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

  • Q. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
    A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
    B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
    C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
    D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
    Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
  • Q. What did Jyotiba Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj attempt in the last century?
    A)Attacking the caste system
    B)Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
    C)Led an antilandlord and antimahajan upsurge in Satara
    D)Seperate representation for untouchables
    Answer: Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
  • Q. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were
    A)Humayun and Jahangir
    B)Babar and Humayun
    C)Babar and Jahangir
    D)Jahangir and Shahjahan
    Answer: Babar and Jahangir
  • Q. Which noted scholar wrote Vikramankadevacharita?
    A)Bilhana
    B)Kalhan
    C)Kalidas
    D)Jaydeva
    Answer: Bilhana
  • Q. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow__________
    A)Tea
    B)Jute
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Tea
  • Q. Dyarchy’ was introduced in the Government of India Act of
    A)1919
    B)1909
    C)1935
    D)None of these
    Answer: 1919
  • Q. Who wrote the article “The Gospel of Wealth”?
    A)Cornelius Vanderbilt
    B)Andrew Carnegie
    C)Dale Carnegie
    D)Napoleon Hill
    Answer: Andrew Carnegie
  • Q. The strategy of ‘divide and rule’ had been actually practised by
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Minto
    D)Lord Dufferin
    Answer: Lord Minto
  • Q. Which of the following is not a holy book of Jainism?
    A)Upang sahitya
    B)Anga sahitya
    C)Sutta pitaka
    D)Kalpasutra
    Answer: Sutta pitaka
  • Q. Who advocated Nazism in Germany?
    A)Adolf Hitler
    B)Frederick William-IV
    C)Bismarck
    D)William-III
    Answer: Adolf Hitler
  • Q. According to Jainis, at which place Abhinandannath attained Nirvana?
    A)Shri Keshriyaji Tirtha
    B)Sammed Shikhar
    C)Parasnath
    D)Sarnath
    Answer: Sammed Shikhar
  • Q. Which were the two countries that fought during the Falklands War
    A)Germany and Austria
    B)Britain and France
    C)Argentina and Britain
    D)Austria and Russia
    Answer: Argentina and Britain
  • Q. Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935
    A)Diarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy
    B)This act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces
    C)The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
    D)The diarchy was introduced at the centre
    Answer: The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
  • Q. Pitt’s India Act brought the company in direct subordination to a body representing __________
    A)The English Merchants in India
    B)The Parliament of Britain
    C)The Indian Merchants
    D)Princely States
    Answer: The Parliament of Britain
  • Q. In which of the following places Vardhaman attained the state of enlightenment?
    A)Pavapuri
    B)Kundagram
    C)Jrimbhik Gram
    D)Kashmir
    Answer: Jrimbhik Gram
  • Q. Indian Mughal paintings originated during the rule of which Mughal Emperor?
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Humayun
  • Q. The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during the viceroyalty of
    A)Curzon
    B)Ripon
    C)Hastings
    D)Dalhousie
    Answer: Curzon
  • Q. Which of the following has not been found in the excavation in Terracotta of Indus Valley sites?
    A)Sheep
    B)Buffalo
    C)Cow
    D)Pig
    Answer: Cow
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    B)Jnanesvar
    C)Tukaram
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    B)Pre Historic Era
    C)Medieval Era
    D)Modern Era
    Answer: Medieval Era

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