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Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings - I

Ancient Indian history covering religious thinkers (Buddha, Mahavira), their philosophical beliefs, and architectural monuments including stupas

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. The Rigveda was compiled between 500 and 100 BCE.
b. The Rigveda consists of hymns in praise of a variety of deities.
c. The hymns from the Rigveda were chanted when sacrifices were performed.

  1. a, b and c
  2. a and b
  3. b and c
  4. a and c
  5. only a
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

a. Buddha taught through detailed sermons.
b. The compilation of His teachings is known as Tipitaka.
c. Buddha travelled to regions as far off as Sri Lanka to sermonise.

  1. only a
  2. only b
  3. only c
  4. a and b
  5. a and c
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Buddhist texts mention as many as 64 sects or schools of thought.
b. Debates about the validity of the philosophy or the way these sects understood the world, took place in the kutagarashalas in villages.
c. Many teachers of these sects such as Mahavira and Buddha questioned the authority of the Vedas.

  1. a, b and c
  2. a and b
  3. b and c
  4. a and c
  5. only a
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following texts chronicles the regional histories of Buddhism?

  1. Dipavamsa
  2. Mahavamsa
  3. Abhidhamma Pitaka
  4. Vinaya Pitaka
  5. Sutta Pitaka
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The French and the English sought Shahjahan Begum’s permission to take away the

  1. northern gateway of the Sanchi Stupa
  2. southern gateway of the Sanchi Stupa
  3. eastern gateway of the Sanchi Stupa
  4. western gateway of the Sanchi Stupa
  5. Sanchi Stupa
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Tirthankaras are those who guide men and women across the river of existence. Mahavira was preceded by

  1. none
  2. 10 tirthankaras
  3. 13 tirthankaras
  4. 23 tirthankaras
  5. 46 tirthankaras
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The oldest texts of Buddhism are in which of the following languages?

a. Pali
b. Sanskrit
c. Prakrit
d. Chinese

  1. a, b, c and d
  2. a, b and c
  3. a, b and d
  4. a and b
  5. a and c
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Vardhamana came to be known as Mahavira in the sixth century BCE.
b. He belonged to Sakya clan.
c. Jain scholars produced a wealth of literature in Pali and Sanskrit.

  1. a, b and c
  2. a and b
  3. b and c
  4. a and c
  5. only a
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. According to Buddhist philosophy, the world is anicca and anatta.
b. In the earliest forms of Buddhism, whether or not God existed, was irrelevant.
c. Buddha founded a sangha, an organisation of monks, who became teachers of dhamma.

  1. only a
  2. only b
  3. only c
  4. a and c
  5. a, b and c
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Therigatha is a collection of verses, composed by bhikkhunis and provides an insight into women’s social and spiritual experiences. It is a part of which of the following texts?

  1. Vinay Pitaka
  2. Sutta Pitaka
  3. Abhidhamma Pitaka
  4. Dipavamsa
  5. Mahavamsa
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Initially, only men were allowed into the sangha, but later women also came to be admitted.
b. Mahapajapati Gotami persuaded Buddha to allow women into the sangha.
c. Many women, who entered the sangha, became teachers of dhamma.

  1. a, b and c
  2. a and b
  3. b and c
  4. a and c
  5. only c
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The paintings at Ajanta depict stories from the

  1. Puranas
  2. Akaranga
  3. Sutta Pitaka
  4. Jatakas
  5. Ashokavadana
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

At which of the following places were stupa's built as an emblem of both Buddha and Buddhism?

a. Lumbini
b. Sarnath
c. Sanchi
d. Barhut

  1. a, b, c and d
  2. a, b and c
  3. a, b and d
  4. a, c and d
  5. b, c and d
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Inscriptions, found on the railings and pillars of stupas, record donations made for building and decorating them.
b. The railing, around the mound of the stupas, separated the sacred space of the stupa from the secular world.
c. The earlier stupa's were plain, but the mound of the stupas at Amaravati and Shahji-ki-Dheri in Peshawar was elaborately carved with niches and sculptures.

  1. a, b and c
  2. a and b
  3. b and c
  4. a and c
  5. only b
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Bodhisattas were perceived as deeply compassionate beings, who accumulated merit through their efforts, but used this to help others.
b. The worship of images of Buddha and Bodhisattas was an important part of the tradition of Hinayana.
c. The followers of the older Buddhist tradition described themselves as theravadin.

  1. a, b and c
  2. a and b
  3. a and c
  4. b and c
  5. only a
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