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. Which of the following is not a category into which Ashoka’s monuments may be grouped?
    A)Pillars
    B)Stupas
    C)Viharas
    D)Caves
    Answer: Viharas
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/ are correct related to the Atharva Veda? I. The Atharva Veda basically consists of charms and spells that were prevalent at that time in the society. II. The Atharva Veda presents a portrait of the Vedic society. One can find an independent and parallel stream of knowledge and thought in the Atharva Veda
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar organized a Bhishkrit Hitkari Sabha, (The Depressed Classes Institute) in :
    A)1920
    B)1924
    C)1916
    D)1911
    Answer: 1924
  • Q. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
    A)GopalaKrishna Gokhale
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Bipin Chandra Pal
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Who was a founder member of the Russian Populist Movement “Anarchism”?
    A)Gorkhy
    B)Mikhail Bakunin
    C)Leo Tolstoy
    D)Turganew
    Answer: Mikhail Bakunin
  • Q. Which of the following leader was not moderate?
    A)Anand Charlu
    B)Dada Bhai Naoroji
    C)Bipin Chandra Pal
    D)Madan Mohan Malviya
    Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
  • Q. The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was
    A)Maitreyi
    B)Kalhana
    C)Kalidasa
    D)Panini
    Answer: Panini
  • Q. The Jaina literature is known as
    A)Epics
    B)Tripitakas
    C)Aryasutras
    D)Angas
    Answer: Angas
  • Q. Which of these is not correctly matched regarding the reign of Shahjahan?
    A)Jagannath Pandit - Poet laureate
    B)Chintamani - Hindi poet
    C)Asaf Khan - Wazir
    D)Sunder Das - Singer
    Answer: Sunder Das - Singer
  • Q. Tirthankar Ajitnath was detached from whose effects?
    A)Acharya Aridaman
    B)Padprabhu
    C)Arahnath
    D)Naminath
    Answer: Acharya Aridaman
  • Q. During the First World War, which country signed the Peace Treaty (1917) with Germany
    A)USA
    B)England
    C)Russia
    D)Austria
    Answer: Russia
  • Q. The National College in Calcutta had been established on :
    A)July 14, 1906
    B)September 14, 1906
    C)March 14, 1906
    D)August 14, 1906
    Answer: August 14, 1906
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is correct about Alvar Saints?
    A)The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries
    B)The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
    C)Only B
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
  • Q. Who is called as the ‘second Ashoka’ ?
    A)Chandra Gupta Maurya
    B)Samudra Gupta
    C)Kanishka
    D)Harshavardhana
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?
    A)Vedas
    B)Upanishad
    C)Tripitaka
    D)Jatakas
    Answer: Tripitaka
  • Q. Who is the founder of Greek historiography?
    A)Herodotus
    B)Aristotle
    C)Hippocrates
    D)Thucydides
    Answer: Herodotus
  • Q. Gandhara school of art came into existence in
    A)Mahayana sect
    B)Hinayana sect
    C)Vaishnava sect
    D)Shaiva sect
    Answer: Mahayana sect
  • Q. Who was the spatial (Sthaanik) during Mauryan’s period?
    A)Provincial Administrator
    B)District Administrator
    C)Village Administrator
    D)City Administrator
    Answer: District Administrator
  • Q. By whom among the following was the Paramdham Ashram established?
    A)Swami Vivekananda
    B)Acharya Kripalani
    C)Acharya Vinoba Bhave
    D)Ramakrishna Paramhansa
    Answer: Acharya Vinoba Bhave
  • Q. In which of the following sects was Bindusara interested?
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Ajivakas
    D)Lokayata
    Answer: Ajivakas

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