1. Name the oldest Buddhist university in ancient India.

(a) Odanthapuri

(b) Kanchi

(c) Taxila

(d) Nalanda

ANS. (D) Nalanda

2. Which is not related to Buddhism?

(a) Union

(b) Mahayana

(c) Ashwamedh

(d) Nirvana

ANS. (C) Ashwamedh

3. Which one of the following is not among the four truths of Buddha

(a) The world is full of sorrow

(b) desire is the cause of sorrow

(c) Grief can be reduced only by controlling desires.

(d) Desire can be suppressed through meditation

ANS. (D) Desire can be suppressed by meditation

24. Which of the following Buddhist stupas is said to have been originally built by Emperor Ashoka with bricks?

(a) Sanchi Stupa

(b) Bharhut Stupa

(c) Amravati Stupa

(d) Nalanda Stupa

ANS. (A) Sanchi Stupa

5. Whom did Ashoka send to Sri Lanka to propagate Buddhism?

(a) Kautilya

(b) Pushyamitra

(c) Banabhatta

(d) Mahendra

ANS. (D) Mahendra

6. In which language is the Buddhist text Pitaka written?

(a) shift

(b) Prakrit

(c) Sanskrit

(d) appendage

ANS. (A) Pali

7. Where was Buddhism first accepted outside India?

(ACC-2001)

(a) Tibet

(b) Japan

(c) China

(d) Sri Lanka

ANS. (D) Sri Lanka

8. Ashoka's religion was -

(a) Responsibility for social conduct

(b) Similar to Buddhism

(c) Based on good views of earlier religions

(d) none

ANS. (B) Similar to Buddhism

9. Which of the following is not included in the 'Ashtanga Marg' of Buddhism?

(a) Sadvani

(b) good faith

(c) goodwill

(d) good conduct

ANS. (C) Conscientiousness

10. In which of the following reigns was Buddhism made Rajdharma?

(a) Samudragupta

(b) Bindusara

(c) Ashoka

(d) Chandragupta Maurya

ANS. (C) Ashoka