UPSC Prelims · 2018 · GS Paper I · Q11
With reference to the religious practices in India, the "Sthanakvasi" sect belongs to
- (A)Buddhism
- (B)Jainism
- (C)Vaishnavism
- (D)Shaivism
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Answer: (B) Jainism
- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Jainism, Buddhism & Heterodox Sects
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