The Sermon at Benares

The first paragraph briefly describes Buddha's ________

• character sketch

• biography

• inscription

• sermon

Choose the correct option to replace the underlined word in the line given below.

'....he at once went out into the world to seek enlightenment concerning sorrows he had witnessed.'

• inference

• intuition

• information

• insight

Choose the correct option that uses the word 'heretofore' correctly.

• The deadline of the project submission is extended heretofore 12 May .

• Heretofore, my mom was upset all day, but she didn't let it reflect it on her face.

• The new medicine had given me amazing results that were heretofore unexpected.

• I need to study for my exams, heretofore, I won't come to play in the evening.

Pick the correct order in which the following happened in the life of Buddha.

1. Saw the funeral procession

2. Met a who was ailing.

3. Saw a religious person asking for alms.

4. Came across someone who was very old and wise.

• 4-3-1-2

• 2-4-1-3

• 1-4-2-3

• 1-3-4-2

“Do not remind us of our deepest grief.”

The tone of the speaker(s) is ___________

• a) disillusioned.

• b) sceptical.

• c) ironic.

• d) solemn.

Chose the option that appropriately completes the following—

lamentation : grief :: _______ : _______

• (a) laughter : joke

• (b) discomfort : fear

• (c) celebration : joy

• (d) resignation: loss

The antonym of the word 'inscrutable' is ___________.

• inexplicable

• obscure

• unfathomable

• expressive

The Buddha uses the analogy of ______ to bring home the idea that human beings are in danger of death.

1. mustard seeds 2. an arrow. 3. on ox. 4. a tree. 5. an earthen vessel. 6. a ripe fruit

• only 3 and 6

• only 1 and 2

• only 3 and 6

• only 4 and 5