2005 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies

Question 65: International Relations and Current Affairs

Recently, to which of the following countries did India offer to build a Buddha Temple?

aChina
bMyanmar
cThailand
dVietnam

AnswerThe answer is (a).

India's offer to build a Buddhist temple was made to China, which received Buddhism from India about two thousand years ago; an Indian-style temple was later built in the White Horse Temple complex at Luoyang. Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have old Buddhist traditions and temples of their own.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Correct: India offered to build a Buddha temple in China.
  • (b) Myanmar is not the country in question.
  • (c) Thailand is not the country in question.
  • (d) Vietnam is not the country in question.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2005, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.