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

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    A)Indian National Congress
    B)The India League
    C)Madras Mahajana Sabha
    D)Bombay Presidency Association
    Answer: The India League
  • Q. The __________ was run by Tarachand Chakravarty
    A)Hesperus
    B)Quill
    C)Enquirer
    D)Bengal Spectator
    Answer: Quill
  • Q. The first Carnatic War in India was an extension of the Anglo-French War in
    A)Europe
    B)Canada
    C)Africa
    D)America
    Answer: Europe
  • Q. The Peasant and the Raj is the work of __________
    A)A. R. Desai
    B)Eric Stokes
    C)D. N. Dhanagare
    D)Shirin Mehta
    Answer: Eric Stokes
  • Q. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s programme to achieve independence?
    A)Passive resistance
    B)Organisation of secret societies
    C)Constitutional agitation
    D)Terrorism
    Answer: Passive resistance
  • Q. The Hindu Widows Remarriage Act __________
    A)1858
    B)1856
    C)1865
    D)1946
    Answer: 1856
  • Q. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was the first president of
    A)All India Unity Mahasabha
    B)All India Hindu Mahasabha
    C)All India Kisan Mahasabha
    D)None of these
    Answer: All India Kisan Mahasabha
  • Q. In which year did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement?
    A)1917
    B)1919
    C)1934
    D)1909
    Answer: 1917
  • Q. The ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ was in the year __________
    A)1757
    B)1657
    C)1765
    D)1857
    Answer: 1857
  • Q. Who among the following introduced Ryotwari system in madras?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Hastings
    C)Sir Thomas Munro
    D)Lord Cannemara
    Answer: Sir Thomas Munro
  • Q. Who said “Liberty consists in obedience to the general will”?
    A)Rousseau
    B)Hobbes
    C)Green
    D)Laski
    Answer: Rousseau
  • Q. The Third battle of Panipat was fought in the year
    A)1556 A.D.
    B)1526 A.D.
    C)1761 A.D.
    D)1776 A.D.
    Answer: 1761 A.D.
  • Q. Abhinav Bharat organized in 1904 was :
    A)A secret society of revolutionary activists
    B)Hindu Mahashabha
    C)All India Kisan Mahasabha
    D)None of these
    Answer: A secret society of revolutionary activists
  • Q. By the Charter Act of 1813 the Indian trade except in __________ was thrown open to all British subjects
    A)Spices
    B)Tea
    C)Coffee
    D)Cotton
    Answer: Tea
  • Q. Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London?
    A)A. C. Wadia
    B)Srinivas Ramanujam
    C)C. V. Raman
    D)P. C. Mahalanobis
    Answer: A. C. Wadia
  • Q. The first Shivaji festival was held at Raigarh in __________
    A)1892
    B)1890
    C)1895
    D)1899
    Answer: 1895
  • Q. Gandhi gave the call to reject all foreign goods during the __________ Movement
    A)Non-cooperation
    B)Khilafat
    C)Swadeshi
    D)Civil Disobedience
    Answer: Swadeshi
  • Q. Shivaji maintained a fleet at
    A)Calicut
    B)Surat
    C)Bombay
    D)Kolaba
    Answer: Kolaba
  • Q. The Cripps Offer was regarded as a ‘post dated cheque’ by
    A)Jinnah
    B)Nehru
    C)Gandhi
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    Answer: Upanishads

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