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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
a. Two of the mahajanapadas, the Vajji and Malla were Ganas.
b. The Ancient Indian Ganas were democracies.
c. The Lichhavi assembly did not include women.
d. The politically important Ganas were located in or near the Himalayan foothills in eastern India while the major kingdoms (monarchies) occupied the fertile alluvial tracts of the Ganga valley.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
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The answer is b.
Statements 1,3 and 4 are correct. Statement 2 is wrong.
Statement 1: Two of the mahajanapadas, the Vajji and Malla were Ganas. The Ganas had greater vestiges of tribal organisation than monarchies.
Statement 2: The Ancient Indian Ganas were not democracies. Power was vested in the hands of an aristocracy comprising the heads of leading Kshatriya families. There was no single hereditary monarch. Instead, there was a chief (known variously as Ganapati, Ganajyestha, Ganaraja or Sanghamukhya) and an aristocratic council which met in a hall called the santhagara.
Statement 3: The Lichhavi assembly did not include women.
Statement 4: The politically important Ganas were located in or near the Himalayan foothills in eastern India while the major kingdoms (monarchies) occupied the fertile alluvial tracts of the Ganga valley.
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The answer is b.
Statements 1,3 and 4 are correct. Statement 2 is wrong.
Statement 1: Two of the mahajanapadas, the Vajji and Malla were Ganas. The Ganas had greater vestiges of tribal organisation than monarchies.
Statement 2: The Ancient Indian Ganas were not democracies. Power was vested in the hands of an aristocracy comprising the heads of leading Kshatriya families. There was no single hereditary monarch. Instead, there was a chief (known variously as Ganapati, Ganajyestha, Ganaraja or Sanghamukhya) and an aristocratic council which met in a hall called the santhagara.
Statement 3: The Lichhavi assembly did not include women.
Statement 4: The politically important Ganas were located in or near the Himalayan foothills in eastern India while the major kingdoms (monarchies) occupied the fertile alluvial tracts of the Ganga valley.
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
a. The term ‘Santhagara’ refers to the hall where the aristocratic council of the Ganas used to meet.
b. The term ‘Grihapati’ refers to the head of a household and also a high-level businessman, associated with trade and money-lending.
c. The term ‘Sethi’ refers to a wealthy property owner and producer of wealth, associated especially with land and agriculture.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
The answer is a.
Statement 1 is correct. Statements 2 and 3 are wrong.
Statement 1: The term ‘Santhagara’ refers to the hall where the aristocratic council of the Ganas used to meet.
Statement 2: The term ‘Grihapati’ refers to the head of a household and also a wealthy property owner and producer of wealth, associated especially with land and agriculture.
Statement 3: The term ‘Sethi’ refers to a high-level businessman, associated with trade and money-lending.
Incorrect
The answer is a.
Statement 1 is correct. Statements 2 and 3 are wrong.
Statement 1: The term ‘Santhagara’ refers to the hall where the aristocratic council of the Ganas used to meet.
Statement 2: The term ‘Grihapati’ refers to the head of a household and also a wealthy property owner and producer of wealth, associated especially with land and agriculture.
Statement 3: The term ‘Sethi’ refers to a high-level businessman, associated with trade and money-lending.
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points
The doctrine of Syadavada is related to
Correct
The answer is b.
The doctrine of Syadavada is related to Jainism. Syadavada refers to the doctrine of maybe. It emphasizes the relativity of all knowledge. According to Syadavada, every judgement we make is relative to the particular aspect of the object we are judging and the point of view from which we judge it.
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The answer is b.
The doctrine of Syadavada is related to Jainism. Syadavada refers to the doctrine of maybe. It emphasizes the relativity of all knowledge. According to Syadavada, every judgement we make is relative to the particular aspect of the object we are judging and the point of view from which we judge it.
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
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.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Correct
The answer is a.
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.
Incorrect
The answer is a.
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.
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements:
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?
Correct
The answer is a.
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.
Incorrect
The answer is a.
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.
