GK History Questions and Answers
Which place is NOT associated with Gautama Buddha?
(A) Kushinagar
(B) Pawapuri
(C) Saranath
(D) Bodh Gaya
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following Upanishad is the earliest?
(A) Brihdaranyak Upanishad
(B) Taitariya Upanishad
(C) Chhandogya Upanishad
(D) Mundakopnishad
Correct Answer : C
At which place did Gautam Buddha give his first sermon?
(A) Rajgriha
(B) Sarnath
(C) Vaishali
(D) Vallabhi
Correct Answer : B
Mahavir Swami was born at:
(A) Kundgram
(B) Champa
(C) Kapilvastu
(D) Lumbini
Correct Answer : A
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
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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