In which district is the Mohankheda Jain Tirth located?
- (a)Dewas
- (b)Dhar
- (c)Burhanpur
- (d)Khargone
Correct — B, Dhar. Mohankheda is a major Shwetambar Jain pilgrimage centre (tirth) in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. Its temple complex is centred on the samadhi (memorial shrine) of the 19th-century Jain reformist monk Acharya Shri Rajendra Suri and draws pilgrims from across the country, especially during its annual fair.
- (a)Dewas — A Madhya Pradesh district in its own right, known for the hilltop Chamunda Devi shrine — not the location of Mohankheda.
- (c)Burhanpur — A Nimar-region MP district on the Tapti river, known for Mughal-era monuments — not Mohankheda's location.
- (d)Khargone — The West Nimar district of Madhya Pradesh — not where Mohankheda is situated.
Mohankheda is one of Madhya Pradesh's principal Shwetambar Jain tirths, located in Dhar district. Its temple complex is centred on the samadhi mandir of Acharya Shri Rajendra Suri, a 19th-century Jain reformist monk, and hosts a large annual fair that draws pilgrims from across India.
MPPSC often tests the district location of a specific named temple or tirth within Madhya Pradesh — lock the site to its district rather than only its religious significance.
- Mohankheda: a major Shwetambar Jain tirth (pilgrimage centre) in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Centred on the samadhi mandir of Acharya Shri Rajendra Suri, a 19th-century Jain reformist monk.
- Hosts a large annual fair (mela) drawing Jain pilgrims from across India.
- Confusing Dhar with the neighbouring Nimar districts (Burhanpur, Khargone) offered as distractors.
- Assuming every Jain tirth mentioned is Digambar — Mohankheda is a Shwetambar site.
MPPSC likes pairing a named temple/tirth with its district — build direct site→district associations rather than a general 'it's somewhere in MP' sense.
No directly related past UPSC PYQ was found for Mohankheda or this Dhar-district linkage.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Sammed Shikharji, a major Jain pilgrimage site that saw protests over its 'eco-sensitive zone' declaration, is located in which state?
- (a)Jharkhand
- (b)Bihar
- (c)Odisha
- (d)West Bengal
Answer(a) Jharkhand.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Shatrunjaya hill, one of the most sacred Shwetambar Jain pilgrimage sites with hundreds of temples, overlooks which city?
- (a)Palitana, Gujarat
- (b)Ranakpur, Rajasthan
- (c)Girnar, Gujarat
- (d)Sravanabelagola, Karnataka
Answer(a) Palitana, Gujarat.