History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. The principles of Ashoka’s Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from

A
Jainism
B
Buddhism
C
Brahmanism
D
The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period

Correct Answer

The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period

More Questions on History

  • Q. Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?
    A)Hunter Commission
    B)Macaulay's Minute
    C)Charter Act
    D)Wood's Despatch
    Answer: Wood's Despatch
  • Q. The archaeologist to initially discover the Mohenjo-Daro site of the Indus Valley Civilization was
    A)Daya Ram Sahni
    B)Sir John Marshall
    C)Sir Martimir Wheeler
    D)Rakhal Das Banerji
    Answer: Rakhal Das Banerji
  • Q. Who established the four monasteries Sringeri, Badrinath, Dwarka & Puri?
    A)Ashoka
    B)Ramanuj
    C)Shankaracharya
    D)Madhav Vidhyaranya
    Answer: Shankaracharya
  • Q. Who was the governor-general during the Revolt of 1857?
    A)Lord Irwin
    B)Lord Canning
    C)Lord Lytton
    D)Lord Willington
    Answer: Lord Canning
  • Q. Akbar held his religious discussion in
    A)Panch Mahal
    B)Jodhabai's Palace
    C)Ibadat Khana
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Ibadat Khana
  • Q. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Pattabhi Sitharamayy
    C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    D)VB Patel
    Answer: Pattabhi Sitharamayy
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda’s father, __________, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects
    A)Narendra Nath Datta
    B)Vishwanath Datta
    C)Sri Ramakrishna
    D)Rashik Krishna Mallik
    Answer: Vishwanath Datta
  • Q. Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
    A)George Washington
    B)Abraham Lincoln
    C)John F. Kennedy
    D)William Wallace Lincoln
    Answer: Abraham Lincoln
  • Q. Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne?
    A)Ajatshatru
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka
    D)Simukha
    Answer: Ajatshatru
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
    A)Sutudri - Sutlej
    B)Askini - Chenab
    C)Vipas - Jhelum
    D)Parushni - Ravi
    Answer: Vipas - Jhelum
  • Q. During the first Carnatic War, the French Governor-General of Pondicherry was
    A)Captain Paradise
    B)La Bourdonnais
    C)Dupleix
    D)Count-de-Lally
    Answer: Dupleix
  • Q. Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
    A)Columbus
    B)Magellan
    C)Bartholomew Dias
    D)Vasco da Gama
    Answer: Bartholomew Dias
  • Q. The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east was
    A)Mir Jumla
    B)Shaista Khan
    C)Mirza Raja Jai Singh
    D)Jaswant Singh
    Answer: Mir Jumla
  • Q. Which one of the following mentioned division of the Mauryan Society into seven classes?
    A)Indica
    B)Ashoka's Edicts
    C)Kautilya's Arthshastra
    D)Vishnu Purana
    Answer: Indica
  • Q. Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother__________
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Jahangir
    C)Babur
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan had started a reform movement among the Muslim, called the __________ Movement
    A)Aligarh
    B)Sufi
    C)Jaipur
    D)Wahabi
    Answer: Aligarh
  • Q. According to Guru Nanak Salvation could be obtained
    A)Taking the Brahmans and Mullahs as their guides
    B)In the service of God
    C)In fighting for the country
    D)In fighting against Islam
    Answer: In the service of God
  • Q. In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast of 21 days
    A)to launch a campaign against untouchability
    B)to appeal to the Hindus to throw open the temples and public wells to the Harijans
    C)for his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans
    D)For all the above
    Answer: for his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans
  • Q. Why was the Second Round Table Conference failed?
    A)Suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement
    B)Priority to be given to communal question
    C)Grant of Dominion Status
    D)Date of transfer of power
    Answer: Priority to be given to communal question
  • Q. Which Tamil poet wrote Ramayana in Tamil language?
    A)Kapilar
    B)Kamban
    C)Pulamaipithan
    D)Perumal Rasu
    Answer: Kamban

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