Q. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?

Correct Answer

Chandragupta Maurya

More Questions on History

  • Q. The Aligarh Institute Gazette, an organ of the Scientific Society was started in March . . . . . and succeeded in transforming the minds in the traditional Muslim Society
    A)1866
    B)1766
    C)1869
    D)1870
    Answer: 1866
  • Q. Which Ottoman Sultan defeat Byzantine Empire and capture Constantinople city in 1453
    A)Bayezid II
    B)Mehmed II
    C)Murad II
    D)Mehmed IV
    Answer: Mehmed II
  • Q. The first plans for an Indian railway system was made by
    A)Amherst
    B)Minto
    C)Hardinge
    D)Cornwallis
    Answer: Hardinge
  • Q. How many layers of Mohenjo-daro were found?
    A)7
    B)6
    C)8
    D)9
    Answer: 7
  • Q. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was designed by
    A)Santiago Calatrava
    B)Frederick William Stevens
    C)Fazlur Rahman Khan
    D)Frei Otto
    Answer: Frederick William Stevens
  • Q. Who among the following has written Malavikagnimitram?
    A)Banabhatta
    B)Pusyamitra Sunga
    C)Kautilya
    D)Kalidasa
    Answer: Kalidasa
  • Q. From which European country did Belgium gain independence in 1830
    A)England
    B)Italy
    C)Portugal
    D)Netherlands
    Answer: Netherlands
  • Q. The eminent Bengali novelist and composer of national song Vande Mataram who aroused a new consciousness in the 19th century Bengal Society was :
    A)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
    B)Rabindranath Tagore
    C)Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
  • Q. Two Party System is found in
    A)U.S.A
    B)Russia
    C)India
    D)France
    Answer: U.S.A
  • Q. A ‘Sabha’ in the Vedic period was a/an
    A)Royal Court
    B)Institution of professional men in villages
    C)Mantri Parishad
    D)National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
    Answer: National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
  • Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of the__________
    A)Arya Samaj
    B)Brahmo Samaj
    C)Ramakrishna Mission
    D)Theosophical society
    Answer: Brahmo Samaj
  • Q. The All India Muslim league was founded by
    A)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
    B)Maulana Ahmed Ali
    C)Agha Khan
    D)Hakim Ajmal Khan
    Answer: Agha Khan
  • Q. Which of the following is in the World Heritage list?
    A)Hampi
    B)Khajuraho
    C)Nalanda ruins
    D)All of the Above
    Answer: All of the Above
  • Q. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system prevalent in
    A)Mongolia
    B)Persia
    C)Afghanistan
    D)Turkey
    Answer: Mongolia
  • Q. In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
    A)Sea port
    B)Rock cut architecture
    C)Cotton cultivation
    D)Pottery
    Answer: Pottery
  • Q. The Upanishads are
    A)Books of ancient Hindu laws
    B)A source of Hindu philosophy
    C)Books on social behavior of man
    D)Prayers to God
    Answer: A source of Hindu philosophy
  • Q. The famous painting ‘Monalisa’ was the creation of
    A)Leonardo-da-Vinci
    B)Michael Angelo
    C)Picasso
    D)Van Gogh
    Answer: Leonardo-da-Vinci
  • Q. Who defined the “Long Nineteenth Century”?
    A)Ernest Gallner
    B)Benedict Anderson
    C)Eric Hobsbawm
    D)Karl Marx
    Answer: Eric Hobsbawm
  • Q. The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) fought in the Second World War against
    A)Japan
    B)Germany
    C)Italy
    D)Great Britain
    Answer: Great Britain
  • Q. Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Kumaragupta
    C)Skandgupta
    D)Chandragupta
    Answer: Skandgupta

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