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

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    A)Patel
    B)Gandhi
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Gokhale
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. Which king started the organization of Kumbh fair at Allahabad?
    A)Dhruvasena Ii
    B)Harshavardhana
    C)Narshimhvarman
    D)Akabar
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. Whom did Mahatma Gandhi consider his political guru?
    A)Purushottam Das Tandon
    B)Shri Bharat Kumar
    C)Sir William Wedderburn
    D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. Who founded the city of Singapore?
    A)Herman Willem Daendels
    B)Francis Light
    C)Lee Kuan Yew
    D)Stamford Raffles
    Answer: Stamford Raffles
  • Q. The Diwani Adalat was presided over by
    A)Governor
    B)Collector
    C)Resident
    D)Nawabs
    Answer: Collector
  • Q. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Who started the English weekly ‘New India’?
    A)Bipin Chandra Pal
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai
    C)Dada Bhai Naoroji
    D)Madan Mohan Malviya
    Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
  • Q. Who was the Emperor of Russia during Russian Revolution
    A)Nicholas II
    B)Alexander III
    C)Nicholas I
    D)Alexander II
    Answer: Nicholas II
  • Q. How many gandhara were in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
    A)85
    B)80
    C)90
    D)95
    Answer: 95
  • Q. Which of these battles proved decisive in the Anglo French rivalry in India?
    A)Battle of Plassey
    B)Battle of Wandiwash
    C)Battle of Mysore
    D)Battle of Seringapatnam
    Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
  • Q. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of
    A)Stone
    B)Burnt bricks
    C)Wood
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Burnt bricks
  • Q. The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is
    A)Samaveda
    B)Atharvaveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Rigveda
    Answer: Yajurveda
  • Q. Who was the author of the book Kitab-i-Yamini?
    A)Abu Nasr Utbi
    B)Abul Fazl
    C)Amir Khusro
    D)Firdausi
    Answer: Abu Nasr Utbi
  • Q. Mahabhasya was written by
    A)Manu
    B)Gargi
    C)Bana
    D)Patanjali
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
    A)Trajan
    B)Cartius
    C)Nero
    D)Brutus
    Answer: Trajan
  • Q. Why was the Khilafat Movement started?
    A)To protest against the injustice done to Arabia
    B)To protest against the injustice done to Egypt
    C)To protest against the injustice done to Persia
    D)To protest against the injustice done to Turkey
    Answer: To protest against the injustice done to Turkey
  • Q. Which of the following leader was associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party?
    A)Subhas Chandra Bose
    B)P. C. Joshi
    C)Acharya Narendra Dev
    D)Ram Manohar Lohia
    Answer: Acharya Narendra Dev
  • Q. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?
    A)To gain possession of the wealth of India
    B)To destroy idolatry
    C)To spread Islam into India
    D)To establish a Muslim State in India
    Answer: To gain possession of the wealth of India
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    A)Abul Fazl
    B)Faizi
    C)Badayuni
    D)Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi
    Answer: Faizi
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    C)Right Speech
    D)Right Table Manners
    Answer: Right Table Manners

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