Q100. Who laid the foundation of the Sanchi Stupa?
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A. Ashoka
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta II
D. Harsha
Answer: A. Ashoka
Explanation: Emperor Ashoka established the original brick stupa at Sanchi in the third century BCE. Later dynasties enlarged it and added stone railings and toranas.
Q99. Bharhut, famous for an early Buddhist stupa and narrative reliefs, is in:
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A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Rajasthan
D. Assam
Answer: A. Madhya Pradesh
Explanation: Bharhut in Satna district, Madhya Pradesh, yielded important early Buddhist railing sculptures and inscriptions dating chiefly to the Shunga period.
Q98. The Barabar rock-cut caves are located in:
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A. Bihar
B. Sikkim
C. Punjab
D. Goa
Answer: A. Bihar
Explanation: The Mauryan-period Barabar caves lie in Bihar. Although several were donated to Ajivikas, they are crucial to the broader history of Indian rock-cut architecture.
Q97. Sannati, where important Buddhist archaeological remains have been excavated, is located in:
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A. Karnataka
B. Punjab
C. Odisha
D. Rajasthan
Answer: A. Karnataka
Explanation: Sannati in Karnataka contains significant Buddhist remains, including stupa material, sculptural fragments and inscriptions that illuminate Buddhism’s spread in the Deccan.
Q96. The Mahabodhi Temple is situated in which state?
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A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Chhattisgarh
Answer: A. Bihar
Explanation: The Mahabodhi Temple complex stands at Bodh Gaya in Bihar and commemorates the place where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
Q95. The UNESCO-listed Mahabodhi Temple Complex is located at:
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A. Bodh Gaya
B. Kushinagar
C. Vaishali
D. Rajgir
Answer: A. Bodh Gaya
Explanation: Bodh Gaya is one of Buddhism’s four supreme pilgrimage destinations, specifically associated with Buddha’s attainment of enlightenment or Bodhi.
Q94. The 6.1-metre reclining Buddha associated with Mahaparinirvana is found at:
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A. Kushinagar
B. Sanchi
C. Amaravati
D. Nalanda
Answer: A. Kushinagar
Explanation: Kushinagar’s Mahaparinirvana Temple contains a famous reclining Buddha image representing the enlightened teacher at the time of his final passing.
Q93. Which Buddhist text presents a philosophical conversation between King Menander and Nagasena?
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A. Milindapanha
B. Mahavamsa
C. Lalitavistara
D. Buddhacharita
Answer: A. Milindapanha
Explanation: Milindapanha, Questions of Milinda, records dialogues in which Nagasena explains Buddhist doctrines to Indo-Greek ruler Menander through questions, analogies and philosophical reasoning.
Q92. Who is traditionally said to have converted King Menander to Buddhism?
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A. Nagasena
B. Buddhaghosa
C. Ashvaghosha
D. Vasubandhu
Answer: A. Nagasena
Explanation: Buddhist tradition portrays Nagasena as Menander’s philosophical teacher. Their celebrated dialogue survives in Milindapanha and deals with selfhood, karma, rebirth and Nirvana.
Q91. Which Chinese Buddhist traveller visited India during Chandragupta II’s reign?
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A. Fa-Hien
B. Xuanzang
C. I-Tsing
D. Song Yun
Answer: A. Fa-Hien
Explanation: Fa-Hien travelled through India around 399–414 CE seeking Buddhist texts and visiting sacred sites during the reign of Gupta emperor Chandragupta II.
