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. Who said that the exploitative nature of British rule was ‘Bleeding India White’?
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Tilak
    C)Hume
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Who presided over the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 ?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Sarojani Naydu
    C)Subhash Chandra Bose
    D)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
    Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
  • Q. The Vedic economy was based on
    A)crafts and industries
    B)trade and commerce
    C)agriculture and cattle rearing
    D)all the above
    Answer: agriculture and cattle rearing
  • Q. In 1831 Bentinck signed a treaty with Ranjit Singh to protect the British territories from
    A)Pindari menace
    B)Russian menace
    C)Rohelas
    D)Attack by Burmese
    Answer: Russian menace
  • Q. The Atharva Veda does not discuss the ideal of
    A)Jnana
    B)Karma
    C)Upasana
    D)Moksha
    Answer: Moksha
  • Q. Which of the following are the reasons for which Wahabi / Walliullah movement was started?
    A)Encouraging to give up puradh system
    B)Spreading education among Muslim women
    C)Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
    D)Propagating Quran as the only source
    Answer: Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
  • Q. What was the name of the father of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
    A)Mallinath
    B)Jitshatru
    C)Parsavnath
    D)Neminath
    Answer: Jitshatru
  • Q. Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indian for the ICS from 21 year to
    A)19 years
    B)20 years
    C)18 years
    D)17 years
    Answer: 19 years
  • Q. Who among the following is known as the “Father of the Indian Renaissance”?
    A)Rabindra Nath Tagore
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Swami Dayanand Saraswati
    D)Swami Vivekanand
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • 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. In which year was the Indian Home Rule Society founded?
    A)1908
    B)1905
    C)1911
    D)1914
    Answer: 1905
  • Q. Which of the following statements is correct about Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru?
    A)Nehru was not in favour of socialism
    B)Nehru did not believe in the doctrine of non-violence
    C)Nehru had his higher education in India only
    D)Nehru stressed the importance of national planning
    Answer: Nehru stressed the importance of national planning
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Dharmasutras and the Smritis? I. Texts were considered as the rules and regulations for the general public and for the rulers. II. Dharmasutras and the Smritis can also be termed in the modern concept as the constitution and law books for the ancient Indian polity and society
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The words “Satyameva Jayate” in the State Emblem of India were taken from
    A)Sama Veda
    B)Upanishads
    C)Rig Veda
    D)Ramayana
    Answer: Upanishads
  • Q. The first economic thinker of India who showed through his writings that the basic cause of India’s poverty lay in the British exploitation and drain of wealth was
    A)Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
    B)Badruddin Tyabji
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)N.G. Chandavarkar
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. In which ot the following places was the Ryotwari settlement introduced by
    A)North-West Provinces and Punjab
    B)Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
    C)Madras and Bombay
    D)Bengal and Bihar
    Answer: Madras and Bombay
  • Q. Akbar had constructed several forts, which did not include the one of
    A)Agra
    B)Lahore
    C)Allahabad
    D)Red Fort
    Answer: Red Fort
  • Q. What was the main inspiration for establishing Theosophical Society?
    A)Women's education and their upliftment
    B)Tackling zamindars issue
    C)Propagate Indian thought and culture there by revival of ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
    D)Work for depressed classes
    Answer: Propagate Indian thought and culture there by revival of ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
  • Q. When did Greco-Persian Wars end?
    A)449 BC
    B)460 BC
    C)447 BC
    D)424 BC
    Answer: 449 BC
  • Q. In which of the following sects was Bindusara interested?
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Ajivakas
    D)Lokayata
    Answer: Ajivakas

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