{"id":6264,"date":"2026-02-08T16:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=6264"},"modified":"2026-02-08T16:40:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T16:40:50","slug":"mcqs-based-on-ancient-history-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=6264","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Ancient History &#8211; (37)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. Where did Mahavira attain Kevalajnana (omniscience)?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Lumbini<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Pavapuri<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Jrimbhikagrama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Rajagriha<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Jrimbhikagrama <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> After renouncing worldly life at the age of 30, Vardhamana Mahavira spent 12 years wandering across northern India, practicing extreme austerities and meditation.\nAt the age of 42, he attained Kevalajnana (infinite knowledge or omniscience) while meditating near Jrimbhikagrama, on the banks of the Rijupalika river, in the fields of a householder named Samaga.\nThis event marks his transformation into a Jina (the conqueror) or Tirthankara, fully enlightened and free from karmic bondage.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. The three jewels (Triratna) of Jainism are:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Right Action, Right Thought, Right Speech<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Right Faith, Right Knowledge, Right Conduct<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Wisdom, Meditation, Morality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Truth, Non-violence, Non-possession<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. Right Faith, Right Knowledge, Right Conduct <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Triratna (Three Jewels) form the foundation of Jain ethical and spiritual life, guiding the soul\u2019s progress toward liberation (moksha):<br\/>\n\n1. Samyag Darshana (Right Faith): Having the correct perception and belief in reality, free from superstition or prejudice.<br\/>\n\n2. Samyag Jnana (Right Knowledge): True understanding of the universe\u2019s substances (dravyas) and truths (tattvas).<br\/>\n\n3. Samyag Charitra (Right Conduct): Ethical living that includes self-restraint, compassion, and detachment from worldly pleasures.<br\/>\nTogether, these three lead to the purification of the soul and ultimate liberation.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Which of the following vows was added by Mahavira to the earlier four vows of Jainism?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Ahimsa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Satya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Aparigraha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Brahmacharya<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Brahmacharya <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Earlier Jain teachers, including Parshvanatha (the 23rd Tirthankara), prescribed four major vows \u2014 Ahimsa (non-violence), Satya (truth), Asteya (non-stealing), and Aparigraha (non-possession).<br\/>\nMahavira added the fifth vow \u2014 Brahmacharya (celibacy) \u2014 to emphasize the control of sensual desires as a key to spiritual progress.<br\/>\nThese Pancha Mahavratas (five great vows) form the moral code for monks and nuns and a modified version (Anuvratas) for lay followers.<br\/>\nMahavira\u2019s addition made Jain ethics stricter and more ascetic in nature than Buddhism.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. The division between Digambara and Svetambara sects of Jainism arose due to:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Philosophical disagreements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Political intervention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">A famine and migration of monks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Difference in sacred texts<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. A famine and migration of monks <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Around the 4th century BCE, a devastating famine struck Magadha.\nTo survive, a group of monks led by Acharya Bhadrabahu and Chandragupta Maurya migrated south to Shravana Belgola (Karnataka).<br\/>\nAfter twelve years, when the famine ended, they returned to Magadha.\nIn their absence, the monks who stayed behind under Sthulabhadra had adopted looser monastic practices, including wearing white clothes.\nThis led to a split:<br\/>\n\n&bull; Digambaras (sky-clad): Practiced nudity as a symbol of renunciation.<br\/>\n\n&bull; Svetambaras (white-clad): Wore white robes and allowed certain concessions.<br\/>\nThis division persists today as the two main sects of Jainism.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. Which of the following was NOT a reason for the decline of Jainism in India?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Division into sects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Revival of Hinduism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Missionary zeal of its monks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Lack of royal patronage<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 3. Missionary zeal of its monks <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Jainism did not possess missionary zeal like Buddhism did.\nWhile Buddhists actively spread their teachings across Asia through organized missions (e.g., Ashoka\u2019s envoys to Sri Lanka and Central Asia), Jain monks emphasized individual asceticism and personal salvation, not mass conversion.<br\/>\nThis limited the religion\u2019s reach and made it largely confined to India.<br\/>\nMoreover, internal division (Digambara\u2013Svetambara), the revival of Brahmanical Hinduism, decline in royal support, and the complexity of Jain ascetic discipline all contributed to its reduced popularity.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. Where did Mahavira attain Kevalajnana (omniscience)? View Answer Correct Option: 3. Jrimbhikagrama Explanation: After renouncing worldly life at the age of 30, Vardhamana Mahavira spent 12 years wandering across northern India, practicing extreme austerities and meditation. 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