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. “In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.” To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?
    A)Santhal Movement
    B)Bang Bhang
    C)Kishan Andolan
    D)Revolt of 1857
    Answer: Revolt of 1857
  • 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. What is the first discourse that the Buddha had delivered at the Deer Park in Sarnath called?
    A)Mahamastabhisheka
    B)Mahaparinirvana
    C)Mahabhiniskraman
    D)Dharmachakrapravartan
    Answer: Dharmachakrapravartan
  • 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. I. The rebels lacked effective leadership. II. They did not get the support of the civilian people anywhere in the country. III. There was no central organisation to guide them. IV. Their military equipment was inferior to that of the English. Which of these statements is/are correct related the causes for the failure of the Great Revolt of 1857?
    A)I, II & III
    B)I, III & IV
    C)III & IV
    D)II, III & IV
    Answer: I, III & IV
  • Q. On account of severe British repression the Civil Disobedience movement was again suspended In July 1933 and people were asked to offer Satyagraha
    A)in groups
    B)individually
    C)locally
    D)against liquor shops
    Answer: individually
  • Q. The Sikh military sect ‘the Khalsa’ was introduced by
    A)Guru Har Krishan
    B)Guru Har Rai
    C)Guru Gobind Singh
    D)Guru Tegh Bahadur
    Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
  • Q. When was the second Anglo-Mysore War fought?
    A)1788-89
    B)1780-84
    C)1784-88
    D)1770-74
    Answer: 1780-84
  • Q. The main founder (s) of the Swaraj Party was/were
    A)Motilal Nehru
    B)CR Das
    C)Madan Mohan Malaviya
    D)Only A and B above
    Answer: Only A and B above
  • Q. During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against
    A)Golcunda
    B)Bijapur
    C)Marathas
    D)All the above
    Answer: Marathas
  • Q. Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?
    A)Ramanuja
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Sankaracharya
    D)Ramananda
    Answer: Ramananda
  • Q. To whom did Akbar gave the title Mian?
    A)Man Singh-I
    B)Raja Todar Mal
    C)Birbal
    D)Tansen
    Answer: Tansen
  • Q. When Narayana Guru attained the age of sixty, his birthday was observed throughout the west-coast from Mangalore to __________
    A)Sri Lanka
    B)Varkala
    C)Kottayam
    D)Calicut
    Answer: Sri Lanka
  • Q. Dholavira is situated at the bank of River
    A)Ravi
    B)Indus
    C)Luni
    D)Ghaggar
    Answer: Luni
  • Q. Who was the author of ‘Esoteric Christianity’?
    A)J. Krishnamurti
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Alauddin Khalji rigidly enforced ‘market control’ or economic regulations for
    A)the general welfare of the people
    B)building up a large and contented army with small salaries
    C)both (A) and (B) above
    D)curbing dishonest merchants and traders
    Answer: both (A) and (B) above
  • Q. The State, from among the following, which was not annexed by the ‘doctrine of lapse’ is
    A)Gwalior
    B)Baghat
    C)Sambalpur
    D)Satara
    Answer: Gwalior
  • Q. Which philosopher said about the Holy Roman Empire that “it is neither Holy nor Roman nor Empire”
    A)Montesquieu
    B)Voltaire
    C)Diderot
    D)Rousseau
    Answer: Voltaire
  • Q. Lytton held an Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877 to announce __________ as the Empress of India at a time when a large part of the country was in the grip of a severe famine
    A)Queen Victoria
    B)Queen Elizabeth
    C)Queen Anne
    D)Queen Marie
    Answer: Queen Victoria
  • Q. Who among the following was the counter part of Tipu Sultan during the Treaty of Seringapatnam?
    A)Robert Clive
    B)Warren Hastings
    C)Cornwallis
    D)Dalhousie
    Answer: Cornwallis

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