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. Akbar was enthroned in a garden at
    A)Ajmer
    B)Kalanaur
    C)Gaur
    D)Kabul
    Answer: Kalanaur
  • Q. The llbert Bill controversy during the period of Lord Ripon exposed the racial bitterness of the British and united the Indians
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lytton
    C)Queen Elizabeth
    D)Queen Anne
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. When were Jewish communities expelled from England?
    A)1306
    B)1290
    C)1492
    D)1453
    Answer: 1290
  • Q. Akbar defeated Hemu in which of the following battle?
    A)Second Battle of Panipat
    B)Battle of Haldighati
    C)Battle of Talikota
    D)Third Battle of Panipat
    Answer: Second Battle of Panipat
  • Q. Kasturba Gandhi died in detention (in 1944) at
    A)Ahmedabad Prison
    B)Yeravada Jail
    C)Aga Khan Palace
    D)Ahmednagar Fort
    Answer: Aga Khan Palace
  • Q. Which of the following writers did not have a profound influence on the thinking of Mahatma Gandhi?
    A)Thoreau
    B)Tolstoy
    C)Ruskin
    D)Marx
    Answer: Marx
  • Q. Dholavira is situated at the bank of River
    A)Ravi
    B)Indus
    C)Luni
    D)Ghaggar
    Answer: Luni
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after
    A)refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
    B)signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
    C)being permitted by the Congress
    D)receiving assurance that independence was fast coming
    Answer: signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
  • Q. Which of the following statement is correct definition of Nirguna?
    A)It is the concept of a formless Guru
    B)It is the concept of a formless God
    C)It is the concept of spirituality
    D)None of the above
    Answer: It is the concept of a formless God
  • Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokmanya during
    A)the Lucknow pact of 1916
    B)his trial in 1907-08
    C)the Home Rule Movement
    D)the Congress Session in 1917
    Answer: the Home Rule Movement
  • Q. Which of the following British official associated with the local self-government?
    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Mayo
    C)Lord Northbrook
    D)Lord Ripon
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. Prince of Piligrims’ was the name attributed to
    A)Hiuen-tsang
    B)Fa-Hien
    C)I-tsing
    D)Megasthenes
    Answer: Hiuen-tsang
  • Q. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?
    A)Vasumitra
    B)Parsva
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Sudraka
    Answer: Vasumitra
  • Q. When did the Cripps Mission, which had practically repeated the August Offer 1940 visit India?
    A)1942
    B)1941
    C)1943
    D)1944
    Answer: 1942
  • Q. The two names which were associates with the publication of the paper ‘Yugantar’ are:
    A)Bhupendranath Dutta and Arbindo Ghosh
    B)Barindra kumar Ghose and Arbindo Ghosh
    C)Barindra kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta
    D)Arbindo Ghosh and V.D. Sawarkar
    Answer: Barindra kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta
  • Q. When did the British established colonies in New Zealand?
    A)1840
    B)1814
    C)1872
    D)1830
    Answer: 1840
  • Q. The National College in Calcutta had been established on :
    A)July 14, 1906
    B)September 14, 1906
    C)March 14, 1906
    D)August 14, 1906
    Answer: August 14, 1906
  • Q. The building of the famous Kailasa temple at Ellora was executed under the Rashtrakuta king
    A)Govinda-III
    B)Amoghavarsha-I
    C)Indra-III
    D)Krishna-I
    Answer: Krishna-I
  • Q. Name the river on the banks of which the city of Vijayanagar is located?
    A)Krishna
    B)Kaveri
    C)Wainganga
    D)Tungabhadra
    Answer: Tungabhadra
  • Q. In 1932, Poona Pact was signed between:
    A)Gandhiji and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    B)Gandhiji and Jawahar Lal Nehru
    C)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Jawahar Lal Nehru
    D)Gandhiji and Md. Ali Jinnah
    Answer: Gandhiji and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

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