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INTRODUCTION
GAUTAMA BUDDHA IS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL SPIRITUAL LEADERS IN WORLD HISTORY. HIS TEACHINGS LAID THE FOUNDATION OF BUDDHISM, A PHILOSOPHY CENTERED ON PEACE, COMPASSION AND LIBERATION FROM SUFFERING. HIS LIFE JOURNEY FROM A SHELTERED PRINCE TO AN ENLIGHTENED TEACHER CONTINUES TO INSPIRE MILLIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE.
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF BUDDHA’S LIFE, COVERING EVERY MAJOR STAGE FROM HIS BIRTH TO HIS FINAL LIBERATION (MAHAPARINIRVANA).
BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE
GAUTAMA BUDDHA WAS BORN AS SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA AROUND 563 BCE IN LUMBINI. HE BELONGED TO THE SHAKYA CLAN, A NOBLE FAMILY.
HIS FATHER, KING SUDDHODANA, WAS A RULER AND HIS MOTHER, QUEEN MAYA, WAS KNOWN FOR HER VIRTUE. ACCORDING TO TRADITIONAL ACCOUNTS, QUEEN MAYA HAD A DIVINE DREAM BEFORE HIS BIRTH, SYMBOLIZING THE ARRIVAL OF AN EXTRAORDINARY BEING.
UNFORTUNATELY, QUEEN MAYA PASSED AWAY JUST SEVEN DAYS AFTER SIDDHARTHA’S BIRTH. HE WAS THEN RAISED BY HIS AUNT AND STEPMOTHER, MAHAPRAJAPATI GAUTAMI.
CHILDHOOD AND LIFE OF LUXURY
SIDDHARTHA WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE ROYAL CAPITAL OF KAPILAVASTU. HIS FATHER WANTED HIM TO BECOME A GREAT KING AND SHIELDED HIM FROM ALL FORMS OF SUFFERING. AS A RESULT, SIDDHARTHA LIVED IN COMPLETE LUXURY:
HE HAD ACCESS TO MULTIPLE PALACES
HE ENJOYED MUSIC, DANCE, AND FINE LIVING
HE RECEIVED EDUCATION IN WARFARE, GOVERNANCE, AND PHILOSOPHY
AT THE AGE OF 16, SIDDHARTHA MARRIED YASHODHARA AND THEY LATER HAD A SON NAMED RAHULA.
DESPITE ALL COMFORTS, SIDDHARTHA FELT A GROWING DISSATISFACTION WITH WORLDLY LIFE.
THE FOUR SIGHTS: AWAKENING TO REALITY
AT THE AGE OF 29, SIDDHARTHA VENTURED OUTSIDE THE PALACE AND ENCOUNTERED FOUR LIFE-CHANGING SIGHTS:
- AN OLD MAN
- A SICK PERSON
- A DEAD BODY
- A WANDERING ASCETIC
THESE EXPERIENCES MADE HIM REALIZE THAT SUFFERING, AGING, ILLNESS, AND DEATH ARE UNAVOIDABLE ASPECTS OF LIFE. THE SIGHT OF THE ASCETIC INSPIRED HIM TO SEEK A PATH BEYOND SUFFERING.
THE GREAT RENUNCIATION
DEEPLY AFFECTED BY THESE REALIZATIONS, SIDDHARTHA MADE A BOLD DECISION. ONE NIGHT, HE LEFT HIS PALACE, HIS WEALTH, AND HIS FAMILY IN SEARCH OF TRUTH. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN AS THE GREAT RENUNCIATION.
HE EXCHANGED HIS ROYAL CLOTHES FOR SIMPLE ROBES AND BECAME A WANDERING SEEKER.
SPIRITUAL QUEST AND ASCETIC LIFE
SIDDHARTHA TRAVELED ACROSS NORTHERN INDIA AND STUDIED UNDER SPIRITUAL TEACHERS SUCH AS ALARA KALAMA AND UDDAKA RAMAPUTTA. ALTHOUGH HE MASTERED THEIR TEACHINGS, HE FELT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE A COMPLETE SOLUTION TO HUMAN SUFFERING.
HE THEN PRACTICED EXTREME AUSTERITIES FOR NEARLY SIX YEARS:
SEVERE FASTING
PHYSICAL HARDSHIP
INTENSE MEDITATION
HOWEVER, HE REALIZED THAT EXTREME SELF-DENIAL WEAKENED THE BODY AND MIND AND DID NOT LEAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT.
DISCOVERY OF THE MIDDLE PATH
AFTER YEARS OF HARDSHIP, SIDDHARTHA CONCLUDED THAT NEITHER INDULGENCE NOR EXTREME AUSTERITY LEADS TO TRUTH. THIS REALIZATION LED HIM TO FORMULATE THE CONCEPT OF THE MIDDLE PATH—A BALANCED WAY OF LIVING THAT AVOIDS EXTREMES.
THIS PRINCIPLE LATER BECAME A CORNERSTONE OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY.
ENLIGHTENMENT AT BODH GAYA
SIDDHARTHA THEN MEDITATED UNDER A SACRED TREE AT BODH GAYA. HE RESOLVED NOT TO RISE UNTIL HE ATTAINED ULTIMATE KNOWLEDGE.
AFTER DEEP MEDITATION AND OVERCOMING INNER STRUGGLES, HE ATTAINED ENLIGHTENMENT AT THE AGE OF 35. AT THIS MOMENT, HE BECAME THE BUDDHA, MEANING “THE ENLIGHTENED ONE.”
HE GAINED PROFOUND INSIGHTS INTO:
THE NATURE OF SUFFERING
THE CYCLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH
THE PATH TO LIBERATION (NIRVANA)
FIRST SERMON AT SARNATH
AFTER ATTAINING ENLIGHTENMENT, BUDDHA DELIVERED HIS FIRST SERMON AT SARNATH.
