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. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Smritis? I. It deals with the performance of duties, customs and laws prescribed according to Dharma II. It is concerned mainly with the rules of the organization of the monasteries
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. Quit India movement began on:
    A)August 9, 1941
    B)August 9, 1940
    C)August 8, 1942
    D)August 9, 1944
    Answer: August 8, 1942
  • Q. When did the Battle of Kosovo take place?
    A)1366
    B)1261
    C)1389
    D)1396
    Answer: 1389
  • Q. Kabir was contemporary of
    A)Sultan Sikandar Lodi
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Both (A) and (B) above
    D)Babur
    Answer: Both (A) and (B) above
  • Q. Bahadur Shah was the
    A)Successor of Sher Shah Suri
    B)Last ruler of the Lodis
    C)Last Mughal ruler
    D)Successor of the Maratha ruler Shivaji
    Answer: Last Mughal ruler
  • Q. Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Akbar
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Who was the Governor-General when Pindaris had created havoc in Central India by indulging in large-scale looting?
    A)Lord Hastings
    B)Lord William Bentinck
    C)Lord Cornwallis
    D)Lord Wellesley
    Answer: Lord Hastings
  • Q. Chinese travellers visited India primarily because-
    A)They were invited by ten Indian kings
    B)They were interested in Buddhism
    C)They were interested to study Indian culture
    D)They were interested to stay in India
    Answer: They were interested in Buddhism
  • Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
    A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
    B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
    C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
    D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
    Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
  • Q. Chandragupta Maurya was born in
    A)563 BC
    B)340 BC
    C)189 BC
    D)99 BC
    Answer: 340 BC
  • Q. In order to restrict the freedom of the press, the British government passed “The Indian official secrets Act” in
    A)1904
    B)1907
    C)1903
    D)1896
    Answer: 1904
  • Q. The Harappas had commercial relations with __________
    A)Jawa
    B)China
    C)Mesopotamia
    D)Burma (Now, Myanmar)
    Answer: Mesopotamia
  • Q. Which one of the following mentioned division of the Mauryan Society into seven classes?
    A)Indica
    B)Ashoka's Edicts
    C)Kautilya's Arthshastra
    D)Vishnu Purana
    Answer: Indica
  • Q. Who was the President of Indian National congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
    A)Sardar Patel
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Maulana Azad
    D)Acharya J. B. Kripalani
    Answer: Acharya J. B. Kripalani
  • Q. Which of the following was not contained in the Cripps Offer?
    A)Constituent Assembly
    B)Dominion Status to India
    C)Control of Defence of India by the Indian National Government
    D)Right to take part in highest Counsels
    Answer: Control of Defence of India by the Indian National Government
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti? I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees. II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti. III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. When did the Vietnam war occur?
    A)1948
    B)1937
    C)1950
    D)1955
    Answer: 1955
  • Q. Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of Srinagar?
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Who was among the following Bhakti saints gave a new orientation of Hinduism through his doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
    A)Sankara
    B)Ramanuja
    C)Guru Nanak
    D)Chaitanya
    Answer: Sankara
  • Q. Who is the author of “Shahnama”?
    A)Firdausi
    B)Utbi
    C)Hasan Nizami
    D)AI-Beruni
    Answer: Firdausi

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