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1. 1.

   Give one word answer for the following.

   1. Who was the last tirthankar of the Jains?
   2. What was the name of Mahavira's clan?
   3. Which language did Mahavira teach in?
   4. Where did Mahavira attain moksha?
   5. Name the temple which is a fine specimen of Jain Architecture.
2. 2.

   State whether true or false. If false, correct the statement.

   1. Siddhartha was thirty years old when he abandoned his life of a prince and his family in search of truth.
   2. Buddha preached his first sermon at Sarnath.
   3. Buddha's philosophy was also called the Middle path (madhyam marg), because it advised individuals to choose between luxury and asceticism.
   4. Buddha was born in  567 BCE at Lumbini near Kapilavastu (now in Nepal)
   5. Buddha's teaching were represented by the Four Nobel paths.
3. 3.

   Choose the correct option.

   1. Right knowledge, right belief and right conduct are the __________ of Jainism.
      1. sutta
      2. triratna
      3. ashtantagika marga
      4. vihara
   2. __________ contains tales of Buddha's previous lives.
      1. Jataka
      2. Tripitaka
      3. Vedas
      4. Sangha
   3. The early Jains taught doctrines in __________ language.
      1. Sanskrit
      2. Hindi
      3. Pali
      4. Prakrit
   4. the tree under which Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment is known as the __________.
      1. Banyan tree
      2. Madhya tree
      3. Bodhi tree
      4. Kharavela tree
   5. __________ was an association of disciples who had left their homes to follow Buddhism.
      1. Moksha
      2. Vihara
      3. Sangha
      4. Kaivalya
4. 4.

   Read the passage carefully and answer the question given below.

   At the time, when Jainism and Buddhism rose in Indian Sub-continent. Zoroastrianism was being founded in Iran. This religion was introduced by an Iranian prospect Zoroaster and was based on worship of single God -Fire. The followers of this religion are known as Zoroastrians or Parsis in India today.

   Prepare a comparative analysis of Zoroastrianism to that of Jainism and Buddhism in terms of belief, faith and practice.

5. 5.

   Picture study

   This is the picture of an important Buddhist site.

   

   1. Identify the temple.
   2. Where is it located?
   3. What is it significance?
6. 6.

   Name two important literary works of Buddhism.