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71.

Mahabodhi temple has been built at Bodh Gaya where

(a)Gautam Buddha was born

(b)Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment

(c)Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon

(d)Gautam Buddha passed away

Comment

Answer is: BNA

72.

Sarnath is in the State of

(a)Kerala

(b)Maharashtra

(c)Gujarat

(d)Uttar Pradesh

Comment

Answer is: DNA

73.

Among the following who is given the credit of carrying Jainism in South India

(a)Sudharmana

(b)Indrabhuti

(c)Bhadrabahu

(d)Sthulabhadra

Comment

Answer is: CNA

74.

Prabhasgiri is a pilgrim spot of

(a)Buddhists

(b)Jains

(c)Saivites

(d)vaishnavites

Comment

Answer is: BNA

75.

Who is said to have become the chief of the Jain Sangh after the death of Mahavira?

(a)Jambu

(b)Bhadrabahu

(c)Sthulbhadra

(d)Sudharma

Comment

Answer is: BNA

76.

Which of the following Ashokan inscription is in 'Kharosthi' script?

(a)Khalsi

(b)Girnar

(c)Shahvajgadi

(d)Meerut

Comment

Answer is: CNA

77.

Which of the following was not a capital of Magadhan empire?

(a)Girivraja

(b)Rajgriha

(c)Pataliputra

(d)Kosambi

Comment

Answer is: DNA

78.

Turamaya, a contemporary of Ashoka, was the ruler of

(a)Egypt

(b)Corinth

(c)Macedonia

(d)Syria

Comment

Answer is: ANA

79.

The Ashokan Edicts were deciphered first by

(a)Sir John Marshall

(b)Sir William Jones

(c)Charles Wilkins

(d)James Prinscep

Comment

Answer is: DNA

80.

'Arthashastra' was written by

(a)Dhananda

(b)Kautilya

(c)Bimbisara

(d)Pusyamitra

Comment

Answer is: BNA

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