51. Which group belongs to Sheel Skandha of Eightfold Path?
(A) Right vision, Resolution, and speech
(B) Right speech, action, and livelihood
(C) Right action, livelihood, and effort
(D) Right livelihood, effort, and meditation
Correct Answer: (B) Right speech, action, and livelihood
52. Ten sheels prescribed by Gautam Buddha did not include-
(A) Satya
(B) Ahimsa
(C) Self-study
(D) Asteya
Correct Answer: (C) Self-study
53. Ten sheels laid down by Buddha included-
(A) Brahmacharya
(B) Aparigraha
(C) Giving up the comfortable bed
(D) All the three
Correct Answer: (D) All the three
54. Which was not a part of ten sheels?
(A) Non-drinking
(B) No-meals at odd times
(C) No use of scented goods
(D) No usury
Correct Answer: (D) No usury
55. Who was the founder of ‘Maha Sanghika’ sect?
(A) Mahakashyap
(B) Upali
(C) Rahulbhadra
(D) None of these
Correct Answer: (A) Mahakashyap
56. Mahayana Sampraday believed in-
(A) Bodhisattvas
(B) Divinity of Buddha
(C) Idol worship
(D) All three
Correct Answer: (D) All three
57. ‘Theravada’ was founded by whom?
(A) Mahakashyap
(B) Mahakachchhayan
(C) Upali
(D) Anand
Correct Answer: (B) Mahakachchhayan
58. Which group of causes of life cycle belong to early life (Poorva Janam)?
(A) Avidya and Samskar
(B) Vigyan Namrupa and Shadayatan
(C) Sparsh, Vedana, Trishna, Upadan
(D) Bhav, Jati, Jara-Maran
Correct Answer: (A) Avidya and Samskar
59. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(A) Hinayana looked upon Buddha as a human being
(B) Hinayana put before individual the goal of “Arhat to achieve Nirvana
(C) Hinayana worshipped Buddha’s idols
(D) Hinayana did not believe in Bodhisattva
Correct Answer: (C) Hinayana worshipped Buddha’s idols
60. The form of government in Buddha’s age was-
(A) Monarchy
(B) Republic
(C) Anarchy
(D) Monarchy as well as Republic
Correct Answer: (D) Monarchy as well as Republic
61. Which of the following states was not a republic?
(A) Lichchhavi
(B) Shakya
(C) Koshala
(D) Koliya
Correct Answer: (C) Koshala
62. Which of the following states was not a monarchy?
(A) Kashi
(B) Magadh
(C) Vajji
(D) Avanti
Correct Answer: (C) Vajji
63. Who were the Contemporaries of Gautam Buddha?
(A) Prasenjit
(B) Alar-Kalam
(C) Kaundinya
(D) All the three
Correct Answer: (D) All the three
64. Gautam Buddha gave up his fast by taking food from-
(A) Supriya
(B) Sujata
(C) Sumitra
(D) Sangita
Correct Answer: (B) Sujata
65. Which of the following is not a Hinayani-sect?
(A) Sthavirvade
(B) Sarvastivadin
(C) Yogacharya
(D) Mahasanghik
Correct Answer: (C) Yogacharya
66. Which of the following is not a Mahayani sect?
(A) Shunyavada
(B) Vigyanvada
(C) Yogacharya
(D) Sautrantrik
Correct Answer: (D) Sautrantrik
67. Buddha spent greater time at which place?
(A) Rajgriha
(B) Shravasti
(C) Vaishali
(D) Kapilvastu
Correct Answer: (B) Shravasti
68. Jetavan was donated to Buddha by whom?
(A) Bimbasar
(B) Anath Pindak
(C) Amrapali
(D) Vishakha
Correct Answer: (B) Anath Pindak
69. Which of the following work does not belong to Mahayan?
(A) Mahavastu
(B) Lalit-vistar
(C) Mahayan Sutra
(D) Abhidhamma Kosha
Correct Answer: (D) Abhidhamma Kosha
70. What is the correct meaning of “Pratyeka Buddha’?
(A) Everybody can achieve Buddhastva
(B) Everybody can approach Buddha
(C) One who has obtained a “Bodhi’ but is neither a teacher nor a disciple
(D) Every Bodhisattva is a Buddha
Correct Answer: (C) One who has obtained a “Bodhi’ but is neither a teacher nor a disciple
71. Trikayavad of Mahayan did not include the concept of?
(A) Rupakaya
(B) Nirmankaya
(C) Dharmakaya
(D) Sambhagkaya
Correct Answer: (A) Rupakaya
72. Which concepts belong to Hinayana?
(A) Rupa Kaya-Dharmakay
(B) Rupakaya-Nirmankaya
(C) Rupakaya-Sambhagkaya
(D) Dharmakaya-Nirvankaya
Correct Answer: (A) Rupa Kaya-Dharmakay
73. What is ‘Panch-Skandha’ of Buddhism?
(A) Fire, Water, Air, Space, and time
(B) Fire, Water, Air, Desire, and Salvation
(C) Desire, Salvation, Death, Birth, and life
(D) Vigyan, Vedana, Roop, Samgya, and Samskar
Correct Answer: (D) Vigyan, Vedana, Roop, Samgya, and Samskar
74. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Gautam Buddha did not believe in caste system
(b) Gautam considered Kshatriya superior to Brahmans
(c) Gautam was against social discrimination in religion
(d) Bauddha literature refers to Hina-Jatis
(A) (a), (b) and (c)
(B) (b), (c) and (d)
(C) (c), (d) and (a)
(D) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Correct Answer: (a) (b), (c) and (d)
75. Buddhism did not believe in
(A) Soul
(B) Rebirth
(C) Karma-Phal
(D) Nirvana
Correct Answer: (A) Soul
