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 is the author of “The History of the World-Conquerer”?
    A)Clifford Edmund Bosworth
    B)Annemarie Schimmel
    C)Gustaf John Ramstedt
    D)John Andrew Boyle
    Answer: John Andrew Boyle
  • Q. The worship of Mother goddess was related
    A)With the Mediterranean Civilization
    B)With the Aryan Civilization
    C)With the Indus Valley Civilization
    D)With the Vedic Civilization
    Answer: With the Indus Valley Civilization
  • Q. Who said about the British Government these words – “You do not realize how strong the government is if the congress challenges the government the government would finish it in five minutes?
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    C)Basant Kumar Biswas
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Pattabhi Sitharamayy
    C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    D)VB Patel
    Answer: Pattabhi Sitharamayy
  • Q. Who among the following Tomar rulers, is credited with founding the city of Delhi?
    A)Vajrata
    B)Anangpal
    C)Rudrane
    D)Devraja
    Answer: Anangpal
  • Q. Who started the English weekly ‘New India’?
    A)Bipin Chandra Pal
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai
    C)Dada Bhai Naoroji
    D)Madan Mohan Malviya
    Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
  • Q. Who called Sree Narayana Guru as ‘The Second Buddha’?
    A)Swami Vivekananda
    B)G. Sankara Kurup
    C)Bodhananda Swamikal
    D)Moorkoth Kumaran
    Answer: G. Sankara Kurup
  • Q. The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by __________
    A)Lord Lytton
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord William Bentic
    D)Gladstone
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory over
    A)Sakas
    B)Indo-Greeks
    C)Parthinas
    D)Kushanas
    Answer: Sakas
  • Q. After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found In
    A)Haryana
    B)Punjab
    C)Gujarat
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Which one was the last city founded in the Russian Empire
    A)Vologda
    B)Arkhangelsk
    C)Veliky Novgorod
    D)Murmansk
    Answer: Murmansk
  • Q. Who tried to rediscover India’s past?
    A)Max Muller
    B)Lord Lytton
    C)S. N. Banerjee
    D)Gokahale
    Answer: Max Muller
  • Q. Which one of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
    A)The Maurya
    B)The Nanda
    C)The Sunga
    D)The Kanva
    Answer: The Nanda
  • Q. The demand officially made by the Congress for a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India was accepted in principal by the British government in what is known as :
    A)Government of India, 1935
    B)Cripps Mission 1942
    C)Independent India 1947
    D)August Offer of 1940
    Answer: August Offer of 1940
  • Q. Who was the original inventor of roller spinning?
    A)Lewis Paul
    B)John Kay
    C)Richard Arkwright
    D)Samuel Crompton
    Answer: Lewis Paul
  • Q. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
    A)Pitt's India Act
    B)Regulating Act
    C)Charter Act
    D)Company Act
    Answer: Regulating Act
  • Q. In which of following Buddhist councils compilation of holy books was completed?
    A)Pataliputra
    B)Rajgir
    C)Kashmir
    D)Vaishali
    Answer: Rajgir
  • Q. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on
    A)March 20, 1931
    B)March 10, 1930
    C)March 20,1932
    D)March 5,1931
    Answer: March 5,1931
  • Q. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912 but on its being banned by the Government he founded Al-Balagh in
    A)1914
    B)1913
    C)1915
    D)1916
    Answer: 1913
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Chaitanya? I. He popularised the Krishna Cult in Bengal. II. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II

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