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. When was the Bill of Rights sanctioned?
    A)1776
    B)1775
    C)1783
    D)1791
    Answer: 1791
  • Q. Who of the following became a member of the “Din-i-Ilahi”?
    A)Raja Birbal
    B)Todarmal
    C)Raja Man Singh
    D)Tansen
    Answer: Raja Birbal
  • Q. Which country first invented Gunpowder in around 270 AD
    A)India
    B)China
    C)Korea
    D)England
    Answer: China
  • Q. Who was the US President during World War II
    A)Joseph Stalin
    B)Winston Churchill
    C)Franklin D Roosevelt
    D)Harry S Truman
    Answer: Franklin D Roosevelt
  • Q. The origins of Indian music could be traced to
    A)Yajurvedic Samhita
    B)Rigvedic Samhita
    C)Samavedic Samhita
    D)Atharvavedic Samhita
    Answer: Samavedic Samhita
  • Q. Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India?
    A)Lord Auckland
    B)Lord Dalhousie
    C)Lord Canning
    D)Lord William Bentinck
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Atharvaveda
    Answer: Samaveda
  • Q. Who is called the “Lokhitwadi”?
    A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    B)Dayanand saraswati
    C)Mahadev Govend Ranade
    D)Mul Sankara
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. The last Nanda ruler of Magadha who was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya was
    A)Dhanananda
    B)Mahapadmananda
    C)Navananda
    D)Not known
    Answer: Dhanananda
  • Q. Which is the script of Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Kharshthi
    B)Tamil
    C)Unknown
    D)Brahmi
    Answer: Unknown
  • Q. Who led the armed raid on the government armoury at Chittagong in 1930?
    A)Bhagat Singh
    B)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    C)Surya Sen
    D)Sukhdev
    Answer: Surya Sen
  • Q. Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in
    A)1575 A.D.
    B)1565 A.D.
    C)1585 A.D.
    D)1570 A.D.
    Answer: 1565 A.D.
  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct about Aryankas? I. It is a treatise of forest which explain the rituals while dwelling into the philosophical discussions of the Brahmanas. II. They record the transitions between ritualistic symbolism of Brahmanas and philosophical aspects of Upanishads
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials known as?
    A)Mansabdar
    B)Faujdar
    C)Kotwal
    D)Amin
    Answer: Faujdar
  • Q. The correct descending order of the Mauryan officers, at the district level, was
    A)Yukta, rajuka, pradeshika
    B)Rajuka, pradeshika, yukta
    C)Pradeshika, yukta, rajuka
    D)Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta
    Answer: Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta
  • Q. The idea of starting a Home Rule League in 1915 was first propounded by
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)B G Tilak
    C)Annie Besant
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Muslim League was established in December
    A)1905
    B)1906
    C)1925
    D)1926
    Answer: 1906
  • Q. Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress?
    A)William Wedderburn
    B)George Yule
    C)A. O. Hume
    D)Henry Cotton
    Answer: George Yule
  • Q. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by
    A)Qanungo
    B)Kotwal
    C)Amin
    D)Krori
    Answer: Qanungo
  • Q. When Humayun was in exile Koh-i-noor Diamond was with
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    B)The Raja Bikramajid
    C)Sultan of Bijapur
    D)Sher Shah
    Answer: Shah Tahmasp of Persia

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