This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Ancient > Buddhism – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Buddhism Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was the founder of Mahayan sect of Buddhism? A) Ghoshak. B) Asanga. C) Dharmtrat. D) Buddhadeva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asanga. 2. Mahayana Buddhism is generally found in: A) Japan and Burma. B) Bali and Cambodia. C) China and Korea. D) Tibet and Vietnam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China and Korea. 3. The earliest epigraphic evidence mentioning the birth place of Sakyamuni Buddha is obtained from A) Sarnath. B) Rummindei. C) Sravasti. D) Kausambi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rummindei. 4. Which of the following pairs indicating the contents of the sacred Buddhist Pitakas is not correctly matched? A) Suttra Pitaka- Stories of the Buddha's previous births (Jataka stories). B) Vinaya Pitaka- rules of monastic discipline. C) Abhidhamma Pitaka- philosophical development of the Buddha's teachings. D) Dhammapada- The original sermon of the Buddha of Sarnath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dhammapada- The original sermon of the Buddha of Sarnath. 5. Who among the following was King of Magadha, at the time of Mahaparinirvana of Gautam Buddha? A) Chandragupta Maurya. B) Ajatshatru. C) Bimbisara. D) Udayi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ajatshatru. 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? A) Acarya Kamalashila. B) Acharya Vasubandhu. C) Acharya Atisha. D) Acharya Shatarakshita. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acharya Vasubandhu. 7. Who was the greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature? A) Ashvaghosha. B) Vasumitra. C) Euddhaghosha. D) Nagaijuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ashvaghosha. 8. Which one of the following is not included in the eightfold path of Buddhism? A) Right conduct. B) Right speech. C) Right desire. D) Right contemplation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Right desire. 9. The Doctrine of Karma in Buddhism means: A) Predestination. B) The justification for social and economic inequalities in life. C) The deeds of a person determine the state of his life. D) Doing one's duty without bothering about the result. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The deeds of a person determine the state of his life. 10. What was the occasion of the Second Buddhist Council? A) To settle the controversy arising from the adoption of certain practices by the Vajjian monks of Vaishali. B) To put an end to the dissensions in the Church (Sangha). C) To prepare a complete and authentic collection of the teachings of Lord Buddha. D) To establish the purity of the canon which had been imperiled by the rise of different sects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To settle the controversy arising from the adoption of certain practices by the Vajjian monks of Vaishali. 11. Who patronized the third Buddhist council held at Pataliputra? A) Kalasoka. B) Kanishka. C) Ashoka. D) Ajatashatru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ashoka. 12. Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas. What is the difference between the two? A) Vihara is a place of worship, while Chaitya is the dwelling place of the monks. B) Chaitya is a place of worship, while Vihara is the dwelling place of the monks. C) Chaitya is the stupa at the far end of the cave, while Vihara is the hall axial to it. D) There is no material difference between the two. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chaitya is a place of worship, while Vihara is the dwelling place of the monks. 13. Whom did Ashoka send for the propagations of Buddhism to foreign countries A) Menandra. B) Mogaliputta Tissa. C) Sanghmitra. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sanghmitra. 14. Buddhas original name was A) Manu. B) Subhodana. C) Sidhartha. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sidhartha. 15. The Buddhist Sangha was divided into two sects-the Hinayana and the Mahayana during the reign of? A) Harsha. B) Dharampala. C) Ashoka. D) Kanishka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kanishka. 16. To which of the following castes did Gautam Buddha belong? A) Brahmana. B) Kshatriya. C) Vaisya. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kshatriya. 17. Under which of the following set of ruler were organised the 1st three Buddhist councils? A) Bimbisara, Ashoka, Dasarath. B) Ashoka, Kanishka, Harsha. C) Prasenjit, Bimbisara, Ajatshatru. D) Ajatshatru, Kalashok, Ashok. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ajatshatru, Kalashok, Ashok. 18. How many Pitakas are in Buddhist literature? A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 19. Which of the following was not responsible for the spread of Buddhism? A) No caste barriers. B) Too much stress on morality. C) Language of the people was used. D) Non-existence of sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too much stress on morality. 20. Who of the following Gupta kings granted permission to Meghverma, the ruler of Sri Lanka to build a Buddhist temple at Gaya? A) Chandragupta I. B) Samudragupta. C) Chandragupta II. D) Skandgupta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Samudragupta. Next →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesBuddhism Quiz 2Buddhism Quiz 3Buddhism Quiz 4Buddhism Quiz 5Ancient India QuizAncient Indian History QuizChandragupta QuizGupta Period QuizHarrapan Civilization QuizIndus QuizJainism QuizRig Vedic Period QuizSangam Age Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books