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JAINISM AND BUDDHISM MCQs

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Question 161. The site of birth (nativity) of Gautam Buddha is marked by
  1.    A statue
  2.    A "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
  3.    A Peepal Tree
  4.    A monastery
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> A "Rummindei Pillar" of Ashok Maurya
Question 162. What was the name of the mother of Abhinandannath Tirthankar?
  1.    Tara
  2.    Marudevi
  3.    Vijaya
  4.    Siddharta Devi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Siddharta Devi
Question 163. Gandhara school of art came into existence in
  1.    Shaiva sect
  2.    Hinayana sect
  3.    Vaishnava sect
  4.    Mahayana sect
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Mahayana sect
Question 164. What was the name assigned to Rishabhnath Tirthankar because of the mark on his right leg?
  1.    Rishabh
  2.    Vrihad Deva
  3.    Prajapati
  4.    Hiranyagarbha
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rishabh
Question 165. What was the name of the mother of Rishabhnath?
  1.    Sharemestha
  2.    Anuradha
  3.    Tara
  4.    Marudevi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Marudevi
Question 166. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
  1.    Parsva
  2.    Vasumitra
  3.    Nagarjuna
  4.    Asvaghosha
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Asvaghosha
Question 167. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was
  1.    Ashvaghosa
  2.    Nagasena
  3.    Nagarjuna
  4.    Vasubandhu
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Nagarjuna
Question 168. Which of the following Tamil literature was written by Ilango Adigal, brother of Senguvattan, a Chera King and who was a Jain monk is a highly regarded epic?
  1.    Elathi
  2.    None of these
  3.    Kainnilai
  4.    Silappatikaram
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Silappatikaram
Question 169. The famous Buddhist scholar Ashvaghosha was a contemporary of which one of the following?
  1.    Kanishka
  2.    Harsha
  3.    Bindusara
  4.    Ashoka
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Kanishka
Question 170. In which Indian Religion, there are 24 tirthankaras?
  1.    Hinduism
  2.    Jainism
  3.    Sikhism
  4.    Buddhism
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Jainism

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