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. One Caste One Religion, One God for Man is the teaching of __________
    A)Chattambi Swamikal
    B)Rajaram Mohan Roy
    C)C. Kesavan
    D)Sree Narayana Guru
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. Which one of the following method of revenue assessment is related to the Vijayanagara Empire?
    A)Ryotwari
    B)Chauth
    C)Rae Rekho
    D)Sardeshmukhi
    Answer: Sardeshmukhi
  • Q. Which Bhakti Saints venerated in Sikhism, as well as Hindu warrior-ascetic traditions such as the Dadupanthis and the Niranjani Sampraday that emerged in north India during the Islamic rule?
    A)Eknath
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Namdeva
    Answer: Namdeva
  • Q. Assertion (A): The announcement of the Simon Commission aroused widespread Indian resentment. Reason (R): The British Government in defiance of the opinion of all parties in India had deliberately decided to appoint an all British Commission
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is 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 is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Who among the following leader presided the historic 1916 Lucknow Session of the Congress?
    A)Madan Mohan Malviya
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Ambika Charan Majumdar
    D)Subhas Chandra Bose
    Answer: Ambika Charan Majumdar
  • Q. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Gandhi?
    A)Ramakrishna Mission
    B)Sevagram Ashram
    C)Phoenix Ashram
    D)Sabarmati Ashram
    Answer: Ramakrishna Mission
  • Q. Who was the author of United States Declaration of Independence
    A)George Washington
    B)Thomas Jefferson
    C)Abraham Lincoln
    D)Benjamin Franklin
    Answer: Thomas Jefferson
  • Q. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his sense of Justice and dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (as described in the Buddhist work Milinda Panho) was
    A)Menander
    B)Demetrius
    C)Eukratises
    D)Heliocles
    Answer: Menander
  • Q. With which conspriracy case Aurobindo Ghosh’s name is conected?
    A)Lahore Conspiracy Case
    B)Kakori Conspiracy Case
    C)Meerut Conspiracy Case
    D)Alipore Conspiracy Case
    Answer: Alipore Conspiracy Case
  • Q. When were Jews expelled from Spain?
    A)1453
    B)1376
    C)1492
    D)1327
    Answer: 1492
  • Q. The portion of the actual produce fixed as state’s share under the Zabti System of Mughals was __________
    A)One-third
    B)One-half
    C)One-fourth
    D)One-fifth
    Answer: One-third
  • Q. Purna Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress in the Congress session held at Lahore under the Presidentship of
    A)CR Das
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    D)Gokhale
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. The Bloodless Revolution of 1688 was started in which country
    A)Italy
    B)England
    C)Portugal
    D)France
    Answer: England
  • Q. Subhash Chandra Bose became the Supreme Commander of Indian National Army in :
    A)1935
    B)1932
    C)1943
    D)1945
    Answer: 1943
  • Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? As per the Act of 1935, the Federal Court would have jurisdiction to decide disputes between
    A)The Federating Units and the Federal Government
    B)The Federating Units
    C)The Federal Government and a Federating Units
    D)The Secretary of State and the Viceroy's Council
    Answer: The Secretary of State and the Viceroy's Council
  • Q. Who is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt
    A)Ibrahim Pasha
    B)Muhammad Ali
    C)Abbas I
    D)Sa'id Pasha
    Answer: Muhammad Ali
  • Q. When the Simon Commission visited India the Viceroy was
    A)Lord Irwin
    B)Lloyd George
    C)Lord Reading
    D)Lord Ripon
    Answer: Lord Irwin
  • Q. The language from which the term ‘India’ is derived is
    A)Greek
    B)English
    C)Persian
    D)Arabic
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak hailed form
    A)Kashmir
    B)Bengal
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. Assertion (A): The Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar in 1602. Reason (R): He wanted to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat
    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

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