21. Who gave his first sermon in Sarnath?
(A)
Mahavir
(B)
Sankaracharya
(C)
Mahatma Buddha
(D)
Guru Nanak
Answer
(C) Mahatma Buddha[UPPCS (Pre) 1993]
22. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at
(A)
Vaishali
(B)
Kaushambi
(C)
Sarnath
(D)
Pawapuri
Answer
(C) Sarnath[56th to 59th BPSC (Pre) 2015]
23. In Buddhist text ‘Dharmachakra Parvartana’ is known as
(A)
His(Buddha) sight
(B)
First Sermon at Sarnath
(C)
His religious norms
(D)
Buddha rituals
Answer
(B) First Sermon at Sarnath[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
24. ‘Dharmachakrapravartana’ was performed at
(A)
Sanchi
(B)
Shravasti
(C)
Sarnath
(D)
Vaishali
Answer
(C) Sarnath[UP Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
25. Gautam Buddha gave the maximum sermons at which place?
(A)
Vaishali
(B)
Shravasti
(C)
Kaushambi
(D)
Rajgriha
Answer
(B) Shravasti[UPPCS (Pre) 2011]
26. Buddha had visited Kaushambi during the reign of
(A)
Satanika
(B)
Udayana
(C)
Bodhi
(D)
Nicakshu
Answer
(B) Udayana[UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2010]
27. First Buddhist Conference after the death of Buddha was presided over by
(A)
Mahakashyapa
(B)
Dharmasen
(C)
Ajatashatru
(D)
Nagasen
Answer
(A) Mahakashyapa[UPPCS (Pre) 2000]
28. Who among the following conducted the first Buddhist Council?
(A)
Ananda
(B)
Mahakassapa
(C)
Moggaliputta Tissa
(D)
Upali
Answer
(B) Mahakassapa[UP UDA/LDA (Mains) 2010]
29. ‘Saptaparni Cave’ is situated in
(A)
Sanchi
(B)
Nalanda
(C)
Rajgriha
(D)
Pawapuri
Answer
(C) Rajgriha[UPRO/ARO (Pre) 2014]
30. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?
(A)
Parsva
(B)
Nagarjuna
(C)
Sudraka
(D)
Vasumitra
Answer
(D) Vasumitra[IAS (Pre) 2001]
31. ‘Mahayana’ sect and Buddhism emerged during the reign of
(A)
Ajatashatru
(B)
Ashoka
(C)
Dharmapala
(D)
Kanishka
Answer
(D) Kanishka[IAS (Pre) 1993]
32. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at
(A)
Magadha
(B)
Pataliputra
(C)
Kashmir
(D)
Rajgriha
Answer
(C) Kashmir[47th BPSC (Pre) 2005]
33. The Fourth Buddhist Council which was held in Kashmir during the reign of which king?
(A)
Ashoka
(B)
Kalasoka
(C)
Kanishka
(D)
Ajatashatru
Answer
(C) Kanishka[IAS (Pre) 2001; RAS/RTS (Pre) 2010]
34. The Fourth Buddhist Council was held during the reign of
(A)
Kanishka
(B)
Ashoka
(C)
Harshvardhana
(D)
Menander
Answer
(A) Kanishka[UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2013]
35. Second Buddhist Council was held at which place?
(A)
Rajgriha
(B)
Vaishali
(C)
Pataliputra
(D)
Kashi
Answer
(B) Vaishali[UPRO/ARO (Mains) 2014]
36. Where was the third Buddhist Council held?
(A)
Taxila
(B)
Sarnath
(C)
Bodh Gaya
(D)
Pataliputra
Answer
(D) Pataliputra[53rd to 55th BPSC (Pre) 2011]
37. The first Buddhist Council was held during the reign of
(A)
Aniruddha
(B)
Ajatashatru
(C)
Bimbisara
(D)
Udayabhadra
Answer
(B) Ajatashatru[UPPCS (Mains) 2010]
38. The first Buddhist council was held in which of the following cities?
(A)
Nalanda
(B)
Gaya
(C)
Rajgir
(D)
Bodh Gaya
Answer
(C) Rajgir[UPPCS (Pre) 2000; MPPCS (Pre) 1990]
39. Second Buddhist Council was organized by
(A)
Ajatashatru
(B)
Kalashoka
(C)
Ananda
(D)
Ashoka
Answer
(B) Kalashoka[RAS/RTS (Pre) 1994]
40. Which event of Buddha’s life is represented by the wheel with deer, in Indian Art?
(A)
Great departure
(B)
Enlightenment
(C)
First preaching
(D)
Nirvana
Answer
(C) First preaching[UPPCS (Mains) 2002]