MBE Preliminary Paper 2020
Time: 1 hour
There are 50 questions in this paper, answer all the questions.  Full Score is 50 points.
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Q1. The birthplace of Prince Siddhartha was____.
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Q2. A queen named _____ gave birth to Prince Siddhattha Gotama.
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Q3. The Bodhisatta became a Buddha when he was _____ years old.
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4. The Bodhisatta struggled ____ years to attain Buddhahood.
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5. Why did Asita cry after seeing the infant Prince Siddhattha?
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6. Rahula was the only son of Prince Siddhattha Gotama. His mother was ________________.
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7. The youngest Brahmin was the one who ________ of Prince Siddhattha on his name giving day.
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8. Who first knew that the Prince Siddhattha Gotama would become a Buddha in the future?
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9. After Prince Siddhattha saw the four strange sights, he started thinking of ______________.
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10. Which of the following is not the item of the Eight Requisites (Attha Parikkhara)?
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11. Prince Siddhattha left his newborn son and his family because__________________.
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12. After Prince Siddhattha ordained himself, _____ offered robes to Prince Siddhattha?
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13. ________ were among the five monks that attended Bodhisatta during his search for Truth.
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14. What is the meaning of “Siddhattha”?
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15. The Bodhisatta _____ to search for the Truth.
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16. A lady named ______ offered the Bodhisatta some milk rice when he was seated under a banyan tree.
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17. What happened during the Bodhisatta’s second watch before He gained Enlightenment?
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18. Why was the Bodhisatta not satisfied with his teachers’ systems?
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19. King Bimbisara requested ______ after the Bodhisatta refused to accept his kingdom.
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20. Mara is the _____ who approached the Bodhisatta when he was almost on the verge of death.
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21. The five monks were disappointed with the Bodhisatta and leaving him alone because the Bodhisatta gave up __________________.
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22. The Bodhisatta adopted the Majjhima Patipada and gave up the ____________ in order to attain Buddhahood.
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23. The Evil One’s army consisted of ______.
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24. The Awakened One in Pali is ______.
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25. The Bodhisatta gave up fasting and ate some food because _____________.
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26. A person is disappointed because he did not get what he wishes for. Which of the Four Noble Truth apply to that man’s disappointment?
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27. Which of the following is not included in the Four Noble Truths?
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28. The Pali word for the Three Refuges is ____.
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29. We recite Namo Buddhaya before taking the Three Refuges as a mark of ________.
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30. Panca Sila refers to __________.
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31. By observing the ___________, a person becomes very careful and his senses become very clear.
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32. What is the good of giving up killing?
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33. When one observes the precept of giving up lying, one _____________.
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34. A contented person would not _______.
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35. The ways leading to end of suffering include _________.
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36. Which of the following is the item of the Eight Requisites (Attha Parikkhara)?
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37. The Pali term for morality or virtuous conduct is ______.
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38. Musavada Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadiyami” means I undertake to observe the precept to abstain from the following except _________.
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39. The meaning of “Dutiyampi” is _________.
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40. The Pali terms referring to lay Buddhist (male and female) are _______________.
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41. “Adinnadana Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadiyami” is the ____ precept.
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42. The First Noble Truth is _________.
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43. One can become a Buddhist __________.
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44. The Bodhisatta gained his Enlightenment at ____________.
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45. The three kinds of merits are _____.
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46. We seek refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha to end all _____.
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47. When one is offering ______ to theBuddha, one is reflecting on impermanence.
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48. The best way to respect the Buddha is
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49. The meaning of Sadhu is _________.
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50. Which of the following is the teaching of all the Buddhas?
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