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03 / 2001 |
Preliminary Stage |
Year 2001 |
THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA, THE DHAMMA, THE SANGHA | |
Time : 1 hour. | |
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1. | There are 50 questions in this paper. |
2. | Answer all the questions. |
3. | Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet provided. |
4. | Give only 1 answer to each question. |
5. | If you wish to change the answer, erase completely the answer you do not want and then darken your new choice correctly. |
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DO NOT TURN OVER THE PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. | |
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1. | The Buddha's name was _____ . | 2. | Prince Siddhattha Gotama was born in the ______ . |
A. | Kapilavatthu | A. | Lumbini Park |
B. | Moggallana | B. | Tusita Heaven |
C. | Siddhatta Gotama | C. | Rajagaha |
D. | King Suddhodana | D. | Anupiya mango Grove |
3. | The young Brahmin who raised only one finger and said Prince Siddhattha will surely become a Buddha was | 4. | Who brought up the Prince Siddhattha after the death of his mother? |
A. | Asita | A. | Sundari Nanda |
B. | Bhaddiya | B. | Sujata |
C. | Sariputta | C. | King Bimbisara |
D. | Kondanna | D. | Maha Pajapati Gotama |
5. | King Suddhodana saluted the Prince for the second time during the | 6. | Prince Siddhattha was not happy when he was informed that a son was born unto him because he regarded his son as a |
A. | New Year Day | A. | trouble maker |
B. | Ploughing Festival | B. | fetter |
C. | Name Giving Ceremony | C. | burden |
D. | Wedding Ceremony | D. | harrow |
7. | What was the name of Prince Siddhattha's son? | 8. | Who did not join the Prince in the search for the Truth? |
A. | Alara Kalama | A. | Assajie |
B. | Channa | B. | Bhaddiya |
C. | Ananda | C. | Mahanama |
D. | Rahula | D. | Yasodhara |
9. | Prince Siddhattha left his home life and became the Boddhisatta. What is the meaning of Bodhisatta? | 10. | Ghatikara Maha Brahma gave _____ to the Bodhisatta. |
A. | member of the royal family | A. | the food |
B. | very important person | B. | the robes |
C. | wisdom-being | C. | wisdom-being |
D. | wanderer | D. | the horses |
11. | What is the meaning of Attha Parikkhara? | 12. | The Bodhisatta struggled to gain Buddhahood for _____ long years. |
A. | Eight Truths | A. | five |
B. | Eight Precepts | B. | six |
C. | Eight requisites of a monk | C. | seven |
D. | Eightfold Path | D. | ten |
13. | Which of the following word means 'End of suffering'? | 14. | Who came to tempt the Ascetic Gotama during his struggle for Enlightenment? |
A. | Kamma | A. | Devadatta |
B. | Nibbana | B. | Nattaputta |
C. | Metta | C. | Sanjaya |
D. | Samadhi | D. | Mara |
15. | What is the Pali term for 'Middle Path'? | 16. | What was the first discourse given by the Buddha? |
A. | Dhammacakka | A. | Metta Sutta |
B. | Metta Sutta | B. | Dhammacakka Pavattana Sutta |
C. | Samma Sambuddha | C. | Mangala Sutta |
D. | Majjhima Patipada | D. | Anattalakkhana Sutta |
17. | The First Noble Truth is _________ | 18. | The Boddhisatta gained his enlightenment at __________ |
A. | Suffering | A. | Lumbini Park |
B. | The cause of suffering | B. | Buddha Gaya |
C. | The end of suffering | C. | Kusinara |
D. | The path leading to the end of suffering | D. | Isipatana |
19. | _________ will be the name of the next Buddha. | 20. | ________ invited the Buddha to preach the Dhamma. |
A. | Mahinda | A. | Brahma Sahampati |
B. | Mahadevi | B. | Assaji |
C. | Sakya Muni | C. | Kondanna |
D. | Metteyya | D. | Tapassau and Bhallika |
21. | Which of the following person was a robber and later become a monk? | 22. | Moggallana was chief among the disciples of the Buddha for ________ |
A. | Ananda | A. | wisdom |
B. | Angulimala | B. | meditation |
C. | Sariputta | C. | psychic powers |
D. | Mahakassapa | D. | ascetics practices |
