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Test your knowledge of Jainism History with this multiple-choice quiz! With questions ranging from ancient times to the present day, you'll be sure to learn something new about the religion and its past. ➲ Jainism - Quiz


  • A Ahimsa
  • B Anekantavada
  • C Aparigraha
  • D All
  • A Adinatha
  • B Rishabhadeva
  • C Prathamaraja
  • D All
  • A 24th Tirthankara
  • B Last Tirthankara
  • C A and B
  • D None
  • A God
  • B Tirthankara
  • C All
  • D None
  • A Veda
  • B Gita
  • C A and B
  • D None
  • A Tripitaka
  • B Bible
  • C Kalpa Sutra
  • D None
  • A Mahavira
  • B Bhadrabahu
  • C Parshvanatha
  • D None
  • A Bihar
  • B Vaishali
  • C India
  • D None
  • A Pawapuri
  • B Bihar
  • C Kundagram
  • D None
  • A Krishna
  • B Siddhartha
  • C Jamali
  • D None
  • A Yashoda
  • B Trishala
  • C Maya
  • D None
  • A Maya
  • B Vyjayanthi
  • C Yashoda
  • D Priyadarshana
  • A Anil
  • B Rawat
  • C Sikanta
  • D Jamali
  • A Bimbisara
  • B Bhattiya
  • C Ajatashatru
  • D None
  • A Samyak darsana, Samyak jnana and Samyak charitra
  • B Correct View, Correct Knowledge and Correct Conduct
  • C A and B
  • D None
  • A Tripitaka
  • B Agamas
  • C Jainas
  • D None
  • A Patliputra
  • B Kumbhgram
  • C Nalanda
  • D Madurai
  • A 22 years
  • B 24 years
  • C 20 years
  • D 25 years
  • A Gujrat
  • B Ballavi
  • C Patliputra
  • D None
  • A 540 B.C
  • B 560 A.D
  • C 560 B.C
  • D 378 B.C
  • A 10 years
  • B 12 years
  • C 14 years
  • D 16 years
  • A 512 A.D
  • B 500 A.D
  • C 498 A.D
  • D 516 A.D
  • A Banyan tree
  • B Peepal tree
  • C Devadaru tree
  • D All
  • A Asvaghosa
  • B Nagarjuna
  • C Avjuna
  • D None
  • A Gautama Buddha
  • B Mahavira
  • C Guru Nanak
  • D Jesus Christ
  • A Moksha
  • B Nirvana
  • C Enlightenment
  • D Salvation
  • A Ahimsa
  • B Satya
  • C Asteya
  • D Brahmacharya
  • A 4
  • B 5
  • C 7
  • D 10
  • A Samsara
  • B Maya
  • C Karma
  • D Dharma
  • A Cow
  • B Elephant
  • C Horse
  • D Peacock
  • A Jiva
  • B Atman
  • C Brahman
  • D Shakti
  • A Right belief
  • B Right knowledge
  • C Right conduct
  • D Right meditation
  • A Tapasya
  • B Puja
  • C Pranayama
  • D Samadhi
  • A It represents the cycle of birth and death.
  • B It is a symbol of non-violence.
  • C It symbolizes the fourfold path to liberation.
  • D It represents the Jain flag.
  • A 3000 years ago
  • B 4000 years ago
  • C 30000 years ago
  • D 2500 years ago
  • A 5
  • B 7
  • C 9
  • D 11
  • A 12
  • B 24
  • C 36
  • D 48
  • A 5th century BCE
  • B 9th century BCE
  • C 1st century CE
  • D 5th century CE
  • A Dharma, Karma, and Moksha
  • B Ahiṃsā, Anekāntavāda, and Aparigraha
  • C Bhakti, Jnana, and Karma Yoga
  • D Shraddha, Puja, and Havan
  • A Ahiṃsā, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, and Aparigraha
  • B Shraddha, Puja, Havan, Yoga, and Japa
  • C Dharma, Karma, Moksha, Samsara, and Maya
  • D Bhakti, Jnana, Karma Yoga, Raja Yoga, and Hatha Yoga
  • A Ahiṃsā
  • B Anekāntavāda
  • C Aparigraha
  • D Brahmacharya
  • A Satyameva Jayate
  • B Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
  • C Parasparopagraho jīvānām
  • D Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
  • A Living beings
  • B Non-living substances
  • C Truth
  • D Salvation
  • A Living beings, plants, animals, air, water, and fire
  • B Living beings, matter, motion, rest, space, and time
  • C Earth, water, fire, air, space, and consciousness
  • D Matter, energy, space, time, living beings, and God
  • A Living beings
  • B Non-living substances
  • C Truth
  • D Framework for salvation
  • A 5
  • B 7
  • C 9
  • D 11
  • A Perception, inference, and testimony
  • B Perception, inference, and analogy
  • C Perception, intuition, and testimony
  • D Perception, intuition, and analogy
  • A Consciousness, bliss, and wisdom
  • B Consciousness, bliss, and vibrational energy
  • C Consciousness, wisdom, and vibrational energy
  • D Bliss, wisdom, and vibrational energy
  • A Perception
  • B Inference
  • C Analogy
  • D Intuition
  • A To accumulate wealth
  • B To reach moksha for ascetics
  • C To become a powerful ruler
  • D To gain worldly pleasures
