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 Buddhist site of Bharhut is located in the state of
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Chhattisgarh
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Rajasthan
2. After leaving home, the first ascetic from whom Siddhartha Gautama learnt various systems of meditation was :
(1) Uddaka Ramaputta (Udraka Ramaputra)
(2) Ālara Kalama (Ārada K–al–ama)
(3) Uruvela – Kassapa (Uruvela – Kaśyapa)
(4) Gaya – Kassapa (Gaya – Kaśyapa)
3. Match the items in List I with items in List II :
4. The testimony of the Canton Dotted Record is often used in the calculation of
(1) Size of a mandala
(2) Level of Kundalini activation
(3) Date of the Buddha
(4) The stage of Dhyana
5. The region in which the Buddha preached the Dhamma is known in the Pali Tripitaka as
(1) Majjhimadesa
(2) Dhammadesa
(3) Buddhadesa
(4) Suttadesa
6. The travelogue of Xuanzang is known as
(1) Faqu-Shan-ji
(2) Fo-quo-ji
(3) Da-Tang-Fo-quo-ji
(4) Si-Yu-Ji
7. According to Buddhist tradition, the Śakyamuni Buddha, the Buddha’s wife Yaśodhar–a, and his horse Kan haka were :
(1) born under the same tree
(2) born on the same day
(3) died on the same day
(4) lived in Tu ita together in the previous birth
8. In the list of the Eight-fold path, specify the order of Sammā Āj vo.
(1) First place
(2) Third place
(3) Fifth place
(4) Sixth place
9. In the list of twelve nidanas of law of dependent origination, identify the eleventh nidana :
(1) Sankhara
(2) Phasso
(3) Vedana
(4) Jati
10. The number of the kinds of dukkha’s (suffering) are available in the first noble truth (dukkha ariyasacca)
(1) Five
(2) Six
(3) Seven
(4) Eight
11. Who recited the ‘Dhamma’ at the First Buddhist Council ?
(1) Ānanda
(2) Moggaliputta Tissa
(3) Revata
(4) Upali
12. Which of the following has the characteristics of non-distraction (avikkhepo) ?
(1) Śela
(2) Samadhi
(3) Panna
(4) Nibbana
13. Who was sent to ‘Yonaka’ in order to spread Buddhism ?
(1) Sona
(2) Maharakkhita
(3) Uttara
(4) Dhammarakkhita
14. By which rule of Vinaya carrying salt in a horn is prohibited ?
(1) Pacittiya 38
(2) Pacittiya 37
(3) Sekhiya 38
(4) Sekhiya 37
15. In which Buddhist Council was the Sangha divided ?
(1) First
(2) Second
(3) Third
(4) Fourth
16. The name of the founder of Jainism is :
(1) Ajitanatha
(2) Parshvanatha
(3) R.abhadeva
(4) Mahavira
17. The birth place of Lord Parśvanatha was
(1) Vaiśali
(2) Varanasi
(3) Mathura
(4) Ayodhya
18. The preaching language of Lord Mahavira was
(1) Apabhramśa
(2) Sanskrit
(3) Prakrit
(4) Earliest Hindi
19. The text ‘Samstaraka’ is mentioned in
(1) Upanga texts
(2) Mulasutras
(3) Cheda sutras
(4) Prakirnakas
20. The complete agama literature of the Śvetambara Jainas is available in how many parts ?
(1) Five
(2) Six
(3) Seven
(4) Eight
21. This is included in the mulasutras of Ardhamagadhi Āgamas :
(1) Ācaranga sutra
(2) Aupapatika sutra
(3) Āvaśyaka
(4) Ātura-pratyakhyana
22. The place of Nirvana of Lord Parśvanatha is
(1) Pavapura
(2) Sammedaśikharaji
(3) Campapura
(4) Giranara
23. The meaning of ‘Mahavratas’ in Jainism is :
(1) Vows of Laymen
(2) Vows of great things
(3) Vows of Monks
(4) Vows of Women
24. Anekantavada is known in Jainism as :
(1) Not-attachment
(2) Spiritual saying
(3) Supreme knowledge
(4) The multi-view point of reality
25. The meaning of “Live and Let Live” is
(1) Truth
(2) Non-Theft
(3) Non-Attachment
(4) Non-Violence
26. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(1) Bhakta-Parijñā – Substance
(2) Nama – Deed
(3) Avadhi – Great Vow
(4) Asteya – Knowledge
27. Kinds of Jiva in Jainism are :
(1) Four
(2) Two
(3) Five
(4) Six
28. The Jain images of Mathura generally belong to the period of :
(1) Fourth century C.E.
(2) Second century B.C.E.
(3) First century C.E.
(4) Sixth century C.E.
29. The earliest example of Jaina architecture is available from here :
(1) Khajuraho
(2) Ranakapura
(3) Ellora
(4) Velra
30. According to Jainism vegetarianism belongs to :
(1) Ahimsa
(2) Aparigraha
(3) Satya
(4) Asteya
31. Kaba Gandhi was M.K. Gandhi’s
(1) Father
(2) Grand Father
(3) Great Grand Father
(4) Cousin
32. Gandhi was suggested to chant Ramanama in his early childhood by :
(1) Lodha Maharaj
(2) Rambha
(3) Putlibai
(4) Kasturbai
33. Gandhi’s childhood friend Uka belonged to the following community :
(1) Parsi
(2) Muslim
(3) Untouchable
(4) Brahmin
34. Putlibai was Karamchand Gandhi’s :
(1) First wife
(2) Second wife
(3) Third wife
(4) Fourth wife
35. Identify the member of the Gandhi family who devoted his life to South Africa to carry on Gandhi’s work.
(1) Maganlal Gandhi
(2) Manilal Gandhi
(3) Devdas Gandhi
(4) Harilal Gandhi
36. Kasturba’s Samadhi is situated at :
(1) Rajghat
(2) Sevagram
(3) Aga Khan Palace
(4) Porbandar
37. In which South African unit had most of the Indian emigrants taken up abode ?
(1) Natal
(2) The Transvaal
(3) The Cape Colony
(4) The Orange Free State
38. Gandhi was enrolled as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Natal in :
(1) September, 1894
(2) October, 1894
(3) November, 1894
(4) December, 1894
39. Demand for Pakistan was raised by Mohammad Ali Jinnah in the year :
(1) 1938
(2) 1939
(3) 1940
(4) 1942
40. Gandhi’s Sarvodaya reflects his belief in :
(1) Communism
(2) Socialism
(3) Regionalism
(4) Casteism
41. Gandhi was called a “half-naked Faqir” by :
(1) Lord Mountbatten
(2) Ramsay MacDonald
(3) Winston Churchill
(4) Lord Wavell
42. Affectionately Gandhi called ‘Deshbandhu’ to one of the following :
(1) C.R. Das
(2) Thakkar Bapa
(3) Kaka Kalelkar
(4) Vinoba Bhave
43. Identify the incorrect match :
(1) The Story of My Experiments with Truth – M.K. Gandhi
(2) The Conquest of Violence – M. K. Gandhi
(3) Reading Gandhi – A.D. Mishra
(4) Gandhi : The Prisoner of Hope – J.M. Brown
44. Place the following in chronical order :
I. M.K. Gandhi invited by Seth Abdulla.
II. M.K. Gandhi wrote Hind Swaraj.
III. M.K. Gandhi founded Sevagram.
IV. M.K. Gandhi started Dandi March.
Codes :
(1) I, II, IV, III
(2) IV, II, III, I
(3) III, I, IV, II
(4) II, I, III, IV
45. Gandhi wanted to
(1) separate politics from religion
(2) separate religion from politics
(3) spiritualize politics
(4) discard both religion and politics
46. “There is no greater danger in the world than that of atomic war.” was the statement of
(1) Mahatma Gandhi
(2) Barrack Obama
(3) Robert McNamara
(4) Nelson Mandela
47. The originator of the U.S. Fleet of Nuclear Submarines was
(1) Richard Nixon
(2) Bill Clinton
(3) George Bush
(4) Hyman G. Rickover
48. “War is neither an absolute evil nor an absolute accident.” is the statement of
(1) Hegel
(2) Machiavelli
(3) M.K. Gandhi
(4) Nelson Mandela
49. “War is an absolute necessity” is the statement of
(1) Locke
(2) Hegel
(3) J. Bentham
(4) Hobbes
50. “We have continuously to repeat, although it is a voice that cries in the desert, ‘no to violence, yes to peace’” is the statement of :
(1) Mahatma Gandhi
(2) Nelson Mandela
(3) Bishop Oscar Romero
(4) Narendra Modi
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