23. | 'Dutiyampi' means __________ | 24. | Musavada veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami' is the precept to abstain from ______ . |
A. | For the first time | A. | killing |
B. | For the second time | B. | stealing |
C. | For the third time | C. | lying |
D. | For the last time | D. | sexual misconduct |
25. | 'Samma sambuddha' means ________ | 26. | The Buddha fasted for _______ days after His Enlightenment. |
A. | end of suffering | A. | 7 |
B. | homage to the Triple Gems | B. | 40 |
C. | meditation | C. | 49 |
D. | Awakened One | D. | 100 |
27. | The first of the Eightfold Path is _______ . | 28. | The last stage of sainthood is known as _______ . |
A. | Right View | A. | Anagami |
B. | Right Speech | B. | Arahant |
C. | Right Livelihood | C. | Sakadagami |
D. | Right Concentration | D. | Sotapanna |
29. | 'Sangha' means ________ | 30. | Which of the following do not reborn? |
A. | The community of monks | A. | monk |
B. | The community of Arahant | B. | Arahant |
C. | Lay female Buddhists | C. | Upasaka |
D. | Lay male Buddhists | D. | Upasika |
31. | The Buddha passed away at _______ | 32. | 'Sanditthiko, akaliko, ehipassiko' is found in _______ . |
A. | Buddha Gaya | A. | Metta Sutta |
B. | Rajagaha | B. | Mangala Sutta |
C. | Kusinara | C. | Dhamma Vandana |
D. | Benares | D. | Sangha Vandana |
33. | What is the meaning of Bhavana? | 34. | By genorosity, one will give up _______ |
A. | Ignorance | A. | hatred |
B. | Precepts | B. | selfishness |
C. | Morality | C. | ignorance |
D. | Meditation | D. | everything |
35. | The Pali word for precept is ______ | 36. | What are the roots of evil? |
A. | sikkhapada | A. | lobha, dosa and moha |
B. | gacchami | B. | dana, sila and bhavana |
C. | panatipata | C. | kamma, papa and punna |
D. | sampadetha | D. | killing, stealing and lying |
37. | Who was the Buddha's chief Dayaka (male supporter) ? | 38. | What is the cause of sorrow? |
A. | Uppalavanna | A. | kamma |
B. | Anathapindika | B. | killing |
C. | Satthissara | C. | craving |
D. | King Bimbisara | D. | anger |
39. | Buddhists worship Bodhi Tree because it represents | 40. | 'Dasa Akusala Kamma' means |
A. | purity | A. | Ten precepts |
B. | morality | B. | Ten perfections |
C. | genorosity | C. | Ten meritorious actions |
D. | Enlightenment | D. | Ten demeritorious actions |
41. | 'Pancasila' is | 42. | The First Council was held to recite the _______ of the Buddha. |
A. | 5 precepts | A. | four Nakiyas |
B. | 8 precepts | B. | Tipitaka |
C. | 10 precepts | C. | Abhidhamma |
D. | 227 precepts | D. | Dhamma and Vinaya |
43. | The ascetic Sanjaya was the worldly teacher of ______ | 44. | The chief attendant of the Buddha was |
A. | Angulimala | A. | Ananda |
B. | Sariputta and Moggallana | B. | Cunda |
C. | Ananda | C. | Rahula |
D. | Maha Kassapa | D. | Sariputta |
45. | _________ was the first lady ordained as a nun by the Buddha. | 46. | The Tipitaka was written in _______ about 80 B.C. |
A. | Mahapajapati Gotami | A. | India |
B. | Yasodhara | B. | Ceylon |
C. | Mallika | C. | China |
D. | Uppalavanna | D. | Japan |
47. | The teaching of the Buddha is ______ | 48. | The whole teaching of the Buddha is known as _______ |
A. | Dhamma | A. | Tipitaka |
B. | Kamma | B. | Vinaya |
C. | Sila | C. | Sutta |
D. | Dana | D. | Abhidhamma |
49. | The fifth precept of The Five Precepts is to abstain from | 50. | Who was chosen to recite the Vinaya at the First Council ? |
A. | killing | A. | Ananda |
B. | stealing | B. | Maha Kassapa |
C. | lying | C. | Upali |
D. | drinking liquor | D. | Rahula |
Suggested Answers (MBE Preliminary 2001)
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. D 9. C 10. B |
11. C 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. A |
21. B 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. A 30. B |
31. C 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. D |
41. A 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. A 46. B 47. A 48. A 49. D 50. C |