Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings

Question:

Match List - I with List - II:

List – I

List – II

 (A) Bodh Gaya

 (I) Lord Buddha was born

 (B) Kusinagara  

 (II) Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon  

 (C) Sarnath

 (III) Lord Buddha attained enlightenment

 (D) Lumbini

 (IV) Lord Buddha attained nibbana

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

The correct match is:

List – I

List – II

 (A) Bodh Gaya

 (III) Lord Buddha attained enlightenment

 (B) Kusinagara  

 (IV) Lord Buddha attained Nibbana

 (C) Sarnath

 (II) Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon

 (D) Lumbini

 (I) Lord Buddha was born

Explanation:

Buddhist literature mentions several chaityas. It also describes places associated with the Buddha’s life – where he was born (Lumbini), where he attained enlightenment (Bodh Gaya), where he gave his first sermon (Sarnath) and where he attained nibbana (Kusinagara). Gradually, each of these places came to be regarded as sacred.