Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

Mahavira got enlightenment on the banks of which river?

Options:

Saryu

River Ganga

River Rijubalika

River Niranjan

Correct Answer:

River Niranjan

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - River Niranjan

According to traditional accounts, Mahavira achieved Kevala Jnana (omniscience, or infinite knowledge) under a Sāla tree on the bank of the River Rijubalika near Jrimbhikagrama at age 43 after twelve years of rigorous penance.