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. The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on __________
    A)1495
    B)1398
    C)1496
    D)1498
    Answer: 1498
  • Q. The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of
    A)Foreign affairs
    B)Intelligence
    C)Army organisation
    D)Finance
    Answer: Army organisation
  • Q. Which of the following pairs of persons are correctly matched? I. Chandragupta-II : Fa-Hien II. Skandagupta: I-tsing III. Harsha: Hiuen Tsang
    A)I, II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and III
    D)II and III
    Answer: I and III
  • Q. When did Battle of Marathon take place?
    A)480 BC
    B)490 BC
    C)479 BC
    D)475 BC
    Answer: 490 BC
  • Q. Champaran Satyagraha was led by __________
    A)Pulinbehari Sarkar
    B)Amaresh Chakravarty
    C)Gandhi
    D)Patel
    Answer: Gandhi
  • Q. Zafarnama was letter written to a Mughal emperor by which of the following Sikh Gurus?
    A)Arjan Dev
    B)Hari Rai
    C)Tegh Bahadur
    D)Gobind Singh
    Answer: Gobind Singh
  • Q. Sivagiri pilgrimage was conceived by __________ and T. K. Kittan Writer. It was duly approved by Gurudevan on January, 1928
    A)T. K. Madhavan
    B)Vallabhasseri Govindan Vaidyar
    C)Rajaram Mohan Roy
    D)Govindan Vaidyar
    Answer: Vallabhasseri Govindan Vaidyar
  • Q. Which of the following is Parinirvana place of Mahavira?
    A)Sarnath
    B)Pava
    C)Vaishali
    D)Shravanabelagola
    Answer: Pava
  • Q. Babur was born in the year
    A)1583
    B)1483
    C)1693
    D)1783
    Answer: 1483
  • Q. The foreign traveller who visited Indian during the Mughal Period and who left us and expert description of the Peacock Throne, was
    A)Omrah' Danishmand khan
    B)Geronimo Verroneo
    C)Travernier
    D)Austinof Bordeaux
    Answer: Travernier
  • Q. Indian Dyarchy was started by :
    A)Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
    B)Indian Council Act, 1861
    C)Indian Council Act, 1992
    D)Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
    Answer: Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
  • Q. Jyotiba Phule, popularly known as Baba Phule, was a social reformer in Maharashtra. Which of the following is not true about him
    A)Phule through his book Ghulamagiri (1872) and his organization Satyashodhak Mandal, proclaimed the need to save the lower castes from the hypocritical Brahmans and their scriptures
    B)He was the first to raise his voice against Brahmans in Maharashtra in the 1870s
    C)His Satyashodhak Mandal contained both an elite based conservative trend and a genuine mass-based radicalism
    D)The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers
    Answer: The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers
  • Q. Swaathanthrya gadha’ – was written by the great poet __________
    A)O. N. V. Kurup
    B)Cherusseri
    C)G. Sankara kurup
    D)Kumaranaasan
    Answer: Kumaranaasan
  • Q. Which one of the following is not included in the ‘Eight Fold Path’ of Buddhism?
    A)Right Effort
    B)Right Speech
    C)Right Desire
    D)Right Conduct
    Answer: Right Desire
  • Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of
    A)Ram Krishna Mission
    B)Arya Samaj
    C)Brahmo Samaj
    D)Prathna Samaj
    Answer: Brahmo Samaj
  • Q. Which of the following was established first?
    A)University of Bombay
    B)Banaras Hindu University
    C)Aligarh Muslim University
    D)University of Allahabad
    Answer: University of Bombay
  • Q. Upon whom was the title ‘Punjab Kesari’ conferred?
    A)Sardar Baldev Singh
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)Ranjit Singh
    Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Q. Why did Mahatma Gandhi ultimately lend his support to the resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee agreeing to the partition of India in spite of his personal, lifelong outspoken disapproval of Pakistan?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru convinced him about the justification in favour of it
    B)There was no other go after he was presented with a fait accompli
    C)To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
    D)The problem at home were far too pressing to carp about a minor concession being conceded to the Muslim League
    Answer: To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
  • Q. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?
    A)Mridula Sarabhai
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Muthu Lakshmi
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Sarojini Naidu
  • Q. In which year did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement?
    A)1917
    B)1919
    C)1934
    D)1909
    Answer: 1917

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