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Jaina Literature and History Bit Bank (Questions 201-248)

Q201: Who authored the Theravali, which contains the history of Jaina teachers?

a) Hemachandra b) Merutunga c) Jinasena d) Haribhadra

💡 b) Merutunga

Q202: What does the Prabhavakacharitra describe?

a) The lives of Tirthankaras b) The story of 22 Jaina teachers, including Hemachandra c) The rules for Jaina monks d) The spread of Jainism

💡 b) The story of 22 Jaina teachers, including Hemachandra

Q203: When was the Prabhavakacharitra written?

a) 11th century AD b) 13th century AD c) 15th century AD d) 9th century AD

💡 b) 13th century AD

Q204: Who was one of the authors of the Prabhavakacharitra?

a) Prabhachandra b) Subhasilagani c) Rajesekhara d) Somadeva

💡 a) Prabhachandra

Q205: Which text was written in the 14th century AD?

a) Kathamahodadhi b) Katharatnakara c) Mahapurana d) Trisastisalaka Purushacharita

💡 a) Kathamahodadhi

Q206: Which story in the Kathakosa has traveled beyond the boundaries of India?

a) The story of Ajatasatru b) The Nala-Damayanti episode c) The life of Mahavira d) The conquest of Ujjayini

💡 b) The Nala-Damayanti episode

Q207: In which century was the Katharatnakara written?

a) 13th century b) 15th century c) 16th century d) 11th century

💡 c) 16th century

Q208: What is the primary focus of Prabandhas in Jaina literature?

a) Cosmological theories b) Accounts of historical Jaina monks and laymen c) Rules for monks d) Romantic poems

💡 b) Accounts of historical Jaina monks and laymen

Q209: Who wrote the Kathakosa in the 15th century AD?

a) Merutunga b) Subhasilagani c) Hemavijaya d) Jinakirtisuri

💡 b) Subhasilagani

Q210: What is the Prabandhachintamani by Merutunga about?

a) The lives of Tirthankaras b) Groups of legends centered around historical persons like kings and Jaina teachers c) Rules for lay followers d) Descriptions of Jaina temples

💡 b) Groups of legends centered around historical persons like kings and Jaina teachers

Q211: Which historical figure is mentioned in the Prabandhachintamani?

a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Siladitya c) Kharavela d) Amoghavarsha

💡 b) Siladitya

Q212: Who wrote the Prabandhrakosa?

a) Rajesekhara b) Prabhachandra c) Somadeva d) Manatunga

💡 a) Rajesekhara

Q213: Which work by the Digambaras is sometimes styled as a Purana?

a) Tattvarthadhigamasutra b) Padmacharita or Padmapurana c) Kalpasutra d) Samaraichchakaha

💡 b) Padmacharita or Padmapurana

Q214: What is the Mahapurana written by Jinasena and Gunabhadra about?

a) The life of Mahavira b) Rites and ceremonies of Jainism c) The history of Jaina teachers d) Cosmological theories

💡 b) Rites and ceremonies of Jainism

Q215: Who completed the Harivamsapurana in 783 AD?

a) Gunabhadra b) Jinasena c) Haribhadra d) Umasvati

💡 b) Jinasena

Q216: What is the Samaraichchakaha by Haribhadra?

a) A dogmatic treatise b) A prose romance c) A biography of Tirthankaras d) A refutation of heretic doctrines

💡 b) A prose romance

Q217: Who wrote the Upamitibhavaprapanchakatha?

a) Siddharshi b) Somadeva c) Dhanapala d) Harichandra

💡 a) Siddharshi

Q218: Which work served as the model for Somadeva’s Yasastilaka?

a) Meghadutam b) Kadambari c) Mahapurana d) Kathakosa

💡 b) Kadambari

Q219: Who wrote the Yasastilaka?

a) Haribhadra b) Somadeva c) Vikrama d) Manatunga

💡 b) Somadeva

Q220: What is the subject of Dhanapala’s Tilakamanjari?

a) A biography of Jaina teachers b) A romantic poem inspired by Kadambari c) Rules for Jaina monks d) Descriptions of Jaina temples

💡 b) A romantic poem inspired by Kadambari

Q221: Who wrote the Mahakavya Dharmasarmabhyudaya?

a) Harichandra b) Kanakesena Vadiraja c) Maladhari Devaprabha d) Somaprabha

💡 a) Harichandra

Q222: Which poet’s work was imitated in Harichandra’s Dharmasarmabhyudaya?

a) Kalidasa b) Magha c) Bana d) Dhanapala

💡 b) Magha

Q223: What is the last line of every stanza in the poem Nemiduta by Vikrama taken from?

a) Kadambari b) Kalidasa’s Meghadutam c) Mahapurana d) Tilakamanjari

💡 b) Kalidasa’s Meghadutam

Q224: Who wrote the Malayasundarikatha?

a) Maladhari Devaprabha b) Kanakesena Vadiraja c) Siddharshi d) Chamunda Maharaja

💡 a) Maladhari Devaprabha

Q225: Who wrote the Yasodharacharita?

