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Buddhism Quiz

Practice quiz on Buddhism (General Awareness). 10 exam-style questions with explanations.

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Practice quiz on Buddhism (General Awareness). 10 exam-style questions with explanations. Buddhism Quiz is a free, 10-minute, 10-mark practice quiz on AajExam rated at mixed difficulty, designed to help candidates preparing for SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railway and State PSC government competitive exams sharpen their command of Ancient History (History). Every question on this quiz ships with a detailed step-by-step solution so you don't just learn the right answer — you learn the reasoning and shortcuts top scorers use to crack similar questions faster on the actual exam day. Why Buddhism Quiz matters in your preparation: government exam-conducting bodies repeatedly draw questions from the same chapters and the same skill-clusters across recruitment cycles. By attempting focused topic-wise quizzes like this one, you build pattern recognition — the ability to spot which formula, rule or trick applies the moment you see a question. Toppers consistently report that 5-10 quizzes on a single topic delivers more exam-day score gain than 20+ unfocused full-length mocks, because targeted drilling exposes your specific sub-topic weaknesses with surgical precision. How to use this quiz effectively: attempt it in one sitting under the 10-minute timer, without referring to notes or external resources — simulate exam-day conditions exactly. After submission, review the auto-generated analytics to see your accuracy, time per question and section-wise performance. Then go through every wrong and skipped question with the explanation, mentally tagging the underlying concept rather than just memorising the answer. Revisit this quiz after 7-10 days; your second attempt should be 15-20% faster with noticeably better accuracy. After mastering this quiz, explore the 6 related quizzes linked below to broaden your topic coverage. AajExam quiz design principles: every quiz on the platform is curated by subject experts using the actual question formats, difficulty distributions and time pressures of the target government exams. We deliberately avoid generic "textbook" questions in favour of exam-replicating ones. Solutions are written in plain English (and Hindi where source material was bilingual), with step-by-step working for quantitative problems, grammar rules for English questions, and direct reference statements for general awareness items. Performance analytics after each attempt include accuracy, attempt rate, time spent per question, and an estimated all-India percentile so you know exactly where you stand against other candidates. This quiz is completely free to attempt. You only need a free AajExam account to track your performance across attempts, view detailed solutions and unlock the platform-wide analytics dashboard. The platform is mobile-friendly and works seamlessly on smartphones, tablets and desktops — so you can sharpen your Ancient History (History) skills in any spare 15-minute window.
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Buddhism Quiz — Questions with Solutions

All 10 questions from this quiz with the correct answer and explanation. Attempt them yourself first, then open each solution to check your reasoning.

  1. Q1.Gautama Buddha was born at

    • A.Lumbini
    • B.Bodh Gaya
    • C.Kushinagar
    • D.Sarnath
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    Answer: A. Lumbini

    Lumbini (Nepal).

  2. Q2.Buddha attained enlightenment at

    • A.Bodh Gaya
    • B.Vaishali
    • C.Lumbini
    • D.Sarnath
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    Answer: A. Bodh Gaya

    Under the Bodhi tree.

  3. Q3.Buddha delivered his first sermon at

    • A.Rajgir
    • B.Kushinagar
    • C.Bodh Gaya
    • D.Sarnath
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    Answer: D. Sarnath

    Dharmachakra Pravartana.

  4. Q4.Buddha died (Mahaparinirvana) at

    • A.Lumbini
    • B.Sarnath
    • C.Kushinagar
    • D.Sravasti
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    Answer: C. Kushinagar

    Kushinagar.

  5. Q5.The Four Noble Truths were taught by

    • A.Mahavira
    • B.Shankaracharya
    • C.Buddha
    • D.Ashoka
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    Answer: C. Buddha

    Buddha.

  6. Q6.The sacred texts of Buddhism are called

    • A.Tripitaka
    • B.Vedas
    • C.Agamas
    • D.Upanishads
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    Answer: A. Tripitaka

    Tripitaka.

  7. Q7.Which Mauryan emperor adopted Buddhism after the Kalinga war?

    • A.Bindusara
    • B.Dasharatha
    • C.Chandragupta
    • D.Ashoka
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    Answer: D. Ashoka

    Ashoka.

  8. Q8.The Third Buddhist Council was held under

    • A.Ajatashatru at Rajagriha
    • B.Kanishka at Kundalvana
    • C.Ashoka at Pataliputra
    • D.Kalashoka at Vaishali
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    Answer: C. Ashoka at Pataliputra

    Ashoka at Pataliputra.

  9. Q9.Buddha's original name was

    • A.Ananda
    • B.Chandragupta
    • C.Vardhaman
    • D.Siddhartha
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    Answer: D. Siddhartha

    Siddhartha Gautama.

  10. Q10.Mahayana and Hinayana are sects of

    • A.Hinduism
    • B.Sikhism
    • C.Jainism
    • D.Buddhism
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    Answer: D. Buddhism

    Buddhism.

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