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01st August 2023 Static Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0) Consider the following statements: How many of the statements given above are correct? The answer is a. The answer is a. Consider the following statements: The answer is a. The answer is a. Consider the following literature and their corresponding authors: The answer is a. The answer is a. Consider the following terms: How many of the statements given above are correct? The answer is c. The answer is c. Consider the following statements about the Ashokan inscriptions: How many of the statements given above are correct? The answer is b. The answer is b. 01 August 2023
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1. Question
2 points
a)Dukkha and its extinction are central to the Jaina doctrine.
b)Ahimsa is central to Buddhism.
c)The concept of the soul exists in Jainism but not in Buddhism.
Statements 1 and 2 are wrong. Statement 3 is correct.
Statement 1: Dukkha and its extinction are central to the Buddha’s doctrine.
Statement 2: Ahimsa is central to Jainism.
Statement 3: The concept of the soul exists in Jainism but not in Buddhism.
Statements 1 and 2 are wrong. Statement 3 is correct.
Statement 1: Dukkha and its extinction are central to the Buddha’s doctrine.
Statement 2: Ahimsa is central to Jainism.
Statement 3: The concept of the soul exists in Jainism but not in Buddhism.
2. Question
2 points
a)The Pravrajya ceremony marked a person’s going forth from home into homelessness and his/her becoming a novice under a preceptor.
b)Upasaka refers to serious breaches of monastic discipline.
c)Patimokkha means a person who had declared that he/she had taken refuge in the Buddha, dhamma and sangha, but who had not taken monastic vows.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct. Statements 2 and 3 are wrong.
Statement 1: The Pravrajya ceremony marked a person’s going forth from home into homelessness and his/her becoming a novice under a preceptor.
Statement 2: Upasaka/Upasika means a person who had declared that he/she had taken refuge in the Buddha, dhamma and sangha, but who had not taken monastic vows.
Statement 3: Patimokkha refers to the serious breaches of monastic discipline.
Statement 1 is correct. Statements 2 and 3 are wrong.
Statement 1: The Pravrajya ceremony marked a person’s going forth from home into homelessness and his/her becoming a novice under a preceptor.
Statement 2: Upasaka/Upasika means a person who had declared that he/she had taken refuge in the Buddha, dhamma and sangha, but who had not taken monastic vows.
Statement 3: Patimokkha refers to the serious breaches of monastic discipline.
3. Question
2 points
a)Dashakumaracharita: Vishakhadutta
b)Mudrarakshasa: Dandin
c)Kadambari: Bana Bhatta
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Dashakumaracharita: Dandin
Mudrarakshasa: Vishakhadutta
Kadambari: Bana Bhatta
Dashakumaracharita: Dandin
Mudrarakshasa: Vishakhadutta
Kadambari: Bana Bhatta
4. Question
2 points
a)Samahartri: Chief collector of revenue who was in charge of maintaining accounts.
b)Samnidhatri: Treasurer, also in charge of royal stores
c)Akaradhyaksha: Officer who controlled mines.
All of the above are correct.
Samahartri: Chief collector of revenue who was in charge of maintaining accounts.
Samnidhatri: Treasurer, also in charge of royal stores
Akaradhyaksha: Officer who controlled mines.
All of the above are correct.
Samahartri: Chief collector of revenue who was in charge of maintaining accounts.
Samnidhatri: Treasurer, also in charge of royal stores
Akaradhyaksha: Officer who controlled mines.
5. Question
2 points
a)Ashoka’s Rummindei pillar inscription refers to the villagers of Lumbini being exempted from Bali and the bhaga being reduced to 1/8th from 1/6th.
b)The death penalty was abolished by Ashoka.
c)Rock Edict 13 talks about his grief after the Kalinga war.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is wrong.
Statement 1: Ashoka’s Rummindei pillar inscription refers to the villagers of Lumbini being exempted from Bali and the bhaga being reduced to 1/8th from 1/6th.
Statement 2: The death penalty was not abolished by Ashoka.
Statement 3: Rock Edict 13 talks about his grief after the Kalinga War.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is wrong.
Statement 1: Ashoka’s Rummindei pillar inscription refers to the villagers of Lumbini being exempted from Bali and the bhaga being reduced to 1/8th from 1/6th.
Statement 2: The death penalty was not abolished by Ashoka.
Statement 3: Rock Edict 13 talks about his grief after the Kalinga War.
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