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The Sermon at Benares

2 Board English previous year questions on The Sermon at Benares — options free on every question; 1 include the answer & explanation free, the rest unlock with PYQ Pass.

Q1 FREE PREVIEW

Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow :

He wandered for seven years and finally sat down under a peepal tree, where he vowed to stay until enlightenment came. Enlightened after seven days, he renamed the tree, the Bodhi Tree (Tree of Wisdom) and began to teach and to share his new understandings.

Siddhartha Gautam wandered in search of enlightenment for ............ .

a

four years

b

seven years

c

five years

d

three years

✓ Correct answer: b)

seven years

Explanation

Option B

Seven Years

Q2

Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct option to answer the questions that follow :

He wandered for seven years and finally sat down under a peepal tree, where he vowed to stay until enlightenment came. Enlightened after seven days, he renamed the tree, the Bodhi Tree (Tree of Wisdom) and began to teach and to share his new understandings.

Siddhartha Gautam got enlightenment sitting under ............ .

a

a banyan tree

b

a mango tree

c

a peepal tree

d

an oak tree

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