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

More Questions on History

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    A)Kerala
    B)Tamil Nadu
    C)Andra Pradesh
    D)Karnataka
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship to
    A)Charles wood dispatch on education, influenced it towards female education
    B)Break priestly monopoly of scriptural knowledge(Sanskrit) and opening to non- Brahmins
    C)Lady Hardinge medical college at Delhi
    D)Both A and B
    Answer: Both A and B
  • Q. Tipu was defeated in the __________ Anglo-Maratha war by the British
    A)Second
    B)First
    C)Third
    D)Fourth
    Answer: Third
  • 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. Who exhorted people to give up selfishness, falsehood and hypocrisy and to lead a life of truth, honesty and kindness?
    A)Guru Nanak
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Kabir
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • Q. The Apostolate of the Sikhs consisted of leaders
    A)Ten
    B)Eighteen
    C)Only Two
    D)Seven
    Answer: Ten
  • Q. Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at
    A)Jaipur
    B)Delhi
    C)Agra
    D)Amarkot
    Answer: Agra
  • Q. What was the policy of “doctrine of lapse”?
    A)States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
    B)States were allowed to adopt son as an heir
    C)According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army
    D)None of these
    Answer: States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
  • Q. The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped __________
    A)Pashupati
    B)Vishnu
    C)Indra
    D)Brahma
    Answer: Pashupati
  • Q. The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Babur
    C)Humayun
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Humayun
  • Q. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
    A)Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
    B)Shankracharya was born that year.
    C)Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
    D)All Muslim invaders were defeated.
    Answer: Shankracharya was born that year.
  • Q. Which of the following scholars, who was the first to discover the Harappan Civilization?
    A)R.D. Banerjee
    B)Sir Johan Marshall
    C)A. Cunningham
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    Answer: A. Cunningham
  • Q. Tarabai, who conducted the affairs of the Maratha government from 1700 to 1707 AD, was the widow of the Maratha King
    A)Shivaji II
    B)Shambhaji
    C)Raja Ram
    D)Shivaji III
    Answer: Raja Ram
  • Q. Charak was the famous court physician of
    A)Chandra Gupta Maurya
    B)Harsha
    C)Ashoka
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. The upliftment of the backward classes had been the prime concern of the
    A)Prarthana Samaj
    B)Arya Samaj
    C)Satyashodhak Samaj
    D)Ramakrishna Mission
    Answer: Satyashodhak Samaj
  • Q. Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of
    A)Mughals
    B)Bijapur
    C)Both (a) and (b) above
    D)Bijapur, Golcunda and the Mughals
    Answer: Both (a) and (b) above
  • Q. The Greeks were driven out of India by
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    B)Chandragupta Maurya
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    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. Who led prussia in the unification of Germany
    A)Wilhelm II
    B)Moltke
    C)Otto von Bismarck
    D)Friedrich Ebert
    Answer: Otto von Bismarck
  • Q. Which of the following is/are correct statement(s) related to the Buddhist Philosophy?
    A)Buddhism is a non-theistic system of beliefs based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, an Indian prince later known as the Buddha, in the 5th Century B.C.
    B)Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in metaphysics, phenomenology, ethics and epistemology.
    C)Both A & B
    D)Netheir A nor B
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
    A)Nagarjuna
    B)Parsva
    C)Asvaghosha
    D)Vasumitra
    Answer: Asvaghosha

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