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. Which Party was established by Subhash Chandra Bose after he came out of Indian National Congress?
    A)Republican party
    B)Indian National Army
    C)Forward Bloc
    D)Socialist Party
    Answer: Forward Bloc
  • Q. The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was
    A)Yuan Chawng
    B)Megasthenes
    C)Fa-Hien
    D)Nicolo Conti
    Answer: Nicolo Conti
  • Q. Which Rajput dynasty had not surrendered to Akbar?
    A)Sisodiya
    B)Pratihara
    C)Rathor
    D)Parmar
    Answer: Sisodiya
  • Q. The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of
    A)Decline in foreign trade
    B)Aryan invasion
    C)Ecological factors
    D)Not definitely known factors
    Answer: Not definitely known factors
  • Q. Which Veda deals with magical hymn or charms of spell?
    A)Samveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Atharvaveda
    D)Yajurveda
    Answer: Atharvaveda
  • Q. An effect of the 1857 revolt was that
    A)The British became totally demoralized
    B)The spirit of rebellion in Indian was crushed
    C)The British abandoned their repressive policies
    D)Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
    Answer: Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
  • Q. Which of the following metals was not known during the Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Gold
    B)Iron
    C)Copper
    D)Silver
    Answer: Iron
  • Q. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the __________ age
    A)Paleolithic
    B)Megalithic
    C)Neolithic
    D)Chalcolithic
    Answer: Chalcolithic
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi spent a year of complete silence in 1926 to
    A)work for harijan welfare
    B)consolidate Khadi programme
    C)cl do penance for Chauri-Chaura violence
    D)write his autobiography
    Answer: work for harijan welfare
  • Q. Who built the Khajuraho temples?
    A)Sindias
    B)Holkars
    C)Bundela Rajputs
    D)Chandela Rajputs
    Answer: Chandela Rajputs
  • Q. Assertion (A): Akbar dispensed with the practice of keeping revenue records in the local languages, in addition to Persian. Reason (R): In Mughal lndia, Persian language and literature was well developed and widely in use.
    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. The National Liberal Federation was founded by
    A)Motilal Nehru
    B)S. N. Bannerjee
    C)Abul Kalam Azad
    D)Mrs. Annie Besant
    Answer: S. N. Bannerjee
  • 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. Which one of the following pairs does not belong to the same category?
    A)Satavahanas - Simuka
    B)Mauryas - Brihadratha
    C)Sungas - Devabhuti
    D)Kanvas - Susaraman
    Answer: Satavahanas - Simuka
  • Q. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India’s contact with
    A)Iran
    B)Central Asia
    C)Greece
    D)China
    Answer: Greece
  • Q. On which theatre house, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
    A)Ford's Theatre
    B)Senator Theater
    C)Oscar Theater
    D)Gold Theater
    Answer: Ford's Theatre
  • Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
    A)Vira Narasimha : Tuluva
    B)Dev Raya II : Sangama
    C)Venkata II : Aravidu
    D)Narsimha : Chalukya
    Answer: Narsimha : Chalukya
  • Q. In 1875, Sir Syed founded the Madarsatul Uloom in __________
    A)Aligarh
    B)Delhi
    C)Bengal
    D)Agra
    Answer: Aligarh
  • Q. How many gandhara were in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
    A)85
    B)80
    C)90
    D)95
    Answer: 95
  • Q. The Deccan Riots of 1874-75 in Maharashtra were directed against
    A)Moneylenders
    B)Big landlords
    C)Revenue collectors
    D)British opium planters
    Answer: Moneylenders

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