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Questions : Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes:
List I List II
A. Birth 1. Stupa
B. First Sermon 2. Lotus and bull
C. Nirvana 3. Dharmachakra
D. Parinirvana 4. Bodhi tree
Codes: A B C D

(a) 1 2 4 3

(b) 4 1 2 3

(c) 2 3 4 1

(d) 1 2 3 4

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

Symbol of 5 great events of Buddha’s life

Event Symbol
Buddha’s birth Lotus & bull
The great departure (Mahabhinishkramana) Horse
Enlightment (Nirvana) Bodhi tree
First sermon (Dhammachakraparivartan) Wheel
Death (Parinirvana) Stupa

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Question : 1

In Buddhism, what does Patimokkha stand for?

a) The questions of king Menander

b) A description of Mahayana Buddhism

c) A description of Hinayana Buddhism

d) The rules of the Sangha

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Who was the author of Buddha Charita?

a) Nagarjuna

b) Asvaghosha

c) Vasumitra

d) Nagasen

Answer: (b)

Buddha Charita (Acts of the Buddha) is an epic poem in the Sanskrit Mahakavya style on the life of Gautama Buddha by Asvaghosa, composed in the early second century CE.

Question : 3

List I List II
(Characters) (Related objects)
A. Vishu 1. Katyotsarga Posture
B. Gautama Buddha 2. Flask and rosary
C. Jina 3. Dharmachakra Pravartana Mudra
D. Bodhisattva 4. Garudadhvaja Maiteya
Codes: A B C D

a) 3 2 1 4

b) 2 3 4 1

c) 2 3 1 4

d) 3 2 4 1

Answer: (b)

Question : 4

Match the five major Mauryan provinces with their capitals:

A. Uttarapatha I. Ujjain (Northern Province)
B. Avantiratha II. Suvarnagiri (Western Province)
C. Dakshinapatha III. Tosali (Southern Province)
D. Prachya IV. Pataliputra (Eastern Province)
E. Central Province V. Taxila
Codes: A B C D E

a) I II I III V

b) II III I IV V

c) III II I IV V

d) V I II III IV

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

In which of the following places, Mahavir Swami gave his first sermon?

a) Rajgriha

b) Vaishali

c) Champa

d) Nalanda

Answer: (a)

Bhagwan Mahavir’s firstsermon (called ‘DivyaDhwani’) was delivered on ‘Vipulachala Hill’ near ‘Rajgrahi’. In his preaches, he gave emphasis on non-violence, non-attachment and on Anekant and Syadvada.

Question : 6

Svetambara Agama was finally edited at the Jain council of

a) Vallabhi

b) Vaishali

c) Vidarbha

d) Pawa

Answer: (a)

Vallabhi has been a famous Jain centre. It was here in 453 or 466 AD, the Vallabhi council of the Jains produced in writing the religious canon under the head of the shraman Devardhigani. Svetambara Agama was finally edited at the Jain council of Vallabhi.

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