The Sermon at Benares – Objective Questions Class 10 English | Merit Yard

[कक्षा 10th - अचूक बैच - The Sermon at Benares - MERIT YARD]

Question 1 / 40What was Gautama Buddha's original name?

A) Gautama

B) Siddhartha

B) Siddhartha

C) Mahavira

D) Ashoka

Question 2 / 40At what age was Siddhartha sent away for schooling?

A) 10

B) 16

C) 12

D) 25

Question 3 / 40At what age did Siddhartha return to marry a princess?

A) 20

B) 12

C) 16

D) 18

Question 4 / 40How many years did Siddhartha live as a prince?

A) 5 years

B) 20 years

C) 10 years

D) 2 years

Question 5 / 40What did Siddhartha see while hunting that changed his life?

A) A wedding

B) A sick man, an aged man, a funeral procession, and a monk

C) A tiger

D) A happy child

Question 6 / 40At what age did Siddhartha renounce the world?

A) 30

B) 25

B) 25

C) 35

D) 29

Question 7 / 40How many years did Siddhartha wander in search of enlightenment?

A) 5 years

B) 7 years

C) 10 years

D) 12 years

Question 8 / 40Under which tree did he sit to attain enlightenment?

A) Mango tree

B) Banyan tree

C) Peepal tree (Bodhi Tree)

D) Neem tree

Question 9 / 40What does the name 'Buddha' mean?

A) The King

B) The Holy Man

C) The Awakened or Enlightened One

D) The Monk

Question 10 / 40Where did Buddha preach his first sermon?

A) Lumbini

B) Gaya

C) Benares (Varanasi)

D) Sarnath

Question 11 / 40Who was Kisa Gotami?

A) A princess

B) Buddha's wife

C) A woman whose son had died

D) A nun

Question 12 / 40What was Kisa Gotami asking her neighbors for?

A) Money

B) Food

C) Medicine for her son

D) Clothes

Question 13 / 40What did people think of Kisa Gotami initially?

A) She was wise

B) She was poor

C) She had lost her senses

D) She was brave

Question 14 / 40To whom did the man suggest Kisa Gotami go?

A) A doctor

B) The King

C) The Sakyamuni (Buddha)

D) A priest

Question 15 / 40What did Buddha ask Kisa Gotami to bring?

A) A lotus flower

B) Holy water

C) A handful of mustard seeds

D) Gold

Question 16 / 40What was the condition for the mustard seeds?

A) They must be yellow

B) They must be fresh

C) They must come from a house where no one has lost a loved one

D) They must be organic

Question 17 / 40Did Kisa Gotami find such a house?

A) Yes, one

B) No

C) Yes, many

D) She didn't check

Question 18 / 40What did Kisa Gotami realize while watching the city lights?

A) It was getting dark

B) Human lives flicker up and extinguish like lights

C) The city is beautiful

D) She was hungry

Question 19 / 40"The life of mortals in this world is..."

A) Happy and long

B) Easy

C) Troubled, brief, and combined with pain

D) Eternal

Question 20 / 40Mortals are compared to ________ that are in danger of falling.

A) Old trees

B) Ripe fruits

C) Weak houses

D) Birds

Question 21 / 40Just as earthen vessels end in being broken, so is the life of ______.

A) Plants

B) Animals

C) Mortals

D) Stones

Question 22 / 40According to Buddha, death is common to ________.

A) Only the poor

B) Only the old

C) All (Rich or poor, wise or foolish)

D) Only the sick

Question 23 / 40Can a father save his son from death?

A) Yes, if he is rich

B) No

C) Maybe

D) Only doctors can

Question 24 / 40Death leads mortals like an _____ to the slaughter.

A) Elephant

B) Horse

C) Ox

D) Sheep

Question 25 / 40"He who has drawn out the arrow of ________ will obtain peace."

A) Love

B) Lamentation, complaint, and grief

C) Anger

D) Hatred

Question 26 / 40What effect does grieving have on the body?

A) It makes you strong

B) The body suffers and becomes pale

C) It heals you

D) Nothing

Question 27 / 40"Valley of Desolation" means:

A) A happy place

B) An area filled with deep sorrow

C) A mountain

D) A river

Question 28 / 40What does 'Kinsmen' mean?

A) Friends

B) Enemies

C) Relatives

D) Kings

Question 29 / 40How long did Buddha meditate before getting enlightenment?

A) 10 days

B) 7 days

C) 1 month

D) 1 year

Question 30 / 40The world is afflicted with ________.

A) Joy

B) Death and Decay

C) Money

D) Love

Question 31 / 40Why was Benares chosen for the sermon?

A) It was his home

B) It is the most holy dipping place on the Ganges

C) It was nearby

D) He liked the city

Question 32 / 40What is the central theme of the chapter?

A) How to become rich

B) Death is inevitable; acceptance brings peace

C) How to make medicine

D) Life of a prince

Question 33 / 40"Alms" refers to:

A) Weapons

B) Charity / Begging for food or money

C) Prayers

D) Clothes

Question 34 / 40Who is free from sorrow?

A) The rich

B) He who overcomes all sorrow

C) The poor

D) The young

Question 35 / 40What did Kisa Gotami think she was being?

A) Smart

B) Selfish in her grief

C) Helpful

D) Angry

Question 36 / 40The Bodhi Tree was originally a _______ tree.

A) Banyan

B) Peepal

C) Fig

D) Neem

Question 37 / 40"Weeping and grieving" will bring:

A) Peace

B) No peace of mind

C) Happiness

D) The dead back

Question 38 / 40Who cannot be saved by their relations?

A) Animals

B) Kinsmen (Relatives)

C) Gods

D) None

Question 39 / 40What was the specific family member Kisa Gotami lost?

A) Husband

B) Only son

C) Father

D) Brother

Question 40 / 40The wise do not grieve because they know:

A) It's useless

B) The terms of the world (Death is inevitable)

C) People will laugh

D) They don't care