History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?

A
Apollodotus I
B
Antiochus II
C
Apollodotus II
D
Menander I

Correct Answer

Menander I

More Questions on History

  • Q. The congress nationalist party was formed to act as a powerful pressure group within the congress by:
    A)Madan Mohan Malviya and M.S. Aney
    B)Madan Mohan Malviya and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Annie Bessant and Md. Ali Jinha
    Answer: Madan Mohan Malviya and M.S. Aney
  • Q. Chand Bibi the famous Muslim ruler belonged to which kingdom?
    A)Golconda
    B)Bijapur
    C)Ahmednagar
    D)Berar
    Answer: Ahmednagar
  • Q. Who exhorted people to give up selfishness, falsehood and hypocrisy and to lead a life of truth, honesty and kindness?
    A)Guru Nanak
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Kabir
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • Q. When were concave spectacles invented?
    A)1320
    B)1286
    C)1360
    D)1000
    Answer: 1286
  • Q. Wavell Plan- essentially dealing with Indian demand of self-rule and reconstitution of Viceroy’s Council was put forth by Lord Wavell in:
    A)1942
    B)1935
    C)1945
    D)1943
    Answer: 1945
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.
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    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)none of the above
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  • Q. Benito Mussolini was the prime minister of which country
    A)Belgium
    B)French
    C)Italy
    D)Turkey
    Answer: Italy
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    B)The crown prince
    C)Emperor
    D)Zamindar
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    B)Champarah Satyagraha
    C)Non-Coorperation Movement
    D)Civil Disobedience Movenment
    Answer: Wahabi Movement
  • Q. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in
    A)Gujarat
    B)Madras
    C)Delhi
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Where is the Lingaraja Temple located?
    A)Tiruchendur
    B)Madurai
    C)Bhubaneswar
    D)Ujjain
    Answer: Bhubaneswar
  • Q. Which one of the following coins was issued in silver during the Gupta period?
    A)Nishka
    B)Kakini
    C)Rupyaka
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  • Q. Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
    A)Punjab
    B)Assam
    C)Bengal
    D)N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
    Answer: N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
  • Q. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the __________ age
    A)Paleolithic
    B)Megalithic
    C)Neolithic
    D)Chalcolithic
    Answer: Chalcolithic
  • Q. The Delhi Sultan who fell to his death while playing polo was
    A)Alauddin Khalji
    B)Qutb-din-Aibak
    C)Feroz Shah Tughlaq
    D)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    Answer: Qutb-din-Aibak
  • Q. Champa was the capital of which one of the following Mahajanapadas in Ancient India?
    A)Magadha
    B)Anga
    C)Vajji
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    Answer: Anga
  • Q. Who said “Knowledge is Power”?
    A)Milton
    B)Shakespeare
    C)Francis Bacon
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  • Q. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because
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    B)He was mad
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    C)150
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    Answer: 100

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