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 established Mahabalipuram?
    A)Pandya
    B)Pallava
    C)Chola
    D)Chalukya
    Answer: Pallava
  • Q. Provision was made in the Act of 1773, for the office of a Governor-General of
    A)Fort William
    B)India
    C)Madras
    D)Bombay
    Answer: Fort William
  • Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
    A)Vishnu
    B)Lord Shiva
    C)Brahma
    D)Indra
    Answer: Lord Shiva
  • Q. On October 16, 1905, when the partition of Bengal was enforced, the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, to emphasise the unity of Bengal, suggested the programme of
    A)tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
    B)singing Bande Mataram
    C)composing of patriotic songs
    D)establishing national educational institutions
    Answer: tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
  • Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of the__________
    A)Arya Samaj
    B)Brahmo Samaj
    C)Ramakrishna Mission
    D)Theosophical society
    Answer: Brahmo Samaj
  • Q. John F. Kennedy is the __________th President of United State of America
    A)29
    B)25
    C)32
    D)35
    Answer: 35
  • Q. After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of the so-called Hinduism was the development of
    A)Saktism
    B)Shaivism
    C)Bhagavatism
    D)Tantricism
    Answer: Bhagavatism
  • Q. What was the official language of the Sultanate?
    A)Urdu
    B)Persian
    C)Arabic
    D)Hindi
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of
    A)Mughals
    B)Bijapur
    C)Both (a) and (b) above
    D)Bijapur, Golcunda and the Mughals
    Answer: Both (a) and (b) above
  • Q. What was the name of the father of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
    A)Mallinath
    B)Jitshatru
    C)Parsavnath
    D)Neminath
    Answer: Jitshatru
  • Q. What was the another name of ‘Quit India movement’?
    A)Swadeshi Movement
    B)Khilafat Movement
    C)Home Rule Movement
    D)August Kranti
    Answer: August Kranti
  • Q. The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called
    A)Civil Rights Movement
    B)Non-Aligned
    C)Apartheid
    D)Suffrage
    Answer: Apartheid
  • Q. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the
    A)Mundakopanishad
    B)Chhandogyopanishad
    C)Kathopanishad
    D)Kenopanishad
    Answer: Kathopanishad
  • Q. Bang Darshan was the main newspaper of
    A)Birendra Nath Chatterjee
    B)Sisir Kumar Ghosh
    C)Pini Chandra Pal
    D)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
    Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
  • Q. Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmad Shah Abdali’s invasion of India?
    A)Bahadur Shah-II
    B)Bahadur Shah-I
    C)Shah Alam-I
    D)Shah Alam-II
    Answer: Shah Alam-I
  • Q. What is the ancient name of river Sutlej?
    A)Vitasta
    B)Askini
    C)Shutudri
    D)Parushni
    Answer: Shutudri
  • Q. Which of the following play is set in the ancient city of Ujjayini during the reign of the King Palaka?
    A)Raghuvansa
    B)Mrcchakatika
    C)Sri Adi Kala
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mrcchakatika
  • Q. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is
    A)cow
    B)unihorn bull
    C)bull
    D)tiger
    Answer: unihorn bull
  • Q. Who established the ‘Sharda Sadan’, a school for Indian Widows in colonial India?
    A)Sarojini Naidu
    B)Mahadev Govind Ranade
    C)Dayanand Saraswati
    D)Pandita Ramabai
    Answer: Pandita Ramabai
  • Q. Who told that Indian National Congress represents only microscopic minorities?
    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Minto
    D)None of these
    Answer: Lord Dufferin

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