46. Who among the following wanted to become the leader of the Sangha even during the lifetime of Buddha? [UPPCS (Pre) 1999]
(A) Devadatta
(B) Mahakassapa
(C) Upali
(D) Ananda
47. Whom of the following did Gautam Buddha nominate for the leadership of Buddhist Sangha after his death? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2002]
(A) Ananda
(B) Mahakassapa
(C) Upali
(D) None of the above
48. The concept of Eightfold path forms the theme of [IAS (Pre) 1998]
(A) Dipavamsa
(B) Divyavadana
(C) Mahaparinibban
(D) Dharma Chakra Pravartana Sutra
49. The entry of women as a ‘Bhikshuni’into the Buddhist Sangha was allowed by Gautam Buddha at [UPPCS (Pre) 2010]
(A) Shravasti
(B) Vaishali
(C) Rajgriha
(D) Kushinagar
50. What is ‘Tripitaka’? [UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 03, 2004]
(A) Three monkeys of Gandhiji
(B) Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh
(C) Triratnas of Mahavira
(D) Collection of the preachings of Buddha
51. ‘Tripitaka’ texts are related to which religion? [RAS/RTS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Vedic religion
(B) Buddhism
(C) Jainism
(D) Shaivism
52. ‘Tripitaka’ is associated with which of the following? [MPPCS (Pre) 2012]
(A) Jains
(B) Buddhists
(C) Sikhs
(D) Hindus
53. Which of the following Buddhist texts contains the rules of Monastic life? [UPPCS (Pre) 1996]
(A) Digha-Nikaya
(B) Vinaya Pitaka
(C) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(D) Vibhasha Shastra
54. Which of the following Buddhist literature contains the Buddha’s sermons on matters of ethics anddoctrine? [MPPCS (Pre) 2014]
(A) Vinaya Pitaka
(B) Jataka Stories
(C) Abhidhamma Pitaka
(D) Sutta Pitaka
55. ‘Yamaka’ belongs to the Buddhist ‘Pitaka’. [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
(A) Sutta
(B) Vinaya
(C) Abhidhamma
(D) None of the above
56. In ancient Indian Buddhist monasteries, a ceremony called Pavarana used to be held. It was the [IAS (Pre) 2002]
(A) Occasion to elect the Sangh- parinayaka and two speakers one on Dhamma and the other on Vinaya
(B) Confession by monks of their offenses committed during their stay in the monasteries during the rainy season
(C) Ceremony of initiation of a new person into the Buddhist Sangha in which the head is
shaved and when yellow robes are offered
(D) Gathering of Buddhist monks on the next day to the full-moon day of Ashadha when they take up a fixed abode for the next four months of the rainy season
57. Ashokaram monastery was situated at [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]
(A) Vaishali
(B) Pataliputra
(C) Kaushambi
(D) Shravasti
58. Where is the highest in the world ‘Vishwa Shanti Stup’ located in Bihar? [48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008]
(A) Vaishali
(B) Nalanda
(C) Rajgir
(D) Patna
59. The Giant Buddha statue of 80 feet at Bodh Gaya was constructed by [RAS/RTS (Pre) 1993]
(A) Japanese
(B) People of Thailand (Thai)
(C) Srilankan
(D) Bhutanese
60. Where the word ‘Stupa’ has been used for the first time? [Telangana PSC (Pre) 2019 Chhattisgarh PCS (Pre) 2015]
(A) Rigveda
(B) Jatak Katha
(C) Artha Shastra
(D) Astadhyayee
Answer Sheet:-
46. (A)
47. (D)
48. (D)
49. (B)
50. (D)
51. (B)
52. (B)
53. (B)
54. (D)
55. (C)
56. (B)
57. (B)
58. (C)
59. (A)
60. (A)