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Religious Movements Quiz 04
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Q1. Who was the first nun of Gautama Buddha?
A.
Meenakshi
B.
Smriti
C.
Gautami
D.
Gargi
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Correct Answer:
C
Mahapajapati Gotami, Buddha's foster mother, was the first woman to be ordained into the Sangha.
Q2. Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the –
A.
Jains
B.
Buddhists
C.
Muslims
D.
Christians
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Correct Answer:
B
The Sanchi complex is one of the most significant sites of early Buddhist art and architecture in the world.
Q3. The Upanishads are the ____
A.
Great Epics
B.
Story Books
C.
Source of Hindu Philosophy
D.
Law Books
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Correct Answer:
C
The Upanishads (Vedanta) explore the metaphysical concepts of Brahman, Atman, and the nature of the universe.
Q4. The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at
A.
Ajanta
B.
Badami
C.
Ellora
D.
Elephanta
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Correct Answer:
C
Located in Cave 16 of Ellora, it is the world's largest monolithic structure, carved out of a single rock top-down.
Q5. Which one of the following had not come to India with Alexander?
A.
Nearchus
B.
Onesicritus
C.
Aristobulus
D.
Deimachus
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Correct Answer:
D
Deimachus was a Greek ambassador sent to the court of Bindusara, the second Mauryan emperor, after Alexander's time.
Q6. The people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro culture belonged to the
A.
New Stone Age
B.
Copper Age
C.
Iron Age
D.
Chalcolithic Age
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Correct Answer:
D
The Indus Valley Civilization is categorized as a Bronze Age or Chalcolithic (Copper-Stone) culture.
Q7. By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital?
A.
Ajatasatru
B.
Kalasok
C.
Udayin
D.
Kanishka
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Correct Answer:
C
Udayin recognized the strategic value of the site at the confluence of the Ganges and the Son rivers.
Q8. Which one of the following was not known to the Harappans?
A.
Wells
B.
pillars
C.
drains
D.
Arches
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Correct Answer:
D
Harappans used corbelled arches, but the true 'Keystone' arch was introduced to India much later by Islamic architects.
Q9. Nagarjuna is known as the Einstein of India because:
A.
Universe nature
B.
Great physicist
C.
Shunyavada theory
D.
Great dialectician
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C
His theory of Sunyata (Emptiness) parallels the relational concepts found in Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
Q10. Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?
A.
Hiuen-Tsang
B.
Megasthenese
C.
I Ching
D.
Fahien
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Correct Answer:
B
Megasthenes was a Greek ambassador sent by Seleucus I to the court of Chandragupta Maurya in the 4th Century BC.
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