1)  People belonging to which religion/s practice Sallekhana? Choose from the options

i) Sikhs ii) Bahais iii) Jains iv) Buddhists

A) (i) only

B) (iii) only

C) (i), (ii) and (iv) only

D) (i) and (ii) only

Sallekhana (also called Santhara) is a Jain religious practice of voluntary, ritual fasting to death undertaken as a spiritual discipline — typically when death is imminent or one decides to renounce bodily attachments. Its aim is peaceful detachment and purification of the soul.

This practice is specific to Jainism and is not part of Sikh, Bahá'í, or mainstream Buddhist religious practices.

Sallekhana differs from ordinary suicide in Jain theology and practice: it is framed as a controlled, vow-based spiritual act carried out with equanimity and often under community/sage guidance.

Ans)  B) (iii) only


2)  Who was the founder of Pratyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha (PRDS)?

A) Ayyankali

B) Kumara Gurudevan

C) Vaikunda Swami

D) Vagbhatanandan

Pratyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha (PRDS) was founded in 1909 at Eraviperoor, Kerala by Poykayil Sreekumara Gurudevan — popularly known as Poykayil Appachan / Poykayil Yohannan / Kumara Gurudevan.

Poykayil (1879–1939) was a Dalit activist, poet and socio-religious leader who started PRDS as a protest movement aimed at the spiritual emancipation and social uplift of oppressed castes; the movement rejected caste discrimination and the prevailing treatment of Dalits within mainstream religious institutions. 

Ans)  B) Kumara Gurudevan