History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Sumtinath Tirthankara was born from whose womb?

A
Marudevi
B
Tara
C
Vijaya
D
Sumangla

Correct Answer

Sumangla

More Questions on History

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    Answer: Both I and II
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    B)A. O. Hume
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    D)W. C. Banerjee
    Answer: A. O. Hume
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    B)Julius Caesar
    C)Romulus and Remus
    D)Camillus
    Answer: Romulus and Remus
  • Q. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
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    B)Jahangir
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  • Q. The term ‘Cold War’ was coined by
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    C)Palmer Perkins
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    Answer: Bernard Baruch
  • Q. Who has given the treatise on the rule of the Pandyan kingdom by Pandala a daughter of Herakles?
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  • Q. Who defined the “Long Nineteenth Century”?
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  • Q. In which century did the first movement against vedic ritualistic practices start?
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    B)19th century BC
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    Answer: 600 BC
  • Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of
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    Answer: Brahmo Samaj
  • Q. When did the Soviet Union collapse?
    A)1980
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  • Q. Which was the backbone of Indus Economy?
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    B)Agriculture
    C)Wheel Made
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    Answer: I, II & III
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