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

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    A)Mahabharata
    B)Mundakopanishad
    C)Rig Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. When was Government of India Act passed?
    A)1819
    B)1818
    C)1858
    D)1800
    Answer: 1858
  • 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. In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to wear only a loin cloth to propagate home spun cotton to signify
    A)the ruin of India's handloom textiles
    B)the poverty of the Indian people
    C)his identification with the Indian people
    D)his resolve to wear tailored clothes only when India became independent
    Answer: his identification with the Indian people
  • Q. Who ruled that pilgrims could wear yellow clothes – the colour of the garments Sri Buddha wore
    A)Govindan Vaidyar
    B)P. K. Kesavan
    C)P. K. Divakara Panicker
    D)Sree Narayana Guru
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. The demand for Swarajya or self- government within the British empire was made from the Congress platform by
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    C)Both Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)None of these
    Answer: Both Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding Poona Pact (1932)? I. It refers to an agreement between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India. II. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and B. R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yerwada prison to annul the Macdonald Award giving separate electorates to Dalits for electing members of state legislative assemblies in British India
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    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Who was the author of Gita Govinda?
    A)Kalhana
    B)Jayadeva
    C)Kalidasa
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    Answer: Jayadeva
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    A)Later vedic period
    B)Rigvedic period
    C)Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
    D)Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
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  • Q. Chanakya was known as__________
    A)R.C.Majumdar
    B)Sumit Sarkar
    C)Panikkar K.N
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    Answer: Panikkar K.N
  • Q. Which of the following buildings at Fatehpur Sikri is known as Ibadatkhana where Akbar used to hold religious discussions?
    A)Diwan-i-Khas
    B)Diwan-i-Aam
    C)Panch Mahal
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  • Q. Who said “Curzon’s partition of Bengal gave unwitting initiative to events of such magnitude which returned many years later to port with the cargo of freedom”?
    A)Dr. S.Gopal
    B)Syed Hasan Imam
    C)M.A. Ansari
    D)Bharat Kumar
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    A)February 20, 1947
    B)February 20, 1942
    C)March 20, 1947
    D)March 20, 1942
    Answer: February 20, 1947
  • Q. Satavahana dynasty originated from?
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    B)South of Arawali
    C)South of Satpura
    D)South of Satmola
    Answer: South of Vindhya
  • Q. Who defeated whom in the second Battle of Tarain (AD 1192)?
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    C)Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazni
    D)Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj
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  • Q. Who wrote ‘Nyaya Sutra’?
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    A)One-third
    B)One-half
    C)One-fourth
    D)One-fifth
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  • Q. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942?
    A)30th April, 1942
    B)7th August, 1942
    C)9th August, 1942
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