1. Parshvanatha, the Jain ‘Tirthankara’ was associated mainly with which of the following places? [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
(A) Varanasi
(B) Kaushambi
(C) Giribraja
(D) Champa
2. Where was Mahavira Swami born? [53rd to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011 47th BPSC (Pre) 2005 42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997]
(A) Kundagram
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Magadha
(D) Vaishali
3. The originator of the Jain religion is [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
(A) Arya Sudharma
(B) Mahavira Swami
(C) Parshwanath
(D) Rishabh Dev
4. Who was the first Tirthankara of Jain religi[Telangana PSC (Pre) 2019ChhattisgarhPCS(Pre)2013]
(A) Parsvanath
(B) Rishabhanath
(C) Mahavira
(D) Chetaka
5. Kundalpur is the birthplace of [UPPCS (Spl) (Pre) 2004]
(A) Emperor Ashoka
(B) Gautam Buddha
(C) Mahavira Swami
(D) Chitanya Mahaprabhu
6. Mahavira Jain breathed his last at [45th BPSC (Pre) 2001]
(A) Rajgir
(B) Ranchi
(C) Pavapuri
(D) Samastipur
7. The word Tirthankara is related to[UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Buddhists
(B) Christians
(C) Hindus
(D) Jains
8. Who was the last one in the order of Jain Tirthankaras? [IAS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Parshvanath
(B) Risabhdev
(C) Mahavira
(D) Manisuvrata
9. Which one of the following was not a Jain Tirthankara? [UPPCS (Spl) (Mains) 2004]
(A) Chandraprabhu
(B) Nathamuni
(C) Nemi
(D) Sambhav
10. Prabhasgiri is a pilgrim spot of[UPPCS (Spl)(Pre) 2008]
(A) Buddhists
(B) Jains
(C) Saivites
(D) Vaishnavites
11. In Jain religion, which word is used for ‘Complete Intellect’? [IAS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Jin
(B) Ratna
(C) Kaivalya
(D) Nirvana
12. The doctrine of three jewels-Right faith, Right action and RightKnowledge, is the crowning gloryof [UPPCS (Pre) 2004]
(A) Buddhism
(B) Christianity
(C) Jainism
(D) None of these
13. The correct of Anuvrata was advocated by [IAS (Pre) 1995]
(A) Mahayana Buddhism
(B) Hinayana Buddhism
(C) Jainism
(D) The Lokayata school
14. Syadvad is a doctrine of [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2005]
(A) Lokayatism
(B) Saivism
(C) Jainism
(D) Vaishnavism
15. The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by [IAS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Universal Law
(B) Universal Truth
(C) Universal Faith
(D) Universal Soul
16. Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following? [IAS (Pre) 2009Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2011]
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Sikhism
(D) Vaishnavism
17. Which of the following religions does not trust in the concept ofn‘final annihilation of the world’?[UPPCS (Mains) 2014]
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Hinduism
(D) Islam
18. The basic point of Jainism is [UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Act
(B) Loyalty
(C) Non-violence
(D) Disfavour
19. Yapaniya was the sect of [UPPCS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Buddhist
(B) Jainism
(C) Shaivists
(D) Vaishnavists
20. Which of the following is the earliest holy book of Jain?[40th BPSC (Pre) 1995]
(A) Twelve Angas
(B) Twelve Upangas
(C) Fourteen Purvas
(D) Fourteen Uppurva
21. In which one of the following lan-guages was the earliest Jain litera- ture compiled? [UPPCS (Mains) 2006]
(A) Ardh-Magadhi
(B) Paali
(C) Prakrit
(D) Sanskrit
Answer Sheet:-
1. (A)
2. (A)
3. (D)
4. (B)
5. (C)
6. (C)
7. (D)
8. (C)
9. (B)
10. (B)
11. (C)
12. (C)
13. (C)
14. (C)
15. (A)
16. (B)
17. (B)
18. (C)
19. (B)
20. (C)
21. (A)