THIS SERMON IS KNOWN AS DHARMACHAKRA PRAVARTANA (TURNING THE WHEEL OF DHARMA). IN IT, HE EXPLAINED HIS CORE TEACHINGS:
FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
- LIFE IS FULL OF SUFFERING (DUKKHA)
- DESIRE IS THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING
- ENDING DESIRE ENDS SUFFERING
- THE EIGHTFOLD PATH LEADS TO LIBERATION
EIGHTFOLD PATH
- RIGHT VIEW
- RIGHT INTENTION
- RIGHT SPEECH
- RIGHT ACTION
- RIGHT LIVELIHOOD
- RIGHT EFFORT
- RIGHT MINDFULNESS
- RIGHT CONCENTRATION
TEACHING AND SPREAD OF BUDDHISM
FOR THE NEXT 45 YEARS, BUDDHA TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY ACROSS NORTHERN INDIA, TEACHING PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
HIS TEACHINGS EMPHASIZED:
- COMPASSION (KARUNA)
- NON-VIOLENCE (AHIMSA)
- MINDFULNESS
- ETHICAL LIVING
HE ESTABLISHED A MONASTIC COMMUNITY (SANGHA) THAT INCLUDED MONKS (BHIKKHUS) AND NUNS (BHIKKHUNIS).
MANY RULERS AND COMMON PEOPLE BECAME HIS FOLLOWERS, HELPING SPREAD HIS MESSAGE FAR AND WIDE.
MAHAPARINIRVANA AT KUSHINAGAR
AT THE AGE OF 80, BUDDHA PASSED AWAY IN KUSHINAGAR.
HIS DEATH IS REFERRED TO AS MAHAPARINIRVANA, WHICH SIGNIFIES FINAL LIBERATION FROM THE CYCLE OF BIRTH AND REBIRTH.
BEFORE HIS PASSING, HE ADVISED HIS FOLLOWERS:
“ALL THINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. STRIVE FOR YOUR LIBERATION WITH DILIGENCE.”
CORE PHILOSOPHY OF BUDDHA
BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY REVOLVES AROUND:
IMPERMANENCE (ANICCA)
NON-SELF (ANATTA)
SUFFERING (DUKKHA)
KARMA AND REBIRTH
LIBERATION (NIRVANA)
HIS TEACHINGS ARE PRACTICAL AND FOCUS ON ACHIEVING INNER PEACE THROUGH SELF-DISCIPLINE AND AWARENESS.
LEGACY AND GLOBAL IMPACT
THE TEACHINGS OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA SPREAD ACROSS ASIA AND EVENTUALLY THE WORLD. TODAY, BUDDHISM IS PRACTICED BY MILLIONS IN COUNTRIES LIKE:
- INDIA
- NEPAL
- SRI LANKA
- THAILAND
- JAPAN
- CHINA
BUDDHA PURNIMA
INTRODUCTION
BUDDHA PURNIMA, ALSO KNOWN AS BUDDHA JAYANTI OR VESAK, IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SPIRITUAL FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD. IT COMMEMORATES THE BIRTH, ENLIGHTENMENT, AND DEATH (MAHAPARINIRVANA) OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA.
CELEBRATED ON THE FULL MOON DAY OF THE VAISHAKHA MONTH (APRIL–MAY), THIS DAY HOLDS IMMENSE IMPORTANCE FOR MILLIONS OF BUDDHISTS AND SPIRITUAL SEEKERS WORLDWIDE.
MCQS ON BUDDHA PURNIMA & BUDDHA’S LIFE
1. BUDDHA WAS BORN IN:
A. BODH GAYA
B. LUMBINI
C. SARNATH
D. KUSHINAGAR
ANSWER: B
LUMBINI IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF BUDDHA.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2015
2. WHERE DID BUDDHA ATTAIN ENLIGHTENMENT?
A. SARNATH
B. RAJGIR
C. BODH GAYA
D. NALANDA
ANSWER:C
ENLIGHTENMENT UNDER BODHI TREE.
EXAM: SSC CGL 2018
3. FIRST SERMON OF BUDDHA WAS DELIVERED AT:
A. LUMBINI
B. SARNATH
C. KUSHINAGAR
D. VAISHALI
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2012
4. BUDDHA ATTAINED MAHAPARINIRVANA AT:
A. SARNATH
B. BODH GAYA
C. KUSHINAGAR
D. RAJGIR
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC CHSL 2019
5. BUDDHA BELONGED TO WHICH CLAN?
A. MAURYA
B. SHAKYA
C. GUPTA
D. NANDA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2010
6. WHAT IS ‘DUKKHA’?
A. HAPPINESS
B. SUFFERING
C. DEATH
D. MEDITATION
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2014
7. NIRVANA MEANS:
A. HEAVEN
B. DEATH
C. LIBERATION
D. SOUL
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC CGL 2017
8. BUDDHA’S ORIGINAL NAME:
A. ASHOKA
B. SIDDHARTHA
C. MAHAVIRA
D. DEVADATTA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2017
9. BUDDHA’S FATHER WAS:
A. BIMBISARA
B. SUDDHODANA
C. ASHOKA
D. AJATASHATRU
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC CHSL 2018
10. BUDDHA’S WIFE WAS:
A. MAYA
B. YASHODHARA
C. GAUTAMI
D. AMRAPALI
ANSWER: B
EXAM: STATE PCS 2016
11. BUDDHA’S SON WAS:
A. RAHUL
B. ANANDA
C. DEVADATTA
D. NANDA
ANSWER: A
EXAM: SSC 2019
12. ENLIGHTENMENT TREE IS CALLED:
A. NEEM
B. BANYAN
C. BODHI
D. PEEPAL
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2016
13. THE FIRST BUDDHIST COUNCIL WAS HELD AT:
A. VAISHALI
B. PATALIPUTRA
C. RAJGIR
D. SARNATH
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2011
14. LANGUAGE USED BY BUDDHA:
A. SANSKRIT
B. PALI
C. PRAKRIT
D. HINDI
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
15. ‘TRIPITAKA’ REFERS TO:
A. TEMPLE
B. BUDDHIST TEXTS
C. KING
D. RITUAL
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
16. THE MIDDLE PATH MEANS:
A. WAR
B. LUXURY
C. BALANCE
D. POVERTY
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2020
17. FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS DEAL WITH:
A. POLITICS
B. SUFFERING
C. ECONOMY
D. TRADE
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2018
18. BUDDHA ATTAINED ENLIGHTENMENT AT AGE:
A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2016
19. BUDDHA RENOUNCED HOME AT AGE:
A. 25
B. 29
C. 30
D. 35
ANSWER: B
EXAM: STATE PCS 2017
20. BUDDHA DIED AT AGE:
A. 60
B. 70
C. 80
D. 90
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2019
21. EIGHTFOLD PATH CONSISTS OF HOW MANY COMPONENTS?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
ANSWER: C
THE EIGHTFOLD PATH INCLUDES EIGHT PRINCIPLES FOR ETHICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT.
