History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. The first Tirthankara of the Jains was

A
Parshvanath
B
Arishtanemi
C
Ajitanath
D
Rishabha

Correct Answer

Rishabha

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who started the journal ‘The Commonweal’?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)N. G. Chandavarkar
    C)M. G. Ranade
    D)R. G. Bhandarkar
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. When were Jewish communities expelled from France?
    A)1453
    B)1306
    C)1492
    D)1376
    Answer: 1306
  • Q. I. Eradication of all possible race, creed or provincial prejudices among all lovers of India. II. Promotion of personal intimacy among all the earnest workers in the cause of India. III. Formulation of popular demands. IV. Organisation of a violent struggle for the political emancipation of India. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the aims of the Indian National Congress in the early phases?
    A)I, II & III
    B)I, II & III
    C)III & IV
    D)II & III
    Answer: I, II & III
  • Q. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of
    A)Sri Vaishavism
    B)Sri Vaishnavism
    C)Nirguna
    D)Sikkhism
    Answer: Sri Vaishnavism
  • Q. Who had introduced the Indian Universities Act 1904?
    A)Lord Hardinge
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord Curzon
    D)Lord Auckland
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak popularly known as Lokamanya Tilak was born in 1856 at
    A)Pune
    B)Ratnagiri
    C)Mumbai
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ratnagiri
  • Q. Who was the first Roman emperor who converted to Christianity
    A)Caligula
    B)Augustus
    C)Constantine the Great
    D)Cicero
    Answer: Constantine the Great
  • Q. Which of the following was the ‘Newspaper’ of Annie Besant?
    A)Indian Express
    B)The Hindu
    C)The Times of India
    D)New India
    Answer: New India
  • Q. Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
    A)Tivara
    B)Kunala
    C)Mahendra
    D)Jalauka
    Answer: Tivara
  • Q. One of the following Indus Valley site is in Pakistan
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Lothal
    C)Alamgirpur
    D)Harappa
    Answer: Harappa
  • Q. Frederick the Great was the king of
    A)Italy
    B)France
    C)Britain
    D)Prussia
    Answer: Prussia
  • Q. During which dynasty Paper was invented in China
    A)Tang Dynasty
    B)Xia Dynasty
    C)Yuan Dynasty
    D)Han Dynasty
    Answer: Han Dynasty
  • Q. British Crown assumed sovereignty over Indian from the East Indian Company in the year
    A)1858
    B)1857
    C)1859
    D)1860
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Aurangzeb appointed his uncle Shaista Khan as Governor of
    A)Bengal
    B)Kashmir
    C)Punjab
    D)Deccan
    Answer: Deccan
  • Q. The Buddhist Doctrines were written in
    A)Pali
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Tibetan
    D)Not written in any language but orally transmitted
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as
    A)Mulk-i-qadim
    B)Swaraj
    C)Maharajya
    D)Maratha Rastra
    Answer: Swaraj
  • Q. Given below are the names of prominent leaders and their respective operational areas during the the revolt period. Select the incorrect pair
    A)Khan Bahadur Khan - RuhelKhand
    B)Rani Laxmibai - Indore
    C)Kunwar Singh - Sahabad
    D)Nana Saheb - Kanpur
    Answer: Rani Laxmibai - Indore
  • Q. The llbert Bill controversy during the period of Lord Ripon exposed the racial bitterness of the British and united the Indians
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lytton
    C)Queen Elizabeth
    D)Queen Anne
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. When was the building of the Parthenon at Athens started?
    A)424 BC
    B)447 BC
    C)404 BC
    D)399 BC
    Answer: 447 BC
  • Q. In 1893 __________ landed in India, made a tour of the country in the company of H. S. Olcott, and by her splendid presentation of Indian philosophy and her undisguised personal preference for the Indian spiritual heritage, won the support of orthodox Brahmins to Theosophy
    A)Upendranath Basu
    B)Annie Besant
    C)I. N. Gurtu
    D)George Thompson
    Answer: Annie Besant

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