History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?

A
Bindusara
B
Chandragupta Maurya
C
Ajatashatru
D
Pulakesin

Correct Answer

Chandragupta Maurya

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    B)All India Hindu Mahasabha
    C)All India Kisan Mahasabha
    D)None of these
    Answer: All India Kisan Mahasabha
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    B)Akbar
    C)Shah Jahan
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    B)On May 3, 1947
    C)On July 3, 1947
    D)On August 3, 1947
    Answer: On June 3, 1947
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    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Ranade
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  • Q. Which was probably the most popular assembly in which even women enjoyed an equal status with men in the Early Vedic period?
    A)Samiti
    B)Sabha
    C)Gana
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    C)British Indian Association
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  • Q. When was Sputnik 1 launched?
    A)1957
    B)1970
    C)1980
    D)1990
    Answer: 1957
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    A)Parthians
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    C)Greeks
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    A)Germans
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    C)The French
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    Answer: Bega Begum
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    A)Kanishka
    B)Asoka
    C)Menander
    D)Harsha
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by
    A)Cornwallis
    B)Lord Hastings
    C)Lord Dalhousie
    D)Bentinck
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  • Q. Who is the author of “The History of the World-Conquerer”?
    A)Clifford Edmund Bosworth
    B)Annemarie Schimmel
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    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
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    B)Madan Mohan Malviya and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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    A)England
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