Q.1: The __________ discuss about order of world, creation of man, meditation and truths about life and death.
a) Upanishads
b) Vedas
c) Pitakas
Q.2: ___________ is the main teachings of Buddha in the form of eight-fold path.
a) Ahimsa
b) Pitakas
c) Ashtangika marg
Q.3: Upanishads were composed around ______ BCE.
a) 500
b) 600
c) 700
Q.4: The word __________ literally means ‘sitting near’ a guru or a teacher who is revered.
a) Upanishad
b) Ahimsa
c) Nirvana
Q.5: A speech on religious subject is known as ________.
a) sermon
b) teachings
c) advice
Q.6: The Upanishadic thinkers were mostly ___________.
a) kings
b) brahmins
c) both
Q.7: __________ was a famous woman thinker, who actively participated in debates held in royal courts.
a) Jabala
b) Gargi
c) Laxmibai
Q.8: __________ was the son of Uddalaka.
a) Svetaketu
b) Satyakama Jabaala
c) Ashoka
Q.9: The story about Uddalaka is from ____________ Upanishad.
a) Mundaka
b) Brihadaranyaka
c) Chandogya
Q.10: The ________ controlled religion and became powerful.
a) Vaishyas
b) Kshatriyas
c) Brahmins
Q.11: ___________ were exploited and ill-treated by the other three castes.
a) Brahmins
b) Vaishyas
c) Shudras
Q.12: Which sect gave equal status to all, regardless of their varna?
a) Buddhism
b) Jainism
c) Both
Q.13: Buddha gave his first sermon in ________.
a) Kushinagar
b) Sarnath
c) Bodh Gaya
Q.14: Gautama Buddha was born about ________ years ago.
a) 1500
b) 2000
c) 2500
Q.15: The Buddha taught in __________, the language of the ordinary people, so that everybody could understand his message.
a) Pali
b) Sanskrit
c) Hindi
Q.16: __________ can be obtained by following a balanced life.
a) Moksha
b) Nirvana
c) Both
Q.17: Buddha attained enlightenment under a peepal tree at _________.
a) Sarnath
b) Bodh Gaya
c) Kushinagar
Q.18: Buddha means ‘____________’.
a) The wise one
b) The kind one
c) The strong one
Q.19: ________________ was the 24th and the last tirthankara.
a) Buddha
b) Vardhamana Mahavira
c) Rishabhadeva
Q.20: ___________ is the rule book of Buddhist sanghas.
a) Vinaya
b) Sutta
c) None
Q.21: _____________ was a highway robber, who became a Buddhist monk after his encounter with Gautama Buddha.
a) Angulimala
b) Svetaketu
c) Uddalaka
Q.22: Mahavira was born at ______________.
a) Sarnath
b) Kundagrama
c) Varanasi
Q.23: Mahavira was regarded as _________ ( the great conqueror ).
a) Jina
b) Jain
c) None
Q.24: Mahavira renounced home at the age of _____ and went to live in a forest.
a) 25
b) 30
c) 35
Q.25: Mahavira taught in ________, a language that was common and spoken by majority.
a) Prakrit
b) Hindi
c) English
Q.26: ____________ prepared grammar for Sanskrit.
a) Panini
b) Ashoka
c) Mahavira
Q.27: The system of ashramas was developed by __________.
a) Buddhists
b) Jains
c) Brahmins
Q.28: The ______________ is the sect of Jains, who wear white clothes only.
a) digambars
b) svetambaras
c) None
Q.29: The teachings of Mahavira are available in written form in __________ in Gujarat.
a) Surat
b) Bharuch
c) Vallabhi
Q.30: The monks lived in ____________.
a) palaces
b) huts
c) viharas
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