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Person Parshvanatha
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 1 years (2014–2014)
Across exams
CSE · 1CDS · 1How the concept evolved
Largely a pre-2016 idea — watch for a comeback.
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Sample questions
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CDS2014
Consider the following statements
- The Jains believed that Mahavira had twenty-three predecessors
- Parshvanatha was twenty-third Tirthankara
- Rishava was immediate successor of Mahavira
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 and 2 ✓
- B 2 and 3
- C 1 only
- D 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Ancient India
CSE
Consider the following statements
- Vardhaman Mahavira’s mother was the daughter of Lichchhavi chief Chetaka
- Gautama Buddha’s mother was a princess from the Kosalan dynasty
- Parshvanatha, the twenty-third Tirthankara, belonged to Benaras. Which
of these statements is/are correct?
- A Only 1
- B Only 2
- C 2 and 3
- D 1, 2 and3
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
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