Answer: C

Explanation:

The first temple existed before Christ, at which place the temple was rebuilt for the second time by the Maitraka kings of Vallabhi in the seventh century. In the eighth century, Junayd, the Arab governor of Sindh, sent his army to destroy it. Gurjara Pratihar king Nagabhatta rebuilt it for the third time in 815 AD. The glory and fame of this temple spread far and wide. After this, King Bhima of Gujarat and King Bhoj of Malwa got it rebuilt. It was demolished for the fifth time in 1297 when the Delhi Sultanate captured Gujarat. Mughal emperor Aurangzeb demolished it again in 1706. The temple that is standing today was built by the Home Minister of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and on 1 December 1955, the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad dedicated it to the nation. Hence, statements 1 and 2 both are correct.

Answer: C

Explanation:

The Pashupat sect originated in the second century BC. According to the Puranas, this sect was founded by a celibate named Lakulish or Lakuli. Followers of this sect consider Lakulish to be an incarnation of Shiva. The worshipers of the Kapalik sect considered Bhairav to be an incarnation of Shiva and worshiped him. The followers of this sect consume Sura and eat meat, apply cremation ashes on the body and hold Narmund in their hands. Bhavabhuti's' Maaltimadhav' drama It shows that a place called 'Srisail' was the main center of Kapalikas. Hence, all the statement are correct.

Answer: C

Explanation:

The originator of Madhyamika or Shunavada school is Nagarjuna, whose famous work is 'Madhyamikakarika'. This is also called relativism, according to which everything has arisen due to some reason or the other and is dependent on them. Nagarjuna has called 'Pratityasamutpada' as emptiness. Asanga had propounded vijnanavada. Asanga and his half-brother Vasubandhu are considered the leading classical Indian Sanskrit exponents of Vijnanavada. Vijnanavada is also called Yogachara or "theory of consciousness". It is a major branch of Buddhist philosophy and psychology. This is a sub-branch of Indian Mahayana. This sect was founded by Maitreya or Maitreyanath in the third century AD. This philosophy was developed by Asanga and Vasubandhu.

Hence, all the above mentioned three statements are correct.

Answer: D

Explanation:

Jainism is divided into two parts: 1. Shwetambara, 2. Digambara. The founder of the Shvetambara sect of Jainism was Sthulbhadra. The disciples of Sthulabhadra were called Shwetambar. At the same time Bhadrabahu founded the Digambara sect of Jainism. Bhadrabahu's disciples were called Digambaras. Shwetambar Sadhus wear white clothes. At the same time, Digambara Sadhus remain naked. Hence, statements 1 and 2 both are incorrect.

Answer: C

Explanation:

'Fourteen Purva are the oldest Jain texts. During the time of the last Nanda king, Sambhootvijay and Bhadrabahu were the presidents of the Jain Sangh and they were the last people to know about the fourteen Purvi given by Mahavira.

The first Jain conference was held in Pataliputra during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, in which Shvetambara Agama was edited. Since the ancient Jain scriptures had been destroyed, the first Jain Mahasabha was organized in the 4th century BC to collect them again, in which the followers of Bhadrabahu did not participate.

Hence, both the above statements are correct.