Imp Question For All Chapters – Balbharati English Class 6
The Story of Gautama’s Quest
Short Questions
1. Who was Gautama Buddha born as?
Answer : Prince Siddharth.
2. Where was Siddharth born?
Answer : Lumbini.
3. What day was Siddharth born on?
Answer : Vaishakh Purnima.
4. Who was Siddharth’s father?
Answer : Raja Shuddhodana.
5. What happened to Siddharth’s mother?
Answer : She died.
6. Who did Siddharth marry?
Answer : Princess Yashodhara.
7. What did Siddharth see at 29?
Answer : Four signs.
8. What tree did Buddha sit under?
Answer : Bodhi Tree.
9. Who gave Buddha milk and rice?
Answer : Sujata.
10. What causes sorrow according to Buddha?
Answer : Desire.
Long Questions
1. What did the king do to keep Siddharth from leaving the world?
Answer : The king gave Siddharth three palaces, luxury, and comfort so he wouldn’t become a renunciate. He wanted him to stay a prince.
2. What were the ‘four signs’ Siddharth saw?
Answer : Siddharth saw an old man, a sick man, a dead man, and a monk. These showed him the suffering and impermanence of life.
3. What was the message in Buddha’s vision?
Answer : The vision said not to stretch or slacken the sitar string too much, meaning Buddha should follow the middle path, not extremes.
4. How did Sujata help Gautama?
Answer : Sujata gave Gautama a bowl of milk and rice when he was weak. This food gave him strength after days of starvation.
5. What did Gautama learn about sorrow?
Answer : Gautama learned that sorrow comes from desires. He said giving up desires and living rightly is the way to end sorrow.
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