14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Religious Movements of 6th Century BCE)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. With reference to the history of ancient India, which of the following was/were common to both Buddhism and Jainism?
I. Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment.
II. Indifference to the authority of the Vedas.
III. Denial of efficiency of rituals.
2. In Buddhist text, ‘Dharmachakraparvartana’ is known as:
3. Which one of the following is not a part of early Jain literature?
4. ‘Samadhi Marana’ is related to which Philosophy?
5. From which inscriptions of the following dynasty Lumbini was known as Buddha’s birthplace?
6. Prabhasgiri is a pilgrim spot of:
7. Where was Mahavira Swami born?
8. The earliest known epigraphic evidence of Bhagavatism is:
9. What is the meaning of ‘Triratna’ in Buddhism?
11. Which event of Buddha’s life is represented by the wheel with deer, in Indian Art?
12. Where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon?
13. Mahavira Jaina breathed his last at:
14. In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara was also known as:
15. Among the following who is given the credit of carrying Jainism in South India?
16. Which incarnation of Vishnu is depicted as saving the Earth from the Sea?
17. With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs.
I. Parivrajaka – Renuciant and Wanderer
II. Shramana – Priest with a high status
III. Upasaka – Lay follower of Buddhism
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
18. The concept of eightfold path forms the theme of:
19. Where was the second Council of Jain held?
20. Who among the following deities is represented in art as holding the plough?
21. Karmapa Lama belongs to which of the following sects of Tibetan Buddhism?
22. On the bank of which river did Mahavira Swami attain enlightenment?
23. Buddha, Dharma and Sangha together are known as:
24. Which one of the following is not common in Buddhism and Jainism?
25. According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas, the sequential order of the cycle of four epochs (yugas) is:
26. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at:
28. Lord Buddha preached the following four noble truths. Put them in correct chronological order.
I. There is suffering.
II. There is cessation of suffering.
III. There is a path leading to the cessation of suffering.
IV. There is cause of suffering.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
29. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Lord Buddha?
I. He was born in Kapilvastu.
II. He attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya.
III. He discarded the Vedic religion.
IV. He preached noble truths.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
30. With reference to the religious practices in India, the Sthanakvasi sect belongs to:
31. With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements.
I. Sthaviravadins belong to Mahayana Buddhism.
II. Lokottaravadin sect was an offshoot of Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism.
III. The deification of Buddha by Mahasanghikas fostered the Mahayana Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
32. After the Mahaparinirvana of Lord Buddha, the first Buddhist council was held at:
33. The Stupa site which is not connected with any incident of Lord Buddha’s life, is:
34. Svetambara Agama was finally edited at the Jain Council of:
35. Second Buddhist Council was held at which place?
36. Which of the following statements with regard to the heterodox sect between sixth and fourth century BC are correct?
I. The Jain ideals were already being circulated in the seventh century BC by Parshava.
II. Although Buddhism, and to a lesser extent Jainism, took account of the changes in material life and reacted against orthodoxy, neither of these sought to abolish the caste system.
III. The first female disciple of Mahavira is said to have been a captured slave woman.
IV. Buddha held that nuns could attain spiritual liberation just like a monk and granted them an equal status in the mendicant order.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
37. Assertion (A) Kushinagar was the capital of Malla Republic. Reason (R) Lord Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana took place in Kushinagar. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
38. In Buddhism, what does Patimokkha stand for?
39. Who were the first to worship Vasudeva Krishna?
40. Which form of Buddhism was prominent during the Sultanate period?
41. Where did Buddha reside during the last rainy season of his life?
42. Gautama Buddha gave the maximum sermons at which place?
43. Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?
44. Both Jainism and Buddhism believe that:
45. Which of the events of Budhha’s life is known as ‘Mahabhinishkramana’?
46. The first human statue worshipped in India where those of:
47. Syadvad is a doctrine of:
48. The earliest archival evidence related to Bhagavata Religion is:
49. Which of the following is/are true about Gautama Buddha?
I. He believes in ‘Karma’.
II. He believes in rebirth.
III. Attaining Nirvana.
IV. Belief in the power of God.
50. Which of the following statements is/are applicable to Jaina Doctrine?
I. The surest way of annihilating Karma is to practice penance.
II. Every object, even the smallest particle has a soul.
III. Karma is the bane of the soul and must be ended.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
