Who was the special guest at 3rd International Dhamma Dharma Conference held in Indore in 2015 ?
- (a)Mr. Ranil Wickremsinghe, Sri Lanka
- (b)Mr. Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Bhutan
- (c)Mr. K. P. Sharma Oli, Nepal
- (d)Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar
Correct — B, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji of Bhutan, then Bhutan's Foreign Minister. He was the special guest at the 3rd International Dharma-Dhamma Conference held at Indore on 24 October 2015 (the paper writes it 'Dhamma Dharma'; the series' formal name is the Dharma-Dhamma Conference), organised by the India Foundation together with the Madhya Pradesh government and Sanchi University. He spoke on religion as a means for the welfare of mankind and praised India as the birthplace of major faiths.
- (a)Mr. Ranil Wickremsinghe, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan leader (the paper spells 'Wickremsinghe'; correctly Wickremesinghe) — a plausible South-Asian name, but he was not the special guest at this Indore conference.
- (c)Mr. K. P. Sharma Oli, Nepal — A Nepalese leader; he was not the special guest at the 3rd Dharma-Dhamma Conference.
- (d)Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar — A Myanmar leader; she did not attend this Indore conference as special guest.
The Dharma-Dhamma Conference is an international dialogue on shared Hindu ('Dharma') and Buddhist ('Dhamma') thought, convened by the India Foundation with partners. Several editions have been hosted in Madhya Pradesh, linking to the state's deep Buddhist heritage and to Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies.
This is MP-flavoured current affairs — MPPSC favours events physically hosted in the state and the dignitaries who attended them. Lock the pairing: 3rd edition = Indore (2015) = Bhutan's Foreign Minister, Lyonpo Damcho Dorji.
- 3rd International Dharma-Dhamma Conference: held at Indore in October 2015
- Special guest: Lyonpo Damcho Dorji, Foreign Minister of Bhutan
- Organised by the India Foundation with the MP government and Sanchi University
- Theme: dialogue between Hindu and Buddhist philosophical traditions; later editions have been hosted at Bhopal
- Confusing which foreign dignitary attended a given edition or city
- Mixing up the Dharma-Dhamma Conference with other India–Buddhist summits
MPPSC asks 'which dignitary attended / who was chief or special guest at event X held in MP' — recall of state-hosted events.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies is located in which state?
- (a)Uttar Pradesh
- (b)Madhya Pradesh
- (c)Bihar
- (d)Maharashtra
Answer(b) Madhya Pradesh — at Sanchi, near the famous Buddhist stupa.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Dharma-Dhamma Conference series primarily promotes dialogue between which two traditions?
- (a)Islam and Christianity
- (b)Hindu (Dharma) and Buddhist (Dhamma)
- (c)Sikh and Jain
- (d)Zoroastrian and Bahai
Answer(b) Hindu (Dharma) and Buddhist (Dhamma) thought.