INDIAN HISTORY MCQs For WBCS Exam
Q.1
Who, amongst the following, is credited by a Chinese pilgrim with having built the ancient city of Rajagriha, the modern Rajgir in Patna district?
a) Ajatasatru
b) Bimbisara
c) Udayi
d) Prasenajit
Ans.b
Q.2
An overwhelming majority of the images at Ajanta are those of
a) Jiva
b) Vishnu
c) Budha
d) Durga
Ans.c
Q.3
Who was the Hindu king shown playing on the Veena on ancient coins?
a) Shivaji
b) Samudragupta
c) Ashoka
d) Vikramaditya
Ans.b
Q.4
Which of the following Buddist Councils was held during the reign of Kanishka?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
Ans.d
Q.5
The ultimate goal of which of the following religions is ‘nirvana’?
a) Buddhism
b) Hinduism
c) Jainism
d) All of these
Ans.a
Q.6
Nalanda University was a great centre of learning especially during
a) Buddhism
b) Jainism
c) Vaishnavism
d) Tantraism
Ans.a
Q.7
The Indus Valley Civilisaion pertains to
a) Old Stone Age
b) New Stone Age
c) Copper Age
d) Iron Age
Ans.c
Q.8
The Buddhist monk who converted Ashoka into Buddhism after the Kalinga War was
a) Udayana
b) Upagupta
c) Prasenjit
d) None of these
Ans.b
Q.9
To which country Emperor Ashoka deputed his son Mahendra and daughter Sanghamitra to propagate Buddism?
a) China
b) Korea
c) Egypt
d) Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Ans.d
Q.10
Who, among the following eminent literary figures, was patronized by Emperor Harshvardhana?
a) Kalidas
b) Banabhatta
c) Asvaghosha
d) Bhavabhuti
Ans.b
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