1. Gautam Buddha’s mother was from which clan?
(a) Shakya clan
(b) Maya clan
(c) Licchavis clan
(d) Kolian clan
Answer: (d) Kolian clan
2. Gautam Buddha was born at
(a) Vaishali
(b) Lumbini
(c) Kapilvastu
(d) Patliputra
Answer: (b) Lumbini
3.When was Gautam Buddha born?
(a) 563 BC
(b) 561 BC
(c) 558 BC
(d) 544 BC
Answer: (a) 563 BC
4.Which of the events of Buddha’s life is known as Mahabhinish-karamana?
(a) his death
(b) his birth
(c) his departure from home
(d) his attainment of enlightenment
Answer: (c) his departure from home
5.Which of these is another name of Buddha?
(a) Parth
(b) Prachhanna
(c) Siddhartha
(d) Gudakesh
Answer: (c) Siddhartha
6. From which inscriptions of the following dynasty Lumbini was known as Buddha’s birthplace?
(a) Mauryan
(b) Shung
(c) Satavahana
(d) Kushan
Answer: (a) Mauryan
7. Which one of the following inscriptions of Ashoka confirms the tradition that Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini?
(a) Basarh pillar inscription
(b) Nigali Sagar pillar inscription
(c) Rampurva pillar inscription
(d) Rummindei pillar inscription
Answer: (d) Rummindei pillar inscription
8. The inscription of which one of the following things gives the information about that Sakya muni Buddha was born in Lumbini?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Harsha
(d) Dharmapala
Answer: (a) Ashoka
9. Where did Mahatma Buddha’s ‘Mahaparinirvan’ take place?
(a) Lumbini
(b) Bodhgaya
(c) Kushinagar
(d) kapilavastu
Answer: (c) Kushinagar
10. Gautam Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the kingdom of
(a) Aung
(b) Magadha
(c) Malla
(d) Vatsa
Answer: (c) Malla
11. Gautam Buddha attained Nirvana at which place?
(a) Kusinara
(b) Shravasti
(c) Lumbini
(d) Sarnath
Answer: (a) Kusinara
12. Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the Republic of
(a) Mallas
(b) Lichchavi
(c) Sakyas
(d) Palas
Answer: (a) Mallas
13. Mahaparinirvana temple is located at
(a) Kushinagar
(b) Sarnath
(c) Bodhgaya
(d) Shravasti
Answer: (a) Kushinagar
14. Who was the last person to get enlightment from Gautam Buddha?
(a) Anand
(b) Sariputta
(c) Mogglan
(d) Subhadra
Answer: (d) Subhadra
15. Who amongst the following was the last person converted by the Buddha?
(a) Anand
(b) Vasumitra
(c) Goshal
(d) Subhadda
Answer: (d) Subhadda
16. Where did Buddha reside during the last rainy season of his life?
(a) Shravasti
(b) Vaishali
(c) Kushinagar
(d) Sarnath
Answer: (b) Vaishali
17. Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?
