History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. The original Buddhist religious texts had been written in

A
Sanskrit
B
Brahmi
C
Pali
D
Magadhi

Correct Answer

Pali

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  • Q. The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19th century, India remained mainly localised because
    A)the peasants had no leadership and organisation
    B)they were mainly directed against enhancement in rent, evictions, usurious practices of moneylenders, etc.
    C)they grew out of local grievances
    D)the big landlords were allies of the British
    Answer: they grew out of local grievances
  • Q. Name the Pala ruler who was the first to plunge into the tripartite struggle
    A)Mahipala
    B)Devapala
    C)Dharmapala
    D)Gopala
    Answer: Gopala
  • Q. “The Three Emperors League” 1873 was also known as
    A)Triple Alliance
    B)Dreikaiserbund Treaty
    C)Reinsurance Treaty
    D)The Dual Alliance
    Answer: Dreikaiserbund Treaty
  • Q. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced In India?
    A)Dohakosa
    B)Divya Vandana
    C)Vjrachedika
    D)Vamsathapakasini
    Answer: Vamsathapakasini
  • Q. Chandra Shekhar Azad was __________ of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army
    A)Secretary
    B)President
    C)Commander-in-Chief
    D)Field Marshal
    Answer: Commander-in-Chief
  • Q. Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?
    A)The Punjab
    B)Madras
    C)Bombay
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: The Punjab
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after
    A)refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
    B)signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
    C)being permitted by the Congress
    D)receiving assurance that independence was fast coming
    Answer: signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
  • Q. As per the Act of 1853 the Governor-General’s Council was enlarged for the purpose of
    A)Legislation
    B)Defence
    C)Finance
    D)Security
    Answer: Legislation
  • Q. Who is said to be responsible for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Ajatashatru
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Mahapadma Nanda
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. Jahangir was born in the year
    A)1669
    B)1569
    C)1769
    D)1869
    Answer: 1569
  • Q. During the Dandi March the song ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’ had been sung by the renowned musician
    A)Onkar Nath Thakur
    B)Digambar Vishnu Paluskar
    C)Mallikarjun Mansur
    D)Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit
    Answer: Digambar Vishnu Paluskar
  • Q. In the Gupta period, the largest number of coins were issued in
    A)Silver
    B)Gold
    C)Copper
    D)Iron
    Answer: Gold
  • Q. Swami Dayanand established the head quarters of Arya Samaj in:
    A)Lahore
    B)Calcutta
    C)Mumbai
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  • Q. __________, a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D.
    A)Warren Hastings
    B)Sir William Jones
    C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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  • Q. After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministries were
    A)Assam and Kerala
    B)Bengal and Punjab
    C)Bengal and Assam
    D)Punjab and Kerala
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    A)Harivijaya
    B)Hemachandra
    C)Vastupala
    D)Bhadrabahu
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  • Q. Which of the following Assamese literature is Buddhist songs composed in the 8th to 12th centuries?
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    A)1919
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    Answer: 1919

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