Q. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?

Correct Answer

Chandragupta Maurya

More Questions on History

  • Q. When was the Ottonian dynasty replaced by the Salian dynasty?
    A)1084
    B)1024
    C)1105
    D)1111
    Answer: 1024
  • Q. The home of Gargi, Maitrey and Kapila was at
    A)Ujjain
    B)Vidisha
    C)Pataliputra
    D)Mithila
    Answer: Mithila
  • Q. The Triple Alliance agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy was formed in the year
    A)1889
    B)1882
    C)1901
    D)1909
    Answer: 1882
  • Q. Leonardo da Vinci was born in the city of
    A)Milan
    B)Rome
    C)Florence
    D)Madrid
    Answer: Florence
  • Q. From where the Mansabdari system was borrowed?
    A)Turkey
    B)Afghanistan
    C)Mongolia
    D)Persia
    Answer: Mongolia
  • Q. Who among the following was not a physician?
    A)Charaka
    B)Sushruta
    C)Charvaka
    D)Dhanvantari
    Answer: Charvaka
  • Q. The most important political gain to the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan was
    A)treaties with Bijapur and Golcunda
    B)annexation of Ahmadnagar
    C)both (A) and (B) above
    D)expulsion of the Portuguese from Hughli
    Answer: both (A) and (B) above
  • Q. Which Mughal Emperor transferred the Mughal Capital from Agra to Delhi?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Jahangir
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Bahadur Shah
    Answer: Shahjahan
  • Q. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
    A)Noakhali
    B)Dandi
    C)England
    D)South Africa
    Answer: South Africa
  • Q. Sri Narayana Guru was born into an __________ family.
    A)Nayar
    B)Ezhava
    C)Pulaya
    D)Vannan
    Answer: Ezhava
  • Q. What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in?
    A)Teaching the Vedas in schools
    B)Promoting intercaste marriages
    C)Ending the practice of Sati
    D)Building more temples
    Answer: Ending the practice of Sati
  • Q. The joint session of the Congress and Muslim League was held in 1916 at
    A)Kanpur
    B)Delhi
    C)Lucknow
    D)Madras
    Answer: Lucknow
  • Q. Which one of the following Harappan sites is NOT located in Gujarat?
    A)Rangpur
    B)Surkotada
    C)Sutkagendor
    D)Desalpur
    Answer: Sutkagendor
  • Q. Which of the following committee and act is associated with the Sedition act?
    A)Muddiman Committee
    B)Rowlatt Committee
    C)Butler Committee
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Rowlatt Committee
  • Q. Which of the following newspaper was started by Annie Besant?
    A)Indian Express
    B)The Hindu
    C)The Times of India
    D)New India
    Answer: New India
  • Q. The Market Regulation system was introduced by
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    C)Alauddin Khalji
    D)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    Answer: Alauddin Khalji
  • Q. The slogan of the French Revolution was
    A)Government of the people, by the people and for the people
    B)One nation, one leader and one flag
    C)Liberty, equality and fraternity
    D)None of these
    Answer: Liberty, equality and fraternity
  • Q. The Government of India Act of 1919 made provision for the appointment of a/an __________ for India in the United Kingdom
    A)Council
    B)Ambassador
    C)High Commissioner
    D)Indian Member in the parliament of England
    Answer: Council
  • Q. Who wrote the history of Aurangzeb’s reign in total secrecy because of the emperor’s opposition to it and what was the name of that historical work?
    A)Mirza Muhammad Kazim's Alamgir Nama
    B)Khafi Khan's Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
    C)Muhammad Saqi's Masir-i-Alamgiri
    D)Aquil Khan Razi's Zafar Nama-i-Alamgir
    Answer: Khafi Khan's Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
  • Q. Name the oldest civilization
    A)Mesopotamian civlization
    B)Indus Valley civilization
    C)Egyptian civilization
    D)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    Answer: Mesopotamian civlization

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