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. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
    A)Shudraka : Mrichchhakatika
    B)Kalidasa : Kumarasambhava
    C)Varahamihira : Brihat-samhita
    D)Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
    Answer: Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
  • Q. The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in
    A)Aruvanad
    B)Palamoli
    C)Pattinappalai
    D)Padirrupattu
    Answer: Pattinappalai
  • Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
    A)Buddhist order or organisation
    B)Buddhist monastery
    C)A kind of tomb where the relics of Buddha and other Buddhist monks are kept
    D)A Buddhist assembly hall or temple
    Answer: A kind of tomb where the relics of Buddha and other Buddhist monks are kept
  • Q. Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
    A)Columbus
    B)Magellan
    C)Bartholomew Dias
    D)Vasco da Gama
    Answer: Bartholomew Dias
  • Q. Who is called the “Greatest Investigator of Antiquity”?
    A)Darwin
    B)Aristotle
    C)Cuvier
    D)Socrates
    Answer: Darwin
  • Q. The Times of India’ which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1988, was first published in 1838 as
    A)Bombay Times
    B)Bombay Chronicle
    C)Indian Times
    D)National Times
    Answer: Bombay Times
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission :
    A)In 1897
    B)In 1892
    C)In 1937
    D)In 1939
    Answer: In 1897
  • Q. Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?
    A)Veda Vyasa
    B)Valmiki
    C)Vishnu Sharma
    D)Tulsidas
    Answer: Vishnu Sharma
  • Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? According to Pitt’s India Act the Board of Control would consist of
    A)Secretary of State for India
    B)The Chancellor of the Exchequer
    C)Four Privy Councillors
    D)The Governor-General
    Answer: The Governor-General
  • Q. On what ground did the second split in the congress take place in 1918?
    A)Montague Chelmsford Declaration
    B)Charter act of India
    C)Morley Minto Reforms
    D)None of these
    Answer: Montague Chelmsford Declaration
  • Q. Which of the following place where the first meeting/session of the Indian National Congress was held?
    A)Bombay
    B)Calcutta
    C)Madras
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
    A)He died in Indian in 1833
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born in a well-to-do family in Bengal, probably in 1772
    C)He was given the title of Raja by the Mughal Emperor
    D)He started the newspaper named "Sambad Kaumudi"
    Answer: He died in Indian in 1833
  • Q. Who established the ‘Sharda Sadan’, a school for Indian Widows in colonial India?
    A)Sarojini Naidu
    B)Mahadev Govind Ranade
    C)Dayanand Saraswati
    D)Pandita Ramabai
    Answer: Pandita Ramabai
  • Q. Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Atharvaveda
    Answer: Rigveda
  • Q. Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jiziya on Brahmans?
    A)Firoz Tughlaq
    B)Alauddin Khalji
    C)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    D)Balban
    Answer: Firoz Tughlaq
  • Q. Identify the Buddhist Literature from the following
    A)Upanishads
    B)Tripitakas
    C)Angas
    D)Aranyakas
    Answer: Tripitakas
  • Q. Akbar’s mausoleum is situated at
    A)Sikandra
    B)Sasaram
    C)Agra
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Sikandra
  • Q. After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders of the revolt worked was
    A)to form a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II
    B)to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire
    C)elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
    D)each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region
    Answer: elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
  • Q. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?
    A)Ibrahim Lodi
    B)Babur
    C)Sher Shah Suri
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. In the Rigvedic period, after the king the next most important functionary of the state was the
    A)Revenue collector
    B)Senani
    C)Magician-doctor
    D)Purohita
    Answer: Purohita

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