EXAM: SSC CGL 2020
22. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ‘SANGHA’?
A. TEMPLE
B. COMMUNITY OF MONKS
C. RITUAL
D. BOOK
ANSWER: B
SANGHA REFERS TO THE BUDDHIST MONASTIC COMMUNITY.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2013
23. WHAT IS ‘ANATTA’ IN BUDDHISM?
A. SOUL
B. NO-SELF
C. DESIRE
D. DEATH
ANSWER: B
ANATTA MEANS ABSENCE OF A PERMANENT SOUL.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2015
24. ‘ANICCA’ REFERS TO:
A. SUFFERING
B. IMPERMANENCE
C. DEATH
D. LIBERATION
ANSWER: B
IT MEANS EVERYTHING IS TEMPORARY.
EXAM: SSC CHSL 2019
25. ‘KARMA’ IN BUDDHISM MEANS:
A. FATE
B. ACTION
C. WORSHIP
D. DEATH
ANSWER: B
KARMA REFERS TO INTENTIONAL ACTIONS.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2014
26. WHAT IS ‘SAMSARA’?
A. HEAVEN
B. CYCLE OF REBIRTH
C. MEDITATION
D. RITUAL
ANSWER: B
IT IS THE CYCLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2016
27. BUDDHA’S FIRST DISCIPLE WAS:
A. ANANDA
B. DEVADATTA
C. KONDANNA
D. RAHULA
ANSWER: C
KONDANNA WAS THE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS.
EXAM: STATE PCS 2017
28. WHICH KING WAS A FOLLOWER OF BUDDHA?
A. ASHOKA
B. BIMBISARA
C. CHANDRAGUPTA
D. HARSHA
ANSWER: B
KING BIMBISARA SUPPORTED BUDDHA DURING HIS LIFETIME.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2010
29. THE CAPITAL OF MAGADHA DURING BUDDHA’S TIME WAS:
A. PATALIPUTRA
B. RAJGIR
C. VAISHALI
D. UJJAIN
ANSWER: B
RAJGIR WAS THE CAPITAL DURING EARLY MAGADHA PERIOD.
EXAM: SSC 2019
30. BUDDHA DELIVERED TEACHINGS MAINLY IN WHICH LANGUAGE?
A. SANSKRIT
B. HINDI
C. PALI
D. PERSIAN
ANSWER: C
PALI MADE TEACHINGS ACCESSIBLE TO COMMON PEOPLE.
EXAM: SSC CGL 2018
31. WHO RAISED BUDDHA AFTER HIS MOTHER’S DEATH?
A. YASHODHARA
B. GAUTAMI
C. MAYA
D. AMRAPALI
ANSWER: B
MAHAPRAJAPATI GAUTAMI RAISED HIM.
EXAM: STATE PCS 2016
32. WHICH UNIVERSITY BECAME A CENTER OF BUDDHIST LEARNING?
A. TAKSHASHILA
B. NALANDA
C. VIKRAMSHILA
D. UJJAIN
ANSWER: B
NALANDA WAS A MAJOR BUDDHIST CENTER.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2011
33. WHAT DOES ‘DUKKHA’ MEAN?
A. HAPPINESS
B. SUFFERING
C. DEATH
D. WEALTH
ANSWER: B
CENTRAL CONCEPT IN BUDDHISM.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2014
34. THE SYMBOL OF BUDDHISM IS:
A. LOTUS
B. DHARMA CHAKRA
C. LION
D. TREE
ANSWER: B
REPRESENTS THE TEACHING OF DHARMA.
EXAM: SSC 2018
35. LOTUS SYMBOLIZES:
A. WAR
B. WEALTH
C. PURITY
D. DEATH
ANSWER: C
REPRESENTS SPIRITUAL PURITY.
EXAM: STATE PCS 2019
36. WHO OPPOSED BUDDHA AMONG HIS RELATIVES?
A. ANANDA
B. DEVADATTA
C. RAHULA
D. BIMBISARA
ANSWER: B
DEVADATTA OPPOSED BUDDHA.
EXAM: UPSC
37. BUDDHA EMPHASIZED:
A. VIOLENCE
B. RITUALS
C. COMPASSION
D. WEALTH
ANSWER: C
COMPASSION IS CORE TEACHING.
EXAM: SSC 2017
38. WHAT IS THE GOAL OF MEDITATION IN BUDDHISM?
A. WEALTH
B. POWER
C. ENLIGHTENMENT
D. FAME
ANSWER: C
MEDITATION LEADS TO NIRVANA.
EXAM: UPSC 2016
39. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS SPREAD MAINLY IN:
A. EUROPE
B. ASIA
C. AFRICA
D. AMERICA
ANSWER: B
BUDDHISM SPREAD ACROSS ASIA.
EXAM: SSC 2020
40. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS LASTED FOR ABOUT:
A. 20 YEARS
B. 30 YEARS
C. 45 YEARS
D. 60 YEARS
ANSWER: C
HE TAUGHT FOR AROUND 45 YEARS.
EXAM: UPSC 2013
41. WHAT IS NIRVANA?
A. HEAVEN
B. LIBERATION
C. DEATH
D. RITUAL
ANSWER: B
FREEDOM FROM REBIRTH.
EXAM: SSC 2017
42. WHICH ANIMAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH ASHOKA PILLAR?
A. TIGER
B. ELEPHANT
C. LION
D. HORSE
ANSWER: C
LION CAPITAL SYMBOLIZES POWER.
EXAM: UPSC 2014
43. BUDDHIST STRUCTURE FOR RELICS IS CALLED:
A. TEMPLE
B. STUPA
C. PALACE
D. CAVE
ANSWER: B
STUPAS STORE RELICS.
EXAM: SSC 2018
44. BUDDHA’S ENLIGHTENMENT TREE IS:
A. NEEM
B. BANYAN
C. BODHI
D. MANGO
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2016
45. THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATING BUDDHA IS:
A. DIWALI
B. HOLI
C. BUDDHA PURNIMA
D. EID
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2018
46. THE CONCEPT OF EQUALITY WAS PROMOTED BY:
A. VEDAS
B. BUDDHA
C. KINGS
D. PRIESTS
ANSWER: B
BUDDHA REJECTED CASTE HIERARCHY.
