History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. The oldest Jain scriptures are regarded to be the

A
Twelve Upangas
B
Fourteen Purvas
C
Twelve Angas
D
Fourteen Uparvas

Correct Answer

Twelve Angas

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following act was the revision of Vernacular Act?
    A)Newspaper Act, 1908
    B)Indian Press act, 1910
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Indian Press act, 1910
  • Q. When Babur invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of
    A)Fargana
    B)Kabul
    C)Badakhshan
    D)Herat
    Answer: Badakhshan
  • 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. The founder of the ‘Brahmo Samaj’ was
    A)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
    B)Dayanand Saraswati
    C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    D)Swami Vivekananda
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. The worship of Mother goddess was related
    A)With the Mediterranean Civilization
    B)With the Aryan Civilization
    C)With the Indus Valley Civilization
    D)With the Vedic Civilization
    Answer: With the Indus Valley Civilization
  • Q. The members of the Board of Control must be paid from
    A)Indian Revenues
    B)The Consolidated Fund of England
    C)Funds Voted by Parliament
    D)The revenues of Princely States
    Answer: Indian Revenues
  • Q. Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra?
    A)Skandagupta
    B)Chandragupta-I
    C)Kumaragupta
    D)Samudragupta
    Answer: Samudragupta
  • Q. The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
    A)Organised city life
    B)Worship of forces of nature
    C)Pastoral farming
    D)Caste society
    Answer: Organised city life
  • Q. Which of the following cult was popularised by Chaitanya?
    A)Krishna Cult
    B)Shiva Cult
    C)Eknathwad
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Krishna Cult
  • 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. Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?
    A)Abul Fazl
    B)Abu Said
    C)Firdausi
    D)AI-Beruni
    Answer: AI-Beruni
  • Q. A prominent Harappan site, being surrounded by flood barriers in order to protect it with the aid of UNESCO funds, is
    A)Dholavira
    B)Mohenjodaro
    C)Lothal
    D)Rakhigarhi
    Answer: Mohenjodaro
  • Q. The correct chronological sequence of these Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb: I. Alamgir-II II. Farrukh Siyar III. Jahandar Shah IV. Shah Alam-II
    A)II,III,IV,I
    B)III,II,IV,I
    C)II,III,I,IV
    D)III,II,I,IV
    Answer: III,II,I,IV
  • Q. Who officially instituted the first system of imperial examinations in China?
    A)Huo Qubing
    B)Han Wu Di
    C)Wei Qing
    D)None
    Answer: Han Wu Di
  • Q. The first image of the Buddha was carved out during the reign of
    A)Pusyamitra Shunga
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka I
    D)Menander
    Answer: Kanishka I
  • Q. In 1739, who defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal?
    A)Genghis Khan
    B)Nader Shah
    C)Hemu Vikramaclitya
    D)Bajirao-I
    Answer: Nader Shah
  • Q. Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly?
    A)V. K. Krishna Menon
    B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Rajeswar Dayal
    Answer: Vijayalakshmi Pandit
  • Q. Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Atharvaveda
    Answer: Rigveda
  • Q. This Vedic God was ‘a breaker of the forts’ and also a ‘war god’
    A)Yama
    B)Indra
    C)Marut
    D)Varuna
    Answer: Indra
  • Q. Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the __________ and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar
    A)Cochi
    B)Ernad
    C)Travancore
    D)Kannur
    Answer: Ernad

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