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Q :  

Which place is NOT associated with Gautama Buddha? 

(A) Kushinagar

(B) Pawapuri

(C) Saranath

(D) Bodh Gaya

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Which of the following Upanishad is the earliest? 

(A) Brihdaranyak Upanishad

(B) Taitariya Upanishad

(C) Chhandogya Upanishad

(D) Mundakopnishad

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

At which place did Gautam Buddha give his first sermon? 

(A) Rajgriha

(B) Sarnath

(C) Vaishali

(D) Vallabhi

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Mahavir Swami was born at: 

(A) Kundgram

(B) Champa

(C) Kapilvastu

(D) Lumbini

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Who was the first to have successfully read the Ashoka’s inscriptions? 

(A) Rakhaldas Banerji

(B) James Prinsep

(C) Charles Wilkins

(D) Dayaram Sahni

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization is located in __________.

(A) West Bengal

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The correct answer is Himachal Pradesh. Former President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization at Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS) in Shimla and also addressed the first Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Lecture.



  

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