EXAM: SSC 2019
47. BUDDHA REJECTED WHICH PRACTICE?
A. MEDITATION
B. COMPASSION
C. RITUALISM
D. ETHICS
ANSWER: C
HE OPPOSED BLIND RITUALS.
EXAM: UPSC
48. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ‘DHAMMA’?
A. LAW/TEACHING
B. WAR
C. WEALTH
D. DEATH
ANSWER: A
REFERS TO BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS.
EXAM: SSC 2020
49. WHAT DOES ‘BHIKKHU’ MEAN?
A. KING
B. MONK
C. TEACHER
D. FARMER
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2013
50. BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY MAINLY FOCUSES ON:
A. WEALTH
B. POWER
C. PEACE AND ETHICS
D. WAR
ANSWER: C
CORE IDEA IS ETHICAL PEACEFUL LIVING.
EXAM: SSC 2018
51. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF BUDDHA’S STEPMOTHER WHO RAISED HIM?
A. YASHODHARA
B. GAUTAMI
C. AMRAPALI
D. MAYA
ANSWER: B
MAHAPRAJAPATI GAUTAMI RAISED BUDDHA AFTER MAYA’S DEATH.
EXAM: STATE PCS 2018
52. WHICH PLACE IS ASSOCIATED WITH BUDDHA’S RENUNCIATION?
A. LUMBINI
B. KAPILAVASTU
C. BODH GAYA
D. SARNATH
ANSWER: B
HE LEFT HIS PALACE AT KAPILAVASTU.
EXAM: SSC CGL 2019
53. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF BUDDHA’S HORSE DURING RENUNCIATION?
A. KANTHAKA
B. UCHCHAIHSHRAVAS
C. AIRAVATA
D. CHETAK
ANSWER: A
KANTHAKA CARRIED HIM DURING RENUNCIATION.
EXAM: STATE PCS 2020
54. WHO ACCOMPANIED BUDDHA DURING THE GREAT RENUNCIATION?
A. ANANDA
B. CHANNA
C. DEVADATTA
D. RAHULA
ANSWER: B
CHANNA WAS HIS CHARIOTEER.
EXAM: SSC CHSL 2020
55. WHICH RIVER IS ASSOCIATED WITH BUDDHA’S ENLIGHTENMENT JOURNEY?
A. GANGA
B. YAMUNA
C. NIRANJANA
D. GODAVARI
ANSWER: C
HE MEDITATED NEAR RIVER NIRANJANA.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2017
56. WHAT OFFERING HELPED BUDDHA REGAIN STRENGTH BEFORE ENLIGHTENMENT?
A. FRUITS
B. MILK-RICE (KHEER)
C. HONEY
D. BREAD
ANSWER: B
OFFERED BY SUJATA.
EXAM: STATE PCS 2019
57. WHO OFFERED FOOD TO BUDDHA BEFORE ENLIGHTENMENT?
A. AMRAPALI
B. SUJATA
C. YASHODHARA
D. MAYA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
58. WHAT DOES ‘DHARMACHAKRA’ SYMBOLIZE?
A. WAR
B. TEACHING
C. DEATH
D. WEALTH
ANSWER: B
WHEEL OF DHARMA REPRESENTS TEACHINGS.
EXAM: UPSC 2016
59. BUDDHA’S TEACHING REJECTING CASTE SYSTEM PROMOTED:
A. INEQUALITY
B. HIERARCHY
C. EQUALITY
D. ROYAL POWER
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2019
60. THE TERM ‘BHIKKHUNI’ REFERS TO:
A. MALE MONK
B. FEMALE MONK
C. TEACHER
D. QUEEN
ANSWER: B
EXAM: STATE PCS 2018
61. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ‘TANHA’?
A. KNOWLEDGE
B. DESIRE
C. DEATH
D. PEACE
ANSWER: B
DESIRE IS CAUSE OF SUFFERING.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2014
62. WHICH IS NOT PART OF EIGHTFOLD PATH?
A. RIGHT SPEECH
B. RIGHT EFFORT
C. RIGHT WORSHIP
D. RIGHT ACTION
ANSWER: C
WORSHIP IS NOT PART OF PATH.
EXAM: SSC CGL 2020
63. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS EMPHASIZE CONTROL OVER:
