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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 40

SSC GD Constable (English) - 16th November 2021 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q40

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______ was the son of a Chief of the Jnatrika (or Jhatrika) Kshatriya clan.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Vardhamana Mahavira.

  • Vardhaman Mahavira was the last and twenty-forth of Tirthankaras who founded Jainism.
  • His name Vardhamana refers to prosperity and Mahavira referred to someone who is brave. 
  •  His birth led to the rise of prosperity in his father’s kingdom and his brave deeds named him as Vardhamana Mahavira.