(a) the extinction of the flame of desire
(b) the complete annihilation of self
(c) a state of bliss and rest
(d) a mental stage beyond all comprehension
Answer: (a) the extinction of the flame of desire
18. Who was Alara kalama?
(a) a disciple of Buddha
(b) a distinct Buddhist monk
(c) a king of Buddha’s time
(d) a teacher of Buddha
Answer: (d) a teacher of Buddha
19. At which place did Mahatma Buddha gave his first ‘Dhamma- chakkhapavathana?
(a) Lumbini
(b) Sarnath
(c) Patliputra
(d) Vaishali
Answer: (b) Sarnath
20. Where did Buddha preached his first Sermon?
(a) Kashi
(b) Sarnath
(c) Kushinagar
(d) Bodhgaya
Answer: (b) Sarnath
21. Who gave his first sermon in Sarnath?
(a) Mahavir
(b) Shankaracharya
(c) Mahatma Buddha
(d) Guru Nanak
Answer: (c) Mahatma Buddha
22. Gautama Buddha gave his first Sermon at
(a) Vaishali
(b) Kaushambi
(c) Sarnath
(d) Pawapuri
Answer: (c) Sarnath
23. In Buddhist text Dharmachakra parvartana is known as
(a) His (Buddha) sight
(b) First Sermon at Sarnath
(c) His religious norms
(d) Buddha rituals
Answer: (b) First Sermon at Sarnath
24. Dharmachakra parvartana was performed at
(a) Sanchi
(b) Shravasti
(c) Sarnath
(d) Vaishali
Answer: (c) Sarnath
25. Gautam Buddha gave the maximum sermons at which place?
(a) Vaishali
(b) Shravasti
(c) Kaushambi
(d) Rajgriha
Answer: (b) Shravasti
26. Buddha visited Kaushambi during the reign of
(a) Satanika
(b) Udayana
(c) Bodhi
(d) Nicakshu
Answer: (b) Udayana
27. First Buddhist conference after the death of Buddha was presided over by
(a) Mahakashyapa
(b) Dharmasen
(c) Ajatshatru
(d) Nagasen
Answer: (a) Mahakashyapa
28. Who among the following conducted the first Buddhist council?
(a) Ananda
(b) Mahakassapa
(c) Moggaliputta Tissa
(d) Upali
Answer: (b) Mahakassapa
29. ‘Saptaparni Cave’ is situated in
(a) Sanchi
(b) Nalanda
(c) Rajgriha
(d) Pawapuri
Answer: (c) Rajgriha
30. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of kanishka at Kashmir?
(a) Parsva
(b) Nagarjuna
(c) Sudraka
(d) Vasumitra
Answer: (d) Vasumitra
31. Mahayana sect and Buddhism emerged during the reign of
(a) Ajatshatru
(b) Ashoka
(c) Dharmapala
(d) Kanishka
Answer: (d) Kanishka
32. A Buddhist council during the reign of Kanishka was held at
(a) Magadha
(b) Pataliputra
(c) Kashmir
(d) Rajagriha
Answer: (c) Kashmir
33. The fourth Buddhist council which was held in Kashmir during the reign of which King?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kalasoka
(c) Kanishka
(d) Ajatashatru
Answer: (c) Kanishka
34. The fourth Buddhist council was held during the reign of
(a) kanishka
(b) Ashoka
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Menander
Answer: (a) kanishka
35. Second Buddhist council was held at which place?
(a) Rajagriha
(b) Vaishali
(c) Pataliputra
(d) Kashi
Answer: (b) Vaishali
36. Where was the third Buddhist council held?
(a) Taxila
(b) Sarnath
(c) Bodhgaya
(d) Pataliputra
Answer: (d) Pataliputra
37. The first Buddhist council was held during the reign of
(a) Aniruddha
(b) Ajatsatru
(c) Bimbisara
(d) Udayabhadra
Answer: (b) Ajatsatru
38. The first Buddhist council was held in which of the following cities?
(a) Nalanda
(b) Gaya
(c) Rajgir
(d) Bodhgaya
Answer: (c) Rajgir
39. Second Buddhist council was organised by
(a) Ajatashatru
(b) kalasoka
(c) Ananda
(d) Ashoka
Answer: (b) kalasoka
40. Which event of Buddha’s life is represented by the wheel with deer, in Indian Art?
(a) great departure
(b) enlightment
(c) first preaching
(d) nirvana
Answer: (c) first preaching
41. Karmapa Lama belongs to which of the following sects of Tibetan Buddhism?
(a) Gelugpa
(b) Kangyupa
(c) Sakyapa
(d) Lingamapa
Answer: (b) Kangyupa
42. Mahabodhi Temple has been built at Bodh Gaya where
(a) Gautama Buddha was born
(b) Gautam Buddha received enlightenment
(c) Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon
(d) Gautama Buddha passed away
Answer: (b) Gautam Buddha received enlightenment
43. The Bodhi Vriksh in Bodhgaya belongs to which generation of its family?
(a) third
(b) tenth
(c) fifth
(d) sixth
Answer: (d) sixth
44. Which of the following Buddhist sacred place is situated on the bank of the river Niranjana?
(a) Bodhgaya
(b) Kushinagar
(c) Lumbini
(d) Rishipatan
Answer: (a) Bodhgaya
45. The teachings of Buddha are related to
(a) spirit disputes
(b) celibacy
(c) religious rituals
(d) purity and holiness of conduct
Answer: (d) purity and holiness of conduct
46. Who among the following wanted to become the leader of the Sangha even during the lifetime of Buddha?
(a) Devadatta
(b) Mahakassapa
(c) Upali
(d) Ananda
Answer: (a) Devadatta
47. Who of the following did Gautama Buddha nominate for the leadership of Buddhist Sangha after his death?
(a) Ananda
(b) Mahakassapa
(c) Upali
(d) None of the above
Answer: (d) None of the above
48. The concept of eight fold path forms the theme of
(a) Dipavamsa
(b) Divyavadana
(c) Mahaparinibban
(d) Dharmachakra pravartana sutra
Answer: (d) Dharmachakra pravartana sutra
49. The entry of women as a ‘Bhikshuni’ into the Buddhist Sangha was allowed by Gautam Buddha at
(a) Shravasti
(b) Vaishali
(c) Rajgriha
(d) Kushinagar
Answer: (b) Vaishali
50. What is ”Tripitaka”?
(a) Three monkeys of Gandhiji
(b) Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh
(c) Triratnas of Mahavira
(d) Collection of the teachings of Buddha.
Answer: (d) Collection of the teachings of Buddha.
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