Q. Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?

Correct Answer

Alara Kalama

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following are two works of Kalidasa?
    A)Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha
    B)Raghuvamsha and Kiratarjuniya
    C)Malti Madhava and Kumara Sambhava
    D)Malti Madhav and Kumara Sambhava
    Answer: Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha
  • Q. Which of the following is not the “Tri Ratna” of Jainism?
    A)Right knowledge
    B)Right faith
    C)Right view
    D)Right conduct
    Answer: Right view
  • Q. Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the __________ and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar
    A)Cochi
    B)Ernad
    C)Travancore
    D)Kannur
    Answer: Ernad
  • Q. Varahamihira is
    A)A space shuttle
    B)An astronaut
    C)A power station
    D)An ancient astronomer
    Answer: An ancient astronomer
  • Q. Who is the author of “Shahnama”?
    A)Firdausi
    B)Utbi
    C)Hasan Nizami
    D)AI-Beruni
    Answer: Firdausi
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
    A)Kakatiyas : Warangal
    B)Hoyasalas : Dwarasamudra
    C)Pallavas : Devagiri
    D)Chalukyas : Kalyani
    Answer: Pallavas : Devagiri
  • Q. Which of the following leader was not moderate?
    A)Anand Charlu
    B)Dada Bhai Naoroji
    C)Bipin Chandra Pal
    D)Madan Mohan Malviya
    Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
  • Q. Provision was made in the Act of 1919, for the appointment of a Commission in __________ to investigate the working of the Constitution
    A)1929
    B)1930
    C)1939
    D)1925
    Answer: 1929
  • Q. Where did the February Revolution take place
    A)Petrograd
    B)Moscow
    C)Paris
    D)London
    Answer: Petrograd
  • Q. What was the purpose of the Indian visit of Hiuen Tsang?
    A)To amass wealth
    B)To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
    C)To know the geography of India
    D)To establish political ties with India
    Answer: To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
  • Q. In which year was the quit India movement launched?
    A)1940
    B)1930
    C)1942
    D)1947
    Answer: 1942
  • Q. When was Bulgaria founded?
    A)864
    B)681
    C)917
    D)923
    Answer: 681
  • Q. Which Rajput dynasty had not surrendered to Akbar?
    A)Sisodiya
    B)Pratihara
    C)Rathor
    D)Parmar
    Answer: Sisodiya
  • Q. Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Chandragupta Vikrmaditya
    D)Harsha
    Answer: Chandragupta Vikrmaditya
  • Q. Which Nazi Field Marshal is known as the ‘Desert Fox’
    A)Erwin Rommel
    B)Viktor Brack
    C)Hans Frank
    D)Hermann Goring
    Answer: Erwin Rommel
  • Q. Which battle did open the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?
    A)Second Battle of Tarain
    B)First Battle of Tarain
    C)Battle of Khanwa
    D)First Battle of Panipat
    Answer: Second Battle of Tarain
  • Q. The immediate cause of split in the INC at its Surat Session was
    A)expulsion of Tilak from the INC
    B)election of the President of the INC
    C)demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
    D)resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education
    Answer: election of the President of the INC
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti? I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees. II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti. III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The Ramayana narrates events believed to have taken place in the __________ Yuga or age
    A)Dwapar
    B)Sat
    C)Kal
    D)Treta
    Answer: Treta
  • Q. Who of the following was associated with the publication of a large number of weeklies and dailies such as Hindustan, Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc.?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Motilal Nehru
    C)Madan Mohan Malaviya
    D)Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
    Answer: Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

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