a) Haribhadra b) Kanakesena Vadiraja c) Somadeva d) Jinasena

💡 b) Kanakesena Vadiraja

Q226: In which century did Maladhari Devaprabha write Mrigavaticharita?

a) 11th century b) 13th century c) 15th century d) 9th century

💡 b) 13th century

Q227: What type of works are included under romantic works in Jaina literature?

a) Disciplinary rules b) Verse and prose romances c) Cosmological treatises d) Biographies of kings

💡 b) Verse and prose romances

Q228: Which Jaina literary work is based on the adventures of historical kings and teachers?

a) Tattvarthadhigamasutra b) Prabandhachintamani c) Kalpasutra d) Padmacharita

💡 b) Prabandhachintamani

Q229: What is a common theme in the romantic works of Jaina literature?

a) Ascetic practices b) Romantic adventures and heroic stories c) Refutations of other sects d) Descriptions of temples

💡 b) Romantic adventures and heroic stories

Q230: Who is the author of the Bhaktamarastotra?

a) Manatunga b) Umasvati c) Somaprabha d) Mlinichandrasuri

💡 a) Manatunga

Q231: Which text was written by Kundaklinda in the 7th century AD?

a) Pavayanasara (Pravachanasara) b) Charitrasara c) Sringaravairagyatarangini d) Jivaviyara

💡 a) Pavayanasara (Pravachanasara)

Q232: What is the main subject of the Tattvarthadhigamasutra by Umasvati?

a) Romantic stories b) Metaphysics and cosmology c) Rules for monks d) Biographies of Tirthankaras

💡 b) Metaphysics and cosmology

Q233: Who composed the Sringaravairagyatarangini in 1276 AD?

a) Chamunda Maharaja b) Somaprabha c) Santisuri d) Kundaklinda

💡 b) Somaprabha

Q234: In which year was the Gathakosa, an anthology by Mlinichandrasuri, written?

a) 978 AD b) 1122 AD c) 1276 AD d) 783 AD

💡 b) 1122 AD

Q235: Which work of Umasvati is considered authoritative by both the Digambaras and the Svetambaras?

a) Kalpasutra b) Tattvarthadhigamasutra c) Samaraichchakaha d) Pavayanasara

💡 b) Tattvarthadhigamasutra

Q236: Who composed the Charitrasara in 978 AD?

a) Chamunda Maharaja b) Santisuri c) Mlinichandrasuri d) Manatunga

💡 a) Chamunda Maharaja

Q237: What subjects does the book Jivaviyara by Santisuri deal with?

a) Astronomy and geography b) Theology, zoology, botany, anthropology, and mythology c) Rules for monks d) Romantic adventures

💡 b) Theology, zoology, botany, anthropology, and mythology

Q238: Which language was widely used for writing Jaina literature before the evolution of modern vernaculars?

a) Sanskrit b) Apabhramsa c) Tamil d) Pali

💡 b) Apabhramsa

Q239: Who is credited with the earliest literature in Kanarese influenced by Jaina thought?

a) Haribhadra b) Jinasena c) Umasvati d) Somadeva

💡 b) Jinasena

Q240: Where can the gigantic statues of Bahubali, called Gomatesvara, be found?

a) Mount Abu and Chittor b) Sravana Belgola and Karkal c) Gwalior and Ellora d) Udaigiri and Palitana

💡 b) Sravana Belgola and Karkal

Q241: Who erected the statue of Gomatesvara at Sravana Belgola?

a) Chandragupta Maurya b) Chamundaraya c) Amoghavarsha d) Kharavela

💡 b) Chamundaraya

Q242: Which Jaina statue in Mysore stands 56.5 feet tall?

a) Mahavira at Karkal b) Bahubali at Sravana Belgola c) Parsvanatha at Ellora d) Rishabhadeva at Gwalior

💡 b) Bahubali at Sravana Belgola

Q243: The colossal reliefs near Gwalior in Madhya Bharat date back to which century?

a) 11th century AD b) 13th century AD c) 15th century AD d) 9th century AD

💡 c) 15th century AD

Q244: What is one of the earliest examples of Jaina cave temples?

a) Hathigumpha caves in Orissa b) Ellora caves in Maharashtra c) Mount Abu temples d) Chittor tower

💡 a) Hathigumpha caves in Orissa

Q245: Where is the Jaina tower, considered a fine specimen of Jaina architecture, located?

a) Palitana b) Chittor in Rajasthan c) Sravana Belgola d) Gwalior

💡 b) Chittor in Rajasthan

Q246: In which state are the Jaina temples at Mount Abu located?

a) Gujarat b) Rajasthan c) Madhya Pradesh d) Maharashtra

💡 b) Rajasthan

Q247: Which century do the Jaina temples at Mount Abu belong to?

a) 9th century b) 11th century c) 13th century d) 15th century

💡 b) 11th century

Q248: What is the Jaina architecture at Udaigiri hills and Ellora known for?

a) Large domes b) Relief works and statues c) Painted murals d) Wooden structures

💡 b) Relief works and statues