History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of

A
Mahabharta
B
Ramayana
C
Jataka
D
Panchatantra

Correct Answer

Jataka

More Questions on History

  • Q. The Ramayana narrates events believed to have taken place in the __________ Yuga or age
    A)Dwapar
    B)Sat
    C)Kal
    D)Treta
    Answer: Treta
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a nation wide satyagraha against the proposed __________
    A)Rowlatt Act
    B)Simon Commission
    C)Salt Act
    D)Pitt's India Act
    Answer: Rowlatt Act
  • Q. Aligarh Movement towards the end revented its followers from joining the national movement. Which of the following reasons made it to take this decision though it initially propagated for unity?
    A)Indians are educationally forward so in order to suppress them their activities need to discouraged
    B)It felt that immediate political progress was not possible and British Government couldn't be easily dislodged
    C)Gain support of British officials
    D)National movement is waste of time so should concentrate on other works
    Answer: It felt that immediate political progress was not possible and British Government couldn't be easily dislodged
  • Q. Under which document was the separate electorate granted for muslims ?
    A)The Permanent Settlement
    B)Charter Act of 1813
    C)Mahalwari System Reforms
    D)Morley Minto Reforms
    Answer: Morley Minto Reforms
  • Q. Who was the mastermind of bomb attack on Lord Hardinge at chandani chowk in Delhi in 1912?
    A)Avadh Behari
    B)Amir Chand
    C)Rasbihari Bose
    D)Basant Kumar Biswas
    Answer: Rasbihari Bose
  • Q. How many layers of Mohenjo-daro were found?
    A)7
    B)6
    C)8
    D)9
    Answer: 7
  • Q. The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is
    A)Samaveda
    B)Atharvaveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Rigveda
    Answer: Yajurveda
  • Q. Who was the moving spirit behind the oganization of the Ghadar Party?
    A)V. D. Savarkar
    B)Lala Hardayal
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
    Answer: Lala Hardayal
  • Q. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British government to do
    A)Shut down any industrial unit at will
    B)Foment class and caste strife
    C)Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
    D)Detain a person for any duration without a trial
    Answer: Detain a person for any duration without a trial
  • Q. Who among the following was an illiterate?
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Jahagir
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Which of the following are the paths chosen by Ramakrishna Paramahamsa towards salvation
    A)Belief in one single god monotheism
    B)Gyana marg
    C)Vedas and Upanishads are the only way to salvation
    D)Renunciation, meditation and devotion
    Answer: Renunciation, meditation and devotion
  • Q. Who was the first to use the term ‘Adivasi’ to refer to the tribal people?
    A)Thakkar Bappa
    B)Jyotiba Phule
    C)M N Srinivas
    D)B R Ambedkar
    Answer: Thakkar Bappa
  • Q. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
    A)Ahoms
    B)Santhals
    C)Pagal Panthis
    D)Ramosi
    Answer: Santhals
  • Q. The __________ were the first Europeans to start a Joint stock company trade with India?
    A)Portuguese
    B)French
    C)Danish
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Dutch
  • Q. Tax on plunder during war in the Sultanate period was known as
    A)Jizya
    B)Kharaj
    C)Khums
    D)Zakat
    Answer: Khums
  • Q. The “Last Supper” a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of
    A)Titian
    B)Michael Angelo
    C)Leonardo da Vinci
    D)Raphael
    Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
  • Q. Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation?
    A)Egyptian
    B)Mesopotamian
    C)Sumerian
    D)Chinese
    Answer: Chinese
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the age of Vedic Civilisation? I. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on astronomical grounds, dated Rig Veda to 6000 B.C. to Harmon Jacobi, Vedic civilization flourished between 4500 B.C. and 2500 B.C. and the Samhitas were composed in the latter half of the period. II. Famous Sanskritist, Winternitz felt that the Rig Veda was probably composed in the third millennium B.C.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. On which side did Japan fight in the First World War?
    A)With Germany against United Kingdom
    B)None, it was neutral
    C)Against Russia on its own
    D)With United Kingdom against Germany
    Answer: With United Kingdom against Germany
  • Q. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar

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