History Mauryan Empire

Q. Who amidst the following was a wife of emperor Ashoka who influenced him?

A
Charulata
B
Chandalika
C
Gautami
D
Karuwaki

Correct Answer

Karuwaki

More Questions on History

  • Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers? I. Muizuddin Bahram Shah II. Iltutmish III. Raziya IV. Rukhnuddin Firuz
    A)II, IV, III, I
    B)I, II, III, IV
    C)III, II, IV, I
    D)IV, III, I, II
    Answer: II, IV, III, I
  • Q. The only Veda to have been rendered musically is
    A)The Sama Veda
    B)The Rig Veda
    C)The Yajur Veda
    D)The Atharva Veda
    Answer: The Sama Veda
  • Q. Which of the following reform is the legislative contribution of Raja Rammohan Roy?
    A)Indianisation of superior services
    B)Abolition of sati
    C)Reduction of export duties on Indian goods
    D)Abolition of east India company's trading rights
    Answer: Abolition of sati
  • Q. With which of the following is the classic “Jivaka Chintamani” in Tamil associated?
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Hinduism
    D)Christianity
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?
    A)Spain
    B)France
    C)Britain
    D)Germany
    Answer: Britain
  • Q. Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was
    A)not to steal
    B)not to kill (non-injury)
    C)non-attachment to worldly things
    D)celibacy
    Answer: celibacy
  • Q. The system of civil services had been introduced into India by
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord Bentick
    D)Lord Hastings
    Answer: E
  • Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for failure of Young Bengal Movement? I. Suppression by British new law II. Did not involve peasant cause III. Radicalism was bookish in character and did not develop links with masses
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both II and III
    D)All the above
    Answer: Both II and III
  • Q. Assertion (A): English was taken as the medium of instruction in India by the William Bentinck. Reason (R): William Bentinck wanted to promote western culture in India
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. On what charge was Khudiram Bose, a boy of 18, sentenced to death on April 30, 1908?
    A)for participating in the Alipur Conspiracy
    B)for being an active member of the Anushilan Samiti, the first revolutionary organisation in Bengal
    C)for murdering one Kennedy in Muzaffarpur
    D)for attempting to murder Kingsfords, the Chief Presidency Magistrate at Muzaffarpur, who had ordered severe flogging to some young men for minor offences.
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  • Q. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
    A)Vagabhatta
    B)Bhanugupta
    C)Aryabhatta
    D)Varahamihira
    Answer: Aryabhatta
  • Q. In which year George Washington became the first president of USA
    A)1765
    B)1735
    C)1770
    D)1789
    Answer: 1789
  • Q. During the first hundred years of the British rule in India, people’s resentment and opposition to the British policies mainly surfaced in the form of
    A)Peasant uprisings
    B)Tribal uprisings
    C)Civil uprisings
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. Which scripture was called his ‘mother’ by Gandhiji?
    A)The New Testament
    B)Ramayana
    C)Bhagwat Gita
    D)The Holy Quran
    Answer: Bhagwat Gita
  • Q. The Gandhi-Irvin pact under which Mahatma Gandhi agreed to suspend the civil Disobedience Movement was signed on
    A)April 8, 1931
    B)March 5, 1931
    C)May 8, 1931
    D)August 8, 1931
    Answer: March 5, 1931
  • Q. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because
    A)He was not a practical states man
    B)He was mad
    C)He transferred the capital
    D)He waged war with China
    Answer: He was not a practical states man
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    A)Egyptian
    B)Mesopotamian
    C)Sumerian
    D)Chinese
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    A)Babur
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
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  • Q. During Quit India Movement,’Parallel Government’ was constituted at
    A)Allahabad
    B)Varanasi
    C)Lucknow
    D)Ballia
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  • Q. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in
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    C)Delhi
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Gujarat

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