History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Ashoka’s prime claim to greatness lay in

A
The promotion of people's welfare by him
B
His extensive conquests
C
His marathon army
D
His exclusive patronage of Buddhism

Correct Answer

The promotion of people's welfare by him

More Questions on History

  • Q. Krishna Deva Raya was a contemporary of
    A)Humayun
    B)Shershah
    C)Babur
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to
    A)restoration of territories to Turkey captured by Britain in the First World War
    B)provision of separate electorate for the Muslims in the Act of 1919
    C)restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
    D)lifting of martial law in Punjab
    Answer: restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
  • Q. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with
    A)Cavour
    B)Mazzini
    C)Garibaldi
    D)Bismarck
    Answer: Bismarck
  • Q. Vivekananda felt that the Parliament would provide the right forum to present his Master’s message to the world, and so he decided to go to America. Another reason which prompted Swamiji to go to America was to seek financial help for his project of uplifting the masses. Swamiji, however, wanted to have an inner certitude and divine call regarding his mission. Both of these he got while he sat in deep meditation on the rock-island at __________
    A)America
    B)Mumbai
    C)Kanyakumari
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Kanyakumari
  • Q. Who wrote famous thesis entitled ‘South India in 1857: war of Independence’:
    A)K M Pannikar
    B)J K Hikki
    C)M G Ranade
    D)V.D. Savarkar
    Answer: V.D. Savarkar
  • Q. Harihara Raya I who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belonged to which dynasty?
    A)Saluva Dynasty
    B)Sangama Dynasty
    C)Tuluva Dynasty
    D)Aravidu Dynasty
    Answer: Sangama Dynasty
  • Q. Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in
    A)1929
    B)1930
    C)1936
    D)1933
    Answer: 1933
  • Q. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life
    A)Chand Bardai
    B)Vir Siroja
    C)Meerja Umed
    D)Nur Fateh
    Answer: Chand Bardai
  • Q. Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?
    A)Grihastha- Brahmacharya- Vanaprashta- Sanyasa
    B)Brahmacharya- Grihashta- Vanaprastha- Sanyasa
    C)Brahmacharya- Vanprastha- Sanyasa- Grihastha
    D)Grihastha- Sanyasa- Vanaprastha- Brahmacharya
    Answer: Brahmacharya- Grihashta- Vanaprastha- Sanyasa
  • Q. The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by Howard Carter and George Herbert in the year
    A)1922
    B)1920
    C)1998
    D)1930
    Answer: 1922
  • Q. When did the Germans establish colonies in New Guinea?
    A)1898
    B)1884
    C)1899
    D)1900
    Answer: 1884
  • Q. The Biography of Humayun was written by
    A)Jodha
    B)Nur Jahan
    C)Anarkali
    D)Gulbadan Begum
    Answer: Gulbadan Begum
  • Q. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
    A)Maitreyi
    B)Kalhana
    C)Kalidasa
    D)Panini
    Answer: Panini
  • Q. The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was
    A)Rishabha
    B)Parsvanatha
    C)Mahavira
    D)Manisubruta
    Answer: Mahavira
  • Q. The Buddha
    A)was non-committal on the theory of Karma
    B)rejected the theory of Karma
    C)believed in the theory of Karma
    D)suggested an alternative to the theory of Karma
    Answer: believed in the theory of Karma
  • Q. The Law of Twelve Tables was concerned with which civilization
    A)Greece
    B)Egypt
    C)Rome
    D)China
    Answer: Rome
  • Q. Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
    A)Bihar
    B)Assam
    C)Madras
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Potato was introduced to Europe by
    A)Germans
    B)Portuguese
    C)Spanish
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Spanish
  • Q. __________ was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among unskilled labourers
    A)H. P. Blavatsky
    B)Annie Besant
    C)W. T. Stead
    D)H. S. Olcott
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Under the Mughals, in urban area the judicial powers were exercised by
    A)Faujdar
    B)Kazis
    C)Kotwal
    D)Wazir
    Answer: Kotwal

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