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

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    C)Guru Nanak
    D)Chaitanya
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • Q. Who, according to the Buddhist, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha?
    A)Maitreya
    B)Atreya
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Kalki
    Answer: Maitreya
  • Q. During 18th century who among the following philosophers said these famous words? “Man is born free but is every where in chains.”
    A)Jack Dareda
    B)Voltaire
    C)Jean Jacques Rousseaou
    D)Montesqueue
    Answer: Jean Jacques Rousseaou
  • Q. The Revolt of 1857 was started by
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    B)The sepoys
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    Answer: The sepoys
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    A)French
    B)Dutch
    C)British
    D)Portuguese
    Answer: British
  • Q. What is the correct meaning of Khanqah?
    A)A form of veena
    B)A form of music
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    D)None of the above
    Answer: The place where Sufi Mystics lived
  • Q. Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India ?
    A)Portuguese
    B)French
    C)Dutch
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  • Q. Wavell Plan was announced in the year
    A)1942
    B)1945
    C)1946
    D)1940
    Answer: 1945
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.
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  • Q. Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognise as his political Guru?
    A)B. G. Tilak
    B)Pheroze Shah Mehta
    C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. When was the second Anglo-Mysore War fought?
    A)1788-89
    B)1780-84
    C)1784-88
    D)1770-74
    Answer: 1780-84
  • Q. Vaishakha Purnima has a great significance because it was on this day
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  • Q. Study of inscription is called
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    B)Archaeology
    C)Epigraphy
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    B)Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
    C)Zamorin
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    B)Marquis - Lafayette
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    D)Abbe Sieyes
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  • Q. Who was the first Gupta ruler who assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja?
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  • Q. Which of the following authorised the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law
    A)Government of India Act of 1935
    B)Rowlatt Act of 1919
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