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Indian History Buddhism MCQ

1.

Gautam Buddha’s Mother was from which clan?

1. Shakya clan
2. Maya clan
3. Licchavis clan
4. Koliyan clan

2.

Gautam Buddha was born at

1. Vaishali
2. Lumbini
3. Kapilvastu
4. Patliputra

3.

When was Gautam Buddha born?

1. 563 B.C.
2. 561 B.C.
3. 558 B.C.
4. 544 B.C.

4.

Which of the events of Buddha’s life is known as ‘Mahabhinishkramana’?

1. His death
2. His birth
3. His departure from home
4. His attainment of enlightenment

5.

Which of these is another name of Buddha?

1. Parth
2. Prachhanna
3. Siddhartha
4. Gudakesh

6.

From which inscriptions of the following dynasty Lumbini was known as Buddha’s birthplace?

1. Mauryan
2. Shung
3. Satavahana
4. Kushan

7.

Which one of the following inscriptions of Ashoka confirms the tradition that Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini?

1. Basarh Pillar Inscription
2. Nigali Sagar Pillar Inscription
3. Rampurwa Pillar Inscription
4. Rummindei Pillar Inscription

8.

The inscription of which one of the following kings gives the information that Sakyamuni Buddha was born in Lumbini?

1. Ashoka
2. Kanishka
3. Harsha
4. Dharmapala

9.

Where did Mahatma Buddha’s ‘Mahaparinirvan’ take place?

1. Lumbini
2. Bodh Gaya
3. Kushinagar
4. Kapilvastu

10.

Gautam Buddha attained ‘Mahaparinirvana’ in kingdom of

1. Aung
2. Magadha
3. Malla
4. Vatsa

11.

Gautam Buddha attained Nirvana at which place

1. Kusinara
2. Shravasti
3. Lumbini
4. Sarnath

12.

Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the Republic of the

1. Mallas
2. Lichchavi
3. Sakyas
4. Palas

13.

Mahaparinirvana Temple is located

1. Kushinagar
2. Sarnath
3. Bodh Gaya
4. Shravasti

14.

Who was the last person to get enlightenment from Gautam Buddha?

1. Anand
2. Sariputta
3. Mogglan
4. Subhadda

15.

Who amongst the following was the last person converted by the Buddha?

1. Anand
2. Vasumitra
3. Goshal
4. Subhadda

16.

Where did Buddha reside during the last rainy season of his life?

1. Shravasti
2. Vaishali
3. Kushinagar
4. Sarnath

17.

Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?

1. The extinction of the flame of desire
2. The complete annihilation of self
3. A state of bliss and rest
4. A mental stage beyond all comprehension

18.

Who was Alara Kalama?

1. A disciple of Buddha
2. A distinguished Buddhist monk
3. A king of Buddha’s time
4. A teacher of Buddha

19.

At which place did Mahatma Buddha give his first ‘Dhammachakkhapavathana’?

1. Lumbini
2. Sarnath
3. Pataliputra
4. Vaishali

20.

Where did Buddha preach his first sermon?

1. Kashi
2. Sarnath
3. Kushinagar
4. Bodh Gaya

21.

Who gave his first sermon in Sarnath?

1. Mahavir
2. Sankaracharya
3. Mahatma Buddha
4. Guru Nanak

22.

Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at

1. Vaishali
2. Kaushambi
3. Sarnath
4. Pawapuri

23.

In Buddhist text ‘Dharmachakra Parvartana’ is known as

1. His (Buddha) sight
2. First Sermon at Sarnath
3. His religious norms
4. Buddha rituals

24.

‘Dharmachakrapravartana’ was performed at

1. Sanchi
2. Shravasti
3. Sarnath
4. Vaishali

25.

Gautam Buddha gave the maximum sermons at which place?

1. Vaishali
2. Shravasti
3. Kaushambi
4. Rajgriha

26.

Buddha had visited Kaushambi during the reign of

1. Satanika
2. Udayana
3. Bodhi
4. Nicakshu

27.

First Buddhist Conference after the death of Buddha was presided over by

1. Mahakashyapa
2. Dharmasen
3. Ajatashatru
4. Nagasen

28.

Who among the following conducted the first Buddhist Council?

1. Ananda
2. Mahakassapa
3. Moggaliputta Tissa
4. Upali

29.

‘Saptaparni Cave’ is situated in

1. Sanchi
2. Nalanda
3. Rajgriha
4. Pawapuri

30.

Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?

1. Parsva
2. Nagarjuna
3. Sudraka
4. Vasumitra

31.

‘Mahayana’ sect and Buddhism emerged during the reign of

1. Ajatashatru
2. Ashoka
3. Dharmapala
4. Kanishka

32.

A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at

1. Magadha
2. Pataliputra
3. Kashmir
4. Rajgriha

33.

The Fourth Buddhist Council which was held in Kashmir during the reign of which king?

1. Ashoka
2. Kalasoka
3. Kanishka
4. Ajatashatru

34.

