Correct Answer:
(D)
Gujarat
Vallabhi, one of the most important centres of Buddhist learning, was situated in Gujarat. It is also known as Vallabhi pura and was the capital of ancient Maitraka dynasty.
Ques:
72
Nalanda University was founded during the dynasty of
Correct Answer:
(C)
Gupta
Nalanda was a large Buddhist monastery in the ancient kingdom of Magadha (modern-day Bihar) in India. Historians often described Nalanda as a University. Nalanda flourished under Gupta Empire and was famous for Buddhist religious philosophy.
Ques:
73
Who was the founder of Nalanda University?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Vikramaditya
Nalanda University was the world’s first International University founded in the 450 AD. During the reign of the Kumar Gupta. The great archaeologist Alexander Cunningham identified this site as Nalanda University in 1915-16.
Ques:
74
Consider the following statements, what is the difference between chaityas and viharas.
Correct Answer:
(B)
Chaitya is a place of worship while Vihar is a dwelling place.
A Chaitya Griha Buddhist cave is a meeting or assembly chamber which is often used for prayer, while viharas are the shelter accommodations of the monks during the rainy season.
Ques:
75
Consider the following statements:
1. The early chaityagrihas and viharas of Guntuphalli in West Godavari district are rock cut.
2. The chaityas and Viharas of Eastern Deccan are usually rock cut.
Which of these statements are correct:
Correct Answer:
(A)
Only 1 is correct
Guntuphalli is in west Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It has rock cut Chaityas and Viharas. There are pieces of evidence of construction of chaitya and viharas from 249 century BC to 5-6 century AD. Chaitya and Viharas of eastern Deccan are generally constructed using bricks. Pieces of evidence of Buddhist architecture built using bricks is found in large number from Nagarjunkaond, Bejwada, Moli, Ghantshala, Amravati and Chejali etc.
Ques:
76
Which of the following form of Buddhism was prominent during the Sultanate period?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Vajrayana
In the medieval period, Vajrayana sect of Buddhism was most prominent. Vajrayana mostly flourished in the 8th century. The principles of Vajrayana found in 'Manjushri Moolkalp' and 'Guhyasamaja'.
Ques:
77
With reference to Indian history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Maitreya
Maitreya makes his first appearance in Buddhist scriptures in the Lakkavatti Sutta of Pali Tripitika. In this sutta, the Buddha spoke of a future time in which the dharma is entirely forgotten. Eventually, "Another Buddha- Maitreya will gain awakening, his monastic Sangh numbering in the thousand, the Buddha said. This is the only time the historical Buddha is recorded as mentioning Maitreya.
Ques:
78
With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:
1. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism.
2. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer:
(B)
2 only
Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Buddhism, not Jainism. So, statement 1 is incorrect. Sarvastivada literally means "Doctrine that all exist". Sarvastivadin described a complex system in which past present and future phenomena are all held to have some form of their own existence. Like all Buddhist, the Sarvastivadins consider everything empirical to be impermanent but they maintain that the dharma factors are eternally existing realities. Impermanence, also called Anitya, is one of essential doctrines and part of three marks of existence in Buddhism. This doctrine was presented by Buddha himself. The doctrine asserts that all of conditioned existence, without exception, is "transient, evanescent, inconstant". This impermanence is a source of Dukkha (sufferings). Therefore, statement 2 is correct.
Ques:
79
Karmapa Lama belongs to which of the following sects of Tibetan Buddhism?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Kangyupa
Karmapa Lama belongs to the Kangyupa sects of Tibetan Buddhism.
Ques:
80
“World is unstable and transient’’ is related to which of the following?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Buddhism
Impermanence also called as Anitya, is one of the essential doctrines and a part of three marks of existence in Buddhism. The doctrine asserts that all of the conditioned existence, without exception, is transient, evanescent and inconstant. All temporal things, whether material or mental, are com- pounded objects in a continuous change of condition subject to decline and destruction.