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:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
(A) Bodh Gaya — this matches (III) Lord Buddha attained enlightenment. Bodh Gaya is where the Buddha attained enlightenment.
(B) Kusinagara — this matches (IV) Lord Buddha attained nibbana. Kusinagara is where he attained nibbana.
(C) Sarnath — this matches (II) Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon. Sarnath is where he gave his first sermon.
(D) Lumbini — this matches (I) Lord Buddha was born. Lumbini is where he was born; about 200 years later Asoka erected a pillar there to mark his visit. Gradually each of these four places came to be regarded as sacred.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| – | – | – | 27-05 S1* 09-06 S1 12-06 S2* | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “7. Stupas … 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.…” |