History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism?

A
Ajatasatru
B
Ashoka
C
Bindusara
D
Bimbisara

Correct Answer

Ashoka

More Questions on History

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    A)Utpala
    B)Karkota
    C)Paramara
    D)Gurjara Pratihara
    Answer: Paramara
  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints of Krishna is a yogi and lover?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Mirabai
  • Q. Aurangzeb appointed his uncle Shaista Khan as Governor of
    A)Bengal
    B)Kashmir
    C)Punjab
    D)Deccan
    Answer: Deccan
  • Q. The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as
    A)Mulk-i-qadim
    B)Swaraj
    C)Maharajya
    D)Maratha Rastra
    Answer: Swaraj
  • Q. In which year, New Zealand became the first country in world to grant women vote
    A)1893
    B)1887
    C)1898
    D)1905
    Answer: 1893
  • Q. The immediate cause for the Mutiny was
    A)The Social Legislation of 1856
    B)Doctrine of Lapse
    C)The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
    D)The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to Christianity
    Answer: The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
  • Q. Who founded the Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam?
    A)Periyar Swami
    B)Daya Nand Saraswati
    C)Narayan Guru
    D)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    Answer: Narayan Guru
  • Q. Buddhism was first propagated outside India In
    A)Cambodia
    B)China
    C)Thailand
    D)Ceylon
    Answer: Ceylon
  • Q. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the __________ age
    A)Paleolithic
    B)Megalithic
    C)Neolithic
    D)Chalcolithic
    Answer: Chalcolithic
  • Q. Which reforms Act had created the office of the secretary of state for India?
    A)The Government of India Act, 1858
    B)Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
    C)The Indian Councils Act, 1861
    D)Minto-Morley Reforms, 1908
    Answer: The Government of India Act, 1858
  • Q. Which Sikh guru was executed by Aurangzeb?
    A)Arjun Dev
    B)Tegh Bahadur
    C)Hargobind
    D)Gobind Singh
    Answer: Tegh Bahadur
  • Q. Who said that he had not become His Majesty’s first Minister to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire?
    A)Churchill
    B)Attlee
    C)Disraeli
    D)Loyd George
    Answer: Churchill
  • Q. By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to __________
    A)Parliament
    B)The Secretary of State
    C)Viceroy
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    Answer: The Secretary of State
  • Q. The “Last Supper” a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of
    A)Titian
    B)Michael Angelo
    C)Leonardo da Vinci
    D)Raphael
    Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
  • Q. The Ajanta Paintings belong to the
    A)Mauryan period
    B)Harappan period
    C)Buddhist period
    D)Gupta period
    Answer: Gupta period
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    A)Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
    B)Hare Ram
    C)Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
    D)Ishwar Allah Tero Nam
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  • Q. Which one country is still governed by a monarch?
    A)Iran
    B)Afghanistan
    C)Iraq
    D)Saudi Arabia
    Answer: Saudi Arabia
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    B)Only I
    C)I, II and III
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    Answer: Only I
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    B)The Rig Veda
    C)The Yajur Veda
    D)The Atharva Veda
    Answer: The Sama Veda
  • Q. Who among the following initiated reforms among Muslims?
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