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)

IMPORTANT indian history mcq EXERCISES

buddhism jainism & religious movement Shortcuts »

Click to Read...

buddhism jainism & religious movement quiz set 6 Online Quiz

Click to Start..
864 buddhism jainism & religious movement based indian history mcq set 6 question answer with explanation pdf

Recently Added Subject & Categories For All Competitive Exams

Free Antonyms (English) MCQ Test for SSC STENO 2024 Exam

Top Antonyms General English Section-based multiple choice questions and answers, Free Full Test Series & Online Quiz PDF for SSC Steno Grade C & D 2024 Exam

24-Apr-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »

Free Ratio & Proportion MCQ Test for SSC STENO 2024 Exam

Top Ratio and Proportion Aptitude-based multiple choice questions and answers practice test series, Online MCQ Quiz PDF for SSC Steno (Grade C & D) 2024 Exam

23-Apr-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »

Free Synonyms (English) MCQ Test for SSC STENO 2024 Exam

Top Synonyms General English Section-based multiple choice questions and answers, Free Full Test Series & Online Quiz PDF for SSC Steno Grade C & D 2024 Exam

22-Apr-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »

Free Surds and Indices MCQ Test PDF | SSC Steno 2024 Exam

Free Power, Indices and Surds Aptitude-based multiple choice questions and answers practice test & Online MCQ Quiz PDF for SSC Steno (Grade C & D) 2024 Exam

20-Apr-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »