History Quiz-28 for SSC CHSL / CGL 2016-17

Q1. Lord Buddha gave his first sermon at 
(a) Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bodhgaya in Bihar
(c) Nalanda in Bihar
(d) None of the above

Q2. What is the first sermon of Buddha called as?  
(a) Kachchayanagottasutta
(b) Mahaparinirvansutta
(c) Brahmajalasutta
(d) Dharmachakra Pravartan

Q3. Identify the Buddhist literature from the following:
(a) Tripitakas 
(b) Upanishads
(c) Angas
(d) Aranyakas

Q4. The caves of Ajanta belongs to
(a) Jains
(b) Buddhists
(c) Hindus
(d) Sikhs

Q5. The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in  
(a) Prakrit texts
(b) Pali texts
(c) Sanskrit texts
(d) Pictographical texts

Q6. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced in India?
(a) Divya Vandana
(b) Dohakosa
(c) Jatakas
(d) Vamsathapakasini

Q7. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment  
(a) Sarnath
(b) Bodhgaya
(c) Kapilavastu
(d) Rajgriha

Q8. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya’s Court was  
(a) Kautilya
(b) Seleucus Nicator
(c) Megatheses
(d) Justin

Q9. Which of the following is not the ‘Tri Ratna’ of Jainism?  
(a) Right faith
(b) Right knowledge
(c) Right view
(d) Right conduct

Q10. Who was the mother of Mahavira?  
(a) Yashoda
(b) Trishala
(c) Jameli
(d) Mahmaya

Q11. In which of the following countries where Buddha’s idols disfigured and removed in 2001?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Turkey
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Iran

Q12. Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last?
(a) Bodhgaya
(b) Sarnath
(c) Kushinagar
(d) Varanasi

Q13. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was  
(a) Vishnu Gupta
(b) Upagupta
(c) Brahma Gupta
(d) Brihadratha

Q14. Name the clan Buddha belonged to:
(a) Gnathrika
(b) Maurya
(c) Shakya
(d) Kuru

Q15. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were  
(a) merchants and priests
(b) moneylenders and slaves
(c) warriors and traders
(d) women and sudras

                         
Solutions :

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol.

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S5. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S11. Ans.(c)
Sol.

S12. Ans.(c)
Sol.

S13. Ans.(b)
Sol.

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol.

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