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1.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: [2001]
List I (Bhakti Saint)
- Namdev
- Kabir
III. Ravidas
- Sena
List II (Profession)
- A) Barber
- B) Weaver
- C) Tailor
- D) Cobbler
2.
Assertion (A): The emphasis of Jainism on non-violence (ahimsa) prevented agriculturalists from embracing Jainism. Reason (R): Cultivation involved killing of insects and pests. [2000] Choose correct option.
3.
The concept of Eight-fold path forms the theme of: [1998]
4.
In Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was also known as: [1997]
5.
Which one of the following is not a part of early Jaina literature? [1996]
6.
Which of the following were common to both Buddhism and Jainism? [1996]
(1) Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment.
(2) Indifference to the authority of the Vedas
(3) Denial of efficacy of rituals
(4) Non-injury to animal life
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
7.
The Sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was: [1996]
8.
Which one of the following was a Saiva sect in ancient India? [1996]
9.
According to ancient Indian cosmogonic ideas the sequential order of the cycle of four aeons (Yugas) is: [1996]
10.
According to the Mimamsa system of philosophy, liberation is possible by means of: [1995]
