History QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

General Knowledge : History QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part2 : 1 to 5

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2014 examinations :

1.Buddhism split up into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at the Buddhist Council held during the reign of

Harsha

Kanishka

Ashoka

Chandragupta Maurya

2.Which of the following features is not associated with Buddhism and Jainism ?

Rejection of the caste system

Atheism

Emphasis on rituals and sacrifices

Rejection of the authority of Vedas

3.Buddhas preachings were mainly in regard to

idol worship

belief in one God

purity of thought and conduct

practice of rituals

4.Which of the following was not included in the Wight Fold Path prescribed by Buddha ?

Right belief

Right speech

Right meditation

Right knowledge

5.Which of the following places are known for early Buddhist stupas ? 1. Bharhut 2. Sanchi 3. Amaravati 4. Nagarjunakonda 5. Kanchipuram

1, 2, 4 and 5

1, 3 and 5

1, 2, 3 and 4

2, 3, 4 and 5

More History QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS available in next pages

Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth -Buddha

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.- Les Brown

Related Online Test