UPSC Prelims Marathon 28th February – Buddhism and Jainism and their contributions to Indian culture – 2025

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Question No. 1

Which of the following sect led by Nigantha Nataputta?

AJainism

BBuddhism

CAjivikas

DCarvaka

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Question No. 2

Which of the following Tirthankaras were mentioned in Yajur Veda?
1.Mahavira
2.Risabha
3.Aristanemi
Select the correct answer from the given codes:

AOne only

BTwo only

CThree only

DNone

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Question No. 3

Who among the following Tirthankara was the founder of Jainism?

AMahavira

BAjitanatha

CAristanemi

DRisabha

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Question No. 4

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

APali

BPrakrit

CSanskrit

DArdha-Magadhi

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Question No. 5

Consider the following statements:
1.Sthulabhadra led the followers of digambaras.
2.Bhadrabahu led the followers of svetambaras.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only

B2 only

CBoth 1 and 2

DNeither 1 nor 2

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Question No. 6

The great council of Jainism held in which of the following place?

AAmaravati

BTaxila

CValabhi

DMadurai

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Question No. 7

Which of the following religion lays as much emphasis on non-violence than any other religion?

AJainism

BBuddhism

CHinduism

DIslam

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Question No. 8

Which of the following statements is/are correct about Jainism?
1.It respects human emotions.
2.It accepts existence of God.
3.It stipulates that one can escape misery only by performing austerities.
Select the correct answer from the given codes:

AOne only

BTwo only

CThree only

DNone

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Question No. 9

Which of the following sect practices “Sallekhana”?

AJainism

BBuddhism

CHinduism

DZoroastrianism

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Question No. 10

Who among the following revived the Buddhism in mid-twentieth century?

AM K Gandhi

BJawaharlal Nehru

CB R Ambedkar

DC Rajagopalachari

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