History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar attained Nirvana?

A
Parsnath
B
Sammed Shikhar
C
Girnar
D
Pawapur

Correct Answer

Sammed Shikhar

More Questions on History

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    A)1857
    B)1866
    C)1836
    D)1885
    Answer: 1866
  • Q. Ramayana was translated into Persian at Akbar’s court by whom?
    A)Abul Fazl
    B)Faizi
    C)Badayuni
    D)Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi
    Answer: Faizi
  • Q. The philosophical essence, The world is but God manifest and God is my own soul may be traced to the
    A)Upanishadas
    B)Vedas
    C)Puranas
    D)Manusmriti
    Answer: Upanishadas
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    A)V ASmith
    B)V D Sarkar
    C)L Mukherjee
    D)Chabbra
    Answer: V ASmith
  • Q. Two socio-religious reform movements founded in India in 1875 were
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    B)Brahmo Samaj and Prarthana Samaj
    C)Theosophical Society and Arya Samaj
    D)Aligarh Movement and Servants of Indian Society
    Answer: Theosophical Society and Arya Samaj
  • Q. According to Gandhi, ahimsa could not be construed to mean
    A)a positive state of law
    B)truth
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    D)doing good even to the evildoers
    Answer: tolerance of the wrong and unjust
  • Q. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on :
    A)June 5, 1931
    B)July 5, 1931
    C)March 5, 1931
    D)January 5, 1931
    Answer: March 5, 1931
  • Q. One of the best known tribal rebellions in Bihar, known as Ulgulan (meaning Great Tumult), was launched by the Mundas under the leadership of
    A)Sidhu
    B)Kanhu
    C)Birsa Munda
    D)Rampa Munda
    Answer: Birsa Munda
  • Q. Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues?
    A)Just before the First World War
    B)First World War
    C)After the First World War
    D)After the passing of the Act of 1909
    Answer: First World War
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    A)Pune
    B)Calcutta
    C)Madras
    D)Bombay
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. Megasthanes, the ambassador of Selucus at the Mauryan court in Pataliputra, wrote an account of the period in his book
    A)Indika
    B)Travels of Megasthanes
    C)Indicoplecusts
    D)Both (B) and (C)
    Answer: Indika
  • Q. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatri Mantra?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Kathopanishad
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    Answer: Rigveda
  • Q. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of
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  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on September 26, 1932 after the Poona Pact, which provided for
    A)reservation of 48 seats for the depressed classes in different provincial legislatures
    B)common electorate for all Hindus
    C)reservation of 18 per cent of the seats in the Central Legislature
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Nanu met Kunjan Pillai, who later came to be known as Chattampi Swamikal. Kunjan Pillai, who discovered and appreciated Nanu’s philosophical genius and passion for Yoga, introduced him to__________, a ‘Hatha yogi’
    A)Thycattu Ayyaavu
    B)Madan Asan
    C)Krishnan Vaidyan
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    Answer: Thycattu Ayyaavu
  • Q. The Non-Cooperation movement had been launched by Gandhi in the year
    A)1919
    B)1916
    C)1920
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    Answer: 1920
  • Q. Who of the following was for the first time designated as the Governor of India
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  • Q. Who among the following Mughal Emperors was half Rajput?
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    B)Shah Jahan & Aurangzeb
    C)Shah Jahan & Jahangir
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    Answer: Akbar Jahan & Jahangir
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    C)Most of the Moplah martyrs were poor peasants of landless lobourers
    D)A small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in the belief of being called Shahids (martyrs)
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