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Ancient History of India..Buddhism and Jainism









Q1 . Where did Lord Buddha attain Mahaparinirvan ?

  1. Rajgarh
  2. Bodh Gaya
  3. Sarnath
  4. Kushinagar

Q2 . Where has the world^s largest monolithic statue of Buddha been installed ?

  1. Bamiyan
  2. Hyderabad
  3. Kandy
  4. Lhasa

Q3 . Which among the following is the sacred book of Buddhists ?

  1. Upanishad
  2. Vedas
  3. Tripitaka
  4. Agams

Q4 . Buddha means ?

  1. The enlightened one
  2. The religious preacher
  3. The genius
  4. The powerful

Q5 . Name the clan Buddha belonged to ?

  1. Gnathrika
  2. Maurya
  3. Sakya
  4. Kuru

Q6 . In which state was the Nalanda University located in India ?

  1. Bengal
  2. Bihar
  3. Orissa
  4. Uttar Pradesh

Q7 . Mahavira was born in 6th century BC at ?

  1. Vaishali
  2. Magadha
  3. Sarnath
  4. Pataliputra

Q8 . The religious literature of the Jains at the early stage was written in ?

  1. Ardhamagadhi
  2. Pali
  3. Sanskrit
  4. Prakit

Q9 . Which of the following places is associated with Jainism ?

  1. Kapilavastu
  2. Pava
  3. Prayag
  4. Shravasti

Q10 . Who was the author of the Buddha Charita ?

  1. Asvaghosa
  2. Nagasena
  3. Vasumitra
  4. None of the above


Answers: 


Q1  - Kushinagar
Q2  - Bamiyan
Q3  - Tripitaka
Q4  - The enlightened one
Q5  - Sakya
Q6  - Bihar
Q7  - Vaishali
Q8  - Ardhamagadhi
Q9  - Pava
Q10- Asvaghosa

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