SSC-CGL CRACKER FOR GENERAL STUDIES 3. Religious Movements: Buddhism/

1. The meaning of ‘’ is: (c) Kapilavastu, Sarnath, Bodh Gaya, Kushinagar (a) anything beyond God (d) Kapilavastu, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar (b) soul after death 13. Gandhara school of art came into existence in: (c) the Enlightened one (a) Hinayana sect (b) Mahayana sect (d) the ultimate Path for moksha (c) Vaishnava sect (d) Shaiva sect 2. Match the following: 14. Match the following: A. Fourth Buddhist Council 1. Vasumitra (Events related to Buddha) (Places) B. Third Buddhist Council 2. Moggaliputa Tissa A. Birth of Buddha 1. Bodha Gaya C. Second Buddhist Council 3. Sabakami B. Enlightenment 2. Lumbini D. 4. Mahakassapa C. First Sermon 3. Kusinagar (or Kasia) Codes: D. Death of Buddha 4. Sarnath A B C D 5. Rajgriha (a) 1 2 3 4 Codes: (b) 2 1 4 3 A B C D (c) 1 2 4 3 (a) 2 1 3 4 (d) 3 2 4 1 (b) 1 3 4 5 3. Buddha has been described as ‘an ocean of wisdom and (c) 2 1 4 3 compassion’ in : (d) 4 2 5 3 (a) Jataka tales (b) Amarakosa 15. Relics of Buddha are preserved in a: (c) Buddhacharita (d) The Light of Asia (a) Vihara (b) Chaitya 4. Buddhism split up into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at (c) (d) Monastery the Buddhist Council held during the reign of: 16. The famous Indo-Greek king who embraced Buddhism (a) Harsha (b) Kanishka was: (c) (d) (a) Strato I (b) Menander 5. Jainism was divided into two sects known as: (c) Demetrtou (d) Alexander (a) Kapalika and Kalamukha 17. Which of the following rulers did not embrace Buddhism? (b) Mahayana and Hinayana (a) Ashoka (b) Harsha (c) Ajivika and Nyaya Vaisesika (c) Kanishka (d) Samudragupta (d) Svetambara and Digambara 18. Both Vardhaman and preached 6. Ashoka was much influenced by a Buddhist monk called: their doctrines during the reign of: (a) Upagupta (b) Vasubandhu (a) Ajatashatru (b) Uday (c) Asvaghosha (d) Ambhi (c) (d) Harshavardhana 7. Who among the following rulers held a religious assembly at 19. The triratnas were stressed by: Prayag every five years? (a) Buddha (b) Mahavira (a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (c) Manu (d) Gaudapada (c) Harshavardhana (d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya 20. Who was the first king to have the image of Lord Buddha 8. During the time of Harshavardhana, a great Buddhist inscribed on his coins? assembly was held at: (a) Ashoka (b) Kanishka (a) Patliputra (b) Nalanda (c) Dharmpala (d) Harshavardhana (c) Prayag (d) Purushapura 21. Jainism had the patronage of: 9. Who, according to Jains, was the founder of Jainism? (a) Pushyamitra Sunga (b) Kanishka (a) Rishabha (b) Mahavira (c) Samudragupta (d) Kharavela (c) Arishtanemi (d) Parsavanatha 22. The last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras was: 10. With which religion is Kaivalya associated? (a) Parsvanath (b) Mahavira (a) Buddhism (b) Jainism (c) Rishabha (d) Arishtanemi (c) Hinduism (d) Sikhism 23. The first Buddhist Council was held in the reign of: 11. The phrase ‘The Light of Asia’ is applied to : (a) Bimbisara (b) Ajatashatru (a) Alexander (b) Chandragupta Maurya (c) Ashoka (d) Kanishka (c) Mahavira (d) Buddha 24. The first discourse of Buddha at Deer Park in Samath is 12. Mark the correct sequence of places with regard to Buddha: called: (a) Sarnath, Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya, Kapilavastu (a) Mahabhiniskraman (b) Mahaparinirvana (b) Bodh Gaya, Kapilavastu, Sarnath, Kushinagar (c) Mahamastabhisheka (d) Dharmachakrapravartan SSC-CGL CRACKER FOR GENERAL STUDIES 25. Which of the following was not a part of the Tripitakas (c) Tripitakas (d) Jatakas (three baskets)? (a) Jatakas (b) Vinaya (c) Sutta (d) Abhidhamma 26. Identify the wrong statement: (a) Original Buddhist religious texts were compiled in Pali ANSWER KEY (b) Sthaviravada is an orthdox school of Jainism Chaper - 3 (c) Jain saint mentioned in the Rigveda is Rishabhanath (d) Jainism patronised Ardha-magadhi 1 c 17 d 27. Which one of the following is not included in the ‘eight- 2 a 18 c fold path’ of Buddhism? (a) Right speech (b) Right contemplation 3 b 19 b (c) Right desire (d) Right conduct 4 b 20 b 28. Who wrote the Kalpasutra? (a) Bhadrabahu (b) Sthulabhadra 5 d 21 d (c) Gopala (d) Gosala 6 a 22 b 29. Milindapanho explains the disputed points of Buddhism in the form of a dialogue between the Indo-Greek king Menander 7 c 23 b (Milinda) and the Buddhist priest. 8 c 24 d (a) Asvaghosa (b) Nagasena (c) Buddhaghosa (d) Nagarjuna 9 a 25 a 30. In which of the following languages were the original 10 b 26 b Buddhist religious texts written? 11 d 27 c (a) Brahmi (b) Sanskrit (c) Magadhi (d) Pali 12 d 28 a 31. Idol worship in India can be traced to the period of : 13 b 29 b (a) Pre-Aryan (b) Vedas (c) Mauryans (d) Kushans 14 c 30 d 32. The original teachings of Mahavira are contained in which 15 c 31 a of the following texts? (a) 12 Angas (b) 14 Puruas 16 b 32 b