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. Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of __________
    A)Jainism
    B)Sikhism
    C)Buddhism
    D)Jewism
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. What was the economic activity of Western Europe in the early middle ages?
    A)Long-distance trade
    B)Commercial and urban
    C)Agriculture
    D)All the above
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. Which foreigner arrived in India on Nov. 16, 1893?
    A)W A Hume
    B)Khan Abdul Gaffar
    C)Annie Besant
    D)None of these
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Who led the revolt in 1857 in Bihar and defeated the British Army near Aara?
    A)Kunwar Singh
    B)Bahadur Shah Jafar
    C)Tatya Tope
    D)Mangal Pandey
    Answer: Kunwar Singh
  • Q. The Young Bengal group published the __________(Quest for Knowledge) for propagating their views
    A)Parthenon
    B)Jnananvesan
    C)Hesperus
    D)Enquirer
    Answer: Jnananvesan
  • Q. Who had written the book “poverty and Un-British rule in India”
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)R. C. Dutta
    C)D. R. Gadgil
    D)P. C. Mahalnobis
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship to
    A)Charles wood dispatch on education, influenced it towards female education
    B)Break priestly monopoly of scriptural knowledge(Sanskrit) and opening to non- Brahmins
    C)Lady Hardinge medical college at Delhi
    D)Both A and B
    Answer: Both A and B
  • Q. Which of the following counterpart of British in the Treaty of Salbai?
    A)The Marathas
    B)The French
    C)Tipu Sultan
    D)The Nizam of Hyderabad
    Answer: The Marathas
  • Q. Which of the following is associated with Sufi saints?
    A)Dakhma
    B)Tripitaka
    C)Khanjah
    D)Synagogue
    Answer: Khanjah
  • Q. Who was the the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Ramananda
  • Q. What was Jagat Seth’s claim to fame in Bengal?
    A)Leading popular poet
    B)Diwan of Siraj-ud-Daulah
    C)Biggest banker in Bengal
    D)Commander of the Nawab's troops
    Answer: Biggest banker in Bengal
  • Q. Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan Court ?
    A)Megasthanese
    B)Alexander
    C)Plato
    D)Aristotle
    Answer: Megasthanese
  • Q. Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jiziya on Brahmans?
    A)Firoz Tughlaq
    B)Alauddin Khalji
    C)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    D)Balban
    Answer: Firoz Tughlaq
  • Q. Study of inscription is called
    A)Numismatic
    B)Archaeology
    C)Epigraphy
    D)Palaeography
    Answer: Epigraphy
  • 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
    D)5th July, 1942
    Answer: 9th August, 1942
  • Q. Who among the following built the largest number of irrigation canals in the Sultanate period?
    A)Ghiyasuddin Balban
    B)Nasiruddin Mahmud
    C)Ibrahim Lodi
    D)Firuz Shah Tughlaq
    Answer: Firuz Shah Tughlaq
  • Q. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because
    A)He was not a practical states man
    B)He was mad
    C)He transferred the capital
    D)He waged war with China
    Answer: He was not a practical states man
  • Q. Which of the following cannot be said to be a cardinal principle of the theosophical society?
    A)Aimed Hindu spiritual wisdom through western enlightenment
    B)It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
    C)It believed in the existence of unique connections between god and every being
    D)It believed in the possibility of reincarnation and karma
    Answer: It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
  • Q. The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at__________
    A)Calcutta
    B)Bombay
    C)Madras
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. As per provisions of the Charter Act of 1833, a Law Commission (for consolidating, codifying and improving Indian laws) was constituted under the Chairmanship of
    A)Raja Rammohan Roy
    B)Lord Benttick
    C)Lord Macaulay
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord Macaulay

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