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. Which of the following was not a common social reform attempted by all the Hindu social reformers of the 19th century
    A)monogamy
    B)emancipation of women
    C)female education
    D)untouchability
    Answer: untouchability
  • Q. The English who twice served as President of the Indian National Congress was
    A)Sir William Wedderburn
    B)George Yule
    C)AO Hume
    D)Mrs Annie Besant
    Answer: Sir William Wedderburn
  • Q. The first strategically placed factory that the Britishers had fortified was at
    A)Bombay
    B)Surat
    C)Masulipatnam
    D)Madras
    Answer: Madras
  • Q. Ayurveda’ has its origin in
    A)Sama Veda
    B)Rig Veda
    C)Yajur Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. Which one of the following ruler was not contemporary to ‘Buddha’?
    A)Bimbisara
    B)Udayin
    C)Ajatshatru
    D)Mahapadma Nanda
    Answer: Mahapadma Nanda
  • Q. In 1942 who appealed the Britishers to leave India in God’s hands?
    A)Mohhamad Ali Jinnah
    B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    C)Sardar patel
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. The founder-president of Indian Independence League was
    A)Subhas Chandra Bose
    B)Rash Behari Bose
    C)MK Gandhi
    D)Motilal Nehru
    Answer: Rash Behari Bose
  • Q. In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to wear only a loin cloth to propagate home spun cotton to signify
    A)the ruin of India's handloom textiles
    B)the poverty of the Indian people
    C)his identification with the Indian people
    D)his resolve to wear tailored clothes only when India became independent
    Answer: his identification with the Indian people
  • Q. Which of the following pair of author & book is incorrectly matched?
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji: Poverty and the Un-British rule in India
    B)Rabindra Nath Tagore: Gora
    C)Dinabandhu Mitra: Nil Darpan
    D)R. C. Dutt: History of India
    Answer: R. C. Dutt: History of India
  • Q. When was the first Independence day unofficially celebrated before Independence?
    A)On 26th January 1931
    B)On 26th January 1929
    C)On 26th January 1935
    D)On 26th January 1930
    Answer: On 26th January 1930
  • Q. Who among the following controlled maximum trade in the western coastal region during 17th century?
    A)Dutch
    B)Portuguese
    C)The house of Jagat Seth
    D)Mulla Abdul Gaffar
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?
    A)Surdas
    B)Adi Shankaracharya
    C)Ramanuj
    D)Kapil
    Answer: Adi Shankaracharya
  • Q. The Objective of Non-alignment of India’s foreign policy means
    A)To judge every international issue on its own merit
    B)To stand in isolation from world affairs
    C)To interfere in the internal matters of a country
    D)Not to help any country
    Answer: To judge every international issue on its own merit
  • Q. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between
    A)The English and the French
    B)The Nizam of Hyderabad and the French
    C)The English and Hyder Ali
    D)The Nawab of Carnatic and the English
    Answer: The English and the French
  • Q. Who was King Vipulvahan?
    A)Brother of Sambhavnath
    B)Father of Sambhavnath
    C)Friend of Sambhavnath
    D)Teacher of Sambhavnath
    Answer: Father of Sambhavnath
  • Q. Nanu moved to his hermitage deep inside the hilly forests of__________, where he led an austere life immersed in meditative thought and yoga and subjected himself to extreme sustenance rituals
    A)Maruthwamala
    B)Silanka
    C)Karunagapally
    D)Kayamkulam
    Answer: Maruthwamala
  • Q. The Home Rule Movement was aimed at
    A)complete autonomy to India
    B)complete independence for India
    C)self-government for India within the British Commonwealth
    D)larger participation of Indians in India's administration
    Answer: self-government for India within the British Commonwealth
  • Q. Ghazni was a small principality in
    A)Turkey
    B)Mongolia
    C)Persia
    D)Afghanistan
    Answer: Afghanistan
  • Q. The Rig Veda consists of
    A)1028 hymns
    B)1000 hymns
    C)500 hymns
    D)2000 hymns
    Answer: 1028 hymns
  • Q. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
    A)a military State
    B)a loose federation
    C)a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
    D)a regency of the Peshwa
    Answer: a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)

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