11. Gautam Buddha belonged to which clan?
[A] Kuru
[B] Sakya
[C] Maurya
[D] Gnathrika
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Correct Answer: B [Sakya]
Notes:
Shakya was an ancient tribe (janapada) of the Indian Subcontinent in the 1st millennium BCE. In Buddhist texts the Shakyas, the inhabitants of Shakya janapada, are mentioned as a Kshatriya clan of Gotama gotra. The most famous Shakya was Gautama Buddha, a member of the ruling Gautama clan of Lumbini, who is also known as Shakyamuni Buddha, “sage of the Shakyas”, due to his association with this ancient kingdom. The Puranas mention Shakya as a king of Ikshvaku dynasty.
12. Gautam Buddha had foretold the reasons for the destruction of Pataliputra. Which of the following was not included among the reasons that he mentioned?
[A] Fire
[B] Flood
[C] Earthquake
[D] Internal strife
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Correct Answer: C [Earthquake]
Notes:
Earthquake was not related among the reasons that Buddha foretold for the destruction of Pataliputra. The reasons that Mahatma Buddha predicted for the destruction of Pataliputra were : Fire, Flood and Feud (internal strife).
13. On the bank of which river, Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment?
[A] Ganga
[B] Punpun
[C] Gandak
[D] Niranjana
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Correct Answer: D [Niranjana]
Notes:
Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment on the bank of river Niranjana. He attained the enlightenment on the night of Vaishakh Purnima while sitting below the Sacred Fig Tree i.e. Peepal tree in the state of Samadhi. The tree is now known as the Bodhi Tree.
14. Amprapali was a dancer during the time of Gautam Buddha. She belonged to which City?
[A] Gaya
[B] Vaishali
[C] Pataliputra
[D] Kannauj
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Correct Answer: B [Vaishali]
Notes:
Amprapali belonged to Vaishali.
15. Which event of Gautam Buddha’s life is depicted by the wheel and deer in Indian art?
[A] Great departure
[B] Enlightenment
[C] First preaching
[D] Nirvana
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Correct Answer: C [First preaching]
Notes:
The first preaching event of Gautam buddha’s life is represented by the wheel and deer in Indian art. Mahatama Buddha gave the first preaching or sermon at Mrigadava Sarnath.
16. Gautam Buddha gave maximum number of sermons at which place?
[A] Sarnath
[B] Kaushambi
[C] Shravasti
[D] Rajgriha
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Correct Answer: C [Shravasti]
Notes:
As the maximum number of disciples of Gautam buddha were from the kingdom of Kosala Buddha delivered his maximum number of sermons at Shravasti, the capital of the kingdom of Kosala.
17. The standing statue of Gautam Buddha was built in which period?
[A] Kushana period
[B] Gupta period
[C] Mauryan period
[D] Mughal period
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Correct Answer: A [Kushana period]
Notes:
The Gandhara art flourished in India during the Kushana period. Particularly Kanishka, who was a great ruler of the Kushana period was a great patron of art and architecture and it was during his reign Gandhara school of art flourished.
18. Gautam Buddha’s mother belonged to which of the following clans?
[A] Maya clan
[B] Licchavis clan
[C] Koliyan clan
[D] Shakya clan
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Correct Answer: C [Koliyan clan]
Notes:
Maya was the name of the mother of Gautam Buddha. She was from the Koliyan clan. She was married to the King Suddhodana, who ruled in the kingdom of Kapilavastu.
19. At which of the following places Gautam Buddha attained Nirvana/Enlightenment?
[A] Lumbini
[B] Gaya
[C] Kushinagar
[D] Sarnath
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Correct Answer: B [Gaya]
Notes:
Gautam Buddha at the age of 35 attained Nirvana or Enlightenment at Gaya in Bihar under a Peepal tree at Uruvela, on the banks of river Niranjana. He came to be known as the Buddha meaning the Enlightened One.
20. When was Gautam Buddha born?
[A] 543 BC
[B] 563 BC
[C] 583 BC
[D] 593 BC
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Correct Answer: B [563 BC]
Notes:
Gautam Buddha also known as Siddhartha was born in 563 BC. He was born in a Shakya Kshatriya family in Lumbini near Kapilvastu in Nepal. His father’s name was Shuddhodana.
