Quiz

ROUND 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE/SHORT ANSWERS

1. Who was the first Tirthankar of the present chauvisi?

        a) Mahavir                 b) Parshavanath

        c) Adinath                  d) Shantinath

2. How many Pradikshana (circumbulation) do we give in the Deraser?

        a) 1                           b) 4

        c) 5                           d) 3

3. Jains are allowed to eat plants because they are –

        a) one sensed            b) two sensed

        c) three sensed          d) four sensed

4. In Jainism, ritual in honour of the Tirthankar is –

        a) Jiva                       b) Ajiva

        c) Ahimsa                  d) Puja

5. A Spiritual Teacher is a –

        a) Guru                     b) Jiva

        c) Jiva                       d) Ajiva

6. Regular practice of the Jains include –

        a) Alms giving and animal sacrifice

        b) Fasting and Pilgrimage

        c) Deity worship and Meditation

        d) Wearing orange or white clothes

7. Who is the main Bhagwan( mulnayak ) in the Mombasa Deraser?

        a) Neminath               b) Rushabhdev

        c) Mahavir                 d) Parshavanath

8. What is the Sanskrit name of the Wishing Tree?

        a) Golden Vruksha      b) Fal Vruksha

        c) Kalpa Vruksha                d) Sampati Vruksha

9. ” Conqueror ” the Jain term for a perfected person who will not be reborn –

        a) Jina                       b) Sadhu

        c) Sadhvi                   d) Shravak

10. How many beads are there in a Rosary(mala)?

        a) 98                         b) 100

        c) 108                       d) 106

11. How does one attain Moksha?

        a) through making honour the first priority

        b) through benevolence to other humans

        c) through benevolence towards all living beings

        d) through faith

12. According to Jain belief, who was the founder of Jainism?

        a) Lakshmi devi                  b) Parshavanath

        c) it has existed forever       d) Simandhar Swami

13. Is/Are there a God(s) who  created ,sustain or destroy the universe  in Jainism?

        a) Jainism does not answer this question

        b) Yes, there are many

        c) Yes, there is one

        d) No, there are none

14. “ Clothed in Sky”, a member of the Jian sect in which Monks do not wear    Clothing –

        a) Digamber               b) Shvetamber  

        c) Terepanth              d) Mumuksha

15. Matter with soul or life is –

        a) Jiva                       b) Ajiva

        c) Ahimsa                  d) puja

16. Which of this is not a commonly acknowledged Principle of Jainism?

        a) Anekantvad            b) Satya

        c) Racism                  d) Ahimsa         

17. Name the Panch Parmeshthi –

        1) Arihant                          2) Siddha                           3) Aacharya

        4) Upadhyay                      5) Sadhu

       

18. Are there names of the Tirhankaras mentioned in the Navkar Mantra?

        Ans. Yes or No

19. What is the difference between Arihanta and Siddha?

        Ans. Arihants are – Liberated Souls

                Siddhas are – Enlightened/ Perfect Souls

20. The seventh line of the Navkar Mantra reads :”Savva Pava Panna Sano”    

        What does this mean?

        Ans. It destroys all the sins from one’s life.