31. ‘Mahayana’ sect and Buddhism emerged during the reign of [IAS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Ajatashatru
(B) Ashoka
(C) Dharmapala
(D) Kanishka
32. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at [47th BPSC (Pre) 2005]
(A) Magadha
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Kashmir
(D) Rajgriha
33. The Fourth Buddhist Council which was held in Kashmir during the reign of which king? [IAS (Pre) 2001; RAS/RTS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Ashoka
(B) Kalasoka
(C) Kanishka
(D) Ajatashatru
34. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held during the reign of [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2013]
(A) Kanishka
(B) Ashoka
(C) Harshvardhana
(D) Menander
35. Second Buddhist Council was held at which place? [UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2014]
(A) Rajgriha
(B) Vaishali
(C) Pataliputra
(D) Kashi
36. Where was the third Buddhist Council held? [53rd to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011]
(A) Taxila
(B) Sarnath
(C) Bodh Gaya
(D) Pataliputra
37. The first Buddhist Council was held during the reign of [UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
(A) Aniruddha
(B) Ajatashatru
(C) Bimbisara
(D) Udayabhadra
38. The first Buddhist council was held in which of the following cities? [UPPCS (Pre) 2000; MPPCS (Pre) 1990]
(A) Nalanda
(B) Gaya
(C) Rajgir
(D) Bodh Gaya
39. Second Buddhist Council was organized by [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1994]
(A) Ajatashatru
(B) Kalashoka
(C) Ananda
(D) Ashoka
40. Which event of Buddha’s life is represented by the wheel with deer, in Indian Art? [UPPCS (Mains) 2002]
(A) Great departure
(B) Enlightenment
(C) First preaching
(D) Nirvana
41. Karmapa Lama belongs to which of the following sects of Tibetan Buddhism? [UPPCS (Pre) 2000]
(A) Gelugpa
(B) Kangyupa
(C) Sakyapa
(D) Lingamapa
42. Mahabodhi Temple has been built at Bodh Gaya where [45th BPSC (Pre) 2001]
(A) Gautama Buddha was born
(B) Gautama Buddha received enlightenment
(C) Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon
(D) Gautama Buddha passed away
43. The ‘Bodhi Vriksh’ in Bodh Gaya belongs to which generation of its family? [48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
(A) Third
(B) Tenth
(C) Fifth
(D) Sixth
44. Which of the following Buddhist sacred place is situated on the bank of river Niranjana? [UPPCS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Bodh Gaya
(B) Kushinagar
(C) Lumbini
(D) Rishipatan
45. The teachings of Buddha are related to [UPPCS (Pre) 1991]
(A) Spirit disputes
(B) Celibacy
(C) Religious rituals
(D) Purity and holiness of conduct
Answer Sheet:-
31. (D)
32. (C)
33. (C)
34. (A)
35. (B)
36. (D)
37. (B)
38. (C)
39. (B)
40. (C)
41. (B)
42. (B)
43. (D)
44. (A)
45. (D)