Q. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?

Correct Answer

Chandragupta Maurya

More Questions on History

  • Q. When did the Nawabs of Bengal surrender to the British East India Company?
    A)1751
    B)1707
    C)1757
    D)1765
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. When was First Anglo Sikh War fought?
    A)1826 A.D.
    B)1846 A.D.
    C)1725 A.D.
    D)1816 A.D.
    Answer: 1846 A.D.
  • Q. Find out the odd one
    A)AI-Biruni: Given valuable account about Harshavardhana
    B)Hiuen-Tsang: Acquired knowledge of Indian society through literature
    C)Megasthenes: Describes about the Indo-Persian relations
    D)Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
    Answer: Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
  • Q. Who amongst the following also had the name ‘Devanama Piyadassi’?
    A)Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Mauryan King Ashoka
    C)Gautam Buddha
    D)Bhagwan Mahavira
    Answer: Mauryan King Ashoka
  • Q. The first Carnatic War in India was an extension of the Anglo-French War in
    A)Europe
    B)Canada
    C)Africa
    D)America
    Answer: Europe
  • Q. Which war lord is also known as ‘little corporal’
    A)Julius Caesar
    B)Alexander
    C)Napoleon Bonaparte
    D)Genghis Khan
    Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Q. Gandhiji’s famous Quit India movement call to the British was given in
    A)1941
    B)1943
    C)1942
    D)1940
    Answer: 1942
  • Q. The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to __________
    A)50
    B)60
    C)70
    D)25
    Answer: 50
  • Q. The Constitution drawn by the Constituent Assembly (provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan) would be implemented by
    A)The British Government
    B)Parliament
    C)Viceroy
    D)Indian National Congress
    Answer: The British Government
  • Q. Which of the following Mughal monarchs has vividly described Indian flora & fauna, seasons, fruits etc. in his diary?
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Babur
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Which of the following powers did not fight for the Tungabhadra Doab?
    A)Cholas and later Chalukyas of Kalyana
    B)Pallavas and Chalukyas
    C)Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
    D)Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms
    Answer: Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
  • Q. Under the Mughal rule the main occupation of the people was
    A)Agriculture
    B)Sea faring
    C)Working in mines
    D)Service in the army
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Rajaram was a
    A)Mughal Leader
    B)Jat Leader
    C)Maratha Leader
    D)Sikh Leader
    Answer: Maratha Leader
  • Q. Shivaji crowned himself at
    A)Konkan
    B)Poona
    C)Bijapur
    D)Raigarh
    Answer: Raigarh
  • Q. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was
    A)Kanishka I
    B)Kadphises
    C)Vasishka
    D)Huvishka
    Answer: Kanishka I
  • Q. Which of the following was the prime objective of M.K Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha?
    A)Economic relief to the common people
    B)Complete Independence for India
    C)Repeal of salt laws
    D)Curtailment of the Government's powers
    Answer: Repeal of salt laws
  • Q. Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Shambhuchand Mukherhee, Kali Mohan Das and Jogesh Chandra Dutt were editors of:
    A)Hindu
    B)Amrit Bazar Patrika
    C)Sudharak
    D)Yugantar
    Answer: Amrit Bazar Patrika
  • Q. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Shaivism
    D)Bhagavatism
    Answer: Buddhism
  • Q. Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of __________
    A)Jainism
    B)Sikhism
    C)Buddhism
    D)Jewism
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. According to the terms of the treaty of Srirangapattanam, . . . . . . was ceded to the British
    A)Cochi
    B)Malabar
    C)Travancore
    D)Mysore
    Answer: Malabar

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