Top 200 History GK Questions
Which one of the following was not simultaneous with the other three?
(A) Gautam Buddha
(B) Prasenjit
(C) Milind
(D) Bimbisara
Correct Answer : C
Jain literature is called?
(A) Tripitaka
(B) AGAMAS
(C) Barkh
(D) texts
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Jain literature is called ‘AGAMAS (Principlis). It consists of 12 Angas, 12 upangas, 10 prakirnas, 6 ched sutras, 4 mool sutras And anuyaga sutras. The Boddha literature is known as ‘Tripita
During whose time was Buddhism clearly divided into two independent sects 'Hinayana' and 'Mahayana'?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Ajatashatru
(C) Kanishk
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : C
Who first started the worship of Vasudev Krishna?
(A) Vedic Aryans
(B) Satvatas
(C) Abhirons
(D) Tamils
Correct Answer : B
By what other name is the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara known in Mahayana Buddhism?
(A) Manjushree
(B) Vajrapani
(C) Maitreya
(D) Poetry
Correct Answer : D
Who among the following was the wife of Emperor Ashoka who influenced him?
(A) Charulata
(B) Chandalika
(C) Karuwaki
(D) Gautami
Correct Answer : C
Who was the ruler who killed his elder brother Susie to sit on the throne?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Simuk
(C) Kanishk
(D) Ajatashatru
Correct Answer : A
Another name of Chanakya was?
(A) Visakhadatta
(B) Vishnugupta
(C) Bhattaswamy
(D) Rajasekhar
Correct Answer : B
Who was the exponent of 'Yogachar' or 'Vigyanism'?
(A) Maitreyanatha
(B) Mahakasap
(C) Ashvaghosha
(D) Nagarjuna
Correct Answer : A
The great religious event 'Mahamastakabhisheka' is related to and for whom of the following?
(A) Mahavir
(B) Bahubali
(C) Buddha
(D) Nataraja
Correct Answer : B
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