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The monolithic image of Jain Saint 'Gomatiswara' is at ______. 

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  1. Mount Abu

  2. Saravanabelgola

  3. Kushinagara

  4. Kalinga

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gommateshwara Statue, monolithic statue located at Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also known as the statue of Bahubali. Bahubali  was the son of first Jain teerthankar Rishabhanatha.

Which of the following is known as the Jain Temple City?

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  1. Girnar

  2. Allahabad

  3. Rajagriha

  4. Varanasi

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Gujarat is an important religious center of the Jain community. The group of Jain temples are located on Girnar mountains in the Junagarh District. At Girnar, a new style was developed that consisted of finishing the domical roofs with mosaics that are capable of retaining their brightness. The oldest temple at Mt. Girnar is the Neminatha temple.

Vardhamana Mahavira was born at _______.

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  1. Bodh-Gaya

  2. Kundagrama

  3. Sarnath

  4. Banaras

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Vardhmana Mahavira was one of the propagators of Jainism. He was born in a place called Kundagrama near the ancient city of Vaishali located in present day Bihar.

Vardhamana Mahavira died at _____.

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  1. Pavapuri

  2. Kundagrama

  3. Pataliputra

  4. Taxila

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 468 BC, Mahavira passed away at the age of 72 in Pavapuri in Bihar. He was the last of the 24 Tirthankaras. Thus, he became a Jina, the victorious over attachment and aversion.

Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was _____.

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  1. not to kill (non-injury)

  2. not to steal

  3. non-attachment to worldly things

  4. celibacy

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Five vows of Jainism: 1. Non–Violence, 2. Not to Steal, 3. Not to Accumulate, 4. Not to tell A lie, 5. Celibacy.

Only 5th doctrine was added by Mahavira, the other 4 were taken over by him from previous teachers.

Vardhamana Mahavira the $24^{th}$ Tirthankar of Jainism was born at ______ and died at ______.

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  1. Vaishali and Rajagriha

  2. Kusinagara and Pavapuri

  3. Kundagrama and Pavapuri

  4. Kashi and Champa

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Vardhamana Mahavira  was born in 540 B.C. at Kundagram (now Basokund) near Vaisali in Bihar. At the age of 72 in 468 BC, he attained Nirvana at Pavapuri (Nalanda).

The founder of Jainism was ____.

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  1. Rishabhadev

  2. Neminath

  3. Parsvanatha

  4. Vardhaman Mahavira

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rishabhadeva was the propounder of the Jainism. He was the first Tirthankara of Jains.

The 'Three Jewels' (Triratnas) of Jainism are _____.

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  1. right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct

  2. right action, right livelihood and right effort

  3. right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment

  4. right speech, right thinking and right behaviour

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The path that Mahavira advocated was one of the strict asceticism, renunciation and moral cultivation. He instructed his followers to implement three jewels: 1. Right faith, 2. Right knowledge, 3. Right conduct. 

In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha for which one has to ____.

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  1. follow three jewels and five vows

  2. practice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings

  3. renounce the world and attain right knowledge

  4. believe in the Jains and absolute non-violence

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vardhamana Mahavira was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. The Jains believe that the basic aim of life is to attain salvation (Salvation means freedom from the cycle of birth and death). According to Jain religion, Salvation can be achieved by following three jewels and five vows. 

Three jewels of Jainism are:
(1) Right Faith 
(2) Right Knowledge
(3) Right Conduct

Five Vows of Jainism are:
(1) Not to injure life (Ahimsa)
(2) Not to steal (Asteya)
(3) Not to tell lies (Stya)
(4) Not to own property (Aparigraha)
(5) Observe Celibacy (Brahmacharya)

Jainism was divided into two sects, Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky-clad or naked), during the reign of the ______.

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  1. Nandas

  2. Mauryas

  3. Kushanas

  4. Shungas

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Jainism was divided into two sects named as Shvetambara and Digambaras during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya. 

Shvetambaras - The monks of this sect wear whites clothes and do not follow rules of Jainism strictly. They consider Mahavir Swami as married.
Digamabara - The monks of this sect do not wear clothes and follow the rules of Jainism strictly. They consider Mahavir Swami as Balbrahamachari.