Buddha delivered his first sermon in _______

(a)

Sanchi

(b)

Benaras

(c)

Saranath

(d)

Lumbini

_________ is the Buddhist text that makes a reference to Ajatashatru’s meeting of Buddha.

(a)

Jivakasinthamani

(b)

Acharrangasutra

(c)

Kalpasutra

(d)

Samannapha Sutta

Bhagavatisutra is a_________text.

(a)

Buddhist

(b)

Jaina

(c)

Ajivika

(d)

Vedic

______________played an important role in improving the method of cultivation.

(a)

Iron

(b)

Bronze

(c)

Copper

(d)

Brass

Among the 16 mahajanapadas, ______ emerged as the most powerful in northern India.

(a)

Kosala

(b)

Avanti

(c)

Magadha

(d)

Kuru

Write the tripitakas that serve as the source for our study.

Explain the core of Mahavir’s teachings.

Write the importance of Nagapattinam in the Buddhist history of Tamilnadu.

Write a note on the use of iron in clearing the forest critically.

Analyse the factors responsible for the rise of towns and cities in the Ganges Plains.

Mention some of the rising towns and cities in the after math of second urbanization.

Discuss the causes of intellectual awakening in the sixth century BCE.

Explain the schism in Jainism pointing out its implications.