A. WEALTH
B. MIND
C. ARMY
D. LAND
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
64. THE SECOND BUDDHIST COUNCIL WAS HELD AT:
A. RAJGIR
B. VAISHALI
C. PATALIPUTRA
D. SARNATH
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2012
65. THE THIRD BUDDHIST COUNCIL WAS HELD AT:
A. VAISHALI
B. RAJGIR
C. PATALIPUTRA
D. NALANDA
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2019
66. WHO PRESIDED OVER THE THIRD BUDDHIST COUNCIL?
A. ASHOKA
B. MOGGALIPUTTA TISSA
C. ANANDA
D. BIMBISARA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2013
67. WHICH RULER SUPPORTED BUDDHISM WIDELY?
A. CHANDRAGUPTA
B. ASHOKA
C. HARSHA
D. SAMUDRAGUPTA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2012
68. THE PLACE WHERE BUDDHA SPENT MOST MONSOON RETREATS:
A. NALANDA
B. SARNATH
C. SHRAVASTI
D. LUMBINI
ANSWER: C
EXAM: STATE PCS 2017
69. WHAT IS ‘VINAYA PITAKA’?
A. STORIES
B. RULES FOR MONKS
C. PHILOSOPHY
D. SONGS
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
70. WHAT IS ‘SUTTA PITAKA’?
A. RULES
B. DISCOURSES
C. POEMS
D. LAWS
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
71. WHAT IS ‘ABHIDHAMMA PITAKA’?
A. STORIES
B. PHILOSOPHY
C. LAWS
D. RITUALS
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2015
72. BUDDHA EMPHASIZED AVOIDANCE OF:
A. MEDITATION
B. EXTREMES
C. KNOWLEDGE
D. ETHICS
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2020
73. BUDDHA’S PATH IS ALSO KNOWN AS:
A. GOLDEN PATH
B. MIDDLE PATH
C. ROYAL PATH
D. SACRED PATH
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
74. THE WORD ‘BUDDHA’ MEANS:
A. TEACHER
B. ENLIGHTENED ONE
C. KING
D. MONK
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2017
75. BUDDHA GAVE SERMONS MAINLY TO:
A. KINGS ONLY
B. PRIESTS ONLY
C. ALL PEOPLE
D. SOLDIERS
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2018
76. THE CONCEPT OF ‘AHIMSA’ MEANS:
A. WAR
B. NON-VIOLENCE
C. DEATH
D. RITUAL
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2019
77. BUDDHA REJECTED BELIEF IN:
A. ETHICS
B. RITUAL SACRIFICE
C. MEDITATION
D. COMPASSION
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
78. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS WERE COMPILED AFTER HIS DEATH IN:
A. COUNCILS
B. BOOKS
C. TEMPLES
D. POEMS
ANSWER: A
EXAM: SSC 2018
79. THE FIRST BUDDHIST COUNCIL WAS HELD UNDER:
A. ASHOKA
B. AJATASHATRU
C. BIMBISARA
D. HARSHA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2011
80. WHO WAS BUDDHA’S CLOSE DISCIPLE AND ATTENDANT?
A. ANANDA
B. DEVADATTA
C. RAHUL
D. ASHOKA
ANSWER: A
EXAM: SSC 2019
81. BUDDHA ATTAINED ENLIGHTENMENT AFTER MEDITATION FOR:
A. 1 DAY
B. 7 DAYS
C. 49 DAYS
D. 100 DAYS
ANSWER: C
EXAM: STATE PCS 2018
82. THE BODHI TREE IS A TYPE OF:
A. NEEM
B. BANYAN
C. PEEPAL
D. MANGO
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2016
83. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS ARE COLLECTIVELY CALLED:
A. KARMA
B. DHAMMA
C. YOGA
D. VEDANTA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2020
84. THE MAIN AIM OF BUDDHISM IS TO ACHIEVE:
A. WEALTH
B. POWER
C. NIRVANA
D. FAME
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2014
85. BUDDHA EMPHASIZED CONTROL OF:
A. BODY
B. SPEECH
C. MIND
D. ALL
ANSWER: D
EXAM: SSC 2019
86. THE BUDDHIST SYMBOL ‘WHEEL’ REPRESENTS:
A. WAR
B. DHARMA
C. DEATH
D. WEALTH
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
87. BUDDHA WAS BORN IN WHICH CENTURY?
A. 4TH BCE
B. 5TH BCE
C. 6TH BCE
D. 7TH BCE
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2018
88. BUDDHISM SPREAD MAINLY THROUGH:
A. TRADE
B. KINGS
C. MONKS
D. ALL
ANSWER: D
EXAM: UPSC 2012
89. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS EMPHASIZE:
A. RITUALS
B. ETHICS
C. WAR
D. WEALTH
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2017
90. BUDDHA DISCOURAGED:
A. MEDITATION
B. BLIND FAITH
C. KNOWLEDGE
D. DISCIPLINE
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2015
91. THE BUDDHIST FESTIVAL VESAK IS ALSO KNOWN AS:
A. DIWALI
B. BUDDHA PURNIMA
C. HOLI
D. EID
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2018
92. BUDDHA’S MESSAGE MAINLY PROMOTES:
A. WAR
B. PEACE
C. WEALTH
D. POLITICS
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2019
93. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS REJECT:
A. COMPASSION
B. ETHICS
C. CASTE DISCRIMINATION
D. MEDITATION
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2014
94. BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY IS PRACTICAL BECAUSE IT FOCUSES ON:
A. RITUALS
B. REAL LIFE PROBLEMS
C. KINGS
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2020
95. BUDDHA ATTAINED NIRVANA MEANS:
A. DEATH
B. LIBERATION
C. HEAVEN
D. RITUAL
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
96. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS ARE RELEVANT TODAY BECAUSE THEY PROMOTE:
A. CONFLICT
B. PEACE AND MINDFULNESS
C. WEALTH
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: STATE PCS 2020
97. BUDDHA ADVISED HIS FOLLOWERS TO:
A. FOLLOW BLINDLY
B. THINK AND QUESTION
C. WORSHIP ONLY
D. FIGHT
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2015
98. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF LIFE IN BUDDHISM IS:
A. POWER
B. WEALTH
C. NIRVANA
D. FAME
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2018
99. BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY EMPHASIZES:
A. OUTER WORLD
B. INNER TRANSFORMATION
C. POLITICS
D. ECONOMY
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
100. BUDDHA PURNIMA CELEBRATES:
A. BIRTH ONLY
B. ENLIGHTENMENT ONLY
C. DEATH ONLY
D. BIRTH, ENLIGHTENMENT & DEATH
ANSWER: D
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2015
101. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF BUDDHA’S CAPITAL CITY WHERE HE SPENT HIS EARLY LIFE?
A. RAJGIR
B. KAPILAVASTU
C. VAISHALI
D. SARNATH
ANSWER: B
KAPILAVASTU WAS THE CAPITAL OF THE SHAKYA CLAN.
EXAM: SSC CGL 2019
102. THE TERM ‘PARINIRVANA’ REFERS TO:
A. ENLIGHTENMENT
B. FIRST SERMON
C. FINAL DEATH OF BUDDHA
D. MEDITATION
ANSWER: C
IT MEANS COMPLETE LIBERATION AFTER DEATH.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2016
103. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A BUDDHIST TEXT?
A. VINAYA PITAKA
B. SUTTA PITAKA
C. ABHIDHAMMA PITAKA
D. RIGVEDA
ANSWER: D
RIGVEDA BELONGS TO VEDIC LITERATURE.
EXAM: SSC 2018
104. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS WERE FIRST WRITTEN DOWN IN:
A. SANSKRIT
B. PALI
C. HINDI
D. PERSIAN
ANSWER: B
EARLY BUDDHIST TEXTS WERE RECORDED IN PALI.
EXAM: UPSC 2014
105. WHICH CONCEPT EXPLAINS CAUSE AND EFFECT IN BUDDHISM?
A. NIRVANA
B. KARMA
C. DHAMMA
D. SANGHA
ANSWER: B
KARMA GOVERNS ACTIONS AND CONSEQUENCES.
