DU MPhil PhD in Buddhist Studies
Topic:- DU_J18_MPHIL_BS_Topic01
1) Which of the following countries does not have a common boundary with Tibet?
[Question ID = 17262]
1. Mongolia [Option ID = 39039]
2. Nepal [Option ID = 39042] 3. Pakistan [Option ID = 39041] 4. Burma [Option ID = 39040]
Correct Answer :-
2) Which of the following is not a text of the Abhidhamma Piṭaka?
[Question ID = 17259]
1. Petavatthu [Option ID = 39028] 2. Kathāvathu [Option ID = 39027] 3. Yamaka [Option ID = 39030]
4. Dhātukathā [Option ID = 39029]
Correct Answer :-
Petavatthu [Option ID = 39028]
3) Which of the following rulers sponsored Kumārajīva’s translation project?
[Question ID = 17283]
1. Yaoxing [Option ID = 39124] 2. Wen [Option ID = 39123]
3. Taizong [Option ID = 39125] 4. Ming [Option ID = 39126]
Correct Answer :-
Yaoxing [Option ID = 39124]
4) Which one of the following is a source of Hypothesis?
[Question ID = 17299]
1. Energy [Option ID = 39190] 2. Survey [Option ID = 39188] 3. Knowledge [Option ID = 39187]
4. Intuition [Option ID = 39189] Correct Answer :-
Intuition [Option ID = 39189]
5) Which is the shortest text of the Khuddaka Nikāya?
[Question ID = 17271]
1. Udāna [Option ID = 39075]
2. Khuddakapāṭha [Option ID = 39076]
3. Cariyapiṭaka [Option ID = 39078] 4. Dhammapada [Option ID = 39077]
Correct Answer :-
Khuddakapāṭha [Option ID = 39076]
6) Source of data collected and compiled by others is called
[Question ID = 17284]
1. Both Secondary and Primary [Option ID = 39129]
2. Primary [Option ID = 39128] 3. Secondary [Option ID = 39127]
4. None of Secondary and Primary [Option ID = 39130]
Correct Answer :-
Secondary [Option ID = 39127]
7) When a Hypothesis is stated negatively, it is called
[Question ID = 17300]
1. Situational Hypothesis [Option ID = 39193] 2. Null Hypothesis [Option ID = 39192]
3. Relational Hypothesis [Option ID = 39194] 4. Casual Hypothesis [Option ID = 39191]
Correct Answer :-
Null Hypothesis [Option ID = 39192]
8) Good evaluation of written material should not be based on:
[Question ID = 17304]
1. Logical presentation [Option ID = 39208] 2. Ability to reproduce whatever is read [Option ID = 39209]
3. Linguistic expression [Option ID = 39207] 4. Comprehension of subject [Option ID = 39210] Correct Answer :-
Comprehension of subject [Option ID = 39210]
9) According to this Pāli aṭṭhakathā, the Buddha’s son Rāhula never lay on a bed for twelve years
[Question ID = 17275]
1. Papañcasūdanī [Option ID = 39092]
2. Paramatthajotikā [Option ID = 39093]
3. Sumaṅgalavilāsiṇi [Option ID = 39091]
4. Sammohavinodanī [Option ID = 39094]
Correct Answer :-
Paramatthajotikā [Option ID = 39093]
10) According to the Dīpavaṃsa, who were the first five Vinaya Pamokkhas?
