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  1. 211MPPSC1997HistoryEnglish

    Gautam Buddha attained Nirvana at which place?

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    Correct option: A — Kusinara

  2. 212UPPSC2005HistoryEnglish

    Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana in the Republic of the

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    Correct option: A — Mallas

  3. 213UPPSC2015HistoryEnglish

    Mahaparinirvana Temple is located at

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    Correct option: A — Kushinagar

  4. 214UPPSC2013HistoryEnglish

    Who was the last person to get enlightenment from Gautam Buddha?

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    Correct option: D — Subhadda

  5. 215UPPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    Who amongst the following was the last person converted by the Buddha?

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    Correct option: D — Subhadda

  6. 216UPPSC2015HistoryEnglish

    Where did Buddha reside during the last rainy season of his life?

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    Correct option: B — Vaishali

  7. 217UPSC2013HistoryEnglish

    Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?

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    Correct option: A — The extinction of the flame of desire

  8. 218UPPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    Who was Alara Kalama?

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    Correct option: D — A teacher of Buddha

  9. 219BPSC2011HistoryEnglish

    At which place did Mahatma Buddha give his first ‘Dhammachakkhapavathana’?

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    Correct option: B — Sarnath

  10. 220JPSC2013HistoryEnglish

    Where did Buddha preach his first sermon?

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    Correct option: B — Sarnath

History practice — common questions

Page 22 of this set has 10 questions on it.

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Where do these History MCQs come from?
They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
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