SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 45

The correct answear is option  D i.e  30.

Mahavira was born in the year 540 B.C., in a place called Kundagrama, near Vaishali in present-day Bihar. He was the founder of Jainism.Vardhamana Mahavira was the last tirthankara of the Jains. He was the 24th tirthankara who crossed the stream of reality.

1. At the age of 30, he left his home in search of truth.
2. For the next 12 years, he practised severe austerities and became an ascetic.
3. He attained Kevala Jnana (omniscience) at the age of 42.
4. He spent the next 30 years of his life teaching people the principles of Jainism.
5. at the age of 72 in 468 BC at a place called Pavapuri near modern Rajgir in Bihar he attained moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and death).
6. Main teachings of mahavira are: People, who wish to know the truth, must leave their home. The truth-seeker must follow the rules of ahimsa. Lead a simple and pure life.