14000+ MCQs Ancient History (Religious Movements of 6th Century BCE)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 28/07/2026
1. In Buddhist text, ‘Dharmachakraparvartana’ is known as:
2. The teachings of Buddha are related to:
3. In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a ceremony called Pavarana used to be held. It was the:
4. Mahavira Jaina breathed his last at:
5. The famous pilgrimage of Buddhists as well as of Jains in Uttar Pradesh is at:
6. ‘Samadhi Marana’ is related to which Philosophy?
7. The word Tirthankar is related to:
8. Who among the following deities is represented in art as holding the plough?
9. Which of the following kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha?
I. Avanti
II. Gandhara
III. Kosala
IV. Magadha
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
10. 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.
11. Which one among the following sects was associated with Gosala Maskariputra?
12. Who were the first to worship Vasudeva Krishna?
13. Who was the first Tirthankara of Jain religion?
14. With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world?
15. Where is the highest in the world ‘Vishwa Shanti Stupa’ located in Bihar?
16. The ‘Tripitaka’ was written in:
17. Gautama Buddha was born at:
18. Which of the following statements about Bhadrabahu is/are correct?
I. He was a Jain saint.
II. He was spiritual teacher of Chandragupta Maurya.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
19. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?
20. The sacred books of Jains are called:
21. Which of the following places is associated with Jainism?
22. Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism?
23. The first human statue worshipped in India where those of:
24. Who among the following wanted to become the leader of the Sangha even during the lifetime of Buddha?
25. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
26. Consider the following statements.
I. Confucius of China was contemporary of Gautam Buddha.
II. Zoroastrian religion was originated in Iran.
Select the correct option.
27. Who was the first founder of Svetambara creed during the first partition of Jain creed?
28. Which one of the following was not a Jain Tirthankara?
29. Sarnath is in the state of:
30. Parshvanatha, the Jain ‘Tirthankara’ was associated mainly with which of the following places?
31. On the bank of which river did Mahavira Swami attain enlightenment?
32. In which of the following rock cut caves Eleven-Headed Bodhisattva image is depicted?
34. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at:
35. Which of the following Buddhist sacred place is situated on the bank of River Niranjana?
36. Gautama Buddha attained “Mahaparinirvana” in kingdom of:
37. 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.
38. Which one of the following is the common element among Rajagriha, Vaishali and Pataliputra?
40. ‘Dharmachakrapravartana’ was performed at:
41. In which one of the following languages was the earliest Jain literature complied?
42. Both Jainism and Buddhism believe that:
44. Heliodorus of ‘Besnagar inscription’ was a resident of:
46. With reference to ancient Jainism, which one of the following statements is correct?
47. Which of the following is the earliest holybook of Jain?
48. The reason included in the expansion of Buddhism are:
I. The simplicity of religion.
II. Special appeal towards Dalits.
III. Missionary concept of religion.
IV. Regional language.
V. The soundness of vedic spirit by philosophers.
49. After the Mahaparinirvana of Lord Buddha, the first Buddhist council was held at:
50. Syadvad is a doctrine of: