Dandhi March was related to :
(1) Kheda Satyagraha
(2) Salt Satyagraha
(3) Bardoli Satyagraha
(4) Champaran Satyagraha
41. Gandhi’s First Satyagrahi was :
(1) Vinoba Bhave
(2) Jawaharlal Nehru
(3) Sardar Patel
(4) J.B. Kripalani
42. After how many days of strike was the settlement reached between the Ahmedabad Textile Mill owners and the Labourers ?
(1) 10 days
(2) 15 days
(3) 21 days
(4) 25 days
43. Gandhi was persuaded to visit Champaran regarding forced plantation of Indigo by :
(1) Babu Rajendra Prasad
(2) Rajkumar Shukla
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru
(4) Sardar Patel
44. ‘Poona Pact’ was signed between Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on :
(1) 15th August, 1930
(2) 15th August, 1932
(3) 24th September, 1932
(4) 24th September, 1930
45. Gandhi offered Fast in Yeravada Jail in 1933 for :
(1) Communal Harmony
(2) Vykom Satyagraha
(3) Salt Satyagraha
(4) Removal of Untouchability
46. The meaning of IDC is :
(1) International Development Council
(2) International Disarmament Committee
(3) International Disarmament Community
(4) International Development Commission
47. ‘‘War is neither an absolute evil nor an absolute accident’’, is the statement of :
(1) Machiavelli
(2) M.K. Gandhi
(3) Nelson Mandela
(4) Hegel
48. ‘Peace of the grave’ is a part of :
(1) Peace Education
(2) Negotiations
(3) Conflict Resolution
(4) The Dead
49. ‘‘ We have continuously to repeat …. ‘‘no to violence, yes to peace’’, is the statement of :
(1) Nelson Mandela
(2) M.K. Gandhi
(3) Bishop Oscar Romero
(4) Daisaku Ikeda
50. Identify the statement of Carlvon Clausewitz :
(1) ‘‘ War is the continuation of State Policy’’.
(2) ‘‘ War is inevitable’’.
(3) ‘‘ War is not the continuation of state policy by other means’’.
(4) ‘‘ War is neither an absolute evil nor an absolute accident’’.
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