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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    A)1904
    B)1907
    C)1903
    D)1896
    Answer: 1904
  • Q. The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was
    A)Ananda
    B)Nagarjuna
    C)Asanga
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    Answer: Padmasambhava
  • Q. The Prime causes of the 1857 mutiny did not include
    A)The Widow Remarriage Act
    B)The new system of education
    C)The despatch of Indian Sepoys to Afghanistan
    D)Laws forbidding intermarriages between Indians and the British
    Answer: Laws forbidding intermarriages between Indians and the British
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    A)Mrinal Gore
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Prasanna Kumar Tagore
    D)Rajkamal Sen
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was
    A)Niccolo de Conti
    B)Athanasius Nikitin
    C)Ibn Batuta
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  • Q. Nanu moved to his hermitage deep inside the hilly forests of__________, where he led an austere life immersed in meditative thought and yoga and subjected himself to extreme sustenance rituals
    A)Maruthwamala
    B)Silanka
    C)Karunagapally
    D)Kayamkulam
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  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Vedic literature available for reconstructing the ancient Indian history? I. Vedic literature, mainly the four Vedas i.e. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas, are entirely in a different language, which can be called the Vedic language. II. The vocabulary of Vedic literature contains a wide range of meaning and at times different in grammatical usages
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    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
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  • Q. In 1905 __________ laid the foundation of the ‘servants of India society’, with a view to the training of national missionaries for the service of India, and to promote by all constitutional means, the true interest of the Indian people
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    C)R. C. Dutt
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  • Q. What was the main inspiration for establishing Theosophical Society?
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    B)Tackling zamindars issue
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    Answer: Propagate Indian thought and culture there by revival of ancient religions of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism
  • Q. Which of the following dynasty succeeded the Mauryas?
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  • Q. Which of the following are the reasons for which Wahabi / Walliullah movement was started?
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    B)Spreading education among Muslim women
    C)Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
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  • Q. Who propounded the theory of ‘Economic Drain of India’ during British imperialism?
    A)Dadabhai Naroji
    B)W. C. Bannerji
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    Answer: Dadabhai Naroji
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    B)Religion
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    Answer: Art
  • Q. The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was founded by
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