When was Gautama Buddha born?

1

(a)

About 3000 years ago

(b)

About 2500 years ago

(c)

About 1500 years ago

(d)

About 1000 years ago

What was the early name of Buddha?

1

(a)

Ramananda

(b)

Mahavira

(c)

Rahul

(d)

Siddhartha

Gautama Buddha passed away at

1

(a)

Gaya

(b)

Bodh Gaya

(c)

Sarnath

(d)

Kusinara

 In which language Buddha taught ordinary people?

1

(a)

Sanskrit

(b)

Pali

(c)

Hindi

(d)

Prakrit

Who prepared a grammar for Sanskrit?

1

(a)

Buddha

(b)

Mahavira

(c)

Kisagotami

(d)

Panini

How was Anagha going to Varanasi?

1

(a)

Anagha was going to Varanasi by train.

What was the name of the book in which the rules of the Buddhist sangha were written down?

1

(a)

The rules made for the Buddhist sangha were written down in a book called the Vinaya Pitaka.

How did Buddha connect to everyone in the society?

1

(a)

The Buddha used Prakrit so that everyone could understand his teachings.

The Buddha belonged to a small gana known as the _____________and was a_____________

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(a)

Sakya gana, kshatriya

The ____________spoken in Magadha was known as____________

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(a)

Prakrit, Magadhi

The Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya.

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(a) False

(b) True

Upanishadic thinkers believed that the atman and brahman were ultimately one.

1

(a) False

(b) True

The teachings of Mahavira were written down in the form in which they are presently available at a place called Valabhi, in Gujarat.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Some Zoroastrians migrated from Iran and settled down in the coastal towns of Bihar and Jharkhand.

1

(a) True

(b) False

All men could join the sangha without taking permission from anybody.

1

(a) False

(b) True

What were the questions that Upanishadic thinkers wanted to answer?

3

(a)

Why do you think Anagha's mother wanted her to know the story of the Buddha?

3

(a)

Make a list of at least five ideas and questions mentioned in this lesson. Choose three from the list and discuss why you think they are important even today.

3

(a)

What was the language in which Buddha taught and why?

3

(a)

What was the social condition when Buddha was born?

3

(a)

What were the main teachings of the Buddha?

5

(a)

Answer the questions based on the picture given below:

(i) Which type of monument is in the picture?
(ii) Why the monument was built?

5

(a)

Answer the questions based on the picture given below: 

(i) The cave above in the picture are located in which state?
(ii) What was the purpose of these caves?

5

(a)