Q. Who was the founder of Jainism in India?

Correct Answer

Mahavira

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    A)Shintoism
    B)Taoism
    C)Confucianism
    D)Judaism
    Answer: Confucianism
  • Q. The god whose worship had not gained ground in the Rigvedic period was
    A)Lord Shiva
    B)Marut
    C)Agni
    D)Indra
    Answer: Lord Shiva
  • Q. Who has given the treatise on the rule of the Pandyan kingdom by Pandala a daughter of Herakles?
    A)Kautilya
    B)Megasthenes
    C)Banabhatt
    D)Kalidas
    Answer: Megasthenes
  • Q. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?
    A)Madan Mohan Malviya
    B)Sukumar Dutt
    C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    D)Motilal Nehru
    Answer: Madan Mohan Malviya
  • Q. From 1885 to 1905 (the moderate phase of the INC) the object before the INC was
    A)establishment of representative institutions
    B)wider employment of Indians in higher public services
    C)self-government to India
    D)Only A and B above
    Answer: Only A and B above
  • Q. The original Buddhist religious texts had been written in
    A)Sanskrit
    B)Brahmi
    C)Pali
    D)Magadhi
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the recommendations of the Cabinet Minion (1946) about the Constitution of India?
    A)The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
    B)There should be a Union of India embracing both British India and the States
    C)The provinces should enjoy autonomy for all subjects and should be free to form groups
    D)Three basic Groups proposed by the Mission were Group A (Hindumajority Provinces) Group B (Muslim-majority Provinces) and Group C (Bengal and Assam)
    Answer: The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
  • Q. In which session of the Indian National congress did the historic union of congress and Muslim League take place?
    A)Lahore session in 1940
    B)Tripuri Session in 1939
    C)Meerut Session in 1946
    D)Lucknow session in 1916
    Answer: Lucknow session in 1916
  • Q. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
    A)Rigidity of Caste
    B)Slavery
    C)Prostitution
    D)Widow remarriage
    Answer: Widow remarriage
  • Q. Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?
    A)Apollodotus I
    B)Antiochus II
    C)Apollodotus II
    D)Menander I
    Answer: Menander I
  • Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
    A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
    B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
    C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
    D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
    Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
  • Q. All the early Mughal Emperors except __________ were great builders
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Which Bhakti Saints writings influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Adi Granth?
    A)Kabir
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Kabir
  • Q. The United Nations declared __________ as the International Year of Women
    A)1878
    B)1875
    C)1975
    D)1956
    Answer: 1975
  • Q. Which of the following inscriptions is found in purest Sanskrit?
    A)Junagarh
    B)Ruminidei
    C)Kalsi
    D)Patliputra
    Answer: Junagarh
  • Q. Who wrote Vedanta-Parijatasourabha, a commentary on the Brahma Sutra, in simple language?
    A)Ramanuja
    B)Nimbarka
    C)Madhva
    D)Vallabhacharya
    Answer: Nimbarka
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda was graduated from __________University
    A)Hyderabad
    B)Delhi
    C)Calcutta
    D)Karachi
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Aurangzeb? I. He forbade the cultivation of Bhang II. Forbade singing at court III. A proficient player of Veena IV. His tomb is at Tughlaqabad
    A)I, II and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)II, III and IV
    D)All the above
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. Who is the author of Meghdoot?
    A)Vishakhadatta
    B)Shundraka
    C)Kalidasa
    D)Chanakya
    Answer: Kalidasa
  • Q. Mozart was born in which country
    A)Switzerland
    B)Italy
    C)Austria
    D)Germany
    Answer: Austria

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