Theme 4 MCQ

CHAPTER/THEME-4: THINKERS, BELIEFS AND BUILDINGS
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Which of these is the most wonderful ancient building in the state of Bhopal?
(A) Gohar Mahal
(B) Sanchi Kanakhera
(C) Taj ul Masjid
(D) None of these
(NCERT PART-I, Page no. 82)
2. Identify the archaeologist who has written these words: “It seems to me a suicidal and indefensible policy
to allow the country to be looted of original works of ancient art.”
(A) H.H. Cole
(B) Walter Elliot
(C) Colin Mackenzie
(D) John Marshall
3. Where has the Rummindei pillar been erected?
A) Sarnath
B) Lumbini
C) Amravati
D)Bodh Gaya
(NCERT PART-I, Page no.96)
4. Tirthankaras are those who guide men and women across the river of existence. Mahavira was preceded
by ...
(A) 10 thirtankaras
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(B) 23 thirtankaras
(C) 20 thirtankaras
(D) 25 thirtankaras
(NCERT PART-I,Page no. 88)
5. What does the symbol of ‘empty seat’ symbolize?
(A) Meditation of the Buddha
(B) An event in the life of Buddha
(C) Wisdom of the Buddha
(D) First Sermon of the Buddha
6. John Marshall dedicated his important volumes on Sanchi Stupas to whom?
A) Shahjehan Begum
B) Begum Hajarat Mahal
C) Sultan Jehan Begum
D) Begum Mehrunisha
7. Who wrote a famous book “Taj- ul Iqbal Tarikh Bhopal” (A History of Bhopal)?
A) Sultan Jehan Begum
B) Shahjehan Begum
C) Begum Hajarat Mahal
D) Begum Mehrunisha

8. By whom the Sanchi Stupas excavated?
A) Alexander Cunningham, 1851
B) John Marshall, 1842
C) S. R. Rao, 1854
D) B. B. Lal, 1856
9. In which year was Sanchi declared a World Heritage Site?
(A) 1988
(B) 1889
(C) 1898
(D) 1989
10. Which of these principles of Jainism left its mark on Indian thinking as a whole?
(A) Equality
(B) Sovereignty
(C) Respect for teacher/guru
(D) Ahimsa
11. When was Sanchi discovered?
(A) 1818
(B) 1821
(C)1823

(D) 1825
12. During the mid-first millennium BC, the religious philosophy of Zarathustra prevailed in ------.
(A) Greece
(B) China
(C) India
(D) Persia
13. 24 great teachers of Jainism are known as ________
(A) Tirthankars
(B) Jataks
(C) Jinas
(D) Vyas
14. New tradition of Buddhism was called as
(A) Mahayana
(B) Shwetambar
(C) Digambar
(D) Hinayana
15. What is the meaning of ‘Three baskets’?
(A) Tridhan
(B) Tirthankara
(C) Triratna
(D) Tipitaka
16. What does the symbol of ‘empty seat’ symbolise?
(A) First Sermon of the Buddha
(B) An event in the life of Buddha

(C) Wisdom of the Buddha
(D) Meditation of the Buddha
17. Who was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni?
(A) MahapajapatiGotami
(B) Mahapajapati Bodhi
(C) MahapajapatiGrishma
(D) Mahamaya
18. At which place Lord Buddha attained enlightenment?
(A) Lumbini
(B) Kushinagara
(C) Sarnath
(D) Bodhgaya
19. Choose the correct option:
(A) Sanchi Stupa situated near Bhopal.
(B) Sanchi Stupa was preserved by the Begums of Bhopal
(C) Sanchi Stupa belongs to Buddhism.
(D) All of these.
20. According to which Buddhist text Asoka distributed portions of the Buddha’s relics to every important
town and ordered the construction of stupas over them?
(A) Ashokavadana
(B) MahaparinibbanaSutta
(C) SuttaPitaka
(D) VessantaraJataka
21. Which among the following stupas is not in India?

(a) Sanchi
(b) Amrawati
(c) Shah-Ji-Ki-Dheri
(d)Bharhut
(NCERT, PART-1, Page No. 95)
22. Which of the following is the most important idea in Jainism?
(a) Observing celibacy
(b) Entire world is animated
(c) Belief in non-violence
(d) Asceticism and penance are required to free oneself from the cycle of Karma
23. Which temple was made in the 8th century from rock cutting?
(a) Kailasanath temple of Ellora
(b) Vrahdeshvar temple of Tanjavur
(c) Bhitargaon temple
(d) none of the above
24. What was “Deepvansh’ and Mahavansh?
(a) History of Buddha of a particular region
(b) Story of Buddha
(c) Buddhist Text
(d) None of the Above
25. Hagiography is the biography of _____.

