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- With reference to the religious practices in India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect belongs to (UPSC 2018)
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Vaishnavism
(d) Shaivism
Ans: B
With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements: (UPSC 2017)
- Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism.
- Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: B
Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following? (UPSC 2009)
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Sikhism
(d) Vaishnavism
Ans: B
