Buddhism MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. Buddha father Siddhodhana belongs to...........dynasty?

1. Harsha dynasty
2. Magadha dynasty
3. Sakya dynasty
4. Mauryan dynasty

2. Buddha lived during the year

1. 567 - 487 B.C
2. 590 - 510 B.C
3. 540 - 453 B.C
4. 520 - 543 B.C

3. Buddha preached his first surmon at

1. Lumbini
2. Saranath
3. Sanchi
4. Gaya

4. Buddha principals on suffering consists of......Noble truths and .......... Fold Paths

1. 4, 8
2. 2, 4
3. 3, 7
4. 5, 3

5. Buddha was Enlightened under :

1. Pusica tree
2. Banyan tree
3. Bodhi tree (Pipal tree)
4. Neem tree

6. Buddhism was divided during the period of

1. Harsha
2. Ashoka
3. Kanishka
4. Bindusara

7. Buddhism was found in the year

1. 4th Century
2. 5th Century
3. 6th Century
4. 7th Century

8. First Buddhist coucil was held at...........under the chairmainship of Mahakasapa

1. Pataliputra
2. Bihar
3. Vaisali
4. Rajagrha

9. Gandhara arts belongs to

1. Jainism
2. Buddhism
3. Brahmins
4. Christian

10. Mahayana Buddhism came into existence during the reign of ?

1. Ajata Satru
2. Ashoka
3. Vikramaditya
4. Kanishka

11. Manimegalai and Kudalakesi are the literatures of

1. Jainism
2. Buddhist
3. Brahmins
4. Christian

12. Name the kings who followed Buddhism

1. Prasenjit of Kosla
2. Bimbisara
3. Ajatasatru
4. All of the above

13. Pitakas was written in .......... language

1. Tamil
2. Pali
3. Hindi
4. Telugu

14. Rahul was the son of

1. Mayadevi
2. Vardhamana
3. Buddha
4. Ashoka

15. The Buddhism preached by Buddha and propagated by was known as Hinayana

1. Kanishka
2. Harsha
3. Ashoka
4. Pulakesin II