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 ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
    A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
    B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
    C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
    D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
    Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
  • Q. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
    A)Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
    B)Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
    C)Inscriptions of Ashoka
    D)Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
    Answer: Inscriptions of Ashoka
  • Q. Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
    A)Granary
    B)Great Bath
    C)Huge Hall
    D)Two Story Building
    Answer: Granary
  • Q. Which is a treatise on the science of governance?
    A)Ramayana
    B)Mahabharata
    C)Kautilya's Arthshastra
    D)Chandrawati Ramayana
    Answer: Kautilya's Arthshastra
  • Q. The Harappans were the earliest people to produce
    A)Bronze implements
    B)Seals
    C)Cotton
    D)Barely
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Tolkappiyam is associated with the
    A)second Sangam period
    B)first Sangam period
    C)third Sangam period
    D)post-third Sangam period
    Answer: second Sangam period
  • Q. The Gandhi-Irvin pact under which Mahatma Gandhi agreed to suspend the civil Disobedience Movement was signed on
    A)April 8, 1931
    B)March 5, 1931
    C)May 8, 1931
    D)August 8, 1931
    Answer: March 5, 1931
  • Q. The ‘political philosophy’ was the work of __________
    A)Dadabai Naoroji
    B)Gopala Krishna Gokhale
    C)R. C. Dutt
    D)Lala Lajpath Rai
    Answer: Gopala Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. Siraj-ud-Daulah renamed which city as Alinagar?
    A)Agra
    B)Calcutta
    C)Ferozpur
    D)Fatehpur
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
    A)Elizabeth II
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VIII
    D)James I
    Answer: Elizabeth I
  • Q. The first weekly paper published by the INC (in 1889) was
    A)India
    B)Young India
    C)Indian People
    D)Voice India
    Answer: India
  • Q. Purana Qila at Delhi was built by
    A)Sher Shah
    B)Akbar
    C)Humayun
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Sher Shah
  • Q. The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of Succession) was fought at
    A)Samugarh
    B)Dharmat
    C)Deorai
    D)Khajwa
    Answer: Samugarh
  • Q. Whose model is based on the Mandate of Heaven?
    A)Li Ling
    B)Ban Gu
    C)Qin Shi Huang
    D)Sima Qian
    Answer: Sima Qian
  • Q. Assertion (A): There is no conclusive proof of the presence of temples or public places of worship in the Indus civilization. Reason (R): To the Harappans, religion was perhaps more a personal and a private matter than a public affair
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is true but R is false
  • Q. Where did the practice of Shadow Cabinet originate?
    A)Great Britain
    B)United States of America
    C)Italy
    D)France
    Answer: Great Britain
  • Q. The problem that exercised and evoked the reformists in the 19th century to the greatest extent related to
    A)Caste restrictions
    B)Education
    C)Religious revivalism
    D)Women's issues
    Answer: Women's issues
  • Q. The passage of the Rowlatt Act had been almost immediately followed by the
    A)Khilafat Movement
    B)Minto-Morley Reforms
    C)Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
    D)Chauri-Chaura Incident
    Answer: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
  • Q. The Revolt of 1857 was started by
    A)The zamindars
    B)The sepoys
    C)The peasants
    D)The plantations workers
    Answer: The sepoys
  • Q. The Shuddhi Movement, involving the conversion of non-Hindus to Hinduism, was started by
    A)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    B)Swami Vivekanand
    C)Swami Dayanand Saraswati
    D)Aurobindo Ghosh
    Answer: Swami Dayanand Saraswati

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