Buddhism MCQs Set 1

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Question 1. Where did Mahatma Buddha’s ‘Mahaparinirvan’ take place?

(A) Kapilvastu

(B) Kushinagar

(C) Bodh Gaya

(D) Lumbini

View Answer
(A) Kapilvastu 

Question 2. Who was Alara Kalama?

(A) A teacher of Buddha

(B) A king of Buddha’s time

(C) A distinguished Buddhist monk

(D) A disciple of Buddha

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(A) A teacher of Buddha

Question 3. Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?

(A) A mental stage beyond all comprehension

(B) A state of bliss and rest

(C) The complete annihilation of self

(D) The extinction of the flame of desire

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(D) The extinction of the flame of desire

Question 4. The inscription of which one of the following kings gives the information that Sakyamuni Buddha was born in Lumbini?

(A) Dharmapala

(B) Harsha

(C) Kanishka

(D) Ashoka

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(D) Ashoka

Question 5. Gautam Buddha gave the maximum sermons at which place?

(A) Rajgriha

(B) Kaushambi

(C) Shravasti

(D) Vaishali

View Answer
(C) Shravasti

Question 6. Where did Buddha reside during the last rainy season of his life?

(A) Sarnath

(B) Kushinagar

(C) Vaishali

(D) Shravasti

View Answer
(C) Vaishali

Question 7. Which one of the following inscriptions of Ashoka confirms the tradition that Gautama Buddha was born in Lumbini?

(A) Rummindei Pillar Inscription

(B) Rampurwa Pillar Inscription

(C) Nigali Sagar Pillar Inscription

(D) Basarh Pillar Inscription

View Answer
(A) Rummindei Pillar Inscription

Question 8. Dharmachakrapravartana’ was performed at?

(A) Vaishali

(B) Sarnath

(C) Shravasti

(D) Sanchi

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(B) Sarnath

Question 9. Who amongst the following was the last person converted by the Buddha?

(A) Subhadda

(B) Goshal

(C) Vasumitra

(D) Anand

View Answer
(A) Subhadda

Question 10. From which inscriptions of the following dynasty Lumbini was known as Buddha’s birthplace? 

(A) Kushan

(B) Satavahana

(C) Shung

(D) Mauryan

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(D) Mauryan

Question 11. In Buddhist text ‘Dharmachakra Parvartana’ is known as?

(A) Buddha rituals

(B) His religious norms

(C) First Sermon at Sarnath

(D) His (Buddha) sight

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(C) First Sermon at Sarnath

Question 12. Who was the last person to get enlightenment from Gautam Buddha?

(A) Subhadda

(B) Mogglan

(C) Sariputta

(D) Anand

View Answer
(A) Subhadda

Question 13. Which of these is another name of Buddha?

(A) Gudakesh

(B) Siddhartha

(C) Prachhanna

(D) Parth

View Answer
(B) Siddhartha

Question 14. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at?

(A) Pawapuri

(B) Sarnath

(C) Kaushambi

(D) Vaishali

View Answer
(B) Sarnath

Question 15. Mahaparinirvana Temple is located at?

(A) Shravasti

(B) Bodh Gaya

(C) Sarnath

(D) Kushinagar

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(D) Kushinagar

Question 16. Which of the events of Buddha’s life is known as ‘Mahabhinishkramana’? 

(A) His attainment of enlightenment

(B) His departure from home

(C) His birth

(D) His death

View Answer
(B) His departure from home

Question 17. Who gave his first sermon in Sarnath?

(A) Guru Nanak

(B) Mahatma Buddha

(C) Sankaracharya

(D) Mahavir

View Answer
(B) Mahatma Buddha

Question 18. Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the Republic of the?

(A) Palas

(B) Sakyas

(C) Lichchavi

(D) Mallas

View Answer
(D) Mallas

Question 19. When was Gautam Buddha born? 

(A) 544 B.C.

(B) 558 B.C.

(C) 561 B.C

(D) 563 B.C

View Answer
(D) 563 B.C

Question 20. Where did Buddha preach his first sermon? 

(A) Bodh Gaya

(B) Kushinagar

(C) Sarnath

(D) Kashi

View Answer
(C) Sarnath

Question 21. Gautam Buddha attained Nirvana at which place?

(A) Sarnath

(B) Lumbini

(C) Shravasti

(D) Kusinara

View Answer
(D) Kusinara

Question 22. Gautam Buddha was born at?

(A) Patliputra

(B) Kapilvastu

(C) Lumbini

(D) Vaishali

View Answer
(C) Lumbini 

Question 23. At which place did Mahatma Buddha give his first ‘Dhammachakkhapavathana’?

(A) Vaishali

(B) Pataliputra

(C) Sarnath

(D) Lumbini

View Answer
(C) Sarnath

Question 24. Gautam Buddha attained ‘Mahaparinirvana’ in kingdom of?

(A) Vatsa

(B) Malla

(C) Magadha

(D) Aung

View Answer
(B) Malla

Question 25. Gautam Buddha’s Mother was from which clan?

(A) Koliyan clan

(B) Licchavis clan

(C) Maya clan

(D) Shakya clan

View Answer
(A) Koliyan clan

Question 26. Buddha had visited Kaushambi during the reign of?

(A) Nicakshu

(B) Bodhi

(C) Udayana

(D) Satanika

View Answer
(C) Udayana

Question 27. First Buddhist Conference after the death of Buddha was presided over by?

(A) Nagasen

(B) Ajatashatru

(C) Dharmasen

(D) Mahakashyapa

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(D) Mahakashyapa 

Question 28. ‘Saptaparni Cave’ is situated in?

(A) Pawapuri

(B) Rajgriha

(C) Nalanda

(D) Sanchi

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(B) Rajgriha

Question 29. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir? 

(A) Vasumitra

(B) Sudraka

(C) Nagarjuna

(D) Parsva

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(A) Vasumitra 

Question 30. Who among the following conducted the first Buddhist Council? 

(A) Upali

(B) Moggaliputta Tissa

(C) Mahakassapa

(D) Ananda

View Answer
(C) Mahakassapa
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