The Ajivikas and Other Ascetics

1. Which statements are correct regarding Ajivikas?

  1. Ajivikas practiced austerities.
  2. Nirvana was only reached after living through an immense number of lives.
  3. The root of suffering is attachment.
  4. Karma is a fallacy.
  1. 1 & 2
  2. 1, 2 & 3
  3. 1, 2 & 4
  4. 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Answer: Option C. 1, 2 & 4

2. Ajivika sect was founded by __?

  1. Ajita Kesakambali
  2. Makkhali Gosala
  3. Madhvacharya
  4. Shankaracharya
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Answer: Option B. Makkhali Gosala

3. Which of these statements is correct?

  1. Ajivikas didn’t believe in absolute determinism.
  2. Ajivikas practiced caste discrimination.
  3. Ajivikas lived the life of an ascetic monk who lived in organized groups.
  4. Ajivikas wore no clothes.
  1. 1 & 2
  2. 2 & 3
  3. 1 & 4
  4. 3 & 4
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Answer: Option D. 3 & 4

4. Which of these statements is correct?

  1. Not everything in human life and the universe was predestined.
  2. They were determinists.
  3. They believed that the affairs of the entire universe were governed by a cosmic force called niyati.
  4. They were rigid fatalists.
  1. 1, 2 & 3
  2. 2, 3 & 4
  3. 3, 4 & 1
  4. 1, 2 & 4
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Answer: Option B. 2, 3 & 4

5. The phrase ‘Followers of the way of life’ is associated with __?

  1. Hinduism
  2. Jainism
  3. Buddhism
  4. Ajivikas
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Answer: Option D. Ajivikas