  • A Sensory knowledge, clairvoyance, and testimony
  • B Perception, inference, and analogy
  • C Sensory knowledge, inference, and testimony
  • D Perception, clairvoyance, and analogy
  • A Two
  • B Four
  • C Three
  • D Five
  • A Faith in the tattvas
  • B Faith in God
  • C Faith in the universe
  • D Faith in the scriptures
  • A Dravya
  • B Tattva
  • C Pramana
  • D Karma
  • A Seven
  • B Eight
  • C Nine
  • D Ten
  • A Good karma and bad karma
  • B Space and time
  • C Dharma and adharma
  • D The principle of motion and the principle of rest
  • A Perception, inference, and testimony
  • B Sensory knowledge, scriptural knowledge, and clairvoyance
  • C Perception, analogy, and omniscience
  • D Inference, telepathy, and testimony
  • A 2
  • B 3
  • C 4
  • D 5
  • A b) Non-sentient substance or matter (pudgala)
  • B Principle of motion (dharma)
  • C Principle of rest (adharma)
  • D Principle of consciousness (chetana)
  • A The sentient (jiva or living)
  • B The insentient (ajiva or non-living)
  • C The karmic influx to the soul (asrava)
  • D The liberation (moksha)
  • A Soul
  • B Karma
  • C Saṃsāra
  • D Vitalism
  • A 4,000,000
  • B 8,400,000
  • C 10,000,000
  • D 12,500,000
  • A Earth bodies, water bodies, fire bodies, air bodies, and plant lives
  • B Earth bodies, water bodies, fire bodies, air bodies, and animal lives
  • C Earth bodies, water bodies, fire bodies, air bodies, and human lives
  • D Earth bodies, water bodies, fire bodies, air bodies, and celestial lives
  • A Positive karmic effects
  • B Negative karmic effects
  • C No karmic effects
  • D It depends on the intention behind the harm
  • A Yes, they can attain moksha through the accumulation of good karma
  • B No, they can never attain moksha
  • C It depends on the level of abhavya-ness
  • D Only if they repent for their sins
  • A Yes, they are considered either good or evil
  • B No, they are considered neither good nor evil
  • C It depends on the actions performed in previous lives
  • D It depends on the intention behind the actions
  • A Consciousness, wealth, and power
  • B Consciousness, bliss, and vibrational energy
  • C Consciousness, anger, and greed
  • D Consciousness, hatred, and jealousy
  • A A universal cause and effect law
  • B A spiritual energy that flows through the universe
  • C A moral code of conduct
  • D A type of meditation technique
  • A As a physical substance that can bind to the soul
  • B As a mental construct that affects the soul
  • C As a spiritual force that guides the soul
  • D As a divine intervention in the soul's journey
  • A Camellia
  • B Garnet
  • C Cottage pink Dianthus caryophyllus
  • D Pink dianthus
  • A 4,000,000
  • B 6,400,000
  • C 8,400,000
  • D 10,000,000
  • A Human, animal, plant, mineral, and spirit
  • B Earth, water, fire, air, and vegetable lives
  • C Gross, subtle, causal, astral, and divine
  • D Solid, liquid, gas, plasma, and ether
  • A A person who has attained material wealth and success
  • B A person who has reached the highest level of spiritual attainment
  • C A person who has committed a great sin and is punished
  • D A person who has attained political power and influence
  • A 1
  • B 5
  • C 3
  • D 7
  • A A spiritual force that creates bondages for the soul
  • B The universal cause and effect law
  • C A material substance that can bind to the soul
  • D All of the above
  • A Wintarmanoth
  • B Ianuarius
  • C Prosinec
  • D Wulf-monath
  • A A liberated soul
  • B A good soul
  • C An evil soul
  • D A soul in the abhavya state
  • A 1
  • B 2
  • C 3
  • D 4
  • A Karma
  • B Ahimsa
  • C Reincarnation
  • D Liberation
  • A Correct View
  • B Correct Conduct
  • C Correct Knowledge
  • D Correct Worship
  • A The path of four jewels
  • B The path of three jewels
  • C The path of five jewels
  • D The path of six jewels
  • A Salvation
  • B Enlightenment
  • C Liberation
  • D Nirvana
  • A Siddhas
  • B Arihants
  • C Bodhisattvas
  • D Mahasiddhas
  • A Correct View
  • B Correct Faith
  • C Correct Knowledge
  • D Correct Conduct
  • A Violence is sometimes necessary for the greater good.
  • B Violence should be avoided whenever possible.
  • C Violence is necessary for spiritual growth.
  • D Violence is an illusion