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Key Facts: BSEB Inter Pali Exam

~3h 15m

Typical BSEB Intermediate Pali theory exam duration

BSEB Intermediate 2026-style model paper logistics

100 marks

Typical Full Marks for non-practical Intermediate language theory papers

BSEB Intermediate model papers (language subjects)

~50 OMR

Often ~50 objective items attempted of a larger offered set toward half the theory marks

BSEB Intermediate 2026-style model paper Section A pattern

115-PALI

Illustrative Intermediate Pali model-paper / subject code family

biharboardonline.com Intermediate Model Paper 2026 list

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BSEB Intermediate Pali is a Class 12 public-exam language subject with a theory paper of about 3 hours 15 minutes and commonly 100 theory marks, mixing OMR objective items (often ~50 attempted of ~100 offered) with short and long answers. This free 2026 bank is an English MCQ study adaptation for Intermediate grammar, literature history, vocabulary, reading strategies, and cultural context — not an official format or medium simulation. Sources: biharboardonline.com Intermediate model papers (codes such as 115/215/315/511).

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1To which language family and branch does Pali belong?
A.Indo-European, Indo-Aryan branch (a Middle Indo-Aryan language)
B.Semitic, like Arabic
C.Dravidian
D.Sino-Tibetan
Explanation: Pali is a Middle Indo-Aryan (MIA) language of the Indo-European family, descended from Old Indo-Aryan (Vedic/Sanskrit) and closely related to the Prakrits. It is not Semitic, Dravidian, or Sino-Tibetan.
2Pali is best known as the canonical language of which tradition?
A.Theravāda Buddhism (the language of the Tipiṭaka)
B.Jainism
C.Zoroastrianism
D.Sikhism
Explanation: Pali is the canonical language of Theravāda Buddhism: the Pali Canon (Tipiṭaka) and its commentaries are preserved in Pali, recited and studied across Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.
3The Pali Canon is called the Tipiṭaka, which means:
A.Three Baskets (Vinaya, Sutta, Abhidhamma)
B.Four Vedas
C.Five Nikāyas
D.Eightfold Path
Explanation: Tipiṭaka ('three baskets') comprises the Vinaya Piṭaka (monastic discipline), the Sutta Piṭaka (discourses), and the Abhidhamma Piṭaka (higher doctrine). 'Piṭaka' means 'basket'.
4Which Piṭaka contains the rules of monastic discipline (the Vinaya)?
A.Vinaya Piṭaka
B.Sutta Piṭaka
C.Abhidhamma Piṭaka
D.Dhammapada
Explanation: The Vinaya Piṭaka lays down the rules (pātimokkha) for monks and nuns, organized into the Suttavibhaṅga and the Khandhakas (Mahāvagga and Cūḷavagga).
5The Sutta Piṭaka is divided into how many Nikāyas (collections)?
A.Five (Dīgha, Majjhima, Saṃyutta, Aṅguttara, Khuddaka)
B.Three
C.Seven
D.Twelve
Explanation: The Sutta Piṭaka has five Nikāyas: Dīgha (long discourses), Majjhima (middle-length), Saṃyutta (connected), Aṅguttara (gradual), and Khuddaka (minor).
6Which Nikāya contains the 'long discourses' (suttas of greater length)?
A.Dīgha Nikāya
B.Majjhima Nikāya
C.Aṅguttara Nikāya
D.Khuddaka Nikāya
Explanation: The Dīgha Nikāya ('long collection') contains 34 long suttas, such as the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta and the Brahmajāla Sutta. 'Dīgha' means 'long'.
7The Dhammapada is best described as:
A.A celebrated anthology of 423 verses attributed to the Buddha
B.A book of monastic rules
C.An astronomical treatise
D.A grammar of Sanskrit
Explanation: The Dhammapada ('words of the Dhamma') is a famous anthology of 423 verses in the Khuddaka Nikāya, offering ethical and spiritual teachings in concise verse, widely memorized by Buddhists.
8The Jātaka stories narrate:
A.The Buddha's past lives (as bodhisatta) before his final birth
B.The history of Sri Lanka
C.The rules of kingship
D.The creation of the world
Explanation: The Jātaka, within the Khuddaka Nikāya, contains stories of the Buddha's previous births as a bodhisatta (in human and animal forms), each illustrating a virtue. They are a major source of Pali narrative literature.
9The Abhidhamma Piṭaka consists of how many books?
A.Seven (e.g. Dhammasaṅgaṇī, Paṭṭhāna)
B.Five
C.Three
D.Twelve
Explanation: The Abhidhamma Piṭaka has seven books: Dhammasaṅgaṇī, Vibhaṅga, Dhātukathā, Puggalapaññatti, Kathāvatthu, Yamaka, and Paṭṭhāna. It presents a systematic, analytical philosophy of mind and matter.
10The Three Jewels (ti-ratana) of Buddhism are:
A.Buddha, Dhamma, Saṅgha
B.Vinaya, Sutta, Abhidhamma
C.Sīla, samādhi, paññā
D.Atthakathā, Ṭīkā, Ganthi
Explanation: The ti-ratana (Three Jewels) are the Buddha (the teacher), the Dhamma (the teaching), and the Saṅgha (the community of noble ones). Going for refuge to these three is the foundational act of Buddhist commitment.

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