Ancient History (Buddhism) MCQ Part – II

61. Amravati stupa was built during the period of
(A) Maurya
(B) Satvahanas
(C) Gupta
(D) Harshaverdhana

62. The Stupa site which is not connected with any incident of Lord Buddha’s life, is
(A) Sarnath
(B) Sanchi
(C) Bodh Gaya
(D) Kusinara

63. Who among the following is known as the ‘Light of Asia’?
(A) Gautama Buddha
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Mahavir Swami
(D) Swami Vivekanand

64. ‘World is unstable and transient’ is related to which of the following?
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Gita
(D) Vedanta

65. Sir Edwin Arnold book ‘The Light of the Asia’ is based on
(A) Divavadana
(B) Lalitvistar
(C) Suttapitak
(D) Abhidhammapitak

66. Who amongst the following is known as the ‘Light of Asia’?
(A) Jesus Christ
(B) Lord Buddha
(C) Paigamber Mohammad
(D) Zarathustra

67. Gautama Buddha was elevated to the position of God during the period of
(A) Ashoka
(B) Kanishka
(C) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(D) Harsha

68. What is the fundamental difference between Hinayana and Mahayana sects of Buddhism?
(A) Belief in Non-violence
(B) Caste free society
(C) Worship of God and Goddess
(D) Worship of stupas

69. Which of the following laid the foundation of idol worship in the country?
(A) Jainism
(B) Buddhism
(C) Ajivikas
(D) Vedic religion

70. The first human statue worshipped in India were those of
(A) Brahma
(B) Vishnu
(C) Buddha
(D) Shiva

71. The standing statue of Gautam Buddha was built in which period?
(A) Gupta Period
(B) Kushana Period
(C) Maurya Period
(D) Guptotar Period

72. Name the ‘Mudra’ which is represented by the Gandharan Buddha image of Sarnath first sermon.
(A) Abhaya
(B) Dhyana
(C) Dharm Chakra
(D) Bhumisparsha

73. Sarnath Buddha image of Bhumisparsha Mudra belongs to
(A) Maurya period
(B) Shunga period
(C) Kushana period
(D) Gupta period

74. Lord Buddha’s image is sometimes shown with the hand gesture called; ‘Bhumisparsha Mudra’. It symbolizes.
(A) Buddha’s calling of the Earth to watch over Mara and to prevent Mara from disturbing his meditation
(B) Buddha’s calling of the Earth to witness his purity and chastity despite the temptations of Mara
(C) Buddha’s reminder to his followers that they all arise from the Earth and finally dissolve into the Earth, and thus life is transitory
(D) Both the statements (A) and (B) are correct in this context

75. The largest and the most evolved rock-cut Chaitya hall of the Hinayana phase is situated at
(A) Pitalkhora
(B) Junnar
(C) Karle
(D) Bedsa

76. In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was also known as
(A) Vajrapani
(B) Manjusri
(C) Padmapani
(D) Maitreya

77. The Doctrine of void (Shunyata) was propounded by the Buddhist philosopher
(A) Nagarjuna
(B) Nagasena
(C) Ananda
(D) Ashvaghosha

78. Which Indian Buddhist monk had been sent to China in the first century A.D.?
(A) Tsang
(B) Ashvaghosha
(C) Vasumitra
(D) Nagarjuna

79. Buddhist centre of learning is
(A) Vikramshila
(B) Varanasi
(C) Girnar
(D) Ujjain

80. To which Buddhist School did Nagarjuna belong?
(A) Sautrantika
(B) Vaibhashika
(C) Madhyamika
(D) Yogachara

 

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