Top 30 MCQs About Buddhism

Top 30 MCQs About Buddhism

Q1. What was the original name of Gautam Buddha?
A) Siddhartha
B) Ashoka
C) Ananda
D) Rahul

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Q2. Gautam Buddha was born at—
A) Kapilavastu
B) Lumbini
C) Kushinagar
D) Vaishali

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Q3. Buddha attained enlightenment at—
A) Bodh Gaya
B) Sarnath
C) Kushinagar
D) Rajgir

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Q4. Under which tree did Buddha attain enlightenment?
A) Neem tree
B) Bodhi tree (Peepal)
C) Banyan tree
D) Ashoka tree

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Q5. What was the name of Buddha’s father?
A) Bimbisara
B) Suddhodana
C) Prasenjit
D) Shrenika

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Q6. Buddha’s mother, Queen Maya, died after—
A) 7 days of his birth
B) 7 months of his birth
C) 1 year of his birth
D) 5 years of his birth

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Q7. Who was Buddha’s foster mother?
A) Yashodhara
B) Prajapati Gautami
C) Amrapali
D) Sujata

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Q8. What was the name of Buddha’s wife?
A) Subhadra
B) Sujata
C) Yashodhara
D) Amrapali

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Q9. The name of Buddha’s son was—
A) Rahula
B) Ananda
C) Nanda
D) Upali

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Q10. The first sermon of Buddha is called—
A) Mahaparinirvana
B) Dharma Chakra Pravartana
C) Tripitaka
D) Bodhi Darshan

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Q11. Where did Buddha deliver his first sermon?
A) Rajgir
B) Vaishali
C) Sarnath
D) Nalanda

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Q12. The philosophy of Buddha is based on—
A) Four Noble Truths
B) Eightfold Path
C) Both A and B
D) Vedic sacrifices

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Q13. Which among the following is NOT part of the Four Noble Truths?
A) Life is full of suffering
B) Desire causes suffering
C) Wealth removes suffering
D) Cessation of desire ends suffering

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Q14. The Eightfold Path of Buddhism is also known as—
A) Arya Ashtangika Marga
B) Pancha Shila
C) Jataka Path
D) Bodhi Marga

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Q15. Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at—
A) Lumbini
B) Sarnath
C) Kushinagar
D) Rajgir

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Q16. The language used by Buddha in his teachings was—
A) Sanskrit
B) Pali
C) Prakrit
D) Ardhamagadhi

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Q17. The Buddhist Sangha was open to—
A) Only Brahmins
B) Only Kings
C) All castes and genders
D) Only men

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Q18. Which king was a great patron of Buddhism?
A) Chandragupta
B) Ashoka
C) Bindusara
D) Samudragupta

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Q19. Which Buddhist Council was held under the patronage of King Ajatashatru?
A) First Council
B) Second Council
C) Third Council
D) Fourth Council

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Q20. The First Buddhist Council was held at—
A) Vaishali
B) Rajgir
C) Pataliputra
D) Kashmir

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Q21. Which Buddhist text contains the rules of monastic life?
A) Vinaya Pitaka
B) Sutta Pitaka
C) Abhidhamma Pitaka
D) Jataka Tales

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Q22. The philosophical teachings of Buddha are recorded in—
A) Vinaya Pitaka
B) Sutta Pitaka
C) Abhidhamma Pitaka
D) Dhammapada

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Q23. Stories of previous lives of Buddha are found in—
A) Jataka Tales
B) Vinaya Pitaka
C) Abhidhamma Pitaka
D) Sutta Nipata

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Q24. Who was Buddha’s chief disciple?
A) Sariputta
B) Mahavira
C) Ananda
D) Rahul

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Q25. The Buddhist community of monks and nuns is called—
A) Sangha
B) Sangram
C) Shramana
D) Samaj

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Q26. What is the symbol of Buddha’s first sermon?
A) Lotus
B) Wheel of Dharma
C) Bodhi tree
D) Stupa

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Q27. The Great Stupa at Sanchi was built by—
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta
C) Harshavardhana
D) Kanishka

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Q28. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held under the patronage of—
A) Ashoka
B) Kanishka
C) Ajatashatru
D) Bimbisara

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Q29. In Buddhism, Nirvana means—
A) Union with God
B) Cessation of desire and suffering
C) Rebirth in heaven
D) Accumulation of wealth

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Q30. Which form of Buddhism developed in Tibet?
A) Theravada
B) Mahayana
C) Vajrayana
D) Hinayana

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