Ancient History (Jain Religion) MCQ

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Subject — Ancient Indian History 
Topic — Jainism
Total Question in This Set — 42

Ancient Indian History (Jainism) MCQ

1. Where was Mahavira Swami born?
(A) Kundagram
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Magadha
(D) Vaishali

2. Parshvanatha, the Jain ‘Thirthankara’ was associated mainly with which of the following places?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Kaushambi
(C) Giribraja
(D) Champa

3. Who was the first Tirthankara of Jain religion?
(A) Parsvanath
(B) Rishabhanath
(C) Mahavira
(D) Chetaka

4. The originator of the Jain religion is
(A) Arya Sudharma
(B) Mahavira Swami
(C) Parshwanath
(D) Rishabh Dev

5. Mahavira Jain breathed his last at
(A) Rajgir
(B) Ranchi
(C) Pavapuri
(D) Samastipur

6. Kundalpur is the birthplace of
(A) Emperor Ashoka
(B) Gautam Buddha
(C) Mahavira Swami
(D) Chitanya Mahaprabhu

7. Who was the last one in the order of Jain Tirthankaras?
(A) Parshvanath
(B) Risabhdev
(C) Mahavira
(D) Manisuvrata

8. The word Tirthankara is related to
(A) Buddhists
(B) Christians
(C) Hindus
(D) Jains

9. Prabhasgiri is a pilgrim spot of
(A) Buddhists
(B) Jains
(C) Saivites
(D) Vaishnavites

10. Which one of the following was not a Jain Tirthankara?
(A) Chandraprabhu
(B) Nathamuni
(C) Nemi
(D) Sambhav

11. The doctrine of three jewels-Right faith, Right action and Right Knowledge, is the crowning glory of
(A) Buddhism
(B) Christianity
(C) Jainism
(D) None of these

12. In Jain religion, which word is used for ‘Complete Intellect’?
(A) Jin
(B) Ratna
(C) Kaivalya
(D) Nirvana

13. Syadvad is a doctrine of
(A) Lokayatism
(B) Saivism
(C) Jainism
(D) Vaishnavism

14. The correct of Anuvrata was advocated by
(A) Mahayana Buddhism
(B) Hinayana Buddhism
(C) Jainism
(D) The Lokayata school

15. Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Sikhism
(D) Vaishnavism

16. The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by
(A) Universal Law
(B) Universal Truth
(C) Universal Faith
(D) Universal Soul

17. The basic point of Jainism is
(A) Act
(B) Loyalty
(C) Non-violence
(D) Disfavour

18. Which of the following religions does not trust in the concept of ‘final annihilation of the world’?
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Hinduism
(D) Islam

19. Which of the following is the earliest holy book of Jain?
(A) Twelve Angas
(B) Twelve Upangas
(C) Fourteen Purvas
(D) Fourteen Uppurva

20. Yapaniya was the sect of
(A) Buddhist
(B) Jainism
(C) Shaivists
(D) Vaishnavists