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Q1Regarding the spread and social base of Jainism, consider the following statements: 1. Monsoon residence helped travelling monks create lasting local communities. 2. Merchant guilds and urban elites supported temples, libraries and manuscript culture in western India. 3. Royal patronage invariably meant the formal conversion of an entire kingdom to Jainism. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Rainy-season halts allowed sustained teaching, donations and lay vows, while western Indian merchant support sustained institutions and manuscripts. Royal patronage could consist of grants, caves, images, court teachers or protection and did not necessarily convert a whole kingdom.
Q2With reference to the Digambara and Shvetambara traditions, consider the following statements: 1. The Digambara tradition regards complete nudity as the highest ideal for male ascetics. 2. The Shvetambara tradition preserves an Agama canon. 3. Shvetambaras generally accept that women can attain liberation. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. Digambara male ascetics idealise complete nudity, whereas Shvetambara monks wear white robes. Shvetambaras preserve an Agama canon and generally accept women's liberation; Digambaras hold that the original Angas were lost and traditionally object to final liberation in a female body.
Q3Match List I with List II: List I (Jain association) 1. Kharavela 2. Kumarapala 3. Chamundaraya 4. Pampa, Ponna and Ranna List II (Region or contribution) A. Jain literary culture in Kannada B. Gujarat under the Chaulukya or Solanki period C. Odisha and the Hathigumpha inscription D. Commissioning of the monolithic Bahubali image at Shravanabelagola Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Kharavela is linked with Odisha and the Hathigumpha inscription; Kumarapala with strong Jain influence in Chaulukya or Solanki Gujarat; Chamundaraya with commissioning the monolithic Bahubali image at Shravanabelagola; and Pampa, Ponna and Ranna with Jain literary culture in Kannada. Thus the matching is 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-A.
Q4Match List I with List II: List I (Site) 1. Udayagiri-Khandagiri 2. Shravanabelagola 3. Dilwara 4. Palitana-Shatrunjaya List II (Association) A. Gujarat B. Mount Abu C. Odisha's Jain cave tradition D. Karnataka and Bahubali Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Udayagiri-Khandagiri belong to Odisha's Jain cave tradition; Shravanabelagola in Karnataka is associated with Bahubali; Dilwara is at Mount Abu; and Palitana-Shatrunjaya is in Gujarat. The correct matching is therefore 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-A.
Q5With reference to the transmission of Jain teachings, consider the following statements: 1. The Shvetambara tradition links the final redaction of its canon to the council at Vallabhi. 2. Digambaras maintain that the original Angas were lost. Which one of the following is correct?
Both statements are correct. The Shvetambara account associates the final redaction of its canon with Vallabhi, whereas the Digambara position is that the original Angas were lost. Textual authority is therefore an important sectarian difference, not merely a question of clothing.
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6Arrange the following in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: 1. Final redaction of the Shvetambara canon at Vallabhi, according to tradition 2. Strong Jain influence in Gujarat during Kumarapala's reign 3. Mahavira's life, broadly placed in the 6th-5th century BCE by many modern historians 4. Commissioning of the monolithic Bahubali image at Shravanabelagola around 981 CE Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7With reference to Jain art and material culture, consider the following statements: 1. Lanchhanas help identify individual Tirthankaras whose images may otherwise look similar. 2. Kalpasutra manuscripts are associated with western Indian miniature painting traditions. 3. The Jain caves at Ellora belong to a later phase of a complex containing Buddhist, Hindu and Jain caves. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8With reference to Jain doctrines, consider the following statements: 1. Triratna comprises right faith, right knowledge and right conduct. 2. Syadvada denies the possibility of truth. 3. Jain thought treats karma as a subtle material bondage attaching to the soul. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
9With reference to Jainism and Buddhism, consider the following statements: 1. Both traditions accept an eternal individual soul. 2. Both traditions place the rejection of extreme austerity at the centre of their monastic path. Which one of the following is correct?
10Arrange the following developments associated with Jain history in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: 1. Strong Jain influence in Gujarat under Kumarapala 2. Jain minority notification under Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 3. Mahavira's life, broadly placed by many modern historians in the 6th-5th century BCE 4. Commissioning of the monolithic Bahubali image by Chamundaraya around 981 CE Select the correct answer using the code given below.