Q. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?

Correct Answer

Chandragupta Maurya

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the ‘mixture of opposites’?
    A)Alauddin Khalji
    B)Balban
    C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    D)Ibrahim Lodi
    Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  • Q. Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom?
    A)Sunga
    B)Satavahana
    C)Nanda
    D)Kanva
    Answer: Sunga
  • Q. When did the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki happen?
    A)1942
    B)1941
    C)1945
    D)1940
    Answer: 1945
  • Q. In the year 1582, Akbar took the momentous step of
    A)Removing Jaziya
    B)Banning Sati
    C)Forming an army of jackals
    D)Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
    Answer: Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
  • Q. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatri Mantra?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Kathopanishad
    D)Aitareya Brahmana
    Answer: Rigveda
  • Q. Who is called as the ‘Prophet of New India’?
    A)Sri Ramkrishna
    B)Dayanand Saraswati
    C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    D)Swami Vivekananda
    Answer: Sri Ramkrishna
  • Q. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was
    A)Pali
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Tamil
    D)Greek
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
    A)Cornwallis
    B)Clive
    C)Waren Hastings
    D)William Bentinck
    Answer: Clive
  • Q. Chand Bibi the famous Muslim ruler belonged to which kingdom?
    A)Golconda
    B)Bijapur
    C)Ahmednagar
    D)Berar
    Answer: Ahmednagar
  • Q. Akbar had constructed several forts, which did not include the one of
    A)Agra
    B)Lahore
    C)Allahabad
    D)Red Fort
    Answer: Red Fort
  • Q. Under the Mughals the Governor was popularly known as
    A)Wazir
    B)Subahdar
    C)Vakil
    D)Faujdar
    Answer: Subahdar
  • Q. Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
    A)Kashmir
    B)Vaishali
    C)Rajagriha
    D)Pataliputra
    Answer: Rajagriha
  • Q. What was the single most significant contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to Indian History?
    A)As the Home Minister of free India he brought about the integration of 600-odd Indian States with the Indian Republic
    B)He was responsible for the acceptance of the Mountbatten Plan by the Congress
    C)He was the leading light of Mahatma Gandhi's NonCooperation and Civil Disobedience Movements
    D)As President of the Indian National Congress he engineered the passing of the Quit India Resolution
    Answer: As the Home Minister of free India he brought about the integration of 600-odd Indian States with the Indian Republic
  • Q. The most important feature of the Mughal building was the
    A)Arch
    B)Dome
    C)The narrow columns
    D)Corbel brackets
    Answer: Dome
  • Q. Who built Hawa Mahal?
    A)Maharaja Pratap Singh
    B)Guru Ramdas
    C)RabindraNath Tagore
    D)British Govt
    Answer: Maharaja Pratap Singh
  • Q. Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Shiva at Ellora?
    A)Amoghvarsha-I
    B)Dantidurga
    C)Krishna-I
    D)Vatsraja
    Answer: Krishna-I
  • Q. In the Delhi Sultanate an administrative unit called Pargana was headed by
    A)Barid
    B)Shiqdar
    C)Ariz
    D)Amil
    Answer: Amil
  • Q. When Babur invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of
    A)Fargana
    B)Kabul
    C)Badakhshan
    D)Herat
    Answer: Badakhshan
  • Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
    A)Vishnu
    B)Lord Shiva
    C)Brahma
    D)Indra
    Answer: Lord Shiva
  • Q. Who composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
    A)Mahasena
    B)Harisena
    C)Veerasena
    D)Vishnusena
    Answer: Harisena

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