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Olympiad (Class 7) History — practice by topic

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The founder of Buddhism, also known as Gautama, was named:Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha belonged to a small gana and by birth he was a:Read the answer and worked solution →The Buddha meditated under a peepal tree and gained enlightenment at:Read the answer and worked solution →After his enlightenment, the Buddha gave his very first teaching at:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The founder of Buddhism, also known as Gautama, was named:

  1. Siddhartha
  2. Shankaracha
  3. Satyakamaji
  4. Sudarshanji
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Correct answer: A. Siddhartha

1. The founder had more than one name. 2. One of them is used in his birth story. 3. That name is Siddhartha. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Class VI, Chapter 6, New Questions and Ideas._

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The Buddha belonged to a small gana and by birth he was a:

  1. Goldsmith
  2. Kshatriya
  3. Carpenter
  4. Merchants
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Correct answer: B. Kshatriya

1. He came from the Sakya gana. 2. His varna is named in the account. 3. He was a kshatriya. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Class VI, Chapter 6, New Questions and Ideas._

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The Buddha meditated under a peepal tree and gained enlightenment at:

  1. Bodh Gaya
  2. Kapilvastu
  3. Kusinaraja
  4. Rajagrihas
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Correct answer: A. Bodh Gaya

1. He meditated for days in one place in Bihar. 2. That place is named for the event. 3. It is Bodh Gaya. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Class VI, Chapter 6, New Questions and Ideas._

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