[Question ID = 17282]
1. Upāli, Dāsaka, Soṇaka, Siggava, Moggaliputta [Option ID = 39119]
2. Upāli, Ānanda, Soṇaka, Uttara, Mahādeva [Option ID = 39120]
3. Channa, Purāṇa, Kassapa, Siggava, Moggaliputta [Option ID = 39121]
4. Ānanda, Sāriputta, Moggallāna, Devadatta, Mahāsaccaka [Option ID = 39122]
Correct Answer :-
Upāli, Dāsaka, Soṇaka, Siggava, Moggaliputta [Option ID = 39119]
11) Summary and display of raw data for the purpose of analysis through compact statistical tables is called
[Question ID = 17289]
1. Tabulation [Option ID = 39147] 2. Editing [Option ID = 39149] 3. Transcription [Option ID = 39150] 4. Coding [Option ID = 39148]
Correct Answer :- Tabulation [Option ID = 39147]
12) Catuhśataka is the work of
[Question ID = 17274]
1. Āryadeva [Option ID = 39090]
2. Nāgārjuna [Option ID = 39087]
3. Kamalaśīla [Option ID = 39088] 4. Asaṅga [Option ID = 39089]
Correct Answer :-
Āryadeva [Option ID = 39090]
13) Tibetan script evolved out of the writing system of
[Question ID = 17264]
1. Aśokan Brāhmī [Option ID = 39048]
2. Devanāgarī [Option ID = 39050]
3. Kharoṣṭhī [Option ID = 39049]
4. Gupta Brāhmī [Option ID = 39047]
Correct Answer :-
Gupta Brāhmī [Option ID = 39047]
14) Pañcaskandhaprakaraṇa is the work of
[Question ID = 17276]
1. Āryadeva [Option ID = 39098] 2. Vasubandhu [Option ID = 39096]
3. Nāgārjuna [Option ID = 39095] 4. Śantarakṣita [Option ID = 39097]
Correct Answer :- Vasubandhu [Option ID = 39096]
15) Empirically verifiable observation is
[Question ID = 17301]
1. Theory [Option ID = 39195]
2. Fact [Option ID = 39197] 3. Statement [Option ID = 39198]
4. Value [Option ID = 39196]
Correct Answer :-
Fact [Option ID = 39197]
16) Who was the first king of Tibet?
[Question ID = 17261]
1. Tri Srong dau tsan [Option ID = 39038] 2. Nya-tri Tsangpo [Option ID = 39035] 3. Lha tho tho ri [Option ID = 39036] 4. Srong btsan Gampo [Option ID = 39037]
Correct Answer :-
Nya-tri Tsangpo [Option ID = 39035]
17) Scientific Method is committed to
[Question ID = 17295]
1. Objectivity [Option ID = 39172]
2. Experience [Option ID = 39174] 3. Proposition [Option ID = 39173] 4. Ethics [Option ID = 39171]
Correct Answer :-
Objectivity [Option ID = 39172]
18) Data related to human beings are called
[Question ID = 17286]
1. Demographic Data [Option ID = 39137] 2. Territorial Data [Option ID = 39135]
3. Peripheral Data [Option ID = 39138] 4. Organizational Data [Option ID = 39136]
Correct Answer :- Demographic Data [Option ID = 39137]
19) If the date of the Mahāparinibbāna is taken as 483 BCE, then on the basis of the information provided in the Dīpavaṃsa, in which year did the abhiṣeka (coronation) of King Asoka take place?
[Question ID = 17269]
1. 269 BCE [Option ID = 39067]
2. 273 BCE [Option ID = 39070] 3. 265 BCE [Option ID = 39068]
4. 271 BCE [Option ID = 39069]
Correct Answer :-
265 BCE [Option ID = 39068]
20) How can the objectivity of the research be enhanced?
[Question ID = 17303]
1. Through its validity [Option ID = 39205] 2. Through its reliability [Option ID = 39204] 3. Through its impartiality [Option ID = 39203] 4. All of these [Option ID = 39206]
Correct Answer :-
All of these [Option ID = 39206]
21) Reasoning from General to Particular is known as
[Question ID = 17298]
1. Induction [Option ID = 39183] 2. Experience [Option ID = 39185] 3. Deduction [Option ID = 39184]
4. Observation [Option ID = 39186]
Correct Answer :-
Deduction [Option ID = 39184]
22) All the physical components of a computer are collectively called
[Question ID = 17291]
1. Circuit / [Option ID = 39157]
2. Soft Ware / [Option ID = 39155] 3. Hard Ware / [Option ID = 39156] 4. Form Ware / [Option ID = 39158]
Correct Answer :- Hard Ware / [Option ID = 39156]
23) Suppose you want to investigate the working efficiency of a nationalised bank in India, which one of the following would you follow?