The Fourth Buddhist Council was held during the reign of

1. Kanishka
2. Ashoka
3. Harshvardhana
4. Menander

35.

Second Buddhist Council was held at which place?

1. Rajgriha
2. Vaishali
3. Pataliputra
4. Kashi

36.

Where was the third Buddhist Council held?

1. Taxila
2. Sarnath
3. Bodh Gaya
4. Pataliputra

37.

The first Buddhist Council was heldduring the reign of

1. Aniruddha
2. Ajatashatru
3. Bimbisara
4. Udayabhadra

38.

The first Buddhist council was held in which of the following cities?

1. Nalanda
2. Gaya
3. Rajgir
4. Bodh Gaya

39.

Second Buddhist Council was organized by

1. Ajatashatru
2. Kalashoka
3. Ananda
4. Ashoka

40.

Which event of Buddha’s life is represented by the wheel with deer, in Indian Art?

1. Great departure
2. Enlightenment
3. First preaching
4. Nirvana

41.

Karmapa Lama belongs to which of the following sects of Tibetan Buddhism?

1. Gelugpa
2. Kangyupa
3. Sakyapa
4. Lingamapa

42.

Mahabodhi Temple has been built at Bodh Gaya where

1. Gautama Buddha was born
2. Gautama Buddha received enlightenment
3. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon
4. Gautama Buddha passed away

43.

The ‘Bodhi Vriksh’ in Bodh Gaya belongs to which generation of its family?

1. Third
2. Tenth
3. Fifth
4. Sixth

44.

Which of the following Buddhist sacred place is situated on the bank of river Niranjana?

1. Bodh Gaya
2. Kushinagar
3. Lumbini
4. Rishipatan

45.

The teachings of Buddha are related to

1. Spirit disputes
2. Celibacy
3. Religious rituals
4. Purity and holiness of conduct

46.

Who among the following wanted to become the leader of the Sangha even during the lifetime of Buddha?

1. Devadatta
2. Mahakassapa
3. Upali
4. Ananda

47.

Whom of the following did Gautam Buddha nominate for the leadership of Buddhist Sangha after his death?

1. Ananda
2. Mahakassapa
3. Upali
4. None of the above

48.

The concept of Eightfold path forms the theme of

1. Dipavamsa
2. Divyavadana
3. Mahaparinibban
4. Dharma Chakra Pravartana Sutra

49.

The entry of women as a ‘Bhikshuni’ into the Buddhist Sangha was allowed by Gautam Buddha at

1. Shravasti
2. Vaishali
3. Rajgriha
4. Kushinagar

50.

What is ‘Tripitaka’?

1. Three monkeys of Gandhiji
2. Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh
3. Triratnas of Mahavira
4. Collection of the preachings of Buddha

51.

‘Tripitaka’ texts are related to which religion?

1. Vedic religion
2. Buddhism
3. Jainism
4. Shaivism

52.

‘Tripitaka’ is associated with which of the following?

1. Jains
2. Buddhists
3. Sikhs
4. Hindus

53.

Which of the following Buddhist texts contains the rules of Monastic life?

1. Digha-Nikaya
2. Vinaya Pitaka
3. Abhidhamma Pitaka
4. Vibhasha Shastra

54.

Which of the following Buddhist literature contains the Buddha’s sermons on matters of ethics and doctrine?

1. Vinaya Pitaka
2. Jataka Stories
3. Abhidhamma Pitaka
4. Sutta Pitaka

55.

‘Yamaka’ belongs to the Buddhist ‘Pitaka’.

1. Sutta
2. Vinaya
3. Abhidhamma
4. None of the above

56.

In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a ceremony called Pavarana used to be held. It was the

1. Occasion to elect the Sanghparinayaka and two speakers one on Dhamma and the other on Vinaya
2. Confession by monks of their offences committed during their stay in the monasteries during the rainy season
3. Ceremony of initiation of new person into the Buddhist Sangha in which the head is shaved and when yellow robes are offered
4. Gathering of Buddhist monks on the next day to the fullmoon day of Ashadha when they take up a fixed abode for the next four months of rainy season

57.

Ashokaram monastery was situated at

1. Vaishali
2. Pataliputra
3. Kaushambi
4. Shravasti

58.

Where is the highest in the world ‘Vishwa Shanti Stup’ located in Bihar?

1. Vaishali
2. Nalanda
3. Rajgir
4. Patna

59.

The Giant Buddha statue of 80 feet at Bodh Gaya was constructed by

1. Japanese
2. People of Thailand (Thai)
3. Srilankan
4. Bhutanese

60.

Where the word ‘Stupa’ has been used for the first time?

1. Rigveda
2. Jatak Katha
3. Artha Shastra
4. Astadhyayee

61.

The Stupa site which is not connected with any incident of Lord Buddha’s life, is

1. Sarnath
2. Sanchi
3. Bodh Gaya
4. Kusinara

62.

Amravati stupa was built during the period of

1. Maurya
2. Satvahanas
3. Gupta
4. Harshaverdhana

63.

‘World is unstable and transient’ is related to which of the following?

