PAPER-II
BUDDHIST, JAINA, GANDHIAN PEACE STUDIES

BUDDHIST, JAINA, GANDHIAN PEACE STUDIES
Paper II

Note This paper contains fifty objective type questions of two marks each. All questions are compulsory.

1. The Buddhist site of Bharhut is located in the state of

Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan

2. After leaving home, the first ascetic from whom Siddh-artha Gautama learnt various systems of meditation was

Uddaka Ramaputta(Udraka ramaputra)

Alara Kalama (Arada Kalama)

Uruvela Kassapa (Uruvela Kasyapa)

Gaya Kassapa (Gaya-kasyapa)

3. Match the items in List I with items in List II

List I List II

Jataka 423

Dhammapada 3

Angutta Nikaya 11

Tripitaka 547

Identify the pairs correctly matched.

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4. The testimony of the Canton Dotted Record is often used in the calculation of

Size of a mandala Level of Kundalini activation

Date of the Buddha The stage of Dhyana

5. The region in which the Buddha preached the Dhamma is known in the
ali Tripitaka as

Majjhimadesa Dhammadesa

Buddhadesa Suttadesa

6. The travelogue of Xuanzang is known as

Faqu-Shan-ji Fo-quo-ji

Da-Tang-Fo-quo-ji Si-Yu-Ji

7. According to Buddhist tradition, the Sakyamuni Buddha, the Buddha's wife Yasodhara, and his horse Kanthaka were

born under the same tree

born on the same day

died on the same day

lived in Tusita together in the previous birth

8. In the list of the Eight-fold path, specify the order of Samma Ajivo.

First place Third place

Fifth place Sixth place

9. In the list of twelve nidanas of law of dependent origination, identify the eleventh nidan:

Sankhara Phasso

Vedana Jati

10. The number of the kinds of dukkha's (suffering) are available in the first noble truth (dukkha ariyasacca)

Five Six

Seven Eight

11. Who recited the 'Dhamma' at the First Buddhist Council

Ananda Moggaliputta Tissa

Revata Upali

12. Which of the following has the characteristics of non-distraction (avikkhepo)

Sela Samadhi

Panna Nibbana

13. Who was sent to 'Yonaka' in order to spread Buddhism

Sona Maharakkhita

Uttara Dhammarakkhita

14. By which rule of Vinaya carrying salt in a horn is prohibited

Pacittiya 38 Pacittiya 37

Sekhiya 38 Sekhiya 37

15. In which Buddhist Council was the Sangha divided

First Second

Third Fourth

16. The name of the founder of Jainism is

Ajitan-atha Parshvanatha

Rsabhadeva Mahavira

17. The birth place of Lord Parsvanatha was

Vaisali Varanasi

Mathura Ayodhya

18. The preaching language of Lord Mahavira was

Apabhramsa Sanskrit

Prakrit Earliest Hindi

19. The text 'Samstaraka' is mentioned in

Upanga texts Mulasutras

Cheda sutras Prakmakas

20. The complete agama literature of the Svetambara Jainas is available in how many parts

Five Six

Seven Eight

21. This is included in the mulasutras of Ardhamagadhi Agamas

Acaranga stra Aupapatika stra

Avasyaka Atura-pratyakhyana

22. The place of Nirvana of Lord Parsvanatha is

Pavapura Sammedasikharaji

Campapura (4) Giranara

23. The meaning of 'Mahavratas' in Jainism is

Vows of Laymen Vows of great things

Vows of Monks Vows of Women

24. Anekantavada is known in Jainism as

Not-attachment Spiritual saying

Supreme knowledge The multi-view point of reality

25. The meaning of "Live and Let Live" is

Truth Non-Theft

Non-Attachment Non-Violence

26. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched

Bhakta-Parijña Substance

Nama Deed

Avadhi Great Vow

Asteya Knowledge


27. Kinds of Jiva in Jainism are

Four Two

Five Six

28. The Jain images of Mathur-a generally belong to the period of

Fourth century C.E. Second century B.C.E.

First century C.E. Sixth century C.E.

29. The earliest example of Jaina architecture is available from here

Khajuraho Ranakapura

Ellora Velura

30. According to Jainism vegetarianism belongs to

Ahimsa Aparigraha

Satya Asteya

31. Kaba Gandhi was M.K. Gandhi's

Father (2) Grand Father

Great Grand Father Cousin

32. Gandhi was suggested to chant Ramanama in his early childhood by:

Lodha Maharaj Rambha

Putlibai Kasturbai


33. Gandhi's childhood friend Uka belonged to the following community:

Parsi (2) Muslim

Untouchable Brahmin

34. Putlibai was Karamchand Gandhi's

First wife Second wife

Third wife Fourth wife

35. Identify the member of the Gandhi family who devoted his life to South Africa to carry on Gandhi's work.

Maganlal Gandhi Manilal Gandhi

Devdas Gandhi Harilal Gandhi

36. Kasturba's Samadhi is situated at

Rajghat Sevagram

Aga Khan Palace Porbandar

37. In which South African unit had most of the Indian emigrants taken up abode

Natal (2) The Transvaal

The Cape Colony The Orange Free State

38. Gandhi was enrolled as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Natal in

September, 1894 October, 1894

November, 1894 December, 1894

39. Demand for Pakistan was raised by Mohammad Ali Jinnah in the year

1938 1939

1940 1942

40. Gandhi's Sarvodaya reflects his belief in

Communism

Socialism

Regionalism

Casteism

41. Gandhi was called a "half-naked Faqir" by

Lord Mountbatten

Ramsay MacDonald

Winston Churchill

Lord Wavell

42. Affectionately Gandhi called 'Deshbandhu' to one of the following

C.R. Das

Thakkar Bapa

Kaka Kalelkar

Vinoba Bhave

43. Identify the incorrect match

The Story of My Experiments with Truth M.K. Gandhi

The Conquest of Violence M. K. Gandhi

Reading Gandhi A.D. Mishra

Gandhi The Prisoner of Hope J.M. Brown

44. Place the following in chronical order

I. M.K. Gandhi invited by Seth Abdulla.

II. M.K. Gandhi wrote Hind Swaraj.

III. M.K. Gandhi founded Sevagram.

IV. M.K. Gandhi started Dandi March.

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II, IV, III IV, II, III, I

III, IV, II II, III, IV

45. Gandhi wanted to

separate politics from religion separate religion from politics

spiritualize politics (4) discard both religion and politics

46. "There is no greater danger in the world than that of atomic war." was the statement of

Mahatma Gandhi Barrack Obama

Robert McNamara Nelson Mandela

47. The originator of the U.S. Fleet of Nuclear Submarines was

(1) Richard Nixon Bill Clinton

George Bush Hyman G. Rickover

48. "War is neither an absolute evil nor an absolute accident." is the statement of

(1) Hegel Machiavelli

M.K. Gandhi Nelson Mandela

49. "War is an absolute necessity" is the statement of

Locke Hegel

J. Bentham Hobbes

50. "We have continuously to repeat, although it is a voice that cries in the desert, to violence, yes to peace'" is the statement of

Mahatma Gandhi

Nelson Mandela

Bishop Oscar Romero

Narendra Modi