Q. Who is said to be responsible for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?

Correct Answer

Chandragupta Maurya

More Questions on History

  • Q. In 1893 Mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa in connection with the trial of a merchant:
    A)Sachindra Bakshi
    B)Hemu Kalani
    C)Manmath Nath Gupta
    D)Abdulla Seth
    Answer: Abdulla Seth
  • Q. After the growth of the Vedic religion the most important development in the history of the so-called Hinduism was the development of
    A)Saktism
    B)Shaivism
    C)Bhagavatism
    D)Tantricism
    Answer: Bhagavatism
  • Q. Who is regarded as as the ‘father of modern India’
    A)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Sri Aurobindo
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. Which Mughal ruler’s reign has been described as the golden age of medieval art and architecture?
    A)Babur's
    B)Jahangir's
    C)Humayun's
    D)Shah Jahan's
    Answer: Shah Jahan's
  • Q. Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan Court ?
    A)Megasthanese
    B)Alexander
    C)Plato
    D)Aristotle
    Answer: Megasthanese
  • Q. Gautama Buddha was born at
    A)Sarnath
    B)Kusinagar
    C)Bodha Gaya
    D)Lumbini
    Answer: Lumbini
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja? I. He preached Vishishtadvaita. II. He said that the ‘God is Sagunabrahman’
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Who was the mastermind of bomb attack on Lord Hardinge at chandani chowk in Delhi in 1912?
    A)Avadh Behari
    B)Amir Chand
    C)Rasbihari Bose
    D)Basant Kumar Biswas
    Answer: Rasbihari Bose
  • Q. When was the League of Nations established?
    A)In 1920
    B)In 1918
    C)In 1939
    D)In 1914
    Answer: In 1920
  • Q. Which of the following songs was so dear to Mahatma Gandhi’s heart, that he wrote: ‘That one song is enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the ‘Bhagavad Gita’
    A)Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
    B)Hare Ram
    C)Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
    D)Ishwar Allah Tero Nam
    Answer: Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
  • Q. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British government to do
    A)Shut down any industrial unit at will
    B)Foment class and caste strife
    C)Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
    D)Detain a person for any duration without a trial
    Answer: Detain a person for any duration without a trial
  • Q. Sati was declared a punishable offence in__________
    A)1729
    B)1727
    C)1829
    D)1834
    Answer: 1829
  • Q. The portion of the actual produce fixed as state’s share under the Zabti System of Mughals was __________
    A)One-third
    B)One-half
    C)One-fourth
    D)One-fifth
    Answer: One-third
  • Q. In which year did the Suez Canal was open for trade
    A)1880
    B)1869
    C)1774
    D)1620
    Answer: 1869
  • Q. Who was Lord Morley?
    A)Viceroy of India
    B)Secretary of the state
    C)Governor General of India
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Secretary of the state
  • Q. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?
    A)Atharva Veda
    B)Sama Veda
    C)Yajur Veda
    D)Rig Veda
    Answer: Rig Veda
  • Q. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
    A)pillars
    B)floral designs
    C)animal figures
    D)yaksha figures
    Answer: animal figures
  • Q. Harappan weapons were made of
    A)Copper
    B)Stone
    C)Bronze
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Motilal presided over the Congress Session of 1919 held at
    A)Amritsar
    B)Lahore
    C)Calcutta
    D)Bombay
    Answer: Amritsar
  • Q. Which sage or scholar had recast the original single Veda into four distinct Vedas?
    A)Kapila
    B)Patanjali
    C)Vyasa
    D)Shankaracharya
    Answer: Vyasa

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