2 August Static Quiz 2021
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1. Question
Which of the following statements is/are applicable to Jain doctrine?
1. The surest way of annihilating Karma is to practice penance.
2. Every object, even the smallest particle has not soul.
3. Karma is the bane of the soul and must be ended.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.CorrectAns;- c) 1 and 3 only
Explanation;-
The 2nd statement is incorrect , every object even the smallest particle according to Jainism has soul.IncorrectAns;- c) 1 and 3 only
Explanation;-
The 2nd statement is incorrect , every object even the smallest particle according to Jainism has soul. - Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Among which of the following languages were patronized by the Jains to preach their doctrines?
CorrectAns;- b) Prakrit
IncorrectAns;- b) Prakrit
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:
1. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism.
2. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAns;- b) 2 Only
Explanation;-
• The Sautrantikas and Sammtiyas are Buddhism sects.
• The Sautrāntika or Sutravadin were an early Buddhist school generally believed to be descended from the Sthavira nikāya by way of their immediate parent school, the Sarvāstivādins.
• While they are identified as a unique doctrinal tendency, they were part of the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya lineage of monastic ordination.
• The Saṃmitīya were one of the eighteen or twenty early Buddhist schools in India, and were an offshoot of the Vātsīputrīya sect.
• The Sarvastivadins this sect of Buddhism believes that all things exist, and exist continuously, in the past and the future as well as in the present.IncorrectAns;- b) 2 Only
Explanation;-
• The Sautrantikas and Sammtiyas are Buddhism sects.
• The Sautrāntika or Sutravadin were an early Buddhist school generally believed to be descended from the Sthavira nikāya by way of their immediate parent school, the Sarvāstivādins.
• While they are identified as a unique doctrinal tendency, they were part of the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya lineage of monastic ordination.
• The Saṃmitīya were one of the eighteen or twenty early Buddhist schools in India, and were an offshoot of the Vātsīputrīya sect.
• The Sarvastivadins this sect of Buddhism believes that all things exist, and exist continuously, in the past and the future as well as in the present. - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the following statements regarding Mauryan Empire are correct?
1. The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive copper Age historical power based in Magadha and founded by Chandragupta Maurya, which dominated the Indian subcontinent.
2. Comprising the majority of South Asia, the Maurya Empire was centralized by the conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and its capital city was located at Pataliputra.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAns;- b) Only 2
Explanation;-
The 1st statement is incorrect because its not copper age its Iron age.IncorrectAns;- b) Only 2
Explanation;-
The 1st statement is incorrect because its not copper age its Iron age. - Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which of the following systems of Indian Philosophy uphold the ideology of Charvakism, Ajivika, Jainism and Buddhism?
CorrectAns;- b) The Unorthodox System of Indian Philosophy
IncorrectAns;- b) The Unorthodox System of Indian Philosophy
