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SSC CGL - 1999

3665161. Lord Mahavira died at

A

Saravana Belagola

B

Lumbini Garden

C

Kalugumalai

D

Pavapuri

D

Correct Answer: D. Pavapuri

WBCS PRE - 2012

5162. Who composed the Allahabad Prasasti?

A

Harisena

B

Vasumitra

C

Asvaghosha

D

Nagarjuna

A

Correct Answer: A. Harisena
Explanation: Harisena was a court poet of Samudra Gupta.

SSC CGL - 2013

2602163. Vartihmtin Mohavir is also known as

A

Jina

B

Great teacher

C

Great preacher

D

Jain

A

Correct Answer: A. Jina

WBCS PRE - 2013

70164. In his inscriptions, Ashoka calls himself

A

Daivaputra

B

Devanampriya Priyadarsin

C

Priyadarshi

D

Dhammasoka

B

Correct Answer: B. Devanampriya Priyadarsin
Explanation:

In the inscriptions, Ashoka refers to himself as 'Beloved of the Gods' (Devanampiya).

SSC CGL - 2005

3223165. Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last?

A

Rajgir

B

Bodh Gaya

C

Sarnath

D

Kushinagar

D

Correct Answer: D. Kushinagar

WBCS PRE - 2002

68166. According to Buddhist tradition, Chandragupta Maurya belonged to the Maurya tribe of

A

Brahmanas

B

Kshatriya

C

Sudras

D

Vaishya

B

Correct Answer: B. Kshatriya
Explanation:

The Puranas (c. 4th century CE or earlier) use Maurya as a dynastic appellation. The Buddhist texts state that Chandragupta belonged to the 'Moriya' clan of the Shakyas, the tribe to which Gautama Buddha belonged. The Jain texts state that Chandragupta was the son of a royal superintendent of peacocks (mayura-poshaka).

SSC CGL - 2006

2760167. With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragapta Mauiya, was associated ?

A

Takshashila

B

Nalanda

C

Viltramashila

D

Vaishali

A

Correct Answer: A. Takshashila

SSC CGL - 2012

4005168. Seleucus Nicator was defeated by

A

Asoka

B

Chandragupta Mautya

C

Bindu Sara

D

Brihadratha

B

Correct Answer: B. Chandragupta Mautya

SSC CGL - 2002

3062169. In which language were the Buddhist-texts Pitakas composed ?

A

Sanskrit

B

Ardhamadhi

C

Pali

D

Prakrit

C

Correct Answer: C. Pali
Explanation:

The sacred book of Buddhism is called the Tripitaka (called Tipitaka in Pali). It is also called the Pali Canon, after the language in which it was first written. The ancient Indian language, Pali, is very close to the language that the Buddha himself spoke.

SSC CGL - 2013

3880170. Which one of the following is not included in the 'Eight Fold Path' of Buddhism ?

A

Right Speech

B

Right Contemplation

C

Right Desire

D

Right Conduct

C

Correct Answer: C. Right Desire

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