[Question ID = 17306]
1. Quota Sampling [Option ID = 39218] 2. Sequential Sampling [Option ID = 39217]
3. Multi-stage Sampling [Option ID = 39216] 4. Area Sampling [Option ID = 39215]
Correct Answer :-
Multi-stage Sampling [Option ID = 39216]
24) Paratantra is a constituent of
[Question ID = 17272]
1. Trisvabhāva [Option ID = 39081]
2. Trilakṣaṇa [Option ID = 39079] 3. Triratana [Option ID = 39080] 4. Pratitīyasamutpāda [Option ID = 39082]
Correct Answer :-
Trisvabhāva [Option ID = 39081]
25) An essential criterion of Scientific Study is
[Question ID = 17297]
1. Objectivity / [Option ID = 39182] 2. Belief / [Option ID = 39179] 3. Subjectivity / [Option ID = 39181] 4. Value / [Option ID = 39180]
Correct Answer :-
Objectivity / [Option ID = 39182]
26) In the process of conducting research ‘Formulation of Hypothesis” is followed by
[Question ID = 17305]
1. Selection of Research Tools [Option ID = 39213] 2. Analysis of Data [Option ID = 39212] 3. Collection of Data [Option ID = 39214]
4. Statement of Objectives [Option ID = 39211]
Correct Answer :-
Selection of Research Tools [Option ID = 39213]
27) This is used for Random Sample when the population is very large
[Question ID = 17292]
1. Telescope [Option ID = 39159] 2. Computer [Option ID = 39162] 3. Lottery [Option ID = 39161]
4. Calculator [Option ID = 39160]
Correct Answer :-
Computer [Option ID = 39162]
28) This sutta which warns against the use of lies was preached directly by the Buddha to his seven-year old son Rāhula
[Question ID = 17273]
1. Mahārāhulovāda Sutta [Option ID = 39083]
2. Ambalaṭṭhika Rāhulovāda Sutta [Option ID = 39085] 3. Vāmīka Rāhulovāda Sutta [Option ID = 39086]
4. Cūḷarāhulovāda Sutta [Option ID = 39084]
Correct Answer :-
Ambalaṭṭhika Rāhulovāda Sutta [Option ID = 39085]
29) Thonmi Sambhoṭa is well known as
[Question ID = 17265]
1. Played an important role for in development of Tibetan Buddhism [Option ID = 39053] 2. Famous Tibetan King [Option ID = 39054]
3. Founder of Nyinma Pa Sect [Option ID = 39052] 4. Founder of Tibetan Script [Option ID = 39051]
Correct Answer :- Founder of Tibetan Script [Option ID = 39051]
30) An appropriate source to find out descriptive information is
[Question ID = 17293]
1. Directory [Option ID = 39164] 2. Dictionary [Option ID = 39166]
3. Bibliography [Option ID = 39163] 4. Encyclopedia [Option ID = 39165]
Correct Answer :-
Encyclopedia [Option ID = 39165]
31) Social Science deals with
[Question ID = 17302]
1. Objects [Option ID = 39200] 2. Human Beings [Option ID = 39199] 3. Non-living things [Option ID = 39202] 4. Living things [Option ID = 39201]
Correct Answer :- Human Beings [Option ID = 39199]
32) Sending questionnaire to a respondent and requesting reply by post is called
[Question ID = 17288]
1. Panel [Option ID = 39146] 2. Observation [Option ID = 39144] 3. Mail Survey [Option ID = 39145]
4. Interview [Option ID = 39143]
Correct Answer :-
Mail Survey [Option ID = 39145]
33) What does Social Science try to explain between human activities and natural laws governing them?
[Question ID = 17307]
1. Objectives [Option ID = 39222] 2. Reason [Option ID = 39220]
3. Causal connection [Option ID = 39219] 4. Interaction [Option ID = 39221]
Correct Answer :-
Causal connection [Option ID = 39219]
34) What is the meaning of the term “Dalai Lama”
[Question ID = 17263]
1. Master Ocean of Wisdom [Option ID = 39044] 2. Master of Nation [Option ID = 39045] 3. All of these [Option ID = 39046] 4. Spiritual Guru [Option ID = 39043]
Correct Answer :-
Master Ocean of Wisdom [Option ID = 39044]
35) What is Sakadagāmin?
