CBSE Class 12 History Thinkers Beliefs And Buildings MCQs Set B

Question. By the first century CE, there is evidence of changes in Buddhist ideas and practices. Identify the statement included in the ideas and practices of the new Buddhist tradition.
(a) Buddhist teachings had given great importance to self-effort in achieving nibbana.
(b) The Buddha was regarded as a human being who attained enlightenment or nibbana through his own efforts.
(c) As the concept of the Bodhisatta also developed, he was perceived as deeply compassionate beings who accumulated merit through their efforts but used this not to attain nibbana and thereby abandon the world, but to help others.
(d) However, the worship of images of the Buddha and Bodhisattas became an unimportant part of this tradition.

Answer : C

Question. The Rigveda was compiled between:
(a) c 1500 to 1000 BCE
(b) c 1200 to 1100 BCE
(c) c 1400 to 1200 BCE
(d) c 900 to 1100 BCE

Answer : A

Question. What is Shikhara in temple architecture?
(a) A single doorway for the worshipper to enter and offer worship to the image .
(b) The rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture of North India.
(c) A central hall, with small cells connected to it sometimes with beds carved from the stone.
(d) An open court surrounded by open cells accessible through an entrance porch.

Answer : B

Question. Vaishnavism is a part of …………….. religion.
(a) Hinduism
(b) Jainism
(c) Buddhism
(d) Vaishnav religion.

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is not correctly match?
(a) Vishnu: The Varaha or boar avatar
(b) Shiva: Linga
(c) Mahabalipuram: Kerala
(d) Vasudeva-Krishna : Mathura

Answer : C

Question. What is the meaning of Theravadins?
(a) The oldest surviving branch of Buddhism.
(b) Major movement in the history of Buddhism.
(c) “white-clad”, and refers to its ascetics’ practice of wearing white clothes.
(d) None of these.

Answer : A

Question. The most splendid stupa was at ………………. .
(A) Amravati
(B) Sanchi
(C) Bhoomra
(D) Shahjidheri

Answer: a 

Question. New tradition of Buddhism was called as: R+A
(A) Shwetambar
(B) Digambar
(C) Hinayana
(D) Mahayana

Answer: d

Question. Which one of the following statements is incorrect about Goutama Buddha?
(A) Goutama Buddha was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini in Nepal.
(B) Bodh Gaya contains one of the holiest of Buddhist sites: the location where, under the sacred peepal Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha.
(C) Buddha preached his first sermon in a deer forest at Sachi, north of Bodhgaya.
(D) Lord Buddha attained Nirvana at the age of 35 when he was alive at Bodh Gaya. He is known to have attained Parinirvana after his death at Kushinagar.

Answer: c 

Question. 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

Answer: d

Question. Inscriptions found on the railings and pillars of stupas record donations made for building and decorating them. Which one of the following statements is incorrect regarding the donations of Stupas?
(A) Hundreds of donations were made by women and men who mention their names.
(B) Bhikkhus and bhikkhunis also contributed to building these monuments.
(C) Guilds such as the ivory workers financed part of one of the gateways at Sanchi.
(D) The kings of Mauryas also made some donations.

Answer: d

Question. What was the balcony-like structure in a stupa called?
(A) Anda
(B) Harmika
(C) Yashti
(D) Chhatri

Answer: b

Question. 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

Answer: a

Question. Which one of the following statements is incorrect according to the principles of Jainism?
(A) According to Jainism, the cycle of birth and rebirth is shaped through Karma.
(B) If one is to escape this cycle of Karma, one must practice asceticism and penance.
(C) There is no need to live in a monastery to attain salvation.
(D) The principle of ahimsa, emphasised within Jainism, has left its mark on Indian thinking.

Answer: c

ASSERTION AND REASON BASED MCQs :

Question. Assertion (A): Boddhisattas were those who were compassionate beings and who accumulated merit through their efforts but used this not to get nibbana but to help others.
Reason (R): The worship of Buddha and Boddhisattas became important and it was known as Hinayana or ‘Lesser Vehicle’.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: c

Question. Assertion (A): Puranic Hinduism, the bond between devotee and God was visualised as one of love and devotion.
Reason (R): The notion of saviour was both in Vaishnavism (worshippers of Vishnu) and Shaivism (worshippers of Shiva) which laid emphasis on the worship of a chosen deity.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: a

Question. Assertion (A): The nineteenth-century European scholars often found early Indian sculpture inferior to the works of Greek artists.
Reason (R): They were very excited when they discovered images of the Buddha and Bodhisattas that were evidently based on Greek models.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false and R is true.

Answer: b

ASSERTION AND REASON BASED MCQs :

Question. Assertion (A): Buddhism grew rapidly both during the lifetime of the Buddha and after his death.
Reason (R): It appealed to many people dissatisfied with existing religious practices and confused by the rapid social changes taking place around them. It was a simple religion that had no place for superstitions and other rituals.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A): The Sanchi stupa survived while Amaravati stupa did not.
Reason (R): Sanchi stupa was “discovered” in 1818 when scholars understood the importance of such findings while Amaravati which was discovered in 1796, was removed from its site.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : A

Question. Assertion (A): Over the centuries, Buddha’s message spread across the subcontinent and beyond – through Central Asia to China, Korea and Japan, and through Sri Lanka, across the seas to Myanmar, Thailand and Indonesia.
Reason (R): We come to know about Buddhist teachings as these have been reconstructed, carefully edited, translated and analyzed. Historians have also tried to reconstruct details of his life from hagiographies.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : B

Question. Assertion (A): Sculptures were removed from stupas and transported all the way to China.
Reason (R): Those who saw them considered them to be beautiful and valuable, and wanted to keep them for themselves.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false and R is true.

Answer : D