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. Who was the first Indian Governor General of India?
    A)C. Raja Gopalachari
    B)B. R. Ambedkar
    C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    D)Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    Answer: C. Raja Gopalachari
  • Q. The famous Indo-Greek Kin, who embraced Buddhism was __________
    A)Menander
    B)Strato I
    C)Demetrios
    D)Alexander
    Answer: Menander
  • Q. Provincial autonomy was introduced in India by the
    A)Govemment of India Act, 1919
    B)Indian Councils Act, 1909
    C)Govemment of India Act, 1935
    D)Indian Independence Act, 1947
    Answer: Govemment of India Act, 1935
  • Q. The city of “Tashkent” is located in
    A)Kazakhstan
    B)Uzbekistan
    C)Russia
    D)Kyrgyzstan
    Answer: Uzbekistan
  • Q. Who was the first to distinguish between cause and immediate origins of an event?
    A)Pericles
    B)Herodotus
    C)Plutarch
    D)Thucydides
    Answer: Thucydides
  • Q. The Ganapati festival was started in __________
    A)1793
    B)1792
    C)1893
    D)1904
    Answer: 1893
  • Q. The most important saint of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra who was born at Satara and is said to have died in Punjab, was
    A)Namadeva
    B)Jnanesvar
    C)Tukaram
    D)Guru Ramdas
    Answer: Namadeva
  • Q. When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
    A)1857
    B)1832
    C)1864
    D)1909
    Answer: 1864
  • 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. The Cabinet Mission which arrived Delhi in 1946 was headed by
    A)Sir Stafford Cripps
    B)Lord Pethrick Lawrence
    C)AV Alexander
    D)Lord Attlee
    Answer: Lord Pethrick Lawrence
  • Q. When was the August Kranti pulled back?
    A)1942
    B)1947
    C)1943
    D)1945
    Answer: 1942
  • Q. Constantinople, the capital of Roman Empire was captured by Turks in the year
    A)1415
    B)1385
    C)1453
    D)1469
    Answer: 1453
  • Q. Find out the correct statement (s) related to the features of Bhakti Movement? I. Its proponents preached the ‘unity of the god-head’ and emphasized that ‘devotion to God’ and faith in him led to salvation. II. It laid stress on equality of all human beings and universal brotherhood.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
    A)An ailment afflicting millions overhung to a new vector borne disease
    B)A tropical storm that raged for weeks
    C)An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
    D)A prolonged seasonal influence of unpredictable weather owing to earthquakes and tsunamis
    Answer: An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
  • Q. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
    A)Germany
    B)China
    C)Italy
    D)Japan
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. Babur summoned the pupils of the famous architect Sinan from
    A)Kabul
    B)Constantinople
    C)Syria
    D)Egypt
    Answer: Constantinople
  • Q. Akbar held his religious discussion in
    A)Panch Mahal
    B)Jodhabai's Palace
    C)Ibadat Khana
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Ibadat Khana
  • Q. The Law of Twelve Tables was concerned with which civilization
    A)Greece
    B)Egypt
    C)Rome
    D)China
    Answer: Rome
  • Q. Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
    A)Humayun's Tomb
    B)Fatehpur Sikri
    C)Qutub Minar
    D)Agra Fort
    Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
  • Q. Who among the following rulers abolished Jiziya?
    A)Balban
    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Akbar
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Akbar

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