[Question ID = 17279]
1. It is the third of the four stages to enlightenment [Option ID = 39109]
2. It is the fourth of the four stages to enlightenment. [Option ID = 39110]
3. It is the second of the four stages to enlightenment. [Option ID = 39108]
4. It is the first of the four stages to enlightenment. [Option ID = 39107]
Correct Answer :-
It is the second of the four stages to enlightenment. [Option ID = 39108]
36) Buddhaghosa composed:
[Question ID = 17280]
1. Anuṭīkā Literature [Option ID = 39114] 2. Ṭīkā Literature [Option ID = 39113] 3. Aṭṭhakathā Literature [Option ID = 39111] 4. Grammer Book [Option ID = 39112]
Correct Answer :- Aṭṭhakathā Literature [Option ID = 39111]
37) Ready and readily available data is called
[Question ID = 17285]
1. Primary [Option ID = 39131] 2. Secondary [Option ID = 39132]
3. Organizational [Option ID = 39134] 4. Personal [Option ID = 39133]
Correct Answer :-
Secondary [Option ID = 39132]
38) Computer operations takes place through
[Question ID = 17290]
1. Binary digits [Option ID = 39151]
2. Reminders [Option ID = 39154] 3. Decimal system [Option ID = 39152]
4. Fractions [Option ID = 39153]
Correct Answer :-
Binary digits [Option ID = 39151]
39) Ethical Neutrality is a feature of
[Question ID = 17294]
1. Experience [Option ID = 39170] 2. Scientific Method [Option ID = 39167] 3. Deduction [Option ID = 39168] 4. Observation [Option ID = 39169]
Correct Answer :-
Scientific Method [Option ID = 39167]
40) Initially, Ānanda was not invited by Mahākassapa to participate in the First Buddhist Council because he had not yet become
[Question ID = 17281]
1. A Sotāpanna [Option ID = 39115]
2. A Sakadagāmin [Option ID = 39116]
3. An Anāgāmin [Option ID = 39117] 4. An Arahant [Option ID = 39118]
Correct Answer :-
An Arahant [Option ID = 39118]
41) Emperor Asoka’s daughter Saṃghamitrā came from the city of
[Question ID = 17260]
1. Patiṭṭhāna [Option ID = 39032] 2. Takkasilā [Option ID = 39031] 3. Vedisā [Option ID = 39033] 4. Ujjenī [Option ID = 39034]
Correct Answer :-
Vedisā [Option ID = 39033]
42) The Pāli language is nearer to
[Question ID = 17278]
1. Magadhi [Option ID = 39104]
2. Paiśācī [Option ID = 39106]
3. Śaurasenī [Option ID = 39103] 4. Ardha-Māgadhī [Option ID = 39105]
Correct Answer :-
Magadhi [Option ID = 39104]
43) The raw material collected for analysis is called
[Question ID = 17287]
1. Data [Option ID = 39139] 2. Sample [Option ID = 39140] 3. Constant [Option ID = 39142] 4. Variable [Option ID = 39141]
Correct Answer :-
Data [Option ID = 39139]
44) The famous dhyāna master Bodhidharma exhorted his disciples to study the
[Question ID = 17277]
1. Nirvāṇa Sūtra [Option ID = 39099]
2. Saddharmapuṇḍrīka Sūtra [Option ID = 39100] 3. Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra [Option ID = 39101]
4. Samādhirāja Sūtra [Option ID = 39102]
Correct Answer :-
Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra [Option ID = 39101]
45) The Buddhist texts in whose search Chinese pilgrim Faxian travelled to India belonged to
[Question ID = 17268]
1. Prajñāpāramitā [Option ID = 39066] 2. Abhidharma [Option ID = 39065]
3. Sutta [Option ID = 39064] 4. Vinaya [Option ID = 39063]
Correct Answer :-
Vinaya [Option ID = 39063]
46) The Buddha attained Bodhi at the age of
[Question ID = 17266]
1. 75 years [Option ID = 39057] 2. 35 years [Option ID = 39055] 3. 80 years [Option ID = 39058] 4. 45 years [Option ID = 39056]
Correct Answer :- 35 years [Option ID = 39055]
47) The number of vowels in Pāli is
[Question ID = 17270]
1. Six [Option ID = 39072] 2. Four [Option ID = 39071] 3. Eight [Option ID = 39073] 4. Ten [Option ID = 39074]
Correct Answer :-
Eight [Option ID = 39073]
48) The Kamma-Kāraka Possesses the
[Question ID = 17267]
1. Third case endings [Option ID = 39059]
2. First case endings [Option ID = 39062]
3. Sixth case endings [Option ID = 39060] 4. Second case endings [Option ID = 39061]
Correct Answer :-
Second case endings [Option ID = 39061]
49) A research paper is a brief report of research work based on
[Question ID = 17308]
1. Both Primary and Secondary Data [Option ID = 39225]
2. Primary Data only [Option ID = 39223]
3. Secondary Data only [Option ID = 39224]
4. None of these [Option ID = 39226]
Correct Answer :-
Both Primary and Secondary Data [Option ID = 39225]
50) One of the methods of Logical Reasoning Process is called?
[Question ID = 17296]
1. Induction [Option ID = 39175] 2. Experiment [Option ID = 39178]
3. Deduction [Option ID = 39176] 4. Research [Option ID = 39177]
Correct Answer :-
Induction [Option ID = 39175]