RRB Ancient History Set- 3
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 30/10/2026
1. Parshvanatha who was the Son of a Kshatriya and King Ashwasena of Benaras, became a Jain Tirthankara ____.
2. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon in____.
3. The famous Buddhist structure, Dhamekh Stupa was originally constructed during –––– dynasty.
4. Which of the following is a sacred text related to Buddhism?
5. Which Chinese scholar lived in Vijayawada to study Buddhist text.
6. What was the name of mother of Gautama Buddha?
7. Who was the twenty-fourth Jain Tirthankara
8. In the Jataka tales, a description of the birth and life of ____ is found.
9. The events of Buddha's life were given in-------
10. Where is Borobudur Buddhist Temple located?
11. Which one of the following is a collection of teachings of Buddha?
12. Vinaya and Sutta Pitaka are the compilations of whose teachings?
13. Which of the following is an ancient Buddhist text?
14. Name the Buddhist text that comprises rules for monks.
15. The foundations of Buddhism are based on ___ great truths and organs _____ path.
16. The rise of Jainism and Buddhism saw religious unrest in India in the .....century BC.
17. Out of the three Pitakas, the Abhidhamma Pitaka deals with.
18. Where is the Buddhist structure, Dhamek Stupa?
19. Gautama (Siddhartha) is believed to have piously meditated at which place for six years before he went to Bodhgaya for the final realisation ?
20. Tripitaka -------is the earliest collection of sermons.
21. Which of the following sermons of Gautama Buddha known as Fire Sermon?
22. In which Indian state is Bodhgaya located?
23. Where did Gautam Buddha give his first sermon?
24. Gautama Buddha used the language of the common people in his teachings-
25. Where was Gautama Buddha born?
26. The 'Tripitaka' is a holy book in which religion from following–
27. The concept of Bodhisattva is associated with:
28. Where did Gautam Buddha deliver his first sermon?
29. With reference to the Sutta Pitaka, which of the following statements are correct?
30. Which of the following is not a pilgrim place of the Buddhist?
31. Which of the following is the birthplace of Lord Mahavira in early 6th century BC?
32. Under which tree did queen Mayadevi give birth to Gautam Buddha?
33. ___ Vastu art mainly consists of chaitya, Vihara, Stupa and Stambha.
34. Which of the following pair of religions and holy booklets are incompatible?
35. Buddhist Pilgrimage 'tooth temple' is located here.
36. The Therigatha is a Buddhist text, part of the _______, is a collection of verses composed by bhikkhunis,
37. Where do we believe that Lord Buddha gave his first sermon, give the name of the memorial and which is also called seat of holy Buddha?
39. Jataka tales are related with-
40. Hinayana and Mahayana are sects of which religion?
41. Buddha delivered his first sermon which is called_____, at Sarnath to his five disciples.
42. Which of the following terms generally refers to a Buddhist monastery where Buddhist monks live?
43. Where did Gautama Buddha attain enlightenment/education?
44. ____ was the first to establish the city of Delhi and named it Indraprastha.
45. At which of the following places did Gautam Buddha attain self-enlightenment?
46. Which of the following is a Middle Indian dialect that is closely related to Sanskrit, and is one of the major languages of Buddhist scriptures and literature?
47. _______ was born in 563 BC and died in 483 BC at the age of eighty.
48. Which religion is the Tripitaka sacred scripture related to?
49. In which state of India can we find the preserved Buddhist caves called 'Karle'?
50. Which of the following is not among the 4 great goodies of Lord Buddha?
