History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Who propounded the ‘Eight-Fold Path’ for the end of misery of mankind?

A
Gautam Buddha
B
Mahavir
C
Adi Shankaracharya
D
Kabir

Correct Answer

Gautam Buddha

More Questions on History

  • Q. Till when did the Wars of the Roses last?
    A)1431
    B)1420
    C)1453
    D)1487
    Answer: 1487
  • Q. Which of the following is related to Etymology?
    A)Kalpa
    B)Shiksha
    C)Nirukta
    D)Vyakaran
    Answer: Nirukta
  • Q. Of the following who did not revolt against Aurangzeb?
    A)Satnamis
    B)Jats
    C)Prince Akbar
    D)Shayista Khan
    Answer: Shayista Khan
  • Q. The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar’s conquest of
    A)Malwa
    B)Awadh
    C)Gujarat
    D)Chittor
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Who said “Liberty consists in obedience to the general will”?
    A)Rousseau
    B)Hobbes
    C)Green
    D)Laski
    Answer: Rousseau
  • Q. Assertion (A): The Mughals, particularly Akbar, established a uniform pattern of administration in all provinces. Reason (R): Akbar is greatly indebted to Sher Shah Sur not only in local administration but also in provincial administration
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. The partition of Bengal had to be annulled in __________
    A)1911
    B)1907
    C)1928
    D)1929
    Answer: 1911
  • Q. Which scripture was called his ‘mother’ by Gandhiji?
    A)The New Testament
    B)Ramayana
    C)Bhagwat Gita
    D)The Holy Quran
    Answer: Bhagwat Gita
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Sena dynasty?
    A)Hemanta Sena
    B)Ballal Sena
    C)Lakshman Sena
    D)Vijay Sena
    Answer: Hemanta Sena
  • Q. During the first Carnatic War, the French Governor-General of Pondicherry was
    A)Captain Paradise
    B)La Bourdonnais
    C)Dupleix
    D)Count-de-Lally
    Answer: Dupleix
  • Q. The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between
    A)Gandhi and Ambedkar
    B)Nehru and Ambedkar
    C)Malaviya and Ambedkar
    D)Gandhi and Nehru
    Answer: Gandhi and Ambedkar
  • Q. The Bengal Regulation Act of 1829 dealt with which of the following issues primarily
    A)Female infanticide
    B)Abolition of sati
    C)Child marriages
    D)Dowry prohibition
    Answer: Abolition of sati
  • Q. Mausoleum (Dargah) of Salim Chishti is situated in?
    A)Fatehpur Sikri
    B)Humayun's Tomb
    C)Gwalior Fort
    D)Agra Fort
    Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
  • Q. Which war was formally ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth
    A)World War II
    B)World War I
    C)Russo-Japanese War
    D)China Japan War
    Answer: Russo-Japanese War
  • Q. Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo Mysore War?
    A)Lord Cornwallis
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Sir John Shore
    D)Warren Hastings
    Answer: Warren Hastings
  • Q. Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of
    A)Jodha Bai
    B)Ruqayya Sultan Begum
    C)Mumtaz Mahal
    D)Nur Jahan
    Answer: Mumtaz Mahal
  • Q. When did Congress pass the Sherman Antitrust Act?
    A)1911
    B)1890
    C)1900
    D)1872
    Answer: 1890
  • Q. Which of the following Congress leader rejected the ‘August Offer’ of 1940?
    A)Lord Linlithgow
    B)Lord Wavell
    C)Sir George Stanley
    D)Lord Willingdon
    Answer: Lord Linlithgow
  • Q. The first statue of the Guru was conceived by __________
    A)Tavaroli
    B)Moorkoth Kumaran
    C)Bodhananda Swamikal
    D)Gokahale
    Answer: Moorkoth Kumaran
  • Q. Napoleon got finally overthrown in the Battle of Waterloo in the year
    A)1813
    B)1814
    C)1815
    D)1816
    Answer: 1815

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