Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: Jainism and Buddhism
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Who founded Jainism? [1]
(A) Mahavira
(B) Buddha
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chanakya
2. What did Mahavira emphasise? [1]
(A) Non-violence, truth, asceticism
(B) Only warfare
(C) Only trade
(D) Only farming
3. What is moksha? [1]
(A) Spiritual liberation
(B) A type of tax
(C) A type of building
(D) A type of festival
4. Who founded Buddhism? [1]
(A) Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
(B) Mahavira
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chanakya
5. What did Buddha teach? [1]
(A) The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
(B) Only warfare
(C) Only trade
(D) Only farming
6. What did both religions reject? [1]
(A) The rigid caste system and complex rituals
(B) Nothing, they accepted everything
(C) Only warfare
(D) Only trade practices
7. Where did Buddhism spread? [1]
(A) Widely across Asia
(B) Only within India
(C) Nowhere beyond its origin
(D) Only to Europe
8. Why study Jainism and Buddhism? [1]
(A) They significantly influenced Indian philosophy and culture
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests
9. Who founded Jainism? [1]
(A) Mahavira
(B) Buddha
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chanakya
10. What did Mahavira emphasise? [1]
(A) Non-violence, truth, asceticism
(B) Only warfare
(C) Only trade
(D) Only farming
11. What is moksha? [1]
(A) Spiritual liberation
(B) A type of tax
(C) A type of building
(D) A type of festival
12. Who founded Buddhism? [1]
(A) Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
(B) Mahavira
(C) Ashoka
(D) Chanakya
13. What did Buddha teach? [1]
(A) The Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path
(B) Only warfare
(C) Only trade
(D) Only farming
14. What did both religions reject? [1]
(A) The rigid caste system and complex rituals
(B) Nothing, they accepted everything
(C) Only warfare
(D) Only trade practices
15. Where did Buddhism spread? [1]
(A) Widely across Asia
(B) Only within India
(C) Nowhere beyond its origin
(D) Only to Europe
16. Why study Jainism and Buddhism? [1]
(A) They significantly influenced Indian philosophy and culture
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests