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. The most important source of our information on ancient India’s cultural history are
    A)Antiquities and monuments
    B)Archaeological excavations
    C)Literature and epics
    D)Inscriptions and coins
    Answer: Literature and epics
  • Q. Who declared “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it”?
    A)Bal Gangadhara Tilak
    B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)K.T Telang
    Answer: Bal Gangadhara Tilak
  • Q. Which of the following pairs of persons are correctly matched? I. Chandragupta-II : Fa-Hien II. Skandagupta: I-tsing III. Harsha: Hiuen Tsang
    A)I, II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and III
    D)II and III
    Answer: I and III
  • Q. Which of the following act led to the introduction of dual system of government in India?
    A)The Regulating Act, AD 1773
    B)Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
    C)Charter Act, 1793 AD
    D)Charter Act, 1813 AD
    Answer: Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
  • Q. The eminent Bengali novelist and composer of national song Vande Mataram who aroused a new consciousness in the 19th century Bengal Society was :
    A)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
    B)Rabindranath Tagore
    C)Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
  • 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. Under the administration of Shivaji, “Peshwa” was referred to as
    A)Minister of Defence
    B)Minister of Religious Affairs
    C)Chief Minister
    D)Minister of Justice
    Answer: Chief Minister
  • Q. The violent Mappilas stormed the bungalow of the District Magistrate . . . . . . and murdered him in 1855
    A)William Logan
    B)H.V. Connolly
    C)Lord Ripond
    D)Gladstone
    Answer: H.V. Connolly
  • Q. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
    A)Rigidity of Caste
    B)Slavery
    C)Prostitution
    D)Widow remarriage
    Answer: Widow remarriage
  • Q. The Objective of Non-alignment of India’s foreign policy means
    A)To judge every international issue on its own merit
    B)To stand in isolation from world affairs
    C)To interfere in the internal matters of a country
    D)Not to help any country
    Answer: To judge every international issue on its own merit
  • Q. Who founded the ‘All India Harijan Samaj’ in 1932?
    A)Acharya Narendra Dev
    B)B R Ambedkar
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Jagjivan Ram
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. A ‘Sabha’ in the Vedic period was a/an
    A)Royal Court
    B)Institution of professional men in villages
    C)Mantri Parishad
    D)National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
    Answer: National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
  • Q. Who established East India Association in London 1866?
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Subhash Chandra Bose
    C)V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
    D)Hemu Kalani
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
    A)Seals
    B)The Pottery
    C)The boats
    D)The houses
    Answer: Seals
  • Q. Which of the following was established by B. R. Ambedkar?
    A)Samaj Samata Party
    B)Swaraj Party
    C)All India Schedule Castes Federation
    D)Congress Party
    Answer: All India Schedule Castes Federation
  • Q. What according to Communism is the chief enemy of the society?
    A)Religion
    B)Private property
    C)Surplus value
    D)Capitalist class
    Answer: Capitalist class
  • Q. What was the reason for Franks rapid rise in western Europe?
    A)Clovis's conversion to Arian Christianity
    B)Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
    C)Clovis's alliance with the Islamic world
    D)Clovis's defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
    Answer: Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
  • 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 troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were known as
    A)Barawardi
    B)Walashahi
    C)Jcumaki
    D)Dakhili
    Answer: Dakhili
  • Q. Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in
    A)1917
    B)1916
    C)1918
    D)1920
    Answer: 1917

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