Q. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Council?

Correct Answer

Kalasoka

More Questions on History

  • Q. With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated?
    A)Nalanda
    B)Taxila
    C)Vikramshila
    D)Vaishali
    Answer: Taxila
  • Q. When did Saladin captured Jerusalem?
    A)1187
    B)1118
    C)1193
    D)1203
    Answer: 1187
  • Q. When did John Cabot visit Cape Breton Island?
    A)1500
    B)1497
    C)1524
    D)1350
    Answer: 1497
  • Q. Prince Salim was the name of the future Emperor__________
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Karl Marx lived in exile and wrote from
    A)London
    B)Moscow
    C)Paris
    D)Stockholm
    Answer: London
  • Q. The President of the Congress Sessions of 1898 and 1902 was
    A)Tilak
    B)Hume
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)S. N. Banerjee
    Answer: S. N. Banerjee
  • Q. The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was a fight between Rajput and Mughal forces. Who led the Mughal forces?
    A)Jai Singh
    B)Man Singh
    C)Khurram
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Man Singh
  • Q. The correct chronological order in which they were built is: 1. Tughluqabad Fort 2. Lodi Garden 3. Qutub Minar 4. Fatehpur Sikri
    A)3, 1, 2, 4
    B)3, 1, 4, 2
    C)1, 3, 2, 4
    D)1, 3, 4, 2
    Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
  • Q. After which Tirthankar, Sambhavanath Tirthankar was born?
    A)Ajitnath
    B)Rishabnath
    C)Abhinandan
    D)Padyaprabhu
    Answer: Ajitnath
  • Q. On October 16, 1905, when the partition of Bengal was enforced, the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, to emphasise the unity of Bengal, suggested the programme of
    A)tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
    B)singing Bande Mataram
    C)composing of patriotic songs
    D)establishing national educational institutions
    Answer: tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
  • Q. Fakir-Sannyasi Resistance against the East India Company dominated in __________
    A)Kerala
    B)Gujarat
    C)Karnataka
    D)Bengal
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. According to Gandhi, ahimsa could not be construed to mean
    A)a positive state of law
    B)truth
    C)tolerance of the wrong and unjust
    D)doing good even to the evildoers
    Answer: tolerance of the wrong and unjust
  • Q. “Quwwat-ul-Islam” Mosque was built by
    A)Alauddin Khalji
    B)Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
    C)Iltutmish
    D)Mohammad Adilshah
    Answer: Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
  • Q. Rabindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthood because
    A)Of a sense of solidarity with the Indian royalty robbed of its power and honour
    B)He wanted to join the Congress
    C)Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
    D)He was given to occasional eccentric quirks
    Answer: Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
  • Q. Which of the following cannot be said to be a cardinal principle of the theosophical society?
    A)Aimed Hindu spiritual wisdom through western enlightenment
    B)It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
    C)It believed in the existence of unique connections between god and every being
    D)It believed in the possibility of reincarnation and karma
    Answer: It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
  • Q. The Act of __________ had introduced the system of separate electorates
    A)1893
    B)1874
    C)1909
    D)1926
    Answer: 1909
  • Q. In which of the following towns is “Moti Masjid” situated?
    A)Jaipur
    B)Agra
    C)Lahore
    D)Ahmedabad
    Answer: Agra
  • Q. The year of accession of Kanishka to throne was
    A)78 AD
    B)108 AD
    C)58 AD
    D)128AD
    Answer: 78 AD
  • Q. The reputed musician duo, Tansen and Baiju Bawra, flourished during the reign of
    A)Bahadur Shah Zafar
    B)Jahangir
    C)Akbar
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Vaishnavism
    D)Tantra
    Answer: Buddhism

Leave a Comment