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1. Who was the founder of Buddhism ?
A. Gautam Buddha
B. Shuddhodana
C. Mahavir swami
D. Vardhaman
ANSWER: A.Gautam Buddha
SOLUTION : Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (‘the awakened’), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
2. What was the name of Gautam Buddha’s father?
A. Rahul
B. Shuddhodana
C. Mahavir Swami
D. Vardhaman
ANSWER: B.Shuddhodana
SOLUTION: His father was king Śuddhodana, leader of the Shakya clan in what was the growing state of Kosala, and his mother was queen Maya.
3. Who is called the Light of Asia?
A. Gautam Buddha
B. Suddhodana
C. Mahavir
D. Vardhaman
ANSWER :A.Gautam Buddha
SOLUTION:Gautam Buddha is known as the ‘Light of Asia’ and the ‘Enlightened One’. Gautam Buddha preached the importance of physical and mental conditions of human life. His teachings emphasized on pragmatism and love. Edwin Arnold wrote a poem “Light of Asia” which describes the character of Prince Siddhartha and later Buddha.
4. Who was the first Guru of Mahatma Buddha?
A. Anand
B. Rudrak
C. Alara kalam
D. Ajatashatru
ANSWER: C.Alara kalamh
SOLUTION:Alara Kalama (Pāḷi & Sanskrit Āḷāra Kālāma/ Arāḍa Kālāma]), was a hermit and a teacher of sāṃkhya philosophy and meditation. He was a śramaṇa and, according to the Pāli Canon scriptures, the first teacher of Gautama Buddha.
5. Where did Mahatma Buddha attain enlightenment?
A. Sarnath
B. Shravasti
C. Bodhgaya
D. Kushinagar
ANSWER: C.Bodhgaya
SOLUTION:This extraordinary place—Bodh Gaya—is understood to be the site of the enlightenment, or “great awakening” (Sanskrit, mahabodhi), of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. It was here that Siddhartha Gautama sat in meditation under the Bodhi tree, having renounced his princely life to wander and practice asceticism.
6. Where did Mahatma Buddha give his first sermon?
A. Sarnath
B. Shravasti
C. Bodhagay
D. Kushinagar
ANSWER: A.Sarnath
SOLUTION :Gauthama Buddha gave his first sermon at ‘Sarnath’.
7. Which is not included in the three jewels of Buddhism?
A. Buddha
B. Sangha
C. Dhamma
D. Darshan
ANSWER: D.Darshan
SOLUTION: Darshan
8. Where did Mahatma Buddha born?
A. Patliputra
B. Vaishal
C. Lumbini
D. Boddhagaya
ANSWER: C.Lumbini
SOLUTION:The Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in the sacred area of Lumbini located in the Terai plains of southern Nepal, testified by the inscription on the pillar erected by the Mauryan Emperor Asoka in 249 BC.
9. Mahatma Buddha belongs to which dynasty?
A. Kuru
B. Shakya
C. Jatruka
D. Lichchhavi
ANSWER: B.Shakya
SOLUTION: Lord Buddha was an ordinary person named Siddhartha Gautama, whose profound insights inspired the world. He was born into the royal family of the Sakya clan who ruled from Kapilvastu, in Lumbini which is situated near the Indo-Nepal Border.
10. What was the real name of Gautam Buddha?
A. Siddhartha
B. Vardhaman
C. Rahula
D. Gautam
ANSWER: A.Siddhartha
SOLUTION:Siddhartha was the original name of Buddha. He was called Siddhartha Gautama before being called Buddha.