EXAM: SSC 2019
106. THE WORD ‘DHAMMA’ IN BUDDHISM REFERS TO:
A. WAR
B. TEACHING
C. WEALTH
D. DEATH
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
107. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS MAINLY OPPOSED:
A. MEDITATION
B. ETHICAL LIVING
C. RITUAL SACRIFICES
D. KNOWLEDGE
ANSWER: C
HE REJECTED ANIMAL SACRIFICE AND RITUALS.
EXAM: SSC 2020
108. THE ‘WHEEL OF LAW’ IS ASSOCIATED WITH:
A. HINDUISM
B. JAINISM
C. BUDDHISM
D. SIKHISM
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2015
109. BUDDHA ATTAINED ENLIGHTENMENT AFTER DEFEATING WHOM?
A. DEVADATTA
B. MARA
C. ASHOKA
D. BIMBISARA
ANSWER: B
MARA REPRESENTS ILLUSION AND TEMPTATION.
EXAM: STATE PCS 2018
110. THE TERM ‘BODHI’ MEANS:
A. DEATH
B. KNOWLEDGE/ENLIGHTENMENT
C. WEALTH
D. RITUAL
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2017
111. WHICH PLACE IS KNOWN AS THE ‘DEER PARK’?
A. BODH GAYA
B. SARNATH
C. LUMBINI
D. KUSHINAGAR
ANSWER: B
FIRST SERMON DELIVERED HERE.
EXAM: UPSC 2012
112. WHICH RULER CONVENED THE THIRD BUDDHIST COUNCIL?
A. CHANDRAGUPTA
B. ASHOKA
C. HARSHA
D. KANISHKA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2012
113. WHICH COUNCIL LED TO DIVISION INTO SECTS?
A. FIRST
B. SECOND
C. THIRD
D. FOURTH
ANSWER: B
DIFFERENCES LED TO SPLITS.
EXAM: UPSC 2011
114. WHICH BUDDHIST SECT EMPHASIZED STRICT DISCIPLINE?
A. MAHAYANA
B. HINAYANA
C. VAJRAYANA
D. ZEN
ANSWER: B
EXAM: STATE PCS 2019
115. MAHAYANA BUDDHISM EMPHASIZES:
A. INDIVIDUAL SALVATION
B. BODHISATTVA IDEAL
C. RITUAL SACRIFICE
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
116. HINAYANA BUDDHISM FOCUSES ON:
A. BODHISATTVA
B. PERSONAL LIBERATION
C. RITUALS
D. WORSHIP
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
117. BUDDHA’S TEACHING REJECTS BELIEF IN:
A. KARMA
B. SOUL PERMANENCE
C. ETHICS
D. MEDITATION
ANSWER: B
CONCEPT OF ANATTA.
EXAM: UPSC 2015
118. BUDDHA ENCOURAGED:
A. BLIND FAITH
B. RATIONAL THINKING
C. RITUALISM
D. SACRIFICE
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2020
119. THE EIGHTFOLD PATH BELONGS TO:
A. JAINISM
B. BUDDHISM
C. HINDUISM
D. SIKHISM
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
120. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS ARE RECORDED MAINLY IN:
A. VEDAS
B. TRIPITAKA
C. QURAN
D. BIBLE
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2017
121. BUDDHA’S DISCIPLE WHO COMPILED TEACHINGS WAS:
A. ANANDA
B. ASHOKA
C. RAHUL
D. DEVADATTA
ANSWER: A
EXAM: UPSC 2013
122. THE BUDDHIST MONASTIC ORDER IS CALLED:
A. SABHA
B. SANGHA
C. SAMITI
D. SABHA MANDAL
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
123. BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY MAINLY DEALS WITH:
A. POLITICS
B. SUFFERING AND LIBERATION
C. WAR
D. TRADE
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
124. BUDDHA ATTAINED ENLIGHTENMENT IN WHICH STATE (MODERN)?
A. UTTAR PRADESH
B. BIHAR
C. MADHYA PRADESH
D. ODISHA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2019
125. BUDDHA DELIVERED HIS LAST SERMON AT:
A. SARNATH
B. VAISHALI
C. RAJGIR
D. NALANDA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: STATE PCS 2020
126. WHICH QUALITY IS CENTRAL TO BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS?
A. VIOLENCE
B. COMPASSION
C. WEALTH
D. POWER
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2017
127. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS ARE BASED ON:
A. FAITH ONLY
B. EXPERIENCE AND REASONING
C. RITUALS
D. SUPERSTITION
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
128. BUDDHA DISCOURAGED:
A. ETHICS
B. MEDITATION
C. BLIND RITUALS
D. KNOWLEDGE
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2020
129. WHICH IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF BUDDHIST LIFE?
A. WEALTH
B. NIRVANA
C. FAME
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
130. BUDDHA PURNIMA CELEBRATES:
A. BIRTH
B. ENLIGHTENMENT
C. DEATH
D. ALL THREE
ANSWER: D
EXAM: UPSC 2015
31. WHICH TEXT CONTAINS RULES FOR BUDDHIST MONKS AND NUNS?
A. SUTTA PITAKA
B. VINAYA PITAKA
C. ABHIDHAMMA PITAKA
D. JATAKA TALES
ANSWER: B
VINAYA PITAKA DEALS WITH MONASTIC DISCIPLINE.
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2014
132. JATAKA TALES ARE RELATED TO:
A. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS
B. BUDDHA’S PREVIOUS BIRTHS
C. BUDDHIST COUNCILS
D. KINGS
ANSWER: B
STORIES OF PREVIOUS LIVES OF BUDDHA.
EXAM: SSC CGL 2018
133. THE CONCEPT OF ‘DUKKHA’ INCLUDES:
A. ONLY PAIN
B. ONLY DEATH
C. ALL FORMS OF SUFFERING
D. HAPPINESS
ANSWER: C
COVERS ALL UNSATISFACTORY EXPERIENCES.
EXAM: UPSC 2016
134. THE FOURTH BUDDHIST COUNCIL WAS HELD UNDER:
A. ASHOKA
B. KANISHKA
C. HARSHA
D. CHANDRAGUPTA
ANSWER: B
HELD DURING KUSHAN RULER KANISHKA.
EXAM: UPSC 2012
135. WHICH BUDDHIST SECT SPREAD TO EAST ASIA?
A. HINAYANA
B. MAHAYANA
C. THERAVADA
D. VAJRAYANA
ANSWER: B
MAHAYANA SPREAD WIDELY IN CHINA, JAPAN.
