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

  • Q. The Moplahs of Malabar (Kerala) who were largely Muslim leaseholders and cultivators, indulged in a series of rebellions in Kerala between 1836-1919. Which of the following regarding these Moplah uprisings is not true?
    A)These uprisings were a peculiar form of rural terrorism
    B)They were mainly directed against the upper caste Hindu landlords
    C)Most of the Moplah martyrs were poor peasants of landless lobourers
    D)A small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in the belief of being called Shahids (martyrs)
    Answer: A small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in the belief of being called Shahids (martyrs)
  • Q. The Quit India Movement was Launched in 1942 in the month of
    A)March
    B)January
    C)August
    D)December
    Answer: August
  • Q. When did Warring States period began in China?
    A)475 BC
    B)479 BC
    C)469 BC
    D)465 BC
    Answer: 475 BC
  • Q. The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by __________
    A)Lord Lytton
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord William Bentic
    D)Gladstone
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. Hyder Ali was the ruler of __________
    A)Mysore
    B)Hyderabad
    C)Cochi
    D)Bengal
    Answer: Mysore
  • Q. Who had formulated and perfected the use of the subsidiary alliance system?
    A)Lord Curzon
    B)Lord Mayo
    C)Lord Dalhousie
    D)Lord Wellesley
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
  • Q. Champaran and Kheda Satyagrahas were led by
    A)M. K. Gandhi
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Sardar Patel
    D)D. G. B. Pant
    Answer: M. K. Gandhi
  • Q. Bindusara sent Ashoka to quell the rebellion in
    A)Taxila
    B)Swarnagiri
    C)Ujjain
    D)Tosali
    Answer: Taxila
  • Q. Assertion (A): The introduction of ‘Western Education’ and English language as medium of instruction led the foundation for the rise and growth of nationalism in India. Reason (R): The Indian National Movement would not have been possible without the English language as the medium
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Who are among the following leaders of the Revolt of 1857 managed to escape to Nepal? I. Kunwar Singh II. Nana Saheb III. Begum of Awadh IV. Bakht Khan
    A)I and IV
    B)I and II
    C)II and IV
    D)II and III
    Answer: II and III
  • Q. Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
    A)Kashmir
    B)Vaishali
    C)Rajagriha
    D)Pataliputra
    Answer: Rajagriha
  • Q. For the cause of national liberation Swami Dayananda stressed on :
    A)Swadharma
    B)Swabhasha and Swarajya
    C)Swadeshi
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. In the famous Kakori Conspiracy Case (August 1925) which of the following revolutionaries was not hanged?
    A)Asafaqulla Khan
    B)Ram Prasad Bismil
    C)Snehlata
    D)Suhasini Sarkar
    Answer: Snehlata
  • Q. In the Battle of Haldighati the Mughal troops were commanded by
    A)Raja Man Singh of Amber
    B)Asaf khan
    C)Qazi Khan
    D)Todar Mal
    Answer: Raja Man Singh of Amber
  • Q. In whose reign did the Mughal painting reach its zenith?
    A)Akbar
    B)Jahangir
    C)Shah Jahan
    D)Humayun
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Which of the following Mughal King reign during the large scale famine in Gujarat and Deccan?
    A)Jahangir
    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Akbar
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Shahjahan
  • Q. Who among the following leader headed the interim Government of 1946?
    A)M.K Gandhi
    B)C. Rajagopalachari
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • 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 one of the following traders first came to India during the Mughal period?
    A)Dutch
    B)Portuguese
    C)Danish
    D)Britis
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Which is the script of Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Kharshthi
    B)Tamil
    C)Unknown
    D)Brahmi
    Answer: Unknown

Leave a Comment