History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. The language adopted for preaching In Mahayana Buddhism was

A
Brahmi
B
Pali
C
Sanskrit
D
Prakrit

Correct Answer

Sanskrit

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?
    A)Demolition of Kanpur mosque
    B)Chauri Chaura incident
    C)Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
    D)Kakori train dacoity incident
    Answer: Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
  • Q. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
    A)Religious domination
    B)Subtle conquest
    C)A casteless society
    D)Non-violence and peace
    Answer: Non-violence and peace
  • Q. Who among the following witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
    A)Shams-i-siraj Afif
    B)Ziauddin Barani
    C)Minhaj-us-siraj
    D)Amir Khusrau
    Answer: Amir Khusrau
  • Q. The first Mughal Garden in India had been laid out by
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. When was the first train steamed off in India?
    A)1853
    B)1848
    C)1875
    D)1880
    Answer: 1853
  • Q. Who among the following organised the “All India Depressed Classes Association” in colonial India?
    A)Jyotiba Phule
    B)M. K. Gandhi
    C)Pandita Ramabai
    D)B. R. Ambedkar
    Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. Which of the following pair of Congress Session is not correctly matched?
    A)Madras Session 1927: Independence Resolution passed for the first time at the instance of Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Nagpur Session 1920: Changes in the Constitution of the Congress
    C)Calcutta Session 1928: Return of Gandhi to active politics after six years
    D)Lahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy
    Answer: Lahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy
  • Q. The Brahmin minister of Sambhaji (Son and Successor of Shivaji) upon whom he invested the title of ‘Pinnacle of Poets’ was
    A)Kavindra Acharya
    B)Kavi Kalash
    C)Kavi Bhusan
    D)Kavi Martanda
    Answer: Kavi Kalash
  • Q. Which of the following statement regarding Henry Vivian Derozio are correct? I. He is an Anglo-Indian II. Was called first nationalist poet of modern India III. He taught at Hindu college and was later removed because of his radicalism
    A)Only I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Only II and III
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by
    A)Sudraka
    B)Banabhatta
    C)Sri Harsha
    D)Gunadhva
    Answer: Banabhatta
  • Q. Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
    A)Mahasena
    B)Harisena
    C)Veerasena
    D)Vishnusena
    Answer: Harisena
  • Q. The Revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by
    A)Begum Hazrat Mahal
    B)Wajid Ali Shah
    C)Asaf-ud-daula
    D)Begum Zeenat Mahal
    Answer: Begum Hazrat Mahal
  • Q. The declaration that Democracy is a Government ‘of the people, by the pebple’ was made by
    A)Winston Churchill
    B)George Washington
    C)Abraham Lincoln
    D)Theodore Roosevelt
    Answer: Abraham Lincoln
  • Q. The Second World War started in the year
    A)1939
    B)1940
    C)1941
    D)1942
    Answer: 1939
  • Q. Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
    A)Sharda Mukherjee
    B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
    C)Fathima Beevi
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Sarojini Naidu
  • Q. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period was
    A)Nishka
    B)Karashopana
    C)Suvarna
    D)Kakini
    Answer: Karashopana
  • Q. Nalanda Mahavihara site is in
    A)Assam
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Bihar
    D)Gujrat
    Answer: Bihar
  • Q. On which day had premier Attlee conceded that the British would quit India by June, 1948?
    A)August 15, 1947
    B)January 26, 1947
    C)January 26, 1948
    D)February 20, 1947
    Answer: February 20, 1947
  • Q. The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the
    A)Chola Administration
    B)Maratha Administration
    C)Ganga Administration
    D)Vijayanagar Administration
    Answer: Ganga Administration
  • Q. The INA was largely composed of
    A)Overseas Indians
    B)Indian Revolutionaries
    C)Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese
    D)Deserters from the British Indian Army
    Answer: Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese

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