History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in

A
Rock edicts
B
Archaeological excavations
C
Coins
D
Pillar edicts

Correct Answer

Rock edicts

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who started the first English newspaper in India?
    A)Raja Rammohan Roy
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)
    D)Lord William Bentinck
    Answer: J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)
  • Q. During the reign of which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?
    A)Tang
    B)Sung
    C)Han
    D)Chin
    Answer: Chin
  • Q. From where did the quit India Movement begin?
    A)Mysore
    B)Calcutta
    C)Bombay
    D)Pune
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. In which year, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established
    A)1948
    B)1945
    C)1949
    D)1952
    Answer: 1949
  • Q. Who said “Liberty consists in obedience to the general will”?
    A)Rousseau
    B)Hobbes
    C)Green
    D)Laski
    Answer: Rousseau
  • Q. The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the
    A)Tomars
    B)Chauhans
    C)Pawars
    D)Pariharas
    Answer: Tomars
  • Q. Who was the last Emperor of Rome
    A)Romulus Augustulus
    B)Nero
    C)Julius Nepos
    D)Julius Caesar
    Answer: Romulus Augustulus
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the age of Vedic Civilisation? I. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on astronomical grounds, dated Rig Veda to 6000 B.C. to Harmon Jacobi, Vedic civilization flourished between 4500 B.C. and 2500 B.C. and the Samhitas were composed in the latter half of the period. II. Famous Sanskritist, Winternitz felt that the Rig Veda was probably composed in the third millennium B.C.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. Who founded Tattvabodhini sabha in 1839 ?
    A)Maharishi Devendranath Tagore
    B)Dayanand Sarswati
    C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    D)Jogesh Chandra Dutt
    Answer: Maharishi Devendranath Tagore
  • Q. Bhulabhai Desai’s most memorable achievement was his defence of the India National Army (I.N.A.) personnel at the Red fort Trial towards the end of
    A)1944
    B)1943
    C)1945
    D)1946
    Answer: 1945
  • Q. Hardayal, an intellectual giant, was associated with
    A)Ghadar Movement
    B)Home Rule Movement
    C)Swadeshi Movement
    D)Non-Cooperation Movement
    Answer: Ghadar Movement
  • Q. The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was
    A)Ashoka
    B)Kanishka
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Harshavardhana
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. Assertion (A): Shivaji aimed at establishing Maratha rule in Delhi. Reason (R): Shivaji took the leadership of the Maratha resistance against the Mughals.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is false but R is true
  • Q. The Third Buddhist Council was patronised by
    A)Ashoka
    B)Kanishka
    C)Mahakashyap Upali
    D)Sabakarni
    Answer: Ashoka
  • Q. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
    A)Cornwallis
    B)Clive
    C)Waren Hastings
    D)William Bentinck
    Answer: Clive
  • Q. Which of the Delhi sultans pursued the policy of blood and iron?
    A)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    B)Alauddin Khalji
    C)Balban
    D)Iltutmish
    Answer: Balban
  • Q. Who wrote Si- Yu- ki?
    A)Selucas Nicator
    B)Harshavardhan
    C)Hieun Tsiang
    D)Megasthanese
    Answer: Hieun Tsiang
  • Q. When was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated?
    A)1907
    B)1906
    C)1910
    D)1914
    Answer: 1914
  • Q. Who has been called the ‘Heroine’ of the 1942 Quit India Movement?
    A)Sucheta Kripalani
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Sarojini Naidu
    D)Aruna Asaf Ali
    Answer: Aruna Asaf Ali
  • Q. Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857?
    A)Mutiny of a section of sepoys of the British Army
    B)The last effort of the old political order to regain power
    C)A struggle of the common people to overthrow common rule
    D)An effort to establish a limited Indian nation
    Answer: The last effort of the old political order to regain power

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