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  1. 271UPSC1994HistoryEnglish

    Name the ‘Mudra’ which is represented by the Gandharan Buddha image of Sarnath first sermon.

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    Correct option: C — Dharm Chakra

  2. 272UPPSC1992HistoryEnglish

    The standing statue of Gautam Buddha was built in which period?

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    Correct option: B — Kushana Period

  3. 273UPSC2012HistoryEnglish

    Lord Buddha’s image is sometimes shown with the hand gesture called; ‘Bhumisparsha Mudra’. It symbolizes.

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    Correct option: B — Buddha’s calling of the Earth to witness his purity and chastity despite the temptations of Mara

  4. 274UPPSC2009HistoryEnglish

    Sarnath Buddha image of Bhumisparsha Mudra belongs to

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    Correct option: D — Gupta period

  5. 275UPSC1997HistoryEnglish

    In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was also known as

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    Correct option: C — Padmapani

  6. 276UPPSC2014HistoryEnglish

    The largest and the most evolved rock-cut Chaitya hall of the Hinayana phase is situated at

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    Correct option: C — Karle

  7. 277UKPSC2005HistoryEnglish

    Which Indian Buddhist monk had been sent to China in the first century A.D.?

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    Correct option: D — Nagarjuna

  8. 278UPPSC1998HistoryEnglish

    The Doctrine of void (Shunyata) was propounded by the Buddhist philosopher

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    Correct option: A — Nagarjuna

  9. 279UKPSC2007HistoryEnglish

    To which Buddhist School did Nagarjuna belong?

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    Correct option: C — Madhyamika

  10. 280MPPSC2004HistoryEnglish

    Buddhist centre of learning is

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    Correct option: A — Vikramshila

History practice — common questions

Page 28 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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