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. Under Shivaji’s rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as
    A)Havaldar
    B)Jumadar
    C)Faujdar
    D)Hazari
    Answer: Havaldar
  • Q. The first elaborate description of Upanayana Sanskar is found in the
    A)Taittiriya Brahmana
    B)Aitareya Brahmana
    C)Tandyamaha Brahmana
    D)Shatapatha Brahmana
    Answer: Tandyamaha Brahmana
  • Q. Who contemptuously referred to Mahatma Gandhi as a halfnaked fakir?
    A)Lord Irwin
    B)Lord Wavell
    C)Lord Willingdon
    D)Winston Churchill
    Answer: Winston Churchill
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after
    A)refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
    B)signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
    C)being permitted by the Congress
    D)receiving assurance that independence was fast coming
    Answer: signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
  • Q. Which of the following Act(s) was/were passed in 1856?
    A)The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
    B)The Religious Disabilities Act
    C)Both the above
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both the above
  • Q. The Great bath was found at
    A)Lothal
    B)Harappa
    C)Chanhudaro
    D)Mohanjodaro
    Answer: Mohanjodaro
  • Q. In 1877 the entrance age to ICS was reduced from 21 to __________
    A)18
    B)17
    C)19
    D)20
    Answer: 19
  • Q. Who was the first Indian Governor General of India?
    A)C. Raja Gopalachari
    B)B. R. Ambedkar
    C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    D)Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    Answer: C. Raja Gopalachari
  • Q. The Hindu Pioneer started in __________
    A)1831
    B)1827
    C)1834
    D)1838
    Answer: 1838
  • 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. When did China start the Civil Services Examination?
    A)1905
    B)605
    C)1920
    D)1949
    Answer: 605
  • Q. The enquiry Committee on Jallianwaia Bagh incident was headed by
    A)Irwin
    B)Dyer
    C)Hunter
    D)Simon
    Answer: Hunter
  • Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on May 22, 1772 in village Radhanagar in the District of Hooghly in __________
    A)Assam
    B)Bombay
    C)Bengal
    D)MP
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. Raja Rammohan Roy’s contribution to education are: I. Assisted David Hare in setting Hindu college II. English school at Calcutta was maintained at his own cost III. Established Vedanta College which taught only western social and physical sciences
    A)Both II and III
    B)Only III
    C)Only I and II
    D)All the above
    Answer: Only I and II
  • Q. The term ‘Philosophy’ is derived from which of the following?
    A)Ancient Roman
    B)Ancient Greek
    C)Hebrew Language
    D)English
    Answer: Ancient Greek
  • Q. Who among the following presided over the Buddhist council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir?
    A)Vasumitra
    B)Parsva
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Sudraka
    Answer: Vasumitra
  • Q. The sculpture “David” was a creation of
    A)Leonardo da Vinci
    B)Michelangelo
    C)Raphael
    D)Donatello
    Answer: Michelangelo
  • Q. In which year (in A.D) did Babur invaded India?
    A)1520
    B)1530
    C)1526
    D)1550
    Answer: 1526
  • Q. Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of
    A)Mughals
    B)Bijapur
    C)Both (a) and (b) above
    D)Bijapur, Golcunda and the Mughals
    Answer: Both (a) and (b) above
  • Q. The young Nanu had a keen mind and was sent to a famous scholar, __________ Asan at Karunagapally, a village fifty miles away from his home, at the age of 21
    A)Kummampilli Raman Pillai
    B)Madan Asan
    C)Krishnan Vaidyan
    D)Kumaran Asan
    Answer: Kummampilli Raman Pillai

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