History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was

A
Ananda
B
Nagarjuna
C
Asanga
D
Padmasambhava

Correct Answer

Padmasambhava

More Questions on History

  • Q. The sole representative of the Congress in the Second Round Table Conference was
    A)Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
    B)Subhas Chandra Bose
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Dharmasutras and the Smritis? I. Texts were considered as the rules and regulations for the general public and for the rulers. II. Dharmasutras and the Smritis can also be termed in the modern concept as the constitution and law books for the ancient Indian polity and society
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Bibi Ka Maqbara was erected by __________ at Aurangabad and is a replica of the Taj Mahal
    A)Bahadur Shah Zafar
    B)Jahangir
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Who wrote the history of Aurangzeb’s reign in total secrecy because of the emperor’s opposition to it and what was the name of that historical work?
    A)Mirza Muhammad Kazim's Alamgir Nama
    B)Khafi Khan's Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
    C)Muhammad Saqi's Masir-i-Alamgiri
    D)Aquil Khan Razi's Zafar Nama-i-Alamgir
    Answer: Khafi Khan's Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
  • Q. According to Marx, the source of value is
    A)Land
    B)Capital
    C)Labour
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Labour
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of
    A)Karl Marx
    B)Bernard Shaw
    C)Lenin
    D)Leo Tolstoy
    Answer: Leo Tolstoy
  • Q. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is
    A)cow
    B)unihorn bull
    C)bull
    D)tiger
    Answer: unihorn bull
  • Q. As per government of India Act-1858, how many members were appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India?
    A)15
    B)10
    C)13
    D)14
    Answer: 15
  • Q. __________, second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was described as a ‘Diamond Soul’, for she had many brilliant facets to her character
    A)Krishnamohan Banerjee
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Hari Mohan
    D)Govind Chandra Sen
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Andal?
    A)Andal was a woman Nayanar, she incorporated the prevailing caste system in the society
    B)Andal was a woman Alvar, the most striking features of her compositions were widely sung (and continue to be sung to date)
    C)Andal saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu; her verses express her love for the deity
    D)Andal saw herself as the beloved of Krishna; her verses express her love for the deity
    Answer: Andal was a woman Nayanar, she incorporated the prevailing caste system in the society
  • Q. The “Last Supper” a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of
    A)Titian
    B)Michael Angelo
    C)Leonardo da Vinci
    D)Raphael
    Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
  • Q. Who among the following was the reformer and philosopher from Ramanandi Sampradaya in the lineage of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya renowned for his devotion to the Lord Shri Rama?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramananda
    C)Valmiki
    D)Tulsidas
    Answer: Tulsidas
  • Q. The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by
    A)Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
    B)Indian Council Act of 1892
    C)Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919
    D)Government of India of 1935
    Answer: Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
  • Q. The term used to denote a group of families in the vedic society was
    A)Jana
    B)Vish
    C)Grama
    D)Gotra
    Answer: Grama
  • Q. The Buddha’s Eight Fold Path did not include
    A)Right Views
    B)Right Resolve
    C)Right Speech
    D)Right Table Manners
    Answer: Right Table Manners
  • Q. Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?
    A)Apollodotus I
    B)Antiochus II
    C)Apollodotus II
    D)Menander I
    Answer: Menander I
  • Q. The varnas came to be transformed into the hereditary castes during the
    A)Gupta period
    B)Later Vedic period
    C)Mauryan period
    D)Vedic period
    Answer: Later Vedic period
  • Q. The inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan, a Marathi weekly, was published on November 12, 1832 started by a publisher reformer named
    A)Vishnu Shastri
    B)Jagannath Shankar
    C)Bal Shastri
    D)Krishna Shastri
    Answer: Bal Shastri
  • Q. The Interim Government which took office on September 2, 1946 was headed by
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Rajendra Prasad
    C)Vallabhbhai Patel
    D)C Rajagopalachari
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. What was the greatest contribution of Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar in the social reforms in India?
    A)Help in the abolition of Sati Pratha
    B)He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education
    C)Established the Brahma Samaj
    D)He adopted 100 villages to relocate them from Andhra Pradesh to Bengal for better life
    Answer: He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education

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