Prelims Marathon – Revision – December 24th – 2023

Which of the following is/are Jain text/s?
1.Acharrangasutra
2.Sutrakritanga
3.Kalpasutra
How many of the statements given above are correct?

The most of the early Jaina texts were written in which language?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1.Bhadrabahu was the leader of Svetambaras.
2.Sthulabhadra was the leader of Digambaras.
3.On the death of Shulabhadra, Bhadrabahu held a Great Council at Pataliputra, which compiled the Jaina canon.
How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding “Gautama Buddha”:
1.He delivered his first sermon in a deer park in Sarnath near Varanasi.
2.Parinirvana event was considered as Buddha’s death.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding “Buddhist councils”:
1.The First Buddhist Council was held at Rajgriha after Buddha’s death.
2.The Second Buddhist Council met at Vaishali a century after Buddha’s death.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are sect/s of Buddhism?
1.Sthaviravadins
2.Mahasanghikas
3.Sarvastivadins
How many of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1.Nalanda University was an important centre of Buddhist learning and was patronised by the Palas.
2.The Vikramasila University in Bihar was an important centre of Vajrayana Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1.The Buddhist texts were compiled in Pali.
2.The Pali canons are called the Tripitakas.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1.Vinaya Pitaka deals with monastic rules and moral disciplines.
2.Sutta Pitaka dwells upon discourses and teachings of Buddha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?