History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. In which Nakshatra (constellation) Sumtinath Tirthankar was born?

A
Dhanishtha
B
Satbhisha Nakshatra
C
Shravan
D
Magha Nakshtra

Correct Answer

Magha Nakshtra

More Questions on History

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    A)Getting assurance from the Muslim League that it would not oppose his claim to represent the whole of India
    B)Signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March, 1931
    C)Fruitful talks with Sapru
    D)Receiving assurances that independence was fast coming
    Answer: Signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March, 1931
  • Q. Who advanced Russia’s boundary to the Black Sea?
    A)Elizabeth of Russia
    B)Catherine the Great
    C)Peter the Great
    D)Peter III of Russia
    Answer: Catherine the Great
  • Q. In which year did the Indian National Congress hold its first meeting in Bombay?
    A)1844
    B)1832
    C)1885
    D)1890
    Answer: 1885
  • Q. Harshavardhana organised his religious assembly at
    A)Prayag
    B)Mathura
    C)Varanasi
    D)Tamralipt
    Answer: Prayag
  • Q. The Ahmedabad Satyagraha of Gandhi was directed against
    A)Indian mill owners and non government officials
    B)British mill owners and government officials
    C)British non-government officials
    D)Indian government officials
    Answer: Indian mill owners and non government officials
  • Q. Who composed ‘The History of the Kings of Britain’?
    A)Geoffrey of Monmouth
    B)Ambrosius Aurelianus
    C)Thomas Malory
    D)Vortigern
    Answer: Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • Q. The Greek viewed ‘politics’ as the basis of
    A)Ethical terms
    B)Both ethical and legalistic terms
    C)Terms of power
    D)Legalistic terms
    Answer: Ethical terms
  • Q. Which of the following statement relates the Dadabhai Naoroji’s definition of ‘Drain of Wealth’?
    A)That a part of India's national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material return
    B)Those resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain
    C)That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power
    D)That the British goods were being imported into the country making it poorer day by day
    Answer: That a part of India's national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material return
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Satavahana Empire?
    A)Simuka
    B)Kanha
    C)Hala
    D)Gautamiputra
    Answer: Simuka
  • Q. Who started the Sharda Sadan in Bombay?
    A)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
    B)Ramabai Saraswati
    C)Lord Edwin Montague
    D)Dorothy Jinarajadasa
    Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
  • Q. Select the correct order
    A)Mirabai, Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas
    B)Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
    C)Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas, Mirabai
    D)Tulsidas, Mirabai, Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya
    Answer: Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
  • Q. Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of__________ ?
    A)Varanasi
    B)Lucknow
    C)Hyderabad
    D)Bengal
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the centre of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
    A)1858 A.D.
    B)1848 A.D.
    C)1862 A.D.
    D)1856 A.D.
    Answer: 1858 A.D.
  • Q. With whom is ‘Junagarh Rock Inscription’ associated?
    A)Bimbisara
    B)Rudradaman
    C)Chandragupta-II
    D)Gautamiputra Satakarni
    Answer: Rudradaman
  • Q. When was the All Red Line inaugurated?
    A)1902
    B)1901
    C)1922
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    Answer: 1902
  • Q. The official language of the Mauryan Court was
    A)Prakrit
    B)Magadhi
    C)Mythili
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Magadhi
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    A)Kshatriya Princes
    B)Sudras
    C)Vaisyas
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    Answer: Kshatriya Princes
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    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
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  • Q. Under the Government of India act 1935 it was decided to establish a federation consisting of :
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    B)Governor’s provinces
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    Answer: Raja Ram

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