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  1. 221UPPSC1993HistoryEnglish

    Who gave his first sermon in Sarnath?

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    Correct option: C — Mahatma Buddha

  2. 222BPSC2015HistoryEnglish

    Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at

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    Correct option: C — Sarnath

  3. 223UPPSC2004HistoryEnglish

    In Buddhist text ‘Dharmachakra Parvartana’ is known as

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    Correct option: B — First Sermon at Sarnath

  4. 224UPPSC2015HistoryEnglish

    ‘Dharmachakrapravartana’ was performed at

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    Correct option: C — Sarnath

  5. 225UPPSC2011HistoryEnglish

    Gautam Buddha gave the maximum sermons at which place?

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    Correct option: B — Shravasti

  6. 226UPPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    Buddha had visited Kaushambi during the reign of

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    Correct option: B — Udayana

  7. 227UPPSC2000HistoryEnglish

    First Buddhist Conference after the death of Buddha was presided over by

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    Correct option: A — Mahakashyapa

  8. 228UPPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    Who among the following conducted the first Buddhist Council?

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    Correct option: B — Mahakassapa

  9. 229UPPSC2014HistoryEnglish

    ‘Saptaparni Cave’ is situated in

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    Correct option: C — Rajgriha

  10. 230UPSC2001HistoryEnglish

    Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?

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    Correct option: D — Vasumitra

History practice — common questions

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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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