Top 200 History GK Questions
Who among the following wanted to be the head of the Sangha during the lifetime of Buddha?
(A) Devdutt
(B) Anand
(C) Upali
(D) Mahakasap
Correct Answer : A
What is the word for complete knowledge in Jainism?
(A) Jin
(B) Nirvana
(C) Kaivalya
(D) Gems
Correct Answer : C
What is the symbol of Buddha's renunciation?
(A) horse
(B) Sheep
(C) Bullock
(D) Elephant
Correct Answer : A
What was the original name of Mahavira?
(A) Vardhman
(B) Siddhartha
(C) Gautam
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : A
Where was Mahavir Swami born?
(A) Kundagram
(B) Vaishali
(C) Magadha
(D) Pataliputra
Correct Answer : A
Who said 'live and let live'?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Mahavir Swami
(C) Vinoba Bhave
(D) Gautam Buddha
Correct Answer : B
In which of the following cities was the first Buddhist music organized?
(A) Nalanda
(B) Bodh Gaya
(C) Rajgriha
(D) Gaya
Correct Answer : C
Who is called 'Light of Asia'?
(A) Akbar
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Gautam Buddha
(D) Mao Zedong
Correct Answer : C
The Mughals took the festival of Navroz?
(A) Parsis
(B) Turks
(C) Mongols
(D) Jews
Correct Answer : A
the childhood name of Sher Shah?
(A) Farid Khan
(B) Bahar Khan
(C) Hussain Khan
(D) Hassan Khan
Correct Answer : A