Buddhism MCQ Questions and Answers

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1. Lord Buddhas image is sometimes shown with the hand gesture called Bhumisparsha Mudra. It symbolizes.

[A] Buddha’s calling of the Earth to watch over Mara and to prevent Mara from disturbing his meditation

[B] Buddha’s calling of the Earth to witness his purity and chastity despite the temptations of Mara

[C] Buddha’s reminder to his followers that they all arise from the Earth and finally dissolve into the Earth, and thus life is transitory

[D] Both the statements (A) and (B) are correct in this context

Correct Answer is: [C] Buddha’s reminder to his followers that they all arise from the Earth and finally dissolve into the Earth, and thus life is transitory

2. Sarnath Buddha image of Bhumisparsha Mudra belongs to

[A] Maurya period

[B] Shunga period

[C] Kushana period

[D] Gupta period

Correct Answer is: [D] Gupta period

3. In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was also known as

[A] Vajrapani

[B] Manjusri

[C] Padmapani

[D] Maitreya

Correct Answer is: [C] Padmapani

4. Which of the following Buddhist texts contains the rules of Monastic life?

[A] Digha-Nikaya

[B] Vinaya Pitaka

[C] Abhidhamma Pitaka

[D] Vibhasha Shastra

Correct Answer is: [B] Vinaya Pitaka

5. Which of the following Buddhist literature contains the Buddhas sermons on matters of ethics and doctrine?

[A] Vinaya Pitaka

[B] Jataka Stories

[C] Abhidhamma Pitaka

[D] Sutta Pitaka

Correct Answer is: [D] Sutta Pitaka

6. Yamaka belongs to the Buddhist Pitaka.

[A] Sutta

[B] Vinaya

[C] Abhidhamma

[D] None of the above

Correct Answer is: [D] None of the above

7. In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a ceremony called Pavarana used to be held. It was the

[A] Occasion to elect the Sanghparinayaka and two speakers, one on Dhamma and the other on Vinaya

[B] Confession by monks of their offences committed during their stay in the monasteries during the rainy season

[C] Ceremony of initiation of a new person into the Buddhist Sangha in which the head is shaved and when yellow robes are offered

[D] Gathering of Buddhist monks on the next day to the full moon day of Ashadha when they take up a fixed abode for the next four months of the rainy season

Correct Answer is: [B] Confession by monks of their offences committed during their stay in the monasteries during the rainy season

8. Ashokaram monastery was situated at

[A] Vaishali

[B] Pataliputra

[C] Kaushambi

[D] Shravasti

Correct Answer is: [B] Pataliputra

9. The largest and the most evolved rock-cut Chaitya hall of the Hinayana phase is situated at

[A] Pitalkhora

[B] Junnar

[C] Karle

[D] Bedsa

Correct Answer is: [C] Karle

10. Which Indian Buddhist monk had been sent to China in the first century A.D.?

[A] Tsang

[B] Ashvaghosha

[C] Vasumitra

[D] Nagarjuna

Correct Answer is: [C] Vasumitra

11. The Doctrine of void (Shunyata) was propounded by the Buddhist philosopher

[A] Nagarjuna

[B] Nagasena

[C] Ananda

[D] Ashvaghosha

Correct Answer is: [A] Nagarjuna

12. To which Buddhist School did Nagarjuna belong?

[A] Sautrantika

[B] Vaibhashika

[C] Madhyamika

[D] Yogachara

Correct Answer is: [C] Madhyamika

13. Buddhist centre of learning is

[A] Vikramshila

[B] Varanasi

[C] Girnar

[D] Ujjain

Correct Answer is: [A] Vikramshila

14. Gautam Buddhas Mother was from which clan?

[A] Shakya clan

[B] Maya clan

[C] Licchavis clan

[D] Koliyan clan

Correct Answer is: [D] Koliyan clan

15. Gautam Buddha was born at

[A] Vaishali

[B] Lumbini

[C] Kapilvastu

[D] Patliputra

Correct Answer is: [B] Lumbini

16. When was Gautam Buddha born?

[A] 563 B.C.

[B] 561 B.C.

[C] 558 B.C.

[D] 544 B.C.

Correct Answer is: [A] 563 B.C.

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Ancient History on Buddhism Best Books:

• India’s Ancient Past by R.S. Sharma published by Oxford University Press.

• A History of Ancient & Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh.

• History of Medieval India (800–1700 AD) by Satish Chandra published by Orient Longman.

• History of Modern India by Bipin Chandra.

• India's Struggle for Independence by Bipin Chandra & Others.

• India After Independence (1947 - 2000) by Bipin Chandra & Others.

• From Plassey To Partition And After by Sekhar Bandyopadhyay.

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