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WorksheetsThinkers Beliefs and Buildings 1
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many avatars of Vishnu were identified by the Vaishnavas?
a)
eight
b)
nine
c)
ten
d)
eleven
2.
During the mid-first millenium BC, the religious philosophy of Zarathustra prevailed in
a)
Greece.
b)
China.
c)
India.
d)
Iran.
3.
Hagiography is the biography of a/an:
a)
king
b)
brahmin
c)
scholar
d)
saint
4.
Vardhamana came to be known as
a)
Buddha.
b)
Kalhana.
c)
Kalidasa.
d)
Mahavira.
5.
After Buddhism reached East Asia, pilgrims travelled to India, in search of Buddhist texts, from:
a)
Tibet
b)
China
c)
Korea
d)
Japan
6.
A form of Hinduism within which Vishnu was worshipped as the principal deity is known as
a)
Brahmanism.
b)
Vaishnavism.
c)
Shaivism.
d)
Bhagavatism.
7.
The famous Buddhist centre Amaravati is located in the modern Indian State of
a)
Andhra Pradesh.
b)
Assam.
c)
Karnataka.
d)
Tamil Nadu.
8.
In cities of Taxila and Peshawar, Indo-Greek rulers had established kingdoms in the
a)
second century BCE.
b)
third century BCE.
c)
fourth century BCE.
d)
fifth century BCE.
9.
Buddha was born in
a)
Lumbini.
b)
Vaishali.
c)
Gaya.
d)
Rajgriha.
10.
According to Jainism, the last tirthankara was:
a)
Makkhali Gosala
b)
Siddhartha
c)
Mahavira
d)
Ajita Kesakambalin
11.
______ consists of hymns in praise of a variety of deities, especially Agni, Indra and Soma.
a)
The Rigveda
b)
The Yajurveda
c)
The Samaveda
d)
The Atharvaveda
12.
The internal function of the Sangha was based on the traditions of _____.
a)
Jataka
b)
Ganas
c)
Grihapatis
d)
Yajnas
13.
Mahavira and the Buddha, questioned the authority of _______.
a)
The Jataka
b)
The Ganas
c)
The Vedas
d)
The Yajnas
14.
Who was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni?
a)
Mahapajapati Gotami
b)
Mahapajapati Bodhi
c)
Mahapajapati Grishma
d)
None of the above
15.
Sanchi Stupa is situated
a)
Near to Bhopal
b)
Near to Indore
c)
Near to Delhi
d)
Near to Agra
16.
Which of these was not the Begum of Bhopal?
a)
Shahjehan Begum
b)
Sultanjehan Begum
c)
Noorjehan Begum
d)
Both Shajehan and Sultanjehan
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