History Quiz for SSC CGL 2016

Q1. Who was the president of first Jain council?

(a) Bhadrabahu

(b) Sthalabahu

(c) Devardhigan

(d) Nagarjuna Suri

Q2. Who was the author of Kalpsutra?

(a) Vasumitra

(b) Hemchandra

(c) Bhadrabahu

(d) Sthulbhadra

Q3. Mahavir Swami breathed his last at

(a) Rajgriha

(b) Pawapuri

(c) Vaishali

(d) Champa

Q4. Who among the following is given the credit of

carrying Jainism in South India?

(a) Indrabhuti

(b) Sthulbhadra

(c) Bhadrabahu

(d) Sudharma

Q5. Vikramshila Mahavihar was founded by

(a) Harsha

(b) Gopal

(c) Kumarpal

(d) Dharmapal

S6. Mahavir was born at

(a) Kapilvastu

(b) Lumbini

(c) Kundgram

(d) Champa

S7. Who was the last Tirthankara ?

(a) Mahavir Swami

(b) Aristnemi

(c) Parshvanath

(d) None of these

S8. The first Jain council was convened during the

reign of

(a) Bimbisara

(b) Shisunaga

(c) Mahapadamnand

(d) Chandragupta Maurya

Q9. Who was the author of Buddha Charita?

(a) Asvaghosha

(b) Nagarjuna

(c) Nagasen

(d) Vasumitra

Q10. Which one of the following is not included in the

eight-fold path of Buddhism?

(a) Right speech

(b) Right contemplation

(c) Right desire

(d) Right conduct

Q11. Yapaniya was a school of

(a) Buddhism

(b) Janism

(c) Shaivism

(d) Vaisnavism

Q12. Where was the third Buddhist council held?

(a) Vaishali

(b) Pataliputra

(c) Kashmir

(d) Rajgriha

Q13. Which one of the following is not a part of early

Jains literature?

(a) Therigatha

(b) Acarangasutra

(c) Sutrakritanga

(d) Brihatkalpasutra

Q14. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by

(a) Mahayana Buddhism

(b) Himayana Buddhism

(c) Jainism

(d) The Lokayata School

Q15. In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisatya

Avalokitesvar was also known as

(a) Vajrapani

(b) Manjusri

(c) Padmapani

(d) Maitreya

Answers:

1. b
2. c
3. b
4. c
5. d
   
6. c
7. a
8. d
9. a
10. c
    
11. b
12. b
13. a
14. c
15. c