buddhism jainism & religious movement quiz set 6 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

From the point of view of places of Buddhist pilgrimage/interest, which of the following is the latest archaeological discovery?

a) Discovery and identification of Kapilavastu with Piprahawa, a village in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh

b) Sanghol—a Kushana Buddhist site

c) Discovery of the Buddha’s tooth relic at Bharhut in M.P.

d) Discovery of a Pillar indicating the actual birth place of the Buddha, at Lumbini

Question : 2

Which one of the following characteristics of Buddhism distinguishes it from Jainism?

a) Attitude of non-injury towards all beings

b) Rejection of both extreme pleasure and selfmortification

c) Belief in efficacy of action

d) Non acceptance of the authority of the Vedas

Question : 3

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

a) Mogglan

b) Anand

c) Sariputta

d) Subhadda

Question : 4

Ashokaram monastery was situated at

a) Kaushambi

b) Vaishali

c) Pataliputra

d) Shravasti

Question : 5

Which of the following statements is/are correct about Lord Buddha?

1. He was born in Kapilvastu.
2. He attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya.
3. He discarded the Vedic religion.
4. He preached noble truths.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1 and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 6

Gautam Buddha gave the maximum sermons at which place?

a) Kaushambi

b) Vaishali

c) Shravasti

d) Rajgriha