Question

Choose the best option based on the two statements given below.

Statement 1: Ajivika philosophy is still prevalent in modern day India.

Statement 2: The members of the sect are divided into Swethambaras and Digambaras.

• A. Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect.
• B. Statement 2 is correct and statement 1 is incorrect.
• C. Both statements are correct.
• D. Both statements are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both statements are incorrect.

Both the statements given are incorrect. The Ajivika sect, after the fourteenth century, is believed to have been absorbed into Vaishnavism. And hence is not found in present day India.

The members of the Jain community are divided into two sects called the Digambaras and the Swetambaras.