Q40. Jinasena, author of the Adipurana, was associated with the court of which ruler?
[MH SET History – 2020]
A. Harsha
B. Amoghavarsha I
C. Kanishka
D. Rajaraja I
Answer: B. Amoghavarsha I
Explanation: Digambara Jain scholar Jinasena received Rashtrakuta patronage, particularly under Amoghavarsha I. His literary activity illustrates the flourishing of Jain scholarship in the early medieval Deccan.
Q39. Which famous temple complex is located at Mount Abu?
[SSC Stenographer – 2020]
A. Dilwara Temples
B. Shore Temple
C. Jagannath Temple
D. Brihadisvara Temple
Answer: A. Dilwara Temples
Explanation: The Dilwara temples at Mount Abu constitute a celebrated Jain complex famous for white marble construction and exceptionally detailed architectural and sculptural ornamentation.
Q38. Mahavira lived principally during which century BCE?
[Delhi Police Constable – 2020]
A. 10th century BCE
B. 8th century BCE
C. 6th century BCE
D. 2nd century BCE
Answer: C. 6th century BCE
Explanation: Mahavira is placed broadly in the sixth century BCE, the era of expanding states, urbanization and Śramaṇa movements that also produced or strengthened other heterodox traditions.
Q37. The marble-carved Dilwara Jain temples are situated at:
[Delhi Police Constable – 2020]
A. Mount Abu
B. Pushkar
C. Jodhpur
D. Ujjain
Answer: A. Mount Abu
Explanation: Dilwara’s five Jain shrines near Mount Abu were created over several centuries and are especially renowned for sophisticated ceilings, pillars, domes and figurative marble carving.
Q36. Mahavira was born in present-day:
[SSC JE – 2020]
A. Bihar
B. Punjab
C. Gujarat
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer: A. Bihar
Explanation: Mahavira’s birthplace, traditionally Kundagrama near Vaishali, lies within modern Bihar, a major centre of religious and political transformation during the sixth century BCE.
Q35. Which of the following is a sect of Jainism?
[Delhi Police Constable – 2020]
A. Digambara
B. Hinayana
C. Mahayana
D. Vajrayana
Answer: A. Digambara
Explanation: Digambara and Śvetāmbara are Jainism’s two major sectarian traditions. Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana instead belong to the historical classification of Buddhist traditions.
Q34. Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves, important to the history of Jainism, are located in:
[SSC CPO – 2020]
A. Odisha
B. Bihar
C. Maharashtra
D. Gujarat
Answer: A. Odisha
Explanation: These ancient rock-cut caves lie near Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Many were created for Jain ascetics during the period associated with Kharavela of Kalinga.
Q33. Ayodhya is traditionally regarded as the birthplace of which Jain Tirthankaras, among others?
[SSC CHSL – 2020]
A. First and fourth
B. Twenty-third and twenty-fourth
C. Second and fifth
D. Twelfth and thirteenth
Answer: A. First and fourth
Explanation: Jain tradition associates Ayodhya with the births of several Tirthankaras, including the first, Rishabhanatha, and the fourth, Abhinandananatha, giving the city major Jain significance.
Q32. Which philosophical/religious traditions rejected the authority of the Vedas?
[UGC NET – 2020]
A. Buddhism, Jainism and Charvaka
B. Mimamsa, Vedanta and Nyaya
C. Vedanta and Yoga only
D. Mimamsa only
Answer: A. Buddhism, Jainism and Charvaka
Explanation: Buddhism, Jainism and Charvaka are conventionally categorized as Nastika systems because they do not accept the Vedas as infallible or authoritative revelation.
Q31. The doctrine of Triratna—Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct—is associated with:
[BPSC Prelims – 2020]
A. Jainism
B. Islam
C. Sikhism
D. Zoroastrianism
Answer: A. Jainism
Explanation: Jain liberation requires the coordinated cultivation of Samyak Darshana, Samyak Jnana and Samyak Charitra. These three together are known as Ratnatraya or the Three Jewels.
