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. Baba Ram Singh, born at Bhaini, in __________district in 1816
    A)Jodhpur
    B)Haryana
    C)Kashmir
    D)Ludhiana
    Answer: Ludhiana
  • Q. After 1893, when complete ban was imposed on all commercial activities of the Company. India was left open to exploitation by
    A)Planters
    B)British officers in India
    C)British mercantile industrial capitalist class
    D)Zamindars and big landlords
    Answer: British mercantile industrial capitalist class
  • Q. The Mayo College was started at
    A)Calcutta
    B)Delhi
    C)Agra
    D)Ajmer
    Answer: Ajmer
  • Q. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in . . . . . . in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order
    A)Arabia
    B)Manipal
    C)America
    D)Africa
    Answer: Arabia
  • Q. In 1612 __________established a trading post in Gujarat
    A)French
    B)British
    C)Spain
    D)Dutch
    Answer: British
  • Q. On June 14, 1927 __________consecrated a mirror – with the message “Om shanti” written on the surface – in a temple in Kalavankode
    A)T. K. Madhavan
    B)Rajaram Mohan Roy
    C)Sree Narayana Guru
    D)Govindan Vaidyar
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
    A)Bihar
    B)Assam
    C)Madras
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Who among the following had been the leader of a number of anti-British revolts in Sambalpur?
    A)Surendra Sai
    B)Kattabomman
    C)Utirat Singh
    D)Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi
    Answer: Surendra Sai
  • Q. In which script were the Ashokan inscription were written in North West Frontier Province?
    A)Brahmi
    B)Prakrit
    C)Sanskrit
    D)Kharoshti
    Answer: Kharoshti
  • 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. Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
    A)Acharya Narendra Bose and P. C. Joshi
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Subhas Chandra Bose and P. C. Joshi
    D)Saifuddin Kitchlwe and Rajendra Prasad
    Answer: Acharya Narendra Bose and P. C. Joshi
  • Q. Humayun (1530-1540 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Mughal
    B)Nanda
    C)Maurya
    D)Haryanka
    Answer: Mughal
  • Q. From which of the following Upanishads the words ‘Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed in Devanagari Script below the abacus of the state Emblem are?
    A)Yajurveda
    B)Prashna
    C)Mundaka
    D)Ishavasya
    Answer: Mundaka
  • Q. Khalsa Panth was created by Guru Gobind Singh in which year?
    A)1707
    B)1599
    C)1699
    D)1657
    Answer: 1699
  • Q. When did John Cabot visit Cape Breton Island?
    A)1500
    B)1497
    C)1524
    D)1350
    Answer: 1497
  • Q. Jathi Nirnayam is the work of __________
    A)C. Kesavan
    B)Sree Narayana Guru
    C)Nataraja Guru
    D)T. K. Madhavan
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. The crop which was not known to Vedic people is
    A)Wheat
    B)Barley
    C)Rice
    D)Tobacco
    Answer: Tobacco
  • Q. Ram Prasad Bismil had been associated with the case?
    A)Kanpur conspiracy
    B)Alipore bomb
    C)Kokori bomb
    D)Meerut conspiracy
    Answer: Kokori bomb
  • Q. Name the ‘Political Guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi
    A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    B)Gopalkrishna Gokhle
    C)Aurobindo Ghosh
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai
    Answer: Gopalkrishna Gokhle
  • Q. Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at
    A)Jaipur
    B)Delhi
    C)Agra
    D)Amarkot
    Answer: Agra

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