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Top 500 GK Questions 2023-24

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Q.431 Who was the teacher of Gautama Buddha?

(A) Panini

(B) Alara Kalama

(C) Kapila

(D) Patanjali

Ans .  B

Q.432 What are the places which contain the relics of Buddha known as?

(A) Viharas

(B) Pitakas

(C) Stupas

(D) Chaityas

Ans .  C

Q.433 In which language were Buddhist literatures written?

(A) Sanskrit

(B) Prakrit

(C) Hindi

(D) Pali

Ans .  D

Q.434 Which country has the highest number of Buddhists in the world?

(A) India

(B) Japan

(C) China

(D) Indonesia

Ans .  C

Q.435 Vaishak Purnima or Buddha Purnima is celebrated every year to mark which of the following events of Buddha's life?

(A) Birth

(B) Nirvana (Enlightenment)

(C) Parinirvana (Death)

(D) All of the above

Ans .  D

Q.436 Buddha Vihars were used for :

(1) Education.

(2) Residence of Budha Bhikshus.

(3) Residence of worshippers of Budha.

(4) Religious expansion.

(A) 2 is correct

(B) 1 and 3 are correct

(C) 1, 2 and 4 are correct

(D) 1 and 4 are correct

Ans .  C

Q.437 Mahayan sect of Budhism emerged during the reign of :

(A) Ashoka

(B) Kanishka

(C) Samudra Gupta

(D) Harsha

Ans .  C

Q.438 In which country is the statue of 'Leshan Giant Buddha' located?

(A) Thailand

(B) China

(C) Japan

(D) Indonesia

Ans .  B

Q.439 At which of the following places is the Dhamekh Stupa located?

(A) Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh

(B) Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh

(C) Gangtok, Sikkim

(D) Gaya, Bihar

Ans .  A

Q.440 Which state in India has the largest number of Buddhists?

(A) Himachal Pradesh

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Bihar

Ans .  C

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