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Question 51. Who among the following wanted to become the leader of the Sangha even during the lifetime of Buddha?
  1.    Upali
  2.    Devadatta
  3.    Mahakassapa
  4.    Ananda
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Devadatta
Answer: (b)
Question 52. Who founded the Lingayat Movement?
  1.    Matsyendranath
  2.    Kulshekhar
  3.    Basava
  4.    Lakulisha
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Basava
Answer: (c)The Lingayat Community was founded by Basava in the 12th century AD. The Lingayats are Virashaivites. The philosophy of the Lingayatas was influenced by the teachings of both Shankaracharya and Ramanuja. This sect was characterised by an anti-Brahmanical spirit.
Question 53. Which event of Buddha’s life is represented by the wheel with deer, in Indian Art?
  1.    First preaching
  2.    Great departure
  3.    Enlightenment
  4.    Nirvana
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Enlightenment
Answer: (c)
Question 54. The Buddhist Law of Doctrine of Karma meant:
  1.    Prayers to a God or Gods alone cannot change the destiny of man
  2.    All of the above
  3.    A man reaps what he sows
  4.    Every individual is the maker of his own destiny
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> All of the above
Answer: (b)
Question 55. ‘World is unstable and transient’ is related to which of the following?
  1.    Gita
  2.    Buddhism
  3.    Jainism
  4.    Vedanta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Buddhism
Answer: (b)
Question 56. Ashoka carved out rock-cut caves at Barabar and Nagarjun hills in Bihar for one of the following:
  1.    Mahayana
  2.    Ajivika
  3.    Hinayana
  4.    Digambara
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Ajivika
Answer: (b)
Question 57. ‘Vikramsila’ was a monastery of
  1.    Vijrayana
  2.    Mahayana
  3.    Hinayana
  4.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Vijrayana
Answer: (a)
Question 58. Which one of the following is not true about the Barabar hill caves?
  1.    These inscriptions inform us about the dedication of these caves to the Ajivikas
  2.    There are in all four caves on the Barabar hill
  3.    Inscriptions of Ashoka are found on the walls of three caves
  4.    These inscriptions date back to 6th century B.C.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> These inscriptions date back to 6th century B.C.
Answer: (d)
Question 59. The Doctrine of Karma in Buddhism means:
  1.    the deeds of a person determine the state of his life
  2.    doing one’s duty without bothering about the result
  3.    predestination
  4.    the justification for social and economic inequalities in life
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> the deeds of a person determine the state of his life
Answer: (a)
Question 60. With reference to Jainism which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. Jainism enjoyed the patronage of the Kalinga king Kharavela in the 1st century BC.

  2. In the initial stage of Jainism, the Jainas worshipped images, unlike Buddhists.


  1.    Both 1 and 2
  2.    Neither 1 nor 2
  3.    1 only
  4.    2 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1 only
Answer: (c)
Jainism enjoyed the patronage of Kalinga king Kharavela. Jainas never worshiped images.

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