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Top Questions on History - General knowledge Questions and Answers

41. Who was the first Jain Tirthankar?

A) Mahavir
B) Rishabhdeva
C) Gosala
D) Parsvanath

... Answer : B
Explanation : Rishabhdeva was the first Tirthankara of Jainism. He was born at Ayodhya in the Ikshwaku Kula.

42. Jain religious Literature was Written in

A) Prakrit
B) Pali
C) Magadhi
D) Ardh Magadhi

... Answer : D
Explanation : Jain religious Literature was written in the Ardh-magadhi.

43. Buddhist texts are written in the language of

A) Prakrit
B) Pali
C) Magadhi
D) Saursaini

... Answer : B
Explanation : Buddhist texts are written in the language of Pali. The earliest Buddhist texts were passed down orally in Pali and in Gandhari Language.

44. Fourth Buddist Council was held during the reign of

A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Ajatshatru
D) Kanishka

... Answer : D
Explanation : The Fourth Buddhist Council was held at Kundalvana, Kashmir in 72 AD during the reign of Kushan king Kanishka. The president of this council was Vasumitra.

45. Who at first issued the gold coins in India?

A) Kanishka
B) Menander(Milinda)
C) Ajatshatru
D) Bimbisara

... Answer : B
Explanation : Menander(Milinda) (165-145 BC) whose capital was Sakala (modern Sialkot) in Punjab at first issued the gold coins in India.

46. 'Rashtrakuta dynasty' was founded by -

A) Dantidurga
B) Dhruv
C) Govind
D) Amoghvarsha

... Answer : A
Explanation : Dantivarman or Dantidurga (735-756 AD) was the founder of the Rashtrakutas dynasty. Dantidurga occupied all territories between the Godavari and Vima.

47. Kailash temple at Ellora was built by-

A) Krishna III
B) Govind II
C) Amoghvarsha
D) Krishna I

... Answer : D
Explanation : Kailasa Temple was built by the King Krishna I of Rashtrakuta Dynasty. As per the historical records, it was built by the 8th century Rashtrakuta King Krishna I between the year 756 and 773 AD.

48. Who king assumed the title of 'Gangaikonda'?

A) Rajendra I
B) Parantaka I
C) Rajadhiraj I
D) Raja Raja I

... Answer : A
Explanation : 'Rajendra I' assumed the title of 'Gangaikonda'. After his successful campaign to Ganges river in north India he got the title Gangaikonda.

49. Who attacked the Bihar and destroyed the universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila?

A) Qutubuddin Aibak
B) Bakhtiar Khilji
C) Mohammad Ghori
D) Mahmud Ghazni

... Answer : B
Explanation : The ancient Nalanda University and Vikramshila University was destroyed by the Muslim army led by the Turkish leader Bakhtiar Khilji in 1193.

50. 'Qutub Minar' was built in the memory of

A) Qutubuddin Aibak
B) Bakhtiar Khilji
C) Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki
D) Iiltutmish

... Answer : C
Explanation : Around 1192, Qutub minar was made in the memory of Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, a Sufi saint by Qutubuddin Aibak and was completed by Qutubuddin Aibak's son-in-law Iiltutmish.

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