1. Buddhism
2. Jainism
3. Gita
4. Vedanta

64.

Who among the following is known as the ‘Light of Asia’?

1. Gautama Buddha
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Mahavir Swami
4. Swami Vivekanand

65.

Who amongst the following is known as the ‘Light of Asia’?

1. Jesus Christ
2. Lord Buddha
3. Paigamber Mohammad
4. Zarathustra

66.

Sir Edwin Arnold book ‘The Light of the Asia’ is based on

1. Divavadana
2. Lalitvistar
3. Suttapitak
4. Abhidhammapitak

67.

What is the fundamental difference between Hinayana and Mahayana sects of Buddhism?

1. Belief in Non-violence
2. Caste free society
3. Worship of God and Goddess
4. Worship of stupas

68.

Gautama Buddha was elevated to the position of God during the period of

1. Ashoka
2. Kanishka
3. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
4. Harsha

69.

The first human statue worshipped in India were those of

1. Brahma
2. Vishnu
3. Buddha
4. Shiva

70.

Which of the following laid the foundation of idol worship in the country?

1. Jainism
2. Buddhism
3. Ajivikas
4. Vedic religion

71.

Name the ‘Mudra’ which is represented by the Gandharan Buddha image of Sarnath first sermon.

1. Abhaya
2. Dhyana
3. Dharm Chakra
4. Bhumisparsha

72.

The standing statue of Gautam Buddha was built in which period?

1. Gupta Period
2. Kushana Period
3. Maurya Period
4. Guptotar Period

73.

Lord Buddha’s image is sometimes shown with the hand gesture called; ‘Bhumisparsha Mudra’. It symbolizes.

1. Buddha’s calling of the Earth to watch over Mara and to prevent Mara from disturbing his meditation
2. Buddha’s calling of the Earth to witness his purity and chastity despite the temptations of Mara
3. Buddha’s reminder to his followers that they all arise from the Earth and finally dissolve into the Earth, and thus life is transitory
4. Both the statements (A) and (B) are correct in this context

74.

Sarnath Buddha image of Bhumisparsha Mudra belongs to

1. Maurya period
2. Shunga period
3. Kushana period
4. Gupta period

75.

In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was also known as

1. Vajrapani
2. Manjusri
3. Padmapani
4. Maitreya

76.

The largest and the most evolved rock-cut Chaitya hall of theHinayana phase is situated at

1. Pitalkhora
2. Junnar
3. Karle
4. Bedsa

77.

Which Indian Buddhist monk had been sent to China in the first century A.D.?

1. Tsang
2. Ashvaghosha
3. Vasumitra
4. Nagarjuna

78.

The Doctrine of void (Shunyata) was propounded by the Buddhist philosopher

1. Nagarjuna
2. Nagasena
3. Ananda
4. Ashvaghosha

79.

To which Buddhist School did Nagarjuna belong?

1. Sautrantika
2. Vaibhashika
3. Madhyamika
4. Yogachara

80.

Buddhist centre of learning is

1. Vikramshila
2. Varanasi
3. Girnar
4. Ujjain

81.

Which among the following state ‘Odantipur’ Education Centre was situated?

1. Bengal
2. Bihar
3. Gujarat
4. Tamil Nadu

82.

Vallabhi University was situated in

1. Bihar
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Bengal
4. Gujarat

83.

Nalanda University was founded during the dynasty of

1. Maurya
2. Kushan
3. Gupta
4. Pala

84.

Who was the founder of Nalanda University?

1. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
2. Kumargupta
3. Dharmapal
4. Pushyagupta

85.

Why was Nalanda University famous in the world?

1. Medical Science
2. Philosophy
3. Buddhist Religious Philosophy
4. Chemical Science

86.

‘Nav Nalanda Mahavihar’ is famous for

1. Hsuan-Tsang memorial
2. Birthplace of Mahavir
3. Pali Research Centre
4. Museum

87.

Which one of the following is not common between Buddhism and Jainism?

1. Ahimsa
2. Indifference to Vedas
3. Self-mortification
4. Rejection of Rituals

88.

Both Jainism and Buddhism believe that

1. Philosophy of karma and transmigration of soul were correct
2. Salvation could be possible only after death
3. Both men and women could attain salvation
4. Middle course of life was the best one

89.

Consider the following statements, what is the difference between chaityas and viharas?

1. Viharas is a place of worship, while chaitya is dwelling place of the Buddhist monks
2. Chaitya is a place of worship, while Vihar is a dwelling place
3. There is no particular difference between both of them
4. Viharas and Chaityas both are used as dwelling place

90.

Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas. What is the difference between the two?

1. Vihara is a place of worship, while Chaitya is the dwelling place of the monks
2. Chaitya is a place of worship, while Vihara is the dwelling place of the monks
3. Chaitya is the stupa at the far end of the cave, while Vihara is the hall axial to it
4. There is no material difference between the two

91.

Which form of Buddhism was prominent during the Sultanate period?

1. Theravada
2. Hinayana
3. Vajrayana
4. Tantrayana