History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Gautama Buddha was brought up by

A
Mayadevi
B
Mahaprajapati
C
Kundavi
D
Sangamitra

Correct Answer

Mahaprajapati

More Questions on History

  • Q. Consider the following statements related to the cause of 1857 revolt. I. It was a great disparity in salaries between the Indian and European soldiers. II. The Indian sepoys were treated with contempt by their European officers. III. The sepoys were sent to distant parts of the empire, but were not paid any extra allowance.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. “The Three Emperors League” 1873 was also known as
    A)Triple Alliance
    B)Dreikaiserbund Treaty
    C)Reinsurance Treaty
    D)The Dual Alliance
    Answer: Dreikaiserbund Treaty
  • Q. When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the__________
    A)Stuarts
    B)Hanoverians
    C)Normans
    D)Tudors
    Answer: Stuarts
  • Q. As per provisions of the Charter Act of 1833, a Law Commission (for consolidating, codifying and improving Indian laws) was constituted under the Chairmanship of
    A)Raja Rammohan Roy
    B)Lord Benttick
    C)Lord Macaulay
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord Macaulay
  • Q. Noakhali is situated in
    A)Bangladesh
    B)West Bengal
    C)Tripura
    D)Bihar
    Answer: Bangladesh
  • Q. Crimean War was started in the year
    A)1857
    B)1853
    C)1862
    D)1870
    Answer: 1853
  • Q. During Akbar’s reign who was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire?
    A)Man Singh-I
    B)Raja Todar Mal
    C)Birbal
    D)Tansen
    Answer: Raja Todar Mal
  • Q. During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of
    A)Arcot
    B)Trichinopoly
    C)Wandiwash
    D)Pondicherry
    Answer: Wandiwash
  • Q. Who defeated whom in the second Battle of Tarain (AD 1192)?
    A)Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj
    B)Prithviraj defeated Muhammad Ghori
    C)Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazni
    D)Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj
    Answer: Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj
  • Q. The capital of the Yadava rulers was
    A)Warangal
    B)Dwarasamudra
    C)Kalyani
    D)Devagiri
    Answer: Devagiri
  • Q. Which of the following pairs of persons are correctly matched? I. Chandragupta-II : Fa-Hien II. Skandagupta: I-tsing III. Harsha: Hiuen Tsang
    A)I, II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and III
    D)II and III
    Answer: I and III
  • Q. With which of the following would you associate Jyotiba Phule?
    A)Theosophical Society
    B)Satya Shodhak Samaj
    C)Tattvabodhini Samaj
    D)Dharma Sabha
    Answer: Satya Shodhak Samaj
  • Q. The Arya Samaj Movement had been started by
    A)Devendranath Tagore
    B)Swami Dayanand
    C)Swami Vivekananda
    D)Keshub Chandra Sen
    Answer: Swami Dayanand
  • Q. The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the
    A)Impact of World War II
    B)Change in the government of the UK
    C)Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Consider the following statements about Sudarshan Lake. Which of them is correct?
    A)Tushaap constructed a darn on the lake during Ashoka Maurya
    B)It was constructed by Pushyagupta, the Governor of Saurashtra region during Chandragupta Maurya
    C)First reconstruction was undertaken by Governor Suvishakh during Saka satrap Rudradaman and 2nd by Chakrapalit during the reign of Skandgupta
    D)All of the above
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  • Q. When was Poona Pact between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar signed?
    A)In 1925
    B)In 1920
    C)In 1928
    D)In 1932
    Answer: In 1932
  • Q. The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong was
    A)Jatin Das
    B)Surya Sen
    C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    D)CR Das
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    B)Babur
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  • Q. The Gandhi-lrwin Pact (1931) was vehemently criticised and opposed by the people on the ground that
    A)the sufferings of thousands of people in the Civil Disobedience Movement were wasted
    B)the Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended
    C)It was contrary to the pledge of the Congress for Poorna Swaraj
    D)Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
    Answer: Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
  • Q. Which of the following are the four Agnikula classes of Rajputs?
    A)Chandellas, Tornars, Solankis, Chauhans
    B)Tomars, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars
    C)Chandellas, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars
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