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  1. Yapaniya was a sect of — (IAS 2003)
    1. Buddhism
    2. Jainism
    3. Shaivism
    4. Vaishnavism
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    Answer: (B) Jainism

    A Jain sect that combined Digambara and Shvetambara practices.

  2. 1. A chaitya is a prayer hall with a votive stupa at its centre. 2. Viharas were rock-cut monasteries where monks lived. Which is/are correct?
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (C) Both

    Chaitya = worship; vihara = residence.

  3. About the Jataka tales — 1. They tell of the Buddha’s earlier births before enlightenment. 2. Animals and birds often appear in them to teach a moral.
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (C) Both

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  4. Which are Shaiva sects? 1. Pashupata 2. Jangama 3. Satvata 4. Kapalika
    1. 1, 3 and 4
    2. 2, 3 and 4
    3. 1, 2 and 4
    4. 1, 2 and 3
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    Answer: (C) 1, 2 and 4

    Satvata was a Vaishnava (Bhagavata) tradition.

  5. "Tat tvam asi" occurs in which Upanishad?
    1. Chandogya
    2. Mundaka
    3. Mandukya
    4. Ishavasya
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    Answer: (A) Chandogya

    "Satyameva jayate" is from the Mundaka.

  6. Match: A. Bahauddin Zakariya B. Syed Muhammad Jilani C. Nizamuddin D. Muhammad Ghaus — 1. Chishti 2. Suhrawardi 3. Qadiri 4. Shattari
    1. A1 B2 C3 D4
    2. A2 B1 C4 D3
    3. A2 B3 C1 D4
    4. A1 B4 C3 D2
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    Answer: (C) A2 B3 C1 D4

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  7. About chaityas — 1. A long hall ending in a semicircle at the rear. 2. Inside, it has a central nave, an apse and an aisle on each side. 3. Four rows of pillars separate the aisles from the nave.
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (A) 1 and 2

    Two rows of pillars, not four.

  8. Stories of the Buddha’s previous lives were first carved in the art of —
    1. Ashoka’s Sarnath pillar
    2. Bharhut stupa
    3. Ajanta caves
    4. Ellora caves
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    Answer: (B) Bharhut stupa

    Bharhut (2nd century BC) carries the earliest labelled Jataka reliefs.

  9. Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya belonged to which silsila?
    1. Chishti
    2. Qadiri
    3. Naqshbandi
    4. Suhrawardi
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    Answer: (D) Suhrawardi

    His centre was Multan.

  10. The two philosophical schools of Mahayana were —
    1. Madhyamika and Yogachara
    2. Vijnanavada and Sthaviravada
    3. Mahasanghika and Theravada
    4. Acharyavada and Sarvastivada
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    Answer: (A) Madhyamika and Yogachara

    Nagarjuna founded the Madhyamika.

  1. Common to Buddhism and Jainism: 1. Avoiding extremes of penance and pleasure 2. Indifference to Vedic authority 3. Denial of the efficacy of rituals (IAS 2012)
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (B) 2 and 3

    Jainism favoured severe penance; the middle path was Buddhist.

  2. Who was a woman Alvar saint?
    1. Tiruppan
    2. Perumal
    3. Madhurakavi
    4. Andal
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    Answer: (D) Andal

    Andal is the only woman among the twelve Alvars.

  3. Match: A. Ramanuja B. Madhvacharya C. Nimbarka D. Vallabhacharya — 1. Shuddhadvaita 2. Dvaitadvaita 3. Dvaita 4. Vishishtadvaita
    1. A4 B3 C2 D1
    2. A1 B2 C3 D4
    3. A3 B1 C4 D2
    4. A2 B4 C1 D3
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    Answer: (A) A4 B3 C2 D1

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  4. Which school accepts four pramanas — perception, inference, comparison and testimony?
    1. Samkhya
    2. Nyaya
    3. Charvaka
    4. Mimamsa
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    Answer: (B) Nyaya

    Charvaka accepts perception alone.

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