Q. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?

Correct Answer

Chandragupta Maurya

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  • Q. In which year did Chicago and some other cities of USA witness protest by the labour unions which culminated in police firing which lead to the decision to observe May 01 as Labour Day
    A)1866
    B)1863
    C)1868
    D)1886
    Answer: 1886
  • Q. Which of the following event compel the Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his knighthood?
    A)To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death
    B)To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
    C)To express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement
    D)To express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission
    Answer: To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
  • Q. The monolithic image of Jain Saint ‘Gomatiswara’ is at __________
    A)Shravanbelagola
    B)Mount Abu
    C)Kusinagara
    D)Kalinga
    Answer: Shravanbelagola
  • Q. Select the correct pair of writer and their book
    A)Bharavi's Mricchakatika
    B)Bhavabhuti's Utter -Ramacharita
    C)Vishakhadatta's Rajdoot
    D)Shudraka's Kirtarjuniya
    Answer: Bhavabhuti's Utter -Ramacharita
  • Q. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by
    A)IIitutmish
    B)Balban
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Alauddin Khalji
  • Q. Who is known as the “Lady with the Lamp”?
    A)Helen Keller
    B)Joan of Arc
    C)Florence Nightingale
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Florence Nightingale
  • Q. The medieval Indian literary work ‘Darbar-i- Akbari’ was written by
    A)Malik Muhammad Jayasi
    B)Muhammad Hussain
    C)Abul Fazl
    D)Amir Khusrau
    Answer: Muhammad Hussain
  • Q. In 1913, the Guru founded an Ashram at __________ called the Advaita Ashram
    A)Palluruthi
    B)Vaikom
    C)Aluva
    D)Trichur
    Answer: Aluva
  • Q. The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan and decided to resort to Direct Action Day on
    A)September 2, 1946
    B)August 16, 1946
    C)October 15, 1946
    D)July 29, 1946
    Answer: August 16, 1946
  • Q. Which of the following Tamil literature was written by Ilango Adigal, brother of Senguvattan, a Chera King and who was a Jain monk is a highly regarded epic?
    A)Elathi
    B)Kainnilai
    C)Silappatikaram
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Silappatikaram
  • Q. Which of the following is not the provision of government of India act, 1935?
    A)The structure for "Federation of India" was established for both British India and some or all of the "princely states"
    B)This act ended the system of diarchy
    C)Burma became the part of India
    D)The introduction of direct elections, thus increasing the franchise from seven million to thirty-five million people
    Answer: Burma became the part of India
  • Q. AI Hilal’ was a newspaper launched for propagating nationalism by
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Syed Ahmed Khan
    C)Abul Kalam Azad
    D)DE Wacha
    Answer: Abul Kalam Azad
  • Q. Narayana Guru was born on August 22, 1856, in the village of __________ near Thiruvananthapuram
    A)Karunagapally
    B)Chempazhanthi
    C)Kayamkulam
    D)Kannur
    Answer: Chempazhanthi
  • Q. Tashkent Agreement was signed between India and __________
    A)China
    B)Pakistan
    C)Tibet
    D)Afghanistan
    Answer: Pakistan
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Arya Samaj?
    A)It was founded in 1875
    B)The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
    C)Its main motive was to promote faith in one God
    D)None of the above is correct
    Answer: The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
  • Q. __________was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Akbar
    C)Jahangir
    D)Babur
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. In which year Napoleon I crowned himself as Emperor of France
    A)1804
    B)1799
    C)1807
    D)1812
    Answer: 1804
  • Q. Which of the following Government of India Act gave separate representation to the Muslims?
    A)Act of 1919
    B)Act of 1909
    C)Act of 1935
    D)Act of 1947
    Answer: Act of 1909
  • Q. Gandhi had been provoked into crusading for the lot of the Asians in South Africa by the British law called the Act
    A)Blacks' Registration
    B)Apartheid
    C)cl Asiatic Registration
    D)Subcitizens' Licence
    Answer: cl Asiatic Registration
  • Q. After the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, who were called pro-changers in the Congress?
    A)Anne Besant and Chittranjan Das
    B)Motilal Nehru and Anne Besant
    C)Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das
    D)None of these
    Answer: Motilal Nehru and Chittranjan Das

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