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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the early name of Buddha?

a)

Mahavira

b)

Gautama

c)

Siddhartha

d)

Ashoka

2.

Where did Buddha attain enlightenment ?

a)

Bodhgaya

b)

Kusinara

c)

Sarnath

d)

Varanasi

3.

Buddha belonged to a small Gana known as the __________.

a)

Vajji

b)

Sakya

c)

Krishna

d)

Buddhist

4.

The tree under which Buddha meditated for several days was a Mango tree.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The term 'Tanha' in Buddhist teaching means _____.

a)

Alone

b)

Thirst

c)

Water

d)

Land

6.

Both Mahavira and Buddha felt that only those who left their homes can gain true knowledge.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Jainism was primarily supported by _________.

a)

Farmers

b)

Herders

c)

Kings

d)

Traders

8.

Both Jain and Buddhist monks rested only in the season of rain.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Buddha was approached by a woman to bring back the life of her deceased son. What was the name of the lady.

a)

Gargi

b)

Kisagotami

c)

Kaurwaki

d)

Kumari

10.

Who was the founder of Buddhism?

a)

Siddhartha

b)

Mahavira

c)

brahmins

11.

Later who developed the Upanishads?

a)

Shankaracharya

b)

Brahmacarya

c)

Monks

12.

Where is the written form of the teachings of Mahavira an his followers found in present date.

a)

Varanasi

b)

Valabhi

c)

Sarnath

d)

Bodh Gaya

13.

This cave is in which state

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Bihar

c)

Gujarat

d)

Karnataka

14.

Gargi was a

a)

Slave

b)

men thinker

c)

women thinker

d)

None of these

15.

Vardhamana mahavira was the____ thrithakara of jains.

a)

20

b)

19

c)

24

d)

30

16.

What is the name of the book in which the rules made for the Buddhist sangha were written?

a)

Arthashatra

b)

Vinaya Mahal

c)

Barshik Patrika

d)

Vinaya pitaka

17.

What is the literal meaning of the word ‘Upanishad’?

a)

approaching and sitting near the teacher

b)

approaching and sitting near the God

c)

approaching and sitting near the students

d)

approaching and sitting near the parents

18.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of the four different stages of life ?

a)

Grihastha, Brahmacharya, Vanaprastha and Samnyasa

b)

Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Samnyasa

c)

Grihastha, Brahmacharya, Vanaprastha and Samnyasa

d)

Vanaprastha, Brahmacharya, Grihastha and Samnyasa

19.

Which one of the following was not taught in Jainism?

a)

Not to injure life

b)

Not to speak lie

c)

To steal others property

d)

Not to possess property

20.

Buddha was _______ by birth.

a)

a brahmin

b)

a kshatriya

c)

Vaishya