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Buddhism Quiz 1 (25 MCQs)

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1. Who was the founder of Mahayan sect of Buddhism?
2. Mahayana Buddhism is generally found in:
3. The earliest epigraphic evidence mentioning the birth place of Sakyamuni Buddha is obtained from
4. Which of the following pairs indicating the contents of the sacred Buddhist Pitakas is not correctly matched?
5. Who among the following was King of Magadha, at the time of Mahaparinirvana of Gautam Buddha?
6. Which of the following Buddhist Philosopher is said to have visited Nepal in the fourth century A.D. in order to propagate his own doctrine?
7. Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature?
8. Which one of the following is not included in the eightfold path of Buddhism?
9. The Doctrine of Karma in Buddhism means:
10. What was the occasion of the Second Buddhist Council?
11. Who patronized the third Buddhist council held at Pataliputra?
12. Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas. What is the difference between the two?
13. Whom did Ashoka send for the propagations of Buddhism to foreign countries
14. Buddhas original name was
15. The Buddhist Sangha was divided into two sects-the Hinayana and the Mahayana during the reign of?
16. To which of the following castes did Gautam Buddha belong?
17. Under which of the following set of ruler were organised the 1st three Buddhist councils?
18. How many Pitakas are in Buddhist literature?
19. Which of the following was not responsible for the spread of Buddhism?
20. Who of the following Gupta kings granted permission to Meghverma, the ruler of Sri Lanka to build a Buddhist temple at Gaya?
21. The merchants were attracted to a sect of Buddhism because:
22. How many cities were in existence during Buddha's time?
23. Buddha preached acceptance of existence of four noble truths (Aryasatyas) which were?
24. Which one of the following was a Buddhist seat which held that constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form?
25. An account of Gupta emperors from Buddhist angle is given.
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