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APSC CCE 2023 · Question 23 of 163

Consider the following pairs: Places : Events in the life of Buddha (i) Lumbini : Birth (ii) Sarnath : Dharmachakra pravartana (iii) Kushinagar : The Enlightenment (iv) Benaras : The Miracles Select the correctly matched pairs using the codes given below.

Indian History (Ancient)

  1. A(i) and (iv) only
  2. B(i) and (ii) onlyCorrect
  3. C(i) and (iii) only
  4. D(i), (ii) and (iii) only

Answer: B. (i) and (ii) only

Explanation

Lumbini (birth) and Sarnath (first sermon/Dharmachakra pravartana) are correct; Enlightenment was at Bodh Gaya (not Kushinagar, which is Mahaparinirvana) and the Miracles are associated with Shravasti, not Benaras.

Source: APSC CCE Prelims 2023 GS Paper-I, official Series-A key

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