[MCQ]INDIAN HISTORY MCQs For WBCS Exam||Set 16

INDIAN HISTORY MCQs For WBCS Exam

 Q.1 

Chanakya, also known by the name of Kautilya, was the Prime Minister during the reign of

a) Ajatasatru 

b) Bimbisara

c) Chandragupta Maurya 

d) Chandragupta a

Ans.c

Q.2

The principal difference between Buddhism and Jainism hinges upon

a) value of rituals and superstitions

b) impact of right action

c) means towards salvation

d) role of the Vedas as the religious texts

Ans.c

Q.3

Who, among the following, was the first Tiranthkar of Jainism?

a) Sidharath 

b) Rishabdev

c) Vardhman 

d) Parsvnath

Ans.b

Q.4

The Aryans came from Central Asia to India about

a) 8000 B.C. 

b) 6500 B.C.

c) 1500 B.C. 

d) 2000 B.C.

Ans.c

Q.5

Mahavira was born at

a) Pataliputra 

b) Sravasti

c) Vaishali 

d) Rajagriha

Ans.c

Q.6

Lumbini, the birth place of Gautam Buddha, is in

a) Bihar 

b) Sikkim

c) Nepal 

d) Gujarat

Ans.c

Q.7

Harishena, who wrote the Allahabad Pillar inscription, was the court poet of

a) Chandragupta I 

b) Samudragupta

c) Mahendradutya 

d) Skandagupta

Ans.c

Q.8

The Saka are commenced in which of the following centuries?

a) 1st century B.C. 

b) 1st century A.D.

c) 2nd century B.C. 

d) 2nd century A.D.

Ans.b

Q.9

Which of the following rulers is generally referred to as the ‘Indian Napolean’?

a) Ashoka 

b) Harshvardhana

c) Sumduragupta 

d) Kanishka

Ans.c

Q.10

The ancient kingdom of Avanti had its capital at

a) Ujjain 

b) Vaishali

c) Patalipuna 

d) Ayodhya

Ans.a

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