History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?

A
Nagarjuna
B
Parsva
C
Asvaghosha
D
Vasumitra

Correct Answer

Asvaghosha

More Questions on History

  • Q. During the first hundred years of the British rule in India, people’s resentment and opposition to the British policies mainly surfaced in the form of
    A)Peasant uprisings
    B)Tribal uprisings
    C)Civil uprisings
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. The ‘political philosophy’ was the work of __________
    A)Dadabai Naoroji
    B)Gopala Krishna Gokhale
    C)R. C. Dutt
    D)Lala Lajpath Rai
    Answer: Gopala Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. Which is the script of Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Kharshthi
    B)Tamil
    C)Unknown
    D)Brahmi
    Answer: Unknown
  • Q. Where had Qutub-ud-din Aibak got constructed the Adhai-din-ka Jhonpra (Hut of Two-and-a-half- Days)?
    A)Ajmer
    B)Agra
    C)Delhi
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Ajmer
  • Q. Humayun restored his Indian kingdom with the help of the ruler of
    A)Kabul
    B)Arabia
    C)Persia
    D)Turkey
    Answer: Persia
  • Q. The famous vedic saying “war begins in the minds of men” is contained in the
    A)Mahabharata
    B)Mundakopanishad
    C)Rig Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. Which of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period?
    A)Noorjahan Begum
    B)Gulbadan Begum
    C)Jahanara Begum
    D)Zebun-nissah Begum
    Answer: Gulbadan Begum
  • Q. The Battle of Plassey was fought in
    A)1782
    B)1757
    C)1748
    D)1764
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. The All India Muslim League was founded in 1906 primarily to promote among Indian Muslims
    A)political consciousness
    B)mutual unity and goodwill
    C)feeling of loyalty to the British Government
    D)hatred for the Congress
    Answer: feeling of loyalty to the British Government
  • Q. When did Alexander the Great die?
    A)385 BC
    B)399 BC
    C)335 BC
    D)323 BC
    Answer: 323 BC
  • 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. The only Veda to have been rendered musically is
    A)The Sama Veda
    B)The Rig Veda
    C)The Yajur Veda
    D)The Atharva Veda
    Answer: The Sama Veda
  • Q. Unification of Germany took place under the leadership of which state
    A)Saxony
    B)Wurtemberg
    C)Prussia
    D)Hanover
    Answer: Prussia
  • Q. During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
    A)Industry
    B)Infra structure
    C)Agriculture
    D)Services
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. Which one of the following method of revenue assessment is related to the Vijayanagara Empire?
    A)Ryotwari
    B)Chauth
    C)Rae Rekho
    D)Sardeshmukhi
    Answer: Sardeshmukhi
  • Q. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942?
    A)30th April, 1942
    B)7th August, 1942
    C)9th August, 1942
    D)5th July, 1942
    Answer: 9th August, 1942
  • Q. Who is the oldest British monarch to sit on the Throne?
    A)Queen Elizabeth-II
    B)Queen Victoria
    C)Queen Mary Tudor
    D)Queen Anne
    Answer: Queen Elizabeth-II
  • Q. Shivaji sacked __________ and secured a large booty
    A)Poona
    B)Bijapur
    C)Konkan
    D)Surat
    Answer: Surat
  • Q. Which of the following works taken up even after the decline of the movement?
    A)Carry forward Raja Ram Mohan Roy's tradition of public education on social, economic and political questions
    B)Fight for women's rights and education
    C)Took up farmers issues and fought for their better treatment and against oppressive zamindars
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Akbar-II
    Answer: Jahangir

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