5. New Questions and Ideas (History Quiz)

5. New Questions and Ideas (History Quiz) Questions

• 11

  The earliest viharas were made up of
  A. sand
  B. stone
  C. brick
  D. wood

  Answer - D

  Solution

  Points to know-
  Viharas were the monasteries that were used by both Jainas and Buddhist monks during their stay at a place while travelling.
  The earliest viharas were made up of wood and then later of brick

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• 12

  Avesta contains _______
  A. rules for Sangha
  B. teachings of Zoroaster
  C. teachings of Buddha
  D. Grammar for Sanskrit

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to know-
  Avesta is a book that contains teachings of Zoroaster, an Iranian Prophet
  The language and the practices described in it are very similar to that of the Vedas
  Zoroastrians were the ancestor of today’s Indian Parsis

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• 13

  Which of the following is false about Upanishads?
  A. Upanishads were part of the later Vedic text
  B. The text in Upanishads are in form of hymns
  C. According to it, both the Atman and the Brahman were one
  D. Ideas of the Upanishads were later developed by Shankracharya.

  Answer - B

  Solution

  Points to know-
  The texts in Upanishads contain conversation between teachers and students. Ideas were presented in form of simple dialogues

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• 14

  ‘Approaching and sitting near’ is the meaning of _____________
  A. Vedas
  B. Avesta
  C. Upanishads
  D. Vinaya Pitaka

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to know-
  Upanishad means ‘Approaching and sitting near’ and the text in it contains conversations between teachers and students.

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• 15

  What is true about Satyakama Jabala?
  i. He was a prince of Lichchhavis
  ii. His teacher’s name was Gautama
  iii. His mother was the slave woman named Jabali
  A. Only i and ii
  B. Only i and iii
  C. Only ii and iii
  D. All i, ii and iii

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to know-
  Satyakama Jabala was one of the best Upanishadic thinkers of his time. He was named after his mother , the slave woman Jabali. He had a deep desire to learn about reality, so was accepted as a student by Brahmin teacher named Gautama.

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• 16

  System of Ashramas was developed by
  A. Brahmins
  B. Buddha
  C. Jainas
  D. Vaishyas

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to know-
  • Brahmins developed the system of Ashramas
  • Ashramas is used for a stage of life
  • Four Ashramas were recognised: brahmacharya, grihastha, vanaprastha and samnyasa.

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• 17

  How many Jewels are in Buddhism?
  A. 1
  B. 2
  C. 3
  D. 4

  Answer - C

  Solution

  Points to know-
  There are 3 jewels in Buddhism named as
  1. Buddha
  2. Dharma
  3. Sangha

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• 18

  Which of the following statements is not the teaching of Buddha?
  A. Constant craving could be removed by following moderation in everything
  B. Karma, whether good or bad, affect us both in this life and the next
  C. Only those who left their homes could gain true knowledge
  D. One has to give up everything , including their clothes, and have to observe celibacy for the knowledge of truth

  Answer - D

  Solution

  Points to know-
  In Jainism, followers had to live a very simple life, begging for food, had to be absolute honest, had to observe celibacy and had to give up everything including their clothes.

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• 19

  What is true about both the both Buddha and Mahavira?
  i. According to teachings of both, one must leave one’s home for true knowledge
  ii. Both of them arranged for people to stay together in sangha
  iii. Both were Kshatriya
  A. Only i and ii
  B. Only i and iii
  C. Only ii and iii
  D. All i, ii and iii

  Answer - D

  Solution

  Points to know-
  Both Buddha and Mahavira were kshatriyas. Mahavira was a Kshatriya prince of Lichchhavis and Buddha belonged to small gana called Sakya gana.
  Both believe that one must leave one’s home for true knowledge. They arranged for them to stay together in sangha, an association for those who left their homes.

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• 20

  What is written in Vinaya Pitaka?
  A. sangha rules
  B. Vedic mantras
  C. Zoroaster’s teaching
  D. grammar rules for Sanskrit

  Answer - A

  Solution

  Points to know-
  Vinaya Pitaka is a book that contains the rules made for the Buddhist sangha .
  From this book only we know that there were separate branches for men and women. All men could join the sangha but women had to take their husband’s permission. Similarly children had to take their parent’s permission and debtors had to take their creditor’s and slave that of their master’s permission.
  Those who joined sangha led simple lives
  They beg for food during fixed hours and meditate for most of their time

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