(a) King
(b) Brahmin
(c)Scholar
(d) Saint
26. Who was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni?
(a) MahaPajapatiGautami
(b) MahaPajapati Bodhi
(c) MahaPajapatiGrishma
(d) None of the above
27. The famous Buddhist centre Amaravati is located in the Modern Indian state of
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
28. What was the balcony-like structure in a stupa called?
(a) Anda
(b) Harmika
(c) Yashti
(d) Chhatri
29. The paintings at Ajanta caves depict stories from the:

(a) Rig Veda
(b)Sutta Pitaka
(c)Mahabharata
(d) Jatakas
30. Which of these is a temple with a single doorway for the worshippers to enter and offer worship to the
image?
(a)Gopuram
(b)Garbhagriha
(c)Mandap
(d)Harmika

ANSWER KEY
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

QUESTION NO. ANSWER
1 B
2 A
3 B
4 B
5 A
6 C
7 B
8 A
9 D
10 D
11. (A) 1818
12. (D) Persia
13. (A) Tirthankars
14. (A) Mahayana
15. (D) Tipitaka
16. (D) Meditation of the Buddha
17. (A) MahapajapatiGotami
18. (D) Bodhgaya
19. (D) All of these
20. (A) Ashokavadana
21. (c) Shah-Ji-Ki-Dheri

22. (b) Entire world is animated
23. (a) Kailasanath temple
24. (a) History of Buddha of a particular region
25. (d) Saint
26. (a) MahaPajapatiGautami

27. (a) Andhra Pradesh
28. (b) Harmika
29. (d) Jatakas
30. (b)Garbhagriha
PREPARED BY THE PGTs (HISTORY) OF BHUBANESWAR, GUWAHATI, KOLKATA,

RANCHI, SILCHAR AND TINSUKIA REGIONS.

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CHAPTER/THEME-4: THINKERS, BELIEFS AND BUILDINGS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

(A) Gohar Mahal

(B) Sanchi Kanakhera

(C) Taj ul Masjid

(D) None of these

(NCERT PART-I, Page no. 82)

(A) H.H. Cole

(B) Walter Elliot

(C) Colin Mackenzie

(D) John Marshall

(NCERT PART-I, Page no. 98)

3. Where has the Rummindei pillar been erected?

(NCERT PART-I, Page no.96)

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(NCERT PART-I,Page no. 88)

5. What does the symbol of ‘empty seat’ symbolize?

(A) Meditation of the Buddha

(B) An event in the life of Buddha

(C) Wisdom of the Buddha

(D) First Sermon of the Buddha

(NCERT PART-I, Page no. 100)

6. John Marshall dedicated his important volumes on Sanchi Stupas to whom?

B) Begum Hajarat Mahal

C) Sultan Jehan Begum

(NCERT PART-I, Page no. 83)

A) Sultan Jehan Begum

C) Begum Hajarat Mahal

(NCERT PART-I, Page no. 82)

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A) Alexander Cunningham, 1851

B) John Marshall, 1842

(NCERT PART-I, Page no. 82)

9. In which year was Sanchi declared a World Heritage Site?

(NCERT PART-I, Page no. 110)

(C) Respect for teacher/guru

(NCERT PART-I, Page no. 88)

11. When was Sanchi discovered?

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13. 24 great teachers of Jainism are known as ________

14. New tradition of Buddhism was called as

15. What is the meaning of ‘Three baskets’?

16. What does the symbol of ‘empty seat’ symbolise?

(A) First Sermon of the Buddha

(B) An event in the life of Buddha

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(D) Meditation of the Buddha

17. Who was the first woman to be ordained as a bhikkhuni?

(B) Mahapajapati Bodhi

18. At which place Lord Buddha attained enlightenment?

19. Choose the correct option:

(A) Sanchi Stupa situated near Bhopal.

(B) Sanchi Stupa was preserved by the Begums of Bhopal

(C) Sanchi Stupa belongs to Buddhism.

(D) All of these.

21. Which among the following stupas is not in India?

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(NCERT, PART-1, Page No. 95)

22. Which of the following is the most important idea in Jainism?