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 inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan, a Marathi weekly, was published on November 12, 1832 started by a publisher reformer named
    A)Vishnu Shastri
    B)Jagannath Shankar
    C)Bal Shastri
    D)Krishna Shastri
    Answer: Bal Shastri
  • Q. Which of these battles proved decisive in the Anglo French rivalry in India?
    A)Battle of Plassey
    B)Battle of Wandiwash
    C)Battle of Mysore
    D)Battle of Seringapatnam
    Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
  • Q. Who wrote the book ‘Oliver Twist’
    A)Mark Twain
    B)William Shakespeare
    C)Charles Dickens
    D)Christopher Marlowe
    Answer: Charles Dickens
  • Q. Theosophical movement though not very successful helped in contributing to developments in society. Which of the following are those developments? I. Women upliftment and recognized their importance II. Provided self respect needed to fight British colonial rule III. Did not provide any contribution as they realized that they were giving false sense of pride
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Only III
    D)All the above
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. The people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro culture belonged to the
    A)Copper Age
    B)New Stone Age
    C)Iron Age
    D)Chalcolithic Age
    Answer: Chalcolithic Age
  • Q. When did Henry Tudor seize the crown?
    A)1431
    B)1420
    C)1453
    D)1485
    Answer: 1485
  • Q. Tripitakas are sacred books of
    A)Hindus
    B)Buddhists
    C)Jains
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Buddhists
  • Q. What was the single most significant contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to Indian History?
    A)As the Home Minister of free India he brought about the integration of 600-odd Indian States with the Indian Republic
    B)He was responsible for the acceptance of the Mountbatten Plan by the Congress
    C)He was the leading light of Mahatma Gandhi's NonCooperation and Civil Disobedience Movements
    D)As President of the Indian National Congress he engineered the passing of the Quit India Resolution
    Answer: As the Home Minister of free India he brought about the integration of 600-odd Indian States with the Indian Republic
  • Q. The language from which the term ‘India’ is derived is
    A)Greek
    B)English
    C)Persian
    D)Arabic
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. Which empire lasted the longest among the following?
    A)The Pratiharas
    B)The Palas
    C)The Rashtrakutas
    D)The Senas
    Answer: The Rashtrakutas
  • Q. Who was the founder of Jainism in India?
    A)Mahavira
    B)Gautama
    C)Chandra Gupta
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Mahavira
  • Q. The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is
    A)Samaveda
    B)Atharvaveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Rigveda
    Answer: Yajurveda
  • Q. __________ , the viceroy of India decided to partition Bengal for administrative purposes, creating a new province of East Bengal and Assam, with a population of 31 million people and with its capital at Dhaka
    A)Lord Rippon
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Hastings
    D)Wellesley
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. When was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated?
    A)1907
    B)1906
    C)1910
    D)1914
    Answer: 1914
  • 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. Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb, and one of the principal leaders of the Revolt of 1857, was the adopted heir and successor of
    A)King of Jhansi
    B)Peshwa Baji Rao II
    C)Madhav Rao Sindhia
    D)Malhar Rao Holkar
    Answer: Peshwa Baji Rao II
  • Q. Select the correct language in which Jain and Buddhist literature were written?
    A)Pali
    B)Prakrit
    C)Sanskrit
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. Which of the following Mughal emperors is credited with composition of Hindi songs?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • 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. Aurangzeb was the son of
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Shah Jahan

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