buddhism jainism & religious movement Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 1 [UPPCS (Pre) 2000]

First Buddhist Conference after the death of Buddha was presided over by

a) Ajatashatru

b) Mahakashyapa

c) Dharmasen

d) Nagasen

Answer: (b)

Question : 2 [41st BPSC (Pre) 1996]

Four important events of Buddha’s life and thereby related four places are mentioned below.  

Schedule-I Schedule-II
(a) Birth 1. Sarnath
(b) Enlightenment 2. Bodh Gaya
(c) First preaching 3. Lumbini
(d) Death 4. Kushinagar
Match Schedule-I and Schedule-II and select the correct answer from the code given below. (a) (b) (c) (d)

a) 3 2 1 4

b) 1 2 4 3

c) 2 3 1 4

d) 4 1 3 2

Answer: (a)

Question : 3

On the basis of which of the following traditional records have the dates of Lord Buddha’s birth and death been fixed?

a) Indian Buddhist texts–Ashokavadan and Divyvadan

b) Tibetan tradition of historian Taranath

c) Chinese tradition–Cantonese records

d) Simhalese tradion–Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

Match the five major Mauryan provinces with their capitals: 

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

a) II III I IV V

b) III II I IV V

c) V I II III IV

d) I II I III V

Answer: (c)

Question : 5 [Telangana PSC (Pre) 2019]

Where the word ‘Stupa’ has been used for the first time?

a) Artha Shastra

b) Rigveda

c) Jatak Katha

d) Astadhyayee

Answer: (b)

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