SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 34

SSC CGL - 16 Aug 2021 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q34

The place of Gautama Buddha’s birth was a grove known as ______.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Lumbini.

  • Lord Buddha was born in 623 B.C., in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage.
  • The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre, where the archaeological remains associated with the birth of the Lord Buddha form a central feature.