BPSC PRELIMS GENERAL STUDIES QUIZ

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Question 1:

In which country or state of India is Tengboche Monastery located?

Question 2:

Which of the following is not included in the Ashtangika marga?

  1. Right mindfulness(Samma-Sati)
  2. Right aspiration(Samma-Zditthi)
  3. Right attachment(Samma-Sankappa)
  4. Right effort(Samma-Vayama)

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Question 3:

Consider the following statements

  1. The Four Noble Truths were the teaching of Mahavira.
  2. Idol worship was followed by the followers of Mahayana Buddhism.
  3. The Buddhism Preached by Ashoka was known as Hinayana.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

Question 4:

Why is Bodh Gaya an important Buddhist pilgrimage centre?

Question 5:

Who among the following organized the Fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir?

Question 6:

'Vesak Poya' festival, which is celebrated on a full moon day in May, belongs to which of the following religions?

Question 7:

In which of the following century was the famous Jain thinker Vardhaman Mahavir born?

Question 8:

The Stupa at Sanchi has ___________ toranas or gateways on which various incidents of Buddha's life and Jatakas have been depicted.

Question 9:

"Just as rivers lose their individual identity when they meet the oceans, in the same way they give up their varna, class and family." From which text is this quote taken?

Question 10:

Which of the following emperors originally got the famous Buddhist Sanchi Stupa built?