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)Gandhi-Irwin Pact
    B)Third Round Table Conference
    C)Visit of Simon Commission
    D)Poona Pact
    Answer: Visit of Simon Commission
  • Q. The Gupta king who assumed the title of ‘Vikramaditya’ was
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Skandagupta
    C)Chandragupta-II
    D)Kumaragupta
    Answer: Chandragupta-II
  • Q. When was the first Ancient Greek Olympic Game begun
    A)552 BC
    B)776 BC
    C)800 BC
    D)235 BC
    Answer: 776 BC
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    B)A Mughal palace
    C)Capital of the khaljis
    D)A Buddist pilgrimage centre
    Answer: A Rajput fort
  • Q. Which of the following Sikh Guru compiled the Adi Granth?
    A)Guru Govind Singh
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Guru Arjan Dev
    D)Guru Har rai
    Answer: Guru Arjan Dev
  • Q. Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?
    A)No. X
    B)No. XIII
    C)No. XI
    D)No. XII
    Answer: No. XIII
  • Q. Which of the following is an intensely emotional form of Hinduism that flourished from the sixteenth century, mainly in Bengal and eastern Orissa?
    A)Krishna cult of Vallabhacharya
    B)Gaudiya Sampradaya
    C)Shiva cult of Vallabhacharya
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Gaudiya Sampradaya
  • Q. The two principal monuments of Alauddin Khalji reign – the Alai Darwaza and Jama Masjid at Khana – were constructed at
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    C)Fatehpur Sikri
    D)Gulbarga
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  • Q. Which Bhakti saint opposed cast distinctions and sympathetic towards lower caste in the 6th century AD?
    A)Chaitanya
    B)Gnanadev
    C)Namadeva
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    Answer: Ekanatha
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    B)Only II
    C)II and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
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    B)Arkhangelsk
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  • Q. To which professions earlier leaders who struggled for freedom of India mainly belonged?
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    B)Lawyers
    C)Journalists
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    A)16th
    B)15th
    C)17th
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  • Q. Annie Besant joined The Theosophical Society on 21 May __________
    A)1878
    B)1867
    C)1879
    D)1889
    Answer: 1889
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    A)Kalibangan
    B)Lothal
    C)Alamgirpur
    D)Harappa
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  • Q. What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for which he was sentenced to six years transportation in July 1908?
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    B)for being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism
    C)for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
    D)for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque commissioner in Poona.
    Answer: for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
  • Q. Who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in Magadha?
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    C)Kushanas
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  • Q. Which one of the following method of revenue assessment is related to the Vijayanagara Empire?
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  • Q. Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?
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