EXAM: SSC 2019
136. THE TERM ‘THERAVADA’ IS ASSOCIATED WITH:
A. MAHAYANA
B. HINAYANA
C. VAJRAYANA
D. ZEN
ANSWER: B
THERAVADA = EARLY BUDDHIST TRADITION.
EXAM: UPSC 2015
137. BUDDHA EMPHASIZED WHICH TYPE OF CONDUCT?
A. MORAL CONDUCT
B. MILITARY CONDUCT
C. ECONOMIC CONDUCT
D. POLITICAL CONDUCT
ANSWER: A
ETHICS IS CENTRAL TO BUDDHISM.
EXAM: SSC 2017
138. BUDDHA ATTAINED MAHAPARINIRVANA IN WHICH STATE (MODERN INDIA)?
A. BIHAR
B. UTTAR PRADESH
C. MADHYA PRADESH
D. ODISHA
ANSWER: B
KUSHINAGAR IS IN UP.
EXAM: SSC 2019
139. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS EMPHASIZE:
A. RITUAL SACRIFICE
B. MEDITATION AND WISDOM
C. WAR
D. WEALTH
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
140. WHICH CONCEPT EXPLAINS ‘NO PERMANENT SOUL’?
A. DUKKHA
B. ANATTA
C. KARMA
D. NIRVANA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2015
141. BUDDHA’S SERMONS WERE MAINLY DELIVERED IN:
A. SANSKRIT
B. PALI
C. PRAKRIT
D. HINDI
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
142. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS OPPOSE:
A. COMPASSION
B. BLIND RITUALS
C. MEDITATION
D. ETHICS
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
143. THE BUDDHIST SANGHA INCLUDES:
A. ONLY MONKS
B. ONLY KINGS
C. MONKS AND NUNS
D. PRIESTS
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2020
144. BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY FOCUSES ON:
A. EXTERNAL RITUALS
B. INNER TRANSFORMATION
C. WEALTH
D. POLITICS
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
145. WHICH IS NOT PART OF FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS?
A. SUFFERING
B. DESIRE
C. WEALTH
D. PATH
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2019
146. BUDDHA’S ENLIGHTENMENT IS ALSO CALLED:
A. NIRVANA
B. BODHI
C. MOKSHA
D. YOGA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
147. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS ARE UNIVERSAL BECAUSE THEY:
A. PROMOTE WAR
B. APPLY TO ALL HUMANS
C. FOCUS ON KINGS
D. FOCUS ON RITUALS
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
148. BUDDHA ENCOURAGED QUESTIONING OF:
A. KNOWLEDGE
B. AUTHORITY
C. TRUTH
D. ETHICS
ANSWER: B
ENCOURAGED RATIONAL THINKING.
EXAM: UPSC 2015
149. BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY DISCOURAGES:
A. COMPASSION
B. GREED
C. MEDITATION
D. WISDOM
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2019
150. THE GOAL OF EIGHTFOLD PATH IS:
A. WEALTH
B. NIRVANA
C. POWER
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
151. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS MAINLY ADDRESS:
A. POLITICAL ISSUES
B. HUMAN SUFFERING
C. ECONOMIC GROWTH
D. WARFARE
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
152. THE TERM ‘BODHISATTVA’ REFERS TO:
A. KING
B. ENLIGHTENED BEING HELPING OTHERS
C. MONK
D. TEACHER
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2015
153. MAHAYANA BUDDHISM FOCUSES ON:
A. INDIVIDUAL SALVATION ONLY
B. HELPING OTHERS ATTAIN ENLIGHTENMENT
C. RITUALS
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
154. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS SPREAD DUE TO:
A. KINGS
B. MONKS
C. TRADE
D. ALL
ANSWER: D
EXAM: UPSC 2012
155. BUDDHA EMPHASIZED WHICH MENTAL QUALITY?
A. ANGER
B. MINDFULNESS
C. GREED
D. FEAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2020
156. BUDDHA REJECTED AUTHORITY OF:
A. ETHICS
B. VEDAS
C. MEDITATION
D. COMPASSION
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
157. BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY IS KNOWN FOR:
A. RITUALISM
B. PRACTICAL APPROACH
C. WAR
D. POLITICS
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2019
158. WHICH FESTIVAL CELEBRATES BUDDHA’S LIFE EVENTS?
A. HOLI
B. DIWALI
C. BUDDHA PURNIMA
D. EID
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2018
159. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS AIM AT:
A. OUTER CHANGE
B. INNER PEACE
C. WEALTH
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2020
160. THE ULTIMATE AIM OF BUDDHISM IS:
A. POWER
B. WEALTH
C. NIRVANA
D. FAME
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2016
161. WHAT DOES THE TERM ‘UPASAKA’ REFER TO IN BUDDHISM?
A. MONK
B. LAY FOLLOWER
C. KING
D. TEACHER
ANSWER: B
UPASAKA IS A LAY DEVOTEE (NON-MONK FOLLOWER).
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2015
162. THE BUDDHIST COUNCIL THAT COMPILED TEACHINGS INTO TRIPITAKA WAS:
A. FIRST COUNCIL
B. SECOND COUNCIL
C. THIRD COUNCIL
D. FOURTH COUNCIL
ANSWER: A
FIRST COUNCIL ORGANIZED TEACHINGS.
EXAM: UPSC 2011
163. THE CONCEPT OF ‘PRATITYASAMUTPADA’ REFERS TO:
A. LIBERATION
B. DEPENDENT ORIGINATION
C. MEDITATION
D. DEATH
ANSWER: B
EVERYTHING ARISES DUE TO CAUSES.
EXAM: UPSC 2016
164. BUDDHA’S TEACHING DISCOURAGES ATTACHMENT TO:
A. ETHICS
B. MEDITATION
C. MATERIAL THINGS
D. KNOWLEDGE
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2019
165. THE MAIN AIM OF BUDDHIST ETHICS IS:
A. POWER
B. MORAL DISCIPLINE
C. WEALTH
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
166. THE TERM ‘DHAMMAPADA’ REFERS TO:
A. STORY
B. COLLECTION OF SAYINGS
C. RITUAL
D. LAW
ANSWER: B
CONTAINS BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS.
