2013 · Q38
Directions: The following six (6) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below: Code: A. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true 38.
Statement IMahavira initially joined a group of ascetics called Nirgranthas.
Statement IIThe sect was founded 200 years earlier by Parsva.
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- ABoth the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- BBoth the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
- DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Explanation
Both statements are true and the sect founded by Parsva explains Mahavira joining the Nirgranthas; the official key marks A.