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WorksheetsThinkers, Beliefs and Buildings
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
24 great teachers of Jainism are known as ________
a)
Tirthankars
b)
Jataks
c)
Jinas
d)
Vardhmanas
2.
________ is the birth place of Gautama Buddha.
a)
Kalinga
b)
Sarnatha
c)
Lumbini
d)
Kushinagara
3.
New tradition of Buddhism was called as _________
a)
Shwetambar
b)
Digambar
c)
Hinayana
d)
Mahayana
4.
The most splendid stupa was at _________
a)
Amravati
b)
Sanchi
c)
Bhoomra
d)
Shahjidheri
5.
Choose the correct option:
a)
Sanchi Stupa situated near to Bhopal.
b)
Sanchi Stupa was preserved by the Beghums of BhopaL
c)
Sanchi Stupa belong to Buddhism.
d)
All of these.
6.
बुद्ध ने अपनी शिक्षा किस भाषा में दी ? In which language did buddha preached? *
a)
उर्दू (Urdu)
b)
पाली (Pali)
c)
हिन्दी(Hindi)
d)
संस्कृत (Sanskrit)
7.
How many avatars of Vishnu were identified by the Vaishnavas?
a)
eight
b)
nine
c)
ten
d)
eleven
8.
During the mid-first millenium BC, the religious philosophy of Zarathustra prevailed in
a)
Greece.
b)
China.
c)
India.
d)
Iran.
9.
Hagiography is the biography of a/an:
a)
king
b)
brahmin
c)
scholar
d)
saint
10.
Vardhamana came to be known as
a)
Buddha.
b)
Kalhana.
c)
Kalidasa.
d)
Mahavira.
11.
A form of Hinduism within which Vishnu was worshipped as the principal deity is known as
a)
Brahmanism.
b)
Vaishnavism.
c)
Shaivism.
d)
Bhagavatism.
12.
The famous Buddhist centre Amaravati is located in the modern Indian State of
a)
Andhra Pradesh.
b)
Assam.
c)
Karnataka.
d)
Tamil Nadu.
13.
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.
14.
______ 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
15.
Mahavira and the Buddha, questioned the authority of _______.
a)
The Jataka
b)
The Ganas
c)
The Vedas
d)
The Yajnas
16.
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
17.
Which of these was not the Begum of Bhopal?
a)
Shahjehan Begum
b)
Sultanjehan Begum
c)
Noorjehan Begum
d)
Both Shajehan and Sultanjehan
18.
According to Jainism, the last tirthankara was:
a)
Makkhali Gosala
b)
Siddhartha
c)
Mahavira
d)
Ajita Kesakambalin
19.
The internal function of the Sangha was based on the traditions of _____.
a)
Jataka
b)
Ganas
c)
Grihapatis
d)
Yajnas
20.
Sanchi Stupa is situated
a)
Near to Bhopal
b)
Near to Indore
c)
Near to Delhi
d)
Near to Agra
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