EXAM: SSC 2018
167. BUDDHA EMPHASIZED CONTROL OVER DESIRES BECAUSE:
A. THEY BRING WEALTH
B. THEY CAUSE SUFFERING
C. THEY GIVE POWER
D. THEY CREATE KNOWLEDGE
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
168. WHICH PLACE IS ASSOCIATED WITH BUDDHA’S LAST JOURNEY?
A. RAJGIR
B. VAISHALI
C. KUSHINAGAR
D. NALANDA
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2019
169. THE CONCEPT OF ‘RIGHT VIEW’ BELONGS TO:
A. FOUR TRUTHS
B. EIGHTFOLD PATH
C. SANGHA
D. KARMA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
170. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS FOCUS ON:
A. EXTERNAL RITUALS
B. INTERNAL TRANSFORMATION
C. WEALTH
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2020
171. WHICH IS NOT PART OF BUDDHIST ETHICAL CONDUCT?
A. RIGHT SPEECH
B. RIGHT ACTION
C. RIGHT WEALTH
D. RIGHT LIVELIHOOD
ANSWER: C
WEALTH IS NOT PART OF EIGHTFOLD PATH.
EXAM: SSC 2019
172. THE ‘THREE JEWELS’ OF BUDDHISM INCLUDE:
A. BUDDHA, DHAMMA, SANGHA
B. KING, PRIEST, ARMY
C. TEMPLE, RITUAL, WEALTH
D. KARMA, SOUL, HEAVEN
ANSWER: A
EXAM: UPSC 2015
173. BUDDHA’S TEACHING ENCOURAGES:
A. BLIND FAITH
B. CRITICAL THINKING
C. RITUALISM
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
174. WHICH TERM REFERS TO MORAL LAW IN BUDDHISM?
A. KARMA
B. DHAMMA
C. NIRVANA
D. SANGHA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
175. BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY REJECTS:
A. ETHICS
B. SUPERSTITION
C. MEDITATION
D. COMPASSION
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
176. THE CONCEPT OF ‘RIGHT MINDFULNESS’ REFERS TO:
A. IGNORANCE
B. AWARENESS
C. SLEEP
D. RITUAL
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2020
177. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS EMPHASIZE:
A. DESIRE
B. DETACHMENT
C. WEALTH
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
178. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF BUDDHIST PRACTICE IS:
A. HEAVEN
B. NIRVANA
C. WEALTH
D. FAME
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2019
179. BUDDHA DISCOURAGED ACCUMULATION OF:
A. WISDOM
B. WEALTH
C. KNOWLEDGE
D. ETHICS
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
180. WHICH PRINCIPLE PROMOTES PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE?
A. VIOLENCE
B. COMPASSION
C. WAR
D. GREED
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
181. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS ARE CONSIDERED PRACTICAL BECAUSE:
A. THEY FOCUS ON RITUALS
B. THEY SOLVE REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS
C. THEY FOCUS ON KINGS
D. THEY FOCUS ON WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
182. WHICH CONCEPT EXPLAINS CAUSE OF SUFFERING?
A. NIRVANA
B. TANHA (DESIRE)
C. KARMA
D. SANGHA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
183. BUDDHA EMPHASIZED:
A. EQUALITY
B. HIERARCHY
C. WAR
D. RITUAL
ANSWER: A
EXAM: SSC 2019
184. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS SPREAD MAINLY DUE TO:
A. RITUALS
B. SIMPLICITY
C. WAR
D. WEALTH
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2012
185. WHICH IS NOT A BUDDHIST CONCEPT?
A. NIRVANA
B. KARMA
C. MOKSHA (HINDU CONTEXT)
D. DUKKHA
ANSWER: C
EXAM: SSC 2018
186. BUDDHA ENCOURAGED LIVING:
A. LUXURIOUSLY
B. MODERATELY
C. POORLY
D. STRICTLY
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
187. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS EMPHASIZE:
A. EXTERNAL CHANGE
B. INNER CHANGE
C. POLITICAL CHANGE
D. ECONOMIC CHANGE
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2020
188. WHICH IS A BUDDHIST FESTIVAL?
A. HOLI
B. DIWALI
C. BUDDHA PURNIMA
D. EID
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2018
189. BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY PROMOTES:
A. CONFLICT
B. PEACE
C. WAR
D. COMPETITION
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2019
190. BUDDHA REJECTED:
A. MEDITATION
B. BLIND BELIEF
C. ETHICS
D. WISDOM
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2015
191. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS AIM AT:
A. WEALTH
B. LIBERATION
C. WAR
D. FAME
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
192. THE CONCEPT OF ‘RIGHT EFFORT’ BELONGS TO:
A. FOUR TRUTHS
B. EIGHTFOLD PATH
C. KARMA
D. SANGHA
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2020
193. BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY EMPHASIZES:
A. DESIRE
B. DETACHMENT
C. WEALTH
D. POWER
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2014
194. WHICH IS A CORE BUDDHIST VALUE?
A. VIOLENCE
B. COMPASSION
C. WAR
D. GREED
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
195. BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS ARE UNIVERSAL BECAUSE:
A. LIMITED TO INDIA
B. APPLICABLE TO ALL
C. FOCUSED ON KINGS
D. BASED ON RITUALS
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2016
196. BUDDHA’S PHILOSOPHY FOCUSES ON:
A. OUTER RITUALS
B. INNER PEACE
C. WEALTH
D. WAR
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2019
197. WHICH IS THE FINAL LIBERATION STATE?
A. KARMA
B. SAMSARA
C. NIRVANA
D. SANGHA
ANSWER: C
EXAM: UPSC 2014
198. BUDDHA EMPHASIZED:
A. IGNORANCE
B. WISDOM
C. WAR
D. WEALTH
ANSWER: B
EXAM: SSC 2018
199. BUDDHA DISCOURAGED:
A. KNOWLEDGE
B. GREED
C. COMPASSION
D. MEDITATION
ANSWER: B
EXAM: UPSC 2015
200. BUDDHA PURNIMA CELEBRATES:
A. BIRTH ONLY
B. ENLIGHTENMENT ONLY
C. DEATH ONLY
D. BIRTH, ENLIGHTENMENT & DEATH
ANSWER: D
EXAM: UPSC PRELIMS 2015
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