History Jainism And Buddhism

Q. Who was the first nun of Gautama Buddha?

A
Smriti
B
Meenakshi
C
Gautami
D
Gargi

Correct Answer

Gautami

More Questions on History

  • 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. “The Three Emperors League” 1873 was also known as
    A)Triple Alliance
    B)Dreikaiserbund Treaty
    C)Reinsurance Treaty
    D)The Dual Alliance
    Answer: Dreikaiserbund Treaty
  • Q. Who founded the organization “servants of Indian society”?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    C)Dayanand Saraswati
    D)Gopal Krishna Gokhle
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhle
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the historical literary sources of Ancient India? I. The ‘Puranas’ serves as a source of historical facts of ancient India. There are eighteen Puranas. They provide historical information of various dynasties. II. According to Dr. R.C. Majumdar, the war occurred in 1000 B.C. Apart from the Kurukshetra war, the Mahabharata contains various accounts of social life and religious thinking of the people of ancient India
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as
    A)Aravidu
    B)Chandragiri
    C)Hampi
    D)Kondavidu
    Answer: Hampi
  • Q. When did the British established colonies in New Zealand?
    A)1840
    B)1814
    C)1872
    D)1830
    Answer: 1840
  • Q. __________in his book ‘Economic history of India’ wrote ‘If India is poor today it is through the operation of economic causes’
    A)R. C. Dutt
    B)Dadhabai Naoroji
    C)Ranade
    D)R. P. Datt
    Answer: R. C. Dutt
  • Q. The Indian Independence Act was passed in
    A)01 August 1947
    B)18 July 1947
    C)01 June 1947
    D)01 September 1947
    Answer: 18 July 1947
  • Q. After the defeat at Plassey, Siraj-ud-daullah was assassinated __________and was made the nawab
    A)Mir Qasim
    B)Mir Jafar
    C)Haider Ali
    D)Tipu Sultan
    Answer: Mir Jafar
  • 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. __________ was the Founder Father of Aligarh movement
    A)Maqsud Ali
    B)Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
    C)Abul kalam Azad
    D)Karim Ali
    Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
  • Q. Who said the given statement – “I came alone and I am going alone. I have not done well to the country and the people, and of the future there is no hope”
    A)Dara Shikoh
    B)Mir Jumla
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. That the Rig Vedic Aryana were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that
    A)Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
    B)there are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
    C)Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at
    A)Magadha
    B)Pataliputra
    C)Kalinga
    D)Sarnath
    Answer: Pataliputra
  • Q. Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch
    A)Queen Elizabeth
    B)Queen Mary
    C)James I
    D)Queen Anne
    Answer: James I
  • 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. The system of civil services had been introduced into India by
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord Bentick
    D)Lord Hastings
    Answer: E
  • Q. Who was the Viceroy when the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?
    A)Chelmsford
    B)Hardinge-II
    C)Reading
    D)Irwin
    Answer: Chelmsford
  • Q. The INA was largely composed of
    A)Overseas Indians
    B)Indian Revolutionaries
    C)Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese
    D)Deserters from the British Indian Army
    Answer: Indian Prisoners of war under the Japanese
  • Q. During the period of which Governor General Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
    A)Curzon
    B)Dalhousie
    C)Bentick
    D)Conrnwallis
    Answer: Conrnwallis

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