Q. Why is Vardhaman called Mahavira or "Jin"?

 ◉ Due to attaining salvation

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 ◉ Due to conquering world

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 ◉ Because of victory over happiness and sorrow

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 ◉ Causing knowledge

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Q. Which book contains the compilation of Buddha's teachings?

 ◉ in victory pitik

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 ◉ Shatkhandagam pitak

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 ◉ Sutt Pitak

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 ◉ Abhidhamma Pitak

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where was the first Buddhist council held?

 ◉ In Pataliputra

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 ◉ in the kingdom

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 ◉ In Magadh

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 ◉ In Sarnath

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Q. Who built the Stupa at Sanchi?

 ◉ Chandra Gupta

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 ◉ Krishnadeva Rai

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 ◉ Chandragupta II

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 ◉ Ashoka

✅ Correct

Q. Jainism became popular mainly due to which of its features?

 ◉ In getting rid of the evils of the Varna system

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 ◉ Due to equality

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 ◉ Due to new faith

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Which region of India was once known as Avantika?

 ◉ Malwa

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 ◉ Kashi

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 ◉ Varanasi

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 ◉ Uttarakhand

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where was Gautam Buddha born?

 ◉ in Lumbini (Nepal)

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 ◉ In Sarnath (India)

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 ◉ In Bodh Gaya (India)

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 ◉ In Dhaka (Bangladesh)

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Q. Who was the pioneer of Bhakti movement in India?

 ◉ Ramakrishna

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 ◉ Shankaracharya

✅ Correct

 ◉ Madhvacharya

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Vasavavanna

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who was the first Tirthankar of Jains?

 ◉ Mahavir

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 ◉ Ajitnaatha

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Neminath

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Rishabh Dev

✅ Correct

Q. Where is the birth place of Gautam Buddha?

 ◉ Lumbini

✅ Correct

 ◉ Bodh Gaya

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 ◉ Saranath

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Who was the mother of Mahavira?

 ◉ Yashodhara

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 ◉ Spell

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 ◉ Trishala

✅ Correct

 ◉ Mahapajapati Gotami

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Q. Where did Lord Mahavir die?

 ◉ in Pawapuri

✅ Correct

 ◉ In Bodhgaya

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 ◉ In Sarnath

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Which language was used more for the propagation of "Buddhism"?

 ◉ Pali

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 ◉ Sanskrit

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 ◉ Maithli

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Rulers of which dynasty started the practice of giving tax-free villages to Brahmins and Buddhist monks?

 ◉ Kushan

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 ◉ Maurya

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 ◉ Satavahana

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 ◉ Chol

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Q. By what name are the anti-Vedic and anti-Brahmin religious teachers of the later Vedic period known?

 ◉ Superior

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Shramana

✅ Correct

 ◉ Yajman

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Atharvan

❌ Incorrect

Q. In which Kshatriya gotra was Lord Mahavira born?

 ◉ knower

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 ◉ Shakya

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 ◉ Sallas

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 ◉ Lichhavi

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Q. To which era did the two greatest artists of India, namely Bitpal and Dhiman, belong?

 ◉ Shug era

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 ◉ pal era

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 ◉ Secret era

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 ◉ Maurya era

❌ Incorrect

Q. Where did Buddha give his first sermon?

 ◉ Bodh Gaya

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 ◉ Magadh

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 ◉ in Sarnath

✅ Correct

 ◉ Bhopal

❌ Incorrect

Q. In what can the origin of Indian music be traced?

 ◉ In the Code of Rigveda

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 ◉ In the Code of Yajurveda

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 ◉ In the Code of Atharvaveda

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ in the code of Samveda

✅ Correct

Q. Which ruler established the famous 'Vikramshila University' for Buddhists?

 ◉ Dharampal

✅ Correct

 ◉ Gopal

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 ◉ Deval

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 ◉ Mahipal

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who was the last Buddhist king who was a great scholar and writer of Sanskrit?

 ◉ Ashoka

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 ◉ One who increases Joy

✅ Correct

 ◉ Bimbisar

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Kanishka

❌ Incorrect

Q. Which king patronized the Third Buddhist Council?

 ◉ Humayun

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 ◉ Ashoka

✅ Correct

 ◉ Akbar

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Chandragupta maurya

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Q. During the reign of which ruler did Buddhism arrive in Nepal?

 ◉ Oceanagupta

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 ◉ One who increases Joy

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 ◉ Ashoka

✅ Correct

 ◉ Chandra Gupta

❌ Incorrect

Q. Who was the ruler of Magadha contemporary to Gautam Buddha?

 ◉ bimbisara

✅ Correct

 ◉ sariputta

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Devdutt

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Ajatshatru

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Q. Who was the first to announce the edicts of Ashoka?

 ◉ John Marshall

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 ◉ Alexander Cunning

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ William Jones

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ James Prinsep

✅ Correct

Q. Who was appointed by Ashoka to spread Buddhism in many parts of Asia?

 ◉ Dharma Sangh

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ soldier

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 ◉ Follower

❌ Incorrect

 ◉ Dharma Mahamatra

✅ Correct

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