CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE SERMON AT BENARES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
While out hunting, what ALL did Prince Siddharta witness?a) A Monkb) Aged manc) Children playingd) Sick mane) Marriage processionf) A funeral procession
A
abcd
B
bdef
C
abdf
D
acde
E
adf
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -While out hunting, Gautama Buddha came across a sick man, an aged man, a funeral procession and a monk begging for alms. These are the kind of sufferings that Gautama Buddha witnessed.

Detailed explanation-2: -He saw four sights: a man bent with old age, a person afflicted with sickness, a corpse, and a wandering ascetic. It was the fourth sight, that of a wandering ascetic, that filled Siddhartha with a sense of urgency to find out what lay at the root of human suffering.

Detailed explanation-3: -A grouping of four events, the Birth, Enlightenment, First Sermon and Death was the most prominent, consisting of very important life-events.

Detailed explanation-4: -Siddhartha’s departure at 29 years old is also seen as historical.

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