religious gk – Just Crack Interview

Ques:- Which one of the following is NOT included in the eight-fold path of Buddhism?

A. Right conduct

B. Right desire

C. Right contemplation

D. Right speech

Ques:- Who is said to have become the chief of the Jain Sangh after the death of Mahavira?

A. Sudharma

B. Sthulbhadra

C. Bhadrabahu

D. Jambu

Ques:- Which one of the following propounded that ‘density determines everything, man is powerless?

A. Ajivakas

B. Mimansakas

C. Buddhists

D. Jains

Ques:- Buddha lived approximately at the same time as

A. Hammurabi

B. Prophet Mohammad

C. Moses

D. Confucius

Ques:- The stupa site which is not connected with any incident of Lord Buddha’s life

A. Kushinagar

B. Bodh Gaya

C. Sanchi

D. Sarnath

Ques:- The Vikramshila Mahavihara, a great centre of education, was founded by

A. Dharmapala

B. Gopala

C. Harsha

D. Baladitya

Ques:- Where was Mahavir Swami born?

A. Vaishali

B. Magadh

C. Pataliputra

D. Kundagram

Ques:- Where has the world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed?

A. Lhasa

B. Kandy

C. Hyderabad

D. Bamiyan

Ques:- Who amongst the following is known as the Light of Asia?

A. Zarathustra

B. Prophet Mohammad

C. Lord Buddha

D. Jesus Christ

Ques:- The Lumbini was the birth place of Buddha is attested by an inscription of

A. Kanishka

B. Harsha

C. Pushyamitra Sung

D. Ashoka

Ques:- Name the last Trithankara

A. Subhadra

B. Siddhartha

C. Mahavira

D. Parsvanath

Ques:- Which one of the following is NOT common in Buddhism and Jainism?

A. Rejection of rituals

B. Self-mortification

C. Indifference to Vedas

D. Non-violence (Ahimsa)

Ques:- In Buddhism, what does Patimokkha stand for?

A. The rules of the Sangha

B. The questions of king Menander

C. A description of Hinayana Buddhism

D. A description of Mahayana Buddhism

Ques:- Mahamastakabhisheka, a great religious event, is associated with and done for whom of the following?

A. Nataraja

B. Mahavira

C. Buddha

D. Bahubali

Ques:- Where did Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon, known as Dharma Chakra Pravartan (i.l., Turning of the wheel of the law)?

A. Bodh Gaya

B. Sravasti

C. Sarnath

D. Sanchi

Ques:- Prabhasgiri is a pilgrim spot of

A. Vaishnavites

B. Saivites

C. Jains

D. Buddhists

Ques:- Who was the author of ‘Buddha Charita’?

A. Vasumitra

B. Nagarjuna

C. Nagasena

D. Asvaghosha

Ques:- Gautama Buddha was elevated to the position of God by the time of

A. Ashoka

B. Kanishka

C. Chandragupta Vikramaditya

D. Harsha

Ques:- Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?

A. Agams

B. Tripitaka

C. Vedas

D. Upanishad

Ques:- The third vehicle in Buddhism was known as

A. Vajrayana

B. Zen

C. Mahasanghika

D. None of these

Ques:- Buddha’s preachings were mainly related to

A. Idol worship

B. Purity of thought and conduct

C. Practice of rituals

D. Belief is one God

Ques:- Jivaka, the royal physician of Rajgrih, was the son of the Ganika named as

A. Amrapali

B. Basantsena

C. Ramaniya

D. Salavati

Ques:- In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Orissa

C. Bihar

D. Bengal

Ques:- Which of the following places is associated with Jainism?

A. Shravasti

B. Prayag

C. Pava

D. Kapilvastu

Ques:- Gandhara school of art came into existence in

A. Shaiva sect

B. Vaishanava sect

C. Mahayana sect

D. Hinayana sect

Ques:- Name the clan Buddha belonged to

A. Kuru

B. Sakya

C. Maurya

D. Gnathrika

Ques:- The Fourth Buddhist Council was convened during the regime of king

A. Ajatasatru

B. Ashoka

C. Mahapadmananda

D. Kanishka

Ques:- Syadvad (the theory of ‘may be’) is a doctrine of

A. Vaishnavism

B. Saivism

C. Lokayatism

D. Jainism

Ques:- Which State is called the ‘Cradle of Buddhism?

A. Madhya Pradesh

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Bihar

D. Sikkim

Ques:- Where did Lord Buddha breathe hist last (Mahaparinirvan)?

A. Kushinagar

B. Sarnath

C. Bodh Gaya

D. Rajgir