MCQs of Class 10 English Chapter 10, The Sermon at Benaras

 

Q1- What was Gautama Buddha’s early name? A) Sidhha B) Sadhu C) Siddhartha D) Sidhanth

Q2- What moved him to seek out enlightenment? A) a sick man B) an aged man C) a monk begging D) all of the above

Q3- For how many years did he wander? A) 7 B) 8 C) 9 D) 6

Q4- Where did he vow to stay until his enlightenment came? A) his palace B) under peepal tree C) under banyan tree D) under a tree

Q5- What did he name the tree? A) Bodhi tree B) Buddha tree C) Gautama tree D) Siddhartha tree

Q6- Which seed did Buddha ask Kisa to bring? A) Pumpkin seeds B) Mustard seeds C) Sunflower seeds D) Seesame seeds

Q7- What was the condition imposed upon the source of the seeds? A) to be borrowed from a man B) to be borrowed from a woman C) to be borrowed from a child D) None of the above

Q8- How did Kisa feel at first on being unable to find such seeds? A) weary B) hopeless C) Motivated D) Both A and B

Q9- What did the flickering lights made her realise? A) she is being selfish B) death is common to all C) men are mortals D) all of the above

Q10- What did Buddha tell her about life? A) It is troubled B) It is brief C) combined with pain D) all of the above

Q11- Both young and adults, fools and wise fall into the power of _____ A) life B) death C) food D) all of the above

Q12- What is the meaning of lamentation? A) expression of sorrow B) expression of gratefulness C) expression of joy D) expression of laughter

Q13- What does Kisa search for from house to house in the first place? A) mustard seed B) a medicine to bring her son back to life C) pumpkin seeds D) None of the above

Q14- "Of those who, overcome by death, __________". A) depart from life B) become immortal C) become free D) become dead

Q15- "The wise do not _____, knowing the terms of the world" A) laugh B) smile C) grieve D) all of the above

Q16- How old was Siddhartha when he renounced the princely life? A) 22 B) 32 C) 35 D) 25

Q17- He got enlightenment after how many days? A) 10 B) 15 C) 7 D) 1

Q18- In which city did Buddha deliver his first sermon? A) Patna B) Benaras C) Lumbini D) Gaya

Q19- What did Kisa ask for to bring her son back to life? A) medicine C) money C) doctor D) prayers

Q20- How many more children did Kisa have? A) 5 B) 3 C) 4 D) None

Q21- Who is free from sorrow? A) who overcomes sorrow B) who does not see sorrow C) who remains happy D) who gives sorrow to others

Q22- How can one save his loved ones from death? A) by grief B) by crying C) by both D) none of these

Q23- Those who do not grieve are _____. A) arrogant B) proud C) happy D) wise

Q24- What quantity of Mustard seeds did Buddha ask for? A) a sackful B) a handful C) a pinch D) a cup

Q25- According to Buddha, what is an inscrutable kind of suffering? A) loss of a loved one B) beating C) hatred D) verbal abuse

 

 

ANSWER KEY

1	C	11	B	21	A
2	D	12	A	22	D
3	A	13	B	23	D
4	B	14	A	24	B
5	A	15	C	25	A
6	B	16	D	26
7	D	17	C	27
8	D	18	B	28
9	D	19	A	29
10	D	20	D	30