Buddha and His Teachings

Q. What age did Siddhartha leave home?

1. 27
2. 28
3. 29
4. 30

Q. Gautama Buddha was born in _____.

1. Kapilavastu
2. Anga
3. Magadha
4. Vajji

Q. Arrange the following events based on the life of Gautama Buddha in chronological order.

1. He went into the forest in search of truth.
2. He came across an old man who had been abandoned by his relatives.
3. He attained enlightenment while meditating under a pipal tree.
4. He got married to a princess called Yashodhara.

1. 4, 3, 2, 1
2. 4, 2, 1, 3
3. 1, 2, 3, 4
4. 2, 3, 4, 1

Q. Shreya was talking to her friends about Life. "Life is unpredictable. It can go from being alright to a complete mess in a matter of seconds". Her friend said, "Buddha came up with a method to help get over the sorrows of life". Shreya wanted to know what was it.

What was the name of the path described by Buddha to get over the sorrows?

1. Pratipad
2. Dukkha Nivaran
3. Ashtangik
4. Eight-fold Path

Q. Burst the bubbles containing the Eightfold Path.

1. Right Thought
2. Right Speech
3. Right
   Understanding
4. Right Violence
5. Right Livelihood
6. Right Effort
7. Right Conduct
8. Right Anger

Q. Buddhism offered equality between people of all castes.

1. True
2. False

Q. Choose among the following places where Buddha imparted his knowledge to the people after attaining enlightenment.

1. Saranath
2. Magadha
3. Kosala
4. Sri Lanka

Q. Statement 1: Buddhism is a sect of Hinduism.
Statement 2: Buddhism does not have a caste system.

1. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
2. Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Both statements are false.