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. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
    A)1925
    B)1919
    C)1927
    D)1930
    Answer: 1919
  • Q. Harappa is situated on the bank of the river
    A)Ravi
    B)Ganga
    C)Yamuna
    D)Sindhu
    Answer: Ravi
  • Q. Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as
    A)Siddhartha
    B)Gautam
    C)Rahul
    D)Suddhodhana
    Answer: Siddhartha
  • Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in :
    A)1913
    B)1905
    C)1919
    D)1925
    Answer: 1919
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding Ahmadiya Movement is/are correct? I. Founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed II. It described itself as standard bearer of Mohammedan Renaissance III. Based itself on the principles of Brahmo Samaj IV. Opposed jihad and worked for spreading western liberal education among Indian Muslims
    A)Only I and IV
    B)Only I and II
    C)Only I, II and IV
    D)All of the above are correct
    Answer: All of the above are correct
  • Q. Which Bhakti Saint did not believe in the qualified monism of Ramanuja and emphasised the doctrine of duality, based mainly upon the Bhagavata Purana?
    A)Ramananda
    B)Madhava
    C)Vallabhacharya
    D)Chaitnaya
    Answer: Madhava
  • Q. Who wrote Panchatantra?
    A)Vishnu Sharma
    B)Kalidas
    C)Chanakya
    D)Nagarjun
    Answer: Vishnu Sharma
  • Q. Who proclaimed: It is years since I left castes and religions. Yet some people think that I belong to their caste. That is not correct. I do not belong to any particular caste or religion
    A)T. K. Madhavan
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Rajaram Mohan Roy
    D)Sree Narayana Guru
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. Which one of the following sources states that Srinagar was built by Ashoka?
    A)Divyavadana
    B)Kalhana's Rajatarangini
    C)Tarantha's History of Tibet
    D)Mahavamsa
    Answer: Kalhana's Rajatarangini
  • Q. When did Greco-Persian Wars end?
    A)449 BC
    B)460 BC
    C)447 BC
    D)424 BC
    Answer: 449 BC
  • Q. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the
    A)Forward Block
    B)Communist Party of India
    C)Socialist-Swarajist Party
    D)Swarajya Party
    Answer: Swarajya Party
  • Q. The Buddha’s Eight Fold Path did not include
    A)Right Views
    B)Right Resolve
    C)Right Speech
    D)Right Table Manners
    Answer: Right Table Manners
  • Q. Narayana Guru was born on August 22, 1856, in the village of __________ near Thiruvananthapuram
    A)Karunagapally
    B)Chempazhanthi
    C)Kayamkulam
    D)Kannur
    Answer: Chempazhanthi
  • Q. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the __________ art?
    A)Maurya
    B)Early Mathura
    C)Gupta
    D)Gandhara
    Answer: Gupta
  • Q. Alexander and Porus fought a battle at
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Hydaspes
    C)Panipat
    D)Train
    Answer: Hydaspes
  • Q. The Non-Cooperation movement had been launched by Gandhi in the year
    A)1919
    B)1916
    C)1920
    D)1923
    Answer: 1920
  • Q. Prince Khurram was the name of the future Emperor__________
    A)Jahangir
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Babur
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. In which region did Birsa Munda operate against the British?
    A)Chhota Nagpur
    B)Punjab
    C)Tarai
    D)Manipur
    Answer: Chhota Nagpur
  • Q. I. This school eventually merged because of their closely related metaphysical theories (although Vaisheshika only accepted perception and inference as sources of valid knowledge). II. Mimamsa accept the logical and philosophical teachings of the other schools, they insist that salvation can only be attained by acting in accordance with the prescriptions of the Vedas. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Purva Mimamsa?
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: II only

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