Mock Test: Jainism & New Religious Ideas | 20 Questions | 20 Min

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1. Which factor helped in emergence of new religious ideas like Jainism & Buddhism?

a) Decline in trade b) Contemporary economic and political development c) Foreign invasions d) Natural calamities

2. Which social group gained more political power and opposed Brahmin-defined positions?

a) Brahmins b) Vaisyas c) Shudras d) Kshatriyas

3. Jainism and Buddhism attracted which group because they did not give importance to birth for social status?

a) Brahmins b) Kshatriyas c) Vaisyas d) Shudras

4. According to Jaina tradition, how many Tirthankaras were there?

a) 22 b) 23 c) 24 d) 25

5. Who was the 1st Tirthankara of Jainism?

a) Mahavira b) Parsvanatha c) Rishabha d) Neminath

6. Rishabha is described as incarnation of Narayana in which texts?

a) Vedas b) Vishnu Purana and Bhagavad Purana c) Ramayana d) Mahabharata

7. Parsvanatha was the son of King Ashvasena of which city?

a) Magadha b) Vaishali c) Varanasi d) Pataliputra

8. At what age did Parsvanatha abandon the throne and become an ascetic?

a) 25 b) 30 c) 35 d) 40

9. After how many days of penance did Parsvanatha receive enlightenment?

a) 40 days b) 50 days c) 84 days d) 100 days

10. At what age did Parsvanatha die and where?

a) 80 years at Rajgir b) 90 years at Pavapuri c) 100 years at Sammet Sikhar, Hazaribagh d) 72 years at Vaishali

11. Who was the 24th and last Tirthankara?

a) Parsvanatha b) Rishabha c) Mahavira d) Neminath

12. Symbol of 1st Tirthankara Rishabha is?

a) Elephant b) Bull c) Lion d) Horse

13. Symbol of 23rd Tirthankara Parsvanatha is?

a) Serpent b) Conch Shell c) Lotus d) Deer

14. Symbol of 24th Tirthankara Mahavira is?

a) Lion b) Bull c) Elephant d) Tortoise

15. Symbol of 22nd Tirthankara Neminath is?

a) Blue Lotus b) Conch Shell c) Water Pot d) Fish

16. Symbol of 16th Tirthankara Shantinath is?

a) Deer b) Horse c) Monkey d) Falcon

17. Symbol of 7th Tirthankara Suparsvanathe is?

a) Moon b) Swastik c) Red Lotus d) Crocodile

18. All Tirthankaras belonged to which Varna?

a) Brahmin b) Kshatriya c) Vaisya d) Shudra

19. Symbol of 2nd Tirthankara Ajitnath is?

a) Bull b) Elephant c) Horse d) Monkey

20. Symbol of 6th Tirthankara Padamprabhu is?

a) Blue Lotus b) Red Lotus c) White Lotus d) Water Pot