History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Which is the ultimate goal of education in Jainism?

A
Renunciation
B
Non-violence
C
Moksha
D
Voluntary promotion of human welfare

Correct Answer

Moksha

More Questions on History

  • Q. The American Civil War saw the end of
    A)Landlordism
    B)Slavery
    C)Monarchy
    D)Apartheid
    Answer: Slavery
  • Q. Which among the following names is not associated with the theosophical society?
    A)Madame Blavatsky
    B)Col. Occolt
    C)Annie Besant
    D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during
    A)Home Rule Movement
    B)His imprisonment in 1908
    C)Revolutionary Movement
    D)Swadeshi Movement
    Answer: Home Rule Movement
  • Q. When did Japanese invasion of Manchuria begin?
    A)1935
    B)1931
    C)1936
    D)1939
    Answer: 1931
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty?
    A)Deimachus
    B)Gautamiputra Satakarni
    C)Nahapana
    D)Simuka
    Answer: Simuka
  • Q. Cereal(s) grown by the people of the Harappan Civilisation was/were
    A)Rice
    B)Wheat
    C)Millet
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The Singh Sabha intended to restore Sikhism to its past purity by publishing historical religious books, magazines and journals, to propagate knowledge using Punjabi, to return Sikh apostates to their original faith, and to involve highly placed __________in the educational programme of the Sikhs
    A)Frenchmen
    B)Portuguese
    C)Dutch
    D)Englishmen
    Answer: Englishmen
  • Q. Which of the following statements is not correct with reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle?
    A)Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
    B)The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave popular indignation and led to the JalianwallaBagh Massacre
    C)Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
    D)In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact
    Answer: In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact
  • Q. The culmination of the series of the uprisings was the Mappila revolt of
    A)1895
    B)1921
    C)1821
    D)1721
    Answer: 1921
  • Q. Who had strongly advocated the policy of abolishing princely states in free India?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)C Rajagopalachari
    D)Vallabhbhai Patel
    Answer: C Rajagopalachari
  • Q. Which one of the following is the principal source of information of Ashoka’s campaign against Kalinga?
    A)Mahavamsa
    B)Pillar Edict-VII
    C)Divyavadana
    D)Rock Edict-XIII
    Answer: Rock Edict-XIII
  • Q. The Marathas were defeated in Panipat because
    A)The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
    B)The Marathas did not fight bravely
    C)The Maratha army was short of food supplies
    D)The Marathas were considered alien by the local population
    Answer: The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
  • Q. Pushti marg is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism was founded by?
    A)Ramanujacharya
    B)Shankaracharya
    C)Vallabhacharya
    D)Nimbarkacharya
    Answer: Vallabhacharya
  • Q. Two popular Assemblies of the Vedic period were
    A)Mahasabha and Ganasabha
    B)Sabha and Mahasabha
    C)Sabha and Samiti
    D)Ur and Kula
    Answer: Sabha and Samiti
  • Q. When did Europe captured Jerusalem?
    A)1088
    B)1081
    C)1095
    D)1099
    Answer: 1099
  • Q. Which of the following songs was so dear to Mahatma Gandhi’s heart, that he wrote: ‘That one song is enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the ‘Bhagavad Gita’
    A)Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
    B)Hare Ram
    C)Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
    D)Ishwar Allah Tero Nam
    Answer: Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
  • Q. Who established Mahabalipuram?
    A)Pandya
    B)Pallava
    C)Chola
    D)Chalukya
    Answer: Pallava
  • Q. __________co-edited ‘the National Reformer’ with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874-88
    A)S. N. Banerjee
    B)W. T. Stead
    C)H. P. Blavatsky
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not true about the Indian National Congress?
    A)W.C. Bannerjee was the first president of congress
    B)It was formed in 1885
    C)It was formed when 72 delegates from all the presidencies and provinces of India met at Bombay
    D)Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India
    Answer: Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India
  • Q. Dyarchy’ was introduced in the Government of India Act of
    A)1919
    B)1909
    C)1935
    D)None of these
    Answer: 1919

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