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. 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. The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees __________ annually for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge
    A)Two lakhs
    B)One lakh
    C)£10000
    D)£5000
    Answer: One lakh
  • Q. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
    A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
    B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
    C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
    D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
    Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
  • Q. The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Irwin
    C)Lord Curzon
    D)Lord Linlithgow
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. Which dynasty of China began the construction of the Great Wall
    A)Qin Dynasty
    B)Ming Dynasty
    C)Shun Dynasty
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Qin Dynasty
  • Q. The Ganapati festival was started in __________
    A)1793
    B)1792
    C)1893
    D)1904
    Answer: 1893
  • Q. At midnight on December 31, 1929 who unfurled the tricolor flag on Indian Independence on the banks of the Ravi at Lahore?
    A)Subhas Bose
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Motilal Nehru
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. When was Anglo-Russian Entente signed?
    A)1907
    B)1906
    C)1910
    D)1911
    Answer: 1907
  • Q. In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast of 21 days
    A)to launch a campaign against untouchability
    B)to appeal to the Hindus to throw open the temples and public wells to the Harijans
    C)for his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans
    D)For all the above
    Answer: for his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans
  • Q. Who among the following built the largest number of irrigation canals in the Sultanate period?
    A)Ghiyasuddin Balban
    B)Nasiruddin Mahmud
    C)Ibrahim Lodi
    D)Firuz Shah Tughlaq
    Answer: Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  • Q. The Sikh gurus who compiled the Guru Granth Sahib was
    A)Har Rai
    B)Nanak
    C)Arjan
    D)Bahadur
    Answer: Arjan
  • Q. Chandra Shekhar Azad was __________ of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army
    A)Secretary
    B)President
    C)Commander-in-Chief
    D)Field Marshal
    Answer: Commander-in-Chief
  • Q. Select the correct chronological sequence of the following events? I. Appointment of the Simon Commission. II. Formation of the first Labour Government in Britain. III. Submission of the Nehru report. IV. Inauguration of the First Round Table Conference
    A)I, III, IV & II
    B)II, I, III & IV
    C)I, II, IV & III
    D)II, IV, I & III
    Answer: II, I, III & IV
  • Q. What was the major cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857?
    A)Question of promotion and pay
    B)The Religious Cause
    C)Political Cause
    D)None of these
    Answer: Question of promotion and pay
  • Q. In which year was Burma separated from India?
    A)1902
    B)1863
    C)1937
    D)1947
    Answer: 1937
  • Q. When did the Space Age bring the first human spaceflight?
    A)1970
    B)1961
    C)1975
    D)1980
    Answer: 1961
  • Q. Who among the following occupied the supreme position in the Later Vedic pantheon?
    A)Prajapati
    B)Indra
    C)Agni
    D)Varuna
    Answer: Prajapati
  • Q. Who constructed Humayun’s tomb in Delhi?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Haji Begum
    D)Humayun
    Answer: Haji Begum
  • Q. Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Cornwallis
    C)William Bentinck
    D)Lord Curzon
    Answer: Lord Cornwallis
  • 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

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