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)Azad Hind Fauz
    B)Congress Socialist Party
    C)Congress Liberal party
    D)Forward Block
    Answer: Forward Block
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    A)Hungarians
    B)Arabs
    C)Hunas
    D)Turks
    Answer: Hunas
  • Q. The English established their first factory in Bengal in 1651 at __________
    A)Kassimbazar
    B)Hugli
    C)Patna
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Hugli
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    A)1813
    B)1793
    C)1833
    D)Pitt's India Act
    Answer: 1833
  • Q. Who constructed Humayun’s tomb in Delhi?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Haji Begum
    D)Humayun
    Answer: Haji Begum
  • Q. The partition of Bengal was occurred in __________
    A)1805
    B)1804
    C)1904
    D)1905
    Answer: 1905
  • Q. The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
    A)Swami Dayananda
    B)Swami Vivekananda
    C)Raja Rammohan Roy
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Swami Dayananda
  • 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
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    C)Rajaram Mohan Roy
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    A)Direct Action Day
    B)Deliverance Day
    C)Victory Day
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    Answer: Deliverance Day
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    A)1948
    B)1937
    C)1950
    D)1955
    Answer: 1955
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    A)Surdas
    B)Tulsidas
    C)Tukaram
    D)Ramanuja
    Answer: Surdas
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    A)Thucydides
    B)Homer
    C)Herodotus
    D)Archimedes
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  • Q. Who started the Sharda Sadan in Bombay?
    A)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
    B)Ramabai Saraswati
    C)Lord Edwin Montague
    D)Dorothy Jinarajadasa
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  • Q. The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom must be appointed by __________
    A)The Government of India
    B)Secretary of State for India
    C)Parliament of England
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    A)Bega Begum
    B)Humayun
    C)Babur
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    B)Plato, Machiavelli and Herbet Spencer
    C)Kant, Fichte, Hegel and Rosenberg
    D)Karl Marx, Engels and Lenin
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    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Minto
    D)None of these
    Answer: Lord Dufferin
  • Q. The island of Bombay had been given to the British Prince Charles II as dowry by the
    A)Portuguese
    B)Dutch
    C)Danish
    D)French
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    A)864
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    C)917
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