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)First Carnatic War
    B)Battle of Wandiwash
    C)Battle of Buxar
    D)Battle of Plassey
    Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
  • Q. In 1893 __________ landed in India, made a tour of the country in the company of H. S. Olcott, and by her splendid presentation of Indian philosophy and her undisguised personal preference for the Indian spiritual heritage, won the support of orthodox Brahmins to Theosophy
    A)Upendranath Basu
    B)Annie Besant
    C)I. N. Gurtu
    D)George Thompson
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj in 1875 at
    A)Lahore
    B)Bombay
    C)Nagpur
    D)Ahmadnagar
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. Who was the Delhi Sultan to impose Jiziya on Brahmans?
    A)Firoz Tughlaq
    B)Alauddin Khalji
    C)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    D)Balban
    Answer: Firoz Tughlaq
  • Q. During the Mughal period Polaj was the
    A)land left fallow
    B)land annually cultivated
    C)land uncultivated
    D)barren land
    Answer: land annually cultivated
  • Q. The leader who quit politics, retired to Pondicherry and set up an ashram there, was
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Lokmanya TiIak
    C)Bhikaji Cama
    D)Sri Aurobindo Ghose
    Answer: Sri Aurobindo Ghose
  • Q. The first Tirthankara of the Jains was
    A)Parshvanath
    B)Arishtanemi
    C)Ajitanath
    D)Rishabha
    Answer: Rishabha
  • Q. Which of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period?
    A)Noorjahan Begum
    B)Gulbadan Begum
    C)Jahanara Begum
    D)Zebun-nissah Begum
    Answer: Gulbadan Begum
  • Q. Against Lord and State was written by
    A)Sri Ramakrishna
    B)K. N. Panikkar
    C)Chandra Sekhar Deb
    D)Shyama Charan Sen
    Answer: K. N. Panikkar
  • Q. Arrange the following Tughlaqs in the chronological sequence: I. Firuz Tughlaq II. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq III. Abu Bakr IV. Nasiruddin Mahmud V. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    A)I,II,V,IV,III
    B)II,V,I,III,IV
    C)II,V,I,IV,III
    D)IV,II,I,V,III
    Answer: II,V,I,III,IV
  • Q. Gupta Dynasty was famous for
    A)Imperialism
    B)Art and architecture
    C)Revenue and land reform
    D)None of these
    Answer: Art and architecture
  • Q. Mein Kampf’ is the autobiography of
    A)Adolf Hitler
    B)Maxim Gorky
    C)Oscar Wilde
    D)Winston Churchill
    Answer: Adolf Hitler
  • Q. The first President of the Ghadar Party – founded in 1913 in USA was
    A)Sohan Singh Bhakna
    B)Lata Hardayal
    C)Bhai Parmanand
    D)Sardar Ajit Singh
    Answer: Sohan Singh Bhakna
  • Q. What was the reason for Franks rapid rise in western Europe?
    A)Clovis's conversion to Arian Christianity
    B)Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
    C)Clovis's alliance with the Islamic world
    D)Clovis's defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
    Answer: Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after
    A)refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
    B)signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
    C)being permitted by the Congress
    D)receiving assurance that independence was fast coming
    Answer: signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
  • Q. Which of the following is not the provision of government of India act, 1935?
    A)The structure for "Federation of India" was established for both British India and some or all of the "princely states"
    B)This act ended the system of diarchy
    C)Burma became the part of India
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    Answer: Burma became the part of India
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    A)To show off his strength and valour
    B)To propagate the Sikh religion
    C)To crush the enemies of Khalsa
    D)To establish a Sikh empire
    Answer: To crush the enemies of Khalsa
  • Q. Frederick the Great was the king of
    A)Italy
    B)France
    C)Britain
    D)Prussia
    Answer: Prussia
  • Q. Peking is the sacred place of
    A)Shintoism
    B)Taoism
    C)Confucianism
    D)Judaism
    Answer: Confucianism
  • Q. Which of the following is one of the social reasons for 1857 